BACA, JOE (a Representative from California)

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Tribal Matriarch Chacon Dies at 89, Joe Nelson, E591 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H342 [10FE]

Agriculture: allow referendum on creation of avocado promotion, research, and information program (see H.R. 2962), H3813 [24MY]

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), H2771 [9MY]

———improve benefits for members of the reserve components and their dependents (see H.R. 3267), H2411 [2MY]

———improve pay for certain enlisted members (see H.R. 4313), H2607 [4MY]

———provide improved benefits training to members to enhance retention (see H.R. 4388), H8406 [27SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H2340 [13AP]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2341 [13AP]

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

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H8062 [25SE]

Children and youth: authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H209 [2FE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H2411 [2MY]

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H3309 [17MY]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H8799 [4OC]

Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1367), H2411 [2MY]

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]

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), H5956 [12JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H3523 [22MY]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2770 [9MY]

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

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H7502 [12SE]

Courts: appointment of Federal district judges (see H.R. 4704), H4816 [21JN]

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

CPSC: require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 3136), H2512 [3MY]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H4784 [20JN]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 64), H1477 [28MR]

———improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H209 [2FE]

———increase cooperation on extradition efforts between the U.S. and foreign governments (see H.R. 3212), H90 [31JA]

———increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H2122 [11AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

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: terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H9505 [6OC]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H4675 [19JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H5037 [22JN]

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

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H7366 [7SE]

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), H4675 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1588 [29MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H2512 [3MY]

———establish presumption of service connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), H4783 [20JN]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H2411 [2MY]

Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (see H.R. 4187), H1851 [5AP]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H3049 [15MY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H3173 [16MY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4036 [7JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research (see H.R. 1472), H4484 [14JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H1163 [21MR]

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see H.R. 4594), H7503 [12SE]

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

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2906 [10MY]

———grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 455), H9505 [6OC]

———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), H1763 [4AP]

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

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 382), H2411 [2MY]

Employment: provide certain temporary employees with the same benefits as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), H1477 [28MR]

Families and domestic relations: increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H2411 [2MY]

———limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H255 [8FE]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (see H.R. 3240), H2607 [4MY]

———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H1477 [28MR]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), H2411 [2MY]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H2340 [13AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H6719 [20JY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), H4121 [8JN]

———make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H4783 [20JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H3413 [18MY]

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

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3180), H1413 [27MR]

George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA: designate (see H.R. 5110), H7280 [6SE]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

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

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H1477 [28MR]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H1852 [5AP]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H3926 [6JN]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1852 [5AP]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H3869 [25MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4992), H11207 [26OC]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H8617 [2OC]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 2539), H90 [31JA]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H5657 [29JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H5657 [29JN]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

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), H1406 [23MR]

———establish special procedures for filing and consideration of asylum applications by alien children and for the detention of any unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 4590), H3924 [6JN]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H5436 [28JN]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H8617 [2OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H2122 [11AP]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H6719 [20JY]

Insurance: implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H2411 [2MY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H2411 [2MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H4035 [7JN]

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: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H8617 [2OC]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 3375), H2770 [9MY]

———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H2340 [13AP]

———provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders (see H.R. 3087), H90 [31JA]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2411 [2MY]

———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H342 [10FE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1412 [27MR]

———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), H4121 [8JN]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H4121 [8JN]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2606 [4MY]

———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H4591 [15JN]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H4121 [8JN]

Medicare: assure access to managed health care through the cost contract program (see H.R. 2268), H10473 [19OC]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1629 [30MR]

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

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H7578 [13SE]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H8617 [2OC]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H3474 [19MY]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H8552 [29SE]

———improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), H165 [1FE]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H4591 [15JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H3172 [16MY]

———reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 61), H1412 [27MR]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632, 2002), H1588 [29MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 3580), H4784 [20JN]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3523 [22MY]

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

Merchant marine industry: protect seamen against economic reprisal (see H.R. 714), H7211 [27JY]

———tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H4592 [15JN]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H455 [15FE]

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), H4592 [15JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7128 [26JY]

National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H1477 [28MR]

Native Americans: restore reservation lands of the Elk Valley Band of Indians of the Elk Valley Rancheria of California (see H.R. 4338), H4121 [8JN]

———treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]

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

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H2905 [10MY]

North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 2288), H2512 [3MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H2411 [2MY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H2966 [11MY]

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

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 259), H4175 [9JN]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H50 [27JA]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), H5435 [28JN]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3049 [15MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H2770 [9MY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7502 [12SE]

Puente, Ernesto A., Jr. (Tito): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 435), H10808 [24OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H2770 [9MY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H931 [13MR]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (see H.R. 4126), H1588 [29MR]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5656 [29JN]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H2905 [10MY]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H8469 [28SE]

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

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1422), H4484 [14JN]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H1477 [28MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3413 [18MY]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans and extend the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 1793), H165 [1FE]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H2512 [3MY]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H4591 [15JN]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H2967 [11MY]

———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H1477 [28MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

———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), H6471 [18JY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H5169 [26JN]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H6470 [18JY]

———permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H10473 [19OC]

Taxation: allow certain individuals a credit for elective deferrals and individual retirement account contributions (see H.R. 2553), H2411 [2MY]

———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), H4220 [12JN]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in establishing a qualified employer plan (see H.R. 1021), H1674 [3AP]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4174 [9JN]

———application of the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass facilities (see H.R. 1731), H4174 [9JN]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8617 [2OC]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2906 [10MY]

———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, 4245), H2655 [8MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas (see H.R. 1660), H1477 [28MR]

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

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

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 225), H1476 [28MR]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H4035 [7JN]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1284 [22MR]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1077 [15MR]

———provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 4136), H6719 [20JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H2340 [13AP]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H7002 [25JY]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), H1413 [27MR]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H8736 [3OC]

———provide partial income exclusion to certain teachers in high-poverty schools (see H.R. 2611), H209 [2FE]

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

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2906 [10MY]

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

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H7652 [14SE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H4674 [19JN]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2967 [11MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H8617 [2OC]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H5240 [27JN]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H2967 [11MY]

———use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (see H.R. 2060), H2340 [13AP]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H4121 [8JN]

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), H7003 [25JY]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H8407 [27SE]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H8407 [27SE]

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

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 601), H9907 [16OC]

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

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H2239 [12AP]

———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), H2607 [4MY]

———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), H9768 [11OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3869 [25MY]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H10473 [19OC]

———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), H7128 [26JY]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H6355 [17JY]

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

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H10473 [19OC]

Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 37), H3926 [6JN]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H2606 [4MY]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: tribute to Cesar E. Chavez and farm worker housing programs (see H. Res. 486), H2410 [2MY]

American Red Cross: encourage support and participation by citizens (see H. Con. Res. 248), H341 [10FE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 313), H2410 [2MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: facilitate a regional approach to the acquisition of permanent conservation easements in the Chino Basin, CA (see H.R. 4691), H4674 [19JN]

Dept. of HUD: conduct a study of developing residential mortgage programs that provide low-cost health insurance in connection with low-cost mortgages (see H.R. 4348), H2410 [2MY]

Dept. of the Interior: participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (see H.R. 4533), H3812 [24MY]

Education: provide grants to local agencies to assist schools in obtaining computer software for bilingual education (see H.R. 4349), H2410 [2MY]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 3584), H253 [8FE]

Schools: develop and implement comprehensive school safety plans (see H.R. 4428), H2966 [11MY]

———encourage teaching of the role of Native Americans in U.S. history and culture and leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 487), H2410 [2MY]

Taxation: provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 5112), H7280 [6SE]

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

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H6776 [24JY]

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

Biographies

Andrade, Maria D., E1451 [13SE]

Hill, Rubin, E1451 [13SE]

White, Jim, E1451 [13SE]

Remarks

Alfred Rascon Post Office Building, Fulton, MD: designate (H.R. 4430), H6383 [18JY]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H8595 [2OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1289, H1311 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration (H. Res. 446), H1297 [23MR]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7558 [13SE]

Census: importance of decennial census, H1058 [15MR], H1994 [10AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3656 [24MY]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (H. Con. Res. 313), H2555 [4MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 541), E705 [11MY]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1271), E705 [11MY]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (H.R. 3125), H6068 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3184 [17MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5021 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4021 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11736 [1NO]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (H.R. 4248), H2127 [12AP]

Education: funding, H4021 [7JN]

———national policy to improve system, H10225 [18OC], H10884 [25OC]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11736 [1NO]

———support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2727 [9MY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 318), E705 [11MY]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H1195 [22MR]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H7243 [6SE]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), consideration (H. Res. 460), H1856 [6AP]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H761, H862 [9MR]

Inland Empire Mariachi Youth Education Foundation: tribute, H2350 [2MY], H2555 [4MY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H5021 [22JN]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content, H3184 [17MY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H8595 [2OC]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H761 [9MR]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1195 [22MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), consideration (H. Res. 444), H1179 [22MR]

San Bernardino, CA: tribute to Route 66 Rendezvous and Crusin' Hall of Fame inductees, E1455 [13SE]

Schools: develop and implement comprehensive school safety plans (H.R. 4428), H4021 [7JN]

Taxation: expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 4094), H10225 [18OC], H10884 [25OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2797 [10MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes, H862 [9MR]

Votes: position on missed, H2572 [4MY], H2787 [10MY], E641 [4MY], E1309 [24JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6593 [19JY], H8797 [4OC], H9898 [12OC], H12064 [8DE]

Special order: granted, H4034 [7JN], H6593 [19JY], H7265 [6SE], H8615 [2OC], H10254 [18OC], H11192 [25OC], H11204 [26OC], H11617 [30OC]

Statements

Remembering Abilio G. Baca: Brenda Guerrero, H6586 [19JY]

———Mary Arreola, H6587 [19JY]

———Richard Baca, H6587 [19JY]

———Ronnie Baca, H6586 [19JY]

———Sabra Baca, H6587 [19JY]

Tributes

Andrade, Maria D., E1451 [13SE]

Baca, Abilio G., H6586 [19JY]

Chacon, Martha Manuel, E591 [13AP]

Chavez-Rodriguez, Linda, E1761 [12OC]

Curtis, Sam V., E2089 [13NO]

Dixon, Julian C., E2169 [11DE]

Dominguez, Domitilia, E144 [15FE]

Firschein, Ruth, E1220 [13JY]

Gonzalez, Henry B., H12009 [5DE]

Hill, Rubin, E1451 [13SE]

Lerman, Miles, E836 [25MY]

Lewis, Goldy S., E1022 [15JN]

Molina, Bob, E804 [22MY]

Packard, Representative, H10885 [25OC]

Poole, Susan E., E2066 [2NO]

Ribera, Aldolfo, E743 [17MY]

Romero, Richard D., E1410 [6SE]

Valencia, Leocadia V., E369 [21MR]

Vega, Gina, E2185 [14DE]

White, Hazel, E1931 [25OC]

White, Jim, E1451 [13SE]