EVANS, LANE (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4593 [15JN], H4632 [19JN]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H50 [27JA]

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H8062 [25SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 213), H1589 [29MR]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1852 [5AP]

Alfred Rascon Post Office Building, Fulton, MD: designate (see H.R. 4430), H2966 [11MY]

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

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

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H3649 [23MY]

———improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (see H.R. 2776), H511 [16FE]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in circuses (see H.R. 2929), H4174 [9JN]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H4591 [15JN]

———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), H3523 [22MY]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]

———permit certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve to participate in the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Program (see H.R. 4376), H2605 [4MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H757 [8MR]

———tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Jacksonville, NC (see H. Res. 673), H12532 [15DE]

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H343 [10FE]

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

Azerbaijan: encourage free and fair elections (see H. Con. Res. 382), H7933 [20SE]

BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H3649 [23MY]

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

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

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4830), H7212 [27JY]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H6719 [20JY]

———authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H511 [16FE]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H3926 [6JN]

———protect students from commercial exploitation (see H.R. 2915), H922 [9MR]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H1477 [28MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H455 [15FE]

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see H.R. 3686), H2411 [2MY]

———prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1367), H574 [29FE]

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), H922 [9MR]

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), H5843 [11JY]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H7503 [12SE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H3523 [22MY]

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

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

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

CPSC: improve handling of defective products (see H.R. 3208), H2340 [13AP]

———increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (see H.R. 4586), H3924 [6JN]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H2607 [4MY]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H5036 [22JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H1675 [3AP]

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), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H5657 [29JN]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H575 [29FE]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H8201 [26SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H5085 [23JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

———pilot program to establish methamphetamine incident response and training teams for drug emergency areas (see H.R. 3675), H3869 [25MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]

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), H4175 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H631 [1MR]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H219 [7FE]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (see H.R. 4850), H6051 [13JY]

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

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H7652 [14SE]

———assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 4665), H6719 [20JY]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H342 [10FE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1852 [5AP]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H1406 [23MR]

Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Rome, NY: designate (see H.R. 1982), H6777 [24JY]

Economy: global sustainable development (see H. Res. 479), H2340 [13AP]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H1852 [5AP]

———establish a program to assist States in including at least one year of early education preceding kindergarten (see H.R. 3006), H3649 [23MY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H7723 [18SE]

———grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 455), H8469 [28SE]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H632 [1MR]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H1406 [23MR]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H3308 [17MY]

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

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

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]

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

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 1584), H50 [27JA]

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

Families and domestic relations: increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H574 [29FE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H647 [6MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H3173 [16MY]

Federal employees: availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 2096), H1119 [16MR]

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

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), H510 [16FE]

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

———health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H2606 [4MY]

———payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H1629 [30MR]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), H574 [29FE]

Financial institutions: strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H7212 [27JY]

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

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H1123 [20MR]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H4036 [7JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H632 [1MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2341 [13AP]

Foreign investments: authorize transaction taxes on short-term cross-border foreign exchange transactions to deter speculation (see H. Con. Res. 301), H2412 [2MY]

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), H7003 [25JY]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H7281 [6SE]

———exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of imported meat (see H.R. 4478), H3869 [25MY]

———extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H1405 [23MR]

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

FRS: coverage of Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors by certain labor-management relation regulations (see H.R. 4036), H2013 [10AP]

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: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H1077 [15MR]

———cooperation between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense in the procurement of medical items (see H. Con. Res. 413), H8468 [28SE]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H1407 [23MR]

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

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H2122 [11AP]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H1477 [28MR]

———promote awareness, research, and treatment of latex allergies (see H. Con. Res. 387), H7210 [27JY]

———protect the privacy of personally identifiable health information (see H.R. 1941), H7365 [7SE]

———provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 1057), H3649 [23MY]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 3885), H2411 [2MY]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H5737 [10JY]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3909), H1589 [29MR]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

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

Immigration: protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H342 [10FE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H1120 [16MR]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7212 [27JY]

———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens and fair distribution of employment-based immigrant visas (see H.R. 4200), H3173 [16MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1629 [30MR]

Indonesia: condemn militia attack on U.N. refugee workers in West Timor and call for an end to militia violence in East and West Timor (see H. Con. Res. 395), H7502 [12SE]

———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3050 [15MY]

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

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H1958 [6AP]

Insurance: implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H997 [14MR]

———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), H7281 [6SE]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H50 [27JA]

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

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

J.T. Weeker Service Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 5016), H7206 [27JY]

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

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

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

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H3413 [18MY]

———provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders (see H.R. 3087), H511 [16FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H2512 [3MY]

———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), H1285 [22MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1406 [23MR]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H278 [9FE]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7212 [27JY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 5274), H11716 [31OC]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3840), H6052 [13JY]

———coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H50 [27JA]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H757 [8MR] (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of screening mammography, pap smears, and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4330), H3474 [19MY]

———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]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3413 [18MY]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H7212 [27JY]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H7281 [6SE]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H5240 [27JN]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H7211 [27JY]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H165 [1FE]

———require submission and posting of nursing staff level data, assess adequacy of training requirements, and improve quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4614), H7366 [7SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

———revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), H3308 [17MY]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4623), H7212 [27JY] (see H.R. 5163), H8617 [2OC]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H5169 [26JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: ensure that individuals enjoy the right to be free from restraint (see H.R. 3010), H2512 [3MY]

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 5166), H8736 [3OC]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H3474 [19MY]

Mental health: provide for treatment parity (see H.R. 2593), H342 [10FE]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H255 [8FE]

———political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4120 [8JN]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10473 [19OC]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see H.R. 4145), H1628 [30MR]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H2123 [11AP]

National Guard: provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H8468 [28SE]

National Health Center Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 381), H7212 [27JY]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H8406 [27SE]

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), H2512 [3MY]

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

Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: include activities of the Imperial Government of Japan (see H.R. 5056), H7208 [27JY]

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

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H2512 [3MY]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling swine intended for slaughter (see H.R. 3324), H3172 [16MY]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H573 [29FE]

———suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1589 [29MR]

Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H9767 [11OC]

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

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1406 [23MR]

———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), H3412 [18MY]

Power resources: establish a commission to review and explore ways for the U.S. to become energy self-sufficient (see H.R. 4035), H2512 [3MY]

———establish a commission to review and explore ways for the U.S. to become energy self-sufficient, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4035), H9768 [11OC]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 23), H12045 [7DE]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H4220 [12JN]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H50 [27JA]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2411 [2MY]

Pueblo, CO: recognize Heroes Plaza for honoring Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 351), H5737 [10JY]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H5085 [23JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H1118 [16MR]

Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4831), H7212 [27JY]

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

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H5037 [22JN]

Russia: condemn interference with freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 339), H4675 [19JN]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H2239 [12AP]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H1120 [16MR]

Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1895), H48 [27JA]

———improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see H.R. 4108), H1958 [6AP]

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), H2606 [4MY]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H3869 [25MY]

Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 366), H3172 [16MY]

Social Security: improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H2606 [4MY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see H.R. 5208), H9767 [11OC]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H7212 [27JY]

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

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 2906), H5656 [29JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 1188), H574 [29FE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H3869 [25MY]

———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (see H.R. 5279), H8061 [25SE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H2607 [4MY]

———authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), H165 [1FE]

———dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 963), H90 [31JA]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H7723 [18SE]

———enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 739), H278 [9FE]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2512 [3MY]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 390), H6719 [20JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H5169 [26JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H10257 [18OC]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 5009), H10473 [19OC]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7933 [20SE]

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

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H9635 [10OC]

———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), H4174 [9JN]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H1958 [6AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3413 [18MY]

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

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

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H342 [10FE]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H3172 [16MY]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H50 [27JA]

———treatment of estate taxes on value of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4101), H1589 [29MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H9900 [12OC]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H342 [10FE]

———treatment of gross income gain on the sale or exchange of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4100), H1589 [29MR]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1196), H209 [2FE]

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

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H5036 [22JN]

Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 2579), H1119 [16MR]

———reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 4041), H3649 [23MY]

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

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

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H342 [10FE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H4592 [15JN]

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), H2771 [9MY]

Veterans: increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 5502), H11207 [26OC]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4131), H1628 [30MR]

———increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4935), H6777 [24JY]

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

———reauthorize the program for readjustment appointments within the Federal Government (see H.R. 4933), H6777 [24JY]

———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), H6052 [13JY]

———require certain employment centers use measurable performance outcomes to improve employment and training services provided to veterans and disabled veterans (see H.R. 4765), H5240 [27JN]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H8061 [25SE]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7280 [6SE]

Vietnam: carry out fellowship program to enable Vietnamese nationals to pursue advanced studies in science, mathematics, and technology and enable U.S. citizens to teach in those fields in Vietnam (see H.R. 5581), H11206 [26OC]

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

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

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H1674 [3AP]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H574 [29FE]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H5037 [22JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 5311), H8405 [27SE]

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

Veterans: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 5438), H9767 [11OC]

———revise rules applicable to net worth limitation relative to pension eligibility (see H.R. 5271), H8061 [25SE]

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4674 [19JN]

Letters

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act funding: several Representatives, H4050 [8JN]

``Quilts of Tears'' Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Jennie R. LeFevre, E530 [11AP]

Revise veterans pension eligibility rules applicable to net worth limitation: Joseph Thompson, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, E1603 [27SE]

Remarks

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs, H1396 [23MR]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (H.R. 1071), H3553 [23MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1335, H1396 [23MR]

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H181 [2FE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3687 [24MY], E723 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system, H1335 [23MR]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4634 [19JN], H5041 [23JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims, H6787 [25JY]

———assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (H.R. 3193), H9916 [17OC]

———health care and research funding, H4869 [21JN]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (H.R. 4850), H6784 [25JY], H9911, H9912 [17OC]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), H6787 [25JY], H9916 [17OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5041 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12495 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4049 [8JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4634 [19JN], H4869 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10385 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4494 [15JN]

Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Rome, NY: designate (H.R. 1982), H6790 [25JY]

Dublin, GA: convey certain real property at the Carl Vinson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (H.R. 5139), H8631 [3OC]

Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Act: funding, H4049 [8JN]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (H.R. 5311), E1611 [27SE]

Illinois: anniversary of PTA, E867 [25MY]

Korean War: anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), H734 [8MR], E40 [1FE]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), motion to recommit, H5413 [28JN]

———reform, H12495 [15DE]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H893 [9MR]

Pueblo, CO: recognize Heroes Plaza for honoring Medal of Honor recipients (H. Con. Res. 351), H6791 [25JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H598 [1MR]

Veterans: enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), H3553 [23MY], H9941 [17OC]

———health care funding, H10385 [19OC]

———increase education benefits, H1335 [23MR]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (H.R. 284), H8632 [3OC]

———revise rules applicable to net worth limitation relative to pension eligibility (H.R. 5271), E1602 [27SE]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), H7957 [21SE]

Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 99), H7015 [26JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to veterans exposed to Agent Orange, E530 [11AP]

Votes: position on missed, H2283 [13AP]

Women: tribute to women who served in military capacities, E811 [23MY]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (H.J. Res. 98), H3559 [23MY], E546 [12AP]

Reports

School Counseling Program To Reduce School Violence: Bipartisan Working Group on Youth Violence, H4049 [8JN]

Summaries

Homeless Veterans Assistance Act (H.R. 5311), E1612 [27SE]

Tables

Armed Forces enlistment objectives, H1398 [23MR]

Higher education annual costs—1999-2000 school year, H1397 [23MR]

Tributes

Blum, Monte, E1971 [28OC]

DeWitt, Linda, E1035 [19JN]

Lee, Charles F., E1241 [14JY]