DeLAURO, ROSA L. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6658, H6720 [20JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4254, H4297 [13JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4461, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8431 [28SE]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2149), H1674 [3AP]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 4415), H12532 [15DE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 213), H922 [9MR]

Amateur Sports Illegal Gambling Task Force: establish (see H.R. 4284), H2337 [13AP]

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: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), H2655 [8MY]

———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), H3172 [16MY]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H632 [1MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H997 (see H.R. 3573), H998 [14MR]

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]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2607 [4MY]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H1163 [21MR]

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

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), H209 [2FE]

———mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H5169 [26JN]

Clean Air Act: waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1705), H6470 [18JY]

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]

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), H6719 [20JY]

Consumers: treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 2258), H632 [1MR]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H3925 [6JN]

———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]

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

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]

Credit: create money in the form of noninterest bearing credit and use to provide for noninterest bearing loans to State and local governments for funding capital projects (see H.R. 1452), H7578 [13SE]

Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), H7211 [27JY]

———prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H5955 [12JY]

Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]

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

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: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2341 [13AP]

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), H278 [9FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to cases of severe emergency supply interruptions on a State or regional level (see H.R. 3644), H511 [16FE]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H998 [14MR]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3662), H454 [15FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H5169 [26JN]

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

Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of child care facilities and establish a Children's Development Commission to certify such facilities (see H.R. 1112), H2905 [10MY]

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

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), H4175 [9JN]

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), H9505 [6OC]

———conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, NY, associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (see H.R. 3712), H7578 [13SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H2411 [2MY]

———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]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1387), H1958 [6AP]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H1764 [4AP]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6778 [24JY]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H373 [14FE]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), H8200 [26SE]

Ecology and environment: promote environmental justice by establishing links between pollution and community health problems and assist such communities (see H.R. 1510), H1077 [15MR]

Education: establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 846), H3309 [17MY]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H2607 [4MY]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 637), H632 [1MR]

———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1164 [21MR]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H1120 [16MR]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H2341 [13AP]

———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), H4337 [13JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]

Families and domestic relations: limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H3413 [18MY]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H2239 [12AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H1163 [21MR] (see H.R. 4207), H2412 [2MY]

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), H3926 [6JN]

———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H11781 [1NO]

———health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H2012 [10AP]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see H.R. 4490), H4174 [9JN]

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

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H1123 [20MR]

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), H1477 [28MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2123 [11AP]

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]

Foreign trade: consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs (see H.R. 1491), H373 [14FE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H1852 [5AP]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

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

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H6052 [13JY]

———establish Alzheimer's clinical research and training awards, expand Medicare definition of homebound relative to home health services, and revise tax treatment of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4029), H12022 [6DE]

———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]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4152), H4121 [8JN]

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

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H997 [14MR]

Hungary: anniversary of foundation as a state (see H. Con. Res. 297), H3814 [24MY]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H7365 [7SE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H4121 [8JN]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H7366 [7SE]

———require coverage of hair prostheses for individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 3328), H7578 [13SE]

———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), H1285 [22MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see H.R. 1689), H3049 [15MY]

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

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), H575 [29FE]

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 5165), H7577 [13SE]

Law enforcement: improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H574 [29FE]

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]

———condemn acts of police brutality and use of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), H7129 [26JY]

Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3008), H922 [9MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1406 [23MR]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7652 [14SE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H6719 [20JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1406 [23MR]

Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H998 [14MR]

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

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7212 [27JY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H4784 [20JN]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H922 [9MR]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H3309 [17MY]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H922 [9MR]

———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H1119 [16MR]

———require submission and posting of nursing staff level data, assess adequacy of training requirements, and improve quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4614), H6355 [17JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H4121 [8JN]

———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), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7652 [14SE]

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

Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 165), H11955 [4DE]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7578 [13SE]

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), H8200 [26SE]

National Paralegals Day: designate (see H. Res. 430), H7366 [7SE]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H4485 [14JN]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H4675 [19JN]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H6354 [17JY]

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), H6599 [19JY]

Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1589 [29MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3172 [16MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7652 [14SE]

———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]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11928 [14NO]

———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 utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 2569), H50 [27JA]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H3649 [23MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), H2123 [11AP]

Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 3161), H2122 [11AP]

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), H997 [14MR]

Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1895), H4336 [13JN]

———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), H1285 [22MR]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H8469 [28SE]

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

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H574 [29FE]

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), H3413 [18MY]

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), H1284 [22MR]

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

———prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3600), H575 [29FE]

———promote identification of children eligible for State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2807), H50 [27JA]

———provide choice between lump sum payments or an improved computation formula for certain workers who attain age 65 (see H.R. 568), H1284 [22MR]

———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), H6052 [13JY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H165 [1FE]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 5339), H11207 [26OC]

———allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 1188), H50 [27JA]

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

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 5128), H11716 [31OC]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H9505 [6OC]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H1476 [28MR]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2239 [12AP]

———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. 1760), H165 [1FE] (see H.R. 4094), H4174 [9JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H8200 [26SE]

———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H2122 [11AP]

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

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H49 [27JA]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2967 [11MY]

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

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H7365 [7SE]

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

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H165 [1FE]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H209 [2FE]

Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 2579), H1119 [16MR]

———prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 3628), H575 [29FE]

———reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 4041), H1163 [21MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3926 [6JN]

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]

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

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H2607 [4MY]

Women: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 890), H5955 [12JY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H8062 [25SE]

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

Children and youth: increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H1956 [6AP]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4368), H2511 [3MY]

Taxation: treatment of grandparents who provide primary child care services to their grandchildren who are not their dependents (see H.R. 5602), H11620 [30OC]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H4120 [8JN]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H11457 [28OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1784 [5AP]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5451, H5591 [29JN], H5708 [10JY]

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

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (H. Res. 538), H5421 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9675 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), motion to instruct conferees, H8429 [28SE]

Albertus Magnus College: anniversary, E1582 [25SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 591), H8113 [26SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), H10408 [19OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), H11454 [28OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 121), H11672 [31OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1568 [29MR], H1614 [30MR]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3349 [18MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9838 [12OC]

Beirne, Richard: West Haven, CT, Irishman of the Year award recipient, E306 [14MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1000 [15MR]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3101 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5876 [12JY]

———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt, H170 [2FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1000 [15MR], H1288 [23MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H259 [9FE], H1000 [15MR], H3534 [23MY]

Child Care Development Block Grant: funding, H4050 [8JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3701 [24MY]

Cofield, Elsie: West Haven, CT, Black Coalition Distinguished Citizens Award recipient, E189 [29FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H11786 [2NO]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1042 [15MR], H2086, H2087 [11AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10 [27JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: senior citizen meal programs funding through reductions in Food for Peace Program, H5591 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3349 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather, E547 [12AP]

Dept. of HHS: senior citizens programs funding, H4297, H4298, H4299, H4300 [13JN]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H4901 [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, H5018 [22JN]

———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4494 [15JN], H4642 [19JN], H5043 [23JN]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, H4076 [8JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4532 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6658, H6659 [20JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5018, H5026 [22JN], H5043 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4059, H4076, H4098 [8JN], H4127 [9JN], H4233, H4254, H4255, H4256, H4257, H4258, H4295, H4297, H4298, H4299, H4300 [13JN], H11672 [31OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12496 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4050 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7822 [19SE], H11405 [27OC], H11457, H11458, H11459, H11460, H11462, H11464 [28OC], H11501 [29OC], H11734, H11740 [1NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4642 [19JN], H4901 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4494 [15JN]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12061 [8DE]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H7875 [20SE], H7938 [21SE], H9639, H9675 [11OC]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H7912, H7913 [20SE]

Education: funding, H12496 [15DE]

———importance of music education (H. Con. Res. 266), E995 [14JN]

———reductions in school class size, H11740 [1NO]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11734 [1NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5272 [27JN]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), E547 [12AP]

Ericson, Leif: commemoration of the millennium of the discovery of the New World, E1578 [25SE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2306 [13AP]

FDA: prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5708 [10JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H6658, H6659 [20JY]

Firearms: enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2086, H2087 [11AP]

———gun control, H1042 [15MR], H5018 [22JN]

———lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, H471 [16FE]

Fish and fishing: commercial lobster fisheries assistance funding, H1568 [29MR]

Fishbone, Gerald and Marilyn: Greater New Haven, CT, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Living and Giving Award recipients, E521 [10AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5994 [13JY]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H5421 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5994 [13JY]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1223 [22MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5631 [29JN]

———importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (H. Res. 278), H8636 [3OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H133 [1FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H97, H133 [1FE], H170 [2FE]

Health care professionals: exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5631 [29JN]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H762 [9MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H4254, H4255, H4256, H4257, H4258 [13JN]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, H4532 [15JN]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (H. Con. Res. 331), E896 [6JN]

LIHEAP: funding, H11457, H11458, H11459, H11460, H11462, H11464 [28OC]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2723 [9MY]

Louis' Lunch (restaurant): anniversary, E1377 [27JY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2693 [9MY], H11454 [28OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1000 [15MR], H3185 [17MY], H5826 [11JY], H7875, H7912, H7913 [20SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H460 [16FE]

———establish a voluntary plan under which eligible beneficiaries may elect to receive coverage for prescription drugs, H4295 [13JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5368 [28JN], H5442 [29JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H460 [16FE]

———require HMO's participating in the Medicare+Choice program to commit to 3-year contracts, H11501 [29OC]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H762, H897 [9MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4532 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4532 [15JN]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 90, E996 [14JN]

———anniversary of Jewish Home for the Aged, E261 [9MR]

———anniversary of St. Andrew's Society, E2143 [7DE]

———tribute to Amistad (vessel) replica ship project, E1220 [13JY]

———tribute to O'Neill School of Irish Dancing, E307 [14MR]

NIH: funding, H4233 [13JN]

Orlando, Rocco: Greater New Haven, CT, Italian American Historical Society Distinguished Service Award recipient, E528 [11AP]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4098 [8JN], H11672 [31OC]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), E1294 [21JY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1614 [30MR]

———Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, H5272 [27JN]

Pharmaceuticals: reductions in prescription drug prices, H7912 [20SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H1614 [30MR]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (H.R. 4368), E626 [3MY]

Rogers, Nannie Parks: New Haven, CT, National Council of Negro Women, Inc., Appreciation Award recipient, E262 [9MR]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11251 [26OC]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7822 [19SE]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H471 [16FE]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans, H3402, H3405, H3406 [18MY]

———budget treatment of trust funds, H170 [2FE]

———effects of reform proposals on women, H3402-H3404 [18MY]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H602 [1MR]

———ensure solvency, H3534 [23MY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11251 [26OC]

———reform, H3402, H3405 [18MY]

Southern Connecticut State University: tribute to men's soccer team, E1265 [19JY]

St. Patrick's Day: observance, E307 [14MR]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: extend and improve, H1614 [30MR]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H259 [9FE], H296 [10FE]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H5876 [12JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4127, H4156 [9JN]

———rates, H259 [9FE]

Veterans: health care funding, H4494 [15JN]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10867 [25OC]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (H.R. 4606), E947 [9JN]

———support research on chronic health conditions, E487 [4AP]

World Asthma Day: observance, E617 [3MY]

Yale University: anniversary, E1860 [19OC]

Tributes

Balsamo, Gioacchino, E1257 [18JY]

Brooker, Alvis, E265 [9MR]

Brooks, Walter, E1330 [27JY]

Cofield, Curtis, E2068 [2NO]

Connolly, Kevin J., E1317 [25JY]

Dimenstein, Don, E1949 [26OC]

Giles, Carleton, E2003 [28OC]

Harris, Irving B., E1334 [27JY]

Jenkins, Carleton C., E1332 [27JY]

Konesky, Stanley W., Jr., E268 [9MR]

Laguna, Miguel, E1104 [23JN]

Lender, Murray, E2087 [13NO], E2141 [7DE]

MacKenzie, Veronica, E1070 [21JN]

Mayhew, Alverne, E1101 [23JN]

McDonnell-Bissel, Kathi, E1025 [15JN]

Morgan, Barbara P., E1323 [26JY]

Nemerson, Matthew, E519 [10AP]

Nolan, Robert F., E1859 [19OC]

Rhinehart, Sheldon, E1320 [26JY]

Shumard, Terry, E1313 [25JY]

Stanback, Anne, E258 [9MR]

Warshaw, Joseph B., E1577 [25SE]