MINK, PATSY T. (a Representative from Hawaii)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1120 [16MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5038 [22JN], H5108 [26JN]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

FBI Agent Recants Testimony Against Los Alamos Scientist Lee, H9893 [12OC]

Into the Sunshine, Michael Isikoff, H9892 [12OC]

Times and Wen Ho Lee, New York (NY) Times, H9883 [12OC]

Wen Ho Lee's Problematic Polygraph, Sharyl Attkisson, CBSNews.com (Internet site), H9884 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H4818 [21JN]

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H5085 [23JN]

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

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H5843 [11JY]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H219 [7FE]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H5084 [23JN]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H6719 [20JY]

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

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

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

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H7723 [18SE]

Children and youth: meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), H209 [2FE]

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

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), H574 [29FE]

China, People's Republic of: release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (see H. Con. Res. 249), H1477 [28MR]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H1163 [21MR]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H574 [29FE]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

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: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), H2239 [12AP]

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), H5737 [10JY]

Computers: tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (see H. Con. Res. 300), H1957 [6AP]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H4783 [20JN]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2013 [10AP]

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

Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H2411 [2MY]

———increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H2906 [10MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H5241 [27JN]

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 Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H632 [1MR]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H5169 [26JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6355 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H7373 [11SE]

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

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H1958 [6AP]

Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see H.R. 4140), H2655 [8MY]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H1764 [4AP]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4675 [19JN]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H2341 [13AP]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H6777 [24JY]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H2341 [13AP]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2409 [2MY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H3869 [25MY]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H572 [29FE]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H5085 [23JN]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 2947), H2770 [9MY]

Employment: require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H4035 [7JN]

ERISA: improve the retirement security of American families (see H.R. 5549), H11194 [25OC]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H6355 [17JY] (see H.R. 4207), H6471 [18JY]

Federal employees: equitable overtime pay and credit hour policies (see H.R. 2696), H7281 [6SE]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 2774), H3649 [23MY]

———treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 207), H7280 [6SE]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H1284 [22MR]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H5737 [10JY]

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

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H11207 [26OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1163 [21MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H3813 [24MY]

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

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

———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H255 [8FE]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H511 [16FE]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H4818 [21JN]

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

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H5843 [11JY]

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

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H4675 [19JN]

Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H1413 [27MR]

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

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

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]

Insurance: 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), H7128 [26JY]

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

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H7373 [11SE]

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), H10036 [17OC]

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

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1675 [3AP]

———prohibit agencies from imposing a waiting period for acceptance of reports on missing persons less than 21 years of age (see H.R. 1647), H2512 [3MY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1285 [22MR]

———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), H3813 [24MY]

Medicaid: waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H6720 [20JY]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7933 [20SE]

———coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 4375), H3173 [16MY]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H5436 [28JN]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H7211 [27JY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H4337 [13JN]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H6600 [19JY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H7128 [26JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3926 [6JN]

Middle East: U.S. policy on Jericho (see H. Con. Res. 286), H1119 [16MR]

Minorities: establish educational partnerships that enable students attending minority-serving institutions to earn dual degrees and to enter fields that are underrepresented by minorities (see H.R. 4476), H3308 [17MY]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H1120 [16MR]

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), H6719 [20JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8469 [28SE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 2991), H2607 [4MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3275), H7578 [13SE]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H7652 [14SE] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H4817 [21JN]

———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), H3926 [6JN]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2340 [13AP]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4063), H1284 [22MR]

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

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

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

Ships and vessels: encourage safe and responsible use of personal watercraft (see H.R. 3141), H997 [14MR]

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

———mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7503 [12SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11842 [3NO]

Sri Lanka: elections (see H. Con. Res. 298), H1851 [5AP]

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), H7212 [27JY]

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

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

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H1674 [3AP]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses and expand and extend permanently the exclusion allowed for employer adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 2282), H757 [8MR]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H11207 [26OC]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H6777 [24JY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1660), H6471 [18JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H6471 [18JY]

———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H922 [9MR]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2012 [10AP]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 5546), H11194 [25OC]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H3869 [25MY]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———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]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 816), H342 [10FE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H757 [8MR]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [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), H5169 [26JN]

U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1285 [22MR]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H7578 [13SE]

———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), H11207 [26OC]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H6720 [20JY]

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), H50 [27JA]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the sacrifice of those who served in Southeast Asia or in support of U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 228), H2013 [10AP]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H6052 [13JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H2607 [4MY]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H2512 [3MY]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (see H.R. 5302), H8200 [26SE]

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

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

———war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H8062 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: revise effective date for award of disability compensation for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation (see H.R. 5474), H10036 [17OC]

Education: establish comprehensive early childhood education programs and early childhood education staff development programs (see H.R. 5071), H7209 [27JY]

Goro Hokama Post Office Building, Lanai City, HI: designate (see H.R. 5655), H12085 [13DE]

Immigration: treatment of Armed Forces service relative to the period of required U.S. residence of a citizen parent in order for a person born outside the U.S., of an alien parent, to acquire U.S. citizenship at birth (see H.R. 4371), H2511 [3MY]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H573 [29FE]

Japan: tribute to Okinawa for hosting U.S. defense facilities and for hosting the G-8 summit meeting (see H. Res. 587), H7991 [21SE]

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: add certain identifying information to markers on graves containing the remains of certain unknowns who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.R. 3806), H631 [1MR]

National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H209 [2FE] (see H. Res. 440), H997 [14MR]

Philippines: relief of citizens collectively referred to as the ``Marcos Entourage'' (see H.R. 4370), H2511 [3MY]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3890), H921 [9MR]

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

———provide for tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (see H.R. 5159), H7502 [12SE]

Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 4921), H6776 [24JY]

Declarations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Robert S. Vrooman, H9890 [12OC]

Letters

Polygraph test taken by Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Phyllis I. Hedges, H9885 [12OC]

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Bruce Alberts, William A. Wulf, and Kenneth I. Shine, H9887, H9888 [12OC]

———Cecilia Chang, WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9885 [12OC]

———Irving A. Lerch, American Association for the Advancement of Science, H9886 [12OC]

———John J. Dion, Dept. of Justice, H9891 [12OC]

———Joseph L. Birman, New York Academy of Sciences, H9886 [12OC]

———National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, H9889 [12OC]

———Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc., H9890 [12OC]

———Robert S. Vrooman, H9891 [12OC]

———several Asian-American organizations, H9888 [12OC]

Memorandums

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee Relative to Dept. of Justice Investigation Into Missing Nuclear Missile Technology From Los Alamos National Laboratory: Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, H9888 [12OC]

Petitions

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: WenHoLee.org (Internet site), H9886 [12OC]

———several citizens, H9885 [12OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H5565 [29JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5565 [29JN]

Albert, Carl B.: tribute (H. Res. 418), H236 [8FE]

American Samoa: centennial of U.S. territory status (H. Res. 443), E815 [23MY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1528 [29MR]

Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc.: tribute (H. Res. 456), H3016 [15MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7517 [13SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1319 [23MR]

Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 4286), H5672 [10JY]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5565 [29JN]

Children and youth: promote in-school personal safety programs for children (H. Con. Res. 309), H3003 [15MY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), E846 [25MY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (H. Con. Res. 292), H1434 [28MR]

Colombia: drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1528 [29MR]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (H.R. 4049), E1652 [3OC]

DeCambra, Ho'oipo: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leader award recipient, E1455 [13SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3393, H3395 [18MY]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), E1907 [25OC]

Dept. of Justice: handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, H9880, H9882, H9891 [12OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6681 [20JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: revise effective date for award of disability compensation for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation (H.R. 5474), E1817 [17OC]

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4206 [12JN], H4240, H4242, H4262, H4282 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4728 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10391 [19OC]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1528 [29MR]

Education: Pell Grant Program funding, H4262 [13JN]

———reduce class size and improve teacher quality, H4240, H4242 [13JN]

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

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 3616), H2997 [15MY]

Federal contracts: prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6681 [20JY]

Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 3320), E1652 [3OC]

Firearms: lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, H473 [16FE]

Florida: application of precedent set in Hawaii's appointment of electors in 1960 to resolve disputed Presidential election results, E2179 [13DE]

———disputed results in Presidential election, E2179 [13DE]

Goro Hokama Post Office Building, Lanai City, HI: designate (H.R. 5655), E2229 [15DE]

Hawaii: conduct a study to determine ways of restoring the natural wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 3176), H3888 [6JN]

———express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians (H.R. 4904), H8150 [26SE]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H1197 [22MR]

Head Start Program: funding, H4206 [12JN]

Health: protect the privacy of personally identifiable health information (H.R. 1941), E1652 [3OC]

———research on cognitive disorders arising from traumatic brain injuries, H8264 [27SE]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1901 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), E2173 [11DE]

———provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians, H1901 [6AP], E1907 [25OC], E2173 [11DE]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, H9046 [6OC]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H866 [9MR]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (H.R. 3732), E199 [29FE]

Japan: tribute to Okinawa for hosting U.S. defense facilities and for hosting the G-8 summit meeting (H. Res. 587), H8282 [27SE]

John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: designate (H.R. 2938), H4722 [20JN]

Kahuku, HI: tribute to Kahuku High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E838 [25MY]

Kapahulehua, Leonard (Bully): Walter B. Jones Memorial and NOAA Excellence in Promoting Diversity in Coastal or Ocean Resource Management Award recipient, H8283 [27SE]

McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, H3395 [18MY]

Medicare: calculation of Medicare+Choice payments for medical services at Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Defense facilities (H.R. 2447), E1652 [3OC]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H888 [9MR]

Nakamura, Leanne: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, H1948 [6AP]

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

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: add certain identifying information to markers on graves containing the remains of certain unknowns who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, H3393 [18MY]

———add certain identifying information to markers on graves containing the remains of certain unknowns who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (H.R. 3806), E259 [9MR]

National Ocean Day: designate (H. Res. 415), H5677 [10JY]

———designate (H. Res. 440), H958 [14MR]

National Women's History Project: anniversary, H1249 [22MR]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1197 [22MR]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), E1905 [25OC]

Organic Act of Guam: amend (H.R. 2462), E1339 [27JY]

Philippines: relief of citizens collectively referred to as the ``Marcos Entourage'' (H.R. 4370), E849 [25MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H8264 [27SE]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H473 [16FE]

Smithsonian Institution: construct a base facility structure for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter Array located in Hilo, HI (S. 2498), H10014 [17OC]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (H.R. 3890), E265 [9MR]

Supreme Court: decision on Florida's disputed Presidential election results, H12521 [15DE]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7333 [7SE]

———provide for tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (H.R. 5159), E1882 [23OC]

———rates, H1319 [23MR]

Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (H.R. 4921), H6758 [24JY]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans, H4728 [20JN], H10391 [19OC]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2564 [4MY]

Weedling, Aubrie: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, H1948 [6AP]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (H.R. 5302), E1904 [25OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9046 [6OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8102 [26SE], E1409 [6SE]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (H.J. Res. 98), H3563 [23MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H11840 [3NO]

Special order: granted, H628 [1MR], H754 [8MR], H916 [9MR], H983 [14MR], H1282 [22MR], H1474 [28MR], H1955 [6AP], H3865 [25MY], H6772 [24JY], H7265 [6SE], H7498 [12SE], H7988 [21SE], H8197 [26SE], H8404 [27SE], H8615 [2OC], H9816 [11OC], H10033 [17OC], H10532 [23OC], H12083 [13DE], H12529 [15DE]

Resolutions by organizations

Treatment of Wen Ho Lee relative to Dept. of Justice investigation into missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory: Episcopal Church USA (organization), H9887 [12OC]

———Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, NM, H9891 [12OC]

Tributes

Thompson, Donnis H., H1249 [22MR]