BROWN, SHERROD (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5241 [27JN], H5684 [10JY], H5775 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5037 [22JN], H5151 [26JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5169 [26JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5939, H5956 [12JY], H6015 [13JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India Into the House Chamber, H7580 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AAA Ohio Motorists Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 388), H7210 [27JY]

Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Res. 187), H1120 [16MR]

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H4818 [21JN]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

American Institute in Taiwan: construction funding for a facility in the Republic of China (see H.R. 3707), H1477 [28MR]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H11207 [26OC]

———prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H2411 [2MY]

———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), H922 [9MR]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H3309 [17MY]

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

Arnold C. D'Amico Station, South Euclid, OH: designate (see H.R. 4853), H6051 [13JY]

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5737 [10JY]

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

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H9635 [10OC]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H4817 [21JN]

———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), H4336 [13JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H7211 [27JY]

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

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

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), H574 [29FE]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1477 [28MR]

———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), H11445 [27OC]

———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: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H7651 [14SE]

Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), H574 [29FE]

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

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

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]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), H757 [8MR]

Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), H2239 [12AP]

———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]

———increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H7281 [6SE]

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), H5655 [29JN]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H3813 [24MY]

———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]

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

CPSC: improve handling of defective products (see H.R. 3208), H2340 [13AP]

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

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H12095 [14DE]

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 Defense: support for nongovernmental organizations participating in honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H. Con. Res. 192), H1675 [3AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H7365 [7SE]

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), H641 [2MR]

———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4398), H2769 [9MY] (see H.R. 5189), H7651 [14SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 4443), H7212 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6600 [19JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H4336 [13JN]

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), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H373 [14FE]

———conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 566), H1163 [21MR]

———ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H1852 [5AP]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H6776 [24JY]

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

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

———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see H.R. 4594), H7503 [12SE]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), H757 [8MR]

———enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see H.R. 5235), H7932 [20SE]

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (see H.R. 4249), H3050 [15MY]

Economy: global sustainable development (see H. Res. 479), H2340 [13AP]

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 partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see H.R. 4176), H2412 [2MY]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H342 [10FE]

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

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

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

Employment: provide certain temporary employees with the same benefits as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), H1674 [3AP]

———require U.S. nationals that employ individuals in a foreign country to provide full transparency and disclosure in all their operations (see H.R. 5492), H10473 [19OC]

EPA: reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (see H.R. 3670), H1589 [29MR]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2967 [11MY]

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

Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H5737 [10JY]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H1958 [6AP]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H2606 [4MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5247), H8406 [27SE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H511 [16FE]

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

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H2905 [10MY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H2512 [3MY]

Foreign policy: improve relations with India and intensify bilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 572), H7502 [12SE]

Foreign trade: extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H2341 [13AP]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H3926 [6JN]

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

———encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza (see H. Res. 672), H12532 [15DE]

———establish national system of screening newborn infants for hereditary disorders (see H.R. 5260), H7991 [21SE]

———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), H5737 [10JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5551), H11194 [25OC]

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), H2122 [11AP]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H6719 [20JY]

———modify provisions governing naturalization of children born outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3667), H8617 [2OC]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H632 [1MR]

India: humanitarian aid to cyclone victims in the State of Orissa (see H. Con. Res. 332), H3926 [6JN]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H5169 [26JN]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H2967 [11MY]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H1123 [20MR]

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]

Japan: oppose permanent seat on U.N. Security Council until the Japanese Government complies with International Whaling Commission requirements and ends the commercialization of whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 431), H10473 [19OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H8617 [2OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H575 [29FE]

Kosovo: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see H. Con. Res. 265), H2341 [13AP]

Larry Small Post Office Building, Beachwood, OH: designate (see H.R. 4315), H2338 [13AP]

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

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3103), H342 [10FE] (see H.R. 3710), H572 [29FE]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H3474 [19MY]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7002 [25JY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H5954 [12JY]

———remove limit on disproportionate share hospital payments to Ohio (see H.R. 3065), H212 [3FE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1477 [28MR]

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

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H6599 [19JY]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]

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

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H373 [14FE]

———elections (see H. Res. 544), H5843 [11JY]

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

———U.S. policy on Jericho (see H. Con. Res. 286), H2412 [2MY]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see H.R. 4145), H8736 [3OC]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H2512 [3MY]

National Kindness and Justice Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 250), H575 [29FE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H931 [13MR]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H632 [1MR]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H8062 [25SE]

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

North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 2288), H647 [6MR]

Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7210 [27JY]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8735 [3OC]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1958 [6AP]

———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), H3926 [6JN]

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 Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 4365), H2511 [3MY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H6355 [17JY]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H632 [1MR]

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), H5085 [23JN]

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

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

Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H575 [29FE]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4063), H1284 [22MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H373 [14FE]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H3474 [19MY]

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

Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see H.R. 2802), H342 [10FE]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H6600 [19JY]

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

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. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

———prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3600), H254 [8FE]

———promote identification of children eligible for State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2807), H574 [29FE]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4651), H5843 [11JY]

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), H7212 [27JY]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 4867), H6354 [17JY]

Taxation: 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), H3049 [15MY]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H633 [1MR]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H574 [29FE]

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

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2906 [10MY]

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

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H455 [15FE]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H1958 [6AP]

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

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

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), H7933 [20SE]

U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H3926 [6JN]

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

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H2905 [10MY]

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), H2771 [9MY]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H373 [14FE]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H2239 [12AP]

———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]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1163 [21MR]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H2340 [13AP]

———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), H1285 [22MR]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H8406 [27SE]

Volunteer firefighters: issue postage stamp in recognition of service (see H. Con. Res. 392), H7365 [7SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H6600 [19JY]

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]

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

China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H1118 [16MR]

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of NAFTA provisions that allow access for Mexican trucks to U.S. roads (see H. Res. 602), H8468 [28SE]

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

Flags: recognize a flag to be known as the National Veterans Flag as a symbol of respect and appreciation for veterans (see H.R. 4005), H1118 [16MR]

Medicare: establish a demonstration project to stabilize coverage and benefits under the Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 4555), H3867 [25MY]

———expand coverage of durable medical equipment to include physician prescribed equipment necessary for unpaid caregivers (see H.R. 5017), H7206 [27JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4596 [19JN], H7579 [14SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health, H6359 [18JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5684 [10JY], H5774, H5775 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9639 [11OC], E1760 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9676 [11OC]

AID: Directly Observed Treatment (DOTS) Tuberculosis Control Program funding, H937 [14MR]

———international tuberculosis control funding through reductions in the Asian Development Fund, H5939, H5940, H5941 [12JY]

American Institute in Taiwan: construction funding for a facility in the Republic of China (H.R. 3707), H1437 [28MR]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, H6996 [25JY]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (H.R. 3514), H10554 [24OC]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), H6399, H6413 [18JY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H1081 [16MR], H2347 [2MY], H2487 [3MY], H2633 [8MY], H2659, H2741 [9MY], H2955 [11MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3053, H3155, H3156 [16MY], H3410 [18MY], H3465 [19MY], H3675 [24MY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (H. Con. Res. 292), H1431 [28MR]

———U.N. participation (H. Con. Res. 390), H8726 [3OC]

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), H6971 [25JY]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8833, H8839 [5OC]

Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (H.R. 2592), H10458 [19OC]

Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances (H.R. 1042), H9535 [10OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), E791 [19MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, E791 [19MY]

Dept. of HHS: nullify rule relative to the centralization of organ allocation policies, H1716, H1717, H1719, H1721 [4AP]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H8817 [5OC]

Dept. of Justice: hazardous chemical storage facility security study funding, H4979 [22JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program, H4281 [13JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4979 [22JN], H5151 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4281 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11498 [29OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4878 [21JN]

Developing countries: U.S. trade and private investment in developing democracies, H2633 [8MY]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (H.R. 4920), H6996 [25JY]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (H.R. 762), H9533 [10OC]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (H. Con. Res. 271), H10455, H10456 [19OC]

———international tuberculosis control funding, H8064 [26SE]

———international tuberculosis control (H.R. 4057), H1769 [5AP], H4224 [13JN]

———provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2943), H11302 [26OC]

———recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for education in prevention and early detection (H. Con. Res. 133), H8686 [3OC]

Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, OH: designate (H.R. 1405), H2459 [3MY]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9639, H9676 [11OC]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H5427 [28JN], H11753 [1NO]

———pharmaceutical industry research and development costs disclosure, H5774 [11JY]

———registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment (H.R. 2634), H6376 [18JY]

———require pharmaceutical industry to disclose average prices charged for drugs in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, H5775 [11JY]

EPA: enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, H4878 [21JN]

ERISA: preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain church plans (S. 1309), E1114 [26JN]

FDA: Center for Veterinary Research funding for antibiotic drugs for livestock, H5684 [10JY], H5817 [11JY], E1760 [12OC]

———clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (H.R. 3240), H5427 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5939, H5940, H5941 [12JY], H6013, H6015 [13JY]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor, H6015 [13JY]

Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies, H11313 [26OC]

———frequency of antibiotic use relative to increase in drug resistant infectious disease, H6359 [18JY]

———importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (H. Res. 278), H8635, H8637 [3OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7939 [21SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11245 [26OC]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1686, H1694, H1716, H1717, H1719, H1721 [4AP]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6013 [13JY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2689, H2696 [9MY], H9848 [12OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1127 [21MR], H4596 [19JN], H4679 [20JN], H7546 [13SE], H8036 [25SE], H9454 [6OC]

———establish a demonstration project to stabilize coverage and benefits under the Medicare+Choice Program (H.R. 4555), H3859 [25MY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5079 [23JN], H5374 [28JN], H6781 [25JY]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (H.R. 3004), H9514 [10OC]

———reform, H9514 [10OC]

———require HMO's participating in the Medicare+Choice program to commit to 3-year contracts, H11498 [29OC]

Mental health: postpartum depression policies (H. Res. 163), H9525 [10OC]

Mexico: elections (H. Res. 544), H6948 [25JY]

NIH: support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation, H11313 [26OC]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit interference with certain foreign intellectual property laws or policies designed to make pharmaceuticals or medical technologies more affordable, H5151 [26JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H6971 [25JY]

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 (H.R. 2498), H11313 [26OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2712, H2717 [9MY], H8259 [27SE]

Russia: sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles (H.R. 4022), H8725 [3OC]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11245 [26OC]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (H.R. 4867), H6376 [18JY]

Taxation: clarify certain existing limitations on private business use of facilities financed with tax-exempt bonds (H.R. 2398), E791 [19MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 4094), H2554 [4MY]

———provide tax credits to individuals aged 55 to 64 to buy into Medicare or purchase COBRA health coverage, H1418 [28MR]

Women: recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (H. Con. Res. 64), H8639, H8640 [3OC]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4798 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H87 [31JA], H217 [7FE], H754 [8MR], H7929 [20SE]

Special order: granted, H2510 [3MY], H2647 [8MY], H2965 [11MY], H3411 [18MY], H3865 [25MY], H4034 [7JN], H5082 [23JN], H7575 [13SE], H7649 [14SE], H7868 [19SE], H7988 [21SE], H7995 [22SE], H8059 [25SE], H8197 [26SE], H8404 [27SE], H8459 [28SE], H8615 [2OC], H8734 [3OC], H8797 [4OC], H9008 [5OC], H9502 [6OC], H11779 [1NO]

Tributes

Frederico, Anthony, E1163 [30JN]

Perez, Robert, Jr., E1527 [19SE]

Samuldrala, Venkatachalapathi, H7579 [14SE]