CUNNINGHAM, RANDY ``DUKE'' (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H5923 [12JY]

———H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6564 [19JY]

———H.R. 4942, District of Columbia appropriations, H8754 [4OC]

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Articles and editorials

Qualcomm Chief Named Scientist of the Year by Women's Group, David E. Graham, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, E531 [11AP]

Six Local Students Chosen as Latino Leader Finalists, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, E767 [18MY]

World-Class Cancer Center Planned at UCSD, Cheryl Clark, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, E772 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3590), H632 [1MR]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H5436 [28JN]

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

———increase basic housing allowance for members stationed in San Diego and Orange Counties, CA, to compensate for increased energy costs (see H. Res. 629), H9900 [12OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 4639), H5037 [22JN]

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

Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of industry (see H.R. 2964), H1413 [27MR]

Business and industry: restrict use of mandatory minimum personnel experience and educational requirements in procurement of information technology goods or services unless sufficiently justified (see H.R. 3582), H373 [14FE]

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

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H1123 [20MR]

———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1477 [28MR]

———ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

———participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H3049 [15MY]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H2607 [4MY]

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]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H7932 [20SE]

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), H6600 [19JY]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4246), H2238 [12AP]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H4818 [21JN]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H2606 [4MY]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3649 [23MY]

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 4701), H6719 [20JY]

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H1407 [23MR]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H2967 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4660), H4818 [21JN]

———participation of certain Medicare-eligible individuals in pharmacy programs (see H.R. 3697), H510 [16FE]

———submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), H1675 [3AP]

———support for nongovernmental organizations participating in honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H. Con. Res. 192), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

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), H5956 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H4592 [15JN]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

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

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H1120 [16MR]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2606 [4MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

Employment: provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees if the U.S. has a reciprocal agreement with the country of which the transferee is a national (see H.R. 2662), H219 [7FE]

FAA: limit age restrictions for the issuance or renewal of certain airman certificates (see H.R. 4352), H7723 [18SE]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H255 [8FE]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), H1958 [6AP]

FERC: reform electric power rates in California (see H. Con. Res. 417), H8799 [4OC]

———release of findings and recommendations on electric power in California (see H. Res. 650), H11207 [26OC]

Fish and fishing: establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain coastal areas (see H.R. 3059), H575 [29FE]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

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

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H342 [10FE]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 4790), H5654 [29JN]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H4122 [8JN]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 4282), H2655 [8MY]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1120 [16MR]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H511 [16FE]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7129 [26JY]

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

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 3375), H1588 [29MR]

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]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H1406 [23MR]

———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H998 [14MR]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

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

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H2512 [3MY]

Medicaid: State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1406 [23MR]

Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H165 [1FE]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H255 [8FE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H1477 [28MR]

———improve review procedures (see H.R. 2356), H4121 [8JN]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H4121 [8JN]

———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 5005), H7206 [27JY]

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

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H2339 [13AP]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H2512 [3MY]

National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 4442), H2966 [11MY]

Native Americans: prohibit gaming on certain Indian trust lands in California that were purchased with Federal grants (see H.R. 5477), H10036 [17OC]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H7212 [27JY]

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

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

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H2607 [4MY] (see H.R. 3530), H48 [27JA]

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

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H574 [29FE]

———require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 3673), H1406 [23MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H998 [14MR]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public utilities: grant investor owned utilities and other private entities the same rights to purchase electric energy generated at Federal facilities as public bodies and cooperatives (see H.R. 5113), H7280 [6SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5084 [23JN]

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

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

Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (see H.R. 3392), H255 [8FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7871 [19SE]

Social Security: extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H3309 [17MY]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H2239 [12AP]

Taxation: allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 1465), H8617 [2OC]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H7281 [6SE]

———application of the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass facilities (see H.R. 1731), H4591 [15JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———establish a recovery period for franchise property, shorten recovery period for depreciation of certain leasehold improvements, and allow capital gain treatment on the transfer of certain franchises (see H.R. 2402), H511 [16FE]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7652 [14SE]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H1629 [30MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2013 [10AP]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H575 [29FE]

———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]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2340 [13AP]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see H.R. 4719), H5657 [29JN]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2607 [4MY]

Turkey: withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H7282 [6SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H998 [14MR]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H7996 [22SE]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2966 [11MY]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12080 [11DE]

———reaffirm voting rights of members of the uniformed services and their dependents by having the Attorney General take appropriate actions to protect such rights in Florida (see H. Con. Res. 444), H12017 [5DE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H12045 [7DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2341 [13AP]

World War II: encourage Japanese companies to compensate former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H. Con. Res. 365), H5435 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 4045), H1163 [21MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 4653), H4484 [14JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H1851 [5AP]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 5461), H9900 [12OC]

Law enforcement: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for certain violent or obstructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with persons seeking to operate animal enterprises (see H.R. 5429), H9634 [10OC]

Medicare: coverage of augmentative communication devices (see H.R. 4479), H3308 [17MY]

Taxation: provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H8551 [29SE]

Letters

Medicare coverage of augmentative communication devices: Kirsten A. Nyrop, United Cerebral Palsy Association, E753 [17MY]

———Steven A. Jaye, Sunrise Medical (business), E753 [17MY]

NIH biomedical research funding: Corrina P. Smith, PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome Association, Inc., H7084 [26JY]

———Cynthia Clay, H7084 [26JY]

———Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, University of California, San Diego, H7084 [26JY]

———Rajen Dalal, Chiron Corp., H7084 [26JY]

Shark Finning Prohibition Act: Colette Y. Machado, Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs, H3883 [6JN]

———Mike Hayden, American Sportfishing Association, H3884 [6JN]

———several marine and wildlife organizations, H3883 [6JN]

Worker Economic Opportunity Act: Gary J. Bonadonna, Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees, H2444 [3MY]

———James A. Klein, Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans, H2444 [3MY]

———Mark J. Ugoretz, ERISA Industry Committee, H2445 [3MY]

———Patrick J. Cleary, National Association of Manufacturers, H2444 [3MY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H2445 [3MY]

———Rhett B. Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, H2445 [3MY]

Lists

Supporters of S. 2718, Energy Efficient Buildings Incentives Act, E1634 [29SE]

Press releases

Boeing's Super Hornet Awarded NAA's Collier Trophy: National Aeronautic Association, H446 [15FE]

Stock Option Bill Unanimously Approved by Senate; LPA-Backed Legislation Moves to House: LPA, Inc., H2445 [3MY]

``Super Hornet'' Operational Evaluation Results Announced: Dept. of the Navy, H446 [15FE]

Remarks

Appropriations: consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (H. Res. 662), H11541 [30OC]

———legislative process, H11678 [31OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 591), H8111 [26SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), H10406, H10407 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H10853 [25OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H11365 [27OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), H11452 [28OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1526, H1550 [29MR]

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program, H3191, H3200 [17MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2175, H2181 [12AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 624), H9830 [12OC]

Budget: balance, H4269 [13JN]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3090 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1393 [23MR]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7562 [13SE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: children's health programs funding, H4307 [13JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H2181 [12AP], H2416 [3MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3695, H3737 [24MY]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (H. Con. Res. 390), E1730 [10OC]

Colombia: drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1526 [29MR]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1108 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1108 [16MR]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, H6702 [20JY]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6365 [18JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (H.R. 5086), H10489 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H3191 [17MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3200 [17MY], H3387, H3388 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 503), H3191 [17MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7059 [26JY]

———F/A-18E/F aircraft development funding, H442-H446 [15FE]

———F-22 fighter funding, H3988, H3989 [7JN]

———funding, H1550 [29MR], H7568 [13SE]

———make certain improvements to the military health care system, H1393 [23MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3988, H3989 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration (H. Res. 514), H3973 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: investigation and audit, H11473 [28OC]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, H4543 [15JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (H.R. 4653), E1003 [14JN]

Dept. of HUD: empowerment zones funding, H4760 [20JN]

———Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program funding, H1915 [6AP]

Dept. of Justice: Federal Prison System salaries and expenses funding reductions relative to INS use of secret evidence in the detention of certain non-citizens, H5001 [22JN]

———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4634 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan implementation, H4507 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4464 [14JN], H4507, H4517, H4530, H4543 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6702 [20JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: health care and research funding, H4870 [21JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11365 [27OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5001 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4089, H4093 [8JN], H4199, H4207 [12JN], H4233, H4262, H4267, H4268, H4269, H4307 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11473 [28OC], H11737 [1NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4634 [19JN], H4726, H4727, H4756, H4757, H4760 [20JN], H4859, H4870 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 638), H10368 [19OC]

Diseases: support Angleman's Syndrome research, E1805 [17OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7032 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration (H. Res. 563), H7022 [26JY]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1526 [29MR]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H7565 [13SE]

———roles of Congress and the Clinton administration in the current economic situation, H7563-H7569 [13SE]

Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies, H10853 [25OC]

———funding, H4199 [12JN], H10853 [25OC]

———national policy to improve system, H7566 [13SE], H11365 [27OC]

———Pell Grant Program funding, H4262 [13JN]

———promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7469 [12SE]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11678 [31OC], H11737 [1NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 3616), H3001 [15MY]

Encinitas, CA: Diegueno Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1503 [18SE]

Escondido, CA: Rincon Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1500 [18SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (H.R. 4182), E498 [5AP]

———clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), H2443 [3MY]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 3535), H3883 [6JN], H10489 [23OC]

———eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 5461), H11571 [30OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 647), H10823 [25OC]

Foreign policy: international labor standards programs funding, H4093 [8JN]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1224 [22MR]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1206 [22MR]

Forest Service: recreation programs funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy petroleum technology programs, H4464 [14JN]

Head Start Program: funding, H4207 [12JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7563 [13SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11452 [28OC]

House Rules: use of Members' names on the House floor, H11452 [28OC]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1915 [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, H4756, H4757 [20JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H4089 [8JN]

———funding through reductions in Ready-to-Learn television program, H4268 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, H4267 [13JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H9859 [12OC]

Jacobs, Irwin: Achievement Reward for College Scientists (organization) Scientist of the Year award recipient, E530 [11AP]

Law enforcement: establish criminal penalties and civil remedies for certain violent or obstructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with persons seeking to operate animal enterprises (H.R. 5429), E1728 [10OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), veto, H11678 [31OC]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), Senate amendment (H. Res. 628), H9846 [12OC]

Medicare: coverage of augmentative communication devices (H.R. 4479), E752 [17MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H7563 [13SE]

———expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3387, H3388 [18MY], H7059 [26JY]

Mexico: safety and well-being of U.S. citizens injured while traveling (H. Con. Res. 232), H6723 [24JY]

Mira Mesa, CA: Mira Mesa High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1499 [18SE]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4530 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4530 [15JN]

National Men's Health Week: observance, E1003 [14JN]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4507, H4517 [15JN]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H7568 [13SE]

Native Americans: prohibit gaming on certain Indian trust lands in California that were purchased with Federal grants (H.R. 5477), H11900 [14NO]

Naughton, Gail: Intellectual Property Owners Association Inventor of the Year award recipient, E1146 [29JN]

NIH: biomedical research funding (H. Res. 437), H7083 [26JY]

———funding, H4233 [13JN]

NSF: funding, H4859 [21JN]

Penasquitos, CA: Black Mountain Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1513 [18SE]

Point of order, H4729 [20JN]

Poway, CA: Meadowbrook Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1510 [18SE]

———Twin Peaks Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1505 [18SE]

Rancho Bernardo, CA: Bernardo Heights Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1523 [19SE]

———Rancho Bernardo High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1507 [18SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H11548 [30OC]

San Diego County, CA: tribute to National Hispanic Youth Award finalists, E767 [18MY]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (H. Res. 663), H11548 [30OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11365 [27OC]

Scripps Ranch, CA: Mesa Verde Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1508 [18SE]

———Mount Carmel High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1501 [18SE]

———Scripps Ranch High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1533 [19SE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H7563 [13SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11548 [30OC]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), consideration (H. Res. 663), H11548 [30OC]

Taxation: condition repeal of tax increase on Social Security benefits on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H7173 [27JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools, H11452 [28OC]

———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 (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4079 [8JN]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (H.R. 5345), E1633 [29SE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7173 [27JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), consideration (H. Res. 455), H1805 [5AP]

University of California, San Diego: tribute to Cancer Center, E772 [19MY]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans, H4726, H4727 [20JN], H10368 [19OC]

Vietnam: U.S. policy, H2416 [3MY]

Votes: position on missed, H735 [8MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2120 [11AP]

Statements

Augmentative Communication Devices: Stephen Hawking, E753 [17MY]

Tributes

Gross, David, E945 [9JN]

Hart, James G., E17 [27JA]

Knott, Sam, E2116 [4DE]

Packard, Representative, H10886 [25OC]

Schwartz, Edward J., E583 [13AP]