MALONEY, CAROLYN B. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4221 [12JN], H4338 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. x4578), H4454 [14JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6600 [19JY], H6698 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3413 [18MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4785 [20JN], H4820 [21JN], H5038 [22JN]

Articles and editorials

Answer This Question—How Did the Census Become Our Whipping Boy? William Casey, Washington (DC) Post, H2002 [10AP]

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, Associated Press (news service), H8160 [26SE]

Census Bashing, Washington (DC) Post, H1668 [3AP], H1997 [10AP]

Census Follies, West Palm Beach (FL) Post, H1998 [10AP]

Census Ruckus—Don't Boycott the Long Form, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, H1994 [10AP]

Census Too Important To Ignore, Milwaukee (WI) Journal Sentinel, H1998 [10AP]

Census—Political Bashing Won't Help Achieve Full Count, Memphis (TN) Commercial Appeal, H1999 [10AP]

Civic Duty and the Census, New York (NY) Times, H1667 [3AP], H1998 [10AP]

Coburn—Down for the Count, Tulsa (OK) World, H1997 [10AP]

Completing Census Form Has Far-Reaching Benefits, Daily Bruin (University of California, Los Angeles publication), H2002 [10AP]

Constitution—Keep the Census From Becoming Political Fodder and Participate, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, H1664 [3AP], H1995, H1999 [10AP]

Conversation Starter—Don't Fall Prey to Paranoia About Questions, Harvey Lipman, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, H2002 [10AP]

Cubin Goes Astray With Attack on Whistleblowers, Casper (WY) Star-Tribune, H11388 [27OC]

Don't Leave Census Form Blank, Chattanooga (TN) Times & Free Press, H1999 [10AP]

Don't Shred the Census, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, H2001 [10AP]

Don't Toy With the Census, David S. Broder, Washington (DC) Post, H1999 [10AP]

East 79th Street Neighborhood Association Goes to Washington! Deborah de Bauernfeind, E1115 [26JN]

Head Count—You've Got Until Saturday To Tackle Those Census Questions, Norfolk (VA) Virginian-Pilot, H1997 [10AP]

House Mulls Rare Contempt Citation, New York (NY) Times, H11389 [27OC]

If You Want To Count, Be Counted, Lynn Sweet, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, H2001 [10AP]

Inexplicable Neglect, Washington (DC) Post, H8100 [26SE]

It's the Law, Count on It, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H2001 [10AP]

Overly Overwrought About the 2000 Census, Seattle (WA) Times, H1665 [3AP], H1997 [10AP]

Patients' Voices—The Powerful Sound in the Stem Cell Debate, Daniel Perry, Science (publication), E201 [29FE]

Public Interests—Down for the Count, Gail Collins, New York (NY) Times, H2000 [10AP]

See Don Jump, Jump, Don, Jump, New York (NY) Times, H11389 [27OC]

Trashing the Census—Irresponsible Bush Comments Could Sabotage Count, Sacramento (CA) Bee, H1666 [3AP], H1998 [10AP]

200 Years Plus—Census Nosiness Isn't New, USA Today, H2001 [10AP]

U.S. Announces a New Royalty System for Oil From Federal Land, Dan Morgan, Washington (DC) Post, H11389 [27OC]

What Really Counts—Pockets of Non-Cooperation With the Taking of the U.S. Census Demonstrates an Overreaction to Fears of Invasion of Privacy, San Francisco (CA) Examiner, H2000 [10AP]

Young Forgets Whistleblowers' Value, Risk, Stan Stephens, Walter Parker, and Billie Garde, Anchorage (AK) Daily News, H11389 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H455 [15FE]

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

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H2012 [10AP]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H641 [2MR]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 4892), H7366 [7SE]

Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see H.R. 4302), H2338 [13AP]

Children and youth: construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3889), H1477 [28MR]

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

———mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H90 [31JA]

———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H4036 [7JN]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H7723 [18SE]

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

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6355 [17JY]

Computers: establish a system for businesses to comply with recognized principles concerning personal information obtained through electronic commerce (see H.R. 4059), H1477 [28MR]

———tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (see H. Con. Res. 300), H1957 [6AP]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 4250), H2238 [12AP]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7502 [12SE]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H758 [8MR]

———prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]

———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]

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), H2338 [13AP]

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

Dept. of Energy: 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), H455 [15FE]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H90 [31JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H3308 [17MY]

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

———require recreational camps to report information concerning deaths and certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 266), H7002 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H1763 [4AP]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), 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), H4784 [20JN]

———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), H4784 [20JN]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H4784 [20JN]

Diseases: increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H1764 [4AP]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 337), H9901 [12OC]

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

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H5656 [29JN]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H7723 [18SE]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H511 [16FE]

Drugs: prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H7212 [27JY]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 960), H7211 [27JY]

Education: importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H2512 [3MY]

———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see H.R. 5043), H7207 [27JY]

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

———provide 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), H3050 [15MY]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H1075 [15MR]

Employment: require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H6052 [13JY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2771 [9MY]

FAA: limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see H.R. 2495), H3869 [25MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 5262), H7991 [21SE]

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. 4207), H1956 [6AP]

Federal contracts: require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use (see H.R. 4012), H1118 [16MR]

Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H1629 [30MR]

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 2706), H7652 [14SE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: prohibit sales of excess Federal computer equipment and other excess Federal property on the commercial market (see H. Res. 641), H10257 [18OC]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1674 [3AP]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see H.R. 4490), H3412 [18MY]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 3823), H641 [2MR]

———require payment of interest on reserves maintained at Federal reserve banks by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 4427), H2966 [11MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H2605 [4MY]

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

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 5194), H8799 [4OC]

———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), H9900 [12OC]

———require background checks for individuals that win firearms in lotteries (see H.R. 4559), H11955 [4DE]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H6052 [13JY]

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

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]

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

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

Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Res. 388), H4220 [12JN]

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 294), H2341 [13AP]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H921 [9MR]

———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]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see H.R. 3809), H931 [13MR]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H5737 [10JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H5241 [27JN]

Immigration: exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization requirements and permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice (see H.R. 2899), H10809 [24OC]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H6470 [18JY]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H3869 [25MY]

———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]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1841), H455 [15FE]

Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H50 [27JA]

———require coverage of hair prostheses for individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 3328), H5955 [12JY]

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), H10257 [18OC]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H7933 [20SE]

Kenya: condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice (see H. Con. Res. 410), H8200 [26SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1443), H641 [2MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2122 [11AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H4121 [8JN]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H4121 [8JN]

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H165 [1FE]

———coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H3926 [6JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H11446 [27OC]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 5434), H12085 [13DE]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H5843 [11JY]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H4675 [19JN]

———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]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H4174 [9JN]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H2607 [4MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H931 [13MR]

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

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

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H998 [14MR]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H1120 [16MR]

National Historical Publications and Records Commission: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4110), H1587 [29MR]

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]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4634), H8062 [25SE]

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

National Teach Census Week: support (see H. Con. Res. 263), H641 [2MR]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 3744), H573 [29FE] (see H.R. 5242), H7990 [21SE]

NIH: improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 1798), H50 [27JA]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Eric R. Kandel and Paul Greengard for physiology or medicine (see H. Res. 642), H10257 [18OC]

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

Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, accelerate cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks, and assist communities with drinking water contamination (see H.R. 3798), H3309 [17MY]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H7503 [12SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7211 [27JY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps: establish (see H.R. 266), H7002 [25JY]

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), H4220 [12JN]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2340 [13AP]

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

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

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), H7991 [21SE]

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

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

———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]

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), H7366 [7SE]

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

Supreme Court: interpretation of the first amendment to the Constitution in the case Buckley v. Valeo (see H. Con. Res. 377), H8799 [4OC]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain audio or video postproduction equipment (see H.R. 5497), H10256 [18OC]

———allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H2340 [13AP]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H9900 [12OC]

———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 reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 390), H6719 [20JY]

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

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H9767 [11OC]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H575 [29FE]

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

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 816), H922 [9MR]

———treatment of diplomas, medals, and amounts received as part of international awards for physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics, and peace (see H.R. 5505), H10472 [19OC]

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

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H5843 [11JY]

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), H5843 [11JY]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H3868 [25MY]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H6355 [17JY]

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

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), H2341 [13AP]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H8469 [28SE]

———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]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H5036 [22JN]

———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), H8200 [26SE]

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]

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]

———provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H7003 [25JY]

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

Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H219 [7FE]

———establish a term limit for the Director of the Census and require that such Director report directly to the Sec. of Commerce (see H.R. 5358), H8617 [2OC]

Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and require such individuals to be included in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 3649), H373 [14FE]

———funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad (see H.R. 4568), H3868 [25MY]

Children and youth: provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for children participating in the WIC program (see H.R. 5592), H11445 [27OC]

Colleges and universities: require disclosure of fires in dormitories and plans to reduce fire safety hazards and require the U.S. Fire Administration to establish fire safety standards for dormitories (see H.R. 3831), H641 [2MR]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 4317), H2338 [13AP]

Electronic commerce: require disclosure of ownership and management information on Internet websites (see H.R. 5620), H11781 [1NO]

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), H3868 [25MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H340 [10FE]

FRS: coverage of Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors by certain labor-management relation regulations (see H.R. 4036), H1123 [20MR]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H209 [2FE]

Middle East: U.S. policy on Jericho (see H. Con. Res. 286), H1119 [16MR]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7280 [6SE]

Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: extend authority of the Nazi War Crimes Records Interagency Working Group and clarify application to the Imperial Government of Japan (see H.R. 5432), H9634 [10OC]

———extend authority of the Nazi War Crimes Records Interagency Working Group and encourage cooperation of foreign nations with such Group in carrying out its duties (see H.R. 5065), H7208 [27JY]

Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 3888), H920 [9MR]

Veterans: provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H209 [2FE]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H756 [8MR]

Biographies

Moynihan, Senator, H7726-H7734 [19SE]

Letters

Bankruptcy Reform Act: John D. Podesta, Executive Office of the President, H9836 [12OC]

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act: Gordon B. Avery, H8159 [26SE]

Civilian trial for Lori H. Berenson in Peru: by, H7242 [6SE]

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: William J. Rainer, CFTC, H8437 [28SE]

Importance of decennial census: by, H1663 [3AP]

Proposed disclosure of confidential census information: Norman Y. Mineta, Sec. of Commerce, H11247 [26OC]

Royalty payments for oil taken from Federal lands: by, H10563, H10564 [24OC]

Violence Against Women Act: several Representatives, H8071, H8100 [26SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1481 [29MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1786 [5AP]

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 (H. Res. 187), H495 [16FE]

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5899 [12JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5554 [29JN], H5699 [10JY], E1212 [11JY]

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

Andriotis, Nick A.: St. Demetrios Cathedral Odyssey Award recipient, E1973 [28OC]

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]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3350 [18MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2182 [12AP]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3357 [18MY]

Association for the Research of Middle Eastern Cultures: anniversary, E2081 [3NO]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9835 [12OC]

———ensure debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic violence are nondischargeable, H9835 [12OC]

Barbara F. Vucanovich Post Office Building, Reno, NV: designate (H.R. 4169), H5809 [11JY]

Berenson, Lori H.: incarceration in Peru, H7241 [6SE]

Bureau of the Census: facilities renovation funding, H5134 [26JN]

———funding, H5134 [26JN]

Census: funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad, H5134 [26JN]

———importance of decennial census, H1055, H1057, H1058, H1061 [15MR], H1482 [29MR], H1661, H1662, H1664, H1666, H1668 [3AP], H1990, H1994, H1996 [10AP]

———proposed disclosure of confidential information, H11203, H11247 [26OC]

Child care: provide criminal background checks for employees at Federal agency child care facilities, H6670 [20JY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), H8158 [26SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3656 [24MY]

Coast Guard: tribute to Auxiliary, H6439 [18JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H8656 [3OC]

Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11388 [27OC]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H8436 [28SE], H10412 [19OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4362 [14JN]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H397 [15FE]

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

———ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, H9035 [6OC]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1046 [15MR]

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

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6358 [18JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service emergency funding, H5554 [29JN]

———Asian Longhorned Beetle eradication funding, H9675 [11OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3350, H3357 [18MY]

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

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), conference report, H6539 [19JY]

———Peer-Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program funding, H6539 [19JY]

Dept. of HHS: review of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network rules and policies, H1710 [4AP]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4751 [20JN]

———Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight funding, H4769 [20JN]

———prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H4900 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H5025 [22JN]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (H. Res. 398), H2182 [12AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4454 [14JN], H4529 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, H8656 [3OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, H7624 [14SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6662, H6670, H6694, H6698 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3427 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H4874 [21JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5025 [22JN], H5064 [23JN], H5134 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4064 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7822 [19SE], H11464 [28OC], H11738 [1NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4751, H4758, H4769 [20JN], H4874, H4900 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10384 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4497 [15JN]

Diseases: Parkinson's disease research programs funding, H1250 [22MR], H6539 [19JY]

Education: school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11738 [1NO]

Electronic commerce: require disclosure of ownership and management information on Internet websites (H.R. 5620), E2060 [1NO]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), H10563 [24OC]

EPA: breast cancer research programs funding relative to environmental factors, H10384 [19OC]

Families and domestic relations: expand tax credits and grant programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child care, H3932 [7JN]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), H7316 [7SE]

FDA: prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, E1212 [11JY]

———prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5699 [10JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H6662 [20JY]

Firearms: gun control, H1046 [15MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding, H10836 [25OC]

———international family planning programs funding (H.R. 3634), H1854 [6AP]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5849, H5899 [12JY], H5986 [13JY], H7699 [18SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5849, H5899 [12JY], H5986, H6012 [13JY], E1249 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10836 [25OC]

George K. Almiroudis Chian Geriatric Foundation, Ltd.: tribute, E776 [19MY]

Gramercy Park Block Association: tribute, E1348 [27JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H1454 [28MR], E408 [23MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5630, H5646 [29JN]

———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5622 [29JN]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (H. Res. 414), H1250 [22MR], E60 [2FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H746 [8MR]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1710 [4AP]

Health care professionals: exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5622, H5646 [29JN]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 640), H10412 [19OC]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions and allow adjustable-rate mortgages, H4758 [20JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), E697 [10MY]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, H9044 [6OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 613), H9035 [6OC]

———prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor, E1249 [14JY]

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

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H9858 [12OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, H7624 [14SE]

LIHEAP: funding, H11464 [28OC]

Lunar New Year: observance, E81 [8FE]

Manhattan, NY: tribute to Lexington Democratic Club, E665 [8MY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2695 [9MY]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), Senate amendment (H. Res. 628), H9845, H9846 [12OC]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5378 [28JN]

Mineral Management Service: revise certain royalty-in-kind procedures relative to payments for transportation to wholesale market centers, H4454 [14JN]

Morocco: independence anniversary, E2081 [3NO]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4529 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4529 [15JN]

Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: extend authority of the Nazi War Crimes Records Interagency Working Group and clarify application to the Imperial Government of Japan, H9858 [12OC]

———Interagency Working Group funding, H7624 [14SE]

New York: repeal proposed sale of Governors Island, H6694 [20JY]

New York, NY: anniversary of Kenmore Hotel restoration project, E1349 [27JY]

———anniversary of Loyola School, E722 [15MY]

———mass transit projects funding, H3427 [19MY]

———tribute to Fedkids Child Care Center, E1794 [13OC]

New York University: tribute to New York University Medical Center Vascular Anomalies Program, E1968 [28OC]

NIH: biomedical research funding (H. Res. 437), H7085 [26JY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Paul Greengard for physiology or medicine, E1881 [23OC], E1966 [28OC]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts (H. Res. 547), H8174 [26SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3557), E216 [1MR]

———tribute (H. Con. Res. 317), E663 [8MY]

OPM: conduct study on allowing certain Federal employees paid parental leave, H6698 [20JY]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4064 [8JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5064 [23JN]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6521 [19JY]

Queensview Inc.: anniversary, E1794 [13OC]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11247 [26OC]

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

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H592 [1MR]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (H.R. 5417), H9797 [11OC]

Supreme Court: importance of the Presidential election relative to future nominations, H11768 [1NO]

Turkey: proposed sale of attack helicopters, H9807 [11OC]

U.N.: Security Council resolution on HIV/AIDS health crisis, H6090 [17JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), H7291 [7SE]

Vento, Bruce F.: tribute (H. Res. 618), H9582 [10OC]

Votes: position on missed, E2050 [1NO], E2131 [6DE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9035, H9044 [6OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8070, H8100 [26SE], H8592 [2OC], H8629 [3OC], H8746 [4OC]

World March of Women: tribute to Cypriot participants, E1864 [19OC]

World Population Awareness Week: observance, E1872 [19OC]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4801 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H508 [16FE], H1117 [16MR], H1282 [22MR], H1474 [28MR], H2236 [12AP], H3307 [17MY], H6346 [17JY], H6466 [18JY], H7265 [6SE], H7720 [18SE], H8459 [28SE], H8615 [2OC], H8797 [4OC], H9632 [10OC], H9816 [11OC], H11779 [1NO]

Resolutions by organizations

HIV/AIDS Health Crisis: U.N. Security Council, H6091 [17JY]

Testimonies

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act: F. Sessions Cole, H8159 [26SE]

Tributes

Anderson, Herbert B., E2040 [31OC]

Bergin, James, E256 [9MR]

Butler, Denis, E2039 [31OC]

Itzkowitz, Murray, E1603 [27SE]

Jenkins, Christopher, E2043 [31OC]

Kaplan, Deborah, E640 [4MY]

Kim, Esther, E822 [24MY]

Kossin, Susan, E1794 [13OC]

Leinhardt, Helen Osk, E2088 [13NO]

Marcus, Celine, E475 [3AP]

McCarthy, John J., E674 [9MY]

Metropolitan Dionysios (Chios, Psara, and Oinousses, Greece), E776 [19MY]

Moynihan, Senator, H7725 [19SE]

Nelson, Lars-Erik, E2114 [4DE]

Poe, Kay, E822 [24MY]

Porter, Representative, H10251 [18OC]

Schneier, Arthur, E360 [21MR]

Veneski, Adam, E1614 [27SE]

Vento, Bruce F., H9797 [11OC]