LOWEY, NITA M. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5436 [28JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4784 [20JN], H5016 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4249, H4260 [13JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5844 [11JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6564 [19JY]

———H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H10450 [19OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H219 [7FE]

Animal Welfare Act: regulate the personal possession of certain wild animals and prohibit the transport or possession of certain wild animals for purposes of hunting them (see H.R. 5057), H7208 [27JY]

Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (see H.R. 2776), H2607 [4MY]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in circuses (see H.R. 2929), H4174 [9JN]

———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), H2411 [2MY]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H6355 [17JY]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H7365 [7SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H7211 [27JY]

Aviation: amend regulations relative to the airport noise and access review program (see H.R. 5340), H8468 [28SE]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 56), H342 [10FE]

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

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

Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see H.R. 4302), H7652 [14SE]

Business and industry: require countries receiving foreign assistance engage in fair business practices (see H.R. 4697), H5436 [28JN]

Children and youth: authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H8469 [28SE]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H7365 [7SE]

China, People's Republic of: provide for commercial and labor rule of law programs to reform administration of justice and strengthen protection of labor rights (see H.R. 4306), H2338 [13AP]

China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

———ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H12095 [14DE]

———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7651 [14SE]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

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

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

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6471 [18JY]

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

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

Crime: convene a summit of national leaders to develop an action plan to deter acts of violence, especially domestic violence and sexual assault (see H. Con. Res. 353), H5436 [28JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Energy: draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3533), H48 [27JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H7723 [18SE]

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), H3309 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H7129 [26JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H7502 [12SE]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2512 [3MY]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H7212 [27JY]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H7002 [25JY]

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

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H9635 [10OC]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H1674 [3AP]

Education: increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H2512 [3MY]

———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), H5037 [22JN]

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

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H7578 [13SE]

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 2706), H2340 [13AP]

———payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H1675 [3AP]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H7281 [6SE]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 2774), H3172 [16MY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), H6777 [24JY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

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

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H1629 [30MR]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H7128 [26JY]

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

Hamzah, Jafar S.: condemn murder of human rights lawyer in Medan, Indonesia (see H. Res. 580), H7722 [18SE]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H2607 [4MY]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H641 [2MR]

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

———initiatives to protect and inform the public about food allergies (see H. Res. 309), H7723 [18SE]

———provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 1057), H574 [29FE]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4035 [7JN]

Immigration: 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), H8469 [28SE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H3869 [25MY]

Indonesia: condemn militia attack on U.N. refugee workers in West Timor and call for an end to militia violence in East and West Timor (see H. Con. Res. 395), H7502 [12SE]

———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3926 [6JN]

———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 5253), H7990 [21SE]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H758 [8MR]

———reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H7212 [27JY]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H2340 [13AP]

———coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 412), H10036 [17OC]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), H7723 [18SE]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H4122 [8JN]

———emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

———encourage respect for religious and ethnic minorities and deter from supporting international terrorism or from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs (see H.R. 5006), H7206 [27JY]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3814 [24MY]

———encourage countries to establish full diplomatic relations (see H.R. 5023), H7207 [27JY]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H50 [27JA]

Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 398), H10036 [17OC]

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

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H6599 [19JY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), H10036 [17OC]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7652 [14SE]

———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1399), H6777 [24JY]

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), H6777 [24JY]

———coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H255 [8FE]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H165 [1FE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H50 [27JA] (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 4375), H7652 [14SE]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 5080), H10257 [18OC]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H5737 [10JY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H7578 [13SE]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H3869 [25MY]

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

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H758 [8MR]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 5522), H10473 [19OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7128 [26JY]

———U.S. policy on Jericho (see H. Con. Res. 286), H3869 [25MY]

———withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 5272), H8061 [25SE]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]

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

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

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 5242), H8736 [3OC]

NIH: support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation (see H.R. 4431), H2966 [11MY]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts (see H. Res. 547), H7366 [7SE]

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), H50 [27JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H4592 [15JN]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3275), H8617 [2OC]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H8736 [3OC]

Postal Service: 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), H3813 [24MY]

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

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H50 [27JA]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H1764 [4AP]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7002 [25JY]

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), H7128 [26JY]

Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H3413 [18MY]

Russia: condemn interference with freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 339), H4675 [19JN]

———express concern with manipulation of the mass media and intimidation of the independent press and express support for freedom of speech (see H. Con. Res. 352), H4675 [19JN]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see H.R. 4108), H4675 [19JN]

———recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel (see H.R. 2982), H2512 [3MY]

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

Senior citizens: recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 107), H11207 [26OC]

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

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

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

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see H.R. 5208), H7870 [19SE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H6471 [18JY]

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), H7933 [20SE]

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), H5084 [23JN]

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

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

———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H1958 [6AP]

———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), H3413 [18MY]

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

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H1958 [6AP]

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H7211 [27JY]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1129, 1196), H2512 [3MY]

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: withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H7129 [26JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H1587 [29MR]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H9011 [5OC]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H2770 [9MY]

———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: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H50 [27JA]

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]

Women: increase financial and programmatic contributions to advancing the status of women and girls in low-income countries around the world (see H.R. 5533), H10808 [24OC]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H2013 [10AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: provide civil legal assistance for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault (see H.R. 4663), H4484 [14JN]

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

Food: extend mandatory nutrition information labeling requirements to single-ingredient, raw meat, and poultry products (see H.R. 4175), H1763 [4AP]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 5532), H10808 [24OC]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H1957 [6AP]

Medicare: revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H219 [7FE]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 4699), H4783 [20JN]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 5575), H11206 [26OC]

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 5576), H11206 [26OC]

———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 5577), H11206 [26OC]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 5578), H11206 [26OC]

Telephones: prevent fraudulent and misleading advertising by carriers providing ``dial-around'' long distance services (see H.R. 5619), H11781 [1NO]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H11465 [28OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1781 [5AP]

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5935 [12JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5545, H5550 [29JN]

AID: ensure gender-related issues are considered in program decisions, H5997 [13JY]

American Kennel Club: tribute to celebration of ``Dogs in Service to Mankind'', E1455 [13SE]

Appropriations: legislative process, H12053, H12054 [8DE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1525 [29MR]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3347 [18MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2172 [12AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9836 [12OC]

———ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, H9836 [12OC]

Budget: balance, H4269 [13JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1318 [23MR]

Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries, H5945 [12JY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), H8157 [26SE]

Colombia: drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1525 [29MR]

Courts: provide civil legal assistance for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, H8099 [26SE]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7536 [13SE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1041 [15MR], H2084 [11AP]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2032 [11AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: inspection of agricultural products and fish imported from Iran, H5550 [29JN]

———special research grants funding, H5545 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3347 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 504), H3328 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7536 [13SE]

———prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H3328 [18MY]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H4892 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H5026 [22JN]

———establish or expand existing community prosecution programs for gun-related crimes, H5016, H5017 [22JN]

———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4643 [19JN]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, H4068, H4072 [8JN]

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 (H. Res. 398), H2172 [12AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4528 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6659, H6671 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, H9024 [6OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H4875 [21JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5016, H5017, H5026 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4057, H4068, H4072, H4101 [8JN], H4234, H4249, H4250, H4253, H4254, H4257, H4260, H4263, H4269 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7819 [19SE], H11405 [27OC], H11462, H11465, H11466, H11468, H11469, H11473 [28OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4643 [19JN], H4875, H4879, H4892 [21JN]

Diseases: lung cancer research funding, E755 [17MY]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12057 [8DE]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1525 [29MR]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, H9024 [6OC]

Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies, H11466 [28OC]

———Pell Grant Program funding, H4260, H4263 [13JN]

———reductions in school class size, H11465, H11468 [28OC]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H4249, H4250, H4253, H4254 [13JN], H11465, H11469, H11473 [28OC]

EPA: dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies funding limitations, H4879 [21JN]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H6659 [20JY]

Firearms: enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2084 [11AP]

———gun control, H1041 [15MR]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, H1041 [15MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding prohibition due to use of such funds for unintended purposes, H6008 [13JY]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5983, H5988, H5993 [13JY]

———prohibit assistance to countries that use children as soldiers, H6000 [13JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5896, H5909, H5935, H5945 [12JY], H5983, H5988, H5993, H5997, H5998, H6000, H6008, H6012 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10832 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration (H. Res. 546), H5887 [12JY]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims, H5998 [13JY]

———prohibit funding for the importation of products grown or manufactured in Iran, H6671 [20JY]

———provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5909 [12JY]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1228 [22MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H1454 [28MR]

Guggenheimer, Elinor: New York, NY, Presbyterian Senior Services Maggie Kuhn Award recipient, E286 [13MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5645, H5646 [29JN]

Health care professionals: exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5645, H5646 [29JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, H9043 [6OC]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6012 [13JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H4257 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), H4260 [13JN]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, H5441, H5550 [29JN]

———conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, H6671 [20JY]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (H. Con. Res. 331), H3750 [24MY]

LIHEAP: funding, H11462 [28OC]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2725 [9MY]

MasterCard International Inc.: donation to CARE (relief organization) for girls' education programs in India, E1024 [15JN]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2694 [9MY]

Medicare: revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (H.R. 3580), H11258 [26OC]

Middle East: withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (H.R. 5272), H8178 [26SE]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4528 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4528 [15JN]

NIH: funding, H4234 [13JN]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3557), E339 [16MR]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4101 [8JN]

Port Chester, NY: anniversary of Corpus Christi Parish, E43 [1FE]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2716 [9MY]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11258 [26OC]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7819 [19SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11258 [26OC]

Society of Gynecologic Oncologists: tribute, E44 [1FE]

Taiwanese-American Heritage Week: observance, E693 [10MY]

Taxation: expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools, H11465, H11466, H11469 [28OC]

Teuscher, Cristina: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1583 [25SE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), E1461 [13SE]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (H.R. 1775), E1489 [14SE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9043 [6OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8099 [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

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

Leave of absence: granted, H452 [15FE], H1161 [21MR]

Special order: granted, H2236 [12AP], H12064 [8DE]

Tributes

Feigl, Vivian, E755 [17MY]

Forbes, Representative, H11409 [27OC]

Fredman, Samuel G., E1584 [25SE]

Glat, Jay, E1730 [10OC]

Hart, Kitty Carlisle, E1467 [13SE]

Ingraham, John H. (Ike), E1266 [19JY]

Katz, Bruce and Bonnie, E749 [17MY]

Katz, Neil and Amy, E749 [17MY]

Katz, Stanley and Marilyn, E749 [17MY]

Moynihan, Senator, H7738 [19SE]

Resnick, Ira and Paula, E749 [17MY]

Wohl, Amiel, E610 [2MY]