FRANK, BARNEY (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3265 [17MY], H3317 [18MY]

Articles and editorials

American Troops in Kosovo Restricted to U.S. Sector, Roberto Suro, Washington (DC) Post, H1597 [30MR]

Case Against Bigotry, Sharon Underwood, White River Junction (VT) Valley News, E815 [23MY]

Do You Need a Chaperone at the Casino? Rona Zable, SeniorScope (publication), E902 [6JN]

Employers With Labor Shortages Should Look to Vocational Rehabilitation, Elmer C. Bartels, Cape Cod (MA) Times, E1432 [7SE]

Fed Is Mistaken, Lawrence Kudlow, E349 [20MR]

Fourth Graders Win the American Dream Scholarship, Renee Tessier, Durfee High School Hilltop (publication), E1207 [11JY]

Giants of Law, Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Boston (MA) Globe, E601 [2MY]

Hometown Snapshots, Hank Seaman, New Bedford (MA) Standard-Times, E129 [14FE]

I Did Not Have Leaks With That Newspaper—It's Not About Sex, Michael Kinsley, Washington (DC) Post, E1250 [14JY]

I Didn't Say GOP=Taliban, by, Providence (RI) Journal, E2179 [13DE]

Joint Chiefs Chairman Protests Troops' Mission to Kosovo Town, Jane Perlez, New York (NY) Times, H1596 [30MR]

Larger Legacy May Await Generations X, Y and Z, David C. Johnston, New York (NY) Times, H934 [14MR]

Lighting the Peace Tree, John Doherty, New Bedford (MA) Standard-Times, E130 [14FE]

Live a Little, Jonathan Cohn, New Republic (publication), E1226 [13JY]

Mayor To Light 44-Year-Old United Nations Peace Tree, New Bedford (MA) Standard-Times, E130 [14FE]

Study Contradicts Foes of Estate Tax, David C. Johnston, New York (NY) Times, H934 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Res. 187), H50 [27JA]

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H574 [29FE]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H219 [7FE]

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

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H5843 [11JY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H3172 [16MY]

Aviation: provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance competition between airlines (see H.R. 780), H574 [29FE]

BLS: develop methodology for measuring the cost of living in each State and require GAO study to determine effect on Federal benefits (see H.R. 5437), H9634 [10OC]

Budget: support year 2000 proposed budget (see H.R. 3055), H1958 [6AP]

Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H575 [29FE]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H5085 [23JN]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2341 [13AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H5956 [12JY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H5084 [23JN]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 5250), H10534 [23OC]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H575 [29FE]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H2123 [11AP]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H7992 [21SE]

China, Republic of: high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H11195 [25OC]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7652 [14SE]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H255 [8FE]

Clean Air Act: waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1705), H647 [6MR]

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

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6471 [18JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 4250), H2238 [12AP]

———treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 2258), H1588 [29MR]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H2411 [2MY]

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

———provide simplified criteria for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor and limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 1525), H1413 [27MR]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

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

———waive time limits for introduction of motions for forensic DNA testing in certain Federal trials (see H.R. 3233), H342 [10FE]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H4484 [14JN]

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

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H9767 [11OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1850), H3474 [19MY]

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

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H278 [9FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to cases of severe emergency supply interruptions on a State or regional level (see H.R. 3644), H511 [16FE]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3662), H1077 [15MR]

Dept. of HUD: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (see H.R. 3613), H511 [16FE]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H1763 [4AP]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (see H.R. 4574), H4122 [8JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H2122 [11AP]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H7366 [7SE]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H6778 [24JY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H5656 [29JN]

Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, OH: designate (see H.R. 1405), H997 [14MR]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H4817 [21JN]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H1164 [21MR]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H1477 [28MR]

Employment: limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 5179), H7651 [14SE]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (see H.R. 3240), H511 [16FE]

———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H209 [2FE]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2412 [2MY]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H7373 [11SE]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3868 [25MY]

———equitable overtime pay and credit hour policies (see H.R. 2696), H3309 [17MY]

———health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H1119 [16MR]

———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), H6354 [17JY]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H4783 [20JN]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), H2606 [4MY]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: prohibit sales of excess Federal computer equipment and other excess Federal property on the commercial market (see H. Res. 641), H10257 [18OC]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H8062 [25SE]

———establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see H.R. 4490), H3412 [18MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H2605 [4MY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H511 [16FE]

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

Foreign policy: increase burdensharing for U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf (see H.R. 4300), H2338 [13AP]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 4862), H6600 [19JY]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H455 [15FE]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3575), H922 [9MR]

George Atlee Goodling Post Office Building, York, PA: designate (see H.R. 5210), H7870 [19SE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H48 [27JA]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H7282 [6SE]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H575 [29FE]

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (see H.R. 3631), H1285 [22MR]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H1852 [5AP]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H641 [2MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see H.R. 3809), H931 [13MR]

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see H.R. 5091), H7871 [19SE]

Homeowners Protection Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3637), H340 [10FE]

House of Representatives: direct the posting of all lobbying registrations and reports, filed with the Clerk, on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 462), H1852 [5AP]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H166 [1FE]

Immigration: establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 5062), H7208 [27JY]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 3767), H630 [1MR]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H3925 [6JN]

———modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), H455 [15FE]

———modify provisions governing naturalization of children born outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3667), H2341 [13AP]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H373 [14FE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H7872 [19SE]

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

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H9635 [10OC]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H2906 [10MY]

———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 5253), H7990 [21SE]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H922 [9MR]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 2691), H50 [27JA]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H2606 [4MY]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H4784 [20JN]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H4484 [14JN]

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

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

Japan: oppose permanent seat on U.N. Security Council until the Japanese Government complies with International Whaling Commission requirements and ends the commercialization of whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 431), H10473 [19OC]

Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 398), H7577 [13SE]

Kosovo: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see H. Con. Res. 265), H1407 [23MR]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1120 [16MR]

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

———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H3523 [22MY]

McDonald, Alan: condemn district judge for bringing the appearance of improper racial, ethnic, and religious bias upon the Federal judiciary and protect against the perception of such bias within the judiciary (see H. Res. 416), H343 [10FE]

McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H7872 [19SE]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3103), H342 [10FE] (see H.R. 3710), H572 [29FE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7129 [26JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H998 [14MR]

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), H2606 [4MY]

———coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 745), H50 [27JA]

———coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2712), H3309 [17MY]

———coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H4220 [12JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H5657 [29JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H7003 [25JY]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H2512 [3MY]

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

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5737 [10JY]

———prohibit the use of risk-based managed care payments for certain administrative costs (see H.R. 3682), H758 [8MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H342 [10FE] (see H.R. 3580), H575 [29FE]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7577 [13SE]

Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H1764 [4AP]

———recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7282 [6SE]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 410), H1284 [22MR]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H3050 [15MY]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H2013 [10AP]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H1764 [4AP]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7578 [13SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H2340 [13AP]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H3474 [19MY]

Native Americans: treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H7212 [27JY]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 2222), H48 [27JA]

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

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H1164 [21MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 776), H7652 [14SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: reauthorize (see H.R. 4034), H2906 [10MY]

Petroleum: ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast (see H.R. 3807), H631 [1MR]

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

Political campaigns: prohibition against political fundraising activities in Federal buildings (see H.R. 4845), H7003 [25JY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1958 [6AP]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H5241 [27JN]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2337 [13AP]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H2411 [2MY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H757 [8MR]

Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes (see H.R. 2890), H90 [31JA]

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

Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 2676), H1588 [29MR]

Research: protect human subjects in research (see H.R. 4605), H4592 [15JN]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H997 [14MR]

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

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

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

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE]

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

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H8469 [28SE]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Supreme Court: interpretation of the first amendment to the Constitution in the case Buckley v. Valeo (see H. Con. Res. 377), H8469 [28SE]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H3049 [15MY]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H633 [1MR]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H4817 [21JN]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H5169 [26JN]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H2341 [13AP]

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

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H922 [9MR]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H4485 [14JN]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 5084), H7209 [27JY]

———reduce tax benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 4133), H1628 [30MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]

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

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H511 [16FE]

Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (see H.R. 3485), H647 [6MR]

Time: change effective date of daylight savings time (see H.R. 177), H3172 [16MY]

Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or alteration of product identification codes (see H.R. 2100), H922 [9MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H7933 [20SE]

U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H5037 [22JN]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H922 [9MR]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H2239 [12AP]

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

———provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March (see H.R. 4438), H7281 [6SE]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H1077 [15MR]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H6777 [24JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2340 [13AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see H.R. 1237), H931 [13MR]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), H2340 [13AP]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H2655 [8MY]

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

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H5083 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 3799), H631 [1MR]

Education: qualify Armed Forces members for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4304), H2338 [13AP] (see H.R. 4350), H2410 [2MY]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4645), H4336 [13JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to make persons who have been a U.S. citizen for twenty years eligible for the Office of President (see H.J. Res. 88), H573 [29FE]

Letters

American Dream Challenge: Susan Lanyon, E1207 [11JY]

Request for New York (NY) Times correction of misquotations relative to the Republican Party and the Taliban: by, E2179 [13DE]

Motions

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H7368 [11SE]

House of Representatives: adjournment, H5303 [28JN]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5303 [28JN]

Papers

Fed's Unnecessary Assault on Wages: Jeff Faux, Economic Policy Institute, E340-E342 [16MR]

Press releases

DeLay To Oppose McCain Bill—An Attack on Our First Amendment Rights: Representative DeLay, H5287 [27JN]

Remarks

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

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

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), consideration (H. Res. 457), H1776 [5AP]

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

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H1416 [28MR], H5562, H5564 [29JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5562, H5564 [29JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1549, H1571, H1581 [29MR], H1593, H1596, H1597, H1598, H1599 [30MR]

Bakaly, Charles: allegations of releasing information to the media relative to independent counsel investigations, E1250 [14JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1349 [23MR]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5562, H5564 [29JN]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (H.R. 3125), H6062 [17JY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7525, H7526, H7527, H7537, H7538, H7539 [13SE], H9647 [11OC]

Cromwell, Oliver: speech concerning ending of session of British Parliament, H11726 [1NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3259, H3265, H3267 [17MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 616), H9647 [11OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7525, H7526, H7527, H7537, H7538, H7539 [13SE]

———funding, H1549 [29MR]

———Inspector General report on treatment of gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members, H1416 [28MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3993 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration (H. Res. 514), H3963, H3964 [7JN]

———TRICARE senior pharmacy program funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3993 [7JN]

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses (H. Res. 534), H6076 [17JY]

Dept. of HUD: allow religious organizations to compete for grants on same basis as private organizations, H1920, H1922 [6AP]

———establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), H10686 [24OC]

———funding, H4741 [20JN]

———offer discounts on foreclosed homes to teachers and public safety officers, H1904 [6AP]

———prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H4893 [21JN]

———section 8 housing voucher funding through reductions in NASA space station program, H4895 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4647, H4648 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H4581 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4560, H4561, H4581 [15JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5061 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4294 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12483 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7817, H7818 [19SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4647, H4648 [19JN], H4741, H4755, H4757, H4759 [20JN], H4893, H4895 [21JN]

Emergency services: firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H1581 [29MR], H1593 [30MR]

Employment: encourage employer vocational rehabilitation for disabled workers, E1432 [7SE]

Fall River, MA: tribute to Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America's American Dream Challenge Committee, E1207 [11JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to Medicare Rx 2000 Act, H5301, H5302 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5897, H5909, H5912, H5914 [12JY]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5897, H5909, H5912, H5914 [12JY]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1219 [22MR]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, E340 [16MR], E349 [20MR]

Health: consequences of escalating health care costs, E1226 [13JY]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1859, H1901, H1904, H1910, H1913, H1917, H1918, H1919, H1920, H1922 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), H11992, H11995 [5DE]

———increase home improvement loan limit, H1910 [6AP]

———provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians, H1901 [6AP]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions and allow adjustable-rate mortgages, H4755, H4757, H4759 [20JN]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1904 [6AP]

———strike increase in median household income relative to housing assistance eligibility through community development block grant funds, H1913 [6AP]

Immigration: establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, H12483 [15DE]

———establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (H.R. 5062), H7768 [19SE]

Indian Health Service: funding, H4560 [15JN]

Jewish Women's Archive (organization): tribute, E441 [29MR]

Kosovo: condition U.S. funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H1596, H1597, H1598, H1599 [30MR]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H3259 [17MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H3963 [7JN]

———establish a voluntary plan under which eligible beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for prescription drugs, H4294 [13JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5371, H5372 [28JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5301 [28JN]

Middle East: hostilities between Israel, Lebanon, and Syria, H3893 [6JN]

———Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H5897 [12JY]

———U.S. policy on U.N. Security Council resolution condemning current level of violence between the Israelis and Palestinians (H. Res. 623), H9508 [10OC]

Minimum wage: level, H933 [14MR]

New York (NY) Times: request for correction of misquotations relative to the Republican Party and the Taliban, E2179 [13DE]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (H. Res. 494), H5182, H5184 [27JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1582 [29MR], H2815, H2816 [10MY], H4757 [20JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5061 [23JN]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 1515), H5188, H5189 [27JN]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7817, H7818 [19SE]

Senior citizens: attendance at legal gambling establishments, E901 [6JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), H2132, H2137 [12AP]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2811 [10MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes, H933 [14MR]

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

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), H5287 [27JN]

Weapons: funding, H3964 [7JN]

Workforce Investment Act: youth activities funding, H1571 [29MR]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), consideration (H. Res. 528), H4791 [21JN]

Youngstown, OH: authorize community development block grant funds for construction of a community center, H1917, H1918, H1919 [6AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3918 [6JN], H12064 [8DE]

Statements

Jewish Women's Contributions and Accomplishments for Women's History Month: Jewish Women's Archive (organization), E441 [29MR]

Testimonies

Role of Women in History: Joyce Antler, Jewish Women's Archive (organization), E441 [29MR]

Tributes

Bateman, Herbert H., H7367 [11SE]

Bellow, Gary, E600 [2MY]

Chayes, Abram, E600 [2MY]

Hirose, Tatsuo, E1980 [28OC]

Kaufman, Nancy, E914 [8JN]

Theodore, Joseph, Jr., E129 [14FE]

Vorenberg, James, E600 [2MY]

Yates, Sidney R., E2050 [1NO]

Zaltas, Arnold, E1980 [28OC]