GREEN, GENE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4676 [19JN]

Articles and editorials

Case for a Texas Giant as Man of the Half Century, Stuart Lutz, Houston (TX) Chronicle, E47 [1FE]

From the Starr Report to White House Menus, Government Printing Office Is Paperwork Central, Glen Elsasser, Chicago (IL) Tribune, E304 [14MR]

How Safe Is Safe? Washington (DC) Post, H5814 [11JY]

Women Can't Count on the FDA, Patricia Lieberman, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H5815 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1144), H6719 [20JY]

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: 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), H7002 [25JY]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H3309 [17MY]

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

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

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

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

Children and youth: encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H. Res. 605), H10037 [17OC]

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

China, Republic of: ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism and with the express consent of the Taiwanese people (see H. Res. 659), H11445 [27OC]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H4336 [13JN]

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

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), H6355 [17JY]

Computers: establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (see H.R. 2816), H2967 [11MY]

Contracts: prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]

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

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

Crime: increase penalties on sexually violent offenders who fail to comply with registration and reporting requirements (see H.R. 4936), H9011 [5OC]

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

———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (see H.R. 4827), H5954 [12JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Education: establish school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 5015), H9011 [5OC]

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

Dept. of Justice: establish 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), H7578 [13SE]

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

Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of NAFTA provisions that allow access for Mexican trucks to U.S. roads (see H. Res. 602), H11207 [26OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H2340 [13AP]

———establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 4760), H7212 [27JY]

———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), H6600 [19JY]

———require notification and allow local law enforcement agencies to investigate crimes and search for missing patients at VA medical facilities (see H.R. 374), H2122 [11AP]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H1477 [28MR]

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

Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (see H.R. 4802), H9505 [6OC]

———combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H3474 [19MY]

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

———improve program for the forgiveness of student loans to teachers (see H.R. 4258), H4592 [15JN]

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

———provide grants to local educational agencies to develop smaller schools (see H.R. 3044), H1958 [6AP]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to enable them to recruit and retain qualified school administrators (see H.R. 2789), H1285 [22MR]

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

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), H212 [3FE]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H2122 [11AP]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H575 [29FE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2341 [13AP]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H7211 [27JY]

Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 59), H574 [29FE]

———prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H3649 [23MY]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H7578 [13SE]

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

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

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

Government: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H4675 [19JN]

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

Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see H.R. 2635), H3869 [25MY]

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5551), H11194 [25OC]

———prevent group and individual health insurance coverage, and group health plans, from seeking to recover more than costs in cases of third party recoveries (see H.R. 3765), H1958 [6AP]

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]

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]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Immigration: make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H48 [27JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5180), H8617 [2OC]

Insurance: implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H255 [8FE]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), H632 [1MR]

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]

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

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]

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

———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H1285 [22MR]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

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

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7211 [27JY]

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

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 5067), H7208 [27JY]

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

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H4035 [7JN]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H7933 [20SE]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H6600 [19JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2411 [2MY]

———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 5286), H8061 [25SE]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H5169 [26JN]

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

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 5443), H11955 [4DE]

Motor vehicles: impose criminal and civil penalties for false statements and failure to file reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5154), H7502 [12SE]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H7577 [13SE]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H7502 [12SE]

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), H2512 [3MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H6719 [20JY]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H4818 [21JN]

NIH: support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation (see H.R. 4431), H2966 [11MY]

Political campaigns: require persons making certain campaign-related telephone calls to disclose the identity of the person financing the call (see H.R. 5624), H11812 [2NO]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3049 [15MY]

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]

Power resources: restore ownership of uranium enrichment facilities to the Federal Government (see H.R. 4883), H7212 [27JY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H1477 [28MR]

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

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1852 [5AP]

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

Rohna (H.M.T.): tribute to crew who lost their lives during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 408), H9011 [5OC]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H2239 [12AP]

Schools: develop and implement comprehensive school safety plans (see H.R. 4428), H7652 [14SE]

———improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see H.R. 4108), H1852 [5AP]

———promote the use of proven academic and classroom-management solutions for problems of behavior, attention, and learning in school children (see H. Res. 459), H1763 [4AP]

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

Selective Service System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 402), H7651 [14SE]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H3869 [25MY]

Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H7723 [18SE]

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

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H10036 [17OC] (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H6471 [18JY]

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), H4816 [21JN]

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), H9635 [10OC]

Taxation: avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8061 [25SE]

———change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), H6719 [20JY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 2265), H1764 [4AP]

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

———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 5401), H10257 [18OC]

———increase lifetime learning credit for secondary teachers returning to school for additional training (see H.R. 638), H2340 [13AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H2340 [13AP]

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

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2655 [8MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]

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

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H3869 [25MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H10473 [19OC]

Telecommunications: limit FCC authority to review and impose conditions on certain mergers and transactions (see H.R. 4019), H1118 [16MR]

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

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), H7212 [27JY]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1804), H2340 [13AP]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H7578 [13SE]

———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), H7578 [13SE]

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

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H1285 [22MR]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H1407 [23MR]

———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), H7502 [12SE]

———revise rules applicable to net worth limitation relative to pension eligibility (see H.R. 5271), H8799 [4OC]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H7003 [25JY] (see H.R. 5109), H7578 [13SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H632 [1MR]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7723 [18SE]

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]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2967 [11MY]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H756 [8MR]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7723 [18SE]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Czech-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 571), H7280 [6SE]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H2905 [10MY]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (see H.R. 5489), H10256 [18OC]

Health: encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza (see H. Res. 672), H12066 [8DE]

———increase State immunization programs funding (see H. Con. Res. 315), H2511 [3MY]

———provide grants to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 4970), H7128 [26JY]

Insurance: require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 4563), H3868 [25MY]

Law enforcement officers: terminate authority under which the head of a Federal agency may fix certain age limits for an original appointment (see H.R. 4647), H4336 [13JN]

Medicare: expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine (see H.R. 4930), H6776 [24JY]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 132), H12066 [8DE]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see H.R. 5430), H9634 [10OC]

Letters

Forest Service and BLM emergency supplemental appropriations for firefighting: Representative Dicks, H3065 [16MY]

Importance of decennial census: by, H1663 [3AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2513 [4MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1798 [5AP]

AID: international tuberculosis control funding through reductions in the Asian Development Fund, H5941 [12JY]

Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans: anniversary, E1638 [2OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1001 [15MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5875 [12JY], H6368 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7513 [13SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1001 [15MR], H1177 [22MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H1001 [15MR], H6446 [18JY]

Business and industry: increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), H9052 [6OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: childhood immunization programs funding, H4195 [12JN]

Child Care Development Block Grant: funding, H4211 [12JN]

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

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H2958 [11MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), consideration (H. Res. 510), H3659 [24MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10078 [18OC]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4361 [14JN]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (H.R. 3113), H2514 [4MY], H6372, H6373 [18JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H11787 [2NO]

Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (H.R. 894), H5754 [11JY]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2031 [11AP]

Crown Central Petroleum Corp.: anniversary of lockout of union workers, H192 [2FE]

Dept. of Education: funding, H7895 [20SE]

Dept. of HHS: review of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network rules and policies, H1708 [4AP]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4640 [19JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3439 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: State Extended Care Facilities Construction Grant Program funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4733 [20JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4195, H4211 [12JN]

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

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4052 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7895 [20SE], H11497 [29OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4640 [19JN], H4733 [20JN], H4851, H4855 [21JN]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (H. Con. Res. 321), E687 [10MY]

Education: national policy to improve system, H10229 [18OC], H10815 [25OC]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H4052 [8JN], H7895 [20SE]

———support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2731 [9MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5217 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, H8423 [28SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5941 [12JY]

GPO: tribute, E304 [14MR]

Harris County, TX: flood control projects funding, H5217 [27JN], H8423 [28SE]

Health: encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza (H. Res. 672), E2160 [8DE]

———increase State immunization programs funding (H. Con. Res. 315), H2486 [3MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H139, H142, H143 [1FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H133 [1FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H97, H133, H139, H142, H143 [1FE], H10224 [18OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H739, H742, H745, H746 [8MR]

———provide grants to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (H.R. 4970), E1340 [27JY]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1691, H1708 [4AP]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H7874 [20SE]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Blessed Hope Missionary Baptist Church, E243 [8MR]

———anniversary of Latino Learning Center, E45 [1FE]

———light rail transportation funding, H3439 [19MY]

Houston Astros (baseball team): dedication of Enron Field, H1853 [6AP]

Houston Texans (football team): tribute, H7582 [14SE]

Immigration: extend filing fee exemption to elementary and secondary schools relative to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B program, H9052 [6OC]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H760 [9MR]

Insurance: require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations, H2486 [3MY]

Los Alamos, NM: encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire (H. Con. Res. 326), H3065 [16MY]

McCollum, Charles H.: Houston Surgical Society Distinguished Houston Surgeon award recipient, E44 [1FE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H2498 [3MY], H5823 [11JY], H7938 [21SE], H8043 [25SE], H11535 [30OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H460 [16FE]

———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine (H.R. 4930), E1306 [24JY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5366 [28JN], H5441 [29JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H460 [16FE]

———require HMO's participating in the Medicare+Choice program to commit to 3-year contracts, H11497 [29OC]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H760, H897 [9MR]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), H9631 [10OC]

NASA: funding, H4855 [21JN]

National Guard: tribute to 49th Division of Texas for peacekeeping operations in Bosnia, H2416 [3MY]

Pasadena, TX: OSHA investigation of explosion at Phillips Petroleum Co., plant, H1451 [28MR]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H8773 [4OC], H9560 [10OC]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (H.J. Res. 132), E2165 [8DE]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy on the Internet (H.R. 5430), E1934 [25OC]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2714 [9MY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H579, H589 [1MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11200 [26OC]

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

Taxation: condition repeal of tax increase on Social Security benefits on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H7167, H7173 [27JY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), H2145 [12AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H302 [10FE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 4094), H10229 [18OC]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7326 [7SE]

———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (H.R. 1291), H3061 [16MY]

———rates, H6446 [18JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3844 [25MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7167, H7173 [27JY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), consideration (H. Res. 564), H7139 [27JY]

———treatment of interest on student loans (H.R. 1196), H2731 [9MY]

Texas: Houston-Galveston Navigation Project funding, H5217 [27JN], H8423 [28SE]

———participation in State Children's Health Insurance Program, H3900 [6JN]

Texas Independence Day: observance, E212 [1MR]

Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 99), H7013 [26JY]

Votes: position on missed, H4656 [19JN], H10703 [24OC], H11504 [29OC], H11786 [2NO], H11917 [14NO], H12053 [8DE]

Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of silicone breast implants (H.R. 1323), H5814 [11JY], H7562 [13SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9898 [12OC], H10469 [19OC], H11489 [28OC], H11617 [30OC], H11779 [1NO]

Special order: granted, H199 [2FE], H1474 [28MR], H2334 [13AP], H2510 [3MY], H2903 [10MY], H2965 [11MY], H4482 [14JN], H5841 [11JY], H7498 [12SE], H7575 [13SE], H8797 [4OC], H10254 [18OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 321, increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes, E687 [10MY]

H. Res. 672, encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza, E2160 [8DE]

Tributes

Gauna, Timothy L., H10078 [18OC]

Gonzalez, Henry B., H12005 [5DE]

Hall, Walter, H1001 [15MR]

Johnson, Lyndon B., E47 [1FE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal, H2514 [4MY]

Swenchonis, Gary G., Jr., H10078 [18OC]