TOWNS, EDOLPHUS (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12088 [14DE]

Articles and editorials

Bajrang Dal Ban Sought After Pre-Easter Attacks on Christians in India, Newsroom.org (Internet site), E612 [2MY]

Christians in India Claim Bombing Is Part of Hate Campaign, Newsroom.org (Internet site), E920 [9JN]

Christians in India Protest `Bias' Order, Washington (DC) Post, E280 [9MR]

Indian Human Rights Activists Chastise Politicians for Deteriorating Rule of Law, Newsroom.org (Internet site), E1023 [15JN]

Massacred Sikhs Identified, Burning Punjab News (publication), E369 [21MR]

No Militants in the Council of Khalistan, Washington (DC) Times, E1696 [6OC], E1846 [19OC]

Oppression of Christians Continues in India, Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Washington (DC) Times, E1209 [11JY]

Riots Ruined Family, Judiciary His Life, Burning Punjab News (publication), E156 [16FE]

Sikh Family Saves Nuns From Bawaria Attack, Deccan Chronicle (publication), E334 [16MR]

Two Churches Hit With Bomb Attacks in India, Newsroom.org (Internet site), E1332 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H50 [27JA]

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

Air Force: establish an Office of Air Force Research and enhance research functions (see H.R. 5490), H10256 [18OC]

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

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

Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (see H.R. 2776), H511 [16FE]

———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), H342 [10FE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H2606 [4MY]

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

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H4485 [14JN]

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H7211 [27JY]

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

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

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

———protect the health and welfare of children involved in research (see H.R. 5198), H8201 [26SE]

China, Republic of: ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4237), H2122 [11AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H455 [15FE]

Colleges and universities: rights and privileges of student-athletes (see H.R. 4117), H1587 [29MR]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

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]

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

Consumers: protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 4644), H5737 [10JY]

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

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

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4784 [20JN]

———improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 4535), H6052 [13JY]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H7211 [27JY]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H575 [29FE]

Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding (see H.R. 2739), H1588 [29MR]

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

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

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), H2240 [12AP]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H6355 [17JY]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H7003 [25JY]

Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see H.R. 4140), H2655 [8MY]

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

Education: 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), H2967 [11MY]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H3308 [17MY]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]

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

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4484 [14JN]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2859), H5737 [10JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: require persons who reprocess medical devices to comply with certain safety requirements (see H.R. 3148), H632 [1MR]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1406 [23MR]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]

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

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H758 [8MR]

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

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H575 [29FE]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H3813 [24MY]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H3049 [15MY]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H575 [29FE]

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

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

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H166 [1FE]

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), H511 [16FE]

———exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization requirements and permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice (see H.R. 2899), H632 [1MR]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H373 [14FE]

Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H1764 [4AP]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H48 [27JA]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H5843 [11JY]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), H90 [31JA]

Kosovo: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see H. Con. Res. 265), H647 [6MR]

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

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

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1164 [21MR]

Liberty Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 376), H6720 [20JY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H3869 [25MY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]

———remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H8406 [27SE]

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

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H1674 [3AP]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H5037 [22JN]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telehealth services (see H.R. 4841), H7933 [20SE]

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

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

———provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a beneficiary is eligible for hospice care (see H.R. 5222), H7992 [21SE]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H342 [10FE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3813 [24MY]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]

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

———support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H5084 [23JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H5656 [29JN]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 5242), H8469 [28SE]

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

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), H255 [8FE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H342 [10FE]

Office for Protection of Human Research Subjects: establish (see H.R. 3569), H208 [2FE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H8736 [3OC]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H6470 [18JY]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2337 [13AP]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1120 [16MR]

Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes (see H.R. 2890), H90 [31JA]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5657 [29JN]

Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H90 [31JA]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]

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

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

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H.R. 3879), H920 [9MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3649 [23MY]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H454 [15FE]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H454 [15FE]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 4817), H6052 [13JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]

———provide targeted payment relief for hospitals that serve primarily Medicare and Medicaid patients that have been disproportionately impacted by certain payment reductions (see H.R. 4624), H7652 [14SE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H6354 [17JY]

Sri Lanka: elections (see H. Con. Res. 298), H1851 [5AP]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H8469 [28SE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 4867), H8469 [28SE]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H11446 [27OC]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H7281 [6SE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H7211 [27JY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214, 4245), H2607 [4MY]

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

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H1629 [30MR]

———provide incentives for production, sale, and use of highly fuel-efficient, advanced-technology motor vehicles (see H.R. 4270), H2336 [13AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H6052 [13JY]

Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse, Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 5267), H7996 [22SE]

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

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7282 [6SE]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H4220 [12JN]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H255 [8FE]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H342 [10FE]

———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H10473 [19OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H632 [1MR]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (see H.R. 5158), H8406 [27SE]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2967 [11MY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H8406 [27SE]

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

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

Argentina: resolution of Buenos Aires Yoga School investigation (see H. Res. 622), H9767 [11OC]

Digital Bridge Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4477), H3308 [17MY]

India: human rights violations (see H. Res. 656), H11207 [26OC]

Taxation: designate educational empowerment zones in certain low-income areas and give a tax incentive to attract teachers to work in such areas (see H.R. 5584), H11207 [26OC]

Tubman, Harriet Ross: payment of pension for Army services as a nurse and a scout during the Civil War (see H. Con. Res. 374), H6470 [18JY]

Letters

Civil liberties violations of Sikhs in India relative to religious observances: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E2183 [14DE]

Designate India as a state sponsor of terrorism: by, E1329 [27JY]

Request for a conditional pardon and a new trial for Gary Graham in Texas capital case: Congressional Black Caucus, E1059 [20JN]

Self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E922 [9JN]

Lists

Attacks on Christians in India, E1219 [13JY]

Press releases

Babbar Khalsa Members Being Killed for RDX—Planting Explosive Is Modus Operandi of Indian Intelligence: Council of Khalistan, E1903 [25OC]

Canadian Government Arrests Innocent Sikhs: Council of Khalistan, E2044 [31OC]

Civil Liberties Violations of Sikhs in India: Amnesty International, E1604 [27SE]

India—Arrest of Witness Points to Continuing Police Harassment: Amnesty International, E1604 [27SE]

Indian Government Murders 35 Sikhs: Council of Khalistan, E368 [21MR]

U.S. Should Declare India a Terrorist State: Council of Khalistan, E50 [1FE]

Remarks

Allied Organizations of Guyana, Inc.: anniversary, E2047 [1NO]

Balter, Bruce: Holocaust Education Award recipient, E78 [8FE]

Barbados: independence anniversary, E2109 [4DE]

Brooklyn, NY: anniversary of African Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal Church, E153 [16FE]

———tribute to St. Anthony Baptist Church Women's Day, E857 [25MY]

———tribute to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, E88 [8FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1354 [23MR]

Canada: arrest of two Sikhs suspected in 1985 Air India bombing, E2044 [31OC]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 5175), H8127, H8131 [26SE]

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 (H.R. 4807), H6973 [25JY]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8845 [5OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12489 [15DE]

Devaney, Christopher: New York, NY, Cop of the Year award recipient, E1891 [24OC]

Diseases: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research funding, H8262 [27SE]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H2387 [2MY]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (H.R. 762), H9534 [10OC]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12064 [8DE]

Dorsey, Herman S.: American Association of Blacks in Energy 2000 James E. Stewart Award recipient, E335 [16MR]

Foundation for Ethnic Understanding: tribute on efforts to strengthen relations between Jewish Americans and African Americans, E602 [2MY]

Graham, Gary: request for a conditional pardon and a new trial in Texas captial case, E1059 [20JN]

Guyana: independence anniversary, E740 [17MY], E1106 [23JN]

Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (S. 632), H231 [8FE]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), H11695 [31OC]

Immigrant's Journal (publication): tribute, E2146 [7DE]

India: civil liberties violations of religious minorities, E156 [16FE], E280 [9MR], E334 [16MR], E612 [2MY], E919 [9JN], E1023 [15JN], E1208 [11JY], E1219 [13JY], E1329, E1331 [27JY], E1696 [6OC], E1846 [19OC], E1903 [25OC]

———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E368 [21MR], E698 [10MY], E921 [9JN], E1023 [15JN], E1604 [27SE], E2183 [14DE]

———designate as a state sponsor of terrorism, E50 [1FE], E1208 [11JY], E1329, E1331 [27JY], E1696 [6OC], E1903 [25OC]

———resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir, E368 [21MR]

———self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan, E921 [9JN]

———U.S. policy, E368 [21MR], E1403 [6SE]

Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, E1193 [10JY]

James, Edgar, III: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1723 [6OC]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (H.R. 3981), H626 [1MR]

Law enforcement officers: treatment of minorities, H626 [1MR]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2697 [9MY]

———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals, H12489 [15DE]

Microsoft Corp.: application of antitrust laws, E478 [3AP]

MyPinstripes.com (internet site): tribute, E1241 [14JY]

National Taste of Pizza Month: observance, E884 [6JN]

New York, NY: anniversary of Our Lady of Charity Roman Catholic Church, E1915 [25OC]

———reaction to verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case and call for Federal civil rights investigation, H626 [1MR]

———tribute to Healthy Start Consortium, E2160 [8DE]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H8262 [27SE]

Raleigh, NC: anniversary of Christian Faith Baptist Church, E2051 [1NO]

Taxation: repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), consideration (H. Res. 511), H3834 [25MY]

3M (company): donation of detection systems to school library media centers, E709 [11MY]

Time: establish a standard time zone for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 3756), H9539, H9540 [10OC]

Tubman, Harriet Ross: payment of pension for Army services as a nurse and a scout during the Civil War (H. Con. Res. 374), E1282 [19JY]

Vajpayee, Atal Bihari: U.S. visit by Indian Prime Minister, E1403 [6SE]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (H.R. 5158), E1679 [4OC]

Reports

Massacre of 35 Sikhs in Chatti Singhpora, Kashmir: Punjab Human Rights Organization, and the Movement Against State Repression (organization), E698 [10MY]

Tributes

Alderman, Calvin B., E838 [25MY]

Anderson, Angela H., E155 [16FE]

Baker, Aubrey, Jr., E2034 [31OC]

Baysmore, Avis Kelly, E1720 [6OC]

Bell, Warren, E1152 [29JN]

Berrien, Geneva, E112 [10FE]

Bolus, Josephine, E83 [8FE]

Brown, Chester, E1970 [28OC]

Brown, Clemson, E2111 [4DE]

Burnham, Linden Forbes Sampson, E740 [17MY]

Clarke, Evelyn, E142 [15FE]

Clay, Representative, H11428 [27OC]

Compas, Jean Claude, E1163 [30JN]

Demby, Belle, E1349 [27JY]

Denmark, Ethel Bampfield, E667 [8MY]

Dickerson, Lavinia T., E1233 [14JY]

Dixson, Evelyn, E115 [10FE]

Ellis, Jay, E1241 [14JY]

Ellis, Marc, E1241 [14JY]

Folk, Frank S., E1642 [2OC]

Gaddy, Craig B., Sr., E1721 [6OC]

Geddis, Ester, E412 [23MR]

Grannum, Colvin W., E1165 [30JN]

Griffin, Pauline Williams, E18 [27JA]

Henry, Ricardo, E1420 [7SE]

Hoyte, Hugh D., E1912 [25OC]

Jackson, Edison O., E1218 [13JY]

Jacobs, Audrey L., E1166 [30JN]

Jagan, Cheddie B., E742 [17MY]

Jefferson, William, E15 [27JA]

Kimmel, Leo J., E660 [4MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., E602 [2MY]

Leon, Jean G., E152 [16FE]

Lindsay, Perry, Sr., and Mary E., E16 [27JA]

McDowell, Helen, E866 [25MY]

Miller, Lewanda Denise, E81 [8FE]

O'Meally, Julette H., E1236 [14JY]

Pegram, Queenie, E2033 [31OC]

Perry, Ophelia Young, E889 [6JN]

Pesce, Michael L., E887 [6JN]

Sheppard, Valentine H., E79 [8FE]

Stravitz, Lion I., E2036 [31OC]

Taylor, Emma B., E1652 [3OC]

Taylor, H. LeBaron, E1401 [6SE]

Thompson, Winston P., E1243 [14JY]

Weiss, Stephen, Jr., E1244 [14JY]

White, Hattie Lee, E1608 [27SE]

Williams, Evelyn (Tessie), E215 [1MR]