ALLEN, THOMAS H. (a Representative from Maine)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3714 [27JN], H3921 [11JY]

Appointments

British-American Interparliamentary Group, H7950 [8NO]

Conferee: S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7097 [17OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1408 [3AP]

Afghanistan: tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and ensure inclusion of women in any newly established Government (see H. Res. 281, 281), H8843 [4DE]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2713 [24MY]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H1483 (see H.R. 1421), H1493 [4AP]

———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H3150 [13JN]

Air pollution: reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H1488 (see H. Res. 117), H1500 [4AP]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H5925 [21SE]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058, 3058), H9078 [6DE]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H1346 [29MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H505 [28FE]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H224 [7FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H3068 [12JN]

Aviation: impose temporary moratorium on certain airline mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 761), H3203 [14JN]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2955), H6505 [10OC]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H6379 [4OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1060 [21MR]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H3863 [10JY]

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 H.R. 912), H739 [7MR]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H4113 [17JY]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H4540 [24JY]

———provide grants to State child welfare systems and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 1371), H1409 [3AP]

———provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see H.R. 555), H258 [12FE]

China, People's Republic of: express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (see H. Res. 121), H3520 [25JN]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4635 [25JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H506 [28FE]

Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 1152), H1059 [21MR]

Clean Air Act: eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 1891), H8564 [28NO]

Congress: compile and make available to the public the names of candidates for election who agree to conduct campaigns in accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. Con. Res. 53), H1061 [21MR]

———hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7960 [8NO]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054, 3054), H10055 [12DE]

———award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917, 2917), H8843 [4DE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H1011 [20MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H1117 [22MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H3067 [12JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 2081), H2955 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H3466 [21JN]

———field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see H.R. 948), H826 [8MR]

Dept. of Education: make additional grants under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (see H.R. 419), H219 [7FE]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2283), H4863 [30JY]

Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H4428 [23JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H111 [30JA]

Dept. of the Interior: maintain moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H. Con. Res. 136), H2280 [16MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a commercial truck safety pilot program in Maine (see H.R. 2151), H3149 [13JN]

———establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1346 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H959 [19MR]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 1230), H1717 [1MY]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H651 [6MR]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 933), H1013 [20MR]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H1116 [22MR]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 1193), H6137 [2OC]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H412 [26FE]

Education: authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs, student loan forgiveness, and professional development programs for teachers in rural areas (see H.R. 2102), H4010 [12JY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 100, 101), H224 [7FE]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H221 [7FE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 687), H4216 [18JY]

———increase student financial aid programs funding (see H.R. 2476), H3960 [11JY]

———reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (see H.R. 692), H624 [1MR]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H1660 [26AP]

———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (see H.R. 1468), H3260 [19JN]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H3203 [14JN]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 1116), H1191 [27MR]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H1482 (see H.R. 1413), H1492 [4AP]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043), H953 [15MR] (see H.R. 1097), H3960 [11JY]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H398 [14FE]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H878 [13MR]

———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H4352 [19JY]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H1717 [1MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H2280 [16MY]

Financial institutions: ensure continued stability of the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1293), H3863 [10JY]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 713), H2998 [7JN]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 1949), H3466 [21JN]

———expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H954 [15MR]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H441 [27FE]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H3618 [26JN]

Foreign policy: support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H2081 [9MY]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5333 [2AU]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H1489 [4AP]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H1011 [20MR]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (see H.R. 2059), H4353 [19JY]

———establish compulsory licensing of certain patented medical inventions (see H.R. 3235), H8133 [13NO]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums and COBRA coverage premiums (see H.R. 1255), H2890 [5JN]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 1269), H1294 [28MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H650 [6MR] (see H.R. 2563), H5126 [1AU]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H741 [7MR]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2712 [24MY]

Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1112 [22MR]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H5339 [2AU]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H825 [8MR]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 1266), H3068 [12JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1330, 1330), H10055 [12DE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H3203 [14JN]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H1498 [4AP]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H3466 [21JN]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H324 [13FE]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H1115 [22MR]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1809), H2680 [23MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H444 [27FE]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H1190 [27MR]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H2711 [24MY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1486 (see H.R. 1475), H1496 [4AP]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H8746 [30NO]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1296 [28MR]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 180), H4863 [30JY]

Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414, 3414), H8948 [5DE]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H3151 [13JN]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H323 [13FE]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H2335 [17MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H6505 [10OC]

———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. 3317), H8337 [16NO]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H1191 [27MR]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H2890 [5JN]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H959 [19MR]

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 481), H221 [7FE]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H6779 [12OC]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351, 3351), H8843 [4DE]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H3466 [21JN]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H412 [26FE]

Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1815), H4353 [19JY]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1343 [29MR]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H3712 [27JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H2849 [25MY]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see H.R. 3473, 3473), H10055 [12DE]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1071), H4009 [12JY]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H7529 [30OC]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 1662), H1715 [1MY]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3802 [28JN]

NIH: implement guidelines for research using human pluripotent stem cells (see H.R. 2747), H6781 [12OC]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, tariff, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 2661), H4724 [26JY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3149 [13JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H1664 [27AP]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Pharmaceuticals: establish compulsory licensing of certain patented prescription drugs and medical inventions (see H.R. 1708), H1923 [3MY]

———establish therapeutic equivalence requirements for generic drugs (see H.R. 1685), H3806 [28JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H507 [28FE]

———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1861), H2279 [16MY]

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H2848 [25MY]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173, 2173), H10910 [19DE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H221 [7FE]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6781 [12OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1664 [27AP]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 970), H827 [8MR]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3011), H6259 [3OC]

Schools: establish a grant program to promote emotional and social development and school readiness (see H.R. 2636), H4633 [25JY]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H7719 [1NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H5927 [21SE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H395 [14FE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H222 [7FE]

———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 128), H1716 [1MY]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H623 [1MR]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2630), H4633 [25JY]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H5736 [19SE]

———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332, 3332), H10173 [17DE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H4634 [25JY]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 956), H1346 [29MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H954 [15MR]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Sports: make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (see H.R. 3288), H8732 [29NO]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1275), H1294 [28MR]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H4216 [18JY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H3466 [21JN]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H959 [19MR]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2520), H4111 [17JY]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 102), H224 [7FE]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 1676), H1860 [2MY]

———exempt transfers of family-owned businesses from estate taxes (see H.R. 1210), H1121 [26MR]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1116 [22MR]

———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2419), H3804 [28JN]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H2142 [10MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2889 [5JN]

———incentives for renewable and alternative electric energy, alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, energy efficiency and conservation, and demand management and distributive energy generation (see H.R. 2392), H3803 [28JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H109 [30JA]

———increase estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (see H.R. 585), H929 [14MR]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 2040), H2848 [25MY]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H441 [27FE]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H506 [28FE]

———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. 1754), H3203 [14JN]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H4428 [23JY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H4352 [19JY]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1116 [22MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H2889 [5JN]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1604 [25AP]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 678), H444 [27FE]

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H2680 [23MY]

———treatment of timber sales by landowners (see H.R. 1341), H6260 [3OC]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H7959 [8NO]

———prevent, prepare for, and respond to threats (see H.R. 3555, 3555), H10963 [20DE]

Thresher (U.S.S.): erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor the crew (see H. Con. Res. 137), H2334 [17MY]

Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 1044), H953 [15MR]

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H878 [13MR]

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1117), H1011 [20MR]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H1658 [26AP]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H1717 [1MY]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1661 [26AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1925 [3MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H2849 [25MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H443 [27FE]

Voting: protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H3863 [10JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for municipal construction grant program for wastewater treatment (see H.R. 1751), H2021 [8MY]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1750), H2021 [8MY]

Winter Harbor, ME: authorize transfer and conveyance of real property at the Naval Security Group Activity (see H.R. 2371), H3802 [28JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H1114 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2648), H4723 [26JY]

Hazardous substances: provide for temporary storage of private sector mercury supplies at Dept. of Defense facilities and develop a plan for the safe disposal of mercury (see H.R. 2266), H3463 [21JN]

———reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 1335), H1407 [3AP]

———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 2729), H5333 [2AU]

Medicaid: clarify Dept. of HHS authority to treat certain State prescription drug discount demonstration projects as medical assistance for purposes of rebate agreements (see H.R. 2513), H4111 [17JY]

Medicare: reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H1482 (see H.R. 1400), H1491 [4AP]

National security: provide for burdensharing contributions from countries for the costs of deployment of any U.S. missile defense system designed to protect such countries (see H.R. 2514), H4111 [17JY]

Nuclear weapons: provide the President with flexibility to set strategic nuclear delivery system levels to meet national security goals (see H.R. 2013), H2846 [25MY]

Social Security: 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. 319), H162 [31JA]

Wilson, Nancy B. (see H.R. 392), H166 [31JA]

Proclamations

World Population Awareness Week: Angus S. King, Governor of Maine, E1888 [12OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6289 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3884, H3919, H3921 [11JY]

Air pollution: clean air standards, H883 [14MR]

Altrusa International, Inc., of Greater Biddeford-Saco: anniversary, E696 [2MY]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7776 [6NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to instruct conferees, H7776 [6NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, H446 [28FE], H770, H785, H815, H816, H818 [8MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1182, H1183 [27MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H2961 [7JN], H5380, H5383, H5384, H5385, H5386 [5SE]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H1598 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5771 [20SE]

———commend U.S. military and defense contractor personnel responsible for successful in-flight ballistic missile defense interceptor test (H. Res. 195), H4039 [17JY]

———merchant marine and shipbuilding funding, H5771 [20SE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), consideration (H. Res. 138), H2088 [10MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), motion to recommit, H2249 [16MY]

———establish a U.S. Special Coordinator for Korea, H2249 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3396 [21JN]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3884 [11JY]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H1045, H1046 [21MR]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H5380, H5383, H5384, H5385, H5386 [5SE]

FDA: reallocation of funding to the Office of Generic Drugs to evaluate and review potential patent abuses, H3919 [11JY]

———require new drug applications include a statement specifying the total cost of research and development, H3921 [11JY]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, H883 [14MR], H1045 [21MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 659), H907 [14MR]

———funding, H815, H816, H817, H819, H820, H821 [8MR]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6289 [4OC]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: promote termination of ballistic missile program, H2088 [10MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H820 [8MR], H2867 [5JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 1400), H2867 [5JN]

National security: national missile defense system, H3047, H3048 [12JN]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize, H6289 [4OC]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6289 [4OC]

Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition, H3396 [21JN]

Social Security: honor commitments (H. Con. Res. 282), H9174 [11DE]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6289 [4OC]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7208 [23OC], H7223 [24OC], H8121, H8122, H8123, H8124, H8125, H8126 [13NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7229 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10854 [19DE]

———rates, H1598 [25AP]

———rates (H.R. 3), H770, H785, H815, H816, H817, H818, H819, H820, H821 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H2961 [7JN]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5496 [11SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8999 [6DE]

———impact of free trade on drug prices, H8999 [6DE]

Votes: position on missed, E888 [22MY], E1113 [14JN]

World Population Awareness Week: observance, E1888 [12OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H925 [14MR], H1405 [3AP], H7216 [23OC], H7908 [7NO]

Tributes

Bonior, Representative, H10942 [20DE]

Ganley, Robert B., H1392 [3AP]

Mills, Barry, E1828 [5OC]