SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D. (a Representative from Illinois)

Addresses

U.S. Policy on Israel: Vice President Gore, E851 [25MY]

Articles and editorials

Desperate Rhetoric From the N.R.A., New York (NY) Times, E307 [14MR]

Drug-Industry Mergers Fail To Boost Research, Development, Study Finds, Edward R. Silverman, Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger, E973 [12JN]

Reckonings—Prescription for Failure, Paul Krugman, New York (NY) Times, E1346 [27JY]

Shoa Trial, Douglas M. Bloomfield, Chicago (IL) Jewish Star, E787 [19MY]

Why Moms Must Keep Marching, Chicago (IL) Tribune, E750 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H5436 [28JN]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 4415), H12532 [15DE]

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: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), H9505 [6OC]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H1285 [22MR]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9901 [12OC]

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

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

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

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

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H1762 [4AP]

———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. 3623), H340 [10FE] (see H.R. 4162), H1762 [4AP]

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]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4830), H7212 [27JY]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H1163 [21MR]

———authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H1588 [29MR]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), H1284 [22MR]

———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3523 [22MY]

———provide for the health, education, and welfare of children under 6 years of age (see H.R. 4630), H4174 [9JN]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4237), H5036 [22JN]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 3895), H1406 [23MR]

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), H6599 [19JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6471 [18JY]

Computers: apply certain disclosure requirements to operators of Internet web sites (see H.R. 3770), H630 [1MR]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 4250), H2238 [12AP]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

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

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

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H2411 [2MY]

Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]

Croatia: elections (see H. Con. Res. 251), H2412 [2MY]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 229), H5169 [26JN] (see H.R. 4856), H6778 [24JY]

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H5436 [28JN]

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 HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H7373 [11SE]

Dept. of HUD: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (see H.R. 3613), H1852 [5AP]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H1763 [4AP]

———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), H8617 [2OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1285 [22MR]

———ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1285 [22MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H1285 [22MR]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H647 [6MR]

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

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

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H3869 [25MY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H8552 [29SE]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H2967 [11MY]

Education: importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1764 [4AP]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H2512 [3MY]

———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see H.R. 5043), H7207 [27JY]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see H.R. 4176), H3926 [6JN]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H1406 [23MR]

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

———support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]

Families and domestic relations: limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H1285 [22MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H3649 [23MY] (see H.R. 4207), H2341 [13AP]

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), H5169 [26JN]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H1588 [29MR]

Federal-State relations: clarify primacy of State and local regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by operators of automatic teller machines (see H.R. 3494), H1852 [5AP]

Financial institutions: prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 3823), H641 [2MR]

———require payment of interest on reserves maintained at Federal reserve banks by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 4427), H2966 [11MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H2605 [4MY]

Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 4137), H1628 [30MR]

———control sale of gun kits (see H.R. 4632), H4174 [9JN]

———enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see H.R. 4915), H6718 [20JY]

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

———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]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1285 [22MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H3523 [22MY]

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]

———improve relations with India and intensify bilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 572), H7502 [12SE]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8617 [2OC]

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

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H50 [27JA]

Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H1123 [20MR]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H7281 [6SE]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H1407 [23MR]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H2770 [9MY]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H3049 [15MY]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H5737 [10JY]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 3885), H1406 [23MR]

Health care professionals: provide for the availability to the public of information reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank (see H.R. 5122), H8617 [2OC]

Henry W. McGee Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3909), H2341 [13AP]

House of Representatives: direct the posting of all lobbying registrations and reports, filed with the Clerk, on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 462), H2512 [3MY]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H2411 [2MY]

———condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H5241 [27JN]

IMF: provide debt relief to highly indebted poor countries, end participation in Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, and require that certain conditions be met before the sale of gold reserves (see H.R. 2939), H1477 [28MR]

Immigration: cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain nonpermanent resident aliens whose removal would result in extreme medical hardship (see H.R. 5232), H9505 [6OC]

———establish special procedures for filing and consideration of asylum applications by alien children and for the detention of any unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 4590), H7991 [21SE]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H1764 [4AP]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H575 [29FE]

———require paid immigration consultants to be licensed and otherwise provide services in a satisfactory manner (see H.R. 5035), H7723 [18SE]

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

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), H9011 [5OC]

———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H5169 [26JN]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H1406 [23MR]

———reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H5169 [26JN]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H1476 [28MR]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H3309 [17MY]

———emancipation of the Bahai community (see H. Con. Res. 257), H573 [29FE]

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

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]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H1407 [23MR]

J.T. Weeker Service Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 5016), H7206 [27JY]

Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 398), H8617 [2OC]

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

Kosovo: condemn detention of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbia and call for their release (see H. Con. Res. 265), H2341 [13AP]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1675 [3AP]

———provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders (see H.R. 3087), H1285 [22MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2411 [2MY]

———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), H5436 [28JN]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 919), H8799 [4OC]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1163 [21MR]

———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), H7281 [6SE]

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

———coverage of home health services (see H.R. 4874), H11879 [13NO]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1958 [6AP]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H9505 [6OC]

———coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 4375), H7281 [6SE]

———improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 2228), H50 [27JA]

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

———revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), H3308 [17MY]

Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H1764 [4AP]

———postpartum depression policies (see H. Res. 163), H1629 [30MR]

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

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7212 [27JY]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see H.R. 4145), H1628 [30MR]

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), H3523 [22MY]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H11813 [2NO]

National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H1477 [28MR]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H3523 [22MY]

Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act: include activities of the Imperial Government of Japan (see H.R. 5056), H7208 [27JY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H3814 [24MY]

———establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), H2411 [2MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H1119 [16MR]

Nuclear weapons: stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), H1477 [28MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8406 [27SE]

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]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H5656 [29JN]

———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H573 [29FE]

Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7210 [27JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2770 [9MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H3813 [24MY]

———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), H5169 [26JN]

Privacy: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 2882), H5240 [27JN]

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), H255 [8FE]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1764 [4AP]

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), H90 [31JA]

Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), H1285 [22MR]

Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4831), H7212 [27JY]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]

Schools: recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel (see H.R. 2982), H1406 [23MR]

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), H10809 [24OC]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H1477 [28MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 923), H1284 [22MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7366 [7SE]

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

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]

———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), H5436 [28JN]

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), H7366 [7SE]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Supreme Court: interpretation of the first amendment to the Constitution in the case Buckley v. Valeo (see H. Con. Res. 377), H8799 [4OC]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H1629 [30MR]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H2607 [4MY]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H1284 [22MR]

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

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H2239 [12AP]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H11446 [27OC]

———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 adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H5240 [27JN]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1958 [6AP]

Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 4041), H3649 [23MY]

Tuscola, IL: recognize the Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library as a National Korean War Veterans Museum (see H. Res. 320), H1285 [22MR]

U.N.: encourage the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Police and Security Force (see H.R. 4453), H5169 [26JN]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H5737 [10JY]

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: increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2586), H50 [27JA]

———increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4935), H8736 [3OC]

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

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

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H10809 [24OC]

———place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H1406 [23MR]

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 Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H10473 [19OC]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), 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), H7366 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Computers: require providers of electronic mailboxes to provide forwarding addresses (see H.R. 4455), H3049 [15MY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3901), H921 [9MR]

Federal employees: prohibit executive agencies from using funds to hire independent entities to influence employees relative to collective bargaining (see H.R. 4823), H5843 [11JY]

Financial institutions: protect consumers from exorbitant fees for basic financial services (see H.R. 4332), H2339 [13AP]

Labeling: require fragrances containing known toxic substances or allergens to be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 5238), H7990 [21SE]

Medicaid: increase the personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals under Medicare (see H.R. 5087), H7209 [27JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 5166), H7577 [13SE]

Privacy: limit the disclosure of consumer credit reports on an employee which are obtained in connection with allegations of illegal conduct (see H.R. 4373), H2511 [3MY]

Letters

Protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's: several individuals, H97 [1FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H999 [15MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1785 [5AP]

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

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1534 [29MR]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3349 [18MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H9657 [11OC]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3354 [18MY]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (H. Res. 428), E182 [29FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H999 [15MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H999 [15MR]

Census: importance of decennial census, H1990 [10AP]

Chicago, IL: unveiling of dinosaur exhibit at the Field Museum, E748 [17MY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3692 [24MY]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (H.R. 2883), H7778 [19SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2845 [10MY]

Colombia: drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1534 [29MR]

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

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (S. 2311), H8844 [5OC]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7540 [13SE], E1760 [12OC]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1044 [15MR]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (S. 2370), H2978 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3349, H3354 [18MY]

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

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7540 [13SE]

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

Dept. of HUD: funding, H4746 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H5024 [22JN]

———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4636 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4536 [15JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5024 [22JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4201 [12JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7822 [19SE], H11463 [28OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4636 [19JN], H4746 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4495 [15JN]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H2383 [2MY], H3023 [15MY]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H8206 [27SE]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1534 [29MR], H4201 [12JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 318), E707 [11MY]

Firearms: gun control, H1044 [15MR], E307 [14MR]

———reduce violence in schools, E307 [14MR]

———tribute to First Monday 2000—Unite To End Gun Violence campaign, E1642 [2OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5990 [13JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5990 [13JY]

Foreign policy: improve relations with India and intensify bilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 572), H7493 [12SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H131 [1FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H97, H131 [1FE]

Holocaust: remembrance, E650 [4MY]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1900 [6AP]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), H2686 [9MY]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 613), H9035 [6OC]

Immigration: establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (H.R. 5062), H7769 [19SE]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (H. Con. Res. 307), E787 [19MY]

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

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (H. Con. Res. 331), E847 [25MY]

———U.S. policy, E851 [25MY]

LIHEAP: funding, H11463 [28OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H4918 [21JN], H7937 [21SE], H8206 [27SE], E1346 [27JY]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, H4918 [21JN]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, E750 [17MY]

Minimum wage: level, E305 [14MR]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (H. Res. 431), H950 [14MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4536 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4536 [15JN]

National security: national missile defense system, H5613 [29JN], H9657 [11OC]

Niles, IL: tribute to police department on response to hate crimes, E185 [29FE]

Pharmaceuticals: impact of pharmaceutical company mergers on prices, competition, and research activities, E973 [12JN]

Railroads: regulation of train whistles at crossings, H2505 [3MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H999 [15MR]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11255 [26OC]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7822 [19SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11255 [26OC]

Taxation: expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 4094), H2553 [4MY]

———use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (H.R. 2060), H2505 [3MY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), H7291 [7SE]

Vajpayee, Atal Bihari: U.S. visit by Indian Prime Minister, H7493 [12SE]

Vento, Bruce F.: tribute (H. Res. 618), H9581 [10OC]

Votes: position on missed, E583 [13AP]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9035 [6OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8100 [26SE], H8816 [5OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1161 [21MR]

Special order: granted, H10254 [18OC]

Reports

Comparision Between House and Senate Legislation on Drug Interdiction Assistance to Colombia: Mary M. McCarthy and Helena Olea, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, H5614 [29JN]

Tributes

McMahon, Kathleen, E839 [25MY]

Yates, Sidney R., H9014 [6OC], E2059 [1NO]