MILLER, GEORGE (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4338 [13JN]
Appointments
Bruce F. Vento funeral attendees, H9905 [16OC]
Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]
Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]
Articles and editorials
Congressman Seeks U.S. Moratorium on Land Exchange, Jim Carlton, Wall Street Journal, E1252
Hot Dog Lady's a Fixture at Pleasant Hill Eatery, Katie Oyan, Contra Costa (CA) Times, E1977
Land Exchange Program Hurts Public—GAO Says, Deborah Nelson and Rick Weiss, Washington (DC) Post, E1251
Land Exchange Programs Troubled, but Well Worth Fixing, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, E1394
Let's Make a Land Deal, Washington (DC) Post, E1394
Main Street Pooch Won't Be Forgotten, Gene Ross, Contra Costa (CA) Times, E844
Marc Reisner, Lecturer, Author of ``Cadillac Desert,'' Glen Martin, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E1362
Public Land Deals Better Not Cheat the Public, Bozeman (MT) Chronicle, E1394
Rosie Revisited—Volunteer Crew Is Restoring a World War II Victory Ship, Remnant of Richmond's Shipyards, Chip Johnson, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E1357
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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), H2411 [2MY]
Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]
———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H1077 [15MR]
———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 355), H7365 [7SE]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H342 [10FE] (see H.R. 3573), H998 [14MR]
BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H11207 [26OC]
Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]
BLS: develop methodology for measuring the cost of living in each State and require GAO study to determine effect on Federal benefits (see H.R. 5437), H9634 [10OC]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]
Children and youth: mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H90 [31JA]
———provide State grants to improve child care (see H.R. 2175), H574 [29FE]
Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see H.R. 3686), H1764 [4AP]
Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), H3049 [15MY]
Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H998 [14MR]
———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]
Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 1048), H11446 [27OC]
———give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]
Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa (see H.R. 5147), H9767 [11OC]
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 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), H4675 [19JN]
Diseases: increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 337), H10257 [18OC]
———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H1163 [21MR]
Drugs: prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H5241 [27JN]
Ecology and environment: promote environmental justice by establishing links between pollution and community health problems and assist such communities (see H.R. 1510), H4174 [9JN]
Education: establish an alternative path to teaching in needy school districts (see H.R. 5583), H11207 [26OC]
———importance and value of U.S. history education (see H. Con. Res. 366), H5655 [29JN]
———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H920 [9MR]
———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2409 [2MY]
———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see H.R. 5043), H7207 [27JY]
———provide grants to local educational agencies to develop smaller schools (see H.R. 3044), H1413 [27MR]
———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H572 [29FE]
———support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]
Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]
Employment: require U.S. nationals that employ individuals in a foreign country to provide full transparency and disclosure in all their operations (see H.R. 5492), H10809 [24OC]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2412 [2MY]
Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H7280 [6SE]
Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H2607 [4MY]
———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 2916), H255 [8FE]
Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H6777 [24JY]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H165 [1FE]
Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H7578 [13SE]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1120 [16MR]
Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]
FRS: reduce interest rates (see H. Res. 536), H5240 [27JN]
GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4645), H5085 [23JN]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 3632), H340 [10FE]
Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H48 [27JA]
Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H2412 [2MY]
Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see H.R. 755), H5656 [29JN]
Health: 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), H1285 [22MR]
———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H2606 [4MY]
Immigration: restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7723 [18SE]
Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1841), H2967 [11MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3545), H373 [14FE]
———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H7209 [27JY]
Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3926 [6JN]
Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H2606 [4MY]
Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]
Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]
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]
Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H2771 [9MY]
Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H3309 [17MY]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7502 [12SE]
———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7002 [25JY]
———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7212 [27JY]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H3869 [25MY]
Medicare: coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H8200 [26SE]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H3869 [25MY]
———disclose staffing and performance data, provide whistleblower protections, and review mergers and acquisitions relative to Medicare providers (see H.R. 1288), H632 [1MR]
———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]
———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H5656 [29JN]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 2002), H7002 [25JY]
———require submission and posting of nursing staff level data, assess adequacy of training requirements, and improve quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4614), H4120 [8JN]
Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H1589 [29MR]
Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H8406 [27SE]
National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H632 [1MR]
National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 4442), H2966 [11MY]
Native Americans: provide a permanent land base to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (see H.R. 5322), H9011 [5OC]
———restore reservation lands of the Elk Valley Band of Indians of the Elk Valley Rancheria of California (see H.R. 4338), H7003 [25JY]
———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H4336 [13JN]
———treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]
Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H7723 [18SE]
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]
Petroleum: suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1118 [16MR]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7652 [14SE]
———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: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H4174 [9JN]
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), H4220 [12JN]
Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H3649 [23MY]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]
Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H4036 [7JN]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]
Senior citizens: recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 107), H11446 [27OC]
Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), H1852 [5AP]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3649 [23MY]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H7503 [12SE]
———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H7366 [7SE]
———prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3600), H254 [8FE]
———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]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H7373 [11SE]
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), H7212 [27JY]
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9635 [10OC]
Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H1077 [15MR]
———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H7366 [7SE]
———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, 4245), H2655 [8MY]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H3413 [18MY]
———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H165 [1FE]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3813 [24MY]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]
Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]
Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]
Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H1589 [29MR]
Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H7281 [6SE]
———mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H50 [27JA]
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]
Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]
Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H3474 [19MY]
Wildlife: issue postage stamps to support wildlife protection programs (see H.R. 4872), H6469 [18JY]
Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7652 [14SE]
———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]
World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Con. Res. 276), H998 [14MR]
World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H7129 [26JY]
———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), H8617 [2OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H2338 [13AP]
California: authorize water reuse and recycling projects (see H.R. 5555), H11194 [25OC]
Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 5250), H7990 [21SE]
Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 562), H6777 [24JY]
Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy: establish (see H.R. 4631), H4174 [9JN]
Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: increase authorization of appropriations (see H.R. 3595), H254 [8FE]
Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4063), H1284 [22MR]
Vietnam: carry out fellowship program to enable Vietnamese nationals to pursue advanced studies in science, mathematics, and technology and enable U.S. citizens to teach in those fields in Vietnam (see H.R. 5581), H11206 [26OC]
Letters
BLM and Forest Service land exchange moratorium: by, E1251
Committee on Resources (House) report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies: by, H11728 [1NO]
———several Representatives, H11727 [1NO]
Tax treatment of Native American Armed Forces members: by, E417
Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: Eric E. Yoder, Imperial, CA, Irrigation District, H7667 [18SE]
———Richard M. Milanovich, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, H7666 [18SE]
———Tom Levy, Coachella Valley, CA, Water District, H7667 [18SE]
Lists
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service corrective actions on Federal aid issues, H1806 [5AP]
Memorandums
Pinochet and the Letelier Case: Joshua Hill, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, E1382
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2907 [11MY], H7283 [7SE], H7740 [19SE], H10537 [24OC]
Remarks
Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H5567 [29JN]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5567, H5578
Air pollution: clean air standards, H8780 [4OC]
Ak-Chin Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (H.R. 2647), H2662 [9MY]
Ala Kahakai Trail: designate as a national historic trail (S. 700), H10726 [24OC]
Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), H5095 [26JN], H10489 [23OC], E1152
———improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (S. 748), H10514 [23OC]
American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H5578
American Samoa: centennial of U.S. territory status (H. Res. 443), H3542 [23MY]
Animals: conservation of great apes (H.R. 4320), H6959 [25JY], E570
Appropriations: legislative process, H10394 [19OC]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 637), H10394 [19OC]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 117), H11364 [27OC]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 121), H11671 [31OC]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1530, H1531 [29MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H8774, H8780 [4OC], E519
Arizona: conveyance of certain national forest lands to the city of Sedona, AZ (S. 1088), H10496 [23OC]
Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4408), H5097 [26JN]
Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 4718), H5102 [26JN]
Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory birds (S. 148), H5097 [26JN]
BLM: auction public land identified for disposal, H2925 [11MY]
———convey certain land in Washakie County and Big Horn County, WY, to the Westside Irrigation District (S. 610), H10492 [23OC]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1334, H1360 [23MR]
Bureau of Reclamation: accounting of costs of the Sugar Pine Dam and Reservoir of the Central Valley Project, H10725 [24OC]
———conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (S. 2882), H10518 [23OC]
———conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (S. 1761), H11934, H11935 [4DE]
———conveyance of property to Greater Yuma Port Authority for an international port of entry (H.R. 3023), H5099, H5100 [26JN]
———participation in the planning, design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project in Oregon (S. 2425), H10517 [23OC]
———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (H.R. 1787), H5671 [10JY]
———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), H7748, H7749 [19SE]
Burgess, David S.: recognition by Benicia, CA, Healthy Cities Task Force for efforts in social justice, E2116
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 4286), H5673 [10JY]
California: anniversary of statehood, H7549
———authorize water reuse and recycling projects (H.R. 5555), E1922
Carlsbad Irrigation District: convey certain real property within the Carlsbad project in New Mexico (S. 291), H3886 [6JN]
CCC: limit purchase of raw or refined sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets, H5567 [29JN]
Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (H.R. 5250), E1556
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3601 [23MY]
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), H2361 [2MY]
Civil rights: establish commission to investigate alleged prosecutorial abuse in the Wen Ho Lee case and to protect all U.S. citizens from similar abuses, H7743 [19SE]
Civil War—U.S.: preservation of battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail (S. 710), H10491 [23OC]
Clean Air Act: enforcement of regulations, H9873 [12OC]
Clean Water Act: enforcement of regulations, H9873 [12OC]
Coal: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (S. 2300), H10495 [23OC]
Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 4435), H3888 [6JN]
Coastal zones: prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by States under Federal moratorium on offshore leasing, H2862, H2864 [10MY]
———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H8643, H8651 [3OC]
———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2834, H2843, H2844, H2845, H2862, H2864, H2866, H2868, H2869, H2870, H2873, H2874, H2877, H2878, H2880, H2887, H2890, H2891, H2896, H2897, H2899, H2901, H2902 [10MY], H2914, H2917, H2918, H2925, H2927, H2944 [11MY]
———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2825 [10MY]
———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), motion to recommit, H2950 [11MY]
Colombia: drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1530, H1531 [29MR]
Colorado River: authorize additional measures to carry out control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner (S. 1211), H10497 [23OC]
Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (S. 2327), H6858 [25JY]
Committee on Resources (House): report to U.S. Attorney on refusals to comply with subpoenas in investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) relative to False Claims Act lawsuit against oil companies (H. Res. 657), H11386, H11394 [27OC], H11727 [1NO]
Conservation and Reinvestment Act: condition funding on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H2873, H2874 [10MY], H2950 [11MY]
———Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program funding, H2866 [10MY]
———restrict funding to incorporated cities and counties with certain population levels, H2927 [11MY]
Contra Costa County, CA: eligibility to receive offshore oil drilling environmental impact assistance, H2890, H2891 [10MY]
Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H4772, H4773 [20JN]
Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (H.R. 5086), H10489 [23OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3369
Dept. of Education: funding, H7893 [20SE]
Dept. of Justice: handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, H9882 [12OC]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (H.R. 4794), H10521 [23OC]
———conduct special resource study on the preservation and public use of sites in Auburn, NY, associated with Harriet Ross Tubman (S. 2345), H10718 [24OC]
———conduct study on reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in Hawaii (S. 1694), H10725 [24OC]
———convey certain facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District (S. 3022), H10513 [23OC]
———convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (H.R. 4389), H8721
———Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan implementation, H4503, H4504, H4507 [15JN]
———produce and sell products and publications relative to the Hoover Dam and deposit revenues into Colorado River Dam fund (S. 1275), H10496 [23OC]
———prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H4581 [15JN]
———Urban Parks and Recreation Program funding, H8895 [5OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4465, H4471 [14JN], H4503, H4504, H4507, H4512, H4561, H4562, H4581 [15JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, H8651 [3OC], H8895 [5OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 603), H8643 [3OC]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), conference report, E1807
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11285 [26OC], H11364 [27OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5107 [26JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4093, H4099 [8JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7893 [20SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4728, H4772, H4773 [20JN]
Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (S. 2977), H10523 [23OC]
Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 1509), H2363 [2MY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11285 [26OC]
Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1530, H1531 [29MR]
Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903), H11705 [31OC]
———national objectives priority assignments, H8774, H8780 [4OC], H9872, H9873 [12OC]
Education: importance and value of U.S. history education (S. Con. Res. 129), H5669 [10JY]
———national policy to improve system, H8816 [5OC], H11364 [27OC]
———reductions in school class size, H7893 [20SE]
———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H7893 [20SE]
Endangered Species Act: continue to submit certain species conservation reports (S. 1744), H2359 [2MY]
Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 3535), H3884 [6JN]
———eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (H.R. 5461), H11571 [30OC]
Fishermen's Protective Act: extend reimbursement period for owners of U.S. fishing vessels for costs incurred from seizure and detention by a foreign country (H.R. 1651), H6855 [25JY]
Foreign policy: international labor standards programs funding, H4093 [8JN]
———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1221 [22MR]
Forest Service: convey certain lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for an elementary school site (H.R. 4656), H10707 [24OC]
———convey certain lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for an elementary school site (H.R. 4656), consideration (H. Res. 634), H10699 [24OC]
———recreation programs funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy petroleum technology programs, H4465 [14JN]
———watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, H4471 [14JN]
Fort Matanzas National Monument: revise boundary (S. 1670), H11706 [31OC]
Fort Pierre, SD: authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (H.R. 5528), H11348 [26OC]
Glacier Bay National Park: management of fishing activities (S. 501), H10506 [23OC]
Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (H.R. 755), H7416
Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (H.R. 4828), H8757 [4OC]
Hawaii: conduct a study to determine ways of restoring the natural wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 3176), H3888 [6JN]
———express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians (H.R. 4904), H8151
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: eliminate restrictions on the acquisition of certain contiguous land (S. 938), H10727 [24OC]
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), H2686
Idaho: equal exchanges of land around the Cascade Reservoir (S. 1778), H10492 [23OC]
———increase appropriations for the north side pumping division of the Minidoka Project (H.R. 3577), H2620 [8MY]
Indian Health Service: funding, H4561, H4562 [15JN]
Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (H.R. 3388), H10517 [23OC]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: prohibit States from acquiring land if a local government has disapproved the acquisition, H2896, H2897 [10MY]
———prohibit taking of private property through use of adverse condemnation proceedings, H2914 [11MY]
———require State approval of land acquisitions which result in a net gain of Federal ownership in States where a majority of land is already federally-owned, H2899 [10MY]
———require States to establish a dedicated State land acquisition fund to receive matching grants, H2901, H2902 [10MY]
Land use: urban park and recreation, farmland protection, and endangered and threatened species recovery programs funding, H2868, H2869, H2870 [10MY]
Landusky, MT: convey the surface and mineral estates of certain lots to the Landusky School District (S. 1218), H10491 [23OC]
Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), H8852
Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and assistance (H.R. 297), H3540 [23MY]
Martinez, CA: tribute to Gene Ross and his dog Charlie, E843
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H7284 [7SE], H7939 [21SE], H8411 [28SE]
Mexico: elections (H. Res. 544), H6954 [25JY]
Mississippi: adjust the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway (S. 2020), H11572 [30OC]
Montana: develop acquisition and disposal plan for consolidation of private and Federal lands, H2917, H2918 [11MY]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4561 [15JN]
National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4561 [15JN]
National Family Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 288), H1131 [21MR]
National Marine Sanctuaries Act: amend (S. 1482), H10720 [24OC]
National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H2877 [10MY], H4503, H4504, H4507, H4512 [15JN]
National Ocean Day: designate (H. Res. 415), H5677
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (H.R. 2919), H6861 [25JY]
National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commission: establish (H.R. 4442), H5675 [10JY]
Native Americans: emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1509), H10512 [23OC]
———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 562), H6754 [24JY]
———improve the cause of action for misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts (S. 2872), H10512 [23OC]
———provide for business development and trade promotion (S. 2719), H10511 [23OC]
———provide technical and legal assistance for tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes (S. 1508), H10508 [23OC]
———reduce the fractionated ownership of Indian lands (S. 1586), H10504 [23OC]
———review Government regulations relative to economic development and investment on Indian lands (S. 614), H10509 [23OC]
———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 4643), H7666
Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy: establish (H.R. 4631), E965
Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (H.R. 1695), H765, H767, H771 [9MR]
New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German Americans (H. Con. Res. 89), H2621 [8MY]
NOAA: Coastal Zone Management Fund funding, H11285 [26OC]
———funding, H5107 [26JN]
Northern Mariana Islands: residential status for women who are victims of sexual slavery under the Immigration and Nationality Act, H2686
Organic Act of Guam: amend (H.R. 2462), H6881
OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4099 [8JN]
Park County, WY: conveyance of certain lands (S. 1894), H10494 [23OC]
Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies, H8774 [4OC]
———dependence on foreign sources, H4465 [14JN], H9872 [12OC]
———economic impact of increasing oil prices, E519
Pinochet, Augusto: investigation of possible involvement in the assassination of Orlando Letelier, E1382
Powell, WY: land conveyance (S. 2069), H10493 [23OC]
Power resources: national energy policy, H8774, H8780 [4OC], E519
Public lands: acquire Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (S. 1892), H5805 [11JY]
———GAO report on BLM and Forest Service land exchanges, E1250
———restrict Federal acquisition of lands to certain designated areas, H2887 [10MY]
Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes, H3369
———use of Vieques Island for military operations, H3369
Puerto Rico Elections Commission: funding to assist with plebiscite on self-determination, E1807
Real property: private property owner rights, H2878, H2880 [10MY]
Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: increase authorization of appropriations (H.R. 3595), H10520 [23OC]
Roosevelt National Forest: redesignate Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail (H.R. 3817), H6859 [25JY]
Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 4063), H5793 [11JY], E379
Saint-Gaudens Historic Site: modify boundary (S. 1367), H10499 [23OC]
San Bernardino National Forest: conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land (H.R. 3657), H10505 [23OC]
San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (S. 503), H10513 [23OC]
San Rafael Western Legacy District: designate certain areas as wilderness study areas, H3946, H3950 [7JN]
———establish (H.R. 3605), H3941, H3946, H3950, H3952, H3958, H3959 [7JN]
———prohibit commercial billboards and other commercial advertising, H3959 [7JN]
———use of off-road vehicles, H3958 [7JN]
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (S. 2950), H10498 [23OC]
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (H.R. 3676), H6869 [25JY]
SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11364 [27OC]
Sequoia National Park: expand boundaries to include Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove (H.R. 4020), H11569 [30OC]
St. Croix Island International Historic Site: planning and development of interpretive site for quadricentennial commemoration funding (S. 2485), H11556 [30OC]
Taxation: treatment of Native American Armed Forces members, E417
Toiyabe National Forest: boundary adjustment (S. 439), H10522 [23OC]
Treaties and agreements: approve a governing international fishery agreement between the U.S. and the Russian Federation (H.R. 1653), H11561 [30OC]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), H1807, H1811, H1813, H1818 [5AP]
———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), consideration (H. Res. 455), H1805 [5AP]
———restore funding and reduce certain staffing levels, H1818 [5AP]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), H7287, H7289 [7SE]
Utah: land exchange (H.R. 4579), H5797 [11JY]
———settlement of water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe (H.R. 3291), H6958 [25JY]
———transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (H.R. 4165), E499
Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (H.R. 1804), H10721 [24OC]
———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans, H4728 [20JN]
Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 99), H7014 [26JY]
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), H2664 [9MY]
Virgin Islands: allow self-determination on number of members in the legislature and number of such members constituting a quorum (H.R. 2296), H7404
Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (H.R. 1775), E1505
———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10867
Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (H.R. 4132), H5671 [10JY]
Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2773), H6751 [24JY]
Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (S. 356), H3887 [6JN]
West National Heritage Area: authorizing appropriations for the Golden Spike/Crossroads (H.R. 2932), H2358 [2MY]
Wildfires: tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (H. Con. Res. 434), H11562 [30OC]
World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4797 [21JN]
Wyoming: ensure enforcement of mining laws on certain land conveyed by the BLM (S. 1030), H10493 [23OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H9008 [5OC]
Reports
Refusals To Comply With Subpoenas in Investigation of the Project on Government Oversight (organization) Relative to False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Oil Companies: Committee on Resources (House) (Minority Rebuttal), H11395-H11398 [27OC]
Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: National Park Service, H5794 [11JY]
Tributes
Bold, Frederick, Jr., E724
Clarke, Henry L., E897
Giuliani, Otto W., E1595
Goodling, Representative, H8624 [3OC]
Larkin, Dolores, E1976
McLaughlin, Sylvia, E356
Reisner, Marc, E1362
Vento, Bruce F., H11200 [26OC]