LEE, BARBARA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5844 [11JY], H5933 [12JY]

Appointments

Bruce F. Vento funeral attendees, H9861 [12OC]

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Articles and editorials

AIDS Is Declared Threat to Security—White House Fears Epidemic Could Destabilize World, Barton Gellman, Washington (DC) Post, E664 [8MY]

High-Tech Homeless—In Silicon Valley, a Dark Side to Booming Economy, Mark Leibovich, Washington (DC) Post, H1361 [23MR]

Rep. Lee—Politician Who Makes a Difference, E948 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H4674 [19JN]

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H2340 [13AP]

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

American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor: make grants to construct an addition (see H.R. 1865), H6052 [13JY]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H4036 [7JN]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H574 [29FE]

———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), H4592 [15JN]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H1852 [5AP]

Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H922 [9MR]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H758 [8MR]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 4892), H6599 [19JY]

Broadcasting Board of Governors: make archival materials of the Africa Division of the VOA available to the Institute for Media Development (see H.R. 4587), H4675 [19JN]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 4222), H3413 [18MY]

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

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H7128 [26JY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H4036 [7JN]

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]

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

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H3649 [23MY]

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

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]

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

———license America's Private Investment Companies and provide enhanced credit to stimulate private investment in low-income communities (see H.R. 2764), H2340 [13AP]

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), H6471 [18JY]

Computers: provide Federal employees with a home computer and Internet access (see H.R. 4232), H2412 [2MY]

———require providers of electronic mailboxes to provide forwarding addresses (see H.R. 4455), H4337 [13JN]

Consumers: protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 4644), H5956 [12JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H3413 [18MY]

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

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

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7366 [7SE]

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 4701), H4783 [20JN]

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

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

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

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H4220 [12JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]

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

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

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H5436 [28JN]

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

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), 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), H3050 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 4760), H7503 [12SE]

Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see H.R. 4140), H2655 [8MY]

———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), H758 [8MR]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H209 [2FE]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H3925 [6JN]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H2341 [13AP]

———recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for education in prevention and early detection (see H. Con. Res. 133), H647 [6MR]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H922 [9MR]

Drugs: distribution of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4301), H3926 [6JN]

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), H641 [2MR]

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

Education: ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see H.R. 4333), H6471 [18JY]

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

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

———provide 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), H2967 [11MY]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 2947), H3813 [24MY]

Employment: limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 5179), H8201 [26SE]

———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), H4485 [14JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H6355 [17JY]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H5169 [26JN]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2412 [2MY]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2859), H5737 [10JY]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H1852 [5AP]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H4783 [20JN]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H5240 [27JN]

Federal-State relations: clarify primacy of State and local regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by operators of automatic teller machines (see H.R. 3494), H48 [27JA]

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]

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

Firearms: 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), H3867 [25MY]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H8736 [3OC]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H4036 [7JN]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]

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

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H7366 [7SE]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 3883), H920 [9MR]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 2345), H165 [1FE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1406 [23MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2906 [10MY]

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

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), H5436 [28JN]

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

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3180), H5656 [29JN]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H5169 [26JN]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 3632), H340 [10FE]

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

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H48 [27JA]

Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H757 [8MR]

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

Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 1260), H165 [1FE]

Health: develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (see H.R. 2316), H3413 [18MY]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H7281 [6SE]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H5241 [27JN]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H4784 [20JN]

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

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

Housing: establish demonstration program to modernize and increase access to health services in public housing for elderly and disabled persons (see H.R. 4664), H6471 [18JY]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 3884), H920 [9MR]

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H8469 [28SE]

———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H5169 [26JN]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H5436 [28JN]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H5656 [29JN]

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

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3926 [6JN]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H758 [8MR]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H3869 [25MY]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), H90 [31JA]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H5169 [26JN]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H3413 [18MY]

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]

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

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H3049 [15MY]

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), H1852 [5AP]

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

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

———remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H8406 [27SE]

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

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H7281 [6SE]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3840), H5169 [26JN]

———coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H1959 [6AP]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H165 [1FE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4607), H5085 [23JN] (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H5240 [27JN]

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

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3413 [18MY]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H7281 [6SE]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H7578 [13SE]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 2002), H3413 [18MY]

———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), H4120 [8JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H5737 [10JY]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H50 [27JA]

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

Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]

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

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H1405 [23MR]

———support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]

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

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

National security: provide deployment criteria for the national missile defense system and testing of the system against counter-measures (see H.R. 5066), H7282 [6SE]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 2267), H1629 [30MR]

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (see H.R. 2919), H1764 [4AP]

Native Americans: treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]

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]

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), H5241 [27JN]

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

———provide for prices that are fair to the producer and the consumer (see H.R. 4772), H8201 [26SE]

Philippines: address the environmental contamination and health effects emanating from former U.S. military facilities (see H. Con. Res. 355), H7282 [6SE]

Political campaigns: permit any Presidential candidates to participate in debates relative to support in national public opinion polls (see H. Con. Res. 373), H11621 [30OC]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H9635 [10OC]

———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), H5241 [27JN]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H2512 [3MY]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H8200 [26SE]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1764 [4AP]

———reward States that enact policies and support programs that lift families out of poverty (see H.R. 699), H10473 [19OC]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5657 [29JN]

Railroads: enhance competition between rail carriers (see H.R. 2784), H50 [27JA]

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

Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 3161), H2607 [4MY]

———protect human subjects in research (see H.R. 4605), H5436 [28JN]

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]

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

Senegal: elections (see H. Res. 449), H1406 [23MR]

Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), H1852 [5AP]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H.R. 3879), H920 [9MR]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H209 [2FE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H7366 [7SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE]

———prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3600), H2013 [10AP]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4651), H7503 [12SE]

———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]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H7503 [12SE]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H4674 [19JN]

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

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (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), H8469 [28SE]

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

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), H4336 [13JN]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H7212 [27JY]

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

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

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H7281 [6SE]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]

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

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

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), H9505 [6OC]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H7366 [7SE]

———urge the President to condition discussions about foreign military finances on resolution of occupation of Cyprus (see H. Res. 361), H7366 [7SE]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H6600 [19JY]

U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H4220 [12JN]

———establish permanent security force (see H. Con. Res. 346), H5085 [23JN]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

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]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (see H.R. 5158), H8799 [4OC]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H2013 [10AP]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H3412 [18MY]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H5843 [11JY]

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

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H5083 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Burundi: encourage continuation of peace process and commend all who contributed to power sharing agreement (see H. Res. 660), H11446 [27OC]

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 5204), H7870 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 411), H165 [1FE]

Book reviews

``Lying Down With the Lions,'' Don Hopkins, E663 [8MY]

Remarks

Aerospace Electronic Commerce Day: observance, E1237 [14JY]

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5933, H5934, H5939 [12JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9694 [11OC]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, E1371 [27JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1534 [29MR]

Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on democratization in Central Asia (H. Con. Res. 397), H11578 [30OC]

Berkeley, CA: anniversary of La Pena Cultural Center, E921 [9JN]

———tribute to opening of Over 60 Health Center, Center for Elders Independence, and the Mable Howard Apartments, E780 [19MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1348, H1361 [23MR]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7550 [13SE]

Child Care Development Block Grant: funding, E990 [13JN]

Children and youth: mental health services funding, H6579, H6580 [19JY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3157 [16MY], H3681, H3719 [24MY]

Colombia: drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1534 [29MR]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H1484 [29MR]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2033 [11AP]

Croatia: elections (H. Con. Res. 251), H2986 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3073 [16MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3996, H4001 [7JN]

———military health care programs funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H4001 [7JN]

———TRICARE senior pharmacy program funding through reductions in the national missile defense system, H3996 [7JN]

Dept. of Energy: National Ignition Facility funding, H5277 [27JN]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4752 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H5022 [22JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4568 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to enforce economic embargo of Cuba, H6687 [20JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6659, H6687 [20JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11293 [26OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5020, H5021, H5022 [22JN], H5118, H5124 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4256 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4752, H4761 [20JN]

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (H.R. 5204), E1526 [19SE]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H2380, H2381, H2382, H2383, H2384, H2385, H2386 [2MY], H3019 [15MY], H7180 [27JY]

———provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis (S. 2943), H11301 [26OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11293 [26OC]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12062 [8DE]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1534 [29MR]

East Bay Municipal Water District: land expansion feasibility study funding, H3073 [16MY]

Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (H.R. 4249), H2984 [15MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5277 [27JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, H11827 [3NO]

Export Administration Act: increase penalties for violations (H.R. 5239), H11575 [30OC]

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

Firearms: gun control, H1484 [29MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5988 [13JY]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H9694 [11OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5933, H5934, H5939 [12JY], H5988 [13JY]

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

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), H1225 [22MR]

———U.N. international peacekeeping activities funding for Africa, H5118, H5124 [26JN]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (H. Con. Res. 240), H23 [27JA]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1899 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), H11996 [5DE]

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

Immigration: remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H11293 [26OC]

Indian Health Service: funding, H4568 [15JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H4256 [13JN]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, E1161 [30JN]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (H. Con. Res. 331), E873 [25MY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: require congressional approval of any nuclear cooperation agreement with the U.S. (H.R. 4251), H2990 [15MY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H5020, H5021 [22JN]

Lithuania: independence anniversary (S. Con. Res. 91), H725 [8MR]

LoveLife Foundation: observance of LoveLife Week, E1749 [12OC]

Macau: U.S. policy, H11301 [26OC]

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

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Con. Res. 426), E2060 [1NO]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, E693 [10MY]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H895 [9MR]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, H7848 [19SE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Daniel J. McFadden for economics, H10227 [18OC]

Oakland, CA: anniversary of Beth Eden Baptist Church, E562 [13AP]

———anniversary of Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church, E2073 [2NO]

———opening of Evergreen Baptist Church New Sanctuary and Multi-Community Center, E1242 [14JY]

———tribute to Finding Your Roots Conference, an African American Family History Research Project, E405 [23MR]

———tribute to Museum of African American Technology (MAAT) Science Village, E1234 [14JY]

———tribute to the Italian-American Federation of the East Bay Italian Festa, E1751 [12OC]

Peace Corps: redesignate the Peace Corps World Wise Schools Program as the Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools Program, H11301 [26OC]

Peru: encourage free and fair elections (S.J. Res. 43), H2089 [11AP]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies, E1790 [13OC]

Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: dedication, E1839 [19OC]

Samuel Merritt College: California Governor's Quality Award recipient, E560 [13AP]

U.N.: Security Council resolution on HIV/AIDS health crisis, H6089 [17JY]

Votes: position on missed, E536 [11AP], E1209 [11JY], E1612 [27SE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11827 [3NO]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9040 [6OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), E1630 [28SE], E1664 [4OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 411), H128 [1FE]

Special order: granted, H10033 [17OC], H10254 [18OC], H11925 [14NO]

Tribute, E948 [9JN]

Statements

World Bank AIDS Marshall Plan Trust Fund Act: Executive Office of the President, H3020 [15MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 411, majority party appointments to Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H129 [1FE]

Tributes

Brower, David R., H11915 [14NO]

Clay, Representative, H11430 [27OC]

Corprew, Marsha, E1270 [19JY]

Davis, Frank, E1774 [13OC]

Dixon, Julian C., E2217 [15DE]

Gibbs, Jewelle T., E118 [10FE]

Griffin, Yvonne A., E2153 [7DE]

Mozell, Henry F., E1412 [6SE]

Richardson, Julian (Rich), E1411 [6SE]

Sherman, Ursula, E924 [9JN]

Thompson, David S., E919 [9JN]

Weinreb, Marvin, E1918 [25OC]