DAVIS, DANNY K. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4818 [21JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5647 [29JN]

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), H4818 [21JN]

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), H90 [31JA]

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

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H1588 [29MR]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2341 [13AP]

Business and industry: include expansion of business development by disabled individuals among the public policy goals of State and local development companies (see H.R. 4983), H7128 [26JY]

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. 3623), H998 [14MR] (see H.R. 4162), H1762 [4AP]

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), H5956 [12JY]

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

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4830), H7212 [27JY]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H6719 [20JY]

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]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), H757 [8MR]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

———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), H6471 [18JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3901), H6599 [19JY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H1764 [4AP]

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

———require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 4890), H6599 [19JY]

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

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H5036 [22JN]

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

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

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]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H3813 [24MY]

———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), H4036 [7JN]

———establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

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

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H2967 [11MY]

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

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H511 [16FE]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H1163 [21MR]

Education: provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H1477 [28MR]

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

Employment: require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H5169 [26JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H5436 [28JN]

Families and domestic relations: limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H90 [31JA]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H2012 [10AP]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2655 [8MY]

Federal employees: health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 2706), H2905 [10MY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H5084 [23JN]

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), H455 [15FE]

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

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H2905 [10MY]

Foreign trade: exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of imported meat (see H.R. 4478), H3308 [17MY]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H5956 [12JY]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H3413 [18MY]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H5843 [11JY]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 3885), H1406 [23MR]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3909), H1589 [29MR]

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]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H2607 [4MY]

———expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4213), H7872 [19SE]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H1285 [22MR]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries (see H.R. 984), H90 [31JA]

Immigration: 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), H6777 [24JY]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H6052 [13JY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H2341 [13AP]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

J.T. Weeker Service Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 5016), H7206 [27JY]

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

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H255 [8FE]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]

———encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3927), H1075 [15MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1675 [3AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H7003 [25JY]

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

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7211 [27JY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H2967 [11MY]

———coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H6778 [24JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H574 [29FE] (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———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]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H7871 [19SE]

———expand definition of homebound relative to home health services to allow beneficiaries to attend adult day care programs for treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other conditions (see H.R. 4028), H7871 [19SE]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H5037 [22JN]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H2905 [10MY]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 632), H3413 [18MY]

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

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

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

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see H.R. 4145), H1628 [30MR]

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

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

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H3523 [22MY]

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), H3523 [22MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H50 [27JA]

Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H166 [1FE]

Office for Protection of Human Research Subjects: establish (see H.R. 3569), H2411 [2MY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), H7128 [26JY]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H3813 [24MY]

Pharmaceuticals: establish compulsory licensing of certain patented prescription drugs and medical inventions (see H.R. 2927), H997 [14MR]

Political campaigns: permit any Presidential candidates to participate in debates relative to support in national public opinion polls (see H. Con. Res. 373), H7212 [27JY]

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

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (see H.R. 4636), H4220 [12JN]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1120 [16MR]

———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 utilities: provide for the restructuring of the electric power industry (see H.R. 2645), H165 [1FE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H5843 [11JY]

Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits (see H.R. 2138), H6719 [20JY]

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: delay effective date for the implementation of regulations requiring audible warnings at highway-rail grade crossings (see H.R. 5059), H7208 [27JY]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4831), H7212 [27JY]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 1344), H7365 [7SE]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H2512 [3MY]

———establish a New Market Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4530), H3812 [24MY]

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

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (see H.R. 3843), H756 [8MR]

———strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (see H.R. 4945), H7002 [25JY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: 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), H8406 [27SE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H7211 [27JY]

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), H11207 [26OC]

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

Sub-Saharan Africa: conduct human clinical research according to highest ethical standards and prohibit interference with intellectual property laws or policies promoting access to pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 2700), H342 [10FE]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H3474 [19MY]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H6719 [20JY]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H6719 [20JY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 2265), H455 [15FE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H4784 [20JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H9505 [6OC]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see H.R. 4923), H6776 [24JY]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H6470 [18JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3813 [24MY]

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

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H1077 [15MR]

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

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H7128 [26JY]

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), H6720 [20JY]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H6719 [20JY]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H1589 [29MR]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H7871 [19SE]

———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]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H8736 [3OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H455 [15FE]

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

Women: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 890), H7281 [6SE]

———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), H2512 [3MY]

———provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H6599 [19JY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H11195 [25OC]

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

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan (see H.R. 3561), H3474 [19MY]

———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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for the Million Family March (see H. Con. Res. 422), H9635 [10OC] (see H. Con. Res. 423), H9767 [11OC]

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

Health: promote awareness, research, and treatment of latex allergies (see H. Con. Res. 387), H7210 [27JY]

Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4416), H2905 [10MY]

National Health Center Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 381), H7128 [26JY]

SBA: encourage the expansion of business-to-business relationships and the provision of certain information (see H.R. 4464), H3172 [16MY]

Letters

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: William E. Burroughs, Jr., National Association of Letter Carriers, H10567 [24OC]

Remarks

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5935 [12JY]

African Americans: access to health care professions, H502, H503 [16FE]

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Project Alpha, H8899, H8900, H8901, H8902 [5OC]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, H6756 [24JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1571 [29MR]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, E817 [24MY]

Bellwood, IL: anniversary, H8553 [2OC], E1723 [6OC]

Black History Month: observance, H151, H152 [1FE], H501, H502, H503, H504, H505 [16FE], H527 [29FE]

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

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1349 [23MR]

Capital punishment: emergency national moratorium, H1944 [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 (H. Con. Res. 368), H7445 [12SE]

Census: importance of decennial census, H1060 [15MR], H1665 [3AP], H1996 [10AP]

Chicago, IL: Chicago Housing Authority funding, H4744 [20JN]

———tribute to Marshall High School girls' basketball team, H1827 [5AP]

———tribute to Westinghouse Career Academy boys' basketball team, H1827 [5AP], E534 [11AP]

———tribute to Whitney M. Young Public High School, H9805 [11OC]

———unveiling of dinosaur exhibit at the Field Museum, H3472 [19MY], H4583 [15JN]

Chicago (IL) Daily Defender: anniversary, H2600 [4MY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3703 [24MY]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H10448 [19OC]

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), E1349 [27JY]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8838, H8899 [5OC]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), H3933 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), E817 [24MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3981 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: Consolidated Health Centers Program funding, H4104 [8JN]

Dept. of HUD: funding, H4744 [20JN]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4751 [20JN]

———section 8 housing voucher funding through reductions in NASA space station program, H4897 [21JN]

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

———payment of overtime to attorneys, H5047 [23JN]

———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H5045 [23JN]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, H4073 [8JN]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a National Historic Site (H.R. 3201), H412 [15FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4531, H4583 [15JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4966, H4975, H5024 [22JN], H5045, H5047, H5069 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4073, H4104 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12486 [15DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4744, H4751 [20JN], H4897 [21JN]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H2382 [2MY], H3032 [15MY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7053 [26JY]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7053 [26JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5917, H5935 [12JY], E1255 [18JY]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5917 [12JY]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 5331), H8718 [3OC]

Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (S. 632), H232 [8FE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5647, H5648 [29JN]

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

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

Health care professionals: allow a patient's medical care and treatment to be decided between the health care professional and the patient, H5647, H5648 [29JN]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 3909), H5810 [11JY]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1867, H1906 [6AP]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1906 [6AP]

Illinois: decision by Governor Ryan to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, H1944 [6AP]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8705 [3OC]

India: allocation of foreign aid, E1255 [18JY]

J.T. Weeker Service Center, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 5016), H9993 [17OC]

John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: designate (H.R. 2938), H4720, H4722 [20JN]

Larry Small Post Office Building, Beachwood, OH: designate (H.R. 4315), H8555 [2OC]

LSC: funding, H4975 [22JN]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 5068), H10567 [24OC]

Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (H.R. 4416), H6756 [24JY]

Medicare: correct reductions to service provider payment rates previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act, H7638 [14SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5360 [28JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), motion to recommit, H5413 [28JN]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H889 [9MR]

Morgan Station, Paducah, KY: designate (H.R. 5143), H10566 [24OC]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (H. Res. 431), H949 [14MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4531 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4531 [15JN]

National Health Center Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 381), H7188 [27JY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, H7849 [19SE]

National Sleep Awareness Week: observance, H1827 [5AP]

National Small Business Week: observance, H3534 [23MY]

National Urban League, Inc.: anniversary, H8596 [2OC]

New York, NY: reaction to verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case and call for Federal civil rights investigation, H578 [1MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5069 [23JN]

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (S. 2686), H9802 [11OC]

SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (H.R. 4946), H8084 [26SE]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 533), H5193 [27JN]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11246 [26OC]

Small business: permit the sale of guaranteed loans made for export purposes before the loans have been fully disbursed to borrowers (H.R. 4944), H8085 [26SE]

———reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), H1034 [15MR]

———strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (H.R. 4945), H7879 [20SE]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (H.R. 5417), H9798 [11OC]

Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H6826 [25JY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H306 [10FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2793 [10MY]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), H6826 [25JY], E1343 [27JY]

Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building, Tompkinsville, KY: designate (H.R. 5144), H10566 [24OC]

Votes: position on missed, H4724 [20JN], E281 [9MR], E2083 [3NO]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (H.R. 5158), H8790 [4OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8103 [26SE]

Workforce Investment Act: youth activities funding, H1571 [29MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H35 [27JA], H87 [31JA], H1161 [21MR], H11809 [2NO], H12044 [7DE], H12064 [8DE]

Special order: granted, H1474 [28MR], H1627 [30MR], H1849 [5AP], H1955 [6AP], H2510 [3MY], H2604 [4MY], H2903 [10MY], H3047 [15MY], H3170 [16MY], H3472 [19MY], H4034 [7JN], H4118 [8JN], H4780 [20JN], H4814 [21JN], H5034 [22JN], H5082 [23JN], H6712 [20JY], H6772 [24JY], H7868 [19SE], H8059 [25SE], H8615 [2OC], H9816 [11OC], H10532 [23OC], H10806 [24OC], H11192 [25OC], H11204 [26OC], H11442 [27OC], H12529 [15DE]

Tributes

Belanoff, James, H4022 [7JN]

Canter, Miriam Gobstoob, E1789 [13OC]

Clay, Representative, H11426 [27OC]

Duff, John B., H7844 [19SE]

Evans, Clay, E2213 [15DE]

Ewing, Representative, H10880 [25OC], E1933 [25OC]

Jakes, Johnnie J., E1951 [26OC]

Lemm, Donald P., H10880 [25OC], E1931 [25OC]

McGee, Henry W., H1450 [28MR]

Moore, Joseph L., H3149 [16MY]

Porter, Representative, H10880 [25OC], E1933 [25OC]

Price, Ramon B., E1724 [6OC]

Rowan, Carl T., H8040 [25SE]

Taylor, Jesse, E1871 [19OC]

Vento, Bruce F., H9798 [11OC]

Yates, Sidney R., E2097 [14NO]