BALDACCI, JOHN ELIAS (a Representative from Maine)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1614 [30MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4979 [22JN]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1164 [21MR], H1242 [22MR]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H2339 [13AP]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H757 [8MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H373 [14FE]

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

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Budget: support year 2000 proposed budget (see H.R. 3055), H3649 [23MY]

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), H2607 [4MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H7212 [27JY]

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

———expand access to health care (see H.R. 4932), H7212 [27JY]

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

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H4121 [8JN]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6778 [24JY]

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), H5843 [11JY]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H3649 [23MY]

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

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

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H4592 [15JN]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H2770 [9MY]

Crime: convene a summit of national leaders to develop an action plan to deter acts of violence, especially domestic violence and sexual assault (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4484 [14JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure milk producers receive a fair price for milk marketed for domestic consumption and establish a National Milk Pricing Board (see H.R. 5052), H7208 [27JY]

———provide direct payments to dairy producers based on milk prices (see H.R. 5051), H7208 [27JY]

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 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), H278 [9FE]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 274), H921 [9MR]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3662), H633 [1MR]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H. Con. Res. 291), H1163 [21MR]

Dept. of HHS: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded research and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements (see H.R. 626), H2340 [13AP]

———establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H7578 [13SE]

———provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (see H.R. 3613), H922 [9MR]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H219 [7FE]

———conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 566), H7578 [13SE]

———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]

———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (see H.R. 4716), H4817 [21JN]

———payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods between terms (see H.R. 625), H7871 [19SE]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6600 [19JY]

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

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H2607 [4MY]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H5036 [22JN]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5657 [29JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H574 [29FE]

Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H7723 [18SE]

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

———ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H2341 [13AP]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H5737 [10JY]

———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]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H758 [8MR]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (see H.R. 4508), H3474 [19MY]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H5843 [11JY]

FDA: clarify jurisdiction over tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H1407 [23MR]

———establish a performance standard for breast pumps to facilitate their regulation (see H.R. 3372), H7578 [13SE]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H4817 [21JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3869 [25MY]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H9635 [10OC]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H373 [14FE]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2123 [11AP]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H1163 [21MR]

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

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see H.R. 3809), H922 [9MR]

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

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]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1053), H2512 [3MY]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 3884), H1164 [21MR]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3523 [22MY]

———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), H5656 [29JN]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H5955 [12JY]

Insurance: implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H373 [14FE]

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]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H255 [8FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H7502 [12SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1285 [22MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1077 [15MR]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H4817 [21JN]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7212 [27JY]

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

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H6355 [17JY]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 5067), H8201 [26SE]

———coverage of ambulance services to certain rural outpatient facilities (see H.R. 4549), H3867 [25MY]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3840), H7723 [18SE]

———coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H2607 [4MY]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7871 [19SE]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H997 [14MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H2412 [2MY] (see H.R. 4770), H7281 [6SE]

———coverage of screening mammography, pap smears, and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4330), H7871 [19SE]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H455 [15FE]

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

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H373 [14FE]

———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), H7366 [7SE]

———increase proportion of charges recognized for mental health services furnished to qualified beneficiaries residing in congregate residences (see H.R. 4950), H7282 [6SE]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5241 [27JN]

———protect beneficiaries under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4356), H7871 [19SE]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H3649 [23MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H455 [15FE] (see H.R. 3580), H575 [29FE]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7577 [13SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure financial solvency of Medicare+Choice organizations and Medicaid managed care organizations (see H.R. 3690), H1123 [20MR]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H7723 [18SE]

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

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7578 [13SE]

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]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H1764 [4AP]

———establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), H1163 [21MR]

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]

Petroleum: ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast (see H.R. 3807), H631 [1MR]

———mandatory licensing of patents on reformulated gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 4739), H5084 [23JN]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H922 [9MR]

———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), H4592 [15JN]

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

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]

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), H3868 [25MY]

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

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), H1285 [22MR]

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

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

Senior citizens: 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), H7992 [21SE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H2411 [2MY]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H510 [16FE]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H510 [16FE]

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

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

———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), H7366 [7SE]

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

Taxation: allow credit for providing an appropriate environment for employed mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 1163), H574 [29FE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H9900 [12OC]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H9505 [6OC]

———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), H2341 [13AP]

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

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H9767 [11OC]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H5084 [23JN]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H5843 [11JY]

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

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H2607 [4MY]

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

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H7932 [20SE]

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

Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 2579), H574 [29FE]

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

Veterans: authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 362), H4817 [21JN]

———increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2586), H7932 [20SE]

———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), H7129 [26JY]

———make permanent the eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see H.R. 1603), H7502 [12SE]

———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), H341 [10FE]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H2411 [2MY]

———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), H7871 [19SE]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (see H.R. 2660), H5955 [12JY]

———improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H5843 [11JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H455 [15FE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H7281 [6SE]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H7578 [13SE]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7723 [18SE]

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: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2906 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (see H. Res. 477), H2340 [13AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5247), H7990 [21SE]

FRS: reduce interest rates (see H. Res. 536), H5240 [27JN]

Gardner C. Grant Post Office, Cherryfield, ME: designate (see H.R. 5124), H7364 [7SE]

Medicare: extend the option to use rebased target amounts to all sole community hospitals (see H.R. 5011), H7206 [27JY]

Power resources: permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (see H.R. 4815), H5736 [10JY]

Lists

``Celebrating the Women of Lewiston/Auburn'' honorees, E242 [8MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6 [27JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3824 [25MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5455, H5546 [29JN], H5706, H5707, H5708 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9678 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), motion to instruct conferees, H8430 [28SE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1614, H1615 [30MR]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3357 [18MY]

Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, H1983 [10AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1313, H1319 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), motion to instruct conferees, H1983 [10AP]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3684 [24MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2843 [10MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H10447 [19OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1105 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1105 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: special research grants funding, H5546 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3357 [18MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4983 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4090 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11459 [28OC]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9696 [11OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (H. Res. 532), H5210 [27JN]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), H2092 [11AP], H10563 [24OC]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 438), H1007 [15MR]

FDA: prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5706, H5707, H5708 [10JY]

Federal aid programs: relief for communities in distress due to plant closures, mergers, layoffs, or other economic changes, H4658 [19JN]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (H.R. 4040), H2674 [9MY]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1243 [22MR]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1208 [22MR]

FRS: reduce interest rates (H. Res. 536), E1130 [28JN]

Gardner C. Grant Post Office, Cherryfield, ME: designate (H.R. 5124), E1426 [7SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H4090 [8JN]

LIHEAP: funding, H11459 [28OC]

Maine: tribute to ``Celebrating the Women of Lewiston/Auburn'' honorees, E242 [8MR]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5312 [28JN]

National Trio Day: observance, E143 [15FE]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1614, H1615 [30MR]

———influences on rise in prices, H415 [15FE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H1614, H1615 [30MR]

———permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (H.R. 4043), E364 [21MR]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), adoption of concurrent resolution making corrections in enrollment (H. Res. 663), H11549 [30OC]

———Women's Business Centers and National Women's Business Council funding, H4983 [22JN]

St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (H.R. 4815), E1189 [10JY]

———planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), consideration (H. Res. 663), H11549 [30OC]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: extend and improve, H1614, H1615 [30MR]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4137 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4082 [8JN]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption, H1243 [22MR]

———rates, H1319 [23MR]

Votes: position on missed, H538 [29FE], H4228 [13JN], E762 [18MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8101 [26SE]

World War II: tribute to 257th Ordnance Co., E667 [8MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H452 [15FE], H4672 [19JN]

Tributes

Day, John, E2145 [7DE]

Dennis, Janet, E1920 [25OC]

Palmer, Kenneth T., E615 [2MY]

Shibles, Dollie M., E214 [1MR]

Stupak, Bartholomew, Jr., E762 [18MY]