JACKSON LEE, SHEILA (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5436 [28JN], H5536 [29JN]

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3134 [16MY]

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H166 [1FE]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H374 [14FE], H405 [15FE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3437 [19MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4818 [21JN], H4996, H5015, H5038 [22JN], H5049 [23JN], H5123, H5147 [26JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5951, H5957 [12JY], H5999 [13JY]

Government: require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (H.R. 1827), H720 [8MR]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1764, H1765 [4AP]

Appointments

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

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

Articles and editorials

Panel Told of Mental Health Ills—Suicide Attempts by Children Cited, Janette Rodrigues, Houston (TX) Chronicle, H4203 [12JN], E907 [7JN]

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), H4592 [15JN]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H7723 [18SE]

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), H1477 [28MR]

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

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H757 [8MR]

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

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H4817 [21JN]

———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), H6355 [17JY]

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: authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H209 [2FE]

———collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (see H. Res. 465), H1957 [6AP]

———establish a national center on volunteer screening to reduce sexual and other types of abuse against children (see H.R. 4244), H2122 [11AP]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H50 [27JA]

———provide for the health, education, and welfare of children under 6 years of age (see H.R. 4630), H4174 [9JN]

———provide State grants to improve child care (see H.R. 2175), H2512 [3MY]

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

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

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see H.R. 3686), H1285 [22MR]

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

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), H6719 [20JY]

Computers: ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, free from Government regulation, and easily accessible (see H.R. 1686), H2512 [3MY]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H6720 [20JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3901), H1764 [4AP]

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

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

Correctional institutions: improve conditions for female inmates (see H.R. 3920), H997 [14MR]

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

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H3413 [18MY]

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 Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H758 [8MR]

Dept. of HHS: initiate adoption awareness program, establish Adoption Awareness Commission, and promote adoptions through increased public awareness and tax incentives (see H.R. 5574), H11206 [26OC]

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

Digital Bridge Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4477), H3308 [17MY]

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), H3813 [24MY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1477 [28MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3474 [19MY]

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

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H2512 [3MY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4272), H3413 [18MY]

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

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H7366 [7SE]

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

———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), H2337 [13AP]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1494), H757 [8MR]

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

———support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]

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), H6052 [13JY]

EPA: streamline and integrate the requirements for pollution-related reporting (see H.R. 4480), H5085 [23JN]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3868 [25MY]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H2606 [4MY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H4783 [20JN]

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

———prevent theft from commercial carriers (see H.R. 3563), H757 [8MR]

———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), H1764 [4AP]

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

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H3926 [6JN]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H7003 [25JY]

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), H757 [8MR]

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

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H50 [27JA]

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

Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H3309 [17MY]

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

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H1477 [28MR]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H922 [9MR]

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H641 [2MR]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H575 [29FE]

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), H7208 [27JY]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H7003 [25JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4337 [13JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4337 [13JN]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H5737 [10JY]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3412 [18MY]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 3767), H630 [1MR]

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

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H255 [8FE]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H1477 [28MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H4035 [7JN]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H4036 [7JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H7503 [12SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2607 [4MY]

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]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 3375), H922 [9MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H4592 [15JN]

———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), H5737 [10JY]

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

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H3412 [18MY]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3309 [17MY]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1588 [29MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]

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

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]

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), H998 [14MR]

NASA: authorize the lease, joint-development, or use of a commercially provided inflatable habitation module for the international space station (see H.R. 5183), H7651 [14SE]

National Eye Institute: funding (see H.R. 731), H255 [8FE]

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]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H1477 [28MR]

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), H2411 [2MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H757 [8MR]

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]

OPM: develop classification standards for physician assistants in Federal agencies (see H.R. 1697), H8469 [28SE]

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

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H8469 [28SE]

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

Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 1190), H757 [8MR]

Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 3161), H8617 [2OC]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see H.R. 4108), H1476 [28MR]

———recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel (see H.R. 2982), H1588 [29MR]

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

Senior citizens: limit hardship endured when meeting prescription drug needs (see H. Con. Res. 152), H209 [2FE]

Social Security: restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H757 [8MR]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: revise and extend programs (see H.R. 4867), H8469 [28SE]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H1958 [6AP]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8469 [28SE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1119 [16MR]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H3413 [18MY]

———exclude income derived from the manufacture of products, and provision of services, in outer space (see H.R. 3898), H921 [9MR]

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

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3649 [23MY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H3867 [25MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3413 [18MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3413 [18MY]

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

———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), H7281 [6SE]

Television: importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 346), H575 [29FE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Truth in Lending Act: require stores offering credit or charge accounts to prominently display certain information (see H.R. 4093), H1477 [28MR]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H4220 [12JN]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H5956 [12JY]

U.N.: establish permanent security force (see H. Con. Res. 346), H4675 [19JN]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H7871 [19SE]

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), H11621 [30OC]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 322), H3309 [17MY]

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

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

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4674 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H2012 [10AP]

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

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

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see H.R. 4178), H1763 [4AP]

Firearms: prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 3987), H1077 [15MR]

Immigration: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4138), H1628 [30MR]

———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens and fair distribution of employment-based immigrant visas (see H.R. 4200), H1956 [6AP]

Voting: encourage States to adopt uniform voting procedures to carry out the election of the President and Vice President (see H. Con. Res. 447), H12532 [15DE]

———establish a commission to develop uniform standards for the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 5672), H12531 [15DE]

———move the legal public holiday known as Veterans Day to election day in Presidential election years (see H.R. 5671), H12531 [15DE]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Letters

Federal enforcement of hate crimes: Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, H7530 [13SE]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: several hospital and healthcare associations, H11500 [29OC]

Papers

Needs of Mentally Ill Children in the Juvenile Justice System: Joy Cunningham, H6580 [19JY]

Poems

``Genuine Grace in Command'', H10074 [18OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1797 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), consideration (H. Res. 457), H1773 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), motion to recommit, H3829 [25MY]

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5918, H5921, H5937 [12JY], E734 [16MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5537 [29JN], H5693 [10JY], H5767 [11JY], E1169 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9697 [11OC]

Air Force Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 4583), H7395 [12SE]

American Association of People With Disabilities: tribute, H6757 [24JY]

Appropriations: consideration of certain joint resolutions making continuing (H. Res. 662), H11542, H11543 [30OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 591), H8112 [26SE]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (H. Res. 531), E1303 [24JY]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities, E766 [18MY]

———tribute to Marines who lost their lives in V-22 Osprey aircraft accident in Marana, AZ, H2094, H2095 [11AP]

Army: anniversary, E1011 [14JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), H9790 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 624), H9829, H9830 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), motion to instruct conferees, H9793 [11OC]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H9830 [12OC]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, H9830 [12OC]

Black History Month: observance, H432, H435 [15FE], H532 [29FE]

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (H.R. 4957), H7392 [12SE]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7454 [12SE]

Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, H1982 [10AP]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3107, H3135, H3136 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5867 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to instruct conferees, H6436 [18JY]

———removal of analysis of budget functions from the budget resolution, H3135, H3136 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), E426, E433 [28MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 474), H2245 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), motion to instruct conferees, H1982 [10AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, E433 [28MR]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (H.R. 4222), H2022, H2024 [11AP]

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H180 [2FE]

———increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), H9050, H9051 [6OC]

Byrd, James, Jr.: anniversary of murder in Jasper, TX, E908 [7JN]

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), H6795 [25JY]

Capitol Police: funding, E1186 [10JY]

Census: importance of decennial census, H1483 [29MR], H2003 [10AP], H2319 [13AP]

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (H. Res. 465), H2022, H2024 [11AP]

———encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (H. Res. 605), H10634 [24OC]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (H.R. 3235), H8582 [2OC]

———increase the age of persons considered to be minors relative to prohibiting the transportation of obscene materials (H.R. 4147), H8580 [2OC]

———mental health services funding, H4201-H4203 [12JN], H6576, H6577, H6578, H6579, H6580 [19JY]

———mental health services (H.R. 3455), H8249 [27SE]

———promote in-school personal safety programs for children (H. Con. Res. 309), H3005 [15MY]

———protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), H8160 [26SE]

———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (H. Con. Res. 375), H6960 [25JY]

———use of State Children's Health Insurance Program funds, H8038-H8040 [25SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3691 [24MY], E881 [25MY]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (H.R. 2883), H7776, H7778 [19SE]

———waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), H2362 [2MY], H3577 [23MY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H737 [8MR]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2848, H2876 [10MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10073 [18OC]

Colleges and universities: historically black colleges and universities funding for agricultural and food sciences research, H5537 [29JN]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (H.R. 40), H435 [15FE]

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, H12495 [15DE]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H4764 [20JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (H.R. 4807), H6978 [25JY]

———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8845, H8895 [5OC]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H395, H405 [15FE]

———prohibit gambling on the Internet (H.R. 3125), E1304 [24JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H6783 [25JY], H11793 [2NO]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 441), H1086 [16MR]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H2051 [11AP]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (H.R. 5021), H8095 [26SE]

Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (H.R. 894), H5757 [11JY]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H4681 [20JN], H7529, H7540 [13SE], H9820 [12OC], H10232 [18OC], H11239, H11289 [26OC]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), H3934 [7JN], H7508 [13SE], E908 [7JN]

———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (H.R. 4827), H8572 [2OC]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H611 [1MR], H1115 [16MR], H2974 [15MY], E1004 [14JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1043, H1048 [15MR], H2085 [11AP]

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

Democratic Party: national agenda, H8592 [2OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: efforts to combat food industry monopolistic pricing practices and antitrust activities, E1169 [30JN]

———emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, H5767 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), E766 [18MY]

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

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7529, H7540 [13SE]

———prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H3329 [18MY]

Dept. of HUD: empowerment zones funding, H4764 [20JN]

———funding, H4742 [20JN]

———Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program funding, H1915 [6AP]

———prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H4899 [21JN]

———section 8 housing voucher funding through reductions in NASA space station program, H4895 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: Civil Rights Division funding, H4987 [22JN]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, H5147 [26JN]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (H.R. 4172), H5747 [11JY], H8781 [4OC]

———Federal Prison System salaries and expenses funding reductions relative to INS use of secret evidence in the detention of certain non-citizens, H5004 [22JN]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs, H11291 [26OC]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (H.R. 4178), H8781 [4OC]

———payment of overtime to attorneys, H5048 [23JN]

———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4641 [19JN], H4735 [20JN]

Dept. of State: establish undergraduate grant program to assist certain U.S. students to pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education (H.R. 4528), H5761 [11JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H9790 [11OC]

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), H435 [15FE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3437, H3441 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, H9025 [6OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11239, H11289, H11291, H11293 [26OC], H12494 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4973, H4987, H5004, H5013, H5015 [22JN], H5048, H5049 [23JN], H5116, H5123, H5124, H5125, H5147 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), consideration (H. Res. 529), H4959 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4102 [8JN], H4201 [12JN], H11793 [2NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12486, H12489, H12493, H12496, H12501 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11471 [28OC], H11499 [29OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4641 [19JN], H4735, H4742, H4764 [20JN], H4851, H4895, H4899 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 638), H10367 [19OC]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H2385 [2MY], H3033 [15MY], E734 [16MY]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (H.R. 762), H9534 [10OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11289, H11291, H11293 [26OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 653), H11239 [26OC]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12058 [8DE]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9697 [11OC]

———treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (H.R. 2130), H57 [31JA]

Education: national policy to improve system, H1982 [10AP], H10232 [18OC]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11471 [28OC]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 399), E1595 [26SE]

Elections: Presidential election results, H11867 [13NO], H11920, H11921 [14NO]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), H10565 [24OC]

Executive Office of the President: tribute to Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults With Disabilities, H6757 [24JY]

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), H7315 [7SE]

FCC: allow modification of rules on low power FM radio stations upon assessment of interference to existing radio stations, H2316 [13AP]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2316 [13AP]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco, E1169 [30JN]

———prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H5693 [10JY]

Firearms: enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2085 [11AP]

———gun control, H611 [1MR], H737 [8MR], H1001, H1043, H1048 [15MR], H4346 [14JN], E1004 [14JN]

———lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, H469 [16FE]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 3987), H1115 [16MR]

Flag Day: observance, H4346 [14JN]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, H11867 [13NO], H11920, H11921 [14NO]

Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (H.R. 3323), H5203 [27JN]

Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (S. 1733), H64 [31JA]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5989 [13JY]

———prohibit assistance to countries that use children as soldiers, H5999, H6001 [13JY]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H9697 [11OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5918, H5921, H5937, H5951, H5952 [12JY], H5989, H5999, H6001, H6013, H6029 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration (H. Res. 546), H5887 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 647), H10819 [25OC]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2584 [4MY], E734 [16MY]

———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 489), H2574 [4MY]

———prohibit any agent of the U.S. from pressuring African countries to change or revoke laws aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, E734 [16MY]

———promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1064), E1593 [26SE]

———provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5918, H5921 [12JY], H6029 [13JY]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), E430 [28MR]

———U.N. international peacekeeping activities funding for Africa, H5116, H5123, H5124, H5125 [26JN], H5951, H5952 [12JY]

GAO: study impact of networking and information technology research and development on lower income families, minorities, and women, H405 [15FE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: custody and immigration status, H2127 [12AP]

———reunite with father, H10 [27JA]

Government: require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (H.R. 1827), H721 [8MR]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 5106), H7771 [19SE]

———technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 5107), H7774 [19SE]

Graham, Gary: request for a conditional pardon and a new trial in Texas captial case, H5032 [22JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (H. Con. Res. 293), H3567 [23MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5629, H5632, H5642, H5645 [29JN]

———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5621 [29JN]

———human genome research, E1118 [26JN]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (H.R. 3826), H752 [8MR]

———minority health programs (S. 1880), H11694 [31OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7875 [20SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H10895, H10896, H10897 [25OC], H11254 [26OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H743, H745, H746 [8MR]

Health care professionals: ensure rights to choose whether to join a labor organization, H5642 [29JN]

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

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend applicability to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans (H.R. 5234), H8008 [25SE]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1913, H1915 [6AP]

———strike increase in median household income relative to housing assistance eligibility through community development block grant funds, H1913 [6AP]

Houston, TX: address condition of air quality, H67 [31JA]

———light rail transportation funding, H3437, H3441 [19MY], H9025 [6OC]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, H9041 [6OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 613), H9033 [6OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), motion to instruct conferees, H7630 [14SE]

———condemn use of children as soldiers (H. Con. Res. 348), H5763 [11JY]

———remove limit on the number of nonimmigrant visas for victims of sex trafficking or involuntary servitude, H7630 [14SE]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), H3573 [23MY]

———establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, H12494, H12496 [15DE]

———establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (H.R. 5062), H7766, H7768, H7769 [19SE]

———extend the special immigrant religious worker program (H.R. 4068), H7779 [19SE]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (H.R. 3767), H2038, H2040 [11AP], H9544 [10OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8781 [4OC]

———pilot program to extend voluntary departure period for certain nonimmigrant aliens admitted under the Visa Waiver Pilot Program for medical treatment in the U.S. (H.R. 2961), H6378, H6380 [18JY]

———protection of battered immigrant women, H9033 [6OC]

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (S. 484), H10703 [24OC], E1986 [28OC]

———provide special immigrant status for certain U.S. international broadcasting employees (S. 3239), H11700 [31OC], E2059 [1NO]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H8781 [4OC], H11239, H11289, H11293 [26OC]

———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens, H7741 [19SE]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (H.R. 4838), H9546, H9547 [10OC]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H852, H864 [9MR]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6013 [13JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), E1595 [26SE]

———reauthorize, H6757 [24JY]

INS: airport inspector funding, H5049 [23JN]

———funding, H11291 [26OC]

———modify rate of basic pay and classification of positions for certain Border Patrol agents, H5015 [22JN]

Jewish Women International (organization): tribute, H2379 [2MY]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (H.R. 4710), H6944 [25JY]

———community policing crime identification technology program funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5013 [22JN]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), H8578 [2OC]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (H.R. 4033), H6935 [25JY]

———honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (H. Res. 501), H3027, H3033 [15MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), E1186 [10JY]

Library of Congress: transfer of temporary employees to permanent Federal status, E1186 [10JY]

LSC: funding, H4973 [22JN]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), Senate amendment (H. Res. 628), H9847 [12OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H6575, H6576 [19JY], H7875 [20SE], H10816, H10897 [25OC]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5369 [28JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5315 [28JN]

———reform, H10897 [25OC]

———require HMO's participating in the Medicare+Choice program to commit to 3-year contracts, H11499 [29OC]

Mental health: establish demonstration courts (S. 1865), H10638 [24OC]

———recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses, H6587 [19JY]

Merit Systems Protection Board: conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to assist Federal agencies in resolving workplace disputes (H.R. 3312), H10632 [24OC]

Mexico: elections (H. Res. 544), H6949 [25JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, H10791 [24OC]

———Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H5727 [10JY]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, H2658 [9MY], H2974 [15MY]

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

Mother's Day: observance, H2658 [9MY]

Mount Morris Township, MI: shooting of student at Buell Elementary School, H611 [1MR]

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

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

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H2876 [10MY]

New York, NY: reaction to verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case and call for Federal civil rights investigation, H518 [29FE]

NIST: improve computer security (H.R. 2413), H10610 [24OC]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), E427 [28MR]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: tribute (H. Con. Res. 317), H2592 [4MY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), H10604 [24OC]

OMB: study the effects of recovery audits by Federal agencies, H721 [8MR]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4102 [8JN], H11793 [2NO]

Perez, Carlos Ibarra: condemn offering of bounty for the assassination of Border Patrol agents, H3894 [6JN]

Persian Gulf Conflict: relief of evacuees (H.R. 3646), H10704 [24OC], E1989 [28OC]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, E430 [28MR]

Point of order, H5149 [26JN]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3544), H3548 [23MY]

Power resources: national energy policy, E430 [28MR]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H8249 [27SE]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 1515), H5190 [27JN]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 4063), H5795 [11JY]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (H.R. 4118), consideration (H. Res. 555), H6558 [19JY]

SBA: 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, H11254 [26OC], H11793 [2NO]

———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11213 [26OC]

SEC: require improved disclosure of after-tax returns relative to mutual fund performance (H.R. 1089), H1651 [3AP]

Self-Help for African People Through Education, Inc. (S.H.A.P.E.): anniversary, E711 [11MY]

Serbia: elections, H9454 [6OC]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H469 [16FE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H597, H599 [1MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11213, H11254 [26OC], H11793 [2NO], H12494 [15DE]

Space policy: space station program funding, H4851 [21JN]

Supreme Court: make permanent the authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide security beyond the Supreme Court building and grounds (H.R. 5136), E1763 [12OC]

Syria: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of immigration status (H.R. 4681), H5747 [11JY]

Taxation: alternative minimum tax rates, H5867 [12JY]

———condition repeal of tax increase on Social Security benefits on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H7169 [27JY]

———designate renewal communities, H12494 [15DE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H304 [10FE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools, H11254 [26OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2791, H2806, H2812, H2813 [10MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes, H864 [9MR]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4159, H4169 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4079 [8JN]

———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), H6839 [25JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), consideration (H. Res. 511), H3836 [25MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7169 [27JY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H4079 [8JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H2279 [13AP]

Texas: participation in State Children's Health Insurance Program, H3897, H3898 [6JN]

———request for Governor Bush to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, H5032 [22JN]

U.N.: Security Council resolution on HIV/AIDS health crisis, H6089, H6090 [17JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: funding, H5767 [11JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), H7292 [7SE]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (H. Con. Res. 253), H5760 [11JY]

Veterans: enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), H3557 [23MY]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (H. Con. Res. 322), H5681 [10JY]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, H5015 [22JN]

Votes: position on missed, H1115 [16MR], H4651, H4657 [19JN], H11786 [2NO], E2068 [2NO]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (H.R. 5158), H8795 [4OC]

———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (H.R. 906), H8795 [4OC]

Wilkinsburg, PA: shootings and holding of hostages at various area locations, H611 [1MR]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9033, H9041 [6OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8095 [26SE]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (H.J. Res. 98), H2168 [12AP], H2319 [13AP], H3559 [23MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Foundation for Ethnic Understanding: tribute on efforts to strengthen relations between Jewish Americans and African Americans, E602 [2MY]

Leave of absence: granted, H163 [1FE], H983 [14MR], H4672 [19JN], H8404 [27SE], H10469 [19OC], H11779 [1NO], H11840 [3NO]

Special order: granted, H628 [1MR], H754 [8MR], H2120 [11AP], H2236 [12AP], H2398 [2MY], H3047 [15MY], H3918 [6JN], H4172 [9JN], H5434 [28JN], H5734 [10JY], H6047 [13JY], H6346 [17JY], H6772 [24JY], H8059 [25SE], H8459 [28SE], H8615 [2OC], H8797 [4OC], H9008 [5OC], H10254 [18OC], H10806 [24OC], H11204 [26OC], H11809 [2NO], H11877 [13NO]

Reports

Stop the Use of Child Soldiers!—The Voices of Child Soldiers: Human Rights Watch (organization), H6000 [13JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Immigration Amnesty: AFL-CIO, H5148 [26JN]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 98, support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans of World War II, H2169 [12AP]

Tributes

Clark, Don K., E52 [1FE]

Clay, Representative, H11429 [27OC]

Dixon, Julian C., H12076 [11DE]

Fowler, Representative, H10791 [24OC]

Gerson, Rhonda, E1845 [19OC]

Gonzalez, Henry B., H12006 [5DE]

Gross, Jenard and Gail, H2379 [2MY]

Hall, Walter, H1001 [15MR]

King, C.B., H2102 [11AP]

Mayo, Lewis E., H362 [14FE]

Paddio, Kenneth O., H2095 [11AP]

Randall, Ben, H1770 [5AP]

Ratliff, Joe S., E741 [17MY], E772 [19MY]

Rodriguez, Sylvan, H2094 [11AP]

Smith, Kimberly, H362 [14FE]

Wooten, Hargrove F., E453 [30MR]