UDALL, TOM (a Representative from New Mexico)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4577 [15JN]

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

Appointments

Bruce F. Vento funeral attendees, H9861 [12OC]

Articles and editorials

Buying the Baca, Douglas Preston, New Mexico Magazine, E1020 [15JN]

Columnist Larry Calloway, Albuquerque (NM) Journal, E1053 [20JN]

Los Alamos Bank Wins Prestigious National Award, Bob Quick, Santa Fe (NM) New Mexican, E2152 [7DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2149), H1852 [5AP]

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

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H373 [14FE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wildland fire management (see H.R. 4452), H3049 [15MY]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H3869 [25MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H922 [9MR] (see H.R. 4268), H2967 [11MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H212 [3FE] (see H.R. 3573), H647 [6MR]

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

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H997 [14MR]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Community development: provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities (see H.R. 2463), H165 [1FE]

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), H6600 [19JY]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see H.R. 5069), H7208 [27JY]

———establish a system for businesses to comply with recognized principles concerning personal information obtained through electronic commerce (see H.R. 4059), H1284 [22MR]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H6471 [18JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H6777 [24JY]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H1477 [28MR]

———require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 4890), H6599 [19JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H1478 [28MR]

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 Education: establish school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 5015), H8469 [28SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4398), H2769 [9MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H9900 [12OC]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H7723 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H931 [13MR]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H9011 [5OC]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (see H.R. 4850), H6719 [20JY]

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

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

Education: improve program for the forgiveness of student loans to teachers (see H.R. 4538), H5956 [12JY]

———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 funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), H6052 [13JY]

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

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

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 2271), H4121 [8JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H575 [29FE]

Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (see H.R. 2641), H1413 [27MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H7503 [12SE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H342 [10FE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H5656 [29JN]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H7281 [6SE]

Federal employees: make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), H3813 [24MY]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H3813 [24MY]

———treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 207), H8552 [29SE]

Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), H757 [8MR]

Firearms: prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 5194), H7722 [18SE]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H757 [8MR]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H8469 [28SE]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H632 [1MR]

Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 2909), H2122 [11AP]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H575 [29FE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H4675 [19JN]

———expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H11781 [1NO]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H7365 [7SE]

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

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1852 [5AP]

Los Alamos, NM: encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire (see H. Con. Res. 326), H3049 [15MY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H7003 [25JY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7129 [26JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H10473 [19OC]

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7211 [27JY]

———coverage of Lyme disease vaccinations (see H.R. 5050), H7208 [27JY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H3412 [18MY]

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

———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H2122 [11AP]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2340 [13AP]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H7282 [6SE]

Native Americans: settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H7212 [27JY]

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

Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy: establish (see H.R. 4631), H4174 [9JN]

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), H6777 [24JY]

NSF: report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth capacity Internet access for all public elementary and secondary schools and libraries (see H.R. 2534), H342 [10FE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]

OPM: develop classification standards for physician assistants in Federal agencies (see H.R. 1697), H8469 [28SE]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H6470 [18JY]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H7366 [7SE]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 5361), H8735 [3OC]

Political campaigns: permit any Presidential candidates to participate in debates relative to support in national public opinion polls (see H. Con. Res. 373), H7723 [18SE]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H3869 [25MY]

———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), H5037 [22JN]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H6354 [17JY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H7366 [7SE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H2122 [11AP]

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), H6355 [17JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

———preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H6777 [24JY]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H5084 [23JN]

Roads and highways: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary of commissioning of U.S. Route 66 (see H. Res. 436), H757 [8MR]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H1588 [29MR]

———establish a New Market Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4530), H3812 [24MY]

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

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H6471 [18JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1477 [28MR]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H7365 [7SE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H2967 [11MY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2012 [10AP]

———provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 4136), H6355 [17JY]

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

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

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

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H7128 [26JY]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H5843 [11JY]

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

Veterans: 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), H11207 [26OC]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H8062 [25SE]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7723 [18SE]

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), H1675 [3AP]

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

Wildfires: tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (see H. Con. Res. 434), H10808 [24OC]

Women: provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H6599 [19JY]

Woods, Tiger: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11813 [2NO]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (see H.R. 4726), H5036 [22JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches (see H.R. 4819), H5736 [10JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation for employees at the Los Alamos, NM, facility sustaining beryllium, radiation-related, asbestos, and hazardous substances injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4263), H2238 [12AP]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (see H.R. 4574), H3868 [25MY]

Medicare: make improvements to the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 5099), H7209 [27JY]

Native Americans: Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (see H.R. 5374), H8735 [3OC]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H3649 [23MY]

Power resources: simplify Federal oil and gas revenue distributions (see H.R. 4340), H2339 [13AP]

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

Letters

Valles Caldera Preservation Act: George T. Frampton, Jr., Council on Environmental Quality, H5804 [11JY]

Lists

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

Remarks

Agriculture: promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (H.R. 4726), E1088 [23JN]

Algodones, NM: tribute to Traditions! A Festival Marketplace, E1817 [17OC]

Civilian Conservation Corps: tribute, E1951 [26OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2888, H2893 [10MY]

Community service: tribute to ``Pay It Forward'' projects, E1898 [25OC]

Computers: establish a system for businesses to comply with recognized principles concerning personal information obtained through electronic commerce (H.R. 4059), E494 [5AP]

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

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: mandatory funding mechanisms, H2888 [10MY]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 630), H9985 [17OC]

Coushatta Tribe: lease or transfer of tribal land not held in trust by the U.S. (H.R. 5398), H9983 [17OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches (H.R. 4819), E1189 [10JY]

———sell or exchange certain lands in the Deschutes National Forest and use funds to acquire replacement sites and acquire or construct administrative improvements (S. 1936), H9981 [17OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation for employees at the Los Alamos, NM, facility sustaining beryllium, radiation-related, asbestos, and hazardous substances injury, illness, or death (H.R. 4263), H2184 [12AP], E585 [13AP]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (H.R. 4574), E862 [25MY]

———Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan implementation, H4507 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4507, H4577 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), motion to instruct conferees, H7627 [14SE]

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), H4227 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11471 [28OC], H11502 [29OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), E1107 [23JN]

Edgewood, NM: tribute to Edgewood Middle School, E1474 [13SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H4227 [13JN]

———reductions in school class size, H11471 [28OC]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11471 [28OC]

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: designate as a national historic trail (H.R. 2271), H7668 [18SE]

Federal employees: treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (H.R. 207), E2057 [1NO]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11756, H11758, H11760 [1NO]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1530 [19SE]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: contract support costs (H.R. 4148), H10027 [17OC]

Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 940), H7947, H7948 [21SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: require equal distribution of funds for purchase and maintenance of Federal lands, H2893 [10MY]

Los Alamos National Bank: Dept. of Commerce Malcom Baldridge National Quality Award recipient, E2152 [7DE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H11756, H11759 [1NO]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H459 [16FE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), E1172 [30JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H459 [16FE]

———require HMO's participating in the Medicare+Choice program to commit to 3-year contracts, H11502 [29OC]

National forests: prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands by agencies which fail to comply with certain wildland fire management policies, H4577 [15JN]

Native Americans: amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (H.R. 5308), H9974 [17OC]

———provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (S. 2102), H9978, H9979 [17OC]

———provide for equitable compensation of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (S. 964), H10032 [17OC]

———Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (S. 2917), H9965 [17OC]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection, H7627 [14SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H539 [29FE]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (H.R. 4281), H10009 [17OC]

Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (H.R. 3288), E1020 [15JN]

———acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), H5803, H5804, H5806 [11JY]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 1515), H5189 [27JN]

Richmond National Battlefield Park: revise boundaries and encourage cooperative management and protection of local resources associated with the Civil War (H.R. 5225), H10012 [17OC]

Rio Rancho, NM: Mountain View Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1017 [15JN]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (H.R. 4126), E452 [30MR]

———tribute to Food Depot, E2098 [14NO]

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

Taxation: rates, H4227 [13JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), H10026 [17OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (H.R. 3293), H2665 [9MY]

Virginia: designate certain National Forest System lands as wilderness areas (H.R. 4646), H9969 [17OC]

White Clay Creek: designate segments and tributaries in Delaware and Pennsylvania as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1849), H7671 [18SE]

Wildfires: tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (H. Con. Res. 434), H11562 [30OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H553 [29FE], H754 [8MR], H2236 [12AP]

Tributes

Calloway, Larry, E1053 [20JN]

Haddock, Doris (Granny D), H539 [29FE]

Sauceda, Deanna, E1897 [25OC]

Torrez, Robert J., E2010 [28OC]