SANDERS, BERNARD (a Representative from Vermont)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3928 [6JN], H4016 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4222 [12JN], H4544, H4550 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6600 [19JY], H6689 [20JY]

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4042 [7JN], H4291 [13JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5845 [11JY], H5946, H5947 [12JY]

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), H1123 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H5241 [27JN]

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 certain conduct relative to elephants in circuses (see H.R. 2929), H1163 [21MR]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H1477 [28MR]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H8200 [26SE]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H7211 [27JY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H454 [15FE]

———provide that covered beneficiaries shall not be required to pay a copayment for health care services received under TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 3565), H342 [10FE]

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

Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers' access to airline industry information (see H.R. 908), H8617 [2OC]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5475), H11195 [25OC]

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

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

Children and youth: promote financial education (see H.R. 2871), H2512 [3MY]

———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3412 [18MY]

Clean Air Act: waive oxygen content requirement and phase-out use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1705), H511 [16FE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Community development: 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]

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), H2512 [3MY]

———treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 2258), H2411 [2MY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H1764 [4AP]

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

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

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

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H5843 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend Milk Price Support Program at an increased price support rate (see H.R. 3864), H1477 [28MR]

———provide direct payments to dairy producers based on milk prices (see H.R. 5051), H7208 [27JY]

———provide emergency assistance to dairy producers (see H.R. 3863), H1477 [28MR]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H3309 [17MY]

———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]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H5657 [29JN]

Dept. of Energy: draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to cases of severe emergency supply interruptions on a State or regional level (see H.R. 3644), H511 [16FE]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273, 274), H921 [9MR]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3662), H454 [15FE]

———study causes of home heating fuel price spikes in the Northeast and create a heating oil reserve (see H.R. 3641), H511 [16FE]

———treatment of Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H. Con. Res. 291), H1163 [21MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H7281 [6SE]

Dept. of HUD: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (see H.R. 3613), H511 [16FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6355 [17JY]

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

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H4675 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H50 [27JA]

———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]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

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

———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), H1764 [4AP]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H3869 [25MY]

———recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for education in prevention and early detection (see H. Con. Res. 133), H1675 [3AP]

Education: 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), H7723 [18SE]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see H.R. 4146), H7871 [19SE]

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), H4035 [7JN]

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

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: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H6355 [17JY]

———limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H255 [8FE]

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

Federal contracts: require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use (see H.R. 4012), H4036 [7JN]

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]

———health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), H931 [13MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2859), H7128 [26JY]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 2774), H8799 [4OC]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), H1406 [23MR]

———make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H50 [27JA]

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see H.R. 4490), H3412 [18MY]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 3823), H641 [2MR]

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

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

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H575 [29FE]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H3523 [22MY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H2123 [11AP]

Foreign investments: authorize transaction taxes on short-term cross-border foreign exchange transactions to deter speculation (see H. Con. Res. 301), H2122 [11AP]

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]

Foreign trade: require disclosure of source of gem-quality diamonds and gem-quality diamond products imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 3188), H3049 [15MY]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H255 [8FE]

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

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H90 [31JA]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H7282 [6SE]

Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H2411 [2MY]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), H90 [31JA]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H1077 [15MR]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H2770 [9MY]

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

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

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H50 [27JA]

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

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H1852 [5AP]

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H7373 [11SE]

Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H5084 [23JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3545), H1163 [21MR] (see H.R. 4055), H1629 [30MR] (see H.R. 4090), H1405 [23MR]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3050 [15MY]

Insurance: 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), H7281 [6SE]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H1476 [28MR]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H11716 [31OC]

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]

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

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

Liberty Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 376), H7366 [7SE]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1406 [23MR]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H10257 [18OC]

Medicare: coverage of screening mammography, pap smears, and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4330), H3474 [19MY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H2607 [4MY]

———ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services, apply reasonable standard to determination of medical necessity for ambulance services, and recognize additional costs of ambulance services in rural areas (see H.R. 5153), H10473 [19OC]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H2967 [11MY]

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

———prohibit the use of risk-based managed care payments for certain administrative costs (see H.R. 3682), H758 [8MR]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H1589 [29MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H455 [15FE]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: ensure that individuals enjoy the right to be free from restraint (see H.R. 3010), H2512 [3MY]

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]

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

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H2013 [10AP]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6053 [13JY]

———end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 4360), H6471 [18JY]

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), H5656 [29JN]

Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: include activities of the Imperial Government of Japan (see H.R. 5056), H7208 [27JY]

NIH: experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see H.R. 3115), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 4280), H2337 [13AP]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 1798), H2770 [9MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8062 [25SE]

Office for Protection of Human Research Subjects: establish (see H.R. 3569), H208 [2FE]

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

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), H50 [27JA]

Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1675 [3AP]

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

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1477 [28MR]

Power resources: permit draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities and provide tax credits for certain energy efficiency improvements (see H.R. 4043), H1163 [21MR]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H2512 [3MY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2967 [11MY]

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

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H8406 [27SE]

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

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]

———waive certain mortgage insurance premiums and use such proceeds to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3607), H511 [16FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7503 [12SE]

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

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

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H50 [27JA]

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

Supreme Court: interpretation of the first amendment to the Constitution in the case Buckley v. Valeo (see H. Con. Res. 377), H8469 [28SE]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 5339), H9901 [12OC]

———allow a credit for conversion of heating oil to natural gas or to a renewable energy source (see H.R. 4958), H7212 [27JY]

———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), H2607 [4MY]

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

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 390), H632 [1MR]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H3413 [18MY]

———impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas products, allow an income tax credit for the purchase of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and allow grants for mass transit (see H.R. 4974), H7128 [26JY]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H8201 [26SE]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), H48 [27JA]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 2380), H8062 [25SE]

———reduce tax benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 4133), H1628 [30MR]

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

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H7365 [7SE]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H10809 [24OC]

———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]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H757 [8MR]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H997 [14MR]

Tobacco products: prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 3628), H1588 [29MR]

———strengthen warning labels on smokeless tobacco products (see H.R. 1532), H255 [8FE]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H166 [1FE]

———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), H7652 [14SE]

———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]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H2411 [2MY]

———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), H7002 [25JY]

———revise rules applicable to net worth limitation relative to pension eligibility (see H.R. 5271), H8617 [2OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H7996 [22SE]

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

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

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H11879 [13NO]

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Con. Res. 276), H931 [13MR]

World War II: 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

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

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), H278 [9FE]

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

IMF: reduce long-term lending activities and role in developing countries (see H.R. 5085), H7209 [27JY]

Taxation: treatment of national service educational awards (see H.R. 5215), H7871 [19SE]

Letters

IRS enforcement of pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans: Horace B. Deets, AARP, H6689 [20JY]

———Karen W. Ferguson and Karen Friedman, Pension Rights Center, H6689 [20JY]

Pension Benefits Protection and Preservation Act: several Representatives, H854-H856 [9MR]

Tribute to Naval Nuclear Power Training Command personnel: Robert and Patricia Arnold, E269 [9MR]

Remarks

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5938 [12JY]

Agriculture: price supports for wool and mohair, H5777 [11JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5582, H5583 [29JN], H5776, H5777 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9674 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), motion to instruct conferees, H8429 [28SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1357 [23MR]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H2743 [9MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3605 [23MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3658 [24MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2948 [11MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Community Advancement Program agritourism funding, H5582, H5583 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: F-22 fighter funding, H3990 [7JN]

———impact of spending reductions on social and domestic programs, H3965 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3990, H4016 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration (H. Res. 514), H3965 [7JN]

———require research into presence of squalene antibodies in the blood of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, H4016 [7JN]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather, H1205 [22MR]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4544, H4545, H4546, H4549 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4463, H4464, H4466 [14JN], H4544, H4545, H4546, H4549, H4550, H4551, H4552, H4553, H4554 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6689 [20JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4976, H4982 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4291, H4292 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11457 [28OC]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9674 [11OC]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H7910, H7912 [20SE]

———require pharmaceutical industry to disclose average prices charged for drugs in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, H5776 [11JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5273 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (H. Res. 532), H5211 [27JN]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2884), H2093 [11AP]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (H.R. 3240), H5430 [28JN]

———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (H.R. 1885), H1946 [6AP], H5430 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5938, H5946, H5947, H5948 [12JY]

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), H1205 [22MR]

Forest Service: recreation programs funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy petroleum technology programs, H4463, H4464 [14JN]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1861 [6AP]

Human rights: prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor, H5946, H5947, H5948 [12JY]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H853 [9MR]

IRS: enforce pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, H6689 [20JY]

LIHEAP: funding, H11457 [28OC]

LSC: funding, H4976 [22JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1946 [6AP], H7910, H7911, H7912 [20SE]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H7910, H7911 [20SE]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H898 [9MR]

National History Day: observance, E1439 [11SE]

Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (H.R. 2902), H853 [9MR]

———reform (H.R. 1102), H6522, H6523 [19JY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H4463 [14JN]

———Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, H5211, H5273 [27JN]

Pharmaceuticals: reductions in prescription drug prices, H7910, H7911 [20SE]

———reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research, H4291, H4292 [13JN]

Power resources: Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding through reductions in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H4550, H4551, H4552, H4553, H4554 [15JN]

SBA: Women's Business Centers and National Women's Business Council funding, H4982 [22JN]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4153 [9JN]

Vermont: observance of Green Up Day, E625 [3MY]

———tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E627 [3MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1955 [6AP]

Statements

Auto Insurance for Teens: Matt Kozlowski, E1559 [21SE]

Bioengineering: Thalia Sparling and Kate Early, E1518 [18SE]

Civil Unions: Kathy Unger, Meredith Bless, Cullen Bouvier, and Scott Ward, E1518 [18SE]

College Financing: Nathan Loizeaux, E1517 [18SE]

Date/Acquaintance Rape: Paula Dufresne and Kathleen Shevchik, E1533 [19SE]

Emancipated Minors: Matt Cyr, E1559 [21SE]

Gender Requirement in Affirmative Action: Heather Moylan, George Vana IV, and Matthew Jenness, E1532 [19SE]

Graduated Motor Vehicle Licenses: Rememberance Henry, E1484 [14SE]

Gun Control: Scott Dobrowolski, E1517 [18SE]

Homeless Teens: Brian Lindstam, E1559 [21SE]

Housing for Teen Mothers: Falinda Hough, Danielle Morgan, and Wendy Pratt, E1532 [19SE]

Legal Drinking Age: Rami Faour and Pat Griffin, E1541 [20SE]

Marijuana Legislation: Bryce James, Will W. Gusakov, and Jeremiah H. Spofford, E1484 [14SE]

Need for Alternative Activities To Keep Kids From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco: April Niles, Blake Kincaid, Craig Stevens, and Nate Powers, E1580 [25SE]

Otter Teen Network: Several Vermont High School Students, E1475 [13SE]

Power of Choice: Several Vermont High School Students, E1475 [13SE]

Prescription Drug Costs: Kayla Gildersleeve, Angela Deblasio, and Tess Grossi, E1579 [25SE]

Same Sex Marriage: Kelli Freeman, E1580 [25SE]

School Art Programs Spending Increase: Tom Chiccarelli, Johannes Gamba, and James Greenough, E1484 [14SE]

School Dress Codes: Casey Huizenga and Lucas Smith, E1484 [14SE]

School Safety: Elizabeth Bombard, E1559 [21SE]

Student Nightlife: Mike Flower and Brett Michaud, E1475 [13SE]

Teen Centers: Kyle Rose, Erin Gover, and Kim Klein, E1542 [20SE]

Teen Drinking and Driving: Matt Plunkett and Ryan Esbjerg, E1542 [20SE]

Youth Advocacy Rights: Steve Hoffman and Jonathan Cummings, E1580 [25SE]