PELOSI, NANCY (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1524 [29MR]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4197 [12JN], H4231 [13JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5904, H5959 [12JY]
Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1765 [4AP]
Appointments
Bruce F. Vento funeral attendees, H9865 [12OC]
Conferee: H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, H8766 [4OC]
———H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H4216 [12JN]
———H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6564 [19JY]
———H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H10450 [19OC]
Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]
Articles and editorials
Giant of San Francisco, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E1684
USAID Report Projects Dramatic Increase in AIDS Orphans, H5936 [12JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Res. 187), H1285 [22MR]
Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H5085 [23JN]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 213), H1478 [28MR]
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: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H3413 [18MY]
———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), H219 [7FE]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H209 [2FE]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]
Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]
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]
Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H5036 [22JN]
Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and require such individuals to be included in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 3649), H373 [14FE]
Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H1163 [21MR]
———assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), H455 [15FE]
———authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H8469 [28SE]
———construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 3889), H1477 [28MR]
———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H575 [29FE]
———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]
———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3412 [18MY]
———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H7365 [7SE]
China, People's Republic of: improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Res. 601), H8468 [28SE]
———release of Rebiya Kadeer, Ablikim Abdyirim, and Kahriman Abdukirim (see H. Con. Res. 249), H1477 [28MR]
China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H2013 [10AP]
———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]
———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7651 [14SE]
———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]
Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), H2239 [12AP]
———enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H8201 [26SE]
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]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H1629 [30MR]
Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]
Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]
Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 229), H4035 [7JN]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H5241 [27JN]
———improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 4535), H5037 [22JN]
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: submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), H632 [1MR]
———support for nongovernmental organizations participating in honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H. Con. Res. 192), H1675 [3AP]
Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H7211 [27JY]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H6052 [13JY]
———provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H8469 [28SE]
Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]
Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]
Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H2240 [12AP]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (see H.R. 4574), H4122 [8JN]
Dept. of Transportation: delay implementation of NAFTA provisions that allow access for Mexican trucks to U.S. roads (see H. Res. 602), H8468 [28SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H4484 [14JN]
Diseases: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 4665), H6719 [20JY]
———Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 1965), H9900 [12OC]
———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H6355 [17JY]
———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H511 [16FE]
Ecology and environment: control water pollution from concentrated animal feeding operations (see H.R. 684), H2411 [2MY]
Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 637), H997 [14MR]
———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), H5737 [10JY]
———provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3071), H90 [31JA]
———provide grants to local educational agencies to develop smaller schools (see H.R. 3044), H2340 [13AP]
———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H1477 [28MR]
EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H5085 [23JN]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H3649 [23MY]
Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3868 [25MY]
Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1852 [5AP]
———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]
———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 2916), H511 [16FE]
———require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 1062), H219 [7FE]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H7578 [13SE]
Food: extend mandatory nutrition information labeling requirements to single-ingredient, raw meat, and poultry products (see H.R. 4175), H1763 [4AP]
———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H2967 [11MY]
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), H1957 [6AP]
Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H631 [1MR]
Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]
Foreign trade: require disclosure of source of gem-quality diamonds and gem-quality diamond products imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 3188), H3049 [15MY]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 3632), H340 [10FE]
Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H90 [31JA]
Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H4036 [7JN]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]
Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H921 [9MR]
———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]
———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H641 [2MR]
———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H255 [8FE]
———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H5084 [23JN]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]
Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4035 [7JN]
Immigration: exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization requirements and permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice (see H.R. 2899), H255 [8FE]
———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), H1076 [15MR]
———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H511 [16FE]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), 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]
———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H2410 [2MY]
———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 5253), H7990 [21SE]
INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H1958 [6AP]
———reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]
Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H8200 [26SE]
———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), H7723 [18SE]
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]
Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H7503 [12SE]
Kenya: condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice (see H. Con. Res. 410), H8200 [26SE]
Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H2655 [8MY]
———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H6599 [19JY]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1852 [5AP]
———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H4674 [19JN]
Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H2341 [13AP]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H4121 [8JN]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]
———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1285 [22MR]
———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 5005), H8406 [27SE]
———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]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H7365 [7SE]
Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]
Mexico: elections (see H. Res. 544), H6600 [19JY]
———political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4120 [8JN]
Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]
National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7723 [18SE]
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), H2905 [10MY]
———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4634), H8617 [2OC]
National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H10473 [19OC]
National Ocean Day: designate (see H. Res. 415), H1285 [22MR]
National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H7652 [14SE]
Native Americans: 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]
Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: extend authority of the Nazi War Crimes Records Interagency Working Group and encourage cooperation of foreign nations with such Group in carrying out its duties (see H.R. 5065), H8406 [27SE]
NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H921 [9MR]
Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 82), H4122 [8JN]
———stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), H7282 [6SE]
Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]
Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3275), H8617 [2OC]
Petroleum: ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast (see H.R. 3807), H922 [9MR]
Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7578 [13SE]
Philippines: address the environmental contamination and health effects emanating from former U.S. military facilities (see H. Con. Res. 355), H7282 [6SE]
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: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11928 [14NO]
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), H3474 [19MY]
Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H1119 [16MR]
———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H6354 [17JY]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H931 [13MR]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H575 [29FE]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]
Ships and vessels: revise laws relative to cruise vessels (see H.R. 5337), H9011 [5OC]
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), H7503 [12SE]
Social Security: extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H5955 [12JY]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]
———prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3600), H511 [16FE]
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), H7933 [20SE]
Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4592 [15JN]
———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 740), H574 [29FE]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1958 [6AP]
———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H49 [27JA]
———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H9505 [6OC]
———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 computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H3868 [25MY]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H342 [10FE]
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), H5843 [11JY]
———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H7578 [13SE]
U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H6471 [18JY]
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]
Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H1477 [28MR]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H2239 [12AP]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see H.R. 1237), H931 [13MR]
Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H2013 [10AP]
Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7652 [14SE]
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), H5083 [23JN]
———require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan (see H.R. 3561), H5241 [27JN]
———war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H9907 [16OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Diseases: create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 3812), H631 [1MR]
Taxation: allow credit against income tax for research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 5219), H7932 [20SE]
Letters
People's Republic of China permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization: by, H3470 [19MY]
Motions
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H10449 [19OC]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions, H1791 [5AP]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1791 [5AP]
Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5921, H5936 [12JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5708
AID: establish a working capital fund, H5982 [13JY]
———international tuberculosis control funding through reductions in the Asian Development Fund, H5941 [12JY]
Air pollution: clean air standards, H8779 [4OC]
Appropriations: legislative process, H10399 [19OC]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 591), H8112 [26SE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 637), H10400 [19OC]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 121), H11670 [31OC]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1508, H1524, H1539, H1546 [29MR]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), consideration (H. Res. 450), H1492 [29MR]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E579
Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3355 [18MY]
Asia Foundation: funding, H5128 [26JN]
Black History Month: observance, H529
Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5014 [22JN]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), E1237
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7516 [13SE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1333 [23MR]
Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H180
———provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries, H5944 [12JY]
Buy American Act: compliance, H6016 [13JY]
California: anniversary of statehood, H7549
China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), H6413 [18JY]
———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H2742 [9MY]
———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3036 [15MY], H3471 [19MY], H3514 [22MY], H3597 [23MY], H3710 [24MY]
China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), H120
———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (H. Con. Res. 292), H1433
———observance of National Day, E1723
Classified information: establish new criminal offense for unauthorized disclosure of properly classified information, H9855 [12OC], H12071 [11DE]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2947
Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10080
Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H1492, H1508 [29MR]
———condition military assistance upon certification of efforts to eliminate drug production and combat human rights abuses, H1546 [29MR]
———drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1524, H1539 [29MR]
Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H8779 [4OC]
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), H6976, H6977 [25JY]
———revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8835 [5OC]
Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, E1026
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7538 [13SE], H9659
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6365
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3355 [18MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9659
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7538 [13SE]
Dept. of HHS: senior citizens programs funding, H4299 [13JN]
Dept. of HUD: allow religious organizations to compete for grants on same basis as private organizations, H1923
———housing assistance programs funding, H10391
———Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program funding, H1916
———Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, E1078
———prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H4900 [21JN]
———section 8 housing voucher funding through reductions in NASA space station program, H4896 [21JN]
Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H5027
———Civil Rights Division funding, H4989
———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, H9893
———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H5044 [23JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4536
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11286 [26OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4975, H4984
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4058, H4097 [8JN], H4197, H4198, H4199, H4201 [12JN], H4231, H4234, H4235, H4299 [13JN], H11670 [31OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12487
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7823 [19SE], H11466 [28OC], H11734, H11745 [1NO]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4856
———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10391
———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4497
Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5949 [12JY]
Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H2380 [2MY], H3022 [15MY]
District of Columbia: inclusion of conscience clause in legislation mandating coverage of contraceptives by health insurance plans, H7058
———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7058
———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11286 [26OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4942), motion to instruct conferees, H8752 [4OC]
———prohibit location of needle exchange programs within 1,000 feet of areas where children may be present, H7589 [14SE], H8752 [4OC]
Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12056 [8DE]
Drugs: drug court funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5014 [22JN]
———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1492, H1524, H1539 [29MR], H4197, H4198, H4199, H4201 [12JN]
Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H8779 [4OC]
Education: reductions in school class size, H11466 [28OC], H11745 [1NO]
———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11466 [28OC], H11734 [1NO]
Ertola, John A.: San Francisco Forum San Franciscan of the Year award recipient, E838
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), H7318
FDA: prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H5708
Federal aid programs: prohibit certain employment actions by religious institutions assisted by Federal grants, H7318
Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding prohibition due to use of such funds for unintended purposes, H6008 [13JY]
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5985, H5991 [13JY], E430
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5894, H5901, H5904, H5906, H5908, H5910, H5916, H5920, H5921, H5923, H5929, H5932, H5936, H5941, H5944, H5947, H5948, H5949 [12JY], H5963, H5966, H5976, H5982, H5985, H5991, H5992, H6008, H6016, H6018, H6019 [13JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10831, H10838 [25OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), consideration (H. Res. 546), H5886 [12JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), motion to instruct conferees, H10449, H10450 [19OC]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2587
———prohibit any agent of the U.S. from pressuring African countries to change or revoke laws aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, H2587 [4MY]
———provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5904, H5906, H5908, H5910, H5916, H5920, H5921, H5923, H5929 [12JY]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries (H.R. 3632), H7394
Haiti: allocation of foreign aid, H5976 [13JY]
———elections, H5976 [13JY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5621 [29JN]
———minority health programs (S. 1880), H11694 [31OC]
Health care professionals: exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5621 [29JN]
House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, H1508 [29MR]
———legislative program, H5953 [12JY]
Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1916
———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), H11996
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, H9041
———prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor, H5947, H5948 [12JY]
Immigration: provide special immigrant status for certain U.S. international broadcasting employees (S. 3239), H11700 [31OC]
———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H11286 [26OC]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H3501 [22MY], H9855 [12OC]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5630), H12070, H12071 [11DE]
———public disclosure of expenditures for the preceding year, H3501 [22MY]
International Volunteer Day: observance, E2228
KGO-Radio (San Francisco, CA): anniversary, E276
Kurdish Human Rights Watch (organization): funding, H5963 [13JY]
Law enforcement: community policing crime identification technology program funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5014 [22JN]
LSC: funding, H4975 [22JN]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H9851
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, E1779
———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5306 [28JN]
NASA: funding, H4856
National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development: tribute, E624
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4536
National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4536
National Reconnaissance Office: contracting of satellite launch services, H12071 [11DE]
NIH: funding, H4231, H4234, H4235 [13JN]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (H.R. 5178), E1686
O'Connor, John Cardinal: tribute (H. Con. Res. 317), H2594 [4MY]
OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4097 [8JN], H11670 [31OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H2068
Power resources: national energy policy, H8779 [4OC]
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H8264
Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 4063), H5795
Russia: agricultural assistance, H6018 [13JY]
San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Franciscan Friars St. Anthony Foundation, E2064
SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11251 [26OC]
———Women's Business Centers and National Women's Business Council funding, H4984
Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7823 [19SE]
Snay, Abby: Jewish Vocational and Career Counseling Service honoree, E475
Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11251 [26OC]
Supreme Court: importance of the Presidential election relative to future nominations, H10463 [19OC]
Taxation: condition repeal of tax increase on Social Security benefits on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H7174
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H325 [10FE]
———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H325 [10FE]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4140
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7330
———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (H.R. 4163), H2068
———provide tax credits for research and development costs for vaccines for malaria, tuberculosis, or HIV, H2587
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7174
———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H2068
Ukraine: agricultural assistance, H6018 [13JY]
Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans, E1077
Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (H.R. 5158), H8793 [4OC]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9041
Women's History Month: observance, E430
World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4799 [21JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H1508 [29MR]
Tributes
Berman, Henry, E1783
Brookbush, Kirk, E147
Brower, David R., E2119
Callahan, Representative, H6019 [13JY]
Christopher, George, E1684
De La Torre, Mario, E1022
Dixon, Julian C., H12054 [8DE]
Dougherty, James, E147
Dunbar, Jim, E1234
Gonzalez, Henry B., H12009 [5DE]
Gordon, Leonard (Lefty), E725
Gray, Naomi, E1041
Henning, John F. (Jack), E1920
Holmes, Bennie, Jr., E1192
Mitulski, Jim, E2172
Richardson, Linda, H529
Rosenblatt, Tony, E2052
Schlegel, John P., E904
Smith, Stanley, E641