MORELLA, CONSTANCE A. (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H374 [14FE], H402 [15FE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6600 [19JY], H6688 [20JY]

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

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H922 [9MR]

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

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

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

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H2338 [13AP]

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

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H254 [8FE]

———inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H632 [1MR]

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

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H11195 [25OC]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]

Business and industry: restrict use of mandatory minimum personnel experience and educational requirements in procurement of information technology goods or services unless sufficiently justified (see H.R. 3582), H1120 [16MR]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2607 [4MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 277), H931 [13MR]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 3039), H1077 [15MR]

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]

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

———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (see H. Con. Res. 375), H6470 [18JY]

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H455 [15FE]

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), H5655 [29JN]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4246), H4220 [12JN]

———provide Federal employees with a home computer and Internet access (see H.R. 4232), H2121 [11AP]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H9768 [11OC]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H5656 [29JN]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2341 [13AP]

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

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]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H2239 [12AP]

Crime: convene a summit of national leaders to develop an action plan to deter acts of violence, especially domestic violence and sexual assault (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4484 [14JN]

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

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H7991 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2607 [4MY]

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), H758 [8MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H1852 [5AP]

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), H5654 [29JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H3869 [25MY]

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

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (see H.R. 4850), H6471 [18JY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6600 [19JY]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and other windstorms through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 5499), H10472 [19OC]

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 5204), H8201 [26SE]

———create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 3812), H631 [1MR]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H757 [8MR]

———establishment and operation of asthma treatment services for children (see H.R. 2840), H2340 [13AP]

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

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H1407 [23MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4675 [19JN]

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

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

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H8407 [27SE]

District of Columbia: designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (see H.R. 4542), H3867 [25MY]

———include longevity bonus payments in calculation of retirement benefits for police officers (see H.R. 4099), H1476 [28MR]

Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4449), H3523 [22MY]

Drugs: prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H7578 [13SE]

Education: establish a program for next-generation technology grants to improve teaching and learning in schools (see H.R. 4183), H1851 [5AP]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2906 [10MY]

———establish international education policy (see H. Con. Res. 342), H3868 [25MY]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 5504), H10472 [19OC]

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

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H8469 [28SE]

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

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

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

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4484 [14JN]

FDA: clarify jurisdiction over tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H1285 [22MR]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H1956 [6AP]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 5647), H12065 [8DE]

Federal employees: clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (see H.R. 4569), H3868 [25MY]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4040), H1407 [23MR]

———expand commuting options and reduce traffic congestion resulting from current commuting patterns (see H.R. 3603), H254 [8FE]

———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H10473 [19OC]

———make certain service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 2686), H1764 [4AP]

———payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H255 [8FE]

———require the same transit pass transportation benefits offered in the National Capital Region to be extended to other similarly situated employees (see H.R. 5605), H11621 [30OC]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H7280 [6SE]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H8062 [25SE]

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

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H48 [27JA]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H5036 [22JN]

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

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

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

Frederick L. Dewberry, Jr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4451), H3523 [22MY]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 5516), H10472 [19OC]

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

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H373 [14FE]

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

———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), H373 [14FE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H48 [27JA]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]

House of Representatives: direct the posting of all lobbying registrations and reports, filed with the Clerk, on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 462), H1852 [5AP]

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

Immigration: cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain nonpermanent resident aliens whose removal would result in extreme medical hardship (see H.R. 5232), H7932 [20SE]

———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), H1076 [15MR]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY] (see H.R. 5180), H7651 [14SE]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H9635 [10OC]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3309 [17MY]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 412), H8469 [28SE]

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H2122 [11AP]

———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), H2412 [2MY]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H3650 [23MY]

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

Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4450), H3523 [22MY]

Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4448), H3523 [22MY]

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]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1164 [21MR]

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

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (see H.R. 3313), H1629 [30MR]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H2607 [4MY]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H1077 [15MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H4817 [21JN]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7211 [27JY]

———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H4591 [15JN]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7212 [27JY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 5274), H11195 [25OC]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H4817 [21JN]

Medicare: coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H7282 [6SE]

———coverage of medically necessary pancreas transplantation procedures (see H.R. 4495), H5657 [29JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H9505 [6OC]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H1477 [28MR]

———improve review procedures (see H.R. 2356), H7002 [25JY]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H4817 [21JN]

———increase proportion of charges recognized for mental health services furnished to qualified beneficiaries residing in congregate residences (see H.R. 4950), H7282 [6SE]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H4174 [9JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2512 [3MY]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H4784 [20JN]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H255 [8FE]

———political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4120 [8JN]

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), H7578 [13SE]

———U.S. policy on Jericho (see H. Con. Res. 286), H1589 [29MR]

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

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H11207 [26OC]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see H.R. 4745), H7212 [27JY]

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]

National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H3869 [25MY]

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

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H921 [9MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H7992 [21SE]

———waive applicability to employment performed with an electronic device in the employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H50 [27JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 941), H997 [14MR]

Political campaigns: increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 1747), H255 [8FE]

———require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (see H.R. 4621), H4173 [9JN]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H9011 [5OC]

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

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H5037 [22JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H2411 [2MY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H6052 [13JY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H90 [31JA]

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

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Safety Net Organizations and Patient Advisory Commission: establish (see H.R. 5162), H7502 [12SE]

Samuel H. Lacy, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4447), H3523 [22MY]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H3309 [17MY]

Schools: 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]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H3650 [23MY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7991 [21SE]

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

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H4174 [9JN]

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), H4816 [21JN]

Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H1077 [15MR]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H12022 [6DE]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2906 [10MY]

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

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H1588 [29MR]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H1629 [30MR]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H922 [9MR]

———provide tax incentives to enhance long-term care and convene a National Summit on Long-Term Care (see H.R. 4498), H4121 [8JN]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3869 [25MY]

———treatment of computer software (see H.R. 4184), H3050 [15MY]

———treatment of computers and computer equipment (see H.R. 4279), H2337 [13AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1997), H255 [8FE] (see H.R. 4570), H3868 [25MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H7366 [7SE]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 838), H1284 [22MR]

———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 3819), H631 [1MR]

Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 2579), H574 [29FE]

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

———strengthen warning labels on smokeless tobacco products (see H.R. 1532), H454 [15FE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H2239 [12AP]

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), H4220 [12JN]

U.N.: establish a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H3049 [15MY]

———promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H165 [1FE]

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

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H50 [27JA]

———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), H11207 [26OC]

———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), H7502 [12SE]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2966 [11MY]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

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

———provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H7129 [26JY]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H5037 [22JN]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7723 [18SE]

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H5085 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Anikwata, Virginia Ifenyinwa: relief (see H.R. 3668), H454 [15FE]

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 5402), H9011 [5OC]

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

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

Everett Alvarez, Jr., Post Office, Rockville, MD: designate (see H.R. 4484), H3308 [17MY]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 5512), H10472 [19OC]

———make permanent the authority under which comparability allowances may be paid to Government physicians (see H.R. 3841), H756 [8MR]

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

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see H.R. 3809), H631 [1MR]

———voluntary reporting of medication error information to assist in developing and disseminating recommendations and information on preventing medication errors (see H.R. 3672), H509 [16FE]

Law enforcement officers: establish new pay rates and compensation schedules for Secret Service and U.S. Park Police officers (see H.R. 4880), H6469 [18JY]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3840), H756 [8MR]

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

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H756 [8MR]

Sri Lanka: elections (see H. Con. Res. 298), H1851 [5AP]

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]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H489 [16FE], H1125 [21MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5716 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, E1866 [19OC]

AID: international tuberculosis control funding through reductions in the Asian Development Fund, H5940 [12JY]

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4717 [20JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, H7065, H7066 [26JY]

Anikwata, Virginia Ifenyinwa: relief (H.R. 3668), H377 [15FE]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3130 [16MY]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 129), H12073 [11DE]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (H. Con. Res. 282), H1968 [10AP]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3348 [18MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2095 [11AP]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4717 [20JN]

Bateman, Herbert H.: tribute (H. Res. 573), H7436 [12SE]

Bethesda, MD: anniversary of NIH Children's Inn, E1374 [27JY]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H9850 [12OC]

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3130 [16MY]

Burtonsville, MD: Paint Branch Senior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1799 [16OC]

Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries, H5944 [12JY]

———restrict use of mandatory minimum personnel experience and educational requirements in procurement of information technology goods or services unless sufficiently justified (H.R. 3582), H2355 [2MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 277), H1964 [10AP]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 280), H1963 [10AP]

Chesapeake Bay: restoration (H.R. 3039), H2159 [12AP]

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

Child Heart Awareness Day: observance, E125 [14FE]

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7582 [14SE]

Children and youth: recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (H. Con. Res. 375), H6961 [25JY]

Chinese American Retirement Enterprises (organization): anniversary, E1850 [19OC]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4717 [20JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (H.R. 4807), H6972 [25JY]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8835 [5OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4363 [14JN]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H395, H402, H403 [15FE]

———tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (H. Con. Res. 300), H2351 [2MY]

Courts: establish a new method for fixing rates of basic pay for administrative appeals judges, H6688 [20JY]

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

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), E913 [8JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, H5716 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3348 [18MY]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (H.R. 4483), E749 [17MY]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program funding, H1915 [6AP]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H5024 [22JN]

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

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6661, H6670, H6681, H6688, H6699 [20JY], E1374 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), H6789 [25JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4973, H4981, H5024 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12485 [15DE]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H2381 [2MY], H3020 [15MY]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (H.R. 762), H9535 [10OC]

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

———international tuberculosis control (H.R. 4057), E407 [23MR]

District of Columbia: designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (H.R. 4542), H3875 [6JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7052 [26JY], H7589 [14SE]

———prohibit location of needle exchange programs within 1,000 feet of areas where children may be present, H7589 [14SE]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7052 [26JY]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12056 [8DE]

Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4449), H7235, H7236 [6SE]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, E1866 [19OC]

Earth Day: observance, E565 [13AP]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H2953, H2955 [11MY]

Everett Alvarez, Jr., Post Office, Rockville, MD: designate (H.R. 4484), H7231, H7232 [6SE], E747 [17MY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1028 [15MR]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), Senate amendment, H126 [1FE]

FDA: consolidation of offices funding, E1374 [27JY]

Federal agencies and departments: improve ability to license federally owned inventions (H.R. 209), H9948 [17OC]

Federal contracts: prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6681 [20JY]

Federal employees: allow for the contribution of rollover distributions to accounts and eliminate waiting-period requirements for participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 208), H9519, H9521 [10OC]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (H.R. 5512), E1848 [19OC]

———enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (H.R. 2842), H7761, H7762 [19SE]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (H.R. 4040), H2671 [9MY], H7188 [27JY]

———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (H.R. 483), H6519 [19JY]

———treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (H.R. 207), H11697, H11698, H11699 [31OC]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H6661 [20JY]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 3535), H3884 [6JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5940, H5944 [12JY]

Foreign policy: ensure appropriate understanding and sensitivity in responding to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide issues related to Armenian Genocide (H. Res. 596), H10468 [19OC]

Gaithersburg, MD: tribute to Watkins Mill High School Booster Club, E1491 [14SE]

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

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (H.R. 3891), H908 [9MR]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (H. Res. 414), H224 [8FE]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (H. Con. Res. 247), H355 [14FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (H.R. 3809), E214 [1MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H131 [1FE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (H.R. 2457), H6605 [20JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H131 [1FE]

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

Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA: designate (H.R. 3454), H7230, H7231 [6SE]

House of Representatives: authority of officials during adjournment, H7193 [27JY]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1863, H1915 [6AP]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, H9040 [6OC], E1790 [13OC]

Immigration: waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (H.R. 4838), H9547 [10OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2453 [3MY]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, H4529 [15JN]

International Guide Dog Day: observance, E599 [2MY]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (H.R. 2442), H10628 [24OC]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (H.R. 4534), H7225 [6SE]

James W. McCabe, Sr., Post Office Building, Johnson City, NY: designate (H.R. 2302), H7232, H7233, H7234 [6SE]

Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr., Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4448), H7234, H7235 [6SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish new pay rates and compensation schedules for Secret Service and U.S. Park Police officers (H.R. 4880), E1267 [19JY]

Learn Shop, Inc.: tribute, E2067 [2NO]

Les Aspin Post Office Building, Janesville, WI: designate (H.R. 4241), H3878 [6JN]

Liberty Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 376), H9516, H9517 [10OC]

LSC: funding, H4973 [22JN]

Maryland: tribute to ``Westfield Works Wonders'' charity event, E2077 [3NO]

Matthew F. McHugh Post Office, Ithaca, NY: designate (H.R. 3030), H3880, H3882 [6JN]

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], H9850 [12OC]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (H.R. 1070), H1962 [10AP]

———permit State waiver authority to provide medical assistance in cases of congenital heart defects (H.R. 3325), E125 [14FE]

Medicare: coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs (H.R. 1796), E1866 [19OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, E1866 [19OC]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, H12485 [15DE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Con. Res. 426), H10654 [24OC]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, H2955 [11MY]

Montgomery College: anniversary of Takoma Park, MD, campus, E1619 [28SE]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E553 [13AP]

———tribute to The ARC of Montgomery County Fashion Show Benefit, E1446 [13SE]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (H. Res. 431), H948 [14MR]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), conference report, H7604 [14SE]

National Adoption Month: observance, E2026 [30OC]

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

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

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (H. Con. Res. 389), E1380 [27JY]

NIH: computational techniques and software tools research funding relative to biomedical and behavioral research, H402, H403 [15FE]

———funding, H12073 [11DE]

NIST: establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (H.R. 4429), H8081 [26SE]

———improve computer security (H.R. 2413), H10609 [24OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (H.R. 5178), H8679 [3OC]

OPM: conduct study on allowing certain Federal employees paid parental leave, H6699 [20JY]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6519 [19JY]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (H.R. 2498), H3586 [23MY]

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

Reverend J.C. Wade Post Office, Omaha, NE: designate (H.R. 4615), H7227, H7228, H7230 [6SE]

Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 4831), H9522, H9523 [10OC]

Rockville, MD: anniversary of Sandy Spring Museum, E2075 [3NO]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, H1028 [15MR]

Ruth Harris Coleman Post Office, Odum, GA: designate (H.R. 5229), H9521, H9522 [10OC]

SBA: Women's Business Centers and National Women's Business Council funding, H4981 [22JN]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization (H.R. 2392), E1655 [3OC]

Sri Lanka: condemn terrorist actions of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, E945 [9JN]

———elections (H. Con. Res. 298), E503 [6AP]

Taxation: require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), H5288 [27JN]

Votes: position on missed, H1779 [5AP], H5146 [26JN], E1865 [19OC]

Wheaton, MD: presentation of Medal of the Jubilee of Liberty at American Legion Post 268 to veterans who participated in the invasion of Normandy during World War II, E1602 [27SE]

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (H.R. 4884), H7221, H7224, H7225 [6SE]

Women: increase financial and programmatic contributions to advancing the status of women and girls in low-income countries around the world (H.R. 5533), E1889 [24OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9040 [6OC], E1790 [13OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H7198-H7200 [27JY], H8094, H8095 [26SE]

World TB Day: observance, E407 [23MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Speaker pro tempore: designation during adjournment, H2319 [13AP], H5653 [29JN]

Special order: granted, H371 [14FE], H754 [8MR], H2010 [10AP], H2120 [11AP], H2965 [11MY], H7127 [26JY], H7868 [19SE], H10033 [17OC], H10469 [19OC], H10806 [24OC], H12078 [11DE]

Tribute, H8095 [26SE]

Tributes

Fowler, Representative, H10792 [24OC]

Jennings, Stan, E2034 [31OC]

Krahnke, Betty Ann, E228 [6MR]

Long, Nancy, E1812 [17OC]

McLeod Gus, E625 [3MY]

Wells, Thomas, H4226 [13JN]