FOLEY, MARK (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5169 [26JN], H5254 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H9635 [10OC]

———enhance benefits for active and retired military personnel (see H.R. 4030), H2341 [13AP]

———make anthrax vaccination immunization program voluntary (see H.R. 2543), H373 [14FE]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 355), H454 [15FE]

———provide that covered beneficiaries shall not be required to pay a copayment for health care services received under TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 3565), H9900 [12OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H342 [10FE]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 72), H209 [2FE]

Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 4399), H8200 [26SE]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H4036 [7JN]

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (see H. Res. 465), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H. Res. 605), H8617 [2OC]

———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (see H. Con. Res. 375), H6470 [18JY]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), H574 [29FE]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), 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), H5655 [29JN]

Computers: ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, free from Government regulation, and easily accessible (see H.R. 1686), H255 [8FE]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H3926 [6JN]

———require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4600), H5436 [28JN]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

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

Crime: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 4047), H1163 [21MR]

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), H2512 [3MY]

Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 113), H454 [15FE] (see H.R. 205), H510 [16FE]

———equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), H2340 [13AP]

Dept. of Energy: sell fossil-fuel and nuclear generation facilities and electric power transmission facilities of the TVA (see H.R. 4655), H4484 [14JN]

———sell fossil-fuel and nuclear generation facilities and electric power transmission facilities of the TVA, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4655), H5037 [22JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H165 [1FE]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H212 [3FE]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H2013 [10AP]

Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (see H.R. 4802), H5655 [29JN]

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (see H.R. 4249), H2655 [8MY]

Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4400), H8200 [26SE]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan (see H.R. 5121), H7992 [21SE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H90 [31JA]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H50 [27JA] (see H.R. 4040), H2341 [13AP]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1406 [23MR]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 3390), H255 [8FE]

Food: extend mandatory nutrition information labeling requirements to single-ingredient, raw meat, and poultry products (see H.R. 4175), H1763 [4AP]

Foreign policy: improve relations with India and intensify bilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 572), H7502 [12SE]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H8200 [26SE]

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), H254 [8FE]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H4121 [8JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H3869 [25MY]

———appointment of a guardian ad litem to protect the interests under of certain alien minor children present in the U.S. without a parent or other legal guardian (see H.R. 5061), H7208 [27JY]

———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), H3867 [25MY]

———prevent admission and other forms of relief to human rights abusers (see H.R. 5285), H8061 [25SE]

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H5843 [11JY]

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

———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), H5955 [12JY]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H10473 [19OC]

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

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1589 [29MR]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H7211 [27JY]

———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H3869 [25MY]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1674 [3AP]

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

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 5068), H8469 [28SE]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7366 [7SE]

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

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H996 [14MR]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3840), H2607 [4MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H2412 [2MY] (see H.R. 5151), H8062 [25SE]

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

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H2411 [2MY]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H255 [8FE]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H3649 [23MY]

———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H90 [31JA]

———improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice program payment rates (see H.R. 4951), H7002 [25JY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H920 [9MR]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H7578 [13SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H219 [7FE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H10257 [18OC]

Motor vehicles: prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 4329), H3926 [6JN]

National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities: establish (see H.R. 2391), H2411 [2MY]

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

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H3813 [24MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8062 [25SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H255 [8FE]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H4337 [13JN]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H8062 [25SE]

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

Postal Service: exempt veterans' organizations from regulations prohibiting solicitation of contributions on postal property (see H.R. 711), H90 [31JA]

Power resources: provide a transition to market-based rates for power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing Administration (see H.R. 1486), H454 [15FE]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7212 [27JY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H5436 [28JN]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H3049 [15MY]

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

———preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H5168 [26JN]

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

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 5309), H10036 [17OC]

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

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H3474 [19MY]

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

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H1406 [23MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7723 [18SE]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H6051 [13JY]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H11195 [25OC]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7871 [19SE]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 3578), H1120 [16MR]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H50 [27JA]

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), H4816 [21JN]

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

———steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3875), H6355 [17JY]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain audio or video postproduction equipment (see H.R. 5497), H10256 [18OC]

———allow credit against income tax for research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 5219), H11781 [1NO]

———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), H996 [14MR]

———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), H5240 [27JN]

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

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H5737 [10JY]

———allow the empowerment zone employment credit for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and increase funding for such zones and communities (see H.R. 4463), H3171 [16MY]

———application of excise taxes on air transportation relative to amounts paid for mileage credits for individuals residing outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4470), H3926 [6JN]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see H.R. 5117), H7280 [6SE]

———clarify the definition of contribution in aid of construction (see H.R. 4308), H3869 [25MY]

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities and mineral production payments (see H.R. 5259), H9635 [10OC]

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

———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5040), H7207 [27JY]

———establish a commission to review and make recommendations to Congress on reform and simplification of the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 5027), H11446 [27OC]

———exclude from gross income payments made under certain Federal programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H2341 [13AP]

———exclude from gross income payments made under certain Federal programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces and the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 4245), H2341 [13AP]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H1477 [28MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 3466), H4485 [14JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7503 [12SE]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2905 [10MY]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H4035 [7JN]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H1762 [4AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H3867 [25MY]

———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), H5085 [23JN]

———reform interest allocation rules (see H.R. 2270), H4174 [9JN]

———repeal adjusted gross income limitations on itemized deductions, personal exemption deduction, and child tax credit and repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 3612), H339 [10FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1477 [28MR]

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

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see H.R. 4003), H1118 [16MR]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H9011 [5OC]

———simplify method of determining a partner's share of items in a qualified investment club (see H.R. 1708), H342 [10FE]

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

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 2289), H278 [9FE]

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

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 4715), H4817 [21JN]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H1674 [3AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2906 [10MY]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 4783), H5654 [29JN]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1997, 4570), H7723 [18SE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H2607 [4MY]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see H.R. 4556), H3867 [25MY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H2341 [13AP]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), H219 [7FE]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H3413 [18MY]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3869 [25MY]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H165 [1FE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H7211 [27JY]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 601), H90 [31JA]

———health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H166 [1FE]

———pay special compensation to certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 44), H90 [31JA]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H90 [31JA]

———provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March (see H.R. 4438), H5436 [28JN]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H921 [9MR]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (see H.R. 2660), H255 [8FE]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see H.R. 3985), H3173 [16MY]

Voting: establish a grant program to assist State and local governments with improving the administration of elections through activities which may include the modernization of voting procedures and equipment (see H.R. 5653), H12532 [15DE]

———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), H12021 [6DE]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H8406 [27SE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H5843 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H253 [8FE]

Medicare: coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H3868 [25MY]

———establish a voluntary program for low-income beneficiaries to obtain assistance in paying for outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4235), H2121 [11AP]

———improve payments under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4236), H2122 [11AP]

———revise payments for certain physician pathology services (see H.R. 5209), H7870 [19SE]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H4591 [15JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to individuals attaining age 65 for certain drug and health insurance expenses (see H.R. 4234), H2121 [11AP]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 3836), H647 [6MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H8409 [28SE], H10812 [25OC]

Poems

``To Those I Loved and Those Who Loved Me'', E1125 [27JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H5564 [29JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5456, H5564 [29JN]

Appropriations: legislative process, H11752 [1NO]

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

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), H11454 [28OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 121), H11671 [31OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5864 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7510 [13SE]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H4167 [9JN]

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

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (H. Res. 465), H2023 [11AP]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), H6404 [18JY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3658 [24MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H96 [1FE], H11792 [2NO]

Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H9032 [6OC]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), H3934 [7JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and Florida State University joint aquaculture project funding, H5456 [29JN]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H8410, H8434 [28SE]

———investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H4342 [14JN], H4680 [20JN], H5172 [27JN]

———renewable energy research funding through reductions in the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Program, H5254, H5256 [27JN]

———solar and renewable energy technology programs funding, H5253 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), H6789 [25JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12483 [15DE]

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

District of Columbia: preparations for World Bank/IMF meetings, H1944, H1945 [6AP]

Education: school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11737 [1NO]

Elections: Presidential election results, H12082 [13DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5253, H5254, H5256 [27JN]

EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (H.R. 673), consideration (H. Res. 483), H2557 [4MY]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, H10291 [19OC], H11787 [2NO], H11820 [3NO]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), Senate amendment, H126 [1FE]

Firearms: gun control, H738 [8MR]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, H12082 [13DE]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2586 [4MY]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, H2586 [4MY]

House of Representatives: authority of officials during adjournment, H489 [16FE]

———legislative program, H11749 [1NO]

———selection process for appointment of Chaplain, H616 [1MR]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 613), H9032 [6OC]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H738 [8MR], H845 [9MR]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, H4226 [13JN]

Journal: question of approval, H4043 [8JN], H4225 [13JN]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2694 [9MY], H11454 [28OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H7937, H7969 [21SE], H8281 [27SE]

———improve payments under the Medicare+Choice program (H.R. 4236), E527 [11AP]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5357 [28JN]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (H.R. 3887), E270 [9MR]

———reform, H12483 [15DE]

Miami, FL: selection as permanent location for the Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (S. Con. Res. 71), H2055 [11AP]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H738 [8MR]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6517 [19JY]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies, H5253 [27JN]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H8434 [28SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H2020 [11AP]

Political ethics: truthfulness in Presidential campaigns, H7901 [20SE], H7969 [21SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H8067 [26SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H96 [1FE]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11251 [26OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H491 [16FE], H586, H618, H619 [1MR]

Taxation: allow a credit to individuals attaining age 65 for certain drug and health insurance expenses (H.R. 4234), H2019 [11AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H304, H337 [10FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2788 [10MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4134, H4169 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4080 [8JN]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (H.R. 3594), unanimous-consent agreement, H12082 [13DE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), consideration (H. Res. 564), H7143 [27JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H4080 [8JN]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (H.R. 4210), H6892 [25JY]

Votes: position on missed, H3890 [6JN], H9014 [6OC]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), consideration (H. Res. 485), H2558 [4MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11787 [2NO]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration (H. Res. 639), H10291 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 665), H11820 [3NO]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9032 [6OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7929 [20SE]

Special order: granted, H338 [10FE], H508 [16FE], H628 [1MR], H754 [8MR], H1955 [6AP], H2604 [4MY], H4034 [7JN], H4172 [9JN], H5082 [23JN], H7988 [21SE], H8197 [26SE], H8459 [28SE], H11192 [25OC], H11204 [26OC], H11779 [1NO], H11809 [2NO]

Tribute, H4167 [9JN]

Tributes

Brosemer, Jim, H3534 [23MY]

Fairbanks, J. Nelson, E1506 [18SE]

Fowler, Representative, H10813 [25OC]

Healey, Edward, E386 [22MR]

Kolbe, Representative, H4167 [9JN]

Morris, Robert, E1915 [25OC]

Paxson, Lowell (Bud), E1816 [17OC]

Rule, Anne Sperry, E1125 [27JN]