LANTOS, TOM (a Representative from California)

Addresses

U.S. Policy Towards Israel: Colin L. Powell, Sec. of State, E442-E444 [22MR]

Yitzhak and Leah Rabin Memorial Service: David Ivry, E1974 [31OC]

———Madeleine Korbel Albright, E1946 [30OC]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5732 [19SE], H5847 [20SE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2227, H2228, H2241, H2242 [16MY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort President Vicente Fox of Mexico Into the House Chamber, H5410 [6SE]

Conferee: S. 180, Sudan Peace Act, H8219 [15NO]

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

North Atlantic Assembly, H1110 [22MR]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H829 [12MR]

Articles and editorials

As Israel Makes Fateful Political and Security Choices, Its Friends Abroad Also Are Confronting Hard Truths, David A. Harris, E92 [1FE]

Don't Reward Beijing's Tyranny, Wei Jingsheng, Vladimir Bukovsky, and Gerhard Loewenthal, Wall Street Journal, E1295 [10JY]

Face to Face With the Taliban, Karl F. Inderfuth, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E1775 [2OC]

Is This Shield Necessary? Samuel R. Berger, Washington (DC) Post, E167 [13FE]

Kazakhstan—In Defense, Economist (publication), E585 [5AP]

No Escape, No More To Give, Sherri Lederman Mandell, Washington (DC) Post, E796 [15MY]

Plan for Arafat, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, E2261 [12DE]

Problems Seen for Teenagers Who Hold Jobs, Steven Greenhouse, New York (NY) Times, E109 [6FE]

Strange Waltz in Vienna, Stanley B. Greenberg, New York (NY) Times, E481 [28MR]

U.S. Presses Lebanon on Suspects, James M. Dorsey, Wall Street Journal, E1675 [20SE]

Vile Words, Washington (DC) Post, E768 [10MY]

Where Do We Go From Here? Henry Kissinger, Washington (DC) Post, E2019 [6NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1408 [3AP] (see H.R. 2866), H6458 [9OC]

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

———condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (see H. Con. Res. 145), H2848 [25MY]

———tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and ensure inclusion of women in any newly established Government (see H. Res. 281), H7960 [8NO]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2023 [8MY]

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]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 2270), H3464 [21JN]

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

———reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H3069 [12JN]

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

Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1924 [3MY]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 36), H443 [27FE]

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

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1621), H2335 [17MY]

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

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H224 [7FE]

``Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Congress'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 130), H2022 [8MY]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H5340 [2AU]

Aung San Suu Kyi: anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize (see H. Con. Res. 211), H6459 [9OC]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3110), H6779 [12OC]

———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), H5971 [24SE]

Baltic States: independence anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4217 [18JY]

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]

Bonds, Barry: tribute (see H. Res. 266), H7530 [30OC]

Burma: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 211), H6459 [9OC]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 193), H4013 [16JY]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H3068 [12JN]

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]

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: vaccination activities funding for at-risk adults and adolescents in medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 2598), H4428 [23JY]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H2849 [25MY]

———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]

———improve access to books (see H.R. 116), H112 [30JA]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H4353 [19JY]

———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care and early learning services, and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 265), H400 [14FE]

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

———mental health services (see H.R. 75), H5971 [24SE]

———provide grants to State child welfare systems and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 1371), H1558 [24AP]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H440 [27FE]

———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), H400 [14FE]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3002 [8JN]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4216 [18JY]

China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (see H.R. 2739), H8421 [27NO]

———participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H219 [7FE]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1558 [24AP]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 85), H2890 [5JN]

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H1116 [22MR]

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

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

Clean Air Act: eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 1891), H2998 [7JN]

———reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H741 [7MR]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1699), H2571 [22MY]

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

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1918), H8564 [28NO]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H3714 [27JN]

Congo: support transition to democracy (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1661 [26AP]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H9240 [11DE]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2454), H5340 [2AU]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1051), H5927 [21SE]

———requirements on credit card issuers relative to mailing of monthly statements (see H.R. 296), H3067 [12JN]

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

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

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 499), H1410 [3AP]

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

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 1488), H1487 (see H.R. 1488), H1496 [4AP]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H443 [27FE]

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]

———penalties for the placing of sexually explicit photographs on the Internet without the permission of the persons photographed (see H.R. 1655), H1715 [1MY]

———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), H1061 [21MR]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1294 [28MR]

———human rights violations (see H. Res. 91), H959 [19MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (see H.R. 2144), H3067 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H1557 [24AP]

———require all defense-related agencies of the U.S. to fully comply with Federal and State environmental laws (see H.R. 2154), H3466 [21JN]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H650 [6MR]

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

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 477), H624 [1MR] (see H.R. 1620), H1659 [26AP]

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

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), H2998 [7JN]

———impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (see H.R. 238), H443 [27FE]

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

———make matching grants available to States to encourage the establishment of license plate programs to fund breast cancer treatment, research, and education (see H.R. 1295), H5406 [5SE]

———provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H222 [7FE]

Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H4216 [18JY]

———evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 2034), H2847 [25MY]

———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H219 [7FE]

———increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H4113 [17JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H4112 [17JY]

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

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1646), H1664 [27AP]

———enhance authorities of special agents and provide limited authorities to uniformed officers responsible for the protection of domestic facilities (see H.R. 2541), H4215 [18JY]

———increase rewards program payments in connection with the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2894), H5703 [14SE]

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

———prohibit mineral leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1066), H1013 [20MR]

Dept. of Transportation: give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (see H.R. 3067), H6702 [11OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H2387 [21MY]

———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H2999 [7JN]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H1484 (see H.R. 1435), H1493 [4AP] (see H.R. 1746), H2998 [7JN]

Disasters: authorize disaster assistance for recovery from earthquakes in India and El Salvador (see H.R. 1760), H2021 [8MY]

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

Diseases: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 684), H4724 [26JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H6702 [11OC]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 933), H1013 [20MR] (see H.R. 2069), H4009 [12JY]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H5928 [21SE]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H3068 [12JN]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H508 [28FE]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H3806 [28JN]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H1060 [21MR]

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

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

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H4352 [19JY]

Drug abuse: provide assistance to States to expand and establish treatment programs to provide services to individuals who voluntarily seek treatment (see H.R. 1896), H3863 [10JY]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1978), H10067 [13DE]

Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (see H.R. 1669), H1715 [1MY]

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), H4010 [12JY]

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

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H1410 [3AP]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H224 [7FE]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 117), H254 [8FE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 687), H412 [26FE]

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

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 573), H444 [27FE]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 2286), H4353 [19JY]

———repeal the tuition-sensitivity trigger in the Pell Grant program and expand qualifying expenses and income eligibility for the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 2482), H4008 [12JY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 28), H221 [7FE]

El Salvador: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 531), H1605 [25AP]

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

Electric power: stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (see H.R. 1468), H1485 (see H.R. 1468), H1495 [4AP]

———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (H.R. 1468), consideration (see H. Res. 165), H3150 [13JN]

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]

———provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 2489), H4008 [12JY]

———require U.S. nationals that employ individuals in a foreign country to provide full transparency and disclosure in all their operations (see H.R. 460), H2956 [6JN]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H2712 [24MY]

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

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

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

———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]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 94), H1409 [3AP]

ERISA: increase the phase-in limitation for benefit improvements made prior to plan termination (see H.R. 2134), H3261 [19JN]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5339 [2AU]

Export Administration Act: extend (see H.R. 2602), H4539 [24JY] (see H.R. 3189), H7591 [31OC]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see H.R. 3368), H10910 [19DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: ensure protection for employees of traveling sales crews (see H.R. 3070), H6458 [9OC]

Families and domestic relations: eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage (see H.R. 270), H258 [12FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 2328), H3864 [10JY]

FCC: monitor complaints relative to the quality of wireless telephone service (see H.R. 1531), H1499 [4AP]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043), H953 [15MR] (see H.R. 1097), H1557 [24AP]

FEC: issue voluntary standards to promote voting system accessibility and effectiveness and make grants to assist States in complying with such standards and carrying out other voting accessibility promotion activities (see H.R. 1151), H1059 [21MR]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H1013 [20MR]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 57), H64 [6JA]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2183 [15MY]

———availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 579), H1061 [21MR]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H442 [27FE]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H2890 [5JN]

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

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

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H1346 [29MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H3807 [28JN]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H2849 [25MY]

FERC: order refunds of unjust and unreasonable electricity rates (see H.R. 2274), H3464 [21JN]

FHA: expand moratorium on foreclosure of mortgage loans to employees of air carriers and aircraft manufacturers affected by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3277), H10173 [17DE]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H10356 [18DE]

———prohibit predatory lending practices (see H.R. 1060), H1411 [3AP]

Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 1112), H4009 [12JY]

———ban import of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, promote safe storage and use of handguns by consumers, and extend criminal background checks to gun shows (see H.R. 2221), H4014 [16JY]

———ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1922), H2999 [7JN]

———ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see H.R. 693), H828 [8MR]

———expand Dept. of the Treasury regulation of manufacture, distribution, and sale of weapons and ammunition (see H.R. 671), H1717 [1MY]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1014), H2571 [22MY]

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

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 2773), H5335 [2AU] (see H.R. 3207), H7717 [1NO]

———require criminal background checks for sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms at certain events and provide additional resources for gun crime enforcement (see H.R. 2377), H3803 [28JN]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 1367), H2184 [15MY]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1157), H1060 [21MR]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H4352 [19JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.R. 80), H167 [31JA]

Floods: ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such changes (see H.R. 2091), H2956 [6JN]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H1715 [1MY]

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H4949 [31JY]

———limit the collection from households of claims for nonfraudulent overissuance of food stamp benefits (see H.R. 2319), H4541 [24JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H1717 [1MY]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H2140 [10MY]

———recognize important relationship between the U.S. and Australia (see H. Con. Res. 217), H5455 [6SE]

———recognize important relationship between the U.S. and Mexico (see H. Res. 233), H5405 [5SE]

Foreign trade: encourage full participation in the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum (see H. Con. Res. 194), H5407 [5SE]

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

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

FTC: amend trade regulation rule on ophthalmic practice to require the release of prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 2663), H6056 [25SE]

———issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 232), H112 [30JA]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H1117 [22MR]

George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, Arlington, VA: designate (see H.R. 3348), H8420 [27NO]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H827 [8MR]

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

Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H1114 [22MR]

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), H1191 [27MR]

———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), H1189 [27MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H650 [6MR] (see H.R. 2563), H5340 [2AU]

———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H10054 [12DE]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9077 [6DE]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H878 [13MR]

Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 3336), H8732 [29NO]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H1484 (see H.R. 1436), H1493 [4AP]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 1366), H1408 [3AP]

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

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 623), H955 [15MR]

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

Housing: provide for a study on the proximity of federally assisted housing to hazardous waste sites (see H.R. 1585), H2083 [9MY]

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

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (see H.R. 3334), H8337 [16NO]

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 945), H826 [8MR]

———eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for Federal aid programs (see H.R. 2258), H6422 [5OC]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 964), H1061 [21MR]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H508 [28FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1713), H2571 [22MY]

———revise various provisions (see H.R. 500), H1605 [25AP]

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. 659), H828 [8MR] (see H.R. 835), H622 [1MR] (see H.R. 1330), H1406 [3AP]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 714), H398 [14FE]

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), H832 [12MR]

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

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H9078 [6DE]

———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 coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H1116 [22MR]

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

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

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

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

International law: protect due process rights of U.S. citizens before foreign tribunals and the International Criminal Court (see H.R. 2699), H5125 [1AU]

International Women's Day: observance (see H. Res. 86), H827 [8MR]

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), H10356 [18DE]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H1346 [29MR]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 280), H8842 [4DE]

James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco, CA: designate (see H.R. 2804), H5927 [21SE]

Judiciary: provide for automatic annual increases in judicial salaries (see H.R. 570), H444 [27FE]

Karekin II: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2680 [23MY]

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: establish national prerelease warrant check system (see H.R. 362), H164 [31JA]

———improve security at U.S. borders (see H.R. 3229), H8339 [16NO]

———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), H1061 [21MR]

———require Federal law enforcement agencies to expunge voidable arrest records and provide incentive funds to States that have systems for expunging such records (see H.R. 1154), H1060 [21MR]

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]

———tribute for efforts in battling the use and production of methamphetamine (see H. Res. 114), H2335 [17MY]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1806), H2141 [10MY]

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), H3806 [28JN]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H4429 [23JY]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1499 [4AP]

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), H4353 [19JY]

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), H5455 [6SE]

Medicaid: establish a demonstration grant program to assist States in providing subsidies for group health insurance premiums for low-income, Medicaid-eligible individuals (see H.R. 1903), H2333 [17MY]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 2677), H4862 [30JY]

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

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H3150 [13JN]

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

Medicare: accelerate reduction on the amount of beneficiary copayment liability for outpatient services (see H.R. 3284), H10910 [19DE]

———coverage for qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 594), H323 [13FE]

———coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H4862 [30JY]

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H828 [8MR]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2023 [8MY]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H1861 [2MY]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H4009 [12JY]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H1116 [22MR]

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

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

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H10966 [20DE]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H2387 [21MY]

———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), H4216 [18JY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H1113 [22MR]

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

———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), H1557 [24AP]

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

———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 758), H929 [14MR]

———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), H10067 [13DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3331), H10067 [13DE]

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]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H7718 [1NO]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H3714 [27JN]

Middle East: encourage Lebanon, Syria, and Iran to call upon Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis presently held in Lebanon (see H. Res. 99), H1115 [22MR]

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

Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see H.R. 2450), H3861 [10JY] (see H.R. 2624), H4633 [25JY]

Motor vehicles: reduce aggressivity of light trucks, increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards, increase fuel economy standards, and improve accuracy and release of information on average fuel economy (see H.R. 2614), H4780 [27JY]

National Academy of Sciences: conduct a study to determine the causes of recent increases in the price of natural gas (see H.R. 712), H877 [13MR]

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

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

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 36), H443 [27FE]

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 women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H400 [14FE]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H2571 [22MY]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1488 (see H. Res. 116), H1499 [4AP]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1071), H6702 [11OC]

National Trails System Act: update the feasibility and suitability studies of certain national historic trails and provide for possible additions (see H.R. 37), H1346 [29MR]

National Weather Service: conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities relative to tropical cyclone inland forecasting improvement (see H.R. 2486), H4008 [12JY]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H4429 [23JY]

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

NATO: endorse further enlargement (see H.R. 3167), H7308 [24OC]

———recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H2388 [21MY]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H6260 [3OC]

New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1606 [25AP]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 72), H3619 [26JN]

———uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H3519 [25JN]

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

NSF: authorize grants to support research projects in science and technology at secondary schools (see H.R. 2045), H2848 [25MY]

Nuclear weapons: provide the President with flexibility to set strategic nuclear delivery system levels to meet national security goals (see H.R. 2013), H3713 [27JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H3358 [20JN]

Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment (see H.R. 2839), H8732 [29NO]

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 287), H10055 [12DE]

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]

Peru: congratulate President-elect Alejandro Toledo on his election, congratulate the people for the return of democracy, and express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 181), H3807 [28JN]

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

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (see H.R. 2887), H7718 [1NO]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 459), H508 [28FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA] (see H.R. 1637), H1659 [26AP]

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 283), H443 [27FE]

Population: encourage the U.S. to develop, promote, and implement policies to slow global population growth by voluntary means (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1012 [20MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H224 [7FE]

———waive postage for donations mailed to the White House for ``America's Fund for Afghan Children'' (see H.R. 3115), H8248 [15NO]

Power resources: establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2478), H3960 [11JY]

———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), H741 [7MR]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see H.R. 237), H412 [26FE]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 89), H112 [30JA]

Product safety: require safety labels for certain Internet-advertised toys and games (see H.R. 604), H1557 [24AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H254 [8FE]

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 242), H6379 [4OC]

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

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 280), H8421 [27NO]

Refugees: support victims of torture (see H. Con. Res. 168), H3357 [20JN]

———treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1405), H1482 (see H.R. 1405), H1492 [4AP]

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

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

Santee, CA: shooting of students at Santana High School (see H. Con. Res. 57), H827 [8MR]

Schools: prohibit the sale of foods with minimal nutritional value in schools participating in Federal meal programs (see H.R. 2129), H3066 [12JN]

Senior citizens: recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 13), H223 [7FE]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H10966 [20DE]

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), H254 [8FE]

Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7960 [8NO]

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), H7718 [1NO]

———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), H929 [14MR]

———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), H2712 [24MY]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H3713 [27JN]

———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), H1485 (see H.R. 1464), H1495 [4AP]

———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1143), H1558 [24AP]

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

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 1470), H1558 [24AP]

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

States: issue vouchers to older individuals for nutrition services (see H.R. 2188), H4780 [27JY]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 931), H740 [7MR] (see H.R. 2052), H2888 [5JN]

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

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H7719 [1NO]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H2849 [25MY]

———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 1340), H1407 [3AP]

———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), H5456 [6SE]

———allow refundable credit for rent in excess of certain amount of income (see H.R. 2338), H3711 [27JN]

———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), H2712 [24MY]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8), H112 [30JA]

———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]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H1489 [4AP]

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

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

———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 2281), H4010 [12JY]

———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), H7960 [8NO]

———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 794), H506 [28FE]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H5488 [10SE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include cool roofing (see H.R. 2184), H3619 [26JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H3713 [27JN]

———impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas products, allow an income tax credit for the purchase of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and allow grants for mass transit (see H.R. 1967), H5406 [5SE]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H224 [7FE]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities (see H.R. 1427), H2890 [5JN]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H1295 [28MR]

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

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H3466 [21JN]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H443 [27FE]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 710), H741 [7MR]

———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 tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 2033), H4725 [26JY]

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

———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 921), H1717 [1MY]

———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), H1661 [26AP]

———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H1190 [27MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H2889 [5JN]

———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H2183 [15MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H4009 [12JY]

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

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H4113 [17JY]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 90), H112 [30JA]

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

———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]

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

———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), H6057 [25SE]

Time: permit States in the Pacific time zone to temporarily adjust the standard time relative to the energy crisis (see H.R. 704), H397 [14FE]

Tobacco products: prohibit importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 1454), H2083 [9MY]

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

Treaties and agreements: implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (see H.R. 1484), H1486 (see H.R. 1484), H1496 [4AP]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H3066 [12JN]

Turkey: express appreciation for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 265), H8843 [4DE]

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

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

———transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (see H. Res. 191), H4009 [12JY]

Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 994), H2142 [10MY]

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

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

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3960 [11JY]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H1660 [26AP]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 2833), H5456 [6SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H3067 [12JN]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8565 [28NO]

———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), H1411 [3AP]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 128), H827 [8MR]

Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 911), H1410 [3AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H1061 [21MR]

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

———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]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 98), H7719 [1NO]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H1061 [21MR]

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), H224 [7FE]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 619), H393 [14FE]

———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H3068 [12JN]

———provide additional compensation to Armed Forces members and U.S. civilian employees who performed slave labor for Japan (see H.R. 2835), H5405 [5SE]

Yugoslavia: commend transfer of Slobodan Milosevic and other alleged war criminals to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and provide aid to support economic and democratic reforms (see H. Res. 200), H4216 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afghanistan: provide assistance for relief and reconstruction (see H.R. 3427), H9077 [6DE]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see H.R. 2211), H3258 [19JN]

China, People's Republic of: improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1060 [21MR]

———prohibit payment of any claim for reimbursement of costs associated with the Navy reconnaissance plane forced to make an emergency landing (see H.R. 2507), H4111 [17JY]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 56), H412 [26FE]

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

Courts: condition salaries of Federal district judges on certification that certain cases have not been pending and undetermined for a certain period of time (see H.R. 889), H648 [6MR]

Delay, Marleen R.: relief (see H.R. 766), H443 [27FE]

Employment: limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 1289), H1343 [29MR]

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

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (see H.R. 3169), H7333 [25OC]

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

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

Foti, Anisha Goveas: relief (see H.R. 2245), H3259 [19JN]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (see H.R. 1953), H2677 [23MY]

India: lift nuclear test sanctions (see H.R. 2889), H5703 [14SE]

———welcome Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee upon U.S. visit and affirm support in campaign against international terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 264), H7909 [7NO]

Indonesia: provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 675), H396 [14FE]

Russia: condition participation in the Group of Eight on voluntary acceptance of and adherence to the norms and standards of democracy (see H. Con. Res. 128), H2022 [8MY]

———expand democracy, good governance, and anti-corruption programs to promote and strengthen democratic government and civil society and to support independent media (see H.R. 2121), H3066 [12JN]

U.N.: U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 212), H4780 [27JY]

Veterans: computation of retirement pay for certain merchant mariners who served during or immediately after World War II or the Korean War (see H.R. 2302), H3518 [25JN]

Letters

Tribute to Chris Piening: Julian Priestley, European Parliament, E2291 [14DE]

Remarks

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (H. Con. Res. 145), H3114, H3117, H3119 [13JN]

———provide assistance for relief and reconstruction (H.R. 3427), E2228 [7DE]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (H. Con. Res. 102), H8755 [4DE]

AID: South Asian Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4452 [24JY]

al-Assad, Bashar: condemn anti-Semitic remarks relative to Israel, E768 [10MY]

Argentina: agreement between the Inter-American Development Bank and the Argentine Mutual Aid Association to assist Jewish organizations, E1849 [11OC]

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), H5639, H5657, H5669 [14SE]

Armenia: anniversary of Christianity as official religion, H2654 [23MY]

Asia: assistance to Islamic extremist groups by central Asian nations, E585 [5AP]

Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum: support (S. Con. Res. 58), H9107 [11DE]

Aung San Suu Kyi: anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize (H. Con. Res. 211), H8040 [13NO]

Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government, E481 [28MR]

Balkans Youth Link (organization): tribute, E1935 [29OC]

Bay Area Council for Jewish Rescue and Renewal: tribute to Climate of Trust program, E2381 [20DE]

Bonds, Barry: tribute (H. Res. 266), H7370 [30OC]

Brisbane, CA: anniversary, E1586 [5SE]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (H.R. 2211), E1149 [19JN]

———U.S. policy (H. Con. Res. 211), H8040 [13NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 14), H117 [31JA]

China, People's Republic of: improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (H. Con. Res. 73), H3809 [10JY], E1295 [10JY], E1312 [11JY]

———prohibit payment of any claim for reimbursement of costs associated with the Navy reconnaissance plane forced to make an emergency landing, H4147 [18JY]

———release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing, H1372 [3AP]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (H. Res. 56), H1369, H1372, H1373 [3AP]

China, Republic of: elections, E2281 [13DE]

———endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (H.R. 2739), H10463 [19DE]

Cotchett, Joseph and Victoria: Volunteer Center of San Mateo County, CA, Very Important Volunteer Award recipients, E1143 [19JN]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute through honorary naming of Peace Corps headquarters, World Wise Schools Program, and the Institute of the Biomedical and Health Sciences at the University of Georgia (S. 360), H4030 [17JY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1638 [26AP]

Cuba: human rights violations (H. Res. 91), H1365 [3AP]

Denmark: tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1851 [11OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5847 [20SE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2091, H2094, H2118, H2124, H2126, H2127, H2130, H2131, H2133 [10MY], H2190, H2201, H2230, H2241, H2242, H2243, H2244, H2247 [16MY]

———Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor funding, H2230 [16MY]

———enhance authorities of special agents and provide limited authorities to uniformed officers responsible for the protection of domestic facilities (H.R. 2541), H8039 [13NO]

———revise travel warning for Israel, West Bank, and Gaza, H2242 [16MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4147 [18JY]

Diseases: Global AIDS Trust Fund funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding and the Foreign Military Financing Program, H4463 [24JY]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (H.R. 2069), H9094, H9104 [11DE]

———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (H. Res. 67), H965 [20MR]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), E559 [5AP], E1083 [13JN]

Egypt: detention of citizens based on sexual orientation, E1537 [3AU]

El Salvador: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 41), H970 [20MR]

Employment: limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (H.R. 1289), E497 [29MR]

Erem, Gabriel: United Jewish Appeal Federation of New York Jerusalem Award recipient, E1071 [12JN]

Export Administration Act: extend (H.R. 2602), H4786 [30JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor, E109 [6FE]

———reform provisions relative to child labor (H.R. 961), E363 [14MR], E559 [5AP]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3086 [13JN]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (H.R. 3169), H10220, H10223 [18DE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2092, H2094 [10MY], H2190, H2201 [16MY]

———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services, H2092, H2094 [10MY]

———provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (H.R. 2272), H6801, H6803 [16OC]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (H. Con. Res. 173), E1210 [26JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4452, H4463, H4521, H4526 [24JY]

Foreign policy: authorize assistance to India and Pakistan (S. 1465), H6796 [16OC]

———recognize important relationship between the U.S. and Australia (H. Con. Res. 217), H6793, H6795 [16OC]

———recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (H. Con. Res. 273), H10220, H10223 [18DE]

George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, Arlington, VA: designate (H.R. 3348), H8753 [4DE]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (H.R. 1953), E909 [23MY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H984 [20MR]

Hungary: tribute to Nonprofit Enterprise and Self-Sustainability Team International Venture Philanthropy Forum in Budapest, E1762 [2OC]

India: condemn terrorist attack on Indian Parliament, E2298 [14DE]

———express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 15), H126 [31JA]

———welcome Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee upon U.S. visit and affirm support in campaign against international terrorism (H. Con. Res. 264), H7943 [8NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, E1083 [13JN]

Indonesia: provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor, H2230 [16MY]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party, H2118, H2124 [10MY]

Iran: investment in oil fields by Italian and Japanese companies, H4533, H4534 [24JY]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (H.R. 1954), H4531, H4533, H4534 [24JY]

Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (H.J. Res. 75), H10420, H10423 [19DE]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Con. Res. 280), H8867, H8868, H8870, H8872, H8877 [5DE]

———U.S. policy, E442 [22MR]

Karekin II: tribute (H. Con. Res. 139), H2654 [23MY]

Lebanon: extradition of suspected terrorists, E1675 [20SE]

———military assistance funding relative to deployment of Lebanese armed forces to Israeli-Lebanese border, H2243, H2244, H2247 [16MY]

Lee H. Hamilton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, New Albany, IN: designate (H.R. 1583), H5946 [24SE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, H8750 [4DE], E2261 [12DE]

———hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, E796 [15MY]

———Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, E92 [1FE]

National security: national missile defense system, E166 [13FE]

NATO: endorse further enlargement (H.R. 3167), H7867, H7873 [7NO]

———integration of Bulgaria and Lithuania, H3137 [13JN]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E255 [1MR]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish, E2300 [14DE]

———establish (H.R. 2998), H7746 [6NO]

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: tribute (H. Con. Res. 242), H8752 [4DE]

Refugees: support victims of torture (H. Con. Res. 168), H3818 [10JY]

Rubenstein, Howard J.: Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust honoree, E632 [25AP]

Russia: expand democracy, good governance, and anti-corruption programs to promote and strengthen democratic government and civil society and to support independent media (H.R. 2121), H9110 [11DE], E1072 [12JN], E2381 [20DE]

———prohibit foreign aid, H4526 [24JY]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of St. Patrick's Parish, E515 [3AP]

———tribute to organizations and individuals for homeless assistance efforts, E1326 [12JY]

Sharon, Ariel: commend election as Prime Minister of Israel, encourage end to Middle East violence, and reaffirm U.S. commitment to friendship (H. Res. 34), H263 [13FE]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), H3098, H3102, H3108 [13JN]

———prohibit any entity engaged in the development of oil or gas in Sudan from raising capital or trading its securities in the U.S., H3108 [13JN]

Swann, Lynn: National Football League Hall of Fame inductee, E1972 [31OC]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1675 [20SE], E1775 [2OC], E2019 [6NO]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5500, H5505, H5507, H5549 [11SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5505 [11SE]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2131), H3820 [10JY]

U.N.: adjust a condition on the payment of U.S. arrearages that sets the maximum share of peacekeeping operation's budget that may be assessed of any country (S. 248), H5942 [24SE]

———condemn proposed Zionism resolution at the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance, E2261 [12DE]

———condition payment of U.S. arrearages on release of GAO report on U.S. contributions to peacekeeping operations, H2241 [16MY]

———condition payment of U.S. arrearages on restoration of U.S. membership on the Commission on Human Rights, H2092, H2126, H2127 [10MY]

———transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (H. Res. 191), H4791 [30JY]

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance, H5417 [6SE]

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (H. Res. 212), H4787, H4788 [30JY]

UNESCO: U.S. membership, H2092, H2130, H2131, H2133 [10MY]

Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act: funding through reductions in Dept. of State and AID antitrafficking initiatives, H4521 [24JY]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 2833), H5417, H5426 [6SE]

Votes: position on missed, H1650 [26AP]

Wagner, Meir: tribute for writing ``Righteous of Switzerland—Heroes of the Holocaust'', E441 [22MR]

World Human Rights Day: observance, E2281 [13DE]

Zakharenko, Yury: anniversary of disappearance, E749 [8MY]

Zimbabwe: support democratic transition and economic recovery (S. 494), H8760 [4DE]

Resolutions by organizations

People's Republic of China Bid To Host the 2008 Olympic Games: European Union, E1312 [11JY]

Statements

Support for U.S. Relative to Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft Into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: NATO, H5549 [11SE]

Young American Workers' Bill of Rights: by, E559 [5AP]

Texts of

H.R. 2211, Burma Freedom Act, E1150 [19JN]

Tributes

Caras, Roger, E342 [13MR]

Chao, Warren C., E1403 [24JY]

Chen Shui-bian, H2574 [23MY], E847 [17MY]

Coombs, Geri, E1939 [30OC]

Cranston, Alan, E115 [6FE]

Dalai Lama, H2574 [23MY]

Federspiel, Ulrik, E2341 [20DE]

Fisher, James, E1326 [12JY]

Gilbert, Arthur, E1601 [6SE]

Keil, Joyce, E900 [23MY]

Livingston, Shelly, E421 [22MR]

McElhatton, Dave, E515 [3AP]

Mosk, Stanley, E1166 [20JN]

Mull, Lynda Diane, E299 [7MR]

Munch Nielsen, Preben, E557 [5AP]

Nagel, Gitta, E1507 [2AU]

Piening, Chris, E2291 [14DE]

Porsdam, Helle, E672 [1MY]

Pundik, Herbert, E671 [1MY]

Raiskin, Gerald, E1006 [5JN]

Rosenbaum, Irving M., E555 [5AP]

Solomon, Gerald B.H., H7867 [7NO]

Straede, Therkel, E673 [1MY]

Sullivan, Leon H., E735 [4MY]

Torres, Gonzalo (Sal), E479 [28MR]