STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)

Appointments

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

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

Articles and editorials

Complex Drug Labels Bury Safety Message, Rita Rubin, USA Today, E1027 [15JN]

Controversial Alameda County Sheriff Charlie Plummer Often Talks Tough, but He Also Walks the Walk, Josh Richman, Fremont (CA) The Argus, E109 [10FE]

High-Risk Surgery—Follow the Crowd, John D. Birkmeyer, Journal of the American Medical Association, E361 [21MR]

Issue No. 1—Health-Care System Wanted, Uwe Reinhardt, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, E1910 [25OC]

Need for Care as Well as Profit, New York (NY) Times, E1462 [13SE]

Physicians and the Pharmaceutical Industry—Is a Gift Ever Just a Gift? Ashley Wazana, Journal of the American Medical Association, E418 [27MR]

Rep. Lee—Politician Who Makes a Difference, Paul Cobb, Oakland (CA) Tribune, E948 [9JN]

Tax Analysts Special Report—Foreign Sales Corporation Beneficiaries—A Profile, Jose Oyola, Tax Notes (publication), E1535 [20SE]

Tragedy Hits Family Doubly Hard—Lack of Insurance Adds to Family's Pain in Loss of Only Child, Dennis Rockstrob, San Jose (CA) Mercury News, E200 [29FE]

Who's Teaching the Doctors? Drug Firms Sponsor Required Courses—And See Their Sales Rise, Dan Vergano, USA Today, E419 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H90 [31JA]

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

Animal Welfare Act: regulate the personal possession of certain wild animals and prohibit the transport or possession of certain wild animals for purposes of hunting them (see H.R. 5057), H7208 [27JY]

Animals: 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), H50 [27JA]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 2545), H1406 [23MR]

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

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

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

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H758 [8MR]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 4892), H6599 [19JY]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]

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

Children and youth: authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H8469 [28SE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H1120 [16MR]

China, People's Republic of: apply certain measures in response to the illegal sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled goods, services, or technology (see H.R. 4829), H7212 [27JY]

China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

———participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H1118 [16MR]

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

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]

Congress: make certain information available to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 654), H90 [31JA]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 4250), H7871 [19SE]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2607 [4MY]

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

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

Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2351), H7871 [19SE]

Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), H7871 [19SE]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 229), H3925 [6JN]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H5843 [11JY]

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

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

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

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

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), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of NAFTA provisions that allow access for Mexican trucks to U.S. roads (see H. Res. 602), H11207 [26OC]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H6471 [18JY]

———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 5204), H8617 [2OC]

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

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 337), H7366 [7SE]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H3925 [6JN]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3474 [19MY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H922 [9MR]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), H1406 [23MR]

———distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H7366 [7SE]

———enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see H.R. 5235), H7932 [20SE]

Education: provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see H.R. 4176), H2412 [2MY]

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

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]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H7723 [18SE]

———simplify and improve rules governing the distribution of child support collected by States (see H.R. 3824), H641 [2MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 5262), H8406 [27SE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H1163 [21MR] (see H.R. 4207), H2412 [2MY]

Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (see H.R. 2842), H1285 [22MR]

———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]

———health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H3813 [24MY]

———make certain service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 2686), H5955 [12JY]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 2774), H3172 [16MY]

———revise overtime pay limitation (see H.R. 1770), H997 [14MR]

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

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H2905 [10MY]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see H.R. 4490), H7871 [19SE]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 3823), H7871 [19SE]

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

Firearms: ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see H.R. 2025), H574 [29FE]

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

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1512), H2340 [13AP]

———provide grants for the purchase of firearms to States and units of local government that enforce certain rules designed to protect the public from the misuse of handguns (see H.R. 5472), H10809 [24OC]

———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 2916), H511 [16FE]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H5436 [28JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1477 [28MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2412 [2MY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H2512 [3MY]

———require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical products (see H.R. 3140), H3049 [15MY]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4645), H5085 [23JN]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 3632), H340 [10FE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H90 [31JA]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H3173 [16MY]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H7281 [6SE]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H6720 [20JY]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

———encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza (see H. Res. 672), H12532 [15DE]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H2770 [9MY]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H342 [10FE]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H575 [29FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5551), H11194 [25OC]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H2606 [4MY]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 3885), H1852 [5AP]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

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), H2512 [3MY]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H1163 [21MR]

———condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4035 [7JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H7932 [20SE]

———exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization requirements and permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice (see H.R. 2899), H255 [8FE]

———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 840), H373 [14FE]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H209 [2FE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H8469 [28SE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7282 [6SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3545), H373 [14FE] (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY] (see H.R. 5180), H9011 [5OC]

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

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H3650 [23MY]

———emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H3869 [25MY]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H1285 [22MR]

———provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H1285 [22MR]

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

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]

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

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7002 [25JY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7503 [12SE]

———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1399), H3309 [17MY]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 5067), H7208 [27JY]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H1588 [29MR]

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

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

———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), H2511 [3MY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H998 [14MR]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H1589 [29MR]

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

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 5479), H10257 [18OC]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H3869 [25MY]

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

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H2905 [10MY]

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), H3926 [6JN]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4634), H8062 [25SE]

Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: extend authority of the Nazi War Crimes Records Interagency Working Group and encourage cooperation of foreign nations with such Group in carrying out its duties (see H.R. 5065), H7992 [21SE]

NIH: improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 1798), H3172 [16MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H7723 [18SE]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H9768 [11OC]

Postal Service: 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), H3813 [24MY]

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 welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H255 [8FE]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1852 [5AP]

Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H5955 [12JY]

Research: protect human subjects in research (see H.R. 4605), H4120 [8JN]

———recoupment of a portion of the Federal investment in research and development supporting the production and sale of pharmaceutical, biologic, or genetic products (see H.R. 4705), H4816 [21JN]

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

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H3650 [23MY]

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

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see H.R. 5081), H7209 [27JY]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H6600 [19JY]

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

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H8406 [27SE]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see H.R. 5208), H7870 [19SE]

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), H7366 [7SE]

———provide grants to test innovative ways to increase nursing home staff levels, reduce turnover, and improve quality of care for residents in nursing homes (see H.R. 5243), H7990 [21SE]

Taxation: avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8061 [25SE]

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

———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 5421), H9504 [6OC]

———prevent companies from reinsuring income in Bermuda or other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4192), H2607 [4MY]

———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), H1407 [23MR]

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

———strengthen effectiveness of earned income tax credit in reducing child poverty and promoting work (see H.R. 5524), H10534 [23OC]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 4715), H7129 [26JY]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H757 [8MR]

———treatment of part-time employees who are eligible for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3708), H572 [29FE]

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), H1163 [21MR]

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), H4220 [12JN]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H6778 [24JY]

Veterans: 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]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H3813 [24MY]

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Con. Res. 276), H998 [14MR]

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

———require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan (see H.R. 3561), H1629 [30MR]

Zimbabwe: condemn violence, breakdown of rule of law, and troubled pre-election period (see H. Res. 500), H4337 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: make cash awards to private entities that discover drugs that cure or prevent diseases that are a national priority (see H.R. 4525), H3649 [23MY]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (see H. Res. 671), H12066 [8DE]

Floods: ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such changes (see H.R. 4803), H5655 [29JN]

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

Medicare: assure quality of care to beneficiaries and reduce the incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 5404), H9011 [5OC]

———combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 5449), H9767 [11OC]

———create official website that allows beneficiaries to purchase safe and competitively priced domestic and international prescription drugs (see H.R. 5142), H7365 [7SE]

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

———provide comprehensive and coordinated care for individuals with serious and disabling chronic illnesses (see H.R. 4981), H7128 [26JY]

———redesignate ``Medicare+Choice'' as ``Medicare-No-Choice'' (see H.R. 5558), H11194 [25OC]

———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), H4120 [8JN]

Senior citizens: increase accountability of nursing facilities and ensure adequate nurse staffing for patient needs in the facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs (see H.R. 5646), H12045 [7DE]

———recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 107), H7502 [12SE]

Social Security: prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3600), H254 [8FE]

Taxation: deny tax benefits for research conducted by pharmaceutical companies where U.S. consumers pay more for products of that research than foreign consumers (see H.R. 3665), H454 [15FE]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 4088, 4089), H1405 [23MR]

———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (see H.R. 4686), H4591 [15JN]

Descriptions

Chronic Illness Care Improvement Act (H.R. 4981), E1335 [27JY]

Excerpts

Court depositions in Chetan Desai, et al. v. Jayaprakash K. Kamath, et al. relative to profits from the sale of chemotherapy drugs, E1578 [25SE]

``Evolution of the Sextant,'' Rod Cardoza, E819 [24MY]

Long-Term Care for the Disabled Elderly—Current Policy, Emerging Trends and Implications for the Twenty-First Century: Robyn I. Stone, Milbank Quarterly (publication), E1461 [13SE]

Medicare Preservation and Improvement Act studies: Congressional Research Service, E384, E387 [22MR]

Invitations

Treatment of diabetic patients: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Inc., E11 [27JA]

Letters

FDA investigation of drug manufacturer pricing practices: by, E1656 [3OC], E1764 [12OC], E1792 [13OC]

FDA investigation of drug manufacturer pricing practices relative to Medicare and Medicaid: Fred Hassan, Pharmacia Corp., E1883 [23OC]

———by, E2033, E2037-E2039 [31OC]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: several Representatives, E2031 [30OC]

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E279 [9MR]

———Horace B. Deets, Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, E124 [10FE]

Medicare reimbursement of prescription drug costs at the average wholesale price: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1620, E1622-E1624 [28SE]

Nursing Home Initiative funding: Sarah Greene Burger, National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, E956 [9JN]

People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: by, H3470 [19MY]

Memorandums

Is Quality of Care Affected by Hospital and Physician Volumes? Lisa Shulman, E9 [27JA]

Physician Prescribing Practices in Japan, E1620 [28SE]

Motions

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5383, H5398 [28JN]

Regulations

Hospital Outpatient Department prospective payment system for prescription drugs: Health Care Financing Administration, E1276 [19JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1797 [5AP]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9706 [11OC]

American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin: tribute, E696 [10MY]

Appropriations: legislative process, H10399 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 637), H10399 [19OC]

Armed Forces: prohibit funding for participation in foreign airshows or trade exhibitions involving military equipment, H3393 [18MY]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (H.R. 5203), E1594 [26SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5866 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to recommit, H5879 [12JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1303, H1304, H1323 [23MR], E431 [28MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, E431 [28MR]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7552 [13SE]

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (H. Res. 465), H2025 [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), H6422 [18JY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3671, H3684, H3686, H3687, H3688, H3690, H3692, H3693, H3699, H3704, H3705, H3708, H3712 [24MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3661 [24MY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H120 [1FE]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (H.R. 4049), H8569 [2OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3384, H3393 [18MY]

———F-22 fighter funding, H3980 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3980 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: make cash awards to private entities that discover drugs that cure or prevent diseases that are a national priority (H.R. 4525), E818 [24MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3425 [19MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), E956 [9JN]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12055, H12059, H12063 [8DE]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9706 [11OC]

———pharmaceutical industry research and development costs, E10 [27JA], E531 [11AP]

FDA: investigate drug manufacturer pricing practices relative to Medicare, E1655 [3OC], E1764 [12OC], E1792 [13OC]

———investigation of drug manufacturer pricing practices relative to Medicare and Medicaid, E1882 [23OC], E2033, E2037 [31OC]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (H.R. 4040), H2675 [9MY]

Floods: ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such changes (H.R. 4803), E1182 [30JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10840 [25OC]

Fremont, CA: Irvington High School recipient of Dept. of Education New American High School Award, E2186 [14DE]

———Police Dept., recipient of International Association of Chiefs of Police and ITT Industries (business) Night Vision Community Policing Award, E2125 [5DE]

———tribute to Fremont Festival of the Arts, E1126 [27JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), E1185, E1191 [10JY]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (H. Con. Res. 247), H354 [14FE], E115 [10FE]

———managed care system reform proposal, E200 [29FE]

———minority health programs (S. 1880), H11697 [31OC], E2186 [14DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E1910 [25OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H10399 [19OC], H11211 [26OC], E7 [27JA]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1695 [4AP]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), consideration (H. Res. 454), H1685 [4AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), E609 [2MY]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (H.R. 4390), E660 [4MY], E2144 [7DE]

ITC: study the impact of prescription drug prices on the economy, E1299 [21JY]

Medicaid: reform, E2031 [30OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries the option of having elective surgery performed at certain high volume hospitals, E361 [21MR]

———approve all cost-sharing amounts of Medicare+Choice plans and prohibit such plans from manipulating cost-sharing amounts to avoid sicker patients, E1833 [19OC]

———assure quality of care to beneficiaries and reduce the incidence of medical errors (H.R. 5404), E1703 [6OC]

———combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services (H.R. 5449), E1757-E1759 [12OC]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, E956 [9JN]

———contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain surgical procedures and related services at a single rate (H.R. 1392), E8 [27JA]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1303, H1304 [23MR], H5879 [12JY], H9706 [11OC], H10399 [19OC], E123 [10FE], E279 [9MR], E531 [11AP], E1910 [25OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), E411 [23MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 4770), E1276 [19JY]

———create official website that allows beneficiaries to purchase safe and competitively priced domestic and international prescription drugs (H.R. 5142), E1423 [7SE]

———equal access to health care by minorities, E1635 [29SE]

———expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3384 [18MY]

———impact of State spending levels on the quality of health care services, E1840 [19OC]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (H.R. 4938), E1304 [24JY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5350, H5351, H5352, H5353, H5354, H5355, H5356, H5357, H5359, H5360, H5361 [28JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), motion to recommit, H5396, H5412 [28JN]

———preserve and improve (S. 1895), E358 [21MR], E384, E387 [22MR]

———provide comprehensive and coordinated care for individuals with serious and disabling chronic illnesses (H.R. 4981), E1335 [27JY]

———redesignate ``Medicare+Choice'' as ``Medicare-No-Choice'' (H.R. 5558), E1909 [25OC]

———reform purchasing, payment, and administrative requirements (H.R. 2115), E959 [9JN]

———reimbursement of prescription drug costs at the average wholesale price, E1524 [19SE], E1620, E1622 [28SE]

———reimbursement rates for drugs, E2194 [15DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: reimbursement levels for chemotherapy drugs, E1578 [25SE]

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

Minorities: elimination of racial and ethnic disparities in health insurance coverage, E2186 [14DE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H3425 [19MY]

National security: national missile defense system, H3393 [18MY]

New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.: tribute, E237 [8MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (H.R. 5178), H8680 [3OC]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional protections to victims of rape (H.R. 3088), H8587 [2OC]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (H.R. 941), H354 [14FE]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (H.R. 1899), H8680 [3OC]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), E1594 [26SE]

San Leandro, CA: tribute for selection to participate in FEMA's Project Impact, E1591 [26SE]

Santa Clara County, CA: tribute for efforts to provide health coverage to uninsured children, E2144 [7DE]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11261 [26OC]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11211 [26OC]

Senior citizens: increase accountability of nursing facilities and ensure adequate nurse staffing for patient needs in the facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs (H.R. 5646), E2139 [7DE]

———prevent nursing home abuse and fraud, E956 [9JN]

———recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (H.J. Res. 107), E1461 [13SE], E2185 [14DE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H584 [1MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11211, H11261 [26OC], E2031 [30OC], E2194 [15DE]

———prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (H.R. 3600), E88 [8FE]

Sterling Life Insurance Co.: enrollment policies for Medicare+Choice fee-for-service plan, E1833 [19OC]

Taxation: allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance through a pooling arrangement (H.R. 2185), E247 [8MR], E269 [9MR]

———alternative minimum tax rates, H5866 [12JY]

———deny tax benefits for research conducted by pharmaceutical companies where U.S. consumers pay more for products of that research than foreign consumers (H.R. 3665), H2281 [13AP], E148 [15FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H315 [10FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2799 [10MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4133 [9JN], E1009 [14JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7322 [7SE]

———relief, H11211 [26OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), E884 [6JN]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7155 [27JY]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), H7377, H7378, H7419, H7420, H7425 [12SE], H11891, H11892, H11893, H11898 [14NO]

———tax credits for health insurance relative to the uninsured, E2190 [15DE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H2280 [13AP]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (H.R. 4088), E411 [23MR], E417 [27MR]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (H.R. 4089), H2280 [13AP], E411 [23MR], E417 [27MR], E886 [6JN]

———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (H.R. 4686), E1026 [15JN]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (H. Con. Res. 253), H5760 [11JY]

Votes: position on missed, E607 [2MY]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), E1116 [26JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1116 [16MR], H2334 [13AP], H9502 [6OC], H9632 [10OC], H9898 [12OC]

Reports

Social Security Board as Case Study: Congressional Research Service, E358 [21MR]

Vulnerable Populations and Medicare Services: Marian E. Gornick, Century Foundation, E1635 [29SE]

Statements

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act: by, H7426 [12SE]

Studies

Internet Sampling of Health Insurance Policy Rates: by, E247 [8MR]

Summaries

Guarantee Comprehensive Health Care Coverage for All Children (H.R. 4390), E660 [4MY]

Medicare Early Access and Tax Credit Act (H.R. 4938), E1305 [24JY]

Tables

Comparison of Medicare payment rates across settings for selected high volume ambulatory care services, E959 [9JN]

Health insurance price quotes after medical underwriting, E269 [9MR]

Republican tax proposals effects on prescription drug prices, H2281 [13AP]

Socio-demographic characteristics of long-term care insurance purchasers, E8 [27JA]

Tributes

Bliley, Representative, E1805 [17OC]

Fenton, Alwine, E42 [1FE]

Forsyth, James, E1806 [17OC]

Guzman, Al, E517 [6AP]

Holmes, Dennis, E533 [11AP]

Iglesias, Luisa Victoria, E2115 [4DE]

Lawrence, Gregory, E1395 [27JY]

Lee, Representative, E948 [9JN]

Lothrop, Joanne, E2185 [14DE]

Plummer, Charles C., E109 [10FE]

Taylor, Harold, E196 [29FE]

Taylor, Helen Hollingshed, E1749 [12OC]

Thomas, Melvin L., E1272 [19JY]