THURMAN, KAREN L. (a Representative from Florida)

Articles and editorials

Salvation Army Hails Captain's Homecoming, Joy Davis-Platt, Hernando (FL) Times, E1996 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (see H. Con. Res. 145), H2890 [5JN]

———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (see H.R. 3330), H8337 [16NO]

Agriculture: grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see H.R. 1093), H2142 [10MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 47), H878 [13MR]

———permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (see H.R. 1084), H1489 [4AP]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H1489 [4AP]

———provide for accreditation of associations of agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining between such associations and handlers of agricultural products (see H.R. 230), H1488 [4AP]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1121), H1661 [26AP] (see H.R. 1605), H2335 [17MY]

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]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 1956), H2678 [23MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H1925 [3MY]

Armed Forces: establish employment and tuition assistance program for military spouses (see H.R. 2413), H3864 [10JY]

———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]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H2956 [6JN]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H955 [15MR]

———restore certain education benefits of reservist and active duty servicemembers participating in military action against Afghanistan (see H.R. 3240), H7908 [7NO]

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

Aviation: establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H3203 [14JN]

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

———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. 2946), H6781 [12OC]

———require background checks for individuals enrolled in flight schools (see H.R. 2932), H6056 [25SE]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H3204 [14JN]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1411 [3AP]

Budget: use budget surpluses attributable to the Dept. of Defense Military Retirement Fund for military retirement and survivor benefit programs (see H. Res. 23), H412 [26FE]

Business and industry: allow a grace period for payment of bills by consumers whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3217), H8133 [13NO]

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), H1557 [24AP]

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), H1295 [28MR]

———establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H6136 [2OC]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 250), H7530 [30OC]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 399), H218 [7FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: design, construct, and equip new facilities and renovate existing facilities to improve response to bioterrorism (see H.R. 3219), H8843 [4DE]

Children and youth: construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 286), H443 [27FE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1429), H1483 (see H.R. 1429), H1493 [4AP]

———increase the availability and quality of child care for disabled children (see H.R. 2787), H5616 [13SE]

———infant crib safety (see H.R. 1086), H955 [15MR]

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 367), H508 [28FE]

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H1013 [20MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H1346 [29MR]

———protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (see H.R. 185), H112 [30JA]

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), H8133 [13NO]

———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]

Consumers: require retailers of farm-raised fish to inform consumers of the country of origin (see H.R. 2439), H5406 [5SE]

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), H878 [13MR]

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), H3151 [13JN]

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

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 429), H219 [7FE]

CPSC: require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 688), H397 [14FE]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H224 [7FE]

Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 3053), H6421 [5OC]

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

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H2571 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 98), H1012 [20MR]

———ensure minority farmers are adequately compensated for discrimination claims (see H.R. 2676), H5340 [2AU]

———improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 2653), H4723 [26JY]

———provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 3099), H10355 [18DE]

———provide loan assistance to agricultural producers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 478), H1488 [4AP]

———provide loan assistance to poultry farmers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 301, 302), H827 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: develop inventory of sites within former military ranges containing unexploded ordnance or other abandoned munitions that pose health or safety threats and improve public awareness of such sites (see H.R. 2605), H4780 [27JY]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H444 [27FE]

———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 2006), H2710 [24MY]

Dept. of Education: make additional grants under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (see H.R. 419), H650 [6MR]

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), H2081 [9MY]

———establish a Natural Gas Reserve (see H.R. 245), H1488 [4AP]

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

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H5406 [5SE]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H111 [30JA]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H220 [7FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the inclusion of Virginia Key Beach, FL, in the National Park System (see H.R. 2109), H3260 [19JN]

———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 Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1121 [26MR]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H3960 [11JY]

———eligibility of retired members of the Armed Forces for priority health care on the same basis as former POWs (see H.R. 2711), H5407 [5SE]

———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 336), H624 [1MR]

———establish a new veterans benefits office in Florida (see H.R. 1450), H1484 (see H.R. 1450), H1494 [4AP]

———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]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1746), H2998 [7JN]

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H8248 [15NO]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 1230), H6919 [16OC]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 785), H929 [14MR]

———ensure continuity of medical care following a major disaster by making private for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster assistance (see H.R. 3239), H8565 [28NO]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H444 [27FE]

———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), H7960 [8NO]

———make authority permanent for issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2317), H4725 [26JY]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H162 [31JA]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H1605 [25AP]

Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see H.R. 3341), H10055 [12DE]

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]

———encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1536), H1718 [1MY]

———establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1851), H2183 [15MY]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 489), H929 [14MR]

———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]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H3466 [21JN]

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

Election Administration Commission: establish (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H1557 [24AP]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 1306), H1344 [29MR]

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

EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H1115 [22MR]

———provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 1431), H1483 (see H.R. 1431), H1493 [4AP]

———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: extend the basic period for health care continuation from 18 months to 5 years (see H.R. 1663), H2387 [21MY]

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

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see H.R. 1471), H1558 [24AP]

Federal aid programs: deny Federal public benefits to individuals who were participants in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 1910), H2712 [24MY]

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: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2388 [21MY]

———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), H10055 [12DE]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H1717 [1MY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 689), H397 [14FE]

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

FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 783), H959 [19MR]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 3460), H10067 [13DE]

Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H8842 [4DE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]

———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]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (see H.R. 94), H3150 [13JN]

Florida: prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1631), H1659 [26AP]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2248), H3357 [20JN]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 1506), H1497 [4AP]

———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]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 232), H64 [6JA]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H1191 [27MR]

Government: enhance citizen access to information and services through use of Internet-based information technology (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

———ensure confidentiality of statistical information (see H.R. 2136), H5488 [10SE]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1032), H928 [14MR]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see H.R. 2167), H3150 [13JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides (see H. Con. Res. 69), H1012 [20MR]

Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H399 [14FE]

Hazardous substances: prevent inhalant abuse (see H.R. 790), H1660 [26AP]

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (see H.R. 1078), H1013 [20MR]

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

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H3804 [28JN]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H.R. 2059), H3069 [12JN]

———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), H1490 [4AP]

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

———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 1683), H1860 [2MY]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H325 [13FE]

Health care facilities: establish a health information technology grant program and a Medical Information Technology Advisory Board (see H.R. 3292), H8181 [14NO]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2335 [17MY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H1296 [28MR]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2414), H3804 [28JN]

Housing: ensure that communities receiving community development block grants use such funds to benefit low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 1191), H1114 [22MR]

———provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H959 [19MR]

———provide for a study on the proximity of federally assisted housing to hazardous waste sites (see H.R. 1585), H2335 [17MY]

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H444 [27FE]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 823), H956 [15MR]

Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 87), H1190 [27MR]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 13, 15), H111 [30JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 214), H877 [13MR]

Indonesia: condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3359 [20JN]

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

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H1924 [3MY]

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 887), H648 [6MR]

———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), H1717 [1MY]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1809), H2141 [10MY]

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

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H621 [1MR]

James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2841), H6260 [3OC]

Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building, Jay, FL: designate (see H.R. 2240), H4113 [17JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1113 [22MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H5333 [2AU]

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

———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: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 1887), H10055 [12DE]

———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1661 [26AP]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1626), H2335 [17MY]

———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 199), H1660 [26AP]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1717 [1MY]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H10356 [18DE]

Local government: require adoption of a health standard establishing a legal presumption that heart, lung, and respiratory disease are occupational diseases for public safety officers (see H.R. 709), H3465 [21JN]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 364), H443 [27FE]

Masaryk, Tomas G.: authorize the American Friends of the Czech Republic (organization) to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1161), H2998 [7JN]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1294), H1343 [29MR]

Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H8248 [15NO]

———delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H9078 [6DE]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H10967 [20DE]

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

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H10355 [18DE]

———comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see H.R. 2178), H3201 [14JN]

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H4009 [12JY]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H3258 [19JN]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H1557 [24AP]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H8132 [13NO]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H2997 [7JN]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H2890 [5JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H1114 [22MR]

———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), H8565 [28NO]

———delay the deadline for Medicare+Choice organizations to report plan information, including information on adjusted community rates (see H.R. 1993), H2710 [24MY]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1798), H2998 [7JN]

———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]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H1558 [24AP]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H5455 [6SE]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H5456 [6SE]

———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), H4113 [17JY]

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

———payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1928), H2387 [21MY]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 148), H877 [13MR]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 2058), H2888 [5JN]

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H2183 [15MY]

———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3267), H7959 [8NO]

———provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology and establish an Office of Technology and Innovation within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (see H.R. 2973), H6135 [2OC]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 2768), H5335 [2AU] (see H.R. 3391), H8842 [4DE]

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

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H5455 [6SE]

———remove restrictions on coverage of periodic health examinations (see H.R. 1568), H1555 [24AP]

———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), H8420 [27NO]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H3204 [14JN]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2335 [17MY]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152, 152), H3207 [18JN]

———require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (see H.R. 677), H3863 [10JY]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 1994), H2849 [25MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H624 [1MR]

Monuments and memorials: provide grants to repair veterans memorials (see H.R. 1469), H2571 [22MY]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H1718 [1MY]

National Academy of Sciences: conduct a study to determine the causes of recent increases in the price of natural gas (see H.R. 712), H1605 [25AP]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideas (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1660 [26AP]

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), H2023 [8MY]

National 4-H Council: centennial of 4-H Youth Development Program (see H. Res. 112), H1409 [3AP]

National Health Service Corps: reauthorize, amend scholarship and loan programs tax status and repayment rules, and simplify application process (see H.R. 1968), H2678 [23MY]

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]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H400 [14FE]

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 Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1926 [3MY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 56), H1861 [2MY]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 61), H877 [13MR]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1071), H4863 [30JY]

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]

NIH: implement guidelines for research using human pluripotent stem cells (see H.R. 2747), H5456 [6SE]

———uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H6702 [11OC]

NIST: investigate feasibility and cost of implementing secure computer system for remote voting and communication by Congress and establish system to ensure business continuity for congressional operations (see H.R. 3481), H10066 [13DE]

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

Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H. Con. Res. 267), H10055 [12DE]

OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 708), H1346 [29MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H2022 [8MY]

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

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: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H322 [13FE]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 660), H395 [14FE]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 608), H393 [14FE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of certain prescription drugs by pharmacists and wholesalers (see H.R. 698), H624 [1MR]

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

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 283), H1190 [27MR]

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

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7591 [31OC]

Power resources: 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), H877 [13MR]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of funding sources and amounts relative to creation of a Presidential archival depository (see H.R. 577), H1489 [4AP]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy (see H.R. 2135), H5488 [10SE]

———protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see H.R. 347), H929 [14MR]

———protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 91), H3067 [12JN]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (see H.R. 624), H394 [14FE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (see H.R. 3487), H10066 [13DE]

———amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H4113 [17JY]

———establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 1943), H2570 [22MY]

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), H6702 [11OC]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 2166), H5340 [2AU]

———reauthorize supplemental grant for population increases in certain States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1930), H2569 [22MY]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H1190 [27MR]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1296 [28MR]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H6918 [16OC]

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

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1125), H5125 [1AU]

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 395), H218 [7FE]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3149 [13JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide grants to small public drinking water systems (see H.R. 1178), H2387 [21MY]

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. 2961), H6380 [4OC] (see H.R. 3011), H6422 [5OC]

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), H2281 [16MY]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H443 [27FE]

———choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 853), H623 [1MR]

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

———create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see H.R. 1909), H2334 [17MY]

———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), H1660 [26AP]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H2847 [25MY]

———ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 3323), H8337 [16NO]

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

———increase lump-sum death benefit and allow payment of such benefit to legal representative of the deceased's estate in the absence of a surviving spouse or child (see H.R. 2378), H3803 [28JN]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1558 [24AP]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1489 [4AP]

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), H2680 [23MY]

Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1848), H2890 [5JN]

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

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H225 [7FE]

———allow a refundable credit to members of the Armed Forces who serve on active duty during a taxable year (see H.R. 1299), H1344 [29MR]

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1275), H1558 [24AP]

———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H2184 [15MY]

———allow an investment credit by farmers for value-added agricultural property (see H.R. 1094), H2142 [10MY]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H1489 [4AP]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H1657 [26AP]

———allow disclosure of taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds (see H.R. 1443), H1484 (see H.R. 1443), H1494 [4AP]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H395 [14FE]

———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 first-time homebuyers to use tax-exempt loans from individual retirement accounts for downpayments (see H.R. 2022), H2847 [25MY]

———allow investments by certain retirement plans in principal residences of children and grandchildren of participants who are first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2308), H3518 [25JN]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H218 [7FE]

———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), H1557 [24AP]

———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see H.R. 2001), H2710 [24MY]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 3139), H8339 [16NO]

———clarify that certain small businesses are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 656), H4113 [17JY]

———clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 1317), H2712 [24MY]

———clarify the definition of contribution in aid of construction (see H.R. 582), H1557 [24AP]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H955 [15MR]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1112 [22MR]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8), H956 [15MR]

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

———encourage the development and deployment of innovative and efficient energy technologies (see H.R. 1945), H3068 [12JN]

———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 658), H395 [14FE]

———exclude from gross income certain scholarships related to health professions (see H.R. 885), H1925 [3MY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 152), H1190 [27MR]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 923), H1191 [27MR]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 294), H325 [13FE]

———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), H954 [15MR]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to senior centers and community centers (see H.R. 2259), H3357 [20JN]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H3258 [19JN]

———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 1336), H1407 [3AP]

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H1925 [3MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see H.R. 1657), H1715 [1MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H648 [6MR]

———facilitate electric cooperative participation in a competitive electric power industry (see H.R. 1601), H1718 [1MY]

———first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 1773), H2081 [9MY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 317), H162 [31JA]

———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 1514), H1498 [4AP]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H1605 [25AP]

———improve retirement income by taxing annuities and certain life insurance payments at capital gains rates (see H.R. 3320), H8337 [16NO]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1026), H1661 [26AP]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H324 [13FE]

———permit cooperatives to pay dividends on preferred stock without reducing patronage dividends (see H.R. 2280), H3464 [21JN]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1316), H1344 [29MR] (see H.R. 2040), H2848 [25MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H928 [14MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 826), H929 [14MR]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 710), H398 [14FE]

———provide credit for medical research relative to developing vaccines against widespread diseases and assure such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 1504), H1497 [4AP]

———provide for an election to exchange research-related tax benefits for a refundable tax credit, for the recapture of refunds in certain circumstances (see H.R. 2153), H3149 [13JN]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1819), H2141 [10MY]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H2022 [8MY]

———provide interest-free source of capital to cover costs of installing residential solar energy equipment (see H.R. 1969), H3068 [12JN]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]

———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 credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 2033), H7529 [30OC]

———provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for property (see H.R. 1789), H2082 [9MY]

———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), H2712 [24MY]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H1344 [29MR]

———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 921), H1557 [24AP]

———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), H3466 [21JN]

———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (see H.R. 804), H1489 [4AP]

———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H1717 [1MY]

———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H1658 [26AP]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H2849 [25MY]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2254), H3357 [20JN]

———treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance as an involuntary conversion (see H.R. 2374), H6137 [2OC]

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 1931), H2569 [22MY]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 1357), H1490 [4AP]

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

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1434), H3519 [25JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2712 [24MY]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H875 [13MR]

———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1466), H4216 [18JY]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1438), H1558 [24AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H3712 [27JN]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 1507), H1558 [24AP]

———treatment of certain transfers of intangible property for foreign tax credit limitation purposes (see H.R. 1515), H10966 [20DE]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H875 [13MR]

———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H2712 [24MY]

———treatment of contributions to funeral trusts (see H.R. 985), H1660 [26AP]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 2354), H3801 [28JN]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H1557 [24AP]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H3806 [28JN]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1483), H1486 (see H.R. 1483), H1496 [4AP]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1489 [4AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H622 [1MR]

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

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2462), H5340 [2AU]

———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2550), H4635 [25JY]

———treatment of long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt organizations which conduct county and similar fairs (see H.R. 986), H4113 [17JY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 661), H1489 [4AP]

———treatment of prepayments for natural gas (see H.R. 1986), H2709 [24MY]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1934), H2570 [22MY]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 1599), H2281 [16MY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H254 [8FE]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 1596), H1657 [26AP]

———treatment of timber sales by landowners (see H.R. 1341), H5125 [1AU]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1780), H6505 [10OC]

Television: reinstate authority of the FCC and local franchising authorities to regulate cable television rates (see H.R. 1842), H3260 [19JN]

———State regulation of cable television rates and establish moratorium on increases (see H.R. 2813), H5337 [2AU]

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

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H1488 [4AP]

———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), H6138 [2OC]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to provide financial assistance to families of public safety officers killed or disabled due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2905), H5928 [21SE]

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

———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), H8249 [15NO]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H2890 [5JN]

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

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H1557 [24AP]

———increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2123), H3961 [11JY]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H2082 [9MY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1557 [24AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H6702 [11OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H325 [13FE]

———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), H166 [31JA]

———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H1929 [7MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H650 [6MR]

Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3193), H8339 [16NO]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8181 [14NO]

———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]

———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), H2387 [21MY]

———implement significant election administration reforms prior to the next general Federal election (see H. Con. Res. 63), H2083 [9MY]

———increase the ability of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to participate in Federal elections (see H.R. 1997), H3203 [14JN]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1661 [26AP]

———support rights of registered voters (see H. Con. Res. 159), H3150 [13JN]

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

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 2670), H4779 [27JY]

———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), H877 [13MR]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H444 [27FE]

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

Wood: require warning labels on arsenic-treated wood sold in the U.S. (see H.R. 2721), H5333 [2AU]

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Res. 27), H508 [28FE]

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), H3466 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 31), H324 [13FE]

National Tartan Day: support establishment and recognize the anniversary of signing of the Declaration of Arbroath (see H. Res. 109), H1345 [29MR]

Product safety: require safety labels for certain Internet-advertised toys and games (see H.R. 604), H324 [13FE]

Tariff: treatment of certain foodstuffs originating in NAFTA countries (see H.R. 2967), H6055 [25SE]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to include citrus canker tree replacement payments as income or gain (see H.R. 2824), H5338 [2AU]

———expand nontaxable exchange period within which commercial citrus trees destroyed under public order due to canker may be replaced (see H.R. 2823), H5338 [2AU]

———include compensation for compulsory or involuntary commercial plant conversions as income or gain (see H.R. 2822), H5337 [2AU]

———treatment of private activity bonds for water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 2207), H3202 [14JN]

Histories

Lake City, FL, USO Troupe of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 57 and Post 57: Patricia Barriteau, E1067 [12JN]

Motions

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5174 [1AU]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6332 [4OC]

———price supports for sugar, H6332 [4OC]

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

Alachua, FL: tribute to Alachua Elementary School Quiz Bowl team, E598 [24AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H768 [8MR], H5043 [1AU]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H2529, H2531 [22MY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2236 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3422 [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]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2529, H2531 [22MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3730 [28JN]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7253 [24OC]

Gulf of Mexico: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in certain areas, H3422 [21JN], H3730 [28JN]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (H. Con. Res. 31), H669 [7MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5211 [2AU]

Hernando County, FL: tribute to West Hernando Middle School, E1628 [11SE]

Lake City, FL: tribute to the USO performers of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 57 and Post 57, E1067 [12JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H3032, H3033, H3034, H3035, H3036, H3037, H3038 [12JN]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (H.R. 3391), H8795 [4DE]

Natural gas: Gulfstream Natural Gas Project funding, H3730 [28JN]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), H1786 [2MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5043 [1AU]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), motion to recommit, H5174 [1AU]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (H.R. 624), H673 [7MR]

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act: make tax benefits contingent on the availability of sufficient surpluses outside Social Security and Medicare trust funds, H5174 [1AU]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H9328, H9329, H9330 [12DE]

———commission recommendation on investment of trust funds in private financial markets, H9328, H9330 [12DE]

Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1449 [4AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7253 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10853 [19DE]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), H9328 [12DE]

———rates (H.R. 3), H768 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), H2220 [16MY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1312 [29MR]

———simplify reporting requirements relative to higher education tuition and related expenses (H.R. 3346), H8803 [4DE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9001 [6DE]

Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act: eligibility for payment of anti-terrorism judgements, H2236 [16MY]

Votes: correction, E115 [6FE]

Tributes

Galuska, Rebecca, E2239 [7DE]

Van der Heide, Margaret, E2239 [7DE]

Williford, Tim, E1996 [2NO]