FROST, MARTIN (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 504), H3330 [18MY]

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), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1208 [22MR]

Appointments

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

Committee To Escort the President, H29 [27JA]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H8062 [25SE]

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

Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H50 [27JA]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H4592 [15JN]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H342 [10FE]

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

Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H1285 [22MR]

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]

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

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see H.R. 4957), H7212 [27JY]

Boyden, Sam: tribute (see H. Res. 643), H10473 [19OC]

Budget: support year 2000 proposed budget (see H.R. 3055), H1958 [6AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H6355 [17JY]

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 244), H49 [27JA]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

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), H5036 [22JN]

———authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H342 [10FE]

———encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H. Res. 605), H8617 [2OC]

———establish a program to identify and mentor college eligible high school students (see H.R. 3386), H209 [2FE]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 5250), H7990 [21SE]

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

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

———promote in-school personal safety programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 309), H2771 [9MY]

Children's Memorial Day: support goals and ideas and commend organizers (see H. Res. 147), H2512 [3MY]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7652 [14SE]

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

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6471 [18JY]

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

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), H5843 [11JY]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H3474 [19MY]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H5843 [11JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H632 [1MR]

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]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H4036 [7JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H1629 [30MR]

———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]

———improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 4535), H4592 [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), H633 [1MR]

———deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4660), H5169 [26JN]

———make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H632 [1MR]

———participation of certain Medicare-eligible individuals in pharmacy programs (see H.R. 3697), H1406 [23MR]

———terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H9505 [6OC]

———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5174), H9900 [12OC]

Dept. of Education: establish school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 5015), H8736 [3OC]

———establish the High Performance Schools Program (see H.R. 3143), H1588 [29MR]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H5169 [26JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H4592 [15JN]

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

Dept. of HUD: evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 5261), H9907 [16OC]

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

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see H.R. 4178), H5436 [28JN]

———provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2780), H1674 [3AP]

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

Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (see H.R. 4574), H4122 [8JN]

———conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4794), H6052 [13JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H342 [10FE]

———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]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H631 [1MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 4760), H5956 [12JY]

———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (see H.R. 4716), H4817 [21JN]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H3049 [15MY]

Diseases: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 4665), H6719 [20JY]

———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), H758 [8MR]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H575 [29FE]

———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), H1477 [28MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4818 [21JN]

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

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H8201 [26SE]

Drunken driving: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise public awareness of the serious problem of driving while intoxicated (see H. Con. Res. 108), H633 [1MR]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H1164 [21MR]

———ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H2341 [13AP]

———establish a program to assist States in including at least one year of early education preceding kindergarten (see H.R. 3006), H3474 [19MY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2655 [8MY]

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

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H632 [1MR]

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

———improve program for the forgiveness of student loans to teachers (see H.R. 4538), H5436 [28JN]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H1406 [23MR] (see H.R. 5034), H7207 [27JY]

———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), H3309 [17MY]

———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 local educational agencies to enable them to recruit and retain qualified school administrators (see H.R. 2789), H1163 [21MR]

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

———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), H2412 [2MY]

———provide grants to States to encourage retention of teachers through payment of bonuses (see H.R. 4406), H4036 [7JN]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H342 [10FE]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]

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

EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see H.R. 828), H1852 [5AP]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 5262), H8736 [3OC]

FBI: provide a temporary alternative to fingerprint-based background checks to allow time to implement a national fingerprint-based system accessible by youth serving organizations (see H.R. 4424), H4337 [13JN]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H647 [6MR]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 5631), H12017 [5DE]

Federal employees: eliminate certain inequities in the computation of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, and their survivors (see H.R. 1769), H511 [16FE]

———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 (see H.R. 2842), H2012 [10AP]

———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]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4040), H1852 [5AP]

———health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H1958 [6AP]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 2774), H8406 [27SE]

———revise overtime pay limitation (see H.R. 1770), H997 [14MR]

Financial institutions: encourage acceptance of environmentally sound processes for dry and wet cleaning as safe investments (see H. Con. Res. 383), H7210 [27JY]

———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), H1163 [21MR]

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

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1120 [16MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H3869 [25MY]

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]

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

FRS: reduce interest rates (see H. Res. 536), H5240 [27JN]

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

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H455 [15FE]

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (see H.R. 3631), H1285 [22MR]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H1852 [5AP]

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

———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]

———establish national system of screening newborn infants for hereditary disorders (see H.R. 5260), H7991 [21SE]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H1477 [28MR]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H575 [29FE]

Health care facilities: modify qualifications for community mental health centers and postpone application of Medicare prospective payment system to partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 5055), H7366 [7SE]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H5843 [11JY]

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]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 5311), H8736 [3OC]

Housing: establish demonstration program to modernize and increase access to health services in public housing for elderly and disabled persons (see H.R. 4664), H6777 [24JY]

Hungary: anniversary of foundation as a state (see H. Con. Res. 297), H4036 [7JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H50 [27JA]

———establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 5062), H7208 [27JY]

———provide H-1B status to nonimmigrants that meet certain educational requirements and whose employers make scholarship payments to institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3508), H511 [16FE]

———require paid immigration consultants to be licensed and otherwise provide services in a satisfactory manner (see H.R. 5035), H7282 [6SE]

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

———treatment of spouses and children of Philippine servicemen who served in the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 3273), H922 [9MR]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H1589 [29MR]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 412), H8406 [27SE]

———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), H3523 [22MY]

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

———encourage respect for religious and ethnic minorities and deter from supporting international terrorism or from furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs (see H.R. 5006), H7206 [27JY]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H1285 [22MR]

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), H10473 [19OC]

Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 398), H7577 [13SE]

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

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

Kosovo: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see H. Con. Res. 265), H647 [6MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1407 [23MR]

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

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H1406 [23MR]

———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H1163 [21MR]

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

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H633 [1MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H572 [29FE]

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

Medicare: correct reductions to service providers payment rates previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 4937), H7003 [25JY]

———coverage of augmentative communication devices (see H.R. 4479), H3308 [17MY]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3840), H4784 [20JN]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7281 [6SE]

———coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2712), H3309 [17MY]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H997 [14MR]

———coverage of medically necessary pancreas transplantation procedures (see H.R. 4495), H4220 [12JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7933 [20SE]

———coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 4375), H7211 [27JY]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H2770 [9MY]

———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), H3926 [6JN]

———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]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5956 [12JY]

———preserve essential rural hospitals (see H.R. 5220), H8469 [28SE]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H3172 [16MY]

———prohibit the use of risk-based managed care payments for certain administrative costs (see H.R. 3682), H2341 [13AP]

———provide for a Doctors' Bill of Rights (see H.R. 3300), H3813 [24MY]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 5200), H8469 [28SE]

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

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7577 [13SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure financial solvency of Medicare+Choice organizations and Medicaid managed care organizations (see H.R. 3690), H575 [29FE]

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 5166), H7577 [13SE]

———require nursing facilities to be air conditioned to receive funding (see H.R. 4898), H7652 [14SE]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H3474 [19MY]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H1852 [5AP]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H4036 [7JN]

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 and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 5522), H11446 [27OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7578 [13SE]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H7933 [20SE]

National Archives and Records Administration: transfer the master versions of the photographic works of Griffith J. Davis to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (see H.R. 4756), H6777 [24JY]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H2123 [11AP]

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

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6600 [19JY]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H8468 [28SE]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4634), H8617 [2OC]

National Kindness and Justice Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 250), H575 [29FE]

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

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: add certain identifying information to markers on graves containing the remains of certain unknowns who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.R. 3806), H1406 [23MR]

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

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]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8200 [26SE]

Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: 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), H8406 [27SE]

Nicaragua: protect U.S. citizens against expropriations of property by the Nicaraguan Government (see H.R. 4602), H6052 [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), H2905 [10MY]

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

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8735 [3OC]

Political campaigns: require persons making certain campaign-related telephone calls to disclose the identity of the person financing the call (see H.R. 5624), H12045 [7DE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H931 [13MR]

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (see H.R. 4636), H7212 [27JY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1285 [22MR]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3926 [6JN]

Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency management and civil defense personnel for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), H757 [8MR]

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

R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H5956 [12JY]

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

Research: protect human subjects in research (see H.R. 4605), H4592 [15JN]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4063), H1284 [22MR]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H8617 [2OC]

———provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

Schools: develop and implement comprehensive school safety plans (see H.R. 4428), H7212 [27JY]

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

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

———recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel (see H.R. 2982), H1406 [23MR]

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

Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see H.R. 2802), H342 [10FE]

———recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 107), H7992 [21SE]

———waive certain mortgage insurance premiums and use such proceeds to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3607), H632 [1MR]

Ships and vessels: revitalize international competitiveness of U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 3225), H1764 [4AP]

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

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H7212 [27JY]

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

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H7281 [6SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8617 [2OC] (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]

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

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4651), H5085 [23JN]

———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), H8469 [28SE]

Supreme Court: interpretation of the first amendment to the Constitution in the case Buckley v. Valeo (see H. Con. Res. 377), H7723 [18SE]

Taxation: allow a credit for conversion of heating oil to natural gas or to a renewable energy source (see H.R. 4958), H7129 [26JY]

———allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H3309 [17MY]

———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), H996 [14MR]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H342 [10FE]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H342 [10FE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H633 [1MR]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8406 [27SE]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2655 [8MY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H2512 [3MY]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H922 [9MR]

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

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 3466), H3869 [25MY]

———increase lifetime learning credit for secondary teachers returning to school for additional training (see H.R. 638), H632 [1MR]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), H4121 [8JN]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 3836), H1164 [21MR]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H10036 [17OC]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H7281 [6SE]

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

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H3474 [19MY]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H1120 [16MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H997 [14MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———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), H3926 [6JN]

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

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H7211 [27JY]

———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]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (see H.R. 3485), H3926 [6JN]

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

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

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

U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 397), H343 [10FE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H4592 [15JN]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H922 [9MR]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H1406 [23MR]

———increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4935), H7129 [26JY]

———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]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H511 [16FE]

———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), H7280 [6SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H10473 [19OC]

Volunteer firefighters: issue postage stamp in recognition of service (see H. Con. Res. 392), H7365 [7SE]

———remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7281 [6SE]

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: establish a commission to study voting procedures in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5676), H12531 [15DE]

———establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]

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

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H1852 [5AP]

Water pollution: exclude certain areas and activities from stormwater regulations, and limit liability of local governments relative to co-permittees and implementation of control measures (see H.R. 3294), H647 [6MR]

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

Woods, Tiger: 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]

———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

Business and industry: require employers to notify parents or guardians of employees under 18 or handicapped that an individual with a criminal record of violence is working at the same facility (see H.R. 4305), H2338 [13AP]

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

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12045 [7DE]

National Paralegals Day: designate (see H. Res. 430), H632 [1MR]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise compensation rules for vaccines administered before effective date of such program (see H.R. 5168), H7577 [13SE]

Remarks

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Beta Tau Lambda Alumni Chapter in Fort Worth, TX, E2163 [8DE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), H8116 [26SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 624), H9827, H9831 [12OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1334 [23MR]

Children and youth: encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (H. Res. 605), H10635 [24OC]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, E1848 [19OC]

———terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10073, H10079 [18OC]

Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E2131 [6DE]

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

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), consideration (H. Res. 422), H390, H392 [15FE]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 441), H1084 [16MR]

Dallas Stars (hockey team): tribute, E344 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 503), H3186, H3191 [17MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 504), H3322, H3329, H3330 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 616), H9641, H9647 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration (H. Res. 514), H3962, H3972 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H6529 [19JY]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H8415 [28SE], H8917 [5OC]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities, H1203 [22MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, H7144, H7145, H7149 [27JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11231 [26OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration (H. Res. 563), H7021, H7025 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 653), H11231 [26OC]

Duncanville, TX: Duncanville High School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen's Association of America Set a Good Example Competition award, E693 [10MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (H. Res. 532), H5209 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 598), H8415 [28SE]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, H10290 [19OC], H11817 [3NO]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), consideration (H. Res. 566), H7295 [7SE]

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), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1201, H1203, H1204, H1205, H1206, H1207, H1217 [22MR]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to Masjid Hassan of Al-Islam (organization) Southwest Regional Pioneer Banquet honorees, E1815 [17OC], E1849 [19OC]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 445), H12515 [15DE]

Guyton, Candace: NAACP scholarship award recipient, E1370 [27JY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H2589, H2590 [4MY], H9048 [6OC], H9861, H9862 [12OC], H11403, H11404 [27OC]

Immigration: establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (H.R. 5062), H7769 [19SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), consideration (H. Res. 506), H3456 [19MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 626), H9852 [12OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration (H. Res. 530), H4930 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 565), H7144, H7145, H7149 [27JY]

Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), consideration (H. Res. 484), H2462 [3MY]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5308 [28JN]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H887 [9MR]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 574), H7599, H7600 [14SE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, H7851 [19SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H8917 [5OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 594), H8207, H8209 [27SE]

Smith, Byron C.: NAACP scholarship award recipient, E1370 [27JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1334 [23MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H591 [1MR]

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

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), consideration (H. Res. 564), H7150 [27JY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), consideration (H. Res. 473), H2260, H2261, H2264, H2265, H2266 [13AP]

Tosh, Tom: Green Thumb, Inc., Outstanding Older Worker award recipient for Texas, E1670 [4OC]

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), consideration (H. Res. 639), H10290 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 665), H11817 [3NO]

Tributes

Bates, Barry, E879 [25MY]

Burgin, Tillie, E1771 [13OC]

Cash, Cochise, E866 [25MY]

Epie, Makia, E878 [25MY]

Freeman, Milton V., E903 [6JN]

Gauna, Timothy L., H10073 [18OC], E1848 [19OC]

Gonzalez, Henry B., H12002 [5DE]

Hair, James L., E2132 [6DE]

Johnson, B.J., E674 [9MY]

Lewis, Bill, E608 [2MY]

Mauzy, Oscar H., H9640 [11OC]

Orr, Roy, E850 [25MY]

Robinson, Ashley, E674 [9MY]

Schrum, Jake, E854 [25MY]

Semos, Kristina, E673 [9MY]

Vento, Bruce F., H9640 [11OC]