ENGLISH, PHIL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5038 [22JN], H5052 [23JN]

Articles and editorials

Congress Shouldn't Let Organized Labor Derail U.S.-China Trade Vote, Sharon (PA) Herald, H3610 [23MY]

Cultural Diversity Reflects Gains in Kazakhstani Democracy, Scott Hogenson, Conservative News Service, E449 [30MR]

Kazakhstani President Suspects Terrorism Aimed at Oil Exports, Scott Hogenson, Conservative News Service, E450 [30MR]

Nazarbayev Slaps U.S. State Department Report on Kazakhstan, Scott Hogenson, Conservative News Service, E450 [30MR]

Permanent Normal Trade Relations With the People's Republic of China, Erie (PA) Morning News, H3609 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1144), H2606 [4MY]

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), H7365 [7SE]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H6052 [13JY]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H455 [15FE]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (see H.R. 4601), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 5173), H7650 [14SE]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free elections and encourage improvement of democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3869 [25MY]

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

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H641 [2MR]

———participation in the World Health Organization (see H.R. 4004), H1118 [16MR]

Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1367), H342 [10FE]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H4174 [9JN]

Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), H165 [1FE]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), H4675 [19JN]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H5843 [11JY]

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 4582), H5843 [11JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H8469 [28SE]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

Crime: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 4047), H1163 [21MR]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H6052 [13JY]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H2013 [10AP]

Croatia: elections (see H. Con. Res. 251), H2512 [3MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H4675 [19JN]

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: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H4220 [12JN]

Dept. of Energy: draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H90 [31JA]

———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H1078 [15MR]

———study causes of home heating fuel price spikes in the Northeast and create a heating oil reserve (see H.R. 3641), H758 [8MR]

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), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for providing assistance to emergency response organizations (see H.R. 3155), H997 [14MR]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H4337 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1077 [15MR]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), 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), H6355 [17JY]

———combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

Ecology and environment: study health effects of ingesting methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), research methods for removal from water supplies, and require public water systems to monitor for its presence (see H.R. 3536), H647 [6MR]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2512 [3MY]

———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H2512 [3MY]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2771 [9MY]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

EPA: make grants for the remediation of sediment contamination in certain areas of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4283), H4121 [8JN]

———reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (see H.R. 3670), H1589 [29MR]

———reauthorize the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 3656), H998 [14MR]

———reinstate transportation conformity regulations (see H.R. 1876), H574 [29FE]

———waive oxygen content requirement for certain reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 3449), H255 [8FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H373 [14FE]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see H.R. 4469), H3172 [16MY] (see H.R. 4678), H4591 [15JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4818 [21JN]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4040), H2341 [13AP]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H4336 [13JN]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H5241 [27JN]

FEMA: compliance with Buy American Act when providing non-emergency financial assistance for a construction project (see H.R. 3589), H641 [2MR]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H2122 [11AP]

———repeal authority of the FDIC and the FRS Board of Governors to impose examination fees on State depository institutions (see H.R. 3900), H921 [9MR]

Firearms: 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), H7652 [14SE]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 4278), H2337 [13AP]

———establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain coastal areas (see H.R. 3059), H511 [16FE]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H1163 [21MR]

Foreign trade: extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H1405 [23MR]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H509 [16FE]

George Atlee Goodling Post Office Building, York, PA: designate (see H.R. 5210), H7870 [19SE]

Government: separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H757 [8MR]

Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2973), H1477 [28MR]

———prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 4191), H2607 [4MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H3309 [17MY]

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

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H2655 [8MY]

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

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H1163 [21MR]

———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), H1120 [16MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1629 [30MR] (see H.R. 5180), H8617 [2OC]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3309 [17MY]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 412), H8406 [27SE]

International economic relations: development and expansion of international economic assistance programs that utilize cooperatives and credit unions (see H.R. 4673), H6777 [24JY]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H1285 [22MR]

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]

Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 4554), H3867 [25MY]

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

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H758 [8MR]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H1078 [15MR]

Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (see H.R. 4613), H4120 [8JN]

Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (see H.R. 3313), H757 [8MR]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H2122 [11AP]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H996 [14MR]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7502 [12SE]

———coverage of home health services (see H.R. 4874), H7991 [21SE]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7212 [27JY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H4784 [20JN]

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see H.R. 5172), H8201 [26SE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H757 [8MR]

———improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice program payment rates (see H.R. 4951), H7002 [25JY]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H7578 [13SE]

———increase the percentage of bad hospital debt that is reimbursable (see H.R. 4878), H6469 [18JY]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 5200), H8201 [26SE]

———provide relief for small business from consolidated billing requirements and exclude services of certain providers from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 5392), H9505 [6OC]

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

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

Motor vehicles: include air pollution information on fuel economy labels for new automobiles (see H.R. 1976), H3172 [16MY]

———prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 4329), H4220 [12JN]

National Housing Act: prevent fraud under FHA rehabilitation loan program (see H.R. 3617), H340 [10FE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H6777 [24JY]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 2267), H1119 [16MR]

New York: reintroduce the Eastern Timber Wolf to the Catskill Mountains and authorize the Dept. of the Interior to acquire lands through the BLM to facilitate the reintroduction (see H.R. 4496), H3412 [18MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H7992 [21SE]

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]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8735 [3OC]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

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), H1120 [16MR]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H4121 [8JN]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2771 [9MY]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7128 [26JY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H6471 [18JY]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H7003 [25JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H342 [10FE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Robert S. Walker Post Office, Millersville, PA: designate (see H.R. 5418), H9504 [6OC]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5656 [29JN]

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

———establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see H.R. 4946), H7002 [25JY]

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

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

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3413 [18MY]

Social Security: 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), H3308 [17MY]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for certain audio or video postproduction equipment (see H.R. 5497), H10256 [18OC]

———allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 4048), H3173 [16MY]

———allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H9011 [5OC]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2655 [8MY]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H11446 [27OC]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H572 [29FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2512 [3MY]

———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5040), H7207 [27JY]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H4675 [19JN]

———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. 4214), H1957 [6AP] (see H.R. 4245), H2607 [4MY]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 4071), H2013 [10AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H11207 [26OC]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H373 [14FE]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3252), H455 [15FE]

———modify private activity bond rule to deter hostile takeovers of water utilities (see H.R. 3309), H8617 [2OC]

———modify the depreciation of property used in the generation of electricity (see H.R. 4959), H7002 [25JY]

———permit cooperatives to pay dividends on preferred stock without reducing patronage dividends (see H.R. 1914), H2606 [4MY]

———provide a higher purchase price limitation applicable to mortgage subsidy bonds based on median family income (see H.R. 4552), H3867 [25MY]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 3836), H2341 [13AP]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H1762 [4AP]

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

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H4485 [14JN]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses and establish more options for obtaining quality health care (see H.R. 4925), H6776 [24JY]

———reduce motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3849), H998 [14MR] (see H.R. 4006), H1164 [21MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1164 [21MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see H.R. 4003), H1118 [16MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4717), H5036 [22JN]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 4776), H5435 [28JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 4715), H4817 [21JN]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H5737 [10JY]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H5843 [11JY]

———treatment of computers and computer equipment (see H.R. 4279), H2967 [11MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2771 [9MY]

———treatment of estate taxes on value of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4101), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of gross income gain on the sale or exchange of certain property restricted to use as farmland (see H.R. 4100), H1476 [28MR]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see H.R. 4556), H4485 [14JN]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H2341 [13AP]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H255 [8FE]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H998 [14MR]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H758 [8MR]

Water pollution: establish consistent requirements for controlling urban wet weather flows and provide funds to meet such requirements (see H.R. 3570), H255 [8FE]

———exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2770 [9MY]

World Trade Organization: establish a commission to review dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 4706), H5956 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: assure funds are used solely for their stated purpose (see H.R. 3624), H340 [10FE]

ERISA: provide cost-of-living adjustments to guaranteed benefit payments paid by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (see H.R. 4877), H6469 [18JY]

FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 4969), H7127 [26JY]

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA: designate (see H.R. 4625), H4173 [9JN]

Medicare: revise and improve (see H.R. 5296), H8199 [26SE]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 5318), H8405 [27SE]

Political campaigns: limit contributions by nondistrict or out-of-State residents in elections to Congress (see H.R. 5335), H8468 [28SE]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax liability for deficit reduction (see H.R. 4626), H4173 [9JN]

Social Security: use earnings level currently applicable solely to blind individuals as uniform level in determining disabilities (see H.R. 5553), H11194 [25OC]

Taxation: incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H5036 [22JN]

———prevent unintended disqualification of trusts as electing small business trusts (see H.R. 4561), H3868 [25MY]

———treatment of loans under the Rural Electrification Act (see H.R. 5295), H8199 [26SE]

———treatment of net capital gain of closely held corporations (see H.R. 5569), H11206 [26OC]

Explanations

Community Renewal and New Markets Act (H.R. 4923), H6816-H6820 [25JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H5568 [29JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5568 [29JN]

CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5568 [29JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3609 [23MY], H3679 [24MY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1729 [10OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5052 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11458 [28OC], H11498 [29OC]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), H7311 [7SE]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), H6924 [25JY]

Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, PA: designate (H.R. 4625), H7757 [19SE]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H848 [9MR]

Kazakhstan: support economic and political development, E449 [30MR]

LIHEAP: funding, H11458 [28OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H4664, H4668, H4669 [19JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5350 [28JN], H7853 [19SE]

———require HMO's participating in the Medicare+Choice program to commit to 3-year contracts, H11498 [29OC]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: trade agreement compliance staff funding, H5052 [23JN]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6508 [19JY]

Pharmaceuticals: eliminate barriers to improve access to generic drugs, E1528 [19SE]

Real estate: anniversary of law establishing real estate investment trusts, E1515 [18SE]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), H1033 [15MR]

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

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

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), Senate amendment, H1443 [28MR]

Taxation: condition repeal of tax increase on Social Security benefits on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H7171 [27JY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H296 [10FE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), H6797, H6816, H6837, H6840 [25JY]

———rates, H1950 [6AP]

———reform laws and filing procedures, H1950 [6AP]

———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), H7157, H7171 [27JY]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), H7427 [12SE], H11894 [14NO]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H1950 [6AP]

———treatment of net capital gain of closely held corporations (H.R. 5569), E1955 [26OC]

Votes: position on missed, E948 [9JN]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4797 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3047 [15MY], H3918 [6JN], H4034 [7JN], H8059 [25SE]

Tables

Estimated revenue effects on H.R. 4923, Community Renewal and New Markets Act, H6820 [25JY]

Tributes

Archer, Representative, H11418 [27OC]