STATES related term(s) Federal Aid Programs

Addresses

Witness to Life—Catholic Church and the Death Penalty: Roger Mahony, S7826-S7828 [27JY]

Amendments

Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), S10594 [13OC]

———Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations authorization (S. 2439), S9965, S9996 [5OC]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (S. 2962), S7937 [27JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2607 [4MY], H2849, H2858, H2861, H2865, H2868, H2871, H2872, H2875, H2877, H2884, H2887, H2890, H2891, H2895, H2898, H2900, H2902 [10MY], H2908, H2909, H2910, H2911, H2913, H2916, H2918, H2920, H2921, H2923, H2926, H2931, H2951 [11MY]

Computers: establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (H.R. 2816), H12510 [15DE]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), S2795 [13AP], S11277 [27OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1078 [15MR], H1097, H1098, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

———clarify standards of conduct for Federal prosecutors (S. 855), S9480 [28SE]

———reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), S2813 [13AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), S11011 [25OC]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), S11644 [6DE]

Elko, NV: establish the California Trail Interpretive Center to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the U.S. (S. 2749), S11937 [15DE]

EPA: reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2153, H2155 [12AP]

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), H7296, H7316 [7SE]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), S11643, S11645 [6DE], H12031 [7DE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S10154, S10155 [10OC]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), S10530, S10592 [13OC]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S8222, S8225 [7SE]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), S10099, S10114 [6OC], S10155 [10OC], H9607 [10OC]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (S. 1608), S8509 [13SE]

Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (H.R. 1832), S2443, S2445 [7AP], H3489 [22MY]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), S4925 [9JN], H2779 [9MY], H2801, H2803, H2807, H2815 [10MY]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), S11427 [31OC], H11848 [13NO]

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), S10462, S10491 [12OC], H1814, H1815, H1818, H1819 [5AP], H10017 [17OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2516), S7703, S7715, S7716 [26JY]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2565 [4MY]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S2003 [30MR], S10019 [5OC]

Analyses

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2750 [13AP]

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation (H.R. 894): Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, H5752 [11JY]

Fugitive Apprehension Act (S. 2516), S3613 [8MY], S7717 [26JY]

Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act (H.R. 5563), E1959-E1961 [27OC]

Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act (S. 254): Council of State Governments, H5751 [11JY]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 835, Clean Waters and Bays Act, S10027 [5OC]

———S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]

Articles and editorials

Aimee's Law, E1262 [18JY]

Arrogance of the Court, S7761 [27JY]

As Florida Goes, E2211 [15DE]

Blast in the Night, S8231 [7SE]

Congressman Seeks U.S. Moratorium on Land Exchange, E1252 [14JY]

Conservation Money, S9914 [5OC]

Constitutional Case for Governmental Cooperation With Faith-Based Social Service Providers, H1923-H1935 [6AP]

Death Edict for the Guilty Only, S4682 [7JN]

Demagogic Bill, H2793 [10MY]

Democracy or Plutocracy? The Case for a Constitutional Amendment To Overturn Buckley v. Valeo, S1777-S1781 [28MR]

Dirty Water Rider, S6222 [30JN]

Dual Edged Sword of Medicare Reimbursement—The Medicare Provider and Health Maintenance Organization Perspective, E2041-E2043 [31OC]

Ethics Law Hurts Probe, DOJ Says, S8573 [14SE]

Federal Prosecutors Hostage to State Codes, S10791 [19OC]

Federally Speaking, a Fine Kettle of Fish, S10791 [19OC]

Green Bill in the House, H2946 [11MY]

Growth Reshapes Coasts, S7433-S7435 [21JY]

How the Courts Undermined School Discipline, S3579 [8MY]

Innocent on Death Row, S4681, S4682 [7JN]

It's Conservatives Now Who Are Judicial Activists—Why Environmentalists Should Be Alarmed, S7762 [27JY]

Joint Venture—When Pot's Prescribed, the High Way Leads to the Compassion Flower Inn, E1177 [30JN]

Justice Dept. Faces Unexpected Roadblocks Due to Ethics Rules, S8572 [14SE]

Keep Them Out!, E2170 [11DE]

Land Exchange Program Hurts Public—GAO Says, E1251 [14JY]

Land Exchange Programs Troubled, but Well Worth Fixing, E1394 [27JY]

Land Plan—Worthwhile Conservation Act Stuck in Committee, E1138 [28JN]

Let's Make a Land Deal, E1394 [27JY]

Marketing a Nuclear Wasteland, S3204 [2MY]

Misdirected Education Money, S1588 [22MR]

National Rifle Association Takes Desperate New Tack, H1048 [15MR]

New Dept. of Agriculture Inspection System, S3045 [1MY]

New Looks at the Death Penalty, S4683 [7JN]

No Second Chances, E1262 [18JY]

``No Second Chances'' Bill Deserves Careful Congressional Consideration, E1262 [18JY]

No Surprise, It's an Activist Court, E2221 [15DE]

On Virginia's Death Row, S4683 [7JN]

One Less Option for Criminals—Salmon Bill Another Check on Killers, Rapists, E1262 [18JY]

Paper Federalists, S7761 [27JY]

Pipeline Safety—Don't Sacrifice the Good for the Status Quo, H9560 [10OC]

Property Owners Due a Hearing, E374 [22MR]

Property Rights and Wrongs, H1085 [16MR]

Property Takings Bill Set for House Fight, H1086 [16MR]

Public Land Deals Better Not Cheat the Public, E1394 [27JY]

Repeal the McDade Law, S10791 [19OC]

Require Certainty Before Executing, S7820 [27JY]

State's Rights, a State's Wrongs—Not Even Oregon Has a Right To Intrude on Federal Government's Traditional Regulatory Arena, S11214 [27OC]

Thoughts on Executions, S4681 [7JN]

Time for the House To Enact Aimee's Law, E1263 [18JY]

To Be Safe, Start With the Driver, S4053 [17MY]

Wrong Way on Campaign Finance, S1728 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to hear partial-birth abortion-related cases (see H.R. 3691), H510 [16FE]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (see S. 3008), S8105 [6SE]

Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (see S. 3108), S9267 [26SE] (see H.R. 5187), H7651 [14SE]

———promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (see S. 2755), S5460 [20JN] (see H.R. 4726), H5036 [22JN]

Air pollution: remove constraints against employers offering flextime to their employees to reduce ozone concentrations and fuel consumption associated with automobile commuting (see H.R. 4501), H3474 [19MY]

Alaska: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 2693), S4820 [8JN]

———Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations authorization (see S. 2439), S2728 [13AP]

Archivist of the U.S.: transfer certain information to the House of Representatives on the transmission of electoral information by the States and the District of Columbia (see H. Res. 667), H11927 [14NO]

Arizona: authorize Federal-State land exchange (see S. 2813), S6120 [29JN]

Aviation: clarify that State attorneys general may enforce consumer protection laws relative to air transportation (see H.R. 5270), H7996 [22SE]

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]

Business and industry: include expansion of business development by disabled individuals among the public policy goals of State and local development companies (see H.R. 4983), H7128 [26JY]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 2073), S613 [10FE] (see S. 2690), S4669 [7JN]

———prohibit the execution of pregnant women (see H.R. 4888), H6599 [19JY]

———reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4078), H1405 [23MR] (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]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see S. 2463), S2940 [26AP] (see S. 3048), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 5236, 5237), H7990 [21SE]

Census: establish a policy relative to the constitutional requirement of a decennial census for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 4198), H1956 [6AP]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 2700), S4820 [8JN]

Child Nutrition Act: increase the minimum amount available to States for State administrative expenses (see S. 3197), S10411 [12OC]

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

———establish national policy on youth development (see S. 3085), S8823 [20SE] (see H.R. 5250), H7990 [21SE]

———increase flexibility in funding child protection programs (see H.R. 5292), H8199 [26SE]

———offer States incentives to improve decisions in contested adoption cases (see H.R. 5053), H7208 [27JY]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (see S. 2723), S5027 [13JN] (see S. 2962), S7839 [27JY]

Coal: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (see S. 2300), S1815 [28MR] (see H.R. 4298), H2338 [13AP]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 2123), S930 [29FE] (see S. 2567), S4014 [16MY] (see H.R. 4377), H2605 [4MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (see H. Res. 497), H2769 [9MY]

Colorado: development of collaborative forest restoration and fire prevention projects by the Forest Service, State and local agencies, and private landowners (see H.R. 5098), H7209 [27JY]

Commission on Dredged Material Policy: authority to issue permits for transportation of dredged materials to be dumped into ocean waters (see H.R. 3892), H921 [9MR]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (see S. 3269), S11537 [14NO] (see H.R. 5645), H12045 [7DE]

Community development: authorize use of block grants to assist local firefighting, emergency medical, and rescue services (see H.R. 5424), H9504 [6OC]

Computers: allow issuance of single order to trace computer crime in multiple jurisdictions and modify damage requirements, sentencing guidelines, and treatment of juveniles in computer crimes (see S. 2092), S799 [24FE]

———impose a permanent moratorium on Internet access taxes, extend a moratorium on electronic commerce taxes, and encourage States to adopt a uniform sales and use tax (see H.R. 4267), H2336 [13AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: include participation in a volunteer firefighting agency as one of the national service programs authorized to receive assistance under the AmeriCorps program (see H.R. 5425), H9504 [6OC]

———State commissions audit funding (see H.R. 4309), H2338 [13AP]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 630), H10036 [17OC]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (see S. 2908), S7477 [24JY] (see H.R. 5563, 5567), H11206 [26OC]

———prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see S. 2927), S7656 [26JY]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in prisons funding (see S. 2619), S4378 [24MY]

Courts: assist States in reducing backlog of cases awaiting DNA analysis and make DNA testing available to certain convicted Federal and State offenders (see S. 2859), S6677 [13JY]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (see H. Res. 441), H1075 [15MR]

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

———reform class action lawsuit process (see S. 3123), S9381 [27SE]

———waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (see S. 2369), S2347 [6AP] (see H.R. 5060), H7208 [27JY]

Crime: abolish Federal statute of limitations for sex offenses and assist States in reducing backlog of cases awaiting DNA analysis (see S. 3168), S9944 [5OC]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (see S. Res. 276), S1512 [21MR]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see S. 2390), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4051), H1283 [22MR]

———provide law enforcement block grants (see H.R. 4999), H7206 [27JY]

———provide standards for the enactment of Federal crimes and sunset those Federal crimes that do not meet such standards (see H.R. 4544), H3867 [25MY]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (see S. 2317), S1884 [29MR]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see H.R. 4468), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: evaluate and report on Federal and State laws that regulate private ownership of exotic wild animals (see H.R. 5360), H8735 [3OC]

———extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (see S. 2741), S5240 [15JN] (see H.R. 4688), H4591 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see S. 2397), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4660), H4484 [14JN]

———enhance the ability of States and local governments to participate in certain projects that acquire and improve military housing (see H.R. 4367), H2511 [3MY]

———establish grant program to assist States and local governments in improving their ability to prevent and respond to domestic terrorism (see H.R. 3553), H89 [31JA]

———return unclaimed military decorations subject to State escheatment to the proper military department for donation to museums and resource centers (see H.R. 5517), H10472 [19OC]

———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5174), H7650 [14SE]

Dept. of Education: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (see S. 2455), S2865 [25AP]

Dept. of Energy: draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to cases of severe emergency supply interruptions on a State or regional level (see H.R. 3644), H341 [10FE]

Dept. of HHS: provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: consolidate and reform Federal housing programs to empower communities and individuals (see S. 2968), S7839 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults (see S. 2065), S613 [10FE]

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H3924 [6JN]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 3222), S10801 [19OC]

———transfer additional Federal lands to Arizona (see H.R. 3638), H341 [10FE]

———weatherization assistance grants funding (see S. 2429), S2727 [13AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish HMO Guaranty Fund to provide payments to States to pay outstanding health care provider claims of insolvent HMO's (see S. 3261), S11374 [30OC]

———produce certain security documents at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis (see H.R. 4096), H1476 [28MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: release reversionary interest in certain real property previously conveyed to Tennessee (see H.R. 3713), H572 [29FE]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H6776 [24JY]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 133), S7841 [27JY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include airplane and rail accidents within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (see S. 2543), S3916 [11MY]

Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (see H.R. 4802), H5655 [29JN]

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see S. 3124), S9381 [27SE] (see H.R. 4493), H3412 [18MY]

Ecology and environment: grant States final authority to establish guidelines to determine which animal feeding operations are classified as concentrated for purposes of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 5638), H11954 [4DE]

———study health effects of ingesting methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), research methods for removal from water supplies, and require public water systems to monitor for its presence (see H.R. 3536), H49 [27JA]

Education: distribute funds to State educational agencies to advance the use of technology to effectively teach our students computer skills and improve the general educational performance of students (see H.R. 4473), H3172 [16MY]

———early learning programs funding (see S. 2866), S6677 [13JY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see S. 2348), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 4333), H2339 [13AP]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (see S. 2929), S7656 [26JY]

———establish summer academic enrichment programs (see S. 2970), S7839 [27JY]

———provide grants to States to encourage retention of teachers through payment of bonuses (see H.R. 4406), H2770 [9MY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see S. 2124), S930 [29FE] (see H.R. 3705), H572 [29FE]

———strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (see S. 2067), S613 [10FE]

———support teacher corps programs (see S. 2116), S929 [29FE]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 1), S11917 [15DE] (see H.R. 5674), H12531 [15DE]

Elections: allow States to use a proportional voting system for multiseat congressional districts (see H.R. 5679), H12532 [15DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H1628 [30MR]

———assist States and local educational agencies with expenses of Federal infrastructure, technology, and equipment requirements (see H.R. 4766), H5240 [27JN]

Elko, NV: establish the California Trail Interpretive Center to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the U.S. (see S. 2749), S5360 [19JN] (see H.R. 4708), H4816 [21JN]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see S. 2389), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

Employment: clarify overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (see H.R. 4405), H2770 [9MY]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

———establish Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat) to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (see S. 2296), S1747 [27MR]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), consideration (see H. Res. 468), H2121 [11AP]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see S.J. Res. 50), S7072 [17JY] (see H.J. Res. 105, 106), H6470 [18JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify provisions relative to the use of accrued compensatory time by certain public employees (see S. 3159), S9861 [4OC]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see S. 3189), S10252 [11OC] (see H.R. 4469), H3172 [16MY] (see H.R. 4678), H4591 [15JN]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), consideration (see H. Res. 566), H7205 [27JY]

———permit States with proven cost-effective and efficient child support collection systems to continue operation (see S. 2349), S2107 [4AP]

———require written parental consent to provide abortion services to minors (see S. 3102), S9195 [25SE]

———simplify and improve rules governing the distribution of child support collected by States (see H.R. 3824), H641 [2MR]

FEC: study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (see S. 3273), S11575 [5DE] (see H.R. 5680), H12532 [15DE]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 5631), H11927 [14NO] (see H.R. 5647), H12065 [8DE]

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

Firearms: encourage States to make mental health information available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 3264), S11374 [30OC]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers and protect gun owner privacy and ownership rights (see S. 2270), S1596 [22MR]

———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]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]

Foreign trade: nullify State and local laws prohibiting or otherwise restricting economic activity with foreign countries (see H.R. 5534), H10808 [24OC]

Forest Service: eliminate National Forest System regional system and replace regional offices with State offices (see H.R. 4572), H3868 [25MY]

———evaluate feasibility and merits of State administration of National Forest System units (see H.R. 5223), H7932 [20SE]

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

———establish national system of screening newborn infants for hereditary disorders (see H.R. 5260), H7991 [21SE]

———increase State immunization programs funding (see S. 2443), S2728 [13AP] (see H. Con. Res. 315), H2511 [3MY]

———limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 5344), H8468 [28SE]

———require States to provide a minimum level of access to health care to all citizens as a condition for participation in Federal health care funding programs (see H.R. 4075), H1405 [23MR]

Health care facilities: provide grants to test innovative ways to increase nursing home staff levels, reduce turnover, and improve quality of care for residents in nursing homes (see H.R. 5243), H7990 [21SE]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (see S. 3176), S10083 [6OC]

Housing: delegate the primary responsibility for the preservation and expansion of affordable low-income housing to States and localities (see S. 3033), S8413 [12SE]

Immigration: defer removal and detention of certain aliens awaiting trial on Federal or State criminal charges (see H.R. 3664), H454 [15FE]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 4282), H2337 [13AP]

———prohibit H-2A workers from bringing lawsuits against employers, except in the State in which the employer resides, or has its principal place of business (see H.R. 4344), H2339 [13AP]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 4679), H4591 [15JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: treatment of aliens who have committed crimes (see H.R. 5293), H8199 [26SE]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (see S. 2920), S7542 [25JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior (see S. 2517), S3612 [8MY] (see H.R. 4127), H1588 [29MR]

Insurance: establish grants for States to establish health insurance consumer assistance programs (see S. 2819), S6121 [29JN]

———permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H4816 [21JN]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see S. 2444), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4563), H3868 [25MY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see S. 2325), S1884 [29MR]

IRS: enforcement of child support obligations and repeal of provisions on State enforcement requirements (see S. 2288), S1671 [23MR]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 2278), S1671 [23MR] (see S. 3032), S8413 [12SE]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (see S. 2055), S612 [10FE]

Kentucky: include additional counties as part of Appalachian region (see H.R. 5230), H7932 [20SE]

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see S. 2995), S7840 [27JY] (see H.R. 5165), H7577 [13SE]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests, make grants to States to include samples in FBI Combined DNA Index System, and collect and analyze samples from certain offenders for FBI system (see H.R. 5000), H7206 [27JY]

———allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (see S. 3130), S9466 [28SE]

———assist States and local governments in carrying out Safe Homes-Safe Streets programs (see S. 2482), S3023 [27AP]

———assist States and local governments with safe communities programs and combatting school violence (see H.R. 5218), H7932 [20SE]

———create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]

———develop and implement community policing and prosecutorial initiatives that address production, manufacture, distribution, importation, and use of illegal drugs (see S. 2850), S6574 [12JY]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 4640), H4220 [12JN]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see S. 2413), S2616 [12AP] (see H.R. 4033), H1123 [20MR]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see S. 2256), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 3896), H921 [9MR]

———fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2761), S5555 [21JN]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see S. 3221), S10801 [19OC] (see H.R. 4550), H3867 [25MY]

Medicaid: apply the disproportionate share hospital payment transition rule to public hospitals (see S. 3255), S11252 [27OC] (see H.R. 5621), H11781 [1NO]

———permit additional States to enter into long-term care partnerships in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 5002), H7206 [27JY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 2274), S1596 [22MR] (see H.R. 4825), H5954 [12JY]

———provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see H.R. 5572), H11206 [26OC]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see S. 2299), S1747 [27MR] (see H.R. 3698), H510 [16FE]

———State requirements for financial recovery from an individuals estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health plan (see H.R. 3912), H996 [14MR]

Medicare: improve access to Medicare+Choice plans through an increase in annual capitation rates (see S. 2937), S7656 [26JY]

———improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (see S. 2610), S4297 [23MY]

———make improvements to the Medicare+Choice program (see S. 2905), S7448 [21JY] (see H.R. 5039), H7207 (see H.R. 5099), H7209 [27JY] (see H.R. 5320), H8405 [27SE] (see H.R. 5614), H11781 [1NO]

———State accreditation of diabetes self-management training programs (see S. 3084), S8823 [20SE] (see H.R. 5074), H7209 [27JY]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: implementation of a prospective payment system for psychiatric hospitals (see S. 2556), S3946 [15MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 45), S2728 [13AP]

Montana: designate certain counties as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and authorize funding for drug control activities in those areas (see S. 2238), S1392 [9MR]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (see H. Con. Res. 254), H510 [16FE]

———require public participation and congressional approval prior to designation of any national monument in Washington (see H.R. 3683), H509 [16FE]

Motor vehicles: establish certain rules for inspection and maintenance in States that contract out vehicle testing and inspection services (see H.R. 3522), H47 [27JA]

———State regulation of tow truck operations (see H.R. 4955), H7002 [25JY]

National Boll Weevil Eradication Program: ensure all participating States are treated equitably (see S. 2732), S5240 [15JN]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: expand purpose to cover individuals aged 18 through 21 (see S. 2064), S613 [10FE]

National Endowment for the Arts: repeal State grant limitations (see H.R. 3635), H340 [10FE]

National Guard: end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 4360), H2410 [2MY]

———extend to military technicians certain provisions concerning separation and retirement benefits of Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve military technicians (see H.R. 4361), H2410 [2MY]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H8468 [28SE]

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (see S. 2769), S5662 [22JN]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see S. 3175), S9945 [5OC]

Native Americans: payment of State taxes on the sale of cigarettes and motor fuel by tribal retail enterprises to persons that are not members of the tribe (see H.R. 5244), H7990 [21SE]

———permit landowners to assert otherwise-available State law defenses against property claims by Indian tribes (see S. 2909), S7477 [24JY] (see H.R. 5498), H10256 [18OC]

Natural Gas Act: limit use of eminent domain to acquire certain State-owned property (see H.R. 5515), H10472 [19OC]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (see S. 2181), S1173 [6MR]

New Jersey: restrict ocean dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area Remediation Site relative to background ambient contamination levels (see H.R. 3893), H921 [9MR]

———restrict ocean dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area Remediation Site to States that have developed, and made commercially available, alternative uses for dredged materials (see H.R. 3894), H921 [9MR]

New York: authorizing appropriations to reimburse State and local law enforcement departments for security-related expenses arising from the new residency of President and Hillary Rodham Clinton (see H.R. 3606), H278 [9FE]

———transmission of power generated by the Niagara Power Project (see S. 2361), S2233 [5AP]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H2606 [4MY]

Oil Pollution Act: improve provisions on the recovery of damages for injuries resulting from oil spills (see S. 3268), S11494 [1NO] (see H.R. 5617), H11781 [1NO]

———reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (see S. 2944), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5100), H7209 [27JY]

Pawn shops: regulate transactions and prohibit the imposition of usurious interest rates on loans to consumers (see H. Con. Res. 312), H2339 [13AP]

Pensions: harmonize employer-sponsored retirement plan services requirements with other Federal and State laws (see H.R. 4749), H5168 [26JN]

Petroleum: allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (see S. 2503), S3513 [4MY]

———ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast (see S. 2094), S799 [24FE] (see H.R. 3807), H631 [1MR]

———permit States to waive the oxygenate content requirements for reformulated gasoline if a separate implementation plan attains and maintains the ambient air quality standards (see H.R. 4120), H1587 [29MR]

———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]

Pipelines: improve safety (see S. 2004), S85 [26JA]

———improve safety and environmental protection (see S. 2409), S2616 [12AP] (see S. 2438), S2728 [13AP] (see S. 3002), S8019 [5SE] (see H.R. 4276), H2337 [13AP] (see H.R. 4849), H6051 [13JY]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 5361), H8735 [3OC]

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

———provide interregional primary elections and caucuses for selection of delegates to a national Presidential nominating convention (see H.R. 4014), H1118 [16MR]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (see H.J. Res. 130, 131), H12045 [7DE]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4368), H2511 [3MY]

Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry and authorize States to recover transition costs (see S. 2886), S7160 [18JY]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see S. 3146), S9606 [2OC]

Roads and highways: require use of Federal highway funds for projects in high priority corridors (see S. 2713), S5027 [13JN] (see H.R. 4629), H4174 [9JN] (see H.R. 4638), H4220 [12JN]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 2735), S5240 [15JN] (see H.R. 4677), H4591 [15JN]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see S. 3162), S9944 [5OC] (see H.R. 4108), H1476 [28MR]

———provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (see H.R. 4054), H1284 [22MR]

———provide loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs (see S. 2890), S7229 [19JY]

———provide notification to State educational agencies regarding the availability of funds to establish school safety hotlines (see H.R. 5123), H7364 [7SE]

Senate: allow Senators an additional mailing per year to every address in every county in their home State to announce a town meeting (see S. 2313), S1883 [29MR]

Senior citizens: permit individual who have attained a certain age to engage in recreational fishing in navigable waters in any State without obtaining a license (see H.R. 3810), H631 [1MR]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (see S. 2506), S3513 [4MY] (see H.R. 4385), H2606 [4MY]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 2435), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 5081), H7209 [27JY]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 4817), H5736 [10JY]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2923), S7656 [26JY] (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 2976), S7840 [27JY]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see S. 2434), S2728 [13AP] (see H.R. 4393), H2654 [8MY]

———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 5192), H7651 [14SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see S. 3077), S8823 [20SE] (see S. 3165), S9944 [5OC] (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE] (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5543), H11193 [25OC] (see H.R. 5601), H11620 [30OC] (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO] (see H.R. 5661), H12094 [14DE]

———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]

———provide an exception to certain marriage requirements for widows and widowers relative to State restrictions on divorce from a prior spouse institutionalized due to mental incompetence (see H.R. 5007), H7206 [27JY]

———provide for more equitable distribution of block grant funds under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5281), H8061 [25SE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 2585), S4103 [17MY] (see H.R. 4481), H3308 [17MY]

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

Taxation: allow certain deductions for school bus owner-operators (see H.R. 4050), H1163 [21MR]

———allow certain senior citizens a deduction for State and local real property taxes and provide for the establishment of senior citizen real property tax accounts (see H.R. 3537), H49 [27JA]

———allow tax-free rollovers of amounts in one qualified State tuition program to another qualified State tuition program for the same beneficiary (see H.R. 3674), H509 [16FE]

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

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (see S. 2779), S5663 [22JN]

———establish nexus requirements for State and local taxation of mobile telecommunication services (see H.R. 4391), H2654 [8MY]

———exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco growers pursuant to the settlement agreement between a State and tobacco product manufacturers (see S. 2017), S149 [31JA]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 5265), H7991 [21SE]

———exempt State and local political committees from required notification of certain information to the IRS (see S. 3193), S10411 [12OC]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for expenses of individuals receiving certain State scholarships (see S. 3065), S8759 [19SE]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 2775), S5663 [22JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2255), S1512 [21MR] (see H.R. 4460), H3171 [16MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), consideration (see H. Res. 496), H2769 [9MY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2028), S328 [3FE] (see S. 2036), S381 [7FE] (see H.R. 3709), H572 [29FE]

———provide jurisdictional standards for imposition of State and local business activity, sales, and use tax obligations on interstate commerce (see S. 2401), S2527 [11AP]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see S. 2721), S5027 [13JN]

———temporary deduction for Federal, State, and local fuel taxes (see S. 2799), S5884 [27JN]

———treat State developmental disabilities endowment programs as tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 4074), H1405 [23MR]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see H.R. 4556), H3867 [25MY]

———treatment of travel expenses of State legislators (see H.R. 3550), H49 [27JA]

———use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds (see S. 2714), S5027 [13JN]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (see S. 2767), S5662 [22JN]

Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (see H.R. 3555), H89 [31JA]

Tobacco products: combat smuggling of tobacco products into the U.S. (see S. 2493), S3258 [2MY]

———increase legal age for smoking (see H.R. 4432), H2966 [11MY]

TVA: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 4859), H6052 [13JY]

21st Century Bipartisan Electoral Commission: establish (see H.R. 5664), H12094 [14DE]

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 (see S. 2609), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 3671), H509 [16FE]

———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 (see H. Res. 455), H1674 [3AP]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (see S. 2516), S3612 [8MY]

U.S. Park Police: permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (see H.R. 4404), H2770 [9MY]

Vermont: allow the Corps of Engineers to carry out an assessment and modification of State, local, and private dams (see S. 2724), S5027 [13JN]

Voting: encourage States to adopt uniform voting procedures to carry out the election of the President and Vice President (see H. Con. Res. 447), H12532 [15DE]

———establish a commission to develop uniform standards for the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 5672), H12531 [15DE]

———establish a commission to study voting procedures in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5676, 5677), H12531 [15DE]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local governments with improving the administration of elections through activities which may include the modernization of voting procedures and equipment (see H.R. 5653), H12080 [11DE]

———prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), consideration (see H. Res. 485), H2409 [2MY]

———authorize studies on water supply management and development (see S. 2368), S2347 [6AP]

———Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see S. 2363), S2233 [5AP] (see H.R. 4196), H1851 [5AP]

Water pollution: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (see S. 2417), S2727 [13AP]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 648), H10808 [24OC]

Wildfires: tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (see H. Con. Res. 434), H10808 [24OC]

Women: improve health and reduce health care costs for low-income and uninsured women by expanding existing screening and preventive health programs (see S. 2635), S4460 [25MY]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H4120 [8JN]

Conference reports

Estuaries and Clean Waters Act (S. 835), H10537-H10550 [24OC]

Minimum Wage Increase, Taxpayer Relief, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Corrections, Pain Management Promotion, and Small Business Programs Improvement (H.R. 2614), H10909-H11087 [25OC]

Descriptions

Innocent Child Protection Act (H.R. 4888), H6796 [25JY]

Local Housing Opportunities Act (S. 2968), S7868-S7870 [27JY]

Documents

Antiquities Act, S7032 [17JY]

Excerpts

Conservation and Reinvestment Act editorial support: several publications, S9913 [5OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4578): regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands (conference report), S10239 [11OC]

———regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands (original bill), S10239 [11OC]

Explanations

Educational Opportunities Act (S. 2): Jeffords Amendment on Early Learning Programs Funding, S3599 [8MY]

Factsheets

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 2435), S2751 [13AP]

Letters

Affordable Education Act: Michael A. Resnick, National School Boards Association, S905 [29FE]

Allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders: Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S9468 [28SE]

———Michael D. Robinson, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S9468 [28SE]

———Robert M.A. Johnson, National District Attorneys Association, S9468 [28SE]

Armed Services Vote Rescue Act: David W. Sommers and Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association, E2136 [6DE]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, E2136 [6DE]

———John R. Fisher, Navy League of the U.S., E2137 [6DE]

———Joseph L. Alexander, American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor, Inc., E2137 [6DE]

———Mark H. Olanoff, Retired Enlisted Association, E2136 [6DE]

BLM and Forest Service land exchange moratorium: Representative George Miller, E1251 [14JY]

Clarify overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel: Robert S. Wing and William P. Young, International Association of Firefighters Local 64, E680 [9MY]

Clean Lakes Program reauthorization: Robert MacMillan, Saratoga, NY, Lake Protection and Improvement District, H2153 [12AP]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), H2861 [10MY]

———Andrea L. Colnes, Northern Forest Alliance, H2861 [10MY]

———Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii and Dirk Kempthorne, Governor of Idaho, H2842 [10MY]

———Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H2860 [10MY]

———Greg Walcher, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H2839 [10MY]

———Jane Danowitz, Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation (organization), H2860 [10MY]

———Paul W. Hansen, Izaak Walton League of America, H2861 [10MY]

———several conservation organizations, H2860 [10MY]

———Tom Vilsack and Frank Keating, National Governors' Association, S9460 [28SE]

Conservation and Stewardship Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), S1176 [6MR]

———Deborah Gangloff, American Forests (organization), S1176 [6MR]

———Kathleen Selz and Dale Penny, National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, S1176 [6MR]

———several environmental organizations, S1176 [6MR]

———Steven J. Shimberg, National Wildlife Federation, S1176 [6MR]

———Suzanne Probart, Alliance for Community Trees, S1177 [6MR]

———Suzanne Probart, Tree New Mexico, Inc., S1177 [6MR]

Constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits: Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, S1727 [27MR]

———Roger Pilon, Cato Institute, S1727 [27MR]

Corps of Engineers Missouri River management funding: Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, S7499 [25JY]

———several businesses, S7500 [25JY]

———Sioux City, IA, City Council, H9667 [11OC]

———U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, S8174 [7SE]

———William J. Janklow, Governor of South Dakota, S7783 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense facilities use as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections: Douglas A. Dworkin, Dept. of Defense, H9595 [10OC]

Distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding: Senator Graham, S10126 [10OC]

Early learning programs funding, S3668 [9MY]

———Andrea Young, National Black Child Development Institute, Inc., S3667 [9MY]

———Betty Beene, United Way, S3668 [9MY]

———David H. Driscoll, Massachusetts Dept. of Education, S3667 [9MY]

———Elaine Fersh, Parents United for Child Care (organization), S3667 [9MY]

———Howard Baker, Geresh and Sara Lemberg Children's Center, Inc., S3669 [9MY]

———Marta T. Rosa, Child Care Resource Center, Inc., S3668 [9MY]

———Nancy Duff Campbell and Judith C. Appelbaum, National Women's Law Center, S3667 [9MY]

———Rob Reiner, S3667 [9MY]

———Sanford Newman, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S3668 [9MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs funding: Gordon M. Ambach, Council of Chief State School Officers, S5855 [27JN]

Encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation: Bruce and Janice Grieshaber, E1260 [18JY]

———Cyrilla Bender, Mothers Outraged at Molesters Organization, Inc., E1261 [18JY]

———Fred Goldman, E1260 [18JY]

———Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, E1260 [18JY]

———H.G. (Bill) Thompson, Southern States Police Benevolent Association, Inc., E1261 [18JY]

———Jon E. Litscher, Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections, S10227 [11OC]

———Marc Klaas, KlaasKids Foundation, E1260 [18JY]

———Mary Vincent, Marc Klaas, and Fred Goldman, E1261 [18JY]

———Mike Jimenez, California Correctional Peace Officers Association, E1261 [18JY]

———Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp USA (organization), E1261 [18JY]

———Suzie Sawyer, Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc., E1262 [18JY]

Ensure budget totals do not assume reduction or elimination of gasoline taxes to protect continued use of revenues for the Highway Trust Fund: several State and local government organizations, S2203, S2204 [5AP]

Family Care Act: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and Jennifer L. Howse, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, S7661 [26JY]

———Deborah F. Dietrich, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, S7661 [26JY]

———Gregg Haifley, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S7661 [26JY]

———Kathy Thornton and Catherine Pinkerton, NETWORK (organization), S7662 [26JY]

———Kerb Kuhn, Premier, Inc., S7662 [26JY]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S7661 [26JY]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S7662 [26JY]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S7662 [26JY]

———Stanley B. Peck, American Dental Hygienists' Association, S7661 [26JY]

Flying of Confederate flag atop the South Carolina Statehouse: Michael A. Allen, South Carolina African American Heritage Council, E49 [1FE]

Improve health and reduce health care costs for low-income and uninsured women by expanding existing screening and preventive health programs: Diane L. Balma, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, S4464 [25MY]

———Phyllis Greenberger and Roberta Biegel, Society for Women's Health Research, S4464 [25MY]

———Sandra C. Raymond, National Osteoporosis Foundation, S4464 [25MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding: National Governors' Association, S905 [29FE]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Don Siegelman, Governor of Alabama, H2795 [10MY]

———Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, H2794 [10MY]

———Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, H2795 [10MY]

———Gary E. Johnson, Governor of New Mexico, H2795 [10MY]

———James S. Gilmore III, Governor of Virginia, H2790 [10MY]

———Joan Bowman, Mayor of Lenexa, KS, H2798 [10MY]

———several Governors, H2794 [10MY]

———Tom Ridge, Governor of Pennsylvania, H2794 [10MY]

Juvenile Justice Reform Act conference committee meeting: Representatives Hyde and Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), S2706 [13AP], H2085 [11AP]

Loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs: Brenda L. Welburn, National Association of State Boards of Education, S7241 [19JY]

———James E. Rier, Jr., Maine State Board of Education, S7242 [19JY]

———Mary E. Teasley, National Education Association, S7241 [19JY]

———Vicki Rafel, PTA, S7241 [19JY]

Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program expansion to include parents of low-income families: several organizations, S2414 [7AP]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act: Deborah F. Dietrich, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, S8853 [20SE]

———Howard Bedlin, National Council on the Aging, S8853 [20SE]

———Kenneth E. Raske, Greater New York Hospital Association, S8854 [20SE]

———Larry S. Gage, National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, S8852 [20SE]

———National Immigration Law Center, S8852 [20SE]

———Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S8853 [20SE]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S8853 [20SE]

———Thomas J. Van Coverden, National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., S8853 [20SE]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: Alliance To Save Cancer Care Access, H11224 [26OC]

———American Association of Blood Banks, American Red Cross, and America's Blood Centers (organization), H11226 [26OC]

———American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, H11221 [26OC]

———American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association, H11227 [26OC]

———Ann B. Howard, American Federation of HomeCare Providers, Inc., H11221 [26OC]

———Armin D. Weinberg, Intercultural Cancer Council, H11224 [26OC]

———Bill Finerfrock, Rural Health Clinics (organization), H11218 [26OC]

———Carolyn S. Markey, Visiting Nurse Associations of America, H11221 [26OC]

———Charles B. Mullins, University of Texas, H11220 [26OC]

———Charles L. DeBrunner, National Association of Urban Critical Access Hospitals, H11218 [26OC]

———Clark R. Law, Association for Ohio Philanthropic Homes, Housing and Service for the Aging, H11222 [26OC]

———Craig A. Becker, FACHE (organization), H11219 [26OC]

———Daniel E. Smith, American Cancer Society, H11223 [26OC]

———David LaBlanc, Lifecare Management Services (organization), H11223 [26OC]

———Donald W. Fisher, American Medical Group Association, H11219 [26OC]

———Edward A. Eckenhoff, American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association, H11217 [26OC]

———Gary Goldstein, Kennedy Krieger Institute, H11218 [26OC]

———Geraldine Brueckner, National Association of Long Term Hospitals, H11218 [26OC]

———Howard G. Capek and Matthew J. Ripperger, U.S. Healthcare (business), H11228 [26OC]

———Howard J. Braverman, American Optometric Association, H11226 [26OC]

———Jane V. White, American Dietetic Association, H11226 [26OC]

———Jeff Immelt, General Electric Co., H11227 [26OC]

———John Davis, National Kidney Foundation, H11225 [26OC]

———John W. Corwin, Glaucoma Foundation, H11225 [26OC]

———Judith Baskins, National PACE Association, H11222 [26OC]

———Karen A. Davie, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, H11222 [26OC]

———Leah Mullin, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International, H11225 [26OC]

———Mark Covall, National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, H11220 [26OC]

———Mary R. Grealy, Health Care Leadership Council, H11220 [26OC]

———Michael Walker, Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care, H11221 [26OC]

———Mike Dugan, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, H11225 [26OC]

———Nancy Brinker, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, H11225 [26OC]

———National Orthotic Manufacturers Association, H11227 [26OC]

———Pam Bailey, Advanced Medical Technology Association, H11227 [26OC]

———Patient Access to Transplantation Coalition, H11222 [26OC]

———Peters D. Willson, National Association of Children's Hospitals, H11218 [26OC]

———Phyllis Landrieu, Tenet Healthcare Corp., H11227 [26OC]

———Richard M. Scrushy, Health South (business), H11217 [26OC]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S11110 [26OC], S11203 [27OC]

———Rowen K. Zetterman, American College of Gastroenterology, H11226 [26OC]

———S. Bradley Traverse, Acute Long Term Hospital Association, H11218 [26OC]

———Sam W. Cameron, Mississippi Hospital Association, H11219 [26OC]

———Thomas A. Connaughton, American Association for Homecare, H11220 [26OC]

———Thomas A. Scully, Federation of American Hospitals, H11217 [26OC]

———Thomas J. Van Coverden, National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., H11217 [26OC]

———Val J. Halamandaris, National Association for Home Care, H11220 [26OC]

———William L. Rich III, American Academy of Ophthalmology, H11226 [26OC]

———William Teutsch, Association of Surgical Technologists, H11227 [26OC]

———several Representatives, E2031 [30OC]

———several hospital and healthcare associations, H11500 [29OC]

———several religious organizations, H11222 [26OC]

Medicare+Choice program improvements: several senior citizen organizations, S10669 [18OC]

Moratorium on Dept. of the Interior implementation of certain Indian gaming regulations or tribal-State gambling compacts: Bill Pryor, Alabama Attorney General, S6532 [12JY]

———Robert A. Butterworth, Florida Attorney General, S6532 [12JY]

Permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Carter D. Ward, Missouri Education Roundtable (organization), S3312 [3MY]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, H9556 [10OC]

Ports-to-Plains Corridor Project funding: Thomas E. Norton, Colorado Dept. of Transportation, E2096 [14NO]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: William R. Toor, Mayor of Boulder, CO, H1096 [16MR]

Probilof Islands Transition Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H5094 [26JN]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program proposal: Representatives Owens and Clyburn, Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

School construction and infrastructure improvements funding: Representative Owens, H11613, H11614 [30OC]

School social promotion: NAACP, S1076 [2MR]

Senior Community Service Employment Program: Raymond J. Uhalde, Dept. of Labor, S11059 [26OC]

State Children's Health Insurance Program funding: Frank O'Bannon, Governor of Indiana, S5827 [27JN]

———Michael O. Leavitt and Parris N. Glendening, National Governors' Association, S5827 [27JN]

———Mike Huckabee and James B. Hunt, Jr., National Governors' Association, S5826 [27JN]

———several health care and community service organizations, S5825 [27JN]

———several Senators, S5826, S5827 [27JN]

Tax treatment of Native American Armed Forces members: Representatives George Miller, Skelton, and Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), E417 [27MR]

Transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund Dept. of Justice litigation against tobacco industry: several veterans organizations, H4496 [15JN]

Use of Dept. of Defense facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections: Guy R. Ziegler, Franklin County, KY, Clerk, S4167 [18MY]

———Mary Kiffmeyer, Minnesota Sec. of State, S4167 [18MY]

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: C.M. Van Eman, Trans Texas Heritage Association, E556 [13AP]

———David K. Langford, Texas Wildlife Association, E556 [13AP]

———Dick Lattimer, Archery Manufacturers and Merchants Organization, E555 [13AP]

———James J. Baker, NRA, E555 [13AP]

———Lawrence S. Katz, Alfred S. Donau III, and Ron Marlenee, Safari Club International, E556 [13AP]

———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1814 [5AP]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H1814 [5AP]

———Rob Gordon, National Wilderness Institute, E556 [13AP]

———Scott Hartman, National Trappers Association, Inc., E556 [13AP]

———W.S. (Sandy) Stimpson, Golf Lumber Co., Inc., E557 [13AP]

———William I. Morrill, Mule Deer Foundation, E556 [13AP]

Lists

Conservation and Revinvestment Act Coalition members, S9913 [5OC]

Contributors to disaster assistance for Southwest Georgia, S1741 [27MR]

Groups supporting Kennedy amendment on teacher quality to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5945 [28JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund disbursements to New Mexico, H2893 [10MY]

National monuments added under the Antiquities Act by U.S. Presidents, S7030-S7032 [17JY]

Organizations supporting Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S11110 [26OC], S11203 [27OC]

Patient Access to Transplantation Coalition members, H11223 [26OC]

Possible State losses of State-Children's Health Insurance Program funds, S7892 [27JY]

Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipients, S4815 [8JN]

School construction bills introduced during the 106th Congress, H11617 [30OC]

Senators and staff supporting Conservation and Revinvestment Act, S9913 [5OC]

Supporters of legislation encouraging States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S10201 [11OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service corrective actions on Federal aid issues, H1806 [5AP]

Virginia organizations supporting Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S9937 [5OC]

Memorandums

Overseas Absentee Ballot Review and Protest: Mark Herron, E2137 [6DE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (S. 1608): Janet A. Poling, Dept. of Agriculture, S8523 [13SE]

Use of Dept. of Defense Facilities as Polling Places for Federal, State, and Local Elections: Douglas A. Dworkin, Dept. of Defense, S4167 [18MY]

Motions

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2949 [11MY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1111 [16MR]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H736 [8MR], H953 [14MR], H1040 [15MR], H1975 [10AP], H2080 [11AP]

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), H7319 [7SE]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2819 [10MY]

Outlines

Democratic proposal on Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: Representatives Rangel and Dingell, H11553 [30OC]

Petitions and memorials

Alaska: use of Dept. of Defense facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections, S4167 [18MY]

Colorado Wildlife Commission: Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2839 [10MY]

Lenexa, KS: Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2798 [10MY]

Poems

``Robbers in Robes,'' Representative Owens, E2238 [15DE]

``West Virginia, How I Love You!'', S5478 [20JN]

Press releases

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: National Governors' Association, H2842 [10MY]

National Veterans' Leader Irate Over Rejection of Military Ballots: VFW, E2137 [6DE]

Support the Second Amendment—The National Rifle Association Urges You To Vote ``No'' on the Lofgren Motion To Instruct Today! NRA, H1048 [15MR]

Regulations

Illinois Procurement Code on eligibility for certain Federal aid funding, S9870 [4OC]

Remarks in House

Abortion: provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to hear partial-birth abortion-related cases (H.R. 3691), E151 [16FE]

Agriculture: promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (H.R. 4726), E1088 [23JN]

Alaska: airport projects funding, H1024 [15MR]

———complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), H5092-H5095 [26JN], H10489 [23OC], E1152 [29JN]

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, H9042, H9045 [6OC]

———prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to minors (H.R. 2161), E1782 [13OC]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H5577-H5580, H5586 [29JN]

Archivist of the U.S.: transfer certain information to the House of Representatives on the transmission of electoral information by the States and the District of Columbia (H. Res. 667), E2101 [14NO]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to livable communities initiatives, H936 [14MR]

Bankruptcy: prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H9830, H9835-H9837 [12OC]

BLM: strengthen regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands, H8653 [3OC]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5011, H5012, H5014 [22JN]

Business and industry: clarify statute of repose for durable goods relative to existing State statutes of limitation and assertion of claims for remediation of environmental hazards, H182 [2FE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1820 [5AP], H2155, H2156 [12AP]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7548-H7562 [13SE], E1488 [14SE], E1527 [19SE]

———improve growth management initiatives, H346 [14FE]

———tribute to California Conservation Corps and California Dept. of Conservation salmon restoration program, E1805 [17OC]

Capital punishment: emergency national moratorium, H1944 [6AP]

———prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), H6792-H6797 [25JY]

———reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (H.R. 4167), H6797 [25JY]

Census: use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting, H1057, H1060, H1063 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], E342 [16MR]

Center for the American Founding: tribute to ``Re-Elect America'' bus tour, E206 [1MR]

Children and youth: collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places (H. Res. 465), H2021-H2026 [11AP]

———establish national policy on youth development (H.R. 5250), E1556 [21SE]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children, H19 [27JA], H367 [14FE]

———use of State Children's Health Insurance Program funds, H8038-H8040 [25SE]

Clean Air Act: enforcement of regulations, H9873 [12OC]

Clean Lakes Program: prohibit sale of fresh water from the Great Lakes, H2153-H2155 [12AP]

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), H10494, H10495 [23OC]

Coastal Community Conservation Act: nonpoint pollution control programs, E100 [9FE]

Coastal zones: prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by States under Federal moratorium on offshore leasing, H2861-H2864 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H8596 [2OC], H8641-H8648, H8650, H8651, H8655, H8656 [3OC], H9870 [12OC], E1669 [4OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2470 [3MY], H2827-H2903 [10MY], H2907-H2952 [11MY], E154 [16FE], E571 [13AP], E722, E724 [15MY], E740 [17MY], E779 [19MY], E1138 [28JN]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2821-H2826 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), motion to recommit, H2949-H2951 [11MY]

Colorado: development of collaborative forest restoration and fire prevention projects by the Forest Service, State and local agencies, and private landowners (H.R. 5098), E1375 [27JY]

———Ports-to-Plains Corridor Project funding, E2095 [14NO]

———tribute to State legislature and departing members, H2387-H2393 [2MY]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H221 [8FE], H258 [9FE], H346 [14FE], H375 [15FE], H513 [29FE], H936 [14MR], H2015 [11AP], H2346 [2MY], H2618 [8MY], H3528 [23MY], H5172 [27JN], H5739 [11JY], H6056 [17JY], H7375 [12SE], H7923 [20SE], H8777, H8779 [4OC], H9871 [12OC]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H4763-H4765, H4773, H4775 [20JN], H4906, H4907 [21JN]

Computers: establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (H.R. 2816), H12487, H12509, H12510 [15DE]

———extend the moratorium on Internet access taxes, encourage States to develop a streamlined sales and use tax system, and authorize an Interstate Sales and Use Tax Compact, H2802 [10MY]

———impose a permanent moratorium on Internet access taxes, extend a moratorium on electronic commerce taxes, and encourage States to adopt a uniform sales and use tax (H.R. 4267), E564 [13AP], E623 [3MY], E741 [17MY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: assure funding parity between oil and gas revenue producing States and non-producing States, H2912 [11MY]

———condition funding on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H2872-H2875 [10MY], H2949-H2951 [11MY], E779 [19MY]

———mandatory funding mechanisms, H2887-H2890 [10MY], E740 [17MY]

———Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program funding, H2865-H2868 [10MY]

———restrict funding to incorporated cities and counties with certain population levels, H2926, H2927 [11MY]

Constitutional amendments: adoption procedures, H12527 [15DE]

Contra Costa County, CA: eligibility to receive offshore oil drilling environmental impact assistance, H2890, H2891 [10MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: State commissions audit funding, H1576 [29MR]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 630), H9984-H9986 [17OC]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (H.R. 5563), E1959 [27OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over all constitutional rights disputes, H1098-H1101 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1102-H1111 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1089-H1114 [16MR], E356 [21MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), amendment process, H902 [9MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 441), H1083-H1088 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), motion to recommit, H1112 [16MR]

Crime: death penalty sentencing and imposition, H7064 [26JY]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H9029-H9038 [6OC], E2224-E2226 [15DE]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (H.R. 894), H5748-H5757 [11JY], E1221 [13JY], E1259 [18JY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H611 [1MR], H736 [8MR], H953 [14MR], H1115 [16MR], H1483, H1484 [29MR], H2378 [2MY], H2970, H2972, H2974 [15MY], H3051, H3057 [16MY], H4677 [20JN], H6779 [25JY], H8815 [5OC], H9909 [17OC], E1004 [14JN], E1472 [13SE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1040-H1049 [15MR], H1290 [23MR], H2080-H2089 [11AP]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2018, H2019, H2026-H2036, H2097-H2099 [11AP], H2183 [12AP], E597 [2MY]

———provide law enforcement block grants (H.R. 4999), H7813-H7817 [19SE]

———provide standards for the enactment of Federal crimes and sunset those Federal crimes that do not meet such standards (H.R. 4544), E869 [25MY]

———tribute to Project Exile and the prosecution of Federal firearms offenses, H963-H966 [14MR], H1159-H1161 [21MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: disaster assistance to apple farmers in the Northeast, H1618 [30MR], H5790 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (H.R. 5174), H9593-H9597 [10OC], H9840 [12OC]

———Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team funding, H3287 [17MY], E781 [19MY]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for any efforts to restrict military recruiting at secondary schools, H4284, H4285 [13JN]

———rulemaking relative to the placement of blind or visually-impaired persons in sheltered work environments by vocational rehabilitation agencies, H4284 [13JN]

Dept. of HUD: allow religious organizations to compete for grants on same basis as private organizations, H1919-H1935 [6AP]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H8817 [5OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), H12032, H12033 [7DE]

———provide assistance to State and local forensic laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders, H5046, H5047 [23JN]

———State and local law enforcement agencies funding to combat child pornography and exploitation on the Internet, H5046 [23JN]

———transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H3966 [7JN], H4491-H4498 [15JN], H4619, H4632-H4651 [19JN], H4735, H4736 [20JN], H5039-H5046 [23JN], H11290 [26OC], E1062 [20JN], E1167, E1169 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 345), H7749, H7750 [19SE]

———prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H4578-H4583 [15JN]

———weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4544-H4550 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: produce certain security documents at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis (H.R. 4096), H7677-H7679 [18SE]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding which requires State and local governments to alter land use plans to conform with Federal air quality regulations, H3443, H3444 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (H.R. 566), E340 [16MR]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (H.R. 4920), H6973, H6980-H6999 [25JY], E1386 [27JY], E1423 [7SE]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (H.R. 4920), corrections in engrossment, H7177 [27JY]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), H330 [10FE], H9769-H9787 [11OC], E110 [10FE]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 133), H9787 [11OC]

District of Columbia: tax structure study funding, H7036 [26JY]

Droughts: rural water needs funding, H5537, H5538, H5541 [29JN]

Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (H.R. 4802), E1176 [30JN]

———drug court funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5011, H5012, H5014 [22JN]

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), H9951-H9954 [17OC]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H4197-H4201 [12JN]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, H9019-H9025, H9047 [6OC]

Economic Development Administration: programs funding through reductions in prison construction programs, H5010 [22JN]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, E613 [2MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), E840 [25MY]

———encourage use of technology to effectively teach students computer skills and improve the general educational performance of students, H6032, H6033 [13JY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H19-H22 [27JA], H244-H247 [8FE], H1342 [23MR], H2415, H2446 [3MY], H2782, H2783 [10MY], H4052 [8JN], H4249-H4254 [13JN], H7640-H7646 [14SE], H7889-H7897 [20SE], H8301-H8306 [27SE], H10875, H10880 [25OC], H11214, H11216 [26OC], H11465, H11466-H11474 [28OC], H11608, H11612-H11617 [30OC], H11678 [31OC], H11729-H11739 [1NO], H11801 [2NO]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (H.R. 3705), E200 [29FE], E650 [4MY]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, H4022 [7JN]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H4596 [19JN], E613 [2MY]

Election Administration Commission: establish (H.R. 5674), E2219, E2236 [15DE]

Elections: Presidential election results, H11846, H11866-H11871, H11873-H11877 [13NO], H11917-H11922 [14NO], H11930, H11941 [4DE], H12082 [13DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (H.R. 4141), H2750-H2757 [9MY], E463 [30MR], E613 [2MY]

———assist States and local educational agencies with expenses of Federal infrastructure, technology, and equipment requirements (H.R. 4766), H11612 [30OC], E1129, E1132 [28JN]

Elko, NV: establish the California Trail Interpretive Center to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the U.S. (S. 2749), H10574-H10577, H10703 [24OC]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders, H9655 [11OC]

Employment: clarify overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (H.R. 4405), E680 [9MY]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (H.R. 4922), E1310 [24JY]

———National Hazardous Waste and Superfund Ombudsman funding, H4841-H4843 [21JN], E1112 [26JN]

———postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4681, H4682 [20JN], H4882-H4886 [21JN], H10367, H10384 [19OC], E1081 [22JN], E1139 [28JN]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2149-H2156 [12AP]

———reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), consideration (H. Res. 468), H2147, H2148 [12AP]

———regulatory process implementation, H4914 [21JN]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program final rule, E1249 [14JY]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, H4853 [21JN], H5603 [29JN], E1119 [26JN]

ERISA: preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain church plans (S. 1309), H5100, H5101 [26JN], E1114, E1117 [26JN], E1194 [10JY]

Executive Office of the President: geographical error on official school reform tour website, H4681 [20JN]

FAA: use of passenger facility charges, H1007, H1026 [15MR]

Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving needs (H.R. 2500), H7974 [21SE]

———expand tax credits and grant programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child care, H3932 [7JN]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), H7297-H7321 [7SE], E1438 [11SE]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), consideration (H. Res. 566), H7294-H7296 [7SE]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), motion to recommit, H7319-H7321 [7SE]

———simplify and improve rules governing the distribution of child support collected by States (H.R. 3824), E221 [2MR]

Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (H.R. 2842), H7760-H7762 [19SE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to Medicare Rx 2000 Act, H5301, H5302 [28JN]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to minimum wage levels, H879-H881 [9MR]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, H1187, H1188 [22MR]

———remove incentives for offshore oil development, protect open spaces and natural resources, and require that State conservation plans comply with Federal environmental regulations, H2858 [10MY]

FEMA: disaster relief funding, H4844, H4845 [21JN]

———investigate failure of State and local governments to return unused disaster funds, H6782 [25JY]

Fire prevention: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-related hazards, H1580 [29MR]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (H.R. 492), H2658 [9MY]

———condition certain State justice assistance grants on implementation of handgun registration systems (H.R. 2917), H2961 [11MY]

———enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, H1158-H1161 [21MR], H1681 [4AP]

———notify State and local law enforcement agencies and the BATF when an instant criminal background check determines a person is ineligible for a handgun, H4995 [22JN]

———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 (H.R. 5472), E1782 [13OC]

———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (H.R. 2916), H1175 [22MR], H2961 [11MY]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H10489 [23OC]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 2798), H7656-H7659 [18SE]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (H. Res. 466), E506 [6AP]

Florida: alleged voting irregularities in Presidential election, E2170 [11DE]

———application of precedent set in Hawaii's appointment of electors in 1960 to resolve disputed Presidential election results, E2179 [13DE]

———constitutionality of State legislature's attempt to appoint Presidential electors, E2211 [15DE]

———disputed results in Presidential election, H11846, H11866-H11871, H11873-H11877 [13NO], H11917-H11922 [14NO], H11930, H11941 [4DE], H12082 [13DE], E2179 [13DE]

Forest Service: eliminate National Forest System regional system and replace regional offices with State offices (H.R. 4572), E862 [25MY]

Government: require prompt notification of property owners whose rights have been limited by actions of Federal agencies, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H704 [8MR], H1188-H1197 [22MR], H10033 [17OC], H11930 [4DE]

Health: establish national system of screening newborn infants for hereditary disorders (H.R. 5260), E1555 [21SE], E1572 [22SE]

———increase State immunization programs funding (H. Con. Res. 315), H2486 [3MY]

———prohibit implementation of a uniform medical identifier, H4285, H4286 [13JN], H4434 [14JN]

———prohibit State and local interference with organ allocation policies of the National Organ Transplant Network, H1701, H1702 [4AP]

———provide grants to States or private sector institutions to foster organ donor programs, H1712-H1716 [4AP]

Housing: allow shared housing placement organizations to run background checks on potential participants, H1866 [6AP]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to North Carolina, H1504, H1513, H1515, H1567 [29MR], H5089 [26JN], H5615 [29JN], H7640 [14SE], E1201 [11JY]

Illinois: decision by Governor Ryan to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, H1944 [6AP]

Immigration: defer removal and detention of certain aliens awaiting trial on Federal or State criminal charges (H.R. 3664), E139 [15FE]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding (H.R. 4679), E1029 [15JN]

Insurance: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program, H11257 [26OC]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations, H2486 [3MY]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: impact of unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments, H2785, H2786 [10MY]

IRS: impact of technical advice memoranda on the low-income housing tax credit program, E2171 [11DE]

Lake County, CA: tribute for attainment of all State ambient air quality standards, E1131 [28JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: Federal and State conservation and wildlife programs funding, H8642, H8643, H8654 [3OC]

———prohibit States from acquiring land if a local government has disapproved the acquisition, H2895-H2898 [10MY]

———prohibit taking of private property through use of adverse condemnation proceedings, H2913-H2916 [11MY]

———require equal distribution of funds for purchase and maintenance of Federal lands, H2891-H2894 [10MY]

———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, H2898-H2900 [10MY]

———require States to establish a dedicated State land acquisition fund to receive matching grants, H2900-H2902 [10MY]

Law enforcement: assist States and local governments with safe communities programs and combatting school violence (H.R. 5218), E1544 [20SE]

———community policing crime identification technology program funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5012-H5015 [22JN]

———community policing programs, H4959, H4960, H4968, H5017-H5021 [22JN], E1135 [28JN], E1165 [30JN]

———create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (H.R. 3981), H624-H627 [1MR], H1266 [22MR], E321 [15MR]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 3375), H5047 [23JN]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), H8572-H8578 [2OC], H12031, H12032 [7DE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (H.R. 4033), H6932-H6936 [25JY], E1345 [27JY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), H10871, H10872 [25OC], E1978, E2000 [28OC]

LIHEAP: funding, E152 [16FE]

———redistribution of funds to States with the most need, H418 [15FE]

LSC: payment of defendant's attorney fees in certain migrant worker cases against farmers, H5130, H5131 [26JN]

Medicaid: apply the disproportionate share hospital payment transition rule to public hospitals (H.R. 5621), E2123 [5DE]

———permit State waiver authority to provide medical assistance in cases of congenital heart defects (H.R. 3325), E125 [14FE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (H.R. 4825), H11787 [2NO]

———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals, H12489 [15DE]

———provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (H.R. 5572), E1949 [26OC]

———require States to establish reasonable reimbursement rates, H11682 [31OC], E2083 [3NO]

Medicare: impact of State spending levels on the quality of health care services, E1840 [19OC]

———improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States, H7875 [20SE]

———make improvements to the Medicare+Choice program, H10816 [25OC], H11806 [2NO]

Minnesota: tribute to Stand Down events, E340 [16MR]

Missouri: flood buyout and relocation program funding, H4853 [21JN]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, H8420, H8423 [28SE], H9666-H9670 [11OC], H10368 [19OC]

Montana: develop acquisition and disposal plan for consolidation of private and Federal lands, H2916-H2918 [11MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, H2329 [13AP]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (H. Con. Res. 254), H496 [16FE]

Motor vehicles: State regulation of tow truck operations (H.R. 4955), E1321 [26JY]

National Advisory Commission on Federal Election Standards: establish, E2227 [15DE]

National Endowment for the Humanities: Federal-State Partnership Program funding, H4583 [15JN]

National forests: prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands without tribal, State, and local government notification, H4577 [15JN]

Nebraska: airport projects funding, H1026 [15MR]

New Jersey: State Senate opposition to Federal School-to-Work curriculum, E1047 [19JN], E1079 [22JN]

New York: authorizing appropriations to reimburse State and local law enforcement departments for security-related expenses arising from the new residency of President and Hillary Rodham Clinton (H.R. 3606), E102 [9FE]

NOAA: Coastal Zone Management Fund funding, H11285 [26OC]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 45), H1189 [22MR]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, H762 [9MR], H962 [14MR], H6624, H6625 [20JY]

———High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding through reductions in IRS administrative account, H6642-H6645 [20JY]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto, H2619 [8MY]

———constitutionality of State motto (H. Res. 494), H5182-H5185 [27JN]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (H.R. 5100), E13671 [27JY]

Oregon: implementation of Green Permits Program to develop environmental initiatives between industry and State regulators, E2226 [15DE]

Pawn shops: regulate transactions and prohibit the imposition of usurious interest rates on loans to consumers (H. Con. Res. 312), H5179-H5181 [27JN]

Petroleum: ensure that petroleum importers, refiners, and wholesalers accumulate minimally adequate supplies of home heating oil to meet reasonably foreseeable needs in the Northeast, E543 [12AP]

———Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, H5211, H5269-H5274 [27JN], H8413-H8415, H8420, H8421, H8423 [28SE], E1049 [19JN]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection, H7627, H7628 [14SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H8773 [4OC], H9548-H9562 [10OC], H9819 [12OC], E1752, E1759, E1766 [12OC], E1777 [13OC]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (H.R. 5361), H9559 [10OC], E1656 [3OC]

Porter, Bernice H.: bequeath of estate to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, CA, E1841 [19OC]

Power resources: Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding through reductions in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H4550-H4555 [15JN]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (H.J. Res. 130), H12034 [7DE]

———constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (H.J. Res. 131), H12034 [7DE]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (H.R. 4368), E626 [3MY]

Public lands: GAO report on BLM and Forest Service land exchanges, E1250 [14JY], E1394 [27JY]

———prohibit wildlife conservation organizations from using Federal funds for purchase of conservation easements, H2918-H2920 [11MY]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H9607-H9614 [10OC], E1800 [16OC], E1818 [17OC]

———Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program funding, H2921-H2923 [11MY]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (H.R. 2777), H335 [10FE], H540 [29FE]

Railroads: grade crossing matching funds program funding, H3436, H3437 [19MY]

Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta region, H10358 [19OC], H11818 [3NO]

Sarasota, FL: use of passenger facility charges at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, H1028 [15MR]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors, H9035, H9044 [6OC]

———provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (H.R. 4054), E373 [22MR]

———provide notification to State educational agencies regarding the availability of funds to establish school safety hotlines (H.R. 5123), H7380-H7384 [12SE]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (H.R. 4385), H2637 [8MY]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: define ``punitive damages'' as those awarded to punish or deter similar behavior and not including civil penalties, fines, or treble damages assessed by a State or Federal agency, H478, H479 [16FE]

———define ``small business'' relative to revenue and clarify provisions on product liability, hate crimes, and State punitive damages application and opt-out procedures, H480-H485 [16FE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (H.R. 1217), H8410 [28SE]

———create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (H.R. 5081), E1366 [27JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H8435 [28SE], H11200, H11201, H11210-H11217, H11228, H11247 [26OC], H11451, H11453, H11455 [28OC], H11497, H11499, H11500, H11504, H11505, H11506 [29OC], H11547-H11554, H11595-H11601 [30OC], H11793, H11802 [2NO], H12490, H12491, H12494, H12495, H12498, H12500, H12501 [15DE], E1997, E2004 [28OC], E2031 [30OC], E2039, E2041 [31OC], E2052 [1NO], E2194 [15DE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 5291), E1601 [27SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 5324), E1615 [27SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 5612), E2051 [1NO]

———prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (H.R. 3600), E88 [8FE]

South Carolina: flying of Confederate flag atop the Statehouse, E49 [1FE], E506 [6AP]

Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (H.R. 1832), H3489-H3491 [22MY], E828 [24MY], E844 [25MY]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (H.R. 5417), H9796-H9800 [11OC], E1712 [6OC]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: reauthorize, H5223 [27JN], H8413-H8415, H8420, H8421, H8423 [28SE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence, H8262 [27SE]

Supreme Court: decision on Florida's disputed Presidential election results, H12521 [15DE], E2195, E2220, E2238 [15DE]

Surplus Government property: clarify authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies, H3314-H3316, H3394 [18MY]

Taxation: avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (H.R. 5277), H8064 [26SE]

———designate renewal communities, H11248 [26OC], H12484, H12485, H12494 [15DE]

———equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (S. 893), H10632-H10634 [24OC]

———establish nexus requirements for State and local taxation of mobile telecommunication services (H.R. 4391), H5741-H5744 [11JY], E1208 [11JY]

———extend incentives for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, H12500 [15DE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2785-H2821 [10MY], H3477 [22MY], E712, E720 [11MY], E742 [17MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), consideration (H. Res. 496), H2783-H2785 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), motion to recommit, H2819 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 4460), E741 [17MY]

———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (H.R. 996), H969 [14MR], H1741 [4AP], H2553 [4MY], H6764-H6770 [24JY]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax, H168 [2FE], H459 [16FE], H4596 [19JN], H6782 [25JY]

———repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax, H704 [8MR], H2020 [11AP]

———State tax treatment of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, H2815, H2816 [10MY]

———treatment of Native American Armed Forces members, E417 [27MR]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), H8275-H8277 [27SE], H11848, H11849 [13NO]

Texas: implementation of legislation to protect enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H17-H19 [27JA], H426 [15FE], H970-H974 [14MR], H11202 [26OC]

———participation in State Children's Health Insurance Program, H3895-H3901 [6JN], E923 [9JN]

———request for Governor Bush to stay all executions until a State panel can review implementation of death sentences, H4915 [21JN], H5032 [22JN]

Texas Independence Day: observance, E212 [1MR]

Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Georgia, H360 [14FE]

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), H1768, H1807-H1821 [5AP], H10017-H10026 [17OC], H10082 [18OC], E1838 [19OC]

———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), H1801-H1807 [5AP]

———eliminate adminstrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), E156 [16FE]

———require report on implementation of Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, H1819 [5AP]

———restore funding and reduce certain staffing levels, H1818 [5AP]

U.S. Park Police: permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (H.R. 4404), H9959 [17OC], E673 [9MY]

Urban Institute: report on the most charitable States, H9819 [12OC]

Virginia: livable communities efforts, H1417 [28MR]

Voting: encourage States to adopt uniform voting procedures to carry out the election of the President and Vice President, H12526 [15DE]

———establish a commission to study voting procedures in Federal, State, and local elections (H.R. 5677), E2228 [15DE]

———prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (H.R. 5642), E2136 [6DE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 2720), H11824 [3NO]

———authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2562-H2566 [4MY]

———authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), consideration (H. Res. 485), H2557, H2558 [4MY]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (H.R. 1775), H7475-H7480 [12SE], E1466 [13SE], E1489 [14SE], E1505 [18SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), H7482-H7491 [12SE]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10857-H10867 [25OC], E1975, E1977 [28OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 648), H10856, H10857 [25OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), unanimous-consent agreement, H7491 [12SE]

Western States: impact of wildfires, H7243 [6SE]

———importance of dams and water storage, H2200-H2205 [12AP], H7860-H7864 [19SE]

———management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, H909-H916 [9MR], H2200-H2205 [12AP], H2757-H2763 [9MY]

———treatment of Federal lands management and water conservation issues compared to Eastern States, H4114 [8JN], H8786 [4OC]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Florida, H8671 [3OC]

———disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, H3052 [16MY]

———tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (H. Con. Res. 434), H11561-H11563 [30OC]

Wildlife: prohibit funding to certain public outreach organizations and prevent the re-introduction of certain species into wilderness areas, H2920, H2921 [11MY]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (H.R. 4606), E947 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (S. 3008), S8109-S8111 [6SE]

Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (S. 3108), S9267 [26SE]

———promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (S. 2755), S5461 [20JN]

Air pollution: responsibility for costs relative to air pollution that crosses State borders, S10212 [11OC]

Alaska: collapse of fish runs in the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers, S7357 [20JY]

———complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), S10552-S10555 [13OC]

———increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (S. 2693), S4820 [8JN]

———Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations authorization (S. 2439), S2758 [13AP], S9996 [5OC]

Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor, S10182, S10196-S10199, S10212-S10215 [11OC]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, S7095, S7096 [18JY], S10680 [18OC]

Arizona: authorize Federal-State land exchange (S. 2813), S6122 [29JN]

Bankruptcy: limit homestead property exemption, S136 [31JA], S11693, S11725, S11726, S11727 [7DE]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, S11439 [31OC], S11446-S11450, S11463 [1NO]

BLM: management of wild horses on public lands funding, S6322 [10JY]

———strengthen regulations governing hardrock mining on certain lands, S9905, S9906 [5OC], S10239 [11OC]

California: anniversary of statehood, S8191 [7SE]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S198-S200 [1FE]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2073), S4508-S4510 [6JN], S7819 [27JY], S10793-S10795 [19OC]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 2690), S4673-S4676, S4683, S4684 [7JN], S10648-S10650 [18OC], S11810 [15DE]

———prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), S7952 [27JY]

———Supreme Court reconsideration of execution of Johnny Paul Penry relative to mental retardation, S11810 [15DE]

———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, S5656, S5657 [22JN]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty, S7826 [27JY], S8408 [12SE], S11736 [7DE]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 2463), S2940 [26AP], S4177 [18MY], S4508-S4510 [6JN], S11323 [29OC]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 3048), S8587 [14SE], S11323 [29OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: increase State immunization programs funding, S6192-S6195 [30JN]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 2700), S4835-S4843 [8JN], S10775 [19OC]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (S. 3085), S8862-S8864 [20SE]

———lead poisoning screening and treatment funding, S9105 [22SE]

———use of State Children's Health Insurance Program funds, S11052 [26OC]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement, encourage voluntary standards to control release of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks, and phase out use of MTBE (S. 2962), S7850-S7853 [27JY], S9242 [26SE]

Coal: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (S. 2300), S1815 [28MR], S9980 [5OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S9808-S9813, S9816, S9826, S9829-S9835 [4OC], S9907-S9909, S9911-S9916, S9937 [5OC], S10075 [6OC], S10126 [10OC], S10401 [12OC], S11232, S11293 [27OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), S6837 [14JY], S6992, S7039 [17JY], S7431-S7435 [21JY], S8877, S8878 [21SE], S9256 [26SE], S9460 [28SE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2123), S936-S946 [29FE], S1019 [1MR]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 25), S598 [10FE]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 2567), S4018, S4029 [16MY], S4031 [17MY]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (S. 3269), S11512-S11515, S11517, S11521 [14NO]

Computers: allow issuance of single order to trace computer crime in multiple jurisdictions and modify damage requirements, sentencing guidelines, and treatment of juveniles in computer crimes (S. 2092), S804 [24FE]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes, S10914-S10919 [24OC], S11886-S11890 [15DE]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (H.R. 2816), S11942 [15DE]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local law enforcement in investigating and prosecuting computer crimes (S. 1314), S1454 [20MR]

Constitution—U.S.: distinction between the premise of ``separation of church and state'' and free exercise of religion, S6994-S6999 [17JY]

Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), S2795, S2796 [13AP], S11276 [27OC]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (S. 2908), S7477 [24JY]

———exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (S. 33), S121 [31JA]

———prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (S. 2927), S7667 [26JY]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in prisons funding (S. 2619), S4380 [24MY]

Courts: clarify standards of conduct for Federal prosecutors (S. 855), S9377 [27SE], S10790 [19OC]

———reform class action lawsuit process (S. 353), S7812 [27JY]

———reform class action lawsuit process (S. 3123), S9389 [27SE]

———reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies (S. 1769), House amendment, S2813, S2814 [13AP]

———waive Federal preemption of State laws in cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims (S. 2369), S2347 [6AP]

Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices, S53-S55 [26JA], S168-S178, S190 [1FE]

Crime: abolish Federal statute of limitations for sex offenses and assist States in reducing backlog of cases awaiting DNA analysis (S. 3168), S9949 [5OC]

———death penalty sentencing and imposition, S10648-S10650 [18OC]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, S10181, S10182, S10199-S10202, S10207-S10212, S10225-S10228 [11OC]

———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (H.R. 894), S6583 [12JY], S6762 [13JY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders, S11530 [14NO]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), S1368, S1376-S1378 [9MR], S1447 [20MR], S1783 [28MR], S2450 [10AP], S2483-S2485 [11AP], S2679-S2681, S2683 [13AP], S2890, S2891 [26AP], S2955 [27AP], S3861 [11MY], S3953-S3955 [15MY], S4184 [18MY], S4510-S4514, S4521-S4523 [6JN], S4938 [12JN], S5020 [13JN], S5101 [14JN], S5231 [15JN], S5316 [19JN], S7757 [27JY], S8267-S8271, S8287 [8SE], S9336 [27SE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language, S2290-S2294, S2304-S2313, S2320, S2332, S2334 [6AP], S2486 [11AP], S2694, S2706 [13AP], S3963, S3981-S4003 [16MY], S4037-S4071, S4096 [17MY], S4455 [25MY]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language (S. Res. 276), S1475-S1480, S1529-S1531 [21MR]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), S4396 [24MY], S4496 [25MY]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (S. 2390), S2532 [11AP], S2609, S2611 [12AP], S6570 [12JY]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements relative to violent offenders (S. 2317), S1897-S1899 [29MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: disaster assistance to watermelon farmers, S10679 [18OC]

———extend and expand Dairy Options Pilot Program, S1579 [22MR]

———extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (S. 2741), S5267 [15JN], S11122 [26OC]

———Red River Trade Council Agriculture Diversity Project funding, S7373 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (S. 2397), S2588-S2590 [12AP]

———ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, S4983, S4984 [13JN]

———privatization of utility systems on military installations, S6565 [12JY]

———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections, S4166 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (S. 2455), S2866 [25AP]

———Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program funding, S6212 [30JN]

Dept. of HHS: State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, S5823-S5829, S5871 [27JN], S6101 [29JN]

Dept. of HUD: consolidate and reform Federal housing programs to empower communities and individuals (S. 2968), S7867 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: drug prosecution and incarceration funding for county and local governments along the U.S.-Mexico border, S6670 [13JY]

———establish ethics standards for prosecutors, S4446-S4449 [25MY], S8571-S8573 [14SE], S9377 [27SE]

———establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies, S5094-S5096 [14JN]

———establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), S1853 [29MR], S4523 [6JN], S11011, S11012 [25OC]

———provide grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults (S. 2065), S622 [10FE]

Dept. of Labor: Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants Program funding, S6210 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior: dispute with New Mexico over diversion of water from San Acacia Dam in the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District to protect endangered silvery minnow, S6492 [12JY], S7744 [27JY], S8186 [7SE]

———extend moratorium on implementation of certain Indian gaming regulations or tribal-State gambling compacts, S6530-S6536 [12JY]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 3222), S10803-S10805 [19OC]

———weatherization assistance grants funding, S7014-S7016 [17JY], S7086 [18JY]

———weatherization assistance grants funding (S. 2429), S2737 [13AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish HMO Guaranty Fund to provide payments to States to pay outstanding health care provider claims of insolvent HMO's (S. 3261), S11374 [30OC]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 133), S7803 [27JY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include airplane and rail accidents within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (S. 2543), S3916 [11MY]

Drought: disaster assistance to Alabama, S10698 [18OC]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), S11655 [6DE]

———tribute to drug courts, S4294 [23MY]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, S5226 [15JN], S6568-S6570 [12JY], S10055 [6OC]

Education: allow States and local school districts choice in conducting student assessments, S3238 [2MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, S2952 [27AP], S3232, S3235 [2MY], S3284-S3292 [3MY], S3484 [4MY], S3592 [8MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (S. 1266), S594, S605 [10FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1372 [9MR]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards and end social promotion, S1074-S1082, S1100 [2MR]

———development of high school dropout prevention programs, S6190 [30JN]

———early learning programs funding, S3598 [8MY], S3665-S3676 [9MY]

———early learning programs funding (S. 2866), S6678-S6680 [13JY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, S3591 [8MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (S. 2348), S2112-S2114 [4AP]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (S. 2929), S7672 [26JY]

———establish summer academic enrichment programs (S. 2970), S7881 [27JY]

———establish the Careers to Classrooms Program, S1013, S1018 [1MR]

———improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers, S5944-S5948 [28JN]

———improve teacher quality, S3231 [2MY], S3648, S3649 [9MY]

———issue a nationally standardized school report card to students, S1055 [2MR]

———national policy to improve system, S1625 [23MR]

———national policy to improve system (S. 824), star print, S835 [24FE]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S3475, S3476 [4MY]

———provide grants for master teacher programs, S1092, S1101 [2MR]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S1055 [2MR], S2451 [10AP], S3318 [3MY], S11104 [26OC]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (S. 2124), S950 [29FE]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, S3650, S3651 [9MY]

———strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (S. 2067), S625 [10FE]

———support Federal-State partnership for school initiatives, S9845 [4OC]

———support teacher corps programs (S. 2116), S932 [29FE]

———use of Federal block grants to States in education funding, S594-S596 [10FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1588 [22MR], S10749 [19OC]

Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (S. 271), S853-S855 [28FE]

Election Administration Commission: establish (S. 1), S11918, S11919 [15DE]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits, S1722-S1737 [27MR], S1769, S1787-S1790, S1794-S1796 [28MR]

———Presidential election results, S11512-S11518, S11521-S11523, S11528 [14NO], S11765, S11767, S11769, S11771 [14DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow State and local agencies to use professional development funding for teacher testing, merit-based pay, and tenure reform programs, S3454-S3467, S3475, S3478-S3481, S3493, S3494 [4MY]

———allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, S3283, S3311 [3MY], S3633-S3635, S3641, S3644, S3649 [9MY]

———consider State fiscal commitment and equitable distribution of funds in the allocation of Title I funding, S3584-S3591 [8MY], S3676 [9MY]

———ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged students and assistance for failing schools, S5853-S5858, S5862 [27JN]

———portability demonstration program to allow school systems to use Title I funding to provide school choice or allow tutorial assistance, S3288-S3292, S3319 [3MY], S3484 [4MY]

———preserve State accountability for performance goals, S3287-S3292, S3319 [3MY], S3643, S3644 [9MY]

———remove vocational education funding, S3594, S3595 [8MY]

Elko, NV: establish the California Trail Interpretive Center to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the U.S. (S. 2749), S5361 [19JN], S9985 [5OC], S11937-S11939 [15DE]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (S. 2389), S2531 [11AP]

EPA: establish Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat) to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (S. 2296), S1747 [27MR]

———postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, S10311, S10312 [12OC]

———prohibit designation of nonattainment areas relative to air quality standards under the Clean Air Act, S10296-S10302, S10305, S10306, S10309, S10314 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (S.J. Res. 50), S7076 [17JY]

———statutory authority to set radioactive release standards relative to public health and the environment, S522-S534 [9FE], S564-S579 [10FE], S3202, S3207, S3226 [2MY]

———water quality standards total maximum daily load program funding, S6233, S6236, S6243 [30JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify provisions relative to the use of accrued compensatory time by certain public employees (S. 3159), S9861 [4OC]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (S. 3189), S10257-S10260 [11OC]

———permit States with proven cost-effective and efficient child support collection systems to continue operation (S. 2349), S2114 [4AP]

———require written parental consent to provide abortion services to minors (S. 3102), S9198 [25SE]

FEC: study voting procedures in Federal elections and award Voting Improvement Grants to States (S. 3273), S11575 [5DE]

Federal employees: enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (H.R. 2842), S10551, S10552 [13OC]

Firearm and Bow Hunter Education and Safety Program: funding, S10495 [12OC]

Firearms: ban possession by persons convicted of spousal abuse, S4052 [17MY]

———encourage States to make mental health information available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (S. 3264), S11376 [30OC]

———encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school, S5652 [22JN]

———enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, S3993, S3999 [16MY], S4037-S4041, S4043, S4044, S4047-S4051, S4057, S4060-S4062 [17MY]

———gun laws enforcement initiative funding, S2403-S2406 [7AP]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers and protect gun owner privacy and ownership rights (S. 2270), S1598-S1601 [22MR]

———retain local decisionmaking authority relative to concealed weapon permits, S10075 [6OC]

———study marketing practices of the firearms industry relative to children, S1478 [21MR]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S668-S670 [22FE], S5297, S5298 [16JN], S7747-S7749 [27JY]

———implement individual fishing quota programs, S11563 [5DE]

———proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S7793 [27JY]

Floods: disaster assistance to Minnesota, S6251 [30JN], S7438 [21JY]

———disaster assistance to North Dakota, S5649 [22JN], S5778 [26JN]

Florida: citrus grower disaster assistance funding, S7354 [20JY]

———disputed results in Presidential election, S11512-S11518, S11521-S11523, S11544 [14NO]

———nursery stock grower disaster assistance funding, S7353 [20JY]

Food: inspection of meat and poultry products by meat processing company employees instead of Dept. of Agriculture inspectors, S3045 [1MY]

Garza, Juan: postponement of execution relative to Dept. of Justice action on clemency guidelines, S6404 [11JY]

GSA: extend authority to convey certain surplus property to local governments for law enforcement purposes, S5077 [14JN], S10378 [12OC]

Hawaii: tribute to weapons of mass destruction containment, mitigation and response capabilities, S10236 [11OC]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S470-S477, S480-S482 [8FE], S518, S522-S534 [9FE], S564-S579 [10FE], S1652 [23MR], S3202-S3205, S3213 [2MY], S8649 [18SE]

———transporting of nuclear waste through certain California counties to Nevada disposal site, S3213-S3216 [2MY]

Health: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, S10963 [25OC]

———ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (S. 573), S11779 [14DE]

———increase State immunization programs funding (S. 2443), S2763 [13AP]

———increase State immunization programs funding (S. 2443), star print, S3268 [2MY]

Health Care Financing Administration: imposition of fines for improper Medicaid coverage changes, S6204 [30JN]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (S. 3176), S10083 [6OC]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth, S3597 [8MY]

Housing: delegate the primary responsibility for the preservation and expansion of affordable low-income housing to States and localities (S. 3033), S8417 [12SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance funding, S5535 [21JN]

———disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, S2330, S2331 [6AP], S2400 [7AP], S4169 [18MY]

———disaster assistance to North Carolina, S5015 [13JN], S7300 [19JY], S8623 [15SE]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (S. 2920), S7552 [25JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S3572-S3574 [8MY]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies, S3311 [3MY], S3474 [4MY]

Insurance: establish grants for States to establish health insurance consumer assistance programs (S. 2819), S6132-S6134 [29JN]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (S. 2444), S2763 [13AP]

International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies: submit a list of projects eligible for funding under the Multi-State Conservation Grant Program, S10498 [12OC]

Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (S. 2325), S1910 [29MR]

IRS: enforcement of child support obligations and repeal of provisions on State enforcement requirements (S. 2288), S1680 [23MR]

———impact of technical advice memoranda on the low-income housing tax credit program, S11776 [14DE]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2496), S10009 [5OC]

———reauthorize (S. 2278), S1673 [23MR]

———reauthorize (S. 3032), S8417 [12SE]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (S. 2055), S616 [10FE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: Federal and State conservation and wildlife programs funding, S9808-S9813 [4OC]

Land use: assist States with planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (S. 2995), S7911 [27JY]

Law enforcement: allow post-conviction DNA tests and facilitate the exchange by law enforcement agencies of DNA identification information on felony offenders (S. 3130), S9466-S9469 [28SE]

———assist States and local governments in carrying out Safe Homes-Safe Streets programs (S. 2482), S3026 [27AP]

———community policing programs funding, S11529 [14NO]

———develop and implement community policing and prosecutorial initiatives that address production, manufacture, distribution, importation, and use of illegal drugs (S. 2850), S6574 [12JY]

———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), S11645-S11648 [6DE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (H.R. 4033), S7651 [26JY], S7952 [27JY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), S2629, S2630 [12AP], S3949 [15MY], S7435 [21JY], S9227 [26SE], S9879-S9883 [5OC], S10155 [10OC], S10990 [25OC]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (S. 2256), S1517 [21MR]

———fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2761), S5556 [21JN]

———improve the matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 521), S3949 [15MY], S8266 [8SE]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (S. 3221), S10802 [19OC]

Maine: salmon restoration and conservation programs funding, S6518-S6520 [12JY], S9905 [5OC]

Medicaid: coverage of lead poisoning screening and treatment for children, S6797, S6808 [14JY]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 2274), S1607, S1608 [22MR], S5305 [16JN], S6819 [14JY], S10748 [19OC]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals, S11876 [15DE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (S. 2299), S1748 [27MR]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (S. 2299), star print, S4327 [23MY]

Medicare: improve access to Medicare+Choice plans through an increase in annual capitation rates (S. 2937), S7679-S7687 [26JY]

———improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (S. 2610), S4315, S4316 [23MY]

———make improvements to the Medicare+Choice program, S10669 [18OC]

———make improvements to the Medicare+Choice program (S. 2905), S7449 [21JY]

———State accreditation of diabetes self-management training programs (S. 3084), S8862 [20SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to allow States to limit terms (S.J. Res. 45), S2770 [13AP]

Mental health: expansion of the Southern Florida Medical Corrections Options Program to include a demonstration project in Hawaii, S11231 [27OC]

Mining and mineral resources: increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in any one State (H.R. 3063), S2811 [13AP]

Minnesota: anniversary, S3909 [11MY]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, S7418, S7419 [21JY], S7498-S7500, S7525, S7526, S7530 [25JY], S7782, S7786, S7823 [27JY], S8075-S8090 [6SE], S8129-S8132, S8173-S8175, S8177 [7SE], S9573-S9576 [2OC], S10037 [6OC], S10765 [19OC]

Montana: designate certain counties as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and authorize funding for drug control activities in those areas (S. 2238), S1413 [9MR]

———sugar beet growers disaster assistance funding, S10247 [11OC]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S7029-S7032, S7039 [17JY], S7087 [18JY]

National Boll Weevil Eradication Program: ensure all participating States are treated equitably (S. 2732), S5241 [15JN]

———funding, S7355 [20JY]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: expand purpose to cover individuals aged 18 through 21 (S. 2064), S622 [10FE]

National Guard: funding, S4753, S4754 [8JN]

———Youth ChalleNGe Program funding, S6564, S6565 [12JY]

National Instant Criminal Background Check System: authorize Dept. of Justice to reimburse States for serving as points of contact (S. 2769), S5666 [22JN]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (S. 3175), S9960 [5OC], S10076 [6OC]

———funding, S10680 [18OC]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs (S. 2181), S1173-S1184 [6MR]

New Hampshire: legislative action to abolish the death penalty, S4177 [18MY]

NIH: require contractors caring for research chimpanzees to comply with the Animal Welfare Act, S6195 [30JN]

NOAA: National Marine Fisheries Service processing of jeopardy reviews under the Endangered Species Act, S668-S670 [22FE]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), S10530-S10538 [13OC]

———increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), unanimous-consent agreement, S10530 [13OC]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: impact on small dairy farms, S1378 [9MR]

———repeal (S. 916), S5290 [16JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding, S8746 [19SE]

Oil Pollution Act: improve provisions concerning the recovery of damages for injuries resulting from oil spills (S. 3268), S11494 [1NO]

———reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (S. 2944), S7841-S7843 [27JY]

Older Americans Act: Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, S11028-S11041, S11056-S11064, S11089-S11095 [26OC]

Petroleum: allow State regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), increase production and use of renewable fuels, and provide EPA funds to States for leaking underground storage tanks (S. 2503), S3514-S3519 [4MY]

———impact of gasoline tax reduction on Highway Trust Fund, S2492-S2496, S2501, S2503, S2505 [11AP]

Pipelines: civil penalties against owners or operators relative to the availability of certain information during an incident investigation, S8235 [7SE]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2409), S2621-S2624 [12AP]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), S2714, S2757 [13AP], S8225-S8241 [7SE], S9230-S9232, S9255 [26SE], S10237 [11OC], S10894 [23OC]

———improve safety and environmental protection (S. 3002), S8019 [5SE]

———improve safety (S. 2004), S86-S88 [26JA], S1268, S1294 [8MR], S1660 [23MR], S4542 [6JN], S7782, S7790 [27JY], S8041 [6SE]

———regulatory requirements for exposed pipes on bridges, S8235, S8236 [7SE]

Power resources: Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, S7027, S7028 [17JY], S7101 [18JY]

Public lands: require multilateral assessment of land management issues, S130 [31JA]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), S10113 [6OC], S10155 [10OC], S10241 [11OC], S11470 [1NO]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land management projects (S. 1608), S8126 [6SE], S8256 [8SE], S8514-S8526 [13SE], S10118 [6OC]

———restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools, roads, and Federal land managements projects (S. 1608), unanimous-consent agreement, S7953 [27JY]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, S3506 [4MY]

Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry, S11470 [1NO]

———provide for competition in electric power industry and authorize States to recover transition costs (S. 2886), S7145 [18JY], S7173 [19JY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit States from diverting unspent funding for the temporary assistance to needy families program for other purposes, S778 [24FE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (S. 3146), S9631 [2OC]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services, S6211, S6212 [30JN], S9366 [27SE]

———promote and improve access to health care services (S. 2735), S5254, S5255 [15JN]

SBA: Federal and State Technology Partnership program funding, S11230, S11231 [27OC]

Schools: provide loans to State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds and support existing school construction programs (S. 2890), S7240-S7243 [19JY]

Senate: allow Senators an additional mailing per year to every address in every county in their home State to announce a town meeting, S4355, S4356 [24MY]

———allow Senators an additional mailing per year to every address in every county in their home State to announce a town meeting (S. 2313), S1788 [28MR]

Ships and vessels: reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers (S. 2506), S3520 [4MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (S. 717), S10587 [13OC]

———create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (S. 2435), S2745 [13AP]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families, S2412-S2414 [7AP], S6790-S6792 [14JY], S7048 [17JY]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (S. 2923), S7660-S7663 [26JY]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (S. 2976), S7891 [27JY]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments, S11876 [15DE]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (S. 2434), S2744, S2745 [13AP]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to Balanced Budget Act, S6984 [14JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, S77 [26JA], S10653 [18OC], S11104, S11109-S11111 [26OC], S11195, S11197-S11204, S11217-S11224, S11283-S11290 [27OC], S11455-S11457, S11472, S11486 [1NO], S11818, S11861-S11863, S11870, S11871, S11882 [15DE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (S. 3077), S8825-S8857 [20SE], S8879 [21SE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (S. 3165), S9946, S9947, S10027 [5OC]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (S. 2585), S4114, S4115 [17MY]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste, S10991 [25OC]

———State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (S. 533), S42 [24JA]

Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (H.R. 1832), S2445 [7AP]

———reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (S. 305), S10273 [11OC]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (H.R. 5417), S10545 [13OC]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: reauthorize, S8810 [20SE]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence, S9106, S9108 [22SE]

———promote State flexibility and accountability, support youth prevention and treatment programs, and respond to incidents of teen violence (S. 976), S9842 [4OC]

Supreme Court: decision on application of the Americans With Disabilities Act to States, S121 [31JA]

———decision on Florida's disputed Presidential election results, S11781 [14DE]

———decision on Violence Against Women Act provision creating a Federal civil rights cause of action for women to sue sexual abuse offenders, S3970 [16MY], S7597 [26JY]

———judicial activism relative to decisions on Federal authority over States and extension of power to include deciding appropriateness of legislation in addition to constitutionality, S7597-S7603 [26JY], S7758-S7763 [27JY]

Taxation: designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts, S6649-S6651 [13JY], S6770-S6772 [14JY]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (S. 2779), S5684 [22JN]

———designate renewal communities (S. 463), S374 [7FE]

———equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (S. 893), S9552, S9553 [28SE]

———establish nexus requirements for State and local taxation of mobile telecommunication services (H.R. 4391), S6812, S6813 [14JY]

———exempt State and local political committees from required notification of certain information to the IRS (S. 3193), S10417 [12OC]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 2775), S5676-S5679 [22JN], S5732, S5733 [23JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), S4118 [17MY], S4122 [18MY], S4937 [12JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2255), S1516 [21MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2028), S329 [3FE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2036), S453 [7FE], S457 [8FE]

———provide jurisdictional standards for imposition of State and local business activity, sales, and use tax obligations on interstate commerce (S. 2401), S2542-S2544 [11AP]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (S. 2721), S5029 [13JN]

———temporary deduction for Federal, State, and local fuel taxes (S. 2799), S5905 [27JN]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation, S11858 [15DE]

———use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds (S. 2714), S5027 [13JN]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), S11427 [31OC]

———State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (S. 2767), S5664-S5666 [22JN]

Texas Independence Day: observance, S1114 [2MR]

Tobacco products: combat smuggling of tobacco products into the U.S. (S. 2493), S3258 [2MY]

Tornadoes: disaster assistance to Southwest Georgia, S1741 [27MR]

Transportation: make certain passenger rail projects eligible for funding under the Federal highway program, S5166-S5173 [15JN]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: distribution of Intelligent Transportation System Program funding, S10124-S10127 [10OC]

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), S10244 [11OC], S10491-S10498 [12OC]

———eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (S. 2609), S4314 [23MY], S7066 [17JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: fund task forces to locate and apprehend fugitives in felony criminal cases and provide administrative subpoena authority (S. 2516), S3612 [8MY], S7715-S7720 [26JY]

U.S. Park Police: permit direct payment of medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements (H.R. 4404), S11181 [26OC]

Vermont: allow the Corps of Engineers to carry out an assessment and modification of State, local, and private dams (S. 2724), S5030 [13JN]

Washington: proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, S791 [24FE], S3893, S3906-S3908 [11MY], S4910 [8JN]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (S. 2363), S2238 [5AP]

Water pollution: increase funding for nonpoint source pollution control programs (S. 2417), S2729-S2732 [13AP], S10156 [10OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), S2008-S2018 [30MR], S2037 [3AP], S2099 [4AP], S10019-S10027 [5OC]

———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, S10881-S10883 [23OC]

West Virginia: anniversary of statehood, S5454, S5477 [20JN]

Western States: impact of wildfires, S7967-S7974 [5SE], S8410 [12SE]

———management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, S5771-S5773 [26JN]

Wildfires: disaster assistance to Los Alamos, NM, S3975-S3981 [16MY], S4165 [18MY]

———disaster assistance to Western States, S10682 [18OC]

Wind storms: disaster assistance to Minnesota, S6318, S6319, S6323 [10JY], S6498, S6499 [12JY]

Women: improve health and reduce health care costs for low-income and uninsured women by expanding existing screening and preventive health programs (S. 2635), S4463-S4465 [25MY]

Reports

Education at a Crossroads—What Works and What's Wasted in Education Today: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (excerpt), S3676 [9MY]

Growth, Open Space and Wilderness—Colorado Opinion Research Shows Support for Wilderness Declines as Public Learns More About Restrictions: Philip M. Burgess and Kara Steele, Center for the New West, H915 [9MR]

Reports filed

Alternative Water Sources Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1106) (H. Rept. 106-593), H2409 [2MY]

Beneficiary Improvement and Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 5291) (H. Rept. 106-1019), H11620 [30OC]

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4033) (H. Rept. 106-776), H6775 [24JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2413), S6120 [29JN]

California Trail Interpretive Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2749) (S. Rept. 106-441), S9700 [3OC]

Child Support Distribution Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4678) (H. Rept. 106-793), H7092 [26JY]

Class Action Fairness Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 353), S7838 [27JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 353) (S. Rept. 106-420), S9267 [26SE]

Clean Lakes Program Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2328) (H. Rept. 106-560), H1762 [4AP]

Coal Market Competition Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2300) (S. Rept. 106-378), S8018 [5SE]

Computer Crime Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1314), S8941 [21SE]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 701) (S. Rept. 106-413), S8584 [14SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 106-499), H572 [29FE]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 835, Estuaries and Clean Waters Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 106-1000), H10808 [24OC]

Consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 106-612), H2769 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 485) (H. Rept. 106-603), H2409 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2328, Clean Lakes Program Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 468) (H. Rept. 106-571), H2121 [11AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 441) (H. Rept. 106-525), H1075 [15MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 106-558), H1674 [3AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 496) (H. Rept. 106-611), H2769 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4678, Child Support Distribution Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 566) (H. Rept. 106-798), H7205 [27JY]

Dept. of the Interior Authorization for States To Establish Hunting Seasons for Double-Crested Cormorants: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3118) (H. Rept. 106-916), H8551 [29SE]

Dept. of the Interior Collection and Maintenance of Information on Public Memorials Commemorating Military Conflicts and Service of Individuals in the Armed Forces: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 345) (H. Rept. 106-839), H7501 [12SE]

Dept. of the Treasury Production of Certain Security Documents at the Request of Foreign Governments or States on a Reimbursable Basis: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4096) (H. Rept. 106-849), H7650 [14SE]

DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4640) (H. Rept. 106-900), H8199 [26SE]

Equitable Tax Treatment for Certain Individuals Performing Duties on Vessels Relative to State and Local Taxes: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 893) (S. Rept. 106-421), S9267 [26SE]

Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1775) (H. Rept. 106-561), H4173 [9JN]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1775) (H. Rept. 106-561), H1762 [4AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2842) (H. Rept. 106-779), H6776 [24JY]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1688) (S. Rept. 106-492), S10082 [6OC]

Federal Reformulated Fuels Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2962) (S. Rept. 106-426), S9464 [28SE]

Fugitive Apprehension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2516), S7392 [20JY]

Fur Seal Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3417) (H. Rept. 106-569), H2121 [11AP]

Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 21) (H. Rept. 106-526), H1075 [15MR]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2920) (S. Rept. 106-498), S10252 [11OC]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3709) (H. Rept. 106-609), H2654 [8MY]

Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1898), S9464 [28SE]

Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1444) (S. Rept. 106-239), S1390 [9MR]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2496) (S. Rept. 106-457), S9604 [2OC]

Land Recycling Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2580) (H. Rept. 106-775), H6717 [20JY]

Maximum Acreage Increase of Federal Leases for Sodium That May Be Held by an Entity in Any One State: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3063) (S. Rept. 106-270), S2616 [12AP]

Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1755) (S. Rept. 106-326), S6256 [30JN]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4391) (H. Rept. 106-719), H5736 [10JY]

National Monument NEPA Compliance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1487) (S. Rept. 106-250), S1815 [28MR]

National Monument Public Participation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 729) (S. Rept. 106-372), S8018 [5SE]

Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 106-806), H7279 [6SE]

Permit Direct Payment of Medical Expenses by the National Park Service and Allow for Waiver and Indemnification in Certain Mutual Law Enforcement Agreements: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4404) (H. Rept. 106-854), H7650 [14SE]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2438) (S. Rept. 106-387), S8019 [5SE]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2372) (H. Rept. 106-518), H930 [13MR]

Prohibit Interstate Movement of Live Birds, for the Purpose of Fighting, to States in Which Animal Fighting Is Lawful: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 345) (S. Rept. 106-297), S4102 [17MY]

Prohibit States From Imposing Restrictions on Interstate Limousine Services: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 106-1003), H10907 [25OC]

Secure Our Schools Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4108) (H. Rept. 106-718), H5736 [10JY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1608) (S. Rept. 106-275), S2865 [25AP]

Southeastern Alaska Intertie System Construction Appropriations: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2439) (S. Rept. 106-405), S8342 [11SE]

State and Local Government Regulation of Citizens Band Radio Equipment: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2346) (H. Rept. 106-883), H7996 [22SE]

Transportation Employee Fair Taxation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1293) (H. Rept. 106-927), H8735 [3OC]

Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 577), S1117 [2MR]

Water Pollution Program Enhancements Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2417) (S. Rept. 106-485), S9855 [4OC]

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3671) (S. Rept. 106-495), S10153 [10OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3671) (H. Rept. 106-554), H1628 [30MR]

Wireless Telecommunications Sourcing and Privacy Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3489) (H. Rept. 106-725), H5842 [11JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3489) (H. Rept. 106-726), H5842 [11JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Federal School-to-Work curriculum: New Jersey State Senate, E1048 [19JN], E1079 [22JN]

Missouri River flow management: Southern Governors' Association, S7500 [25JY]

Ports-to-Plains Corridor Project funding: Colorado Dept. of Transportation, E2096 [14NO]

Selection of Nevada test site as nuclear waste disposal site: Nevada State Legislature, S3204 [2MY]

Statements

Buckley v. Valeo Reconsideration and Overturning: several law and political science professors, S1788-S1790 [28MR]

Corps of Engineers Proposed Missouri River Changes Will Further Endanger Species: Joe Engeln, S7499 [25JY]

Educational Fascism in Minnesota: John H. Scribante, E966 [9JN], E1032 [15JN]

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation: Fred Ansell, S10208 [11OC]

Family Care Act: Patricia Quezada, S7661 [26JY]

Pipeline Safety Improvement Act: Representatives Shuster and Bliley, H9559 [10OC]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

School Construction and Infrastructure Improvements Funding: Representative Owens, H11614 [30OC]

Senior Community Service Employment Program: Dept. of Labor, S11059 [26OC]

Youth Advocacy Rights: Steve Hoffman and Jonathan Cummings, E1580 [25SE]

Summaries

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act (S. 2700), S4841 [8JN]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act (S. 2123), S1020 [1MR]

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation, S10201 [11OC]

Innocence Protection Act (S. 2690), S4680 [7JN]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act (H.R. 5324), E1615 [27SE]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act (S. 3077), S8851 [20SE]

Pipeline Safety Act (H.R. 5361), E1657 [3OC]

Professional Standards for Government Attorneys Act (S. 855), S9377 [27SE]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

State Children's Health Insurance Program, S11052 [26OC]

Younger Americans Act (S. 3085), S8863 [20SE]

Tables

Average Medicare+Choice payment rates in metropolitan and primary metropolitan statistical areas, S7680-S7685 [26JY]

Bulletproof vest funding and purchases, S9880 [5OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding, H11731 [1NO]

Nebraska airport projects funding, H1027 [15MR]

Number of wildland fires and acres affected in 2000, S7969 [5SE]

Potential Economic Development Administration hurricane assistance construction projects, S5535 [21JN]

Special education expenditures as reported by selected States, S906 [29FE]

Special education grants to States, S909 [29FE]

State gasoline taxes (1998), S5906 [27JN]

Wildland fire comparison statistics, S7969 [5SE]

Testimonies

Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation: Franklin Zimring, H5751 [11JY]

———Gail Willard, S10200 [11OC]

———Mike Lawlor, National Conference of State Legislatures, H5752 [11JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 312, regulate transactions at pawn shops and prohibit the imposition of usurious interest rates on loans to consumers, H5180 [27JN]

H. Con. Res. 345, Dept. of the Interior collection and maintenance of information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces, H7749 [19SE]

H. Con. Res. 434, tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses due to wildfires, H11561 [30OC]

H. Res. 441, consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1083 [16MR]

H. Res. 455, consideration of H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, H1801 [5AP]

H. Res. 465, collection and dissemination of statistics on the number of newborn babies abandoned in public places, H2021 [11AP]

H. Res. 468, consideration of H.R. 2328, Clean Lakes Program reauthorization, H2147 [12AP]

H. Res. 485, consideration of H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act, H2557 [4MY]

H. Res. 494, constitutionality of Ohio State motto, H5182 [27JN]

H. Res. 496, consideration of H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2783 [10MY]

H. Res. 497, consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2821 [10MY], H2939 [11MY]

H. Res. 566, consideration of H.R. 4678, Child Support Distribution Act, H7294 [7SE]

H. Res. 630, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1444, Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act, H9984 [17OC]

H. Res. 648, consideration of conference report on S. 835, Estuaries and Clean Waters Act, H10856 [25OC]

H.R. 894, encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H5748 [11JY]

H.R. 1106, Alternative Water Sources Act, H2565 [4MY]

H.R. 1444, Irrigation Mitigation and Restoration Partnership Act, S2795 [13AP], S11277 [27OC]

H.R. 1775, Estuary Restoration Act, H7475-H7478 [12SE]

H.R. 2346, State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment, H8275 [27SE], H11848 [13NO]

H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1097 [16MR]

H.R. 2389, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, H9607-H9612 [10OC]

H.R. 2798, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, H7656-H7658 [18SE]

H.R. 2816, Computer Crime Enforcement Act, H12510 [15DE]

H.R. 2842, Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act, H7760 [19SE]

H.R. 3417, Pribilof Islands Transition Act, H5092-H5094 [26JN]

H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, S10491-S10494 [12OC], H10017-H10023 [17OC]

H.R. 3709, Internet Nondiscrimination Act, H2801 [10MY]

H.R. 4033, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, H6932 [25JY]

H.R. 4051, Project Exile—The Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act, H2026 [11AP]

H.R. 4096, authorize the Dept. of the Treasury to produce certain security documents at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis, H7677 [18SE]

H.R. 4391, Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act, H5741-H5743 [11JY]

H.R. 4404, permit direct payment of U.S. Park Police medical expenses by National Park Service and allow for waiver and indemnification in certain mutual law enforcement agreements, H9959 [17OC]

H.R. 4493, Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Act, H9952 [17OC]

H.R. 4640, DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act, H8573-H8575 [2OC]

H.R. 4678, Child Support Distribution Act, H7297-H7309 [7SE]

H.R. 4888, Innocent Child Protection Act, H6792 [25JY]

H.R. 4920, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, H6980-H6995 [25JY]

H.R. 4999, Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Act, H7813-H7816 [19SE]

H.R. 5123, School Safety Hotline Act, H7380 [12SE]

H.R. 5174, Dept. of Defense facilities use as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections, H9594 [10OC]

H.R. 5218, Safer America for Everyone's Children (SAFE Children) Act, E1544-E1546 [20SE]

H.R. 5417, rename the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'', H9796 [11OC]

S. 623, Dakota Water Resources Act, S10535-S10538 [13OC]

S. 835, Clean Waters and Bays Act, S10019-S10027 [5OC], H7482-H7489 [12SE]

S. 835, Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act, S2008-S2011, S2015-S2018 [30MR]

S. 893, equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes, S9553 [28SE], H10632 [24OC]

S. 1309, Church Plan Parity and Entanglement Prevention Act, H5100 [26JN]

S. 1608, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, S8514-S8518 [13SE], S8596-S8600 [14SE]

S. 1769, reporting requirements for eavesdropping and surveillance activities of Federal and State law enforcement agencies, S2813 [13AP]

S. 1809, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, H9769-H9786 [11OC]

S. 1898, Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act, S11011 [25OC], H12033 [7DE]

S. 2028, Internet Nondiscrimination Act, S329 [3FE]

S. 2064, Abducted Young Adults Act, S623 [10FE]

S. 2065, provide Dept. of Justice grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist law enforcement in locating missing adults, S624 [10FE]

S. 2094, Stable Oil Supply (SOS) Home Heating Act, S807 [24FE]

S. 2123, Conservation and Reinvestment Act, S937-S945 [29FE]

S. 2181, Conservation and Stewardship Act, S1177-S1184 [6MR]

S. 2255, extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S1517 [21MR]

S. 2270, Right To Bear Arms Protection and Privacy Act, S1600 [22MR]

S. 2299, Medicaid DSH Preservation Act, S1749 [27MR]

S. 2300, Coal Market Competition Act, S9980 [5OC], H10494 [23OC]

S. 2313, allow Senators an additional mailing per year to every address in every county in their home State to announce a town meeting, S1790 [28MR]

S. 2325, Contracted Automobile Regulatory Relief Act, S1910 [29MR]

S. 2363, Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act, S2239 [5AP]

S. 2369, waive Federal preemption of State laws in court cases awarding punitive damages against moving companies engaging in unfair practices in processing of property claims, S2348 [6AP]

S. 2389, 21st Century Fire and Emergency Services Act, S2531 [11AP]

S. 2401, New Economy Tax Simplification Act (NETSA), S2542 [11AP]

S. 2409, Pipeline Safety and Community Protection Act, S2621-S2624 [12AP]

S. 2413, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, S2629 [12AP], S10155 [10OC], H10872 [25OC]

S. 2417, Water Pollution Program Enhancements Act, S10156 [10OC]

S. 2434, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Preservation Act, S2744 [13AP]

S. 2435, Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act, S2746-S2749 [13AP]

S. 2438, Pipeline Safety Improvement Act, S8225-S8230, S8236-S8241 [7SE], H9548-H9553 [10OC]

S. 2439, Southeastern Alaska Intertie System construction appropriations, S9996 [5OC]

S. 2482, Safe Homes-Safe Streets Act, S3027 [27AP]

S. 2493, Tobacco Smuggling Eradication Act, S3258-S3260 [2MY]

S. 2503, Renewable Fuels Act, S3515-S3519 [4MY]

S. 2506, reinstate authority of States to adopt additional regulations on operation, maintenance, equipping, personnel qualification, or manning of oil tankers, S3521 [4MY]

S. 2516, Fugitive Apprehension Act, S3613 [8MY], S7718-S7720 [26JY]

S. 2517, School Safety Act, S3614 [8MY]

S. 2556, implementation of a prospective payment system for psychiatric hospitals under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, S3947 [15MY]

S. 2610, Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement Act, S4316 [23MY]

S. 2690, Innocence Protection Act, S4676-S4680 [7JN]

S. 2693, Alaska Medicaid Equity Act, S4821 [8JN]

S. 2700, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S4835-S4840 [8JN]

S. 2714, use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds, S5028 [13JN]

S. 2732, Boll Weevil Eradication Equity Act, S5241 [15JN]

S. 2749, California Trail Interpretive Act, S5361 [19JN], S9985 [5OC], S11937-S11939 [15DE], H10574-H10576 [24OC]

S. 2755, Southern High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act, S5462 [20JN]

S. 2761, Capturing Criminals Act, S5557 [21JN]

S. 2767, State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment, S5665 [22JN]

S. 2769, NICS Partnership Act, S5667 [22JN]

S. 2799, Emergency Fuel Tax Act, S5906 [27JN]

S. 2813, Arizona Land Exchange Facilitation Act, S6123 [29JN]

S. 2819, Health Care Consumer Assistance Act, S6132-S6134 [29JN]

S. 2850, Community Oriented Policing Services Against Drugs Act, S6574 [12JY]

S. 2905, Medicare+Choice Program Improvement Act, S7450 [21JY]

S. 2908, Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act, S7478-S7482 [24JY]

S. 2909, permit landowners to assert otherwise-available State law defenses against property claims by Indian tribes, S7482 [24JY]

S. 2920, Indian Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act, S7552-S7554 [25JY]

S. 2927, Public Safety Act, S7667 [26JY]

S. 2937, Medicare Geographic Fair Payment Act, S7679 [26JY]

S. 2944, reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes, S7843 [27JY]

S. 2962, Federal Reformulated Fuels Act, S7853-S7855 [27JY]

S. 2968, Local Housing Opportunities Act, S7870-S7881 [27JY]

S. 2970, Student Education Enrichment Demonstration Act, S7882-S7884 [27JY]

S. 2995, Community Character Act, S7911 [27JY]

S. 3002, Pipeline Integrity, Safety and Reliability Research and Development Act, S8020 [5SE]

S. 3008, Older Workers Rights Restoration Act, S8109 [6SE]

S. 3032, Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act reauthorization, S8417 [12SE]

S. 3077, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act, S8826-S8851 [20SE]

S. 3168, Sexual Assault Prosecution Act, S9950 [5OC]

S. 3175, National Rural Development Partnership Act, S9961-S9963 [5OC]

S. 3176, Rural States Physician Recruitment and Retention Demonstration Act, S10084 [6OC]

S. 3221, Law Enforcement Officers Due Process Act, S10802 [19OC]

S. 3222, Harmful Nonnative Weed Control Act, S10803-S10805 [19OC]

S. 3261, HMO Guaranty Act, S11375 [30OC]

S. 3268, Fishery and Aquaculture Oil Spill Assistance Act, S11494 [1NO]

S. 3269, Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures Act, S11513 [14NO]

S. Con. Res. 133, corrections in enrollment of S. 1809, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, S7803, S7923 [27JY], H9788 [11OC]

S. Res. 276, submit conference report and include Senate gun safety language in H.R. 1501, Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act, S1526 [21MR]

Tributes

Moynihan, Senator, S10238 [11OC]