UDALL, MARK (a Representative from Colorado)
Amendments
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2921 [11MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3283 [17MY]
Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1765 [4AP]
San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (H.R. 3605), H3927 [6JN], H3944 [7JN]
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), H1819 [5AP]
Appointments
Bruce F. Vento funeral attendees, H9861 [12OC]
Articles and editorials
Canyon of the Ancients—Monument Is On the Map—Now It Needs Funding, Durango (CO) Herald, H4516 [15JN]
Special Interest Defense, James L. Hecht, Baltimore (MD) Sun, E954
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 4415), H10473 [19OC]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H632 [1MR]
American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]
American Samoa: centennial of U.S. territory status (see H. Res. 443), H1407 [23MR]
Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H2338 [13AP]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H7281 [6SE]
———prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H1588 [29MR]
Armed Forces: make anthrax vaccination immunization program voluntary (see H.R. 2543), H90 [31JA]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H575 [29FE]
Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9901 [12OC]
Aviation: clarify that State attorneys general may enforce consumer protection laws relative to air transportation (see H.R. 5270), H7996 [22SE]
———establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (see H.R. 2200), H8062 [25SE]
Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]
Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]
Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]
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: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2341 [13AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H6355 [17JY]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H455 [15FE]
Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see H.R. 3686), H2411 [2MY]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]
Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), H574 [29FE]
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), H6719 [20JY]
Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H7282 [6SE]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H7991 [21SE]
Contracts: require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 4890), H6599 [19JY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H90 [31JA]
Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 4879), H8406 [27SE]
Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), H4783 [20JN]
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: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2607 [4MY]
———make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H3309 [17MY]
Dept. of Energy: establish compensation for employees at the Los Alamos, NM, facility sustaining beryllium, radiation-related, asbestos, and hazardous substances injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4263), H2238 [12AP]
———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4398), H2769 [9MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument (see H.R. 4574), H4122 [8JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11207 [26OC]
Ecology and environment: encourage cross-border cooperation and environmental cleanup in Northern Europe (see H.R. 4249), H2655 [8MY]
———ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 960), H6052 [13JY]
Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271), H7281 [6SE] (see H.R. 4272), H7503 [12SE]
———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H1852 [5AP]
El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 2409), H2512 [3MY]
EPA: reauthorize the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 3656), H1852 [5AP]
———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 2702), H9900 [12OC]
———streamline and integrate the requirements for pollution-related reporting (see H.R. 4480), H5955 [12JY]
Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H5037 [22JN]
FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H2340 [13AP]
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H3926 [6JN]
Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 5631), H12080 [11DE]
Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H10809 [24OC]
———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H922 [9MR]
Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), H575 [29FE]
Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H8200 [26SE]
Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H2905 [10MY]
———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H3173 [16MY]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H165 [1FE]
Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H7578 [13SE]
———safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 3883), H2239 [12AP]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1629 [30MR]
———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H2906 [10MY]
Foreign trade: require disclosure of source of gem-quality diamonds and gem-quality diamond products imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 3188), H6599 [19JY]
Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H4036 [7JN]
———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H4783 [20JN]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]
Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H7503 [12SE]
———expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H1852 [5AP]
Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H7502 [12SE]
———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H2411 [2MY]
———provide H-1B status to nonimmigrants that meet certain educational requirements and whose employers make scholarship payments to institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3508), H4035 [7JN]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7503 [12SE]
Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 3272), H7723 [18SE]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H633 [1MR]
Indonesia: prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 2895), H50 [27JA]
———prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H7932 [20SE]
Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H2012 [10AP]
Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H10473 [19OC]
Japan: oppose permanent seat on U.N. Security Council until the Japanese Government complies with International Whaling Commission requirements and ends the commercialization of whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 431), H10473 [19OC]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1589 [29MR]
Liberty Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 376), H7003 [25JY]
McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H633 [1MR]
Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1477 [28MR]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H209 [2FE]
———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7366 [7SE]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1406 [23MR]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H5436 [28JN]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H5241 [27JN]
———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 3887), H3474 [19MY]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1764 [4AP]
Mexico: political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4120 [8JN]
Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]
Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]
National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7365 [7SE]
National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 4442), H5169 [26JN]
Native Americans: treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]
Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy: establish (see H.R. 4631), H4174 [9JN]
Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H3649 [23MY]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H7502 [12SE]
NIST: establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (see H.R. 4429), H2966 [11MY]
Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]
Political campaigns: permit any Presidential candidates to participate in debates relative to support in national public opinion polls (see H. Con. Res. 373), H11621 [30OC]
Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H8062 [25SE]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H2906 [10MY]
Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H2337 [13AP]
Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]
Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H6354 [17JY]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]
Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H4336 [13JN]
Roosevelt National Forest: redesignate Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail (see H.R. 3817), H3049 [15MY]
Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 5371), H9505 [6OC]
SBA: establish a New Market Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4530), H3812 [24MY]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]
Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H8736 [3OC]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3926 [6JN]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H2655 [8MY]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H209 [2FE]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H1412 [27MR]
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 2906), H255 [8FE]
Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H6052 [13JY]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H9505 [6OC]
———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), H9768 [11OC]
———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 2263), H2606 [4MY]
———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H7503 [12SE]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1629 [30MR]
———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 4204), H1956 [6AP]
———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2606 [4MY]
———provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 4136), H5036 [22JN]
———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7212 [27JY]
———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes (see H.R. 1358), H1958 [6AP]
———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 2380), H1958 [6AP] (see H.R. 5345), H10534 [23OC]
———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H1958 [6AP]
———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]
———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H511 [16FE]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H633 [1MR]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]
———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H8469 [28SE]
———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H2512 [3MY]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H7281 [6SE]
———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1560), H2655 [8MY]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H4174 [9JN]
———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 2880), H2512 [3MY]
———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1943), H2340 [13AP]
———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]
———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 3819), H1852 [5AP]
Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H1958 [6AP]
Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]
Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H7282 [6SE]
Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]
Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1629 [30MR]
Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H10534 [23OC]
Voting: 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), H12532 [15DE]
———establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]
Wildfires: tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (see H. Con. Res. 434), H10808 [24OC]
Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), H8200 [26SE]
———provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H6599 [19JY]
Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H8062 [25SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
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]
Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 5189), H7651 [14SE]
Forest Service: management of roadless areas in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and study of management options for Rocky Flats site in Colorado (see H.R. 5097), H7209 [27JY]
Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 5264), H7991 [21SE]
Letters
Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Greg Walcher, Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, H2839 [10MY]
FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act: several Representatives, E1480
National monument establishment or management funding: G. Eugene Story, Montezuma County, CO, Board of Commissioners, H4516 [15JN]
Private Property Rights Implementation Act: William R. Toor, Mayor of Boulder, CO, H1096 [16MR]
Provide Clear Creek County, CO, additional time to dispose of certain lands transferred to the county: Mark Spargue, Clear Creek County, CO, Lands Dept., H7689 [18SE]
San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act: several environmental agency officials, H3940
Petitions and memorials
Colorado Wildlife Commission: Conservation and Reinvestment Act, H2839 [10MY]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), consideration (H. Res. 457), H1776 [5AP]
Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3820 [25MY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5718
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, H5615
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1617
Arapahoe Resuce Patrol, Inc.: tribute (H. Res. 456), H3016
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H9874 [12OC]
Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness: establish (H.R. 4275), H6874, H6875 [25JY]
Breeze, Erin: George J. Mitchell Scholarship recipient, E31
Broomfield, CO: environmental impact of traffic study funding, H12492
Budget: allocation of funds, E954
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5866
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, E1309
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7518
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), E420
Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (H.R. 2348), E1373
Census: importance of decennial census, H1669 [3AP]
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3726
Clear Creek County, CO: provide additional time to dispose of certain lands transferred to the county (H.R. 2799), H7689 [18SE]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, E1669
———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2838, H2870 [10MY], H2919, H2920, H2921, H2922 [11MY]
Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H1617
———drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1617 [30MR]
———drug interdiction assistance, H5615
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
Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 4275), H6874, H6875 [25JY]
Colorado Coalition for New Energy Technologies: tribute, E1628
Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H396 [15FE]
Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1096
———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H2054
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H2087 [11AP]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2034
Dept. of Agriculture: emphasize use of nonlethal methods of predator control for livestock protection at small farms and ranches, H5718
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3375, H3377
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 503), H3191 [17MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 616), H9646 [11OC]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3073
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, H5615
Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, H3375, H3377
———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (H.R. 5189), E1489
———provide assistance to employees impacted by workforce reductions, H3191 [17MY]
———solar and renewable energy technology programs funding, H5251, H5252, H5253 [27JN]
Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, H12492
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4443, H4460, H4467 [14JN], H4515 [15JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, E1669
———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration (H. Res. 524), H4312 [13JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), E1133
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12491
———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11464
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4856
Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H9874 [12OC]
Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4271), H10621
———funding, H12491
———national policy to improve system, H2555 [4MY]
———reductions in school class size, H11472 [28OC]
———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H11472 [28OC]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5251, H5252, H5253 [27JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (H. Res. 532), H5209 [27JN]
Everglades National Park: restoration plan, H10363
FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2309
Federal agencies and departments: improve ability to license federally owned inventions (H.R. 209), E1835
Firearms: enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2087 [11AP]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H6021
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), H1229
Forest Service: convey certain lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for an elementary school site (H.R. 4656), H10707 [24OC]
———management of roadless areas in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and study of management options for Rocky Flats site in Colorado (H.R. 5097), E1375
———watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, H4467 [14JN]
———wildland fire management funding through reductions in BLM wild horse and burro management program, H4443 [14JN]
George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA: designate (H.R. 5110), E1833
Great Sand Dunes National Park: establish (S. 2547), H10712, H10716, H10717 [24OC]
Great Sand Dunes National Park Preserve: establish (S. 2547), H10712, H10716, H10717 [24OC]
Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1866
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, H9046
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2555 [4MY]
Land use: urban park and recreation, farmland protection, and endangered and threatened species recovery programs funding, H2870 [10MY]
LIHEAP: funding, H11464
Los Alamos, NM: encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire (H. Con. Res. 326), H3066 [16MY]
Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), E1162
———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H422 [15FE]
Murnane, Margaret: MacArthur Fellows Program honoree, E1030
NASA: funding, H4856
National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (S. 1438), H10573
National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4515 [15JN]
National security: national missile defense system, H3073
National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commission: establish (H.R. 4442), E1838
Native Americans: prohibit gaming on certain Indian trust lands in California that were purchased with Federal grants (H.R. 5477), H11899 [14NO]
Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal, H12492
New Market Venture Capital Program: establish, H6838
NIST: funding, H12492
NOAA: funding, H12491
Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources through use of renewable fuels, conservation, improving efficiency, and increasing domestic energy supplies, H5251, H5253 [27JN]
Power resources: promote use of hydrogen in combination with fossil and synthic fuels, H5252 [27JN]
Public lands: livestock grazing permits renewal process, H4460 [14JN]
———prohibit wildlife conservation organizations from using Federal funds for purchase of conservation easements, H2919, H2920 [11MY]
———Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program funding, H2921, H2922 [11MY]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing, H12492
Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 5264), E1560
Roosevelt National Forest: redesignate Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail (H.R. 3817), H6860
San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (S. 503), E1899
San Rafael Western Legacy District: designate certain areas as wilderness study areas, H3945, H3946, H3947, H3948, H3949 [7JN]
———establish (H.R. 3605), H3939, H3945, H3946, H3947, H3948, H3949, H3953 [7JN]
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (S. 2950), E1897
SBA: reauthorize loan programs, H12492
SEC: proposed rule affecting consulting affiliates of auditing firms, E1852
Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), E332
———strengthen existing protections for small business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process (H.R. 4945), H7883
Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization, H12492
———extend authorization (H.R. 2392), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 590), H8018
Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H12491
———reform, E1861
Solomon, Susan: National Medal of Science recipient, E331
Space Day: observance, E646
Taxation: alternative minimum tax rates, H5866
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), H2146
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H311
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2800
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4144
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7331
———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (H.R. 1291), H3062
———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), H6838
———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (H.R. 3594), H12100
———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), E1480
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4199), H2280
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), H1808, H1819 [5AP], E1838
———require report on implementation of Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, H1819 [5AP]
Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10363
———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, H11829
Westminster, CO: tribute to Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center, E630
Wildfires: tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (H. Con. Res. 434), H11562
Wildlife: prohibit funding to certain public outreach organizations and prevent the re-introduction of certain species into wilderness areas, H2920 [11MY]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9046
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8102
Women's History Month: observance, E388
Reports
Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act (S. 503): Committee on Resources (House), E1899
Statements
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act: Ken Salazar, Colorado Attorney General, H10713 [24OC]
Summaries
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act (H.R. 5189), E1490
Tributes
Knierim, George, E119
Schroeder, Patricia, E388