THURMAN, KAREN L. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1167 [21MR], H1236 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: allow referendum on creation of avocado promotion, research, and information program (see H.R. 2962), H1406 [23MR]

———ensure safety of imported meat and poultry products (see H.R. 2581), H3049 [15MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 213), H922 [9MR]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H4484 [14JN]

———require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (see H.R. 3263), H7211 [27JY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 4780), H7871 [19SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H342 [10FE]

Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 4399), H8200 [26SE]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 56), H7933 [20SE]

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

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see H.R. 4957), H7212 [27JY]

Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H757 [8MR]

Business and industry: require employers to notify parents or guardians of employees under 18 or handicapped that an individual with a criminal record of violence is working at the same facility (see H.R. 4305), H7128 [26JY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H3413 [18MY]

Children and youth: expand access to health care (see H.R. 4932), H7212 [27JY]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H647 [6MR]

———promote in-school personal safety programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 309), H2771 [9MY]

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), H574 [29FE]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H1957 [6AP]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H7212 [27JY]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6471 [18JY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H757 [8MR]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6600 [19JY]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), H3474 [19MY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2607 [4MY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H1764 [4AP]

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

Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H632 [1MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H1629 [30MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2512 [3MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H3926 [6JN]

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

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

———provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2780), H278 [9FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H575 [29FE]

———conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 566), H1588 [29MR]

———ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]

Diseases: international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1284 [22MR]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H922 [9MR]

Drugs: prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H7212 [27JY]

Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4400), H8200 [26SE]

Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H2341 [13AP]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4272), H10257 [18OC]

———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H2967 [11MY]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see H.R. 4176), H2412 [2MY]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H1075 [15MR]

EPA: establish integrated environmental reporting system (see H.R. 4757), H7212 [27JY]

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

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2771 [9MY]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H5737 [10JY]

———limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H3926 [6JN]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H2512 [3MY]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3868 [25MY]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H922 [9MR]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H7280 [6SE]

Floods: ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such changes (see H.R. 4803), H7212 [27JY]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 444), H757 [8MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H340 [10FE]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2906 [10MY]

———prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for international military education, training assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), H3474 [19MY]

Foreign trade: require that imported agricultural products be subject to the same sanitary or phytosanitary measures as domestic products (see H.R. 3552), H757 [8MR]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H1120 [16MR]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H8469 [28SE]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 4191), H3173 [16MY]

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (see H.R. 3631), H1285 [22MR]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H1078 [15MR]

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

———issue special postage stamps to fund organ and tissue donation awareness (see H.R. 3809), H631 [1MR]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H2122 [11AP]

———prevent group and individual health insurance coverage, and group health plans, from seeking to recover more than costs in cases of third party recoveries (see H.R. 3765), H1285 [22MR]

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

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Indonesia: condemn militia attack on U.N. refugee workers in West Timor and call for an end to militia violence in East and West Timor (see H. Con. Res. 395), H8201 [26SE]

———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H3649 [23MY]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H1589 [29MR]

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

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H6052 [13JY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: designate (see H.R. 2938), H757 [8MR]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H255 [8FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1285 [22MR]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H7281 [6SE]

———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H7723 [18SE]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 5068), H8469 [28SE]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 3584), H7211 [27JY]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1589 [29MR]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H1406 [23MR]

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

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H3868 [25MY]

———coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 4375), H2511 [3MY]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H6599 [19JY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H3649 [23MY]

———establish a demonstration project to stabilize coverage and benefits under the Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 4555), H7003 [25JY]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H2122 [11AP]

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

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H2654 [8MY]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H7501 [12SE]

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

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H1285 [22MR]

———protect beneficiaries under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4356), H7871 [19SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H931 [13MR]

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

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7503 [12SE]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H3050 [15MY]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H8617 [2OC]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4634), H8617 [2OC]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7211 [27JY]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 420), H1629 [30MR]

NIH: support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation (see H.R. 4431), H10036 [17OC]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 2991), H1120 [16MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 3673), H1406 [23MR]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H2411 [2MY]

———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), H2412 [2MY]

———reimpose the prohibition on export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 4017), H1285 [22MR]

———suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1675 [3AP]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 4792), H7723 [18SE]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H757 [8MR]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H1764 [4AP]

Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency management and civil defense personnel for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), H757 [8MR]

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

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7211 [27JY]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H7128 [26JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H931 [13MR]

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 5309), H10473 [19OC]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Senior citizens: prevent abuse (see H.R. 1984), H1958 [6AP]

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

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 H.R. 5081), H7209 [27JY]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H7932 [20SE]

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

———waive waiting period for disability benefits relative to individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 1107), H7502 [12SE]

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

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see H.R. 5423), H9504 [6OC]

———steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3875), H920 [9MR]

Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H7932 [20SE]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H996 [14MR]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H7652 [14SE]

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

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see H.R. 5117), H7366 [7SE]

———clarify the definition of contribution in aid of construction (see H.R. 4308), H2967 [11MY]

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities and mineral production payments (see H.R. 5259), H11195 [25OC]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H10257 [18OC]

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

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214, 4245), H2967 [11MY]

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

———exclude from unrelated business taxable income amounts set aside by a volunteer fire department for purchasing equipment (see H.R. 3168), H3172 [16MY]

———exclude hazardous duty pay for members of the Armed Forces from earned income tax credit calculations (see H.R. 4335), H2339 [13AP]

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

———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 1294), H1284 [22MR]

———prevent companies from reinsuring income in Bermuda or other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4192), H2607 [4MY]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H4035 [7JN]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7212 [27JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 2894), H2607 [4MY]

———provide assistance to homeowners and small businesses to repair Formosan termite damage (see H.R. 1892), H8200 [26SE]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), H7128 [26JY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H3867 [25MY]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 5084), H7209 [27JY]

———provide tax incentives to enhance long-term care and convene a National Summit on Long-Term Care (see H.R. 4498), H8736 [3OC]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H7212 [27JY]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———reform interest allocation rules (see H.R. 2270), H7128 [26JY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2607 [4MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H758 [8MR]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see H.R. 4003), H2967 [11MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H2967 [11MY]

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 2289), H647 [6MR]

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

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2607 [4MY]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H757 [8MR]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2967 [11MY]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 4783), H7366 [7SE]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H3868 [25MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H920 [9MR]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H2770 [9MY]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H632 [1MR]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H3413 [18MY]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3926 [6JN]

U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 397), H633 [1MR]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9635 [10OC]

Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see H.R. 3985), H3173 [16MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H632 [1MR]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H9635 [10OC]

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

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H756 [8MR]

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Con. Res. 276), H1407 [23MR]

World War II: recognition of American civilian POW (see H. Res. 51), H7723 [18SE]

———war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H7129 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H5240 [27JN]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H254 [8FE]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: extend applicability to individuals determined to have a mental capacity less than 18 years of age (see H.R. 5188), H7651 [14SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: legislative process, H11755 [1NO], H11789 [2NO]

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program, H3201 [17MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1331 [23MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H6442, H6443, H6444, H6445, H6447 [18JY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3704 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3201 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: nullify rule relative to the centralization of organ allocation policies, H1718 [4AP]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, H4069 [8JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4069 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11500 [29OC]

Education: national policy to improve system, H11476 [28OC]

Everglades National Park: restoration plan, H11789 [2NO]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1241 [22MR]

———reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), consideration (H. Res. 445), H1206 [22MR]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 644), H10753 [24OC]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (H. Con. Res. 247), H333 [10FE], H353, H354 [14FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H10896, H10899 [25OC], H11477 [28OC], H11755, H11756, H11757 [1NO]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1718 [4AP]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H847 [9MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H7256, H7257, H7258 [6SE], H10895, H10898, H10899 [25OC], H11477 [28OC], H11755, H11758, H11759, H11760 [1NO]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H460 [16FE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5353 [28JN]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5312 [28JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H424, H425 [15FE], H460 [16FE]

———reform, H10895, H10898, H10899 [25OC]

———require HMO's participating in the Medicare+Choice program to commit to 3-year contracts, H11500 [29OC]

Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (H.R. 957), H4153 [9JN]

———condition phase-out and repeal of estate and gift taxes on solvency of Social Security and Medicare and public debt reduction, H4081 [8JN]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H300 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4153 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4081 [8JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7323 [7SE]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption, H1241 [22MR]

———rates, H6442, H6443, H6444, H6445, H6447 [18JY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7159 [27JY]

University of Florida: anniversary of College of Journalism and Communications, E402 [23MR]

———tribute to men's basketball team, H1732 [4AP]

Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2563 [4MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11789 [2NO]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10860 [25OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H338 [10FE], H1761 [4AP], H10806 [24OC]

Tributes

Crapo, Ed, E863 [25MY]

Fowler, Representative, H10758 [24OC]

Gilstrap, Norine S., E1837 [19OC]

McGriff, Perry, H353 [14FE]

Schiebler, Gerold L., E1756 [12OC]

Weimer, Rae O., E402 [23MR]