ROUKEMA, MARGE (a Representative from New Jersey)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, H4130 [18JY]

North Atlantic Assembly, H77 [30JA]

Articles and editorials

Answer the Wake-Up Call From Our Children, Abigail Trafford, Washington (DC) Post, E573 [5AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2999 [7JN]

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 from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1189 [27MR]

Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: clarify that reductions in compensation by amounts received from collateral sources that charitable contributions are not included in such sources (see H.R. 3376), H9240 [11DE]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H6421 [5OC]

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

———tribute to National Guard and Reserve units activated in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 287), H8249 [15NO]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 2951), H6138 [2OC]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H6919 [16OC]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H167 [31JA]

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]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H875 [13MR]

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), H3357 [20JN]

———display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 106), H6381 [4OC]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2388 [21MY]

Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H8181 [14NO]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H5455 [6SE]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H25 [3JA]

———increase the age of persons considered to be minors relative to prohibiting the transportation of obscene materials (see H.R. 1523), H1661 [26AP]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H1861 [2MY]

———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (see H. Res. 124), H3069 [12JN]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3520 [25JN]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5488 [10SE]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H1556 [24AP]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 471), H221 [7FE]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 583), H1660 [26AP]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (see H.R. 7), H3067 [12JN]

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), H7852 [6NO]

———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), H5925 [21SE]

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

Corp of Engineers: shore protection and beach replenishment projects funding (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2679 [23MY]

Corporations: encourage contributions to faith-based organizations (see H. Con. Res. 170), H3864 [10JY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 2688), H5592 [11SE]

Credit: prohibit creditors from penalizing consumers with late fees, increased interest rates, or adverse credit reports, whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3175), H7719 [1NO]

Crime: combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (see H.R. 1114), H6137 [2OC]

———combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (see H.R. 3004), H6259 [3OC]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 2817), H6781 [12OC]

———protect school web pages from fraud and related activity (see H.R. 2752), H5334 [2AU]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H929 [14MR]

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

Dept. of Defense: expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain equipment to include counter-terrorism equipment (see H.R. 3025), H8248 [15NO]

———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]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H877 [13MR]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H7217 [23OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H2082 [9MY]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 2941), H5926 [21SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 2285), H3464 [21JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (see H.R. 811), H929 [14MR]

———clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H3150 [13JN]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 2633, 2634), H4633 [25JY]

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

———recognize for purposes of employing physicians, board certifications from the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (see H. Res. 75), H8949 [5DE]

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H4633 [25JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5333 [2AU]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H2712 [24MY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3864 [10JY]

District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H7960 [8NO]

Education: authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs, student loan forgiveness, and professional development programs for teachers in rural areas (see H.R. 2102), H2997 [7JN]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1982), H2709 [24MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H1190 [27MR]

———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 1984), H3151 [13JN]

EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (see H.R. 3178), H8248 [15NO]

———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 1116), H1011 [20MR]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (see H.R. 163), H5405 [5SE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H1489 [4AP]

Federal employees: ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H8843 [4DE]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H2082 [9MY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 557), H444 [27FE]

———repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits (see H.R. 1009), H876 [13MR]

———safeguard the public from fraud and streamline and facilitate efforts of Federal and State regulators to share antifraud information (see H.R. 1408), H2023 [8MY]

Firearms: inherent right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 222), H9078 [6DE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H1558 [24AP]

———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]

Foreign aid: authorize U.S. participation in and replenishment of certain international development funds and set forth additional policies toward certain international development banks and funds (see H.R. 2604), H4539 [24JY]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve immunization injection safety in disease control programs (see H.R. 2453), H3861 [10JY]

Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3961 [11JY]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H8181 [14NO]

———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]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8339 [16NO]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 1674), H1859 [2MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H252 [8FE] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2083 [9MY]

Higher Education Act: make certain student loan interest rate formulas permanent (see H.R. 2781), H5336 [2AU]

———remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (see H.R. 1992), H5592 [11SE]

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H507 [28FE]

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

Immigration: establish a temporary moratorium on and improve procedures for the issuance of nonimmigrant student visas and enhance procedures for admission at U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 3181), H7529 [30OC]

———improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S. (see H.R. 3077), H6504 [10OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1330), H1406 [3AP]

INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (see H.R. 3231), H8249 [15NO]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1485), H3260 [19JN]

———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (see H.R. 3210), H7717 [1NO]

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 887), H1190 [27MR]

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

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H1557 [24AP]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1194), H1114 [22MR]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H506 [28FE]

———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]

Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 29), H628 [5MR]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2677 [23MY]

Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (see H.J. Res. 75), H9240 [11DE]

Karekin II: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2571 [22MY]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H827 [8MR]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see H.R. 3229), H10355 [18DE]

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1007), H876 [13MR]

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]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1190 [27MR]

———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H5971 [24SE]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 1212), H1187 [27MR]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H8843 [4DE]

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), H4010 [12JY]

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

———provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see H.R. 2364), H3802 [28JN]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2849 [25MY]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H1490 [4AP]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1798), H2185 [15MY]

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

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H1408 [3AP]

———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), H1718 [1MY]

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

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H1346 [29MR]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H2999 [7JN]

———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: establish regional centers to help States, local governments, and other organizations develop activities and services to assist persons with persistent mental illnesses (see H.R. 2363), H3802 [28JN]

———establish State and local grants to provide services in response to public health emergencies and disasters resulting from terrorism (see H.R. 3413), H8948 [5DE]

———increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1606 [25AP]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H4010 [12JY]

Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1696), H2142 [10MY]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 15), H5705 [14SE]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1950), H2890 [5JN]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]

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), H1345 [29MR]

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), H2281 [16MY]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2675), H4862 [30JY]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 59), H1411 [3AP]

Natural Gas Act: limit use of eminent domain to acquire certain State-owned property (see H.R. 295), H877 [13MR]

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

New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Association: tribute (see H. Res. 224), H5338 [2AU]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H955 [15MR]

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

Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2997), H6136 [2OC]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H3464 [21JN]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (see H.R. 2887), H5927 [21SE]

Pipelines: inclusion of Armenia in all oil and gas pipeline routes built in the South Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 162), H4010 [12JY]

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

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (see H.R. 3487), H10356 [18DE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H5455 [6SE]

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]

Public welfare programs: authorize State use of funds provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to support infant safe haven programs (see H.R. 2018), H3260 [19JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1191 [27MR]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see H.R. 1088), H959 [19MR]

Sharon, Ariel: commend election as Prime Minister of Israel, encourage end to Middle East violence, and reaffirm U.S. commitment to friendship (see H. Res. 34), H325 [13FE]

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), H400 [14FE]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1346 [29MR]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H258 [12FE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1411 [3AP]

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

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H2849 [25MY]

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

———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), H8248 [15NO]

———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), H1116 [22MR]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1115 [22MR]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 869), H3465 [21JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 154), H167 [31JA]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H623 [1MR]

———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H3712 [27JN]

———provide incentives for health coverage for the uninsured (see H.R. 1181), H2142 [10MY]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2884), H5615 [13SE]

———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H223 [7FE]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H167 [31JA]

———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), H1488 [4AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H5332 [2AU]

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

Terrorism: improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8336 [16NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H5925 [21SE]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see H. Con. Res. 233), H5926 [21SE]

———tribute 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. Con. Res. 232), H6138 [2OC]

Todd Beamer Post Office Building, Cranbury, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3248), H7909 [7NO]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 97), H4114 [17JY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H3203 [14JN]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H394 [14FE]

———improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 801), H929 [14MR]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1343 [29MR]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1410 [3AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H827 [8MR]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H1347 [29MR]

Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (see H. Res. 298), H8746 [30NO]

———request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H7959 [8NO]

Voting: guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H3863 [10JY]

———require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop electronic voting plan for for such voters (see H.R. 311), H167 [31JA]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H396 [14FE]

William J. ``Whitey'' Conrad Air Traffic Control Tower, Newark, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2803), H5337 [2AU]

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

``Women in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 66), H955 [15MR]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H1717 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Commission on Affordable Housing and Health Facility Needs for Seniors in the 21st Century: extend and make technical corrections to legislation governing the Commission (see H.R. 1850), H2183 [15MY]

Crime: combat money laundering (see H.R. 2978, 2979), H6135 [2OC]

———prevent smuggling of large amounts of currency or monetary instruments into or out of the U.S. (see H.R. 2920), H5925 (see H.R. 2922), H5926 [21SE]

Dept. of HUD: increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H1659 [26AP]

Education: expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1508), H1497 [4AP]

———provide for digital education partnerships by improving and expanding access to educational television programming and interactive computer services (see H.R. 1365), H1408 [3AP]

Glick, Jeremy: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously for acts of bravery, courage, and patriotism on United Airlines flight 93 during the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2921), H5926 [21SE]

Government National Mortgage Association: authorize the guarantee of conventional mortgage-backed securities (see H.R. 3206), H7717 [1NO]

Housing: extend FHA-insured multifamily housing mortgage and housing assistance restructuring authority (see H.R. 2890), H5703 [14SE]

———provide home ownership assistance to public safety officers and teachers (see H.R. 3191), H7591 [31OC]

Immigration: establish a moratorium on issuance of visas for nonimmigrant students and other exchange program participants and improve reporting requirements for universities under the foreign student monitoring program (see H.R. 3221), H7718 [1NO]

Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H61 [6JA]

Italian Americans: eliminate negative and unfair stereotyping and present in a more balanced and positive manner by the entertainment industry (see H. Con. Res. 141), H2679 [23MY]

Medicare: eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H323 [13FE]

———provide that geographic reclassifications of hospitals from one urban area to another do not result in lower wage indexes (see H.R. 2003), H2710 [24MY]

Mental Health Advisory Committee: establish (see H. Res. 14), H28 [3JA]

Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring: reauthorize (see H.R. 2589), H4427 [23JY]

Taxation: applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 161), H61 [6JA]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8), H28 [3JA]

Letters

Medicare Mental Illness Nondiscrimination Act: Daniel B. Borenstein, American Psychiatric Association, E157 [13FE], E179 [14FE]

Poems

``Tragic Tuesday,'' Kira Schiavello, E2009 [6NO]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3301 [20JN]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5644 [14SE]

Aviation: improve security (H.R. 3150), H7673 [1NO]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H523 [1MR]

Barr, Frank and Grace: Friends of the Hermitage (organization) Hermitage Volunteer Appreciation Award recipients, E1107 [14JN]

Becton, Henry P.: American Diabetes Association ``Legacy of Discovery in Diabetes Care'' award recipient, E659 [26AP]

Becton Dickinson (business): tribute on efforts to treat and cure diabetes, E659 [26AP]

Bell, Judy: Professional Golf Association First Lady of Golf Award recipient, E895 [22MY]

Byrne, Brendan T.: Northern New Jersey Council of the Boy Scouts of America honoree, E2169 [29NO]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (H.R. 17), H3271 [20JN], E4 [3JA]

———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (H. Res. 124), H3271 [20JN]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (H.R. 3054), H10196 [18DE]

———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, E1684 [20SE]

Crime: combat international money laundering, thwart the financing of terrorism, and protect the U.S. financial system, H6715 [12OC]

———combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (H.R. 3004), H6937 [17OC]

Dept. of Education: elementary school counseling program funding, H6650 [11OC]

———national testing standards, H2527 [22MY]

Dept. of HUD: clarify authority relative to use of fees under the manufactured housing program (S. 1029), H3265, H3266 [20JN]

———housing programs funding, H3301 [20JN], H4671 [26JY]

———remove restriction on use of certain HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds for home ownership downpayment assistance, H4734, H4735 [27JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), E1193 [25JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6650 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, H10438 [19DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4671 [26JY], H4734, H4735 [27JY]

Education: allow parents access to certain information about their children, H2588 [23MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2399, H2519, H2527 [22MY], H2588, H2591 [23MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2302 [17MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 315), H10089 [13DE]

———expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students (H.R. 1508), E572 [5AP]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H2591 [23MY]

Financial institutions: increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (H.R. 974), H1378 [3AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4059 [17JY]

Gallinghouse, Betty: West Bergen Mental Healthcare, Inc., Distinguished Service Award recipient, E368 [15MR]

Glick, Jeremy: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously for acts of bravery, courage, and patriotism on United Airlines flight 93 during the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2921), H10196 [18DE]

Government National Mortgage Association: authorize the guarantee of conventional mortgage-backed securities (H.R. 3206), E1984 [2NO]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (H.R. 1674), E705 [2MY]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8598 [29NO]

———mental health coverage parity, H10438 [19DE]

Jesser, Edward (Ned): Northern New Jersey Council of the Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Scouter Award recipient, E2165 [29NO]

Kean, Thomas H.: Northern New Jersey Council of the Boy Scouts of America honoree, E2168 [29NO]

Lafayette, NJ: anniversary of Sunrise House Halfway Home, E486 [29MR]

Medicare: eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (H.R. 599), E156 [13FE], E179 [14FE]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (H. Con. Res. 91), H1680 [1MY]

NATO: endorse further enlargement (H.R. 3167), H7876 [7NO]

Paramus, NJ: dedication of Purple Heart Monument, E2060 [13NO]

Patriot Day: designate (H.J. Res. 71), H7323 [25OC]

Pensions: increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans, H1782 [2MY]

———reform (H.R. 10), H1782 [2MY]

Ridgewood, NJ: anniversary of Valley Hospital, E1106 [14JN], E1607 [6SE]

Schools: mental health services grants, H2519 [22MY]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), H3167 [14JN]

Struyk, Doug: Wyckoff, NJ, Family YMCA Man of the Year award recipient, E680 [1MY]

Taxation: applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a principal residence by a surviving spouse (H.R. 161), E1 [3JA]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (H. Con. Res. 8), E3 [3JA]

———rates (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 83), H752 [8MR]

Tenafly, NJ: tribute to Tenafly Middle School students for efforts to eliminate antipersonnel landmines, E180 [14FE]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), H6715 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), H7202 [23OC]

———tribute 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 (H. Con. Res. 232), H8863 [5DE]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 247), H1076 [22MR]

Vernon, NJ: tribute to Lounsberry Hollow Middle School for fire prevention and training activities fundraising efforts, E1225 [27JN]

Veterans: improve benefits, E2056 [13NO]

Veterans Day: observance, E2056 [13NO]

Votes: position on missed, E1193 [25JN]

Wyckoff, NJ: anniversary of Christian Health Care Center, E1698 [21SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8840 [4DE]

Tributes

Ahart, Thomas B., E1759 [2OC]

Banks, Hubert, E1415 [24JY]

Glick, Jeremy, E1684 [20SE]

Greenlaw, Robert R., E1270 [29JN]

Hannon, Dana, E1750 [28SE]

Hyman, Steven E., E2172 [29NO]

Roberto, Joseph, E1948 [30OC]

Schiavello, Kira, E2009 [6NO]

Shortway, Marge, E367 [15MR]