SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D. (a Representative from Illinois)

Agenda

Five Year Chicago Area HIV/AIDS Housing Plan: AIDS Foundation of Chicago, E2117 [16NO]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [3JA]

Articles and editorials

Chronicle of a Massacre Foretold, Scott Wilson, Washington (DC) Post, E89-E91 [1FE]

Dead Wrong on AIDS, Amir Attaran, Kenneth A. Freedberg, and Martin Hirsch, Washington (DC) Post, E1164 [20JN]

Holy Name Mourns Egan, Maureen O'Donnell, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, E906 [23MY]

John J. Egan, Priest and Rights Activist, Is Dead at 84, Peter Steinfels, New York (NY) Times, E906 [23MY]

Kits Snag First State Swim Title in Over 40 Years, Dennis Mahoney, Evanston (IL) Review, E461 [27MR]

Learn From Haiti, Howard Hiatt, New York (NY) Times, H9105 [11DE]

Monsignor John Egan 1916-2001—Priest Was ``Conscience'' of the City, Noah Isackson, Chicago (IL) Tribune, E905 [23MY]

Patient Doctor, Chicago (IL) Tribune, E2294 [14DE]

Priest Recalled as Tireless Fighter—His Kindnesses Are Remembered, Kevin Lynch, Chicago (IL) Tribune, E906 [23MY]

Shalom, Bill, Douglas M. Bloomfield, Chicago Jewish Star (publication), E93 [1FE]

Shame in the House, Bob Herbert, New York (NY) Times, E1959 [30OC]

Spend Colombia Money at Home, Chicago (IL) Tribune, E1420 [25JY]

Watershed Ruling on Rape—Serbs Found Guilty of `Crime Against Humanity,' Peter Finn, Washington (DC) Post, E248 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (see H. Con. Res. 145), 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), H8949 [5DE]

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

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H1483 (see H.R. 1421), H1493 [4AP]

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

———reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H1488 (see H. Res. 117), H1500 [4AP]

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

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

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

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 2693), H5124 [1AU]

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

Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H8843 [4DE]

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

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H2680 [23MY]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H10067 [13DE]

Aviation: ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers (see H.R. 2989), H8564 [28NO]

———impose temporary moratorium on certain airline mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 761), H1116 [22MR]

———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), H6057 [25SE]

Bankruptcy: extend the priority provided to claims for compensation and benefits of all employees (see H.R. 3415), H10967 [20DE]

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]

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

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]

———temporary moratorium on carrying out the death penalty to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 321), H2022 [8MY]

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

———display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 106), H1295 [28MR]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 105), H1295 [28MR]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10065 [13DE]

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), H2710 [24MY] (see H.R. 1990), H4863 [30JY]

———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, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1990), H2849 [25MY]

———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H2890 [5JN]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H4863 [30JY]

———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), H6138 [2OC]

———improve access to books (see H.R. 116), H3960 [11JY]

———increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1650), H2387 [21MY]

———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), H650 [6MR]

———increase the availability and quality of child care for disabled children (see H.R. 2787), H6380 [4OC]

———infant crib safety (see H.R. 1086), H3260 [19JN]

———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), H6380 [4OC]

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

———require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2788), H5336 [2AU]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 56), H1411 [3AP]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1718 [1MY]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1189 [27MR]

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

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2755), H5407 [5SE]

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]

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]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 471), H828 [8MR]

Computers: provide unexpended universal service funds to low-income schools for updating of computer hardware (see H.R. 346), H929 [14MR]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H955 [15MR]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H10910 [19DE]

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), H8949 [5DE]

———award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H8843 [4DE]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1051), H953 [15MR]

———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2498), H4541 [24JY]

———requirements on credit card issuers relative to mailing of monthly statements (see H.R. 296), H507 [28FE]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H878 [13MR]

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

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

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

Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 1054), H953 [15MR]

———prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in consumer solicitations and limit liability of consumers in conjunction with such solicitations (see H.R. 1058), H953 [15MR]

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

Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 1052), H953 [15MR]

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]

———make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H6422 [5OC]

———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]

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H3067 [12JN]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see H.R. 1996), H2710 [24MY]

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

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]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H1013 [20MR]

Dept. of Education: make grants to recruit, train, and hire school-based resource staff (see H.R. 466), H220 [7FE]

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

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

———establish and maintain a panel to provide expert scientific recommendations in the field of cell development (see H.R. 2863), H8949 [5DE]

———provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H1061 [21MR]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H1488 [4AP]

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

———provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (see H.R. 888), H1346 [29MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H111 [30JA]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 2459), H3959 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1410 [3AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 336), H1013 [20MR]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H1061 [21MR]

———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H2387 [21MY]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H2712 [24MY]

Developing countries: prohibit revocation or revision of any intellectual property or competition law or policy in any country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1185), H1113 [22MR]

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: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H3465 [21JN]

———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H1925 [3MY]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1410 [3AP]

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

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 933), H740 [7MR]

———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]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H1117 [22MR]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1925 [3MY]

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

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 violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 3595), H10965 [20DE]

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

———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1344), H5406 [5SE] (see H.R. 2592), H5126 [1AU]

Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see H.R. 3341), H10966 [20DE]

Education: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1536), H2571 [22MY]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H443 [27FE]

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

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 573), H955 [15MR]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 2286), H3961 [11JY]

———provide grants to establish programs that benefit the educational, health, social service, cultural, and recreational needs of cities and rural and disadvantaged suburban communities (see H.R. 756), H442 [27FE]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 46), H6137 [2OC]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H2142 [10MY]

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

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

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

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

———prohibit forced overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 1289), H2680 [23MY]

———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), H444 [27FE]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H1926 [3MY]

EPA: make grants for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern and authorize assistance for research and development of innovative technologies for such purposes (see H.R. 1070), H5971 [24SE]

———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 1116), H10966 [20DE]

———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), H5406 [5SE]

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), H1345 [29MR]

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

Families and domestic relations: eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage (see H.R. 270), H1605 [25AP]

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

FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see H.R. 3494), H10066 [13DE]

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

———improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 3075), H10966 [20DE]

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

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H2849 [25MY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H6919 [16OC]

———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H1661 [26AP]

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

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

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H4949 [31JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H3260 [19JN]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H8732 [29NO]

Financial institutions: facilitate transfers between interest-bearing accounts and transactions accounts for small businesses (see H.R. 1048), H2023 [8MY]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 1055), H953 [15MR]

———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), H10967 [20DE]

———prohibit predatory lending practices (see H.R. 1060), H953 [15MR]

———require insured depository institutions make affordable transaction accounts available to their customers (see H.R. 1059), H953 [15MR]

———safeguard consumers relative to use of certain debit cards (see H.R. 1825), H3806 [28JN]

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

———ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1922), H2387 [21MY]

———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), H628 [5MR]

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

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see H.R. 1247), H1189 [27MR]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1014), H1605 [25AP]

———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. 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]

———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 138), H60 [6JA]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H10966 [20DE]

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

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 1949), H3961 [11JY]

Food Stamp Act: limit the collection from households of claims for nonfraudulent overissuance of food stamp benefits (see H.R. 2319), H3864 [10JY]

Foreign aid: increase accountability relative to the education and training of foreign military personnel (see H.R. 1594), H2712 [24MY]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H2022 [8MY]

———provide food and agricultural development assistance to civilians in Afghanistan and other central Asian countries (see H. Con. Res. 240), H10055 [12DE]

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

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H9078 [6DE]

———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), H3863 [10JY]

———provide multilateral debt relief to countries eligible for assistance under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative or heavily affected by HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1567), H1606 [25AP]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H2998 [7JN]

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), H1346 [29MR]

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]

FRS: make permanent the requirement for the annual bank fee report by the Board of Governors (see H.R. 1061), H953 [15MR]

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H828 [8MR]

Government: establish public disclosure requirements for working groups of advisory committees (see H.R. 3371), H8564 [28NO]

———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]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1032), H1605 [25AP]

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

Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H444 [27FE]

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

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H5456 [6SE]

———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), H1558 [24AP]

———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]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 1269), H1294 [28MR]

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

———prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 2340), H3864 [10JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H1061 [21MR]

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

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H10356 [18DE]

———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 1683), H3068 [12JN]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H741 [7MR]

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), H9078 [6DE]

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

Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1112 [22MR]

———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), H825 [8MR]

House of Representatives: post all lobbying registrations and reports on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 48), H399 [14FE]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3961 [11JY]

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

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

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: repeal requirement to collect information on nonimmigrant foreign students and exchange program participants (see H.R. 2779), H5407 [5SE]

———repeal requirement to collect information on nonimmigrant foreign students and exchange program participants, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2779), H8133 [13NO]

Immigration: adjust status of certain long-staying alien children, lower high school drop out rates of certain immigrant children, and allow State and local determination of admittance to State and local colleges and universities (see H.R. 1582), H3863 [10JY]

———asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H741 [7MR]

———cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H1484 (see H.R. 1452), H1494 [4AP]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 2713), H6422 [5OC]

———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 1266), H3713 [27JN]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 1195), H1661 [26AP]

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

———permit admission of spouses of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 814), H3260 [19JN]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H397 [14FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1713), H2083 [9MY]

———restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 87), H1190 [27MR]

———revise various provisions (see H.R. 500), H955 [15MR]

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

———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]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 659), H828 [8MR]

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), H5340 [2AU]

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

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H2890 [5JN]

———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), H1489 [4AP]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H877 [13MR]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1809), H2185 [15MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H444 [27FE]

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

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H1013 [20MR]

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

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4950 [31JY]

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]

Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (see H. Con. Res. 77), H4635 [25JY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H3260 [19JN]

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

———ensure ability to effectively investigate and prosecute illegal gun sales and protect the privacy of the American people (see H.R. 2778), H5336 [2AU]

———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), H3960 [11JY]

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H5340 [2AU]

———provide for intergovernmental cooperation to enhance the sharing of information (see H.R. 3483), H10066 [13DE]

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]

Libraries: provide public library construction and technology enhancement (see H.R. 1525), H2680 [23MY]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H8732 [29NO]

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), H3960 [11JY]

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), H5126 [1AU]

Medicaid: coverage of all medically necessary services for uninsured families and individuals (see H.R. 2627), H4633 [25JY]

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H2889 [5JN]

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

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H10055 [12DE]

———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), H323 [13FE]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H1487 (see H.R. 1490), H1496 [4AP]

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

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H3260 [19JN]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H6458 [9OC]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H1116 [22MR]

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

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H5339 [2AU]

———coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 3317), H8337 [16NO]

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 2294), H4429 [23JY]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H1498 [4AP]

———expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (see H.R. 3188), H7529 [30OC]

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

———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), H4863 [30JY]

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 481), H1116 [22MR]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H7852 [6NO]

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

———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), H8949 [5DE]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H3803 [28JN]

Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (see H.R. 677), H624 [1MR]

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

Minorities: reduce the impact of predatory lending on minorities (see H.R. 1053), H953 [15MR]

Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (see H.R. 1056), H953 [15MR]

———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), H6458 [9OC]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H3712 [27JN]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideas (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2849 [25MY]

National Children's Memorial Flag Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1660 [26AP]

———support (see H. Con. Res. 98), H1558 [24AP]

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

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see H.J. Res. 42), H2849 [25MY]

National Health Service Corps: reauthorize, amend scholarship and loan programs tax status and repayment rules, and simplify application process (see H.R. 1968), H5126 [1AU]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H2890 [5JN]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H955 [15MR]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 1083), H955 [15MR]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H1926 [3MY]

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

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 177), H3465 [21JN]

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), H6702 [11OC]

———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 166), H3259 [19JN]

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

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

NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H3863 [10JY]

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

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]

———recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 17), H2890 [5JN]

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

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), H927 [14MR]

Pharmaceuticals: establish compulsory licensing of certain patented prescription drugs and medical inventions (see H.R. 1708), H1923 [3MY]

———importation of certain prescription drugs by pharmacists and wholesalers (see H.R. 698), H1489 [4AP]

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

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H650 [6MR]

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

Product safety: require safety labels for certain Internet-advertised toys and games (see H.R. 604), H8949 [5DE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1948), H4949 [31JY]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6421 [5OC]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 2166), H3864 [10JY]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H6780 [12OC]

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

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1405), H3960 [11JY]

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

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), H1346 [29MR]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3011), H7960 [8NO]

Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1812), H2141 [10MY]

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

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

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H955 [15MR]

Securities: issue Victory Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2900), H5736 [19SE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H4863 [30JY]

———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), H7719 [1NO]

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

Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7910 [7NO]

Small business: provide for public access to information on the availability of insurance for small businesses (see H.R. 3339), H8342 [19NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2571 [22MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H1660 [26AP]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H222 [7FE]

———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 128), H1716 [1MY]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1660 [26AP]

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

———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), H1117 [22MR]

———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H8949 [5DE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H8843 [4DE]

———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. 956), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]

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

States: provide incentive funds for having certain laws in effect (see H.R. 139), H60 [6JA]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 931), H1557 [24AP]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H4725 [26JY]

———allow disclosure of taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds (see H.R. 1443), H1605 [25AP]

———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), H6505 [10OC]

———allow first-time homebuyers to use tax-exempt loans from individual retirement accounts for downpayments (see H.R. 2022), H3713 [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), H3466 [21JN]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 2691), H4948 [31JY]

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

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H6057 [25SE]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors or their heirs or estates (see H.R. 1940), H2570 [22MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H954 [15MR]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H3713 [27JN]

———increase individual income tax rates and deposit increased funds into the Social Security trust funds (see H.R. 2935), H5926 [21SE]

———provide a refund to individuals for payroll taxes (see H.R. 3015), H6381 [4OC]

———provide a refundable tax credit against increased natural gas costs (see H.R. 610), H393 [14FE]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H1556 [24AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H3806 [28JN]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H2889 [5JN]

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

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H6056 [25SE]

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

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), H5971 [24SE]

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

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

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

Truth in Savings Act: extend and enhance civil liability and other enforcement provisions (see H.R. 1057), H953 [15MR]

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]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H621 [1MR]

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

Veterans: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 862), H647 [6MR]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans and circumstances deemed to have been radiation-risk activities (see H.R. 1957, 1957), H3207 [18JN]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H2387 [21MY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548, 548), H3207 [18JN]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1558 [24AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H741 [7MR] (see H.R. 609), H624 [1MR]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H3068 [12JN]

———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H3619 [26JN]

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

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

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

———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), H10067 [13DE]

Water: authorize appropriations for municipal construction grant program for wastewater treatment (see H.R. 1751), H5455 [6SE]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1750), H5455 [6SE]

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]

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

———require U.S. activities in Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries relative to post-conflict peace, reconstruction, and relief comply with basic human rights (see H.R. 3342), H10355 [18DE]

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

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), H2680 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 2531), H4112 [17JY]

CPSC: promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 3283), H8132 [13NO]

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), H8564 [28NO]

Government: prohibit financing for nongovernmental organizations or individuals to carry out military, law enforcement, armed rescue, or other related operations in the Andean region, including narcotics control efforts (see H.R. 1591), H1604 [25AP]

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

Labeling: require fragrances containing known toxic substances or allergens to be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 1947), H2570 [22MY]

Medicaid: increase the personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals under Medicare (see H.R. 1763), H2022 [8MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3331), H8337 [16NO]

Taxation: modify highest marginal income tax rates, increase estate tax deduction, repeal certain phaseouts of deductions and exemptions, and establish a task force on accomplishing critical priorities (see H.R. 2999), H6136 [2OC]

Voting: permit individuals whose names do not appear on the list of registered voters in an election for Federal office at a particular polling place to cast provisional votes (see H.R. 1004), H876 [13MR]

Remarks

Afghanistan: treatment of women and girls by the Taliban regime, H6897 [16OC]

AIDS Foundation of Chicago: publication of HIV/AIDS Housing Plan, E2116 [16NO]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3335 [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), H5663 [14SE]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H6024 [25SE]

Arnstein & Lehr (law firm): tribute to charity fashion show, E1813 [5OC]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior and Forest Service funding, H3390 [21JN]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H8313 [16NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8313 [16NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), E1741 [25SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), H5890 [21SE]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1248 [28MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H1947 [8MY], H2078 [9MY]

Capitol Police: tribute (H. Res. 309), E2260 [12DE]

Chicago, IL: Victory Gardens Theater recipient of Tony Award for regional theater, E1043 [7JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 781), E521 [3AP]

Colombia: drug interdiction assistance, E1420 [25JY]

———human rights violations, E89 [1FE]

———limit U.S. civilian contractors relative to anti-drug efforts, H4498 [24JY]

———prohibit aerial spraying efforts to eradicate illicit crops, H4516 [24JY]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (H.R. 1170), H9299 [12DE]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 196), H4230 [19JY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (H.R. 3054), H10197 [18DE]

———award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2917), H10197 [18DE]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1631 [26AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), H8176 [14NO], H8427 [28NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H2078 [9MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H6024 [25SE]

Dept. of HUD: public housing agencies energy costs funding, H3335 [20JN]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H700 [7MR]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2198, H2235 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3390 [21JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4185 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), E1863 [12OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4857 [30JY], E1477 [31JY]

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, H5594 [13SE]

———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 (H. Con. Res. 227), H5693 [14SE]

Diseases: improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries, H997, H1002 [20MR]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (H.R. 2069), H9105 [11DE]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (H.R. 933), H997 [20MR]

———international tuberculosis control and Child Survival and Maternal Health Account funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4474 [24JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H6004 [25SE]

———prohibit extension of benefits to domestic partners, H6004 [25SE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H10111 [13DE]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 28), H182 [6FE]

———tribute to the Future Problem Solving Program, E1264 [29JN]

EPA: prohibit use of funds to delay implementation of revised drinking water standards for arsenic, E1477 [31JY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 94), E521 [3AP]

Evanston, IL: tribute to Evanston Township High School boys' swim team, E461 [27MR]

———tribute to Evanston Township High School chess team, E1044 [7JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4053 [17JY]

Forced Landing Association: tribute, E1262 [29JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2198 [16MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4474, H4498, H4516, H4519 [24JY]

Germany: payment of reparations to Holocaust survivors, H2235 [16MY]

Harwood Heights, IL: Union Ridge School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2033 [8NO]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding, H3871 [11JY]

———expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5220 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H4785 [30JY], H5220 [2AU]

Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (H. Res. 55), H426 [27FE]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (H.R. 2716), H9121 [11DE]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 131), H1947 [8MY]

Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), H2362 [21MY]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 15), H123 [31JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H10111 [13DE]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8609 [29NO]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: conviction of Bosnian Serb individuals for rape, torture, and sexual enslavement of Muslim women, E247 [28FE]

International Women's Day: observance (H. Res. 86), E323 [8MR]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Con. Res. 280), H8879 [5DE]

Jewish Defense League: arrest of members for planning terrorist attacks in California, E2291 [14DE]

Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (H. Con. Res. 77), E2141 [27NO]

Languages: prohibit funding to implement Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency, E1863 [12OC]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, E2291 [14DE]

———Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, E93 [1FE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, E2259 [12DE]

National security: national missile defense system, H3051 [12JN]

Natsios, Andrew S.: statement on prevention and treatment of AIDS in Africa, E1164 [20JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit funding to initiate World Trade Organization proceedings challenging policies in developing countries relative to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals, H4185 [18JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H2716 [25MY]

Religion: support for faith-based initiative relative to exemption for Government-funded religious charities from State and local hiring discrimination laws, H4230 [19JY]

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), H266 [13FE]

Social Security: honor commitments (H. Con. Res. 282), E2257 [12DE]

———prohibit investment of trust funds in private financial markets, E1390 [20JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), E1959 [30OC]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5594 [13SE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5573 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5890 [21SE]

Tibetan National Day: observance, E186 [14FE]

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

Veterans Day: observance, E2037 [8NO]

Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act: funding through reductions in Dept. of State and AID antitrafficking initiatives, H4519 [24JY]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, E403 [20MR]

Votes: position on missed, H2223 [16MY], H2364 [21MY], E1409, E1410, E1411 [24JY], E2315, E2317 [14DE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9299 [12DE]

———implement significant election administration reforms, H2317 [17MY]

———permit individuals whose names do not appear on the list of registered voters in an election for Federal office at a particular polling place to cast provisional votes (H.R. 1004), H2317 [17MY]

———protect voting rights (H.R. 1170), H9299 [12DE]

Women's History Month: observance, E403 [20MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H102 [30JA], H1009 [20MR], H1551 [24AP], H2845 [25MY], H3064 [12JN]

Reports

Ergonomic Injuries in Illinois: Committee on Government Reform (House) Minority Staff, H700-H702 [7MR]

Statements

Investment of Social Security Trust Funds in Private Financial Markets: William D. Novelli, American Association of Retired Persons, E1390 [20JY]

Tributes

Egan, John J., E905 [23MY]

Hamilton, Augustus, Jr., E1262 [29JN]

Young, Quentin, E2293 [14DE]