FATTAH, CHAKA (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H5857 [20SE]

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

House of Representatives tellers to count electoral votes, H30 [6JA]

Articles and editorials

Forward on Race—Together, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, E981 [25MY]

Justice and Reconciliation, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, E982 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H927 [14MR]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 36), H400 [14FE]

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

Armed Forces: increase basic pay (see H.R. 244), H650 [6MR] (see H.R. 2310), H3807 [28JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H443 [27FE]

Aviation: 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), H6066 [28SE]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2362), H3802 [28JN]

``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 43), H442 [27FE]

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2133), H3619 [26JN]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 129), H507 [28FE]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H739 [7MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 169), H3357 [20JN]

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H111 [30JA]

Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H4009 [12JY]

———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H4634 [25JY]

———give highest priority to providing assistance, services, and benefits to children who lost parents or guardians in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 228), H5928 [21SE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1429), H5406 [5SE]

———increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1650), H4428 [23JY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H3466 [21JN]

———provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for children participating in the WIC program (see H.R. 1849), H4863 [30JY]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1061 [21MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H3619 [26JN]

Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1606), H1658 [26AP]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H3359 [20JN]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H4950 [31JY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H25 [3JA]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 1323), H4780 [27JY]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H8843 [4DE]

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), H9239 [11DE]

Courts: allow actions for damages caused by terrorist acts to be brought against any country or officials thereof (see H.R. 2947), H6380 [4OC]

———make certain sentencing safety valve provisions retroactive (see H.R. 765), H442 [27FE]

CPSC: promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 3283), H10355 [18DE]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H650 [6MR]

Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H6380 [4OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1490 [4AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 2653), H4723 [26JY]

Dept. of Education: establish national mentoring program (see H.R. 1501), H6137 [2OC]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2283), H3464 [21JN]

———provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3163), H8564 [28NO]

———study relative value of General Equivalency Diplomas and review policies and procedures to better serve the nation's educational needs (see H.R. 1893), H4780 [27JY]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H741 [7MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 1237), H1188 [27MR]

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H412 [26FE]

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

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H399 [14FE]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H325 [13FE]

———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (see H. Res. 67), H1014 [20MR]

District of Columbia: authorize Federal contribution for costs incurred in providing public safety services for demonstrations and other activities (see H.R. 1725), H1924 [3MY]

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

———make technical and conforming changes to local legislation on the establishment of an Office of the Chief Financial Officer and subordinate offices (see H.R. 2995), H6136 [2OC]

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

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1978), H2679 [23MY]

Education: development of high school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 620), H828 [8MR]

———establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs (see H.R. 1476), H4541 [24JY]

———establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1851), H4428 [23JY]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H163 [31JA]

———Pell Grant Program funding (see H. Res. 13), H444 [27FE]

———strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their children (see H.R. 972), H4724 [26JY]

Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, PA: designate (see H.R. 558), H444 [27FE]

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

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

EPA: establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (see H.R. 64), H3863 [10JY]

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

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 2639), H4634 [25JY]

Families and domestic relations: importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 167), H3202 [14JN]

———provide grants to States to encourage media campaigns to promote responsible fatherhood skills (see H.R. 1300), H1344 [29MR]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H444 [27FE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H4724 [26JY]

———availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 579), H400 [14FE]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 2588), H4427 [23JY]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H3151 [13JN]

Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 1112), H1011 [20MR]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 225), H443 [27FE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 361), H741 [7MR]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H8732 [29NO]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H740 [7MR]

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

GAO: tribute to assistance enabling the House of Representatives to continue its work while House office buildings were closed due to anthrax bacteria outbreak (see H. Res. 294), H8421 [27NO]

Government: require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 917), H740 [7MR] (see H.R. 1457), H1485 (see H.R. 1457), H1494 [4AP]

———review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax advantages (see H.R. 2939), H5926 [21SE]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H6380 [4OC]

Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 2737), H5334 [2AU]

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

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

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

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H3519 [25JN]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H6137 [2OC]

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]

Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1411 [3AP]

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

History: celebrate anniversary of William Penn's Charter of Privileges, the Liberty Bell, and the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence (see H. Con. Res. 254), H7960 [8NO]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 623), H394 [14FE]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H7719 [1NO]

Housing: provide for a study on the proximity of federally assisted housing to hazardous waste sites (see H.R. 1585), H1926 [3MY]

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: use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 714), H444 [27FE]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H3806 [28JN]

———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), H8181 [14NO]

———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), H400 [14FE]

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

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H2082 [9MY]

Jamaica: condemn civil unrest (see H. Con. Res. 198), H4634 [25JY]

JET Magazine: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 274), H8338 [16NO]

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

Labeling: require fragrances containing known toxic substances or allergens to be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1947), H4216 [18JY]

Libraries: provide public library construction and technology enhancement (see H.R. 1525), H5339 [2AU]

Medicaid: provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see H.R. 2364), H4217 [18JY]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H621 [1MR]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H10067 [13DE]

———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), H4428 [23JY]

———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), H3465 [21JN]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H4113 [17JY]

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), H4217 [18JY]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H6380 [4OC]

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

Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1815), H3260 [19JN]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H6137 [2OC]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 36), H400 [14FE]

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), H6702 [11OC]

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

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H8421 [27NO]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H4863 [30JY]

New York, NY: tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 243), H6138 [2OC]

North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 762), H651 [6MR]

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

NSF: establish a research program to quantify the relationship between the physical characteristics of elementary and secondary school buildings and student academic achievement in those schools (see H.R. 1130), H4541 [24JY]

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

Paterno, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 276), H7591 [31OC]

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: reform (see H.R. 10), H1190 [27MR]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 660), H1116 [22MR]

———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), H650 [6MR]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (see H.R. 2887), H6380 [4OC]

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

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H443 [27FE]

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), H508 [28FE]

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

Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2711 [24MY]

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

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H1923 [3MY]

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H6137 [2OC]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H5339 [2AU]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H508 [28FE]

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

States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1907), H2333 [17MY]

Steel Industry National Historic Park: establish (see H.R. 635), H1925 [3MY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H4378 [20JY]

———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), H5339 [2AU]

———designate educational empowerment zones in certain low-income areas and give a tax incentive to attract teachers to work in such areas (see H.R. 221), H400 [14FE]

———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 1309), H1344 [29MR]

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1186), H1113 [22MR]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 147), H258 [12FE]

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

———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 2281), H3464 [21JN]

———extend exclusion from an employee's gross income for employer-provided health coverage of the employee's spouse to coverage provided to the employee's domestic partner (see H.R. 2837), H6380 [4OC]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H258 [12FE]

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

———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H877 [13MR]

———restore partial deduction for personal interest to encourage economic recovery and avoid the need to borrow against home equity (see H.R. 2969), H6056 [25SE]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 2641), H6380 [4OC]

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

———treatment of distributions from individual retirement accounts for higher education expenses (see H.R. 2381), H6781 [12OC]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H8343 [19NO]

———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]

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

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

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H1013 [20MR]

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 211), H4780 [27JY]

U.S. Commission on Election Law Reform: establish (see H.R. 49), H2890 [5JN]

Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 994), H1061 [21MR]

———encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth (see H.R. 2426), H4353 [19JY]

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

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]

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

———restore eligibility to vote and register to vote in Federal elections to individuals who have completed sentences for criminal offenses (see H.R. 2830), H6422 [5OC]

Voting Rights Act: congressional commitment (see H. Res. 139), H2185 [15MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H444 [27FE]

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]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1425), H1483 (see H.R. 1425), H1493 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: require States to equalize education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H1188 [27MR]

Motions

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H7918 [8NO]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3320 [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), H5661 [14SE]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8304 [16NO]

``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (H. Con. Res. 43), H1019 [21MR]

Buy American Act: compliance, H6009 [25SE]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 84), H1146 [27MR]

Congress: counting of Presidential electoral votes, H31-H45 [6JA]

Dept. of HUD: Public Housing Authorities reserve funding, H4672 [26JY]

———Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding through reductions in HOME Investment Partnerships Program and home ownership downpayment assistance, H4733, H4734 [27JY]

———section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, H4742, H4743 [27JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, H10437 [19DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4672 [26JY], H4733, H4734, H4742, H4743 [27JY]

District of Columbia: education and training programs funding, H7918, H7919 [8NO]

———emergency operations plan funding, H5993 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H5988, H5993, H5994, H6008, H6009 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), conference report, H9048, H9050 [6DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), consideration (H. Res. 245), H5982 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), motion to instruct conferees, H7918, H7919 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), unanimous-consent agreement, H5999 [25SE]

———prohibit extension of benefits to domestic partners, H5994 [25SE]

———prohibit use of Federal funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any order that invalidates the Boy Scouts policy on homosexuality, H6008 [25SE]

———summer school program funding, H3320 [20JN]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H3004 [12JN]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H10101 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2308 [17MY]

———funding, H10437 [19DE]

Massey, Walter E.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (H.J. Res. 19), H463 [28FE]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5563 [11SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2888), H5625 [14SE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9290 [12DE]

Resignations

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H229 [8FE]

Committee on Government Reform (House), H229 [8FE]

Statements

Require States To Equalize Education Funding Throughout the State: by, S6102 [12JN]

Tributes

Bersoff, Donald N., E973 [25MY]