OLVER, JOHN W. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3922 [11JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3582 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4115 [17JY], H4161 [18JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4115 [17JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2216, supplemental appropriations, H3979 [12JY]

———H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H7549 [31OC]

———H.R. 2904, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6102 [2OC]

———H.R. 2944, District of Columbia appropriations, H7919 [8NO]

John Joseph Moakley funeral attendees, H2929 [6JN]

Articles and editorials

Sacred Heart Vicar Celebrates 50 Years, Pittsfield (MA) Berkshire Eagle, E1360 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H4724 [26JY] (see H.R. 2866), H5927 [21SE]

Adams Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family (see H.R. 1668), H1715 [1MY]

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H741 [7MR]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4114 [17JY]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H4428 [23JY]

———provide market loss assistance for apple producers (see H.R. 2128), H6505 [10OC]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1189 [27MR]

———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), H10910 [19DE]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H218 [7FE]

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

Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H8421 [27NO]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA]

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 2310), H3807 [28JN]

———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), H5340 [2AU]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7358 [29OC]

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]

BLS: develop methodology for measuring the cost of living in each State and require GAO study to determine effect on Federal benefits (see H.R. 715), H398 [14FE]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see H.R. 2211), H8732 [29NO]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1558 [24AP]

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]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4429 [23JY]

Census: funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad (see H.R. 680), H396 [14FE]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H4949 [31JY]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 2198), H3202 [14JN]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5488 [10SE]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1411 [3AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H2082 [9MY]

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]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H5406 [5SE]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H877 [13MR]

Congress: 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), H8843 [4DE]

Consumers: requirements on credit card issuers relative to mailing of monthly statements (see H.R. 296), H110 [30JA]

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

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1764), H2022 [8MY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 2688), H4948 [31JY]

———provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1226), H1188 [27MR]

Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1319), H1344 [29MR]

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 Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H8181 [14NO]

———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), H878 [13MR]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H4009 [12JY]

Dept. of Energy: develop plan for magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment to accelerate scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1781), H2185 [15MY]

———establish a Natural Gas Reserve (see H.R. 245), H325 [13FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H1717 [1MY]

———establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H5456 [6SE]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H5927 [21SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H223 [7FE]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 2459), H8732 [29NO]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds in California (see H.R. 2534), H4863 [30JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H2889 [5JN]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H1408 [3AP]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H222 [7FE]

———payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 879), H648 [6MR]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5704 [14SE]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H1112 [22MR]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H398 [14FE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5488 [10SE]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1112 [22MR]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H1861 [2MY]

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: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1978), H3203 [14JN]

———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1344), H1407 [3AP] (see H.R. 2592), H5616 [13SE]

Education: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1536), H1499 [4AP]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H1605 [25AP]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H1605 [25AP]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H1660 [26AP]

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

El Paso, TX: establish a national immigration museum (see H.R. 2162), H6260 [3OC]

Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see H.R. 2282), H3464 [21JN]

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

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

———revise drinking water standards for arsenic and provide grants to small public drinking water systems to assist in meeting these standards (see H.R. 1252), H1490 [4AP]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1345 [29MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 961), H826 [8MR]

Families and domestic relations: eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage (see H.R. 270), H2184 [15MY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043), H953 [15MR] (see H.R. 1097), H1010 [20MR]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H2712 [24MY]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 57), H26 [3JA]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H5616 [13SE]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H10067 [13DE]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H444 [27FE]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 1246), H1189 [27MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H8421 [27NO]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H2185 [15MY]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 3460), H9239 [11DE]

Firearms: expand Dept. of the Treasury regulation of manufacture, distribution, and sale of weapons and ammunition (see H.R. 671), H1346 [29MR]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 225), H224 [7FE]

Flag—U.S.: encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5616 [13SE]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 713), H398 [14FE]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H9239 [11DE]

Foreign aid: increase accountability relative to the education and training of foreign military personnel (see H.R. 1594), H2335 [17MY]

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

Foreign policy: support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H5340 [2AU]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H6380 [4OC]

———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), H740 [7MR]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H1497 [4AP]

Hazardous substances: 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]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H4780 [27JY]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 1033), H928 [14MR]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H877 [13MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1114 [22MR] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1499 [4AP]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H828 [8MR]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9240 [11DE]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H3864 [10JY]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H3068 [12JN]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H506 [28FE]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H929 [14MR]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H7529 [30OC]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5616 [13SE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H1113 [22MR]

Immigration: cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H4009 [12JY]

———eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for Federal aid programs (see H.R. 2258), H4429 [23JY]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 1242), H5339 [2AU]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 964), H4113 [17JY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H2082 [9MY]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H3863 [10JY]

———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), H2712 [24MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H253 [8FE]

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), H1013 [20MR]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (see H.R. 559), H400 [14FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H8338 [16NO]

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

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H5406 [5SE]

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), H8732 [29NO]

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), H4217 [18JY]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H2888 [5JN]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H10909 [19DE]

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

———coverage of home health services (see H.R. 2071), H10910 [19DE]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H10355 [18DE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1512), H1498 [4AP]

———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), H874 [13MR]

———improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special needs beneficiaries by targeting enrollment and eliminating beneficiary lock-in and other administrative barriers (see H.R. 2709), H10355 [18DE]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H8949 [5DE]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H5406 [5SE]

———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H2890 [5JN]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H5339 [2AU]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 279), H109 [30JA]

———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3267), H8421 [27NO]

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

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H5927 [21SE]

———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), H10355 [18DE]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H5406 [5SE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H396 [14FE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H7128 [17OC]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see H.J. Res. 42), H3002 [8JN]

National Guard: end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 512), H1410 [3AP]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H1410 [3AP]

National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H3805 [28JN]

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), H2890 [5JN]

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

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]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H1558 [24AP]

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

Navajo Long Walk to Bosque Redondo: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 1384), H2387 [21MY]

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

Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 17), H400 [14FE]

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

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

Peru: congratulate President-elect Alejandro Toledo on his election, congratulate the people for the return of democracy, and express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 181), H3712 [27JN]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of certain prescription drugs by pharmacists and wholesalers (see H.R. 698), H397 [14FE]

Pipelines: require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 144), H4541 [24JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H224 [7FE] (see H.R. 1637), H1659 [26AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H325 [13FE]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 1830), H4780 [27JY]

———increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 683), H444 [27FE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H5928 [21SE]

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 welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H8949 [5DE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2815), H5337 [2AU]

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

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H3713 [27JN]

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), H2712 [24MY]

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), H508 [28FE]

———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]

———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1143), H2334 [17MY]

———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]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H5406 [5SE]

———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), H9239 [11DE]

———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), H3806 [28JN]

———ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the State (see H.R. 926), H740 [7MR]

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

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H3203 [14JN]

———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), H1717 [1MY]

———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), H1925 [3MY]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1316), H2849 [25MY]

———provide a refund to individuals for payroll taxes (see H.R. 3015), H6260 [3OC]

———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 1487), H4353 [19JY] (see H.R. 2794), H6380 [4OC]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H1295 [28MR]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H1489 [4AP]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H2082 [9MY]

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

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

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

Treaties and agreements: importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H10055 [12DE]

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H1013 [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), H8564 [28NO]

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

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

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H6056 [25SE]

Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 50), H26 [3JA]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1112 [22MR]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 128), H1605 [25AP]

Voting Rights Act: congressional commitment (see H. Res. 139), H2335 [17MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H955 [15MR]

Weapons: take Peacekeeper (MX) missiles off of high-alert status (see H.R. 2718), H8421 [27NO]

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

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 285), H3067 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Connecticut River: congressional consent to interstate compact on restoration of Atlantic salmon and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission reauthorization (see H.R. 2062), H2888 [5JN]

Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1027), H928 [14MR]

Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 3594), H10965 [20DE]

Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see H.R. 1814), H2141 [10MY]

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), H2141 [10MY]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2904), H6099 [2OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6305 [4OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6305 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3922, H3923 [11JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 74), H8221 [15NO]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7548 [31OC]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), H5889, H5892 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2904), H5871 [21SE]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2904), conference report, H7109 [17OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2904), motion to instruct conferees, H6099 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8221 [15NO]

Dept. of Energy: National Ignition Facility funding, H3675 [27JN]

Dept. of HUD: authorize grants for the conversion of certain commercial property into low-income assisted living for seniors, H4695, H4696 [26JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3582, H3585 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 299), H8738 [30NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), motion to instruct conferees, H7548 [31OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4161 [18JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4695, H4696 [26JY]

Diseases: international tuberculosis control and Child Survival and Maternal Health Account funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4470 [24JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H5993 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), conference report, H9051 [6DE]

———prohibit extension of benefits to domestic partners, H5993 [25SE]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H9051 [6DE]

Easthampton, MA: tribute to Williston Northampton School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E514 [3AP], E674 [1MY]

El Salvador: disaster relief funding, H4489 [24JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3675 [27JN]

EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H3922, H3923 [11JY], H4161 [18JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4470, H4489 [24JY]

Holyoke, MA: tribute to the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside's ``The Future Begins Here'' children's program, E222 [27FE]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (H.R. 559), H340 [14FE]

Kyoto Protocol: allow funding for certain activities authorized by law, H3582, H3585 [26JN]

Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (H.R. 1814), H7154 [23OC]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, H8738 [30NO]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2917 [6JN]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H5119 [1AU]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5119 [1AU]

———national energy policy, H2716 [25MY]

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), H5561 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5889, H5892 [21SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8221 [15NO]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5561 [11SE]

Transportation: security programs funding, H7548 [31OC]

University of Massachusetts: tribute to Minuteman Marching Band, E107 [6FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5177 [1AU]

Tables

Distribution of transportation revenue aligned budget authority to Federal-aid highway programs, H8739 [30NO]

Distribution of transportation revenue aligned budget authority to States, H8739 [30NO]

Tributes

Boland, Edward P., H8234 [15NO]

Gardner, Royal J., E1359 [18JY]

Ivory, Paul W., E1737 [25SE]

Panitch, Sue Ellen, E2194 [4DE]

Petithory, Daniel H., E2260 [12DE]

Quill, John, E1034 [6JN]