CROWLEY, JOSEPH (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H4337 [13JN], H5169 [26JN], H5696 [10JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5115 [26JN]

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), H1165 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1406 [23MR]

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

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H5436 [28JN]

Austria: boycott relative to inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 417), H254 [8FE]

———inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (see H. Res. 429), H632 [1MR]

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

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see H.R. 4957), H7366 [7SE]

Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see H.R. 4302), H2338 [13AP]

Business and industry: impose a temporary moratorium on the elimination of the existing ``pooling of interests'' method of accounting for business mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 5365), H8735 [3OC]

Children and youth: construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3889), H1477 [28MR]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), H574 [29FE]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

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

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

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]

Colleges and universities: rights and privileges of student-athletes (see H.R. 4117), H1587 [29MR]

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: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 3897), H921 [9MR]

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]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1958 [6AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H5843 [11JY]

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]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3533), H48 [27JA]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H998 [14MR]

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

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

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), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H2411 [2MY]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H1674 [3AP]

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

Education: establish a program for next-generation technology grants to improve teaching and learning in schools (see H.R. 4183), H1851 [5AP]

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

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H3308 [17MY]

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 2409), H2512 [3MY]

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

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H8406 [27SE]

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), H5737 [10JY]

———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1227), H6719 [20JY]

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 2706), H2512 [3MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2859), H212 [3FE]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1477 [28MR]

———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]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H340 [10FE]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2123 [11AP]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H1120 [16MR]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H3925 [6JN]

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

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

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H255 [8FE]

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

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]

Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H4121 [8JN]

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

Immigration: promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1589 [29MR]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H373 [14FE]

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

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1841), H511 [16FE]

Indonesia: condemn militia attack on U.N. refugee workers in West Timor and call for an end to militia violence in East and West Timor (see H. Con. Res. 395), H7502 [12SE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H7652 [14SE]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H3050 [15MY]

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

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H1764 [4AP]

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]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3814 [24MY]

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

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

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1443), H574 [29FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H7128 [26JY]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see H. Res. 464), H2240 [12AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H6599 [19JY]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H4817 [21JN]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H6719 [20JY]

Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H50 [27JA]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H5737 [10JY]

———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]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H165 [1FE]

———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H1163 [21MR]

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

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3523 [22MY]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6778 [24JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 5522), H10473 [19OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7128 [26JY]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2906 [10MY]

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

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

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

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

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), H3926 [6JN]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H7651 [14SE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7502 [12SE]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 5242), H8736 [3OC]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts (see H. Res. 547), H5843 [11JY]

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), H2340 [13AP]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2606 [4MY]

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: reform (see H.R. 1102), H5843 [11JY]

Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1589 [29MR]

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), H998 [14MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H6470 [18JY]

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]

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

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H7003 [25JY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H2607 [4MY]

Schools: prohibit the donation of foods with minimal nutritional value before lunch in schools participating in Federal meal programs (see H.R. 1781), H1764 [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), H4337 [13JN]

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

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H3412 [18MY]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 4817), H7212 [27JY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H342 [10FE]

———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. 5612), H12095 [14DE]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H8469 [28SE]

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

———deny tax benefits for research conducted by pharmaceutical companies where U.S. consumers pay more for products of that research than foreign consumers (see H.R. 3665), H4121 [8JN]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1958 [6AP]

———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), H3412 [18MY]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H4592 [15JN]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———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), H509 [16FE]

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

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H3869 [25MY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H3869 [25MY]

Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (see H.R. 3485), H1675 [3AP]

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), H10473 [19OC]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H3868 [25MY]

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

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H6777 [24JY]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H7364 [7SE]

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

———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), H11207 [26OC]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H3813 [24MY]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H1477 [28MR]

———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), H7871 [19SE]

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]

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

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

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

Children and youth: support use of child safety seat occupancy identification programs (see H. Con. Res. 386), H7210 [27JY]

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]

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

Firearms: require background checks for individuals that win firearms in lotteries (see H.R. 4559), H3867 [25MY]

Hamzah, Jafar S.: condemn murder of human rights lawyer in Medan, Indonesia (see H. Res. 580), H7722 [18SE]

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

Israel: encourage countries to establish full diplomatic relations (see H.R. 5023), H7207 [27JY]

———membership in the U.N. Western European and Others Group (see H. Con. Res. 349), H4120 [8JN]

Taxation: treatment of qualified security devices (see H.R. 5616), H11781 [1NO]

Letters

Bob Jones University affiliation with anti-Catholic individuals: Bob Jones III, Bob Jones University, E456 [30MR]

———several Representatives, E455 [30MR]

Lists

Supporters of H.R. 3826, Global Health Act, E225 [2MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H280 [10FE], H3311 [18MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5549, H5551, H5552, H5553, H5554 [29JN], H5696, H5698, H5700 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 617), H9676 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), motion to instruct conferees, H8428 [28SE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, H5613 [29JN]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1618 [30MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2167 [12AP]

Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (H. Res. 429), H1648 [3AP]

Aviation: eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, H1022 [15MR]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (H. Con. Res. 261), E455 [30MR]

———condemn discriminatory practices (H. Res. 428), H518 [29FE]

Budget: require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt, H170 [2FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1385 [23MR]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3690 [24MY], E863 [25MY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (H. Con. Res. 292), H1433 [28MR]

———observance of National Day, E1714 [6OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2829 [10MY], H2923 [11MY]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H1618 [30MR]

———drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1618 [30MR]

———drug interdiction assistance, H5613 [29JN]

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]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4364 [14JN]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7537 [13SE]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2034 [11AP]

Crowley, Kenzie: appreciation for tribute on birth, H11406 [27OC]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6364 [18JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service emergency funding, H5553, H5554 [29JN]

———Asian Longhorned Beetle eradication funding, H5551, H5552 [29JN]

———inspection of agricultural products and fish imported from Iran, H5549 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3263, H3272 [17MY], H3366 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9657 [11OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7537 [13SE]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, H5613 [29JN]

Dept. of Energy: draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (H.R. 3533), H417 [15FE]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program funding, H1915 [6AP]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4751, H4752 [20JN]

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 (H. Res. 398), H2167 [12AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4473 [14JN], H4530, H4537, H4554 [15JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3426 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, E1095 [23JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11295 [26OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5122 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4253, H4305 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11732, H11742 [1NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4751, H4752 [20JN], E1095 [23JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11295 [26OC]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H7875 [20SE], H9676 [11OC]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H7875, H7909, H7912, H7913 [20SE]

Education: improve character education programs (H.R. 3681), H967, H968, H969, H970 [14MR]

———national policy to improve system, H967, H968, H969, H970 [14MR]

———reductions in school class size, H11742 [1NO]

———role in character development and teaching of moral values, H967, H968, H969, H970 [14MR]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H4253 [13JN], H11732 [1NO]

———support teachers (H. Res. 492), H2733 [9MY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1022 [15MR]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (H.R. 1885), H7915 [20SE]

———prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5696, H5698, H5700 [10JY]

Firearms: require background checks for individuals that win firearms in lotteries (H.R. 4559), E859 [25MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5988 [13JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5898 [12JY], H5988, H6004 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10837 [25OC]

Foreign policy: establish a commission to promote a consistent and coordinated foreign policy and ensure security in the Pacific region of Asia (H.R. 4899), H8030 [25SE]

———promote democracy in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1064), H8029 [25SE]

———U.N. international peacekeeping activities funding for Africa, H5122 [26JN]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers, H3272 [17MY]

Forest Service: watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, H4473 [14JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H1452 [28MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5635 [29JN]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (H.R. 3826), H751 [8MR], H1855 [6AP], E223 [2MR]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (H.J. Res. 100), H8033 [25SE]

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

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

Immigration: remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H11295 [26OC]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, H4530, H4537 [15JN]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, H3311 [18MY], H5549 [29JN]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 1883), Senate amendments, H607 [1MR]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (H. Con. Res. 331), H3749 [24MY]

———encourage countries to establish full diplomatic relations (H.R. 5023), E1383 [27JY]

———membership in the U.N. Western European and Others Group (H. Con. Res. 349), E950 [9JN]

Journal: question of approval, H279 [10FE]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H3263 [17MY]

———prohibit funding to Kosovo Protection Corps, H6004 [13JY]

Long Island Railroad: East Side Access Project funding, H3426 [19MY]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (H.R. 3313), H2726 [9MY]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (H. Res. 464), H2424 [3MY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2697 [9MY], H9851 [12OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H7909, H7912, H7913, H7915, H7916 [20SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5371 [28JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H425 [15FE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Con. Res. 426), H10653 [24OC]

———withhold diplomatic recognition and prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (H.R. 5272), H8179 [26SE]

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

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4530, H4537 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4530, H4537 [15JN]

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (H.R. 2919), H6862 [25JY]

New York, NY: tribute to 114th Precinct police officers on response to building fire, E275 [9MR]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, H451 [15FE], E455 [30MR]

———peace efforts (H. Res. 547), H8164, H8175 [26SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3557), E155 [16FE]

———tribute (H. Con. Res. 317), H2513, H2591, H2594, H2595 [4MY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), E1975 [28OC]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), E1291 [21JY]

Pharmaceuticals: reductions in prescription drug prices, H7909 [20SE]

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

Public lands: Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program funding, H2923 [11MY]

Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes, H3366 [18MY]

———use of Vieques Island for military operations, H3366 [18MY], H9657 [11OC]

Queens, NY: tribute to efforts to relocate Flushing Remonstrance back from Albany, NY, H1822 [5AP]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H601 [1MR]

Syria: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of immigration status (H.R. 4681), H5748 [11JY]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4140 [9JN]

———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (H.R. 996), H969 [14MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7163 [27JY]

———treatment of qualified security devices (H.R. 5616), E2049 [1NO]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), H7290 [7SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (H.R. 3293), H2666, H2667 [9MY]

Votes: position on missed, H1182 [22MR], H3397 [18MY], H11406 [27OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8102 [26SE]

World Health Day: observance, H1855 [6AP]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4813 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Crowley, Kenzie: tribute on birth, H11406 [27OC]

Leave of absence: granted, H11204 [26OC]

Special order: granted, H452 [15FE], H1849 [5AP], H2236 [12AP]

Texts of

H.R. 3826, Global Health Act, E224 [2MR]

H.R. 4559, Community Protection From Firearms' Giveaways Act, E859 [25MY]

Tributes

Cifichiello, John, E822 [24MY]

Feuer, Howard M., E1032 [15JN]

McGann, Robert C., E778 [19MY]

Moynihan, Senator, H7737 [19SE]