LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Amendments

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2607 [4MY], H2849, H2858, H2861, H2865, H2868, H2871, H2872, H2875, H2877, H2884, H2887, H2890, H2891, H2895, H2898, H2900, H2902 [10MY], H2908, H2909, H2910, H2911, H2913, H2916, H2918, H2920, H2921, H2923, H2926, H2931, H2951 [11MY]

Computers: establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (H.R. 2816), H12510 [15DE]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1078 [15MR], H1097, H1098, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

———reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), S2813 [13AP]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H6778 [24JY], H7003, H7004 [25JY], H7036, H7040, H7041, H7046, H7050, H7055 [26JY], H7213 [27JY], H7584, H7588 [14SE]

———making appropriations (S. 3041), S9522 [28SE]

———redevelopment of Southeast Federal Center (H.R. 3069), H9999 [17OC]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (H.R. 1725), S9965, S9996 [5OC], H10520 [23OC]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), S11644 [6DE]

Education: transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), S2793 [13AP], S10817, S10838 [19OC]

Landusky, MT: convey the surface and mineral estates of certain lots to the Landusky School District (S. 1218), S2797 [13AP]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), S11643, S11645 [6DE], H12031 [7DE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S10154, S10155 [10OC]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), S10099, S10114 [6OC], S10155 [10OC], H9607 [10OC]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (S. 1608), S8509 [13SE]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), S4925 [9JN], H2779 [9MY], H2801, H2803, H2807, H2815 [10MY]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), S11427 [31OC], H11848 [13NO]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2516), S7703, S7715, S7716 [26JY]

Analyses

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2750 [13AP]

Fugitive Apprehension Act (S. 2516), S3613 [8MY], S7717 [26JY]

Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act (H.R. 5563), E1959-E1961 [27OC]

Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act (S. 254): Council of State Governments, H5751 [11JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4942, District of Columbia appropriations, H8754 [4OC]

———S. 3041, District of Columbia appropriations, S9397 [27SE]

Articles and editorials

As Florida Goes, E2211 [15DE]

Biting the Ballot, E2174 [11DE]

Bush Plan Grades Students Poverty Levels, S2307 [6AP]

Common Sense for the Triangle, E1393 [27JY]

Conservation Money, S9914 [5OC]

Constitutional Case for Governmental Cooperation With Faith-Based Social Service Providers, H1923-H1935 [6AP]

Demagogic Bill, H2793 [10MY]

First, Do No Harm, H7592-H7596 [14SE]

Ghosts in Florida, E2174 [11DE]

Green Bill in the House, H2946 [11MY]

Growth Reshapes Coasts, S7433-S7435 [21JY]

How the Courts Undermined School Discipline, S3579 [8MY]

Land Plan—Worthwhile Conservation Act Stuck in Committee, E1138 [28JN]

Misdirected Education Money, S1588 [22MR]

Property Owners Due a Hearing, E374 [22MR]

Property Rights and Wrongs, H1085 [16MR]

Property Takings Bill Set for House Fight, H1086 [16MR]

Rail Crossing Rules One More Mandate, H2509 [3MY]

Raising the Stakes, E2173 [11DE]

Ruling Voids Use of Vouchers in Ohio Schools, E2205 [15DE]

To Any Lengths, E2173 [11DE]

Voucher Chorus Is Off-Key, S8816 [20SE]

Yates Will Be Missed, E863 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: include expansion of business development by disabled individuals among the public policy goals of State and local development companies (see H.R. 4983), H7128 [26JY]

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 2034), S328 [3FE] (see H.R. 3687), H509 [16FE]

Central Valley Project: conveyance of various reclamation projects to local water authorities (see S. 2672), S4564 [6JN]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S4820 [8JN]

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

———establish national policy on youth development (see S. 3085), S8823 [20SE] (see H.R. 5250), H7990 [21SE]

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

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S930 [29FE] (see S. 2567), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 4377), H2605 [4MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (see H. Res. 497), H2769 [9MY]

Colorado: development of collaborative forest restoration and fire prevention projects by the Forest Service, State and local agencies, and private landowners (see H.R. 5098), H7209 [27JY]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (see S. 3269), S11537 [14NO] (see H.R. 5645), H12045 [7DE]

Community development: authorize use of block grants to assist local firefighting, emergency medical, and rescue services (see H.R. 5424), H9504 [6OC]

Computers: allow issuance of single order to trace computer crime in multiple jurisdictions and modify damage requirements, sentencing guidelines, and treatment of juveniles in computer crimes (see S. 2092), S799 [24FE]

———impose a permanent moratorium on Internet access taxes, extend a moratorium on electronic commerce taxes, and encourage States to adopt a uniform sales and use tax (see H.R. 4267), H2336 [13AP]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants (see S. 2811), S6015 [28JN]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (see S. 2908), S7477 [24JY] (see H.R. 5563, 5567), H11206 [26OC]

———prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see S. 2927), S7656 [26JY]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in prisons funding (see S. 2619), S4378 [24MY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (see H. Res. 441), H1075 [15MR]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see H.R. 4468), H3172 [16MY]

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 Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see S. 2397), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4660), H4484 [14JN]

———enhance the ability of States and local governments to participate in certain projects that acquire and improve military housing (see H.R. 4367), H2511 [3MY]

———establish grant program to assist States and local governments in improving their ability to prevent and respond to domestic terrorism (see H.R. 3553), H89 [31JA]

———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5174), H7650 [14SE]

Dept. of Education: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (see S. 2455), S2865 [25AP]

Dept. of HUD: consolidate and reform Federal housing programs to empower communities and individuals (see S. 2968), S7839 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults (see S. 2065), S613 [10FE]

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H3924 [6JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: produce certain security documents at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis (see H.R. 4096), H1476 [28MR]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include airplane and rail accidents within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (see S. 2543), S3916 [11MY]

Diseases: study and demonstration projects regarding cases of hepatitis C among firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians who are employees or volunteers of units of local government (see H.R. 3659), H454 [15FE]

District of Columbia: establish procedures governing the responsibilities of court-appointed receivers who administer departments, offices, and agencies (see H.R. 3995), H1077 [15MR]

———making appropriations (see S. 3041), S8501 [13SE] (see H.R. 4942), H7002 [25JY] (see H.R. 5547), H11194 [25OC] (see H.R. 5633), H11927 [14NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration (see H. Res. 563), H7001 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 653), H11194 [25OC]

———modify performance accountability plan filing date and goals (see S. 3062), S8657 [18SE]

———provide that local legislation on the membership and responsibilities of the Board of Eeducation and school election districts shall take effect upon ratification by the voters (see H.R. 4387), H2606 [4MY]

———waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system (see H.R. 5537), H11193 [25OC]

Drug-Free Communities Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5427), H9634 [10OC]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see S. 3124), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 4493), H3412 [18MY]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see S. 3156), S9702 [3OC]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H920 [9MR]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies (see H.R. 3867), H756 [8MR]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies to raise student achievement levels, and provide achievement-based college assistance to students in failing schools (see S. 2159), S1117 [2MR]

———early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see S. 2348), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 4333), H2339 [13AP]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (see S. 2929), S7656 [26JY]

———establish Children's Classroom Trust Fund to direct funding and control to local educational agencies (see S. 3263), S11374 [30OC]

———establish summer academic enrichment programs (see S. 2970), S7839 [27JY]

———modify computation of Impact Aid Program weighted student units for payments to local educational agencies (see S. 2118), S929 [29FE]

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

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

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see S. 2124), S930 [29FE] (see H.R. 3705), H572 [29FE]

———strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (see S. 2067), S613 [10FE]

———support teacher corps programs (see S. 2116), S929 [29FE]

———transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 621), H9635 [10OC]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 1), S11917 [15DE] (see H.R. 5674), H12531 [15DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H1628 [30MR]

———assist States and local educational agencies with expenses of Federal infrastructure, technology, and equipment requirements (see H.R. 4766), H5240 [27JN]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see S. 2389), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

Employment: clarify overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (see H.R. 4405), H2770 [9MY]

EPA: establish Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat) to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (see S. 2296), S1747 [27MR]

———increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 5305), H8200 [26SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify provisions relative to the use of accrued compensatory time by certain public employees (see S. 3159), S9861 [4OC]

FEC: study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (see S. 3273), S11575 [5DE] (see H.R. 5680), H12532 [15DE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers and protect gun owner privacy and ownership rights (see S. 2270), S1596 [22MR]

———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), H9900 [12OC]

Flag—U.S.: ensure that rules of etiquette for flying the flag do not preclude the flying of flags at half mast when ordered by city and local officials (see H.R. 5029), H7207 [27JY]

Foreign trade: nullify State and local laws prohibiting or otherwise restricting economic activity with foreign countries (see H.R. 5534), H10808 [24OC]

Housing: delegate the primary responsibility for the preservation and expansion of affordable low-income housing to States and localities (see S. 3033), S8413 [12SE]

Immigration: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 4679), H4591 [15JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior (see S. 2517), S3612 [8MY] (see H.R. 4127), H1588 [29MR]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H7209 [27JY]

Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 394), H7502 [12SE]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (see S. 2055), S612 [10FE]

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see S. 2995), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 5165), H7577 [13SE]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests, make grants to States to include samples in FBI Combined DNA Index System, and collect and analyze samples from certain offenders for FBI system (see H.R. 5000), H7206 [27JY]

———allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (see S. 3130), S9466 [28SE]

———assist States and local governments in carrying out Safe Homes-Safe Streets programs (see S. 2482), S3023 [27AP]

———assist States and local governments with safe communities programs and combatting school violence (see H.R. 5218), H7932 [20SE]

———create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]

———develop and implement community policing and prosecutorial initiatives that address production, manufacture, distribution, importation, and use of illegal drugs (see S. 2850), S6574 [12JY]

———encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3927), H1075 [15MR]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 4640), H4220 [12JN]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S2616 [12AP] (see H.R. 4033), H1123 [20MR]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see S. 2256), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 3896), H921 [9MR]

———fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2761), S5555 [21JN]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see S. 3221), S10801 [19OC] (see H.R. 4550), H3867 [25MY]

Medicare: improve access to Medicare+Choice plans through an increase in annual capitation rates (see S. 2937), S7656 [26JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (see H. Con. Res. 254), H510 [16FE]

———require public participation and congressional approval prior to designation of any national monument in Washington (see H.R. 3683), H509 [16FE]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: expand purpose to cover individuals aged 18 through 21 (see S. 2064), S613 [10FE]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (see S. 2181), S1173 [6MR]

New York: authorizing appropriations to reimburse State and local law enforcement departments for security-related expenses arising from the new residency of President and Hillary Rodham Clinton (see H.R. 3606), H278 [9FE]

Oil Pollution Act: improve provisions on the recovery of damages for injuries resulting from oil spills (see S. 3268), S11494 [1NO] (see H.R. 5617), H11781 [1NO]

———reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (see S. 2944), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5100), H7209 [27JY]

Petroleum: allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (see S. 2503), S3513 [4MY]

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

Public lands: increase participation of local communities in Federal land management planning and respond to impacts of heavy public use of Federal lands (see H.R. 5493), H10256 [18OC]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 2735), S5240 [15JN] (see H.R. 4677), H4591 [15JN]

Schools: provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (see H.R. 4054), H1284 [22MR]

———provide loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs (see S. 2890), S7229 [19JY]

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 S. 2435), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 5081), H7209 [27JY]

South Gate, CA: extend authority of the Los Angeles Unified School District to use certain park lands for elementary school purposes (see H.R. 5083), H7209 [27JY]

States: regulate transactions at pawn shops and prohibit the imposition of usurious interest rates on loans to consumers (see H. Con. Res. 312), H2339 [13AP]

Taxation: allow certain deductions for school bus owner-operators (see H.R. 4050), H1163 [21MR]

———allow certain senior citizens a deduction for State and local real property taxes and provide for the establishment of senior citizen real property tax accounts (see H.R. 3537), H49 [27JA]

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

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (see S. 2779), S5663 [22JN]

———establish nexus requirements for State and local taxation of mobile telecommunication services (see H.R. 4391), H2654 [8MY]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 5265), H7991 [21SE]

———exempt State and local political committees from required notification of certain information to the IRS (see S. 3193), S10411 [12OC]

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

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 2775), S5663 [22JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2255), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 4460), H3171 [16MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), consideration (see H. Res. 496), H2769 [9MY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2028), S328 [3FE] (see S. 2036), S381 [7FE] (see H.R. 3709), H572 [29FE]

———provide jurisdictional standards for imposition of State and local business activity, sales, and use tax obligations on interstate commerce (see S. 2401), S2527 [11AP]

———temporary deduction for Federal, State, and local fuel taxes (see S. 2799), S5884 [27JN]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction for water and sewage disposal property relative to service laterals (see S. 2290), S1671 [23MR]

———use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds (see S. 2714), S5027 [13JN]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (see S. 2767), S5662 [22JN]

Territories: clarify the process for the adoption of local constitutional self-government for the Virgin Islands and Guam (see H.R. 3999), H1118 [16MR]

Traverse City, MI: Dept. of Transportation grant to school district for demolition and removal of structure at former Coast Guard property (see H.R. 4197), H1851 [5AP]

Tullahoma, TN: authorize retention of all funds received under certain EPA construction grants (see H.R. 4355), H2410 [2MY]

21st Century Bipartisan Electoral Commission: establish (see H.R. 5664), H12094 [14DE]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2516), S3612 [8MY]

U.S. Park Police: permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (see H.R. 4404), H2770 [9MY]

Voting: establish a commission to develop uniform standards for the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 5672), H12531 [15DE]

———establish a commission to study voting procedures in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5676, 5677), H12531 [15DE]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local governments with improving the administration of elections through activities which may include the modernization of voting procedures and equipment (see H.R. 5653), H12080 [11DE]

Conference reports

District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 4942), H11087-H11188 [25OC]

Cost Estimates

Education Land Grant Act (H.R. 150): CBO, S1506 [21MR]

Descriptions

Local Housing Opportunities Act (S. 2968), S7868-S7870 [27JY]

Documents

Antiquities Act, S7032 [17JY]

Excerpts

Conservation and Reinvestment Act editorial support: several publications, S9913 [5OC]

Explanations

Educational Opportunities Act (S. 2): Jeffords Amendment on Early Learning Programs Funding, S3599 [8MY]

Factsheets

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2751 [13AP]

Letters

Affordable Education Act: Michael A. Resnick, National School Boards Association, S905 [29FE]

Allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders: Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S9468 [28SE]

———Michael D. Robinson, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S9468 [28SE]

———Robert M.A. Johnson, National District Attorneys Association, S9468 [28SE]

America's Better Classroom Act: Representative Capps, Nick Hill, and Milagros Macias, H7643 [14SE]

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act: G. Eugene Story, Glenn E. Wilson, Jr., and J. Kent Lindsay, Montezuma County, CO, Board of County Commissioners, S333 [3FE]

———Jeff Widen, Colorado Environmental Coalition, Mark Pearson, Sierra Club, and Suzanne Jones, Wilderness Society, S333 [3FE]

———Mark Larson, Kay Alexander, and Jim Dyer, Colorado General Assembly, S332 [3FE]

———Ray Christensen, Colorado Farm Bureau, S333 [3FE]

———Stan Broome, CLUB 20 (organization), S333 [3FE]

Clarify overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel: Robert S. Wing and William P. Young, International Association of Firefighters Local 64, E680 [9MY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), H2861 [10MY]

———Andrea L. Colnes, Northern Forest Alliance, H2861 [10MY]

———Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii and Dirk Kempthorne, Governor of Idaho, H2842 [10MY]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H2860 [10MY]

———Greg Walcher, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H2839 [10MY]

———Jane Danowitz, Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation (organization), H2860 [10MY]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, H2861 [10MY]

———several conservation organizations, H2860 [10MY]

———Tom Vilsack and Frank Keating, National Governors' Association, S9460 [28SE]

Conservation and Stewardship Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), S1176 [6MR]

———Deborah Gangloff, American Forests (organization), S1176 [6MR]

———Kathleen Selz and Dale Penny, National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, S1176 [6MR]

———several environmental organizations, S1176 [6MR]

———Steven J. Shimberg, National Wildlife Federation, S1176 [6MR]

———Suzanne Probart, Alliance for Community Trees, S1177 [6MR]

———Suzanne Probart, Tree New Mexico, Inc., S1177 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense facilities use as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections: Douglas A. Dworkin, Dept. of Defense, H9595 [10OC]

Early learning programs funding, S3668 [9MY]

———Andrea Young, National Black Child Development Institute, Inc., S3667 [9MY]

———Betty Beene, United Way, S3668 [9MY]

———David H. Driscoll, Massachusetts Dept. of Education, S3667 [9MY]

———Elaine Fersh, Parents United for Child Care (organization), S3667 [9MY]

———Howard Baker, Geresh and Sara Lemberg Children's Center, Inc., S3669 [9MY]

———Marta T. Rosa, Child Care Resource Center, Inc., S3668 [9MY]

———Nancy Duff Campbell and Judith C. Appelbaum, National Women's Law Center, S3667 [9MY]

———Rob Reiner, S3667 [9MY]

———Sanford Newman, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S3668 [9MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs funding: Gordon M. Ambach, Council of Chief State School Officers, S5855 [27JN]

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund: several State and local government organizations, S2203, S2204 [5AP]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Don Siegelman, Governor of Alabama, H2795 [10MY]

———Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, H2794 [10MY]

———Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, H2795 [10MY]

———Gary E. Johnson, Governor of New Mexico, H2795 [10MY]

———James S. Gilmore III, Governor of Virginia, H2790 [10MY]

———Joan Bowman, Mayor of Lenexa, KS, H2798 [10MY]

———several Governors, H2794 [10MY]

———Tom Ridge, Governor of Pennsylvania, H2794 [10MY]

Loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs: Brenda L. Welburn, National Association of State Boards of Education, S7241 [19JY]

———James E. Rier, Jr., Maine State Board of Education, S7242 [19JY]

———Mary E. Teasley, National Education Association, S7241 [19JY]

———Vicki Rafel, PTA, S7241 [19JY]

Moratorium on Dept. of the Interior implementation of certain Indian gaming regulations or tribal-State gambling compacts: Bill Pryor, Alabama Attorney General, S6532 [12JY]

———Robert A. Butterworth, Florida Attorney General, S6532 [12JY]

Permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Carter D. Ward, Missouri Education Roundtable (organization), S3312 [3MY]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: William R. Toor, Mayor of Boulder, CO, H1096 [16MR]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program proposal: Representatives Owens and Clyburn, Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

Regulation of train whistles at crossings: Representatives Lipinski and Petri, H2510 [3MY]

School construction and infrastructure improvements funding: Representative Owens, H11613, H11614 [30OC]

School social promotion: NAACP, S1076 [2MR]

Southeast Federal Center Public-Private Development Act: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), H2629 [8MY]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H2629 [8MY]

Use of Dept. of Defense facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections: Guy R. Ziegler, Franklin County, KY, Clerk, S4167 [18MY]

———Mary Kiffmeyer, Minnesota Sec. of State, S4167 [18MY]

Voting difficulties in Georgia's Fourth Congressional District: Representative McKinney, E2102 [14NO]

Lists

Conservation and Revinvestment Act Coalition members, S9913 [5OC]

Contributors to disaster assistance for Southwest Georgia, S1741 [27MR]

Groups supporting Kennedy amendment on teacher quality to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5945 [28JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund disbursements to New Mexico, H2893 [10MY]

National monuments added under the Antiquities Act by U.S. Presidents, S7030-S7032 [17JY]

School construction bills introduced during the 106th Congress, H11617 [30OC]

Senators and staff supporting Conservation and Revinvestment Act, S9913 [5OC]

Virginia organizations supporting Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S9937 [5OC]

Memorandums

NSF Competitive Grant Awards to Public and Private Schools To Hire Master Teachers: David M. Ackerman, H10619 [24OC]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (S. 1608): Janet A. Poling, Dept. of Agriculture, S8523 [13SE]

Use of Dept. of Defense Facilities as Polling Places for Federal, State, and Local Elections: Douglas A. Dworkin, Dept. of Defense, S4167 [18MY]

Messages

District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton, S7388 [20JY], H6711 [20JY]

Motions

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2949 [11MY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1111 [16MR]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H8747 [4OC]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2819 [10MY]

Petitions and memorials

Alaska: use of Dept. of Defense facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections, S4167 [18MY]

Colorado Wildlife Commission: Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2839 [10MY]

Lenexa, KS: Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2798 [10MY]

Press releases

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: National Governors' Association, H2842 [10MY]

Remarks in House

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H5577-H5580, H5586 [29JN]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to livable communities initiatives, H936 [14MR]

California: improve growth management initiatives, H346 [14FE]

Campbell, Jane L.: Governing Magazine Public Official of the Year award recipient, E2094 [14NO]

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (H. Res. 465), H2021-H2026 [11AP]

———establish national policy on youth development (H.R. 5250), E1556 [21SE]

Cleveland, OH: Federal appeals court decision on vouchers to provide school choice, E2205 [15DE]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (H. Res. 561), H7190 [27JY]

Coastal zones: prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by States under Federal moratorium on offshore leasing, H2861-H2864 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H8596 [2OC], H8641-H8648, H8650, H8651, H8655, H8656 [3OC], H9870 [12OC], E1669 [4OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2470 [3MY], H2827-H2903 [10MY], H2907-H2952 [11MY], E154 [16FE], E571 [13AP], E722, E724 [15MY], E740 [17MY], E779 [19MY], E1138 [28JN]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2821-H2826 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), motion to recommit, H2949-H2951 [11MY]

Colorado: development of collaborative forest restoration and fire prevention projects by the Forest Service, State and local agencies, and private landowners (H.R. 5098), E1375 [27JY]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H221 [8FE], H258 [9FE], H346 [14FE], H375 [15FE], H513 [29FE], H936 [14MR], H2015 [11AP], H2346 [2MY], H2618 [8MY], H3528 [23MY], H5172 [27JN], H5739 [11JY], H6056 [17JY], H7375 [12SE], H7923 [20SE], H8777, H8779 [4OC], H9871 [12OC]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H4763-H4765, H4773, H4775 [20JN], H4906, H4907 [21JN]

Computers: establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (H.R. 2816), H12487, H12509, H12510 [15DE]

———extend the moratorium on Internet access taxes, encourage States to develop a streamlined sales and use tax system, and authorize an Interstate Sales and Use Tax Compact, H2802 [10MY]

———impose a permanent moratorium on Internet access taxes, extend a moratorium on electronic commerce taxes, and encourage States to adopt a uniform sales and use tax (H.R. 4267), E564 [13AP], E623 [3MY], E741 [17MY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: assure funding parity between oil and gas revenue producing States and non-producing States, H2912 [11MY]

———condition funding on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H2872-H2875 [10MY], H2949-H2951 [11MY], E779 [19MY]

———mandatory funding mechanisms, H2887-H2890 [10MY], E740 [17MY]

———Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program funding, H2865-H2868 [10MY]

———restrict funding to incorporated cities and counties with certain population levels, H2926, H2927 [11MY]

Contra Costa County, CA: eligibility to receive offshore oil drilling environmental impact assistance, H2890, H2891 [10MY]

Corona, CA: tribute to Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, E1840 [19OC]

Corpus Christi, TX: tribute to Sister City relationship with Toledo, Spain, E1236 [14JY]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (H.R. 5563), E1959 [27OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over all constitutional rights disputes, H1098-H1101 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1102-H1111 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1089-H1114 [16MR], E356 [21MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), amendment process, H902 [9MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 441), H1083-H1088 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), motion to recommit, H1112 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: conveyance of land to communities with former military installations, H3286 [17MY]

———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (H.R. 5174), H9593-H9597 [10OC], H9840 [12OC]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for any efforts to restrict military recruiting at secondary schools, H4284, H4285 [13JN]

Dept. of HUD: allow religious organizations to compete for grants on same basis as private organizations, H1919-H1935 [6AP]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H8817 [5OC]

———modify eligibility requirements for Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Program grants, H1936, H1937 [6AP]

Dept. of Justice: provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders, H5046, H5047 [23JN]

———State and local law enforcement agencies funding to combat child pornography and exploitation on the Internet, H5046 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 345), H7749, H7750 [19SE]

———prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H4578-H4583 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: produce certain security documents at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis (H.R. 4096), H7677-H7679 [18SE]

District of Columbia: disposition of surplus school property to charter schools, H7046-H7048 [26JY]

———establish procedures governing the responsibilities of court-appointed receivers who administer departments, offices, and agencies (H.R. 3995), H4191 [12JN], E313 [15MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H6711 [20JY], H7026-H7058 [26JY], H7176 [27JY], H7283 [7SE], H7583-H7599 [14SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11199, H11203, H11265-H11297 [26OC], E2014, E2015 [28OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration (H. Res. 563), H7021-H7026 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 653), H11230-H11241 [26OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), motion to instruct conferees, H8747-H8754 [4OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), unanimous-consent agreement, H7044 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5633), H11868 [13NO], H11901-H11915 [14NO]

———Metrorail funding, H7032, H7033, H7036, H7037 [26JY]

———modify performance accountability plan filing date and goals (S. 3062), H10459 [19OC]

———prohibit location of needle exchange programs within 1,000 feet of areas where children may be present, H7588-H7590 [14SE], H8752, H8753 [4OC]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7031, H7032, H7034, H7035, H7050-H7053 [26JY], H7283 [7SE]

———provide that local legislation on the membership and responsibilities of the Board of Education and school election districts shall take effect upon ratification by the voters (H.R. 4387), H4193 [12JN]

———redevelopment of Southeast Federal Center (H.R. 3069), H2628-H2631 [8MY], H9999 [17OC]

———strike operational and legislative riders from appropriations legislation, H7041-H7044 [26JY]

———tax structure study funding, H7036 [26JY]

———waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system (H.R. 5537), H11584, H11585 [30OC]

———Water and Sewer Authority management, H11288 [26OC]

District of Columbia Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corp.: funding, H7041 [26JY]

Domestic policy: effect of political party objectives on the economy, H11866 [13NO]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (H.R. 1725), H1136 [21MR], H10520 [23OC]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), H9951-H9954 [17OC]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H4197-H4201 [12JN]

Economic Development Administration: programs funding through reductions in prison construction programs, H5010 [22JN]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, E613 [2MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), E840 [25MY]

———assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (H.R. 3873), E276 [9MR]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies, H10814, H10815, H10850-H10853 [25OC], H11199, H11200, H11201, H11202 [26OC], H11466, H11469, H11472 [28OC], H11506 [29OC]

———Impact Aid Program funding, E1008 [14JN], E1026 [15JN]

———national policy to improve system, H10815 [25OC]

———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs (H.R. 2344), H7971-H7974 [21SE]

———return control to local educational agencies, H8412 [28SE]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H19-H22 [27JA], H244-H247 [8FE], H1342 [23MR], H2415, H2446 [3MY], H2782, H2783 [10MY], H4052 [8JN], H4249-H4254 [13JN], H7640-H7646 [14SE], H7889-H7897 [20SE], H8301-H8306 [27SE], H10875, H10880 [25OC], H11214, H11216 [26OC], H11465, H11466-H11474 [28OC], H11608, H11612-H11617 [30OC], H11678 [31OC], H11729-H11739 [1NO], H11801 [2NO]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (H.R. 3705), E200 [29FE], E650 [4MY]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, H4022 [7JN]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H4596 [19JN], E613 [2MY]

———transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 621), H9618-H9620 [10OC]

Election Administration Commission: establish (H.R. 5674), E2219, E2236 [15DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (H.R. 4141), H2750-H2757 [9MY], E463 [30MR], E613 [2MY]

———assist States and local educational agencies with expenses of Federal infrastructure, technology, and equipment requirements (H.R. 4766), H11612 [30OC], E1129, E1132 [28JN]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders, H9655 [11OC]

Employment: clarify overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (H.R. 4405), E680 [9MY]

EPA: National Hazardous Waste and Superfund Ombudsman funding, H4841-H4843 [21JN], E1112 [26JN]

FAA: use of passenger facility charges, H1007, H1026 [15MR]

Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving needs (H.R. 2500), H7974 [21SE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to minimum wage levels, H879-H881 [9MR]

———remove incentives for offshore oil development, protect open spaces and natural resources, and require that State conservation plans comply with Federal environmental regulations, H2858 [10MY]

FEMA: investigate failure of State and local governments to return unused disaster funds, H6782 [25JY]

Fire prevention: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, H1580 [29MR]

Firearms: enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, H1158-H1161 [21MR], H1681 [4AP]

———notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF when an instant criminal background check determines a person is ineligible for a handgun, H4995 [22JN]

———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 (H.R. 5472), E1782 [13OC]

Florida: application of precedent set in Hawaii's appointment of electors in 1960 to resolve disputed Presidential election results, E2179 [13DE]

———constitutionality of State legislature's attempt to appoint Presidential electors, E2211 [15DE]

———disputed results in Presidential election, H11846, H11866-H11871, H11873-H11877 [13NO], H11917-H11922 [14NO], H11930, H11941 [4DE], H12082 [13DE], E2179 [13DE]

Georgia: voting difficulties in the Fourth Congressional District, E2102 [14NO]

Government: require prompt notification of property owners whose rights have been limited by actions of Federal agencies, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

Health: prohibit State and local interference with organ allocation policies of the National Organ Transplant Network, H1701, H1702 [4AP]

Housing: allow shared housing placement organizations to run background checks on potential participants, H1866 [6AP]

Immigration: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding (H.R. 4679), E1029 [15JN]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: impact of unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments, H2785, H2786 [10MY]

Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), H7396, H7397 [12SE]

———develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 394), H7398 [12SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: prohibit States from acquiring land if a local government has disapproved the acquisition, H2895-H2898 [10MY]

———prohibit taking of private property through use of adverse condemnation proceedings, H2913-H2916 [11MY]

———require State approval of land acquisitions which result in a net gain of Federal ownership in States where a majority of land is already federally-owned, H2898-H2900 [10MY]

———require States to establish a dedicated State land acquisition fund to receive matching grants, H2900-H2902 [10MY]

Landusky, MT: convey the surface and mineral estates of certain lots to the Landusky School District (S. 1218), H10491 [23OC]

Law enforcement: assist States and local governments with safe communities programs and combatting school violence (H.R. 5218), E1544 [20SE]

———community policing crime identification technology program funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5012-H5015 [22JN]

———community policing programs, H4959, H4960, H4968, H5017-H5021 [22JN], E1135 [28JN], E1165 [30JN]

———create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (H.R. 3981), H624-H627 [1MR], H1266 [22MR], E321 [15MR]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 3375), H5047 [23JN]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), H8572-H8578 [2OC], H12031, H12032 [7DE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (H.R. 4033), H6932-H6936 [25JY], E1345 [27JY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), H10871, H10872 [25OC], E1978, E2000 [28OC]

Mangilao, GU: anniversary of mayorship, E191 [29FE]

Missouri: flood buyout and relocation program funding, H4853 [21JN]

Montana: develop acquisition and disposal plan for consolidation of private and Federal lands, H2916-H2918 [11MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, H2329 [13AP]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (H. Con. Res. 254), H496 [16FE]

National forests: prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands without tribal, State, and local government notification, H4577 [15JN]

New Jersey: State Senate opposition to Federal School-to-Work curriculum, E1047 [19JN], E1079 [22JN]

New York: authorizing appropriations to reimburse State and local law enforcement departments for security-related expenses arising from the new residency of President and Hillary Rodham Clinton (H.R. 3606), E102 [9FE]

Norristown, PA: tribute to Sister City relationship with Montella, Italy, E1223 [13JY]

NSF: authorize competitive grant awards to public and private schools to hire master teachers, H10617-H10621 [24OC]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (H.R. 5100), E13671 [27JY]

Pennsauken Township, NJ: tribute on efforts to reduce substandard housing, E746 [17MY]

Public lands: prohibit wildlife conservation organizations from using Federal funds for purchase of conservation easements, H2918-H2920 [11MY]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H9607-H9614 [10OC], E1800 [16OC], E1818 [17OC]

———Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program funding, H2921-H2923 [11MY]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (H.R. 2777), H335 [10FE], H540 [29FE]

Railroads: regulation of train whistles at crossings, H1988 [10AP], H2505-H2510 [3MY]

Sarasota, FL: use of passenger facility charges at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, H1028 [15MR]

Schools: provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (H.R. 4054), E373 [22MR]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (H.R. 1217), H8410 [28SE]

———create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (H.R. 5081), E1366 [27JY]

South Gate, CA: extend authority of the Los Angeles Unified School District to use certain park lands for elementary school purposes (H.R. 5083), H9623, H9624 [10OC], H9843 [12OC]

States: regulate transactions at pawn shops and prohibit the imposition of usurious interest rates on loans to consumers (H. Con. Res. 312), H5179-H5181 [27JN]

Surplus Government property: clarify authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies, H3314-H3316, H3394 [18MY]

Taxation: avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (H.R. 5277), H8064 [26SE]

———designate renewal communities, H11248 [26OC], H12484, H12485, H12494 [15DE]

———equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (S. 893), H10632-H10634 [24OC]

———establish nexus requirements for State and local taxation of mobile telecommunication services (H.R. 4391), H5741-H5744 [11JY], E1208 [11JY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools, H2756 [9MY], H11246, H11252, H11254, H11263 [26OC], H11410, H11414 [27OC], H11452, H11465, H11469, H11470 [28OC], H11506, H11508-H11511 [29OC], H11532 [30OC], H11835-H11840 [3NO]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 4094), H1833 [5AP], H2553, H2554 [4MY], H6036 [13JY], H7641, H7642, H7645 [14SE], H10224, H10225, H10228, H10229 [18OC], H10875, H10880, H10881, H10884 [25OC], H11356 [26OC], E906 [7JN]

———extend incentives for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, H12500 [15DE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2785-H2821 [10MY], H3477 [22MY], E712, E720 [11MY], E742 [17MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), consideration (H. Res. 496), H2783-H2785 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), motion to recommit, H2819 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 4460), E741 [17MY]

———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (H.R. 996), H969 [14MR], H1741 [4AP], H2553 [4MY], H6764-H6770 [24JY]

———State tax treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, H2815, H2816 [10MY]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), H8275-H8277 [27SE], H11848, H11849 [13NO]

U.S. Park Police: permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (H.R. 4404), H9959 [17OC], E673 [9MY]

Union City, NJ: anniversary of Housing Authority, E1400 [6SE]

Virgin Islands: allow self-determination on number of members in the legislature and number of such members constituting a quorum (H.R. 2296), H7403, H7404 [12SE]

Virginia: livable communities efforts, H1417 [28MR]

Voting: establish a commission to study voting procedures in Federal, State, and local elections (H.R. 5677), E2228 [15DE]

Wildlife: prohibit funding to certain public outreach organizations and prevent the re-introduction of certain species into wilderness areas, H2920, H2921 [11MY]

Williams, Anthony A.: State of the District of Columbia message, H705 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, S7095, S7096 [18JY], S10680 [18OC]

Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area: establish (S. 2034), S331 [3FE]

Central Valley Project: conveyance of various reclamation projects to local water authorities (S. 2672), S4567 [6JN]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 2700), S4835-S4843 [8JN], S10775 [19OC]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (S. 3085), S8862-S8864 [20SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S9808-S9813, S9816, S9826, S9829-S9835 [4OC], S9907-S9909, S9911-S9916, S9937 [5OC], S10075 [6OC], S10126 [10OC], S10401 [12OC], S11232, S11293 [27OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), S6837 [14JY], S6992, S7039 [17JY], S7431-S7435 [21JY], S8877, S8878 [21SE], S9256 [26SE], S9460 [28SE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2123), S936-S946 [29FE], S1019 [1MR]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 25), S598 [10FE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2567), S4018, S4029 [16MY], S4031 [17MY]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (S. 3269), S11512-S11515, S11517, S11521 [14NO]

Computers: allow issuance of single order to trace computer crime in multiple jurisdictions and modify damage requirements, sentencing guidelines, and treatment of juveniles in computer crimes (S. 2092), S804 [24FE]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes, S10914-S10919 [24OC], S11886-S11890 [15DE]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (H.R. 2816), S11942 [15DE]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (S. 1314), S1454 [20MR]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants (S. 2811), S6026 [28JN], S6104 [29JN], S10947 [24OC]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (S. 2908), S7477 [24JY]

———exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (S. 33), S121 [31JA]

———prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (S. 2927), S7667 [26JY]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in prisons funding (S. 2619), S4380 [24MY]

Courts: reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), House amendment, S2813, S2814 [13AP]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 2783), S5790 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (S. 2397), S2588-S2590 [12AP]

———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections, S4166 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (S. 2455), S2866 [25AP]

Dept. of HUD: consolidate and reform Federal housing programs to empower communities and individuals (S. 2968), S7867 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: drug prosecution and incarceration funding for county and local governments along the U.S.-Mexico border, S6670 [13JY]

———provide grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults (S. 2065), S622 [10FE]

Dept. of the Interior: extend moratorium on implementation of certain Indian gaming regulations or tribal-State gambling compacts, S6530-S6536 [12JY]

Detroit, MI: Dept. of Human Rights recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2861 [25AP]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include airplane and rail accidents within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (S. 2543), S3916 [11MY]

District of Columbia: establish procedures governing the responsibilities of court-appointed receivers who administer departments, offices, and agencies (H.R. 3995), S10490 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, S11230-S11241, S11279, S11283-S11286 [27OC], S11307 [28OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5633), unanimous-consent agreement, S11544 [14NO]

———making appropriations (S. 3041), S9397 [27SE]

———making appropriations (S. 3041), unanimous-consent agreement, S9397 [27SE]

———modify performance accountability plan filing date and goals (S. 3062), S8658 [18SE], S10114 [6OC]

———provide that local legislation on the membership and responsibilities of the Board of Education and school election districts shall take effect upon ratification by the voters (H.R. 4387), S5159 [14JN]

———redevelopment of Southeast Federal Center (H.R. 3069), S10271, S10272 [11OC]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (H.R. 1725), S9996 [5OC]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), S11655 [6DE]

———tribute to drug courts, S4294 [23MY]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (S. 3156), S9750 [3OC]

Education: allow States and local school districts choice in conducting student assessments, S3238 [2MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, S2952 [27AP], S3232, S3235 [2MY], S3284-S3292 [3MY], S3484 [4MY], S3592 [8MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (S. 1266), S594, S605 [10FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1372 [9MR]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion, S1074-S1082, S1100 [2MR]

———development of high school dropout prevention programs, S6190 [30JN]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies, S11078-S11080 [26OC], S11483 [1NO]

———direct funding and control to local educational agencies to raise student achievement levels, and provide achievement-based college assistance to students in failing schools (S. 2159), S1119 [2MR]

———early learning programs funding, S3598 [8MY], S3665-S3676 [9MY]

———early learning programs funding (S. 2866), S6678-S6680 [13JY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, S3591 [8MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (S. 2348), S2112-S2114 [4AP]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (S. 2929), S7672 [26JY]

———establish summer academic enrichment programs (S. 2970), S7881 [27JY]

———Impact Aid Program funding, S2062, S2063 [4AP]

———improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers, S5944-S5948 [28JN]

———improve teacher quality, S3231 [2MY], S3648, S3649 [9MY]

———modify computation of Impact Aid Program weighted student units for payments to local educational agencies (S. 2118), S935 [29FE]

———national policy to improve system, S1625 [23MR], S11358 [30OC]

———national policy to improve system (S. 824), star print, S835 [24FE]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S3475, S3476 [4MY]

———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs, S1000-S1003 [1MR]

———provide grants for master teacher programs, S1092, S1101 [2MR]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs, S4027 [16MY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S1055 [2MR], S2451 [10AP], S3318 [3MY], S11104 [26OC]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (S. 2124), S950 [29FE]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, S3650, S3651 [9MY]

———strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (S. 2067), S625 [10FE]

———support Federal-State partnership for school initiatives, S9845 [4OC]

———support teacher corps programs (S. 2116), S932 [29FE]

———Title I programs for disadvantaged children funding, S2411, S2412 [7AP]

———transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 150), S2793-S2795 [13AP], S10838 [19OC]

———use of Federal block grants to States in education funding, S594-S596 [10FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1588 [22MR], S10749 [19OC]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S3286-S3292 [3MY], S8816 [20SE]

Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (S. 271), S853-S855 [28FE]

Election Administration Commission: establish (S. 1), S11918, S11919 [15DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow State and local agencies to use professional development funding for teacher testing, merit-based pay, and tenure reform programs, S3454-S3467, S3475, S3478-S3481, S3493, S3494 [4MY]

———allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, S3283, S3311 [3MY], S3633-S3635, S3641, S3644, S3649 [9MY]

———encourage school districts to hire certain professionals without certification as teachers, S3651 [9MY]

———ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged students and assistance for failing schools, S5853-S5858, S5862 [27JN]

———portability demonstration program to allow school systems to use Title I funding to provide school choice or allow tutorial assistance, S3288-S3292, S3319 [3MY], S3484 [4MY]

———preserve State accountability for performance goals, S3287-S3292, S3319 [3MY], S3643, S3644 [9MY]

———remove vocational education funding, S3594, S3595 [8MY]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (S. 2389), S2531 [11AP]

EPA: establish Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat) to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (S. 2296), S1747 [27MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify provisions relative to the use of accrued compensatory time by certain public employees (S. 3159), S9861 [4OC]

FEC: study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (S. 3273), S11575 [5DE]

Firearms: enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, S3993, S3999 [16MY], S4037-S4041, S4043, S4044, S4047-S4051, S4057, S4060-S4062 [17MY]

———gun laws enforcement initiative funding, S2403-S2406 [7AP]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers and protect gun owner privacy and ownership rights (S. 2270), S1598-S1601 [22MR]

———retain local decisionmaking authority relative to concealed weapon permits, S10075 [6OC]

———study marketing practices of the firearms industry relative to children, S1478 [21MR]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, S11512-S11518, S11521-S11523, S11544 [14NO]

GSA: extend authority to convey certain surplus property to local governments for law enforcement purposes, S5077 [14JN], S10378 [12OC]

Hawaii: tribute to weapons of mass destruction containment, mitigation and response capabilities, S10236 [11OC]

Housing: delegate the primary responsibility for the preservation and expansion of affordable low-income housing to States and localities (S. 3033), S8417 [12SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S3572-S3574 [8MY]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S3311 [3MY], S3474 [4MY]

Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (S. 1374), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 394), S8528 [13SE]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (S. 2055), S616 [10FE]

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (S. 2995), S7911 [27JY]

Landusky, MT: convey the surface and mineral estates of certain lots to the Landusky School District (S. 1218), S2797 [13AP]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (S. 3130), S9466-S9469 [28SE]

———assist States and local governments in carrying out Safe Homes-Safe Streets programs (S. 2482), S3026 [27AP]

———community policing programs funding, S11529 [14NO]

———develop and implement community policing and prosecutorial initiatives that address production, manufacture, distribution, importation, and use of illegal drugs (S. 2850), S6574 [12JY]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), S11645-S11648 [6DE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (H.R. 4033), S7651 [26JY], S7952 [27JY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S2629, S2630 [12AP], S3949 [15MY], S7435 [21JY], S9227 [26SE], S9879-S9883 [5OC], S10155 [10OC], S10990 [25OC]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (S. 2256), S1517 [21MR]

———fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2761), S5556 [21JN]

———improve the matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 521), S3949 [15MY], S8266 [8SE]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (S. 3221), S10802 [19OC]

Medicare: improve access to Medicare+Choice plans through an increase in annual capitation rates (S. 2937), S7679-S7687 [26JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S7029-S7032, S7039 [17JY], S7087 [18JY]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: expand purpose to cover individuals aged 18 through 21 (S. 2064), S622 [10FE]

National Charter Schools Week: observance, S3016 [27AP]

National County Government Week: observance, S2039 [3AP]

Native Americans: implementation of tribal self-governance regulations, S7536 [25JY]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (S. 2181), S1173-S1184 [6MR]

North Adams, MA: establishment of sister city relationship with Noisiel, France, S3604 [8MY]

Oil Pollution Act: improve provisions concerning the recovery of damages for injuries resulting from oil spills (S. 3268), S11494 [1NO]

———reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (S. 2944), S7841-S7843 [27JY]

Petroleum: allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (S. 2503), S3514-S3519 [4MY]

Public lands: require multilateral assessment of land management issues, S130 [31JA]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), S10113 [6OC], S10155 [10OC], S10241 [11OC], S11470 [1NO]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (S. 1608), S8126 [6SE], S8256 [8SE], S8514-S8526 [13SE], S10118 [6OC]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land managements projects (S. 1608), unanimous-consent agreement, S7953 [27JY]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, S3506 [4MY]

Rednour, John: DuQuoin, IL, Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen of the Year award recipient, S11910 [15DE]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services, S6211, S6212 [30JN], S9366 [27SE]

———promote and improve access to health care services (S. 2735), S5254, S5255 [15JN]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities, S2307-S2310, S2313-S2317 [6AP]

———provide loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs (S. 2890), S7240-S7243 [19JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (S. 717), S10587 [13OC]

———create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (S. 2435), S2745 [13AP]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste, S10991 [25OC]

———State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (S. 533), S42 [24JA]

South Gate, CA: extend authority of the Los Angeles Unified School District to use certain park lands for elementary school purposes (H.R. 5083), S11180 [26OC]

Taxation: designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts, S6649-S6651 [13JY], S6770-S6772 [14JY]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (S. 2779), S5684 [22JN]

———designate renewal communities (S. 463), S374 [7FE]

———equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (S. 893), S9552, S9553 [28SE]

———establish nexus requirements for State and local taxation of mobile telecommunication services (H.R. 4391), S6812, S6813 [14JY]

———exempt State and local political committees from required notification of certain information to the IRS (S. 3193), S10417 [12OC]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 2775), S5676-S5679 [22JN], S5732, S5733 [23JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), S4118 [17MY], S4122 [18MY], S4937 [12JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2255), S1516 [21MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2028), S329 [3FE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2036), S453 [7FE], S457 [8FE]

———provide jurisdictional standards for imposition of State and local business activity, sales, and use tax obligations on interstate commerce (S. 2401), S2542-S2544 [11AP]

———temporary deduction for Federal, State, and local fuel taxes (S. 2799), S5905 [27JN]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction for water and sewage disposal property relative to service laterals (S. 2290), S1681 [23MR]

———use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds (S. 2714), S5027 [13JN]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), S11427 [31OC]

———State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (S. 2767), S5664-S5666 [22JN]

Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Southwest Georgia, S1741 [27MR]

Transportation: make certain passenger rail projects eligible for funding under the Federal highway program, S5166-S5173 [15JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2516), S3612 [8MY], S7715-S7720 [26JY]

U.S. Park Police: permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (H.R. 4404), S11181 [26OC]

Virgin Islands: allow self-determination on number of members in the legislature and number of such members constituting a quorum (H.R. 2296), S10644 [17OC]

Reports filed

Allow the Virgin Islands Self-Determination on the Number of Members in the Legislature and the Number of Such Members Constituting a Quorum: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2296) (H. Rept. 106-807), H7279 [6SE]

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4033) (H. Rept. 106-776), H6775 [24JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2413), S6120 [29JN]

Computer Crime Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1314), S8941 [21SE]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 701) (S. Rept. 106-413), S8584 [14SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 106-499), H572 [29FE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4942, District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 653) (H. Rept. 106-1008), H11193 [25OC]

Consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 106-612), H2769 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 441) (H. Rept. 106-525), H1075 [15MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 106-611), H2769 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4942, District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 563) (H. Rept. 106-790), H7001 [25JY]

Dept. of the Interior Collection and Maintenance of Information on Public Memorials Commemorating Military Conflicts and Service of Individuals in the Armed Forces: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 106-839), H7501 [12SE]

Dept. of the Interior Conveyance of the Surface and Mineral Estates of Certain Lots to the Landusky, MT, School District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1218) (S. Rept. 106-245), S1461 [20MR]

Dept. of the Treasury Production of Certain Security Documents at the Request of Foreign Governments or States on a Reimbursable Basis: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4096) (H. Rept. 106-849), H7650 [14SE]

District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4942) (H. Rept. 106-1005), H11193 [25OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4942) (H. Rept. 106-786), H7001 [25JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3041) (H. Rept. 106-409), S8501 [13SE]

District of Columbia Legislation on the Membership and Responsibilities of the Board of Education Shall Take Effect Upon Ratification by the Voters: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4387) (H. Rept. 106-664), H4219 [12JN]

District of Columbia Performance Accountability Plan Filing Date and Goals Modification: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3062) (S. Rept. 106-469), S9701 [3OC]

District of Columbia Receivership Accountability Act: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 3995) (H. Rept. 106-663), H4219 [12JN]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3995) (S. Rept. 106-493), S10083 [6OC]

DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4640) (H. Rept. 106-900), H8199 [26SE]

Education Land Grant Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 150) (S. Rept. 106-236), S1390 [9MR]

Equitable Tax Treatment for Certain Individuals Performing Duties on Vessels Relative to State and Local Taxes: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 893) (S. Rept. 106-421), S9267 [26SE]

Fugitive Apprehension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2516), S7392 [20JY]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3709) (H. Rept. 106-609), H2654 [8MY]

Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1374) (H. Rept. 106-748), H6354 [17JY]

Land Recycling Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2580) (H. Rept. 106-775), H6717 [20JY]

Make Communities With High Levels of Out-Migration or Population Loss Eligible for Community Facilities Grants: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2811), S8941 [21SE]

Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4391) (H. Rept. 106-719), H5736 [10JY]

National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1487) (S. Rept. 106-250), S1815 [28MR]

National Monument Public Participation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 729) (S. Rept. 106-372), S8018 [5SE]

Permit Direct Payment of Medical Expenses by the National Park Service and Allow for Waiver and Indemnification in Certain Mutual Law Enforcement Agreements: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4404) (H. Rept. 106-854), H7650 [14SE]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2372) (H. Rept. 106-518), H930 [13MR]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1608) (S. Rept. 106-275), S2865 [25AP]

Southeast Federal Center Public-Private Development Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3069) (S. Rept. 106-458), S9604 [2OC]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3069) (H. Rept. 106-591), H2336 [13AP]

State and Local Government Regulation of Citizens Band Radio Equipment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2346) (H. Rept. 106-883), H7996 [22SE]

Transportation Employee Fair Taxation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1293) (H. Rept. 106-927), H8735 [3OC]

Virgin Islands and Guam Constitutional Self-Government Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3999) (H. Rept. 106-745), H6354 [17JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Federal School-to-Work curriculum: New Jersey State Senate, E1048 [19JN], E1079 [22JN]

Rulings of the Chair

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7041, H7044, H7048, H7054 [26JY]

Statements

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

School Construction and Infrastructure Improvements Funding: Representative Owens, H11614 [30OC]

Youth Advocacy Rights: Steve Hoffman and Jonathan Cummings, E1580 [25SE]

Summaries

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act (S. 2700), S4841 [8JN]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act (S. 2123), S1020 [1MR]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

Younger Americans Act (S. 3085), S8863 [20SE]

Tables

Average Medicare+Choice payment rates in metropolitan and primary metropolitan statistical areas, S7680-S7685 [26JY]

Bulletproof vest funding and purchases, S9880 [5OC]

District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7028 [26JY]

———conference report, H11267-H11269 [26OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding, H11731 [1NO]

State gasoline taxes (1998), S5906 [27JN]

Testimonies

Environmental Initiatives and Their Impact on Local Communities: Diana W.H. Capp, E240 [8MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 312, regulate transactions at pawn shops and prohibit the imposition of usurious interest rates on loans to consumers, H5180 [27JN]

H. Con. Res. 345, Dept. of the Interior collection and maintenance of information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces, H7749 [19SE]

H. Con. Res. 394, corrections in enrollment to S. 1374, Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act, H7398 [12SE]

H. Res. 441, consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1083 [16MR]

H. Res. 465, collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places, H2021 [11AP]

H. Res. 496, consideration of H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2783 [10MY]

H. Res. 497, consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2821 [10MY], H2939 [11MY]

H. Res. 561, President Clinton's addressing of issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime, H7190 [27JY]

H. Res. 563, consideration of H.R. 4942, District of Columbia appropriations, H7021 [26JY]

H. Res. 621, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 150, Education Land Grant Act, H9618 [10OC]

H.R. 150, National Forest Education and Community Purpose Lands Act, S2793-S2795 [13AP]

H.R. 1725, Miwaleta Park Expansion Act, H1136 [21MR]

H.R. 2296, allow the Virgin Islands self-determination on number of members in the legislature and number of such members constituting a quorum, H7403 [12SE]

H.R. 2346, State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment, H8275 [27SE], H11848 [13NO]

H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1097 [16MR]

H.R. 2389, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, H9607-H9612 [10OC]

H.R. 2816, Computer Crime Enforcement Act, H12510 [15DE]

H.R. 3069, Southeast Federal Center Public-Private Development Act, S10271 [11OC], H2628 [8MY]

H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2801 [10MY]

H.R. 3994, District of Columbia Receivership Accountability Act, H4191 [12JN]

H.R. 4033, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, H6932 [25JY]

H.R. 4096, authorize the Dept. of the Treasury to produce certain security documents at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis, H7677 [18SE]

H.R. 4387, provide that local District of Columbia legislation on the membership and responsibilities of the Board of Education and school election districts shall take effect upon ratification by the voters, H4193 [12JN]

H.R. 4391, Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act, H5741-H5743 [11JY]

H.R. 4404, permit direct payment of U.S. Park Police medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements, H9959 [17OC]

H.R. 4493, Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Act, H9952 [17OC]

H.R. 4640, DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act, H8573-H8575 [2OC]

H.R. 4942, District of Columbia appropriations, S9532-S9540 [28SE]

H.R. 5083, Los Angeles Unified School District authority to use certain park lands for elementary school purposes in South Gate, CA, H9623 [10OC]

H.R. 5174, Dept. of Defense facilities use as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections, H9594 [10OC]

H.R. 5218, Safer America for Everyone's Children (SAFE Children) Act, E1544-E1546 [20SE]

H.R. 5537, waive congressional review of local legislation reforming the current child welfare system in the District of Columbia, H11584 [30OC]

H.R. 5633, District of Columbia appropriations, H11901-H11915 [14NO]

S. 893, equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes, S9553 [28SE], H10632 [24OC]

S. 1218, convey the surface and mineral estates of certain lots to the Landusky, MT, School District, S2797 [13AP], H10491 [23OC]

S. 1374, Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act, H7396 [12SE]

S. 1608, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, S8514-S8518 [13SE], S8596-S8600 [14SE]

S. 1769, reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies, S2813 [13AP]

S. 2028, Internet Nondiscrimination Act, S329 [3FE]

S. 2034, Canyons of the Ancients National Conservation Area Act, S331 [3FE]

S. 2064, Abducted Young Adults Act, S623 [10FE]

S. 2065, provide Dept. of Justice grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults, S624 [10FE]

S. 2123, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S937-S945 [29FE]

S. 2159, Excellent Schools for All Our Children Act, S1120 [2MR]

S. 2181, Conservation and Stewardship Act, S1177-S1184 [6MR]

S. 2255, extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S1517 [21MR]

S. 2270, Right To Bear Arms Protection and Privacy Act, S1600 [22MR]

S. 2389, 21st Century Fire and Emergency Services Act, S2531 [11AP]

S. 2401, New Economy Tax Simplification Act (NETSA), S2542 [11AP]

S. 2413, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2629 [12AP], S10155 [10OC], H10872 [25OC]

S. 2435, Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act, S2746-S2749 [13AP]

S. 2482, Safe Homes-Safe Streets Act, S3027 [27AP]

S. 2503, Renewable Fuels Act, S3515-S3519 [4MY]

S. 2516, Fugitive Apprehension Act, S3613 [8MY], S7718-S7720 [26JY]

S. 2517, School Safety Act, S3614 [8MY]

S. 2700, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S4835-S4840 [8JN]

S. 2714, use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds, S5028 [13JN]

S. 2761, Capturing Criminals Act, S5557 [21JN]

S. 2767, State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment, S5665 [22JN]

S. 2799, Emergency Fuel Tax Act, S5906 [27JN]

S. 2811, make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants, S6026 [28JN]

S. 2811, make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, S10947 [24OC]

S. 2850, Community Oriented Policing Services Against Drugs Act, S6574 [12JY]

S. 2908, Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act, S7478-S7482 [24JY]

S. 2927, Public Safety Act, S7667 [26JY]

S. 2937, Medicare Geographic Fair Payment Act, S7679 [26JY]

S. 2944, reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes, S7843 [27JY]

S. 2968, Local Housing Opportunities Act, S7870-S7881 [27JY]

S. 2970, Student Education Enrichment Demonstration Act, S7882-S7884 [27JY]

S. 2995, Community Character Act, S7911 [27JY]

S. 3062, modify District of Columbia performance accountability plan filing date and goals, S8658 [18SE], S10114 [6OC], H10459 [19OC]

S. 3156, Endangered Species Recovery Act, S9751-S9758 [3OC]

S. 3221, Law Enforcement Officers Due Process Act, S10802 [19OC]

S. 3268, Fishery and Aquaculture Oil Spill Assistance Act, S11494 [1NO]

S. 3269, Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures Act, S11513 [14NO]