PASTOR, ED (a Representative from Arizona)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H7628 [14SE]

———H.R. 4516, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H6711 [20JY]

———H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H7627 [14SE]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2596 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H5657 [29JN]

Alfred Rascon Post Office Building, Fulton, MD: designate (see H.R. 4430), H2966 [11MY]

American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor: make grants to construct an addition (see H.R. 1865), H2340 [13AP]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H7652 [14SE]

Arizona: provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project (see H.R. 5529), H10808 [24OC]

Armed Forces: improve pay for certain enlisted members (see H.R. 4313), H2607 [4MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H219 [7FE] (see H.R. 3573), H1163 [21MR]

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

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H6719 [20JY]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5737 [10JY]

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), H165 [1FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H4174 [9JN]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H633 [1MR]

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

Correctional institutions: improve conditions for female inmates (see H.R. 3920), H997 [14MR]

Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H4784 [20JN]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H10257 [18OC]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H4174 [9JN]

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

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H4036 [7JN]

———establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7212 [27JY]

———provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2780), H8406 [27SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on commemorating and interpreting the Cold War (see H.R. 5114), H8406 [27SE]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H7003 [25JY]

———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1477 [28MR]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H5737 [10JY]

———provide grants to local agencies to assist schools in obtaining computer software for bilingual education (see H.R. 4349), H5955 [12JY]

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

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H1477 [28MR]

Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H4121 [8JN]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H7128 [26JY]

———provide grants for the purchase of firearms to States and units of local government that enforce certain rules designed to protect the public from the misuse of handguns (see H.R. 5472), H9907 [16OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1629 [30MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H4121 [8JN]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H631 [1MR]

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

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H342 [10FE]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]

Hispanic Americans: health programs (see H.R. 5595), H11445 [27OC]

———prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H758 [8MR]

Immigration: establish special procedures for filing and consideration of asylum applications by alien children and for the detention of any unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 4590), H4122 [8JN]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 4282), H5955 [12JY]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H5737 [10JY]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H342 [10FE]

———require paid immigration consultants to be licensed and otherwise provide services in a satisfactory manner (see H.R. 5035), H7207 [27JY]

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

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H3926 [6JN]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H1119 [16MR]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), H4035 [7JN]

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]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H1675 [3AP]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H255 [8FE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H4484 [14JN]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2607 [4MY]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H1078 [15MR]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H2341 [13AP]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 3584), H6052 [13JY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H2341 [13AP]

———remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and certain other territories relative to medical assistance for Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), H3309 [17MY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H2013 [10AP]

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

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H1958 [6AP]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 2002), H2770 [9MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2012 [10AP]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H10257 [18OC]

Minorities: establish educational partnerships that enable students attending minority-serving institutions to earn dual degrees and to enter fields that are underrepresented by minorities (see H.R. 4476), H3308 [17MY]

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 Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H11207 [26OC]

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

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H998 [14MR]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

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

New York: reintroduce the Eastern Timber Wolf to the Catskill Mountains and authorize the Dept. of the Interior to acquire lands through the BLM to facilitate the reintroduction (see H.R. 4496), H3412 [18MY]

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]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7281 [6SE]

Puente, Ernesto A., Jr. (Tito): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 435), H10808 [24OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), H2607 [4MY]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (see H.R. 4126), H4121 [8JN]

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

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3413 [18MY]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8617 [2OC] (see H.R. 5612), H11955 [4DE]

———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), H5436 [28JN]

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]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 4048), H2341 [13AP]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2655 [8MY]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H2607 [4MY]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H7003 [25JY]

———equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (see H.R. 1293), H5436 [28JN]

———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), H2607 [4MY]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H2340 [13AP]

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

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H6599 [19JY]

———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), H6052 [13JY]

———provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 4136), H4817 [21JN]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 5084), H7209 [27JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1764 [4AP]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 2141), H3172 [16MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3413 [18MY] (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H7503 [12SE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H5656 [29JN]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H8799 [4OC]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H90 [31JA]

U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1285 [22MR]

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

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9505 [6OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5036 [22JN]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H921 [9MR]

———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), H7723 [18SE]

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), H1764 [4AP]

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]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H10473 [19OC]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2770 [9MY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7652 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: provide grants to States to encourage retention of teachers through payment of bonuses (see H.R. 4406), H2770 [9MY]

Essays

Proud To Be Bilingual: Oscar Zepeda, E93 [8FE]

Motions

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H6711 [20JY]

Remarks

Arizona: provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project (H.R. 5529), E1932 [25OC]

———Valley del Sol Profiles of Success Hispanic Leadership Award recipients, E1139 [28JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5868 [12JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1322 [23MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (H.R. 3023), H5099 [26JN]

Capitol Police: purchase of domestically manufactured motorcycles, H4936 [22JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, H7617 [14SE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3424 [19MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, H8420 [28SE]

GAO: funding, H6711 [20JY]

Gurrola, Aracely: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Arizona, E640 [4MY]

Kizer, Yolanda Collazos: Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E504 [6AP]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), H8851 [5OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4936, H4939, H4951 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, H7617 [14SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration (H. Res. 530), H4932, H4933 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), motion to instruct conferees, H6711 [20JY]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5382 [28JN]

Nobozny, Julian C.: National Restaurant Association Cornerstone Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E1583 [25SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H8416 [28SE]

Taxation: alternative minimum tax rates, H5868 [12JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4147 [9JN]

———rates, H1322 [23MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7164 [27JY]

Tuscon, AZ: tribute to Edward W. Rhoads Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association, E584 [13AP]

Votes: position on missed, E1794 [13OC]

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (S. 356), E923 [9JN]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 2833), H6878 [25JY]

Zepeda, Oscar: National Association for Bilingual Education Bilingual Student Essay Contest winner, E93 [8FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3918 [6JN], H9816 [11OC], H11943 [4DE]

Tributes

Gonzalez, Henry B., H12010 [5DE]

Robson, Ed, E1510 [18SE]