ROHRABACHER, DANA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3880 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4115 [17JY], H4168 [18JY]

Analyses

Climate Change Science—An Analysis of Some Key Questions: National Research Council, H3057-H3059 [12JN]

Articles and editorials

MV-22 Osprey or Edsel? Bruce A. Milton, Marine Corps Gazette (publication), H2005 [8MY]

Resentful West Spurned Sudan's Key Terror Files, David Rose, Observer (Internet site), H7117 [17OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

———prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Con. Res. 26), H254 [8FE]

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

———provide assistance for relief and reconstruction, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3427), H10356 [18DE]

———provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3049), H6421 [5OC] (see H.R. 3088), H6700 [11OC]

———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]

Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H3150 [13JN]

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

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 914), H3713 [27JN]

Armed Forces: commend adhherence by employers to policies protecting members of Reserve components from adverse employment actions motivated by involvement in the uniformed services (see H. Con. Res. 72), H1347 [29MR]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H624 [1MR]

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

———tribute to U.S. servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 161), H3466 [21JN]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 2503), H4353 [19JY]

Army: prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard headgear until certification that the ammunition shortfall has been eliminated (see H.R. 1770), H2081 [9MY]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H7128 [17OC]

Aung San Suu Kyi: anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5338 [2AU]

Aviation: preserve nonstop service to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for certain communities in case of airline bankruptcy (see H.R. 2387), H3803 [28JN]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H1117 [22MR]

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

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

———U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5338 [2AU]

California: implement program to increase water yield and environmental benefits, improve water system reliability, quality, use efficiency, watershed management, water transfers, and levee protection (see H.R. 1985), H2709 [24MY]

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), H2334 [17MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of the rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers (see H. Con. Res. 174), H3618 [26JN]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 135), H2184 [15MY]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3151 [13JN]

———express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (see H. Res. 121), H3520 [25JN]

———human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1490 [4AP]

———improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1060 [21MR]

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

———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]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1467), H1485 (see H.R. 1467), H1495 [4AP]

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]

Congressional Gold Medal: 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), H6260 [3OC]

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

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]

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: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 2081), H4725 [26JY]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 375), H165 [31JA]

———establish certain procedures for exports of commercial satellites and related items (see H.R. 1707), H1923 [3MY]

Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 1282), H4541 [24JY]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H5592 [11SE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: instruct the IMF to oppose loans to countries restricting oil production to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 1688), H1860 [2MY]

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

Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1100), H1010 [20MR]

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H2334 [17MY]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H398 [14FE]

District of Columbia: retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 810), H621 [1MR]

Ecuador: condemn kidnapping and murder of individuals by terrorists and support U.S. efforts to combat such terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1411 [3AP]

El Salvador: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 41), H742 [7MR]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 1479), H1486 (see H.R. 1479), H1496 [4AP]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H1410 [3AP]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H4541 [24JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H2956 [6JN]

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

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

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: improve cooperation and eliminate duplication between the Depts. of Agriculture and HHS in the area of food safety inspection (see H. Con. Res. 258), H7718 [1NO]

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

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

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

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 353), H164 [31JA]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 1366), H1558 [24AP]

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

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

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see H.R. 2690), H5407 [5SE]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H7333 [25OC]

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

Immigration: prohibit issuance of visa to any physician from the People's Republic of China who seeks to train in organ or bodily tissue transplantation (see H.R. 2030), H2847 [25MY]

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

Interstate commerce: renewal of interstate economic protectionism (see H. Res. 230), H5339 [2AU]

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), H9078 [6DE]

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: treatment of refugees detained in the People's Republic of China and returned to face torture, imprisonment, and execution (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5338 [2AU]

Korea, Republic of: remove trade barriers to U.S. automotive imports (see H. Con. Res. 144), H3204 [14JN]

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

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

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]

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H2956 [6JN]

———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), H4428 [23JY]

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]

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 1597), H1657 [26AP]

Minimum wage: provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 1441), H1605 [25AP]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 56), H1926 [3MY]

National Stem Cell Donor Bank: establish to preserve donation of qualifying human stem cells and to conduct and support research using such cells (see H.R. 2096), H2996 [7JN]

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

NSF: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2023 [8MY]

———identify opportunities to collaborate with other Federal agencies on increasing the utilization of existing technologies and developing new research areas to detect, prevent, and respond to terrorism (see H.R. 3344), H8343 [19NO]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1444), H1484 (see H.R. 1444), H1494 [4AP]

Power resources: allow any business or individual in any State experiencing a power emergency to operate any type of power generation available to ensure their economic stability (see H.R. 1075), H954 [15MR] (see H.R. 1874), H2280 [16MY]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H254 [8FE]

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), H6379 [4OC]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6380 [4OC]

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 242), H7719 [1NO]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 280), H10067 [13DE]

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

Refugees: extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (see H.R. 1840), H2183 [15MY]

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

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), H2999 [7JN]

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

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (see H. Con. Res. 248), H6780 [12OC]

Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 3478), H10065 [13DE]

Small business: provide loans for energy costs (see H.R. 2309), H3617 [26JN]

Spruance, Raymond A.: promote posthumously to the grade of Fleet Admiral of the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 2492), H4008 [12JY]

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

Summer Emergency Blood Donor Month: establish (see H. Res. 202), H4541 [24JY]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 67), H1558 [24AP]

Taxation: allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H1717 [1MY]

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

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H878 [13MR]

———encourage the development of a cost effective commercial space transportation industry (see H.R. 2177), H4634 [25JY]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H3960 [11JY]

———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Republic of Korea (see H.R. 3412), H10967 [20DE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1552), H6458 [9OC]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA] (see H.R. 1026), H928 [14MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1675), H6458 [9OC]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H3067 [12JN]

———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 1329), H1925 [3MY]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H1012 [20MR]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H4725 [26JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H4352 [19JY]

———rates (see H.R. 445), H828 [8MR] (see H.R. 1018), H1013 [20MR]

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

———repeal 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), H4634 [25JY]

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

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

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 1694), H3519 [25JN]

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 1931), H4216 [18JY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H828 [8MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]

Terrorism: authorize issuance of letters of marque and reprisal to respond to acts of air piracy (see H.R. 3076), H7358 [29OC]

———encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H7959 [8NO]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 52), H399 [14FE]

———update definition of piracy to include air piracy to allow for punishment and issuance of letters of marque and reprisal (see H.R. 3074), H7358 [29OC]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 133), H4353 [19JY]

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

U.S. Congress-Russian Federation Parliament Joint Taskforce on Antiterrorism: establish (see H. Con. Res. 246), H6458 [9OC]

Ukraine: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 58), H2185 [15MY]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H1295 [28MR]

Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1499 [4AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H223 (see H.R. 303), H224 [7FE]

———provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March (see H.R. 963), H1013 [20MR]

———recognize and honor the volunteers that participate in honor guards for veterans' funerals (see H. Con. Res. 247), H6701 [11OC]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H166 [31JA]

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

Vietnam: persecution of Montagnard peoples (see H. Con. Res. 178), H4378 [20JY]

———promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 2368), H3802 [28JN] (see H.R. 2833), H5456 [6SE]

Vietnamese Conflict: require a study on the eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and an alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 3443), H10910 [19DE]

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

———prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 159), H224 [7FE]

———require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop an electronic voting plan for such voters (see H.R. 311), H224 [7FE]

World War II: 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), H5126 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afghanistan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3440), H9082 [10DE]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (see H.J. Res. 50), H2888 [5JN]

Foreign policy: recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (see H. Con. Res. 273), H8338 [16NO]

Immigration: 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. 2113), H2997 [7JN]

———specify harsh imprisonment upon reentry to the U.S. for certain criminal aliens that were deported for initial conviction and commit another felony after reentry (see H.R. 2474), H3960 [11JY]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: distribute revenues to coastal States and counties (see H.R. 2475), H3960 [11JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: adjust fees so that fees collected in any fiscal year equals the amount of funding received for that fiscal year (see H.R. 2415), H3804 [28JN]

Sudan: provide compensation for injury and property damages as a result of the bombing in Khartoum (see H.R. 894), H649 [6MR]

———U.S. Court of Claims consideration of claims for compensation for injury and property damages as a result of the bombing in Khartoum (see H. Res. 81), H649 [6MR]

Taxation: provide incentives for investing in companies involved in space-related activities (see H.R. 2504), H4013 [16JY]

———provide incentives for the ownership and control of corporations by employees (see H.R. 2416), H3804 [28JN]

Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (see H.J. Res. 55), H3465 [21JN]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H1114 [22MR]

Excerpts

Statements on climate change research needs, H3059 [12JN]

Statements on human causation of observed 20th century climate changes, H3059 [12JN]

Statements on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change process, scientific representation, and political influence on the summary for policy makers, H3059 [12JN]

Statements on understanding of the climate system and forecasting ability, H3059 [12JN]

Letters

Declaration by refugee Dac Vi Hoang relative to Vietnam human rights and trade status: Sandra L. Rierson, H4647 [26JY]

Lists

Warnings by Representative Rohrabacher relative to the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, H5711 [17SE]

Motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H7894 [7NO], H7945 [8NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5707 [17SE]

Remarks

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (H. Con. Res. 145), H3115 [13JN]

———provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime, H7112-H7119 [17OC], H7326 [25OC]

———U.S. policy, H7112-H7119 [17OC], H7326 [25OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3882 [11JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5166 [1AU]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, H5166 [1AU]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H4772-H4777 [27JY]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 50), H4304, H4307, H4308, H4316, H4317, H4321, H4322, H4324 [19JY]

———U.S. policy, H1546-H1551 [24AP]

———use of organs from executed prisoners, H4188 [18JY]

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

Climate: global warming, H3052-H3057 [12JN], H4773-H4777 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: V-22 Osprey aircraft safety evaluation, H2004 [8MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4168, H4169, H4170, H4188, H4192 [18JY], H7894 [7NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), motion to instruct conferees, H7945, H7947, H7949 [8NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4847, H4849 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, H7935 [8NO]

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 (H. Con. Res. 227), H5693 [14SE]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3882 [11JY]

———prohibit funding to prevent certain States from implementing laws allowing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H4192 [18JY]

EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H4773-H4777 [27JY]

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

Foreign policy: congressional delegation trip to Russia, Italy, and Turkey, H6120 [2OC]

———recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (H. Con. Res. 273), H10219, H10220, H10221, H10223 [18DE]

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), H5473 [10SE]

———improve policies relative to national security, H10152, H10153 [13DE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H2945, H2946, H2947, H2948, H2949 [6JN]

———prohibit funding for processing applications by aliens who participate in or otherwise support the harvesting, transplantation, or trafficking of organs of executed prisoners, H4188 [18JY]

———reform, H10152, H10153 [13DE]

INS: reform, H10152, H10153 [13DE]

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

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

Kazakhstan: U.S. policy, E2356 [20DE]

Latin America: U.S. policy, H7850 [6NO]

NASA: funding, H7935 [8NO]

National security: national missile defense system, H3052 [12JN], H4772 [27JY], H7849, H7850 [6NO]

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

———endorse further enlargement (H.R. 3167), consideration (H. Res. 277), H7862 [7NO]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3885 [11JY]

Patents: provide for appeals by third parties in certain patent reexamination proceedings (H.R. 1886), H5360 [5SE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5041, H5166 [1AU]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 7), H173, H174 [6FE]

Space policy: space station program funding, H4847, H4849 [30JY]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5707 [17SE], H7112-H7119 [17OC]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5509 [11SE]

———significance of recent history of Afghanistan relative to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5707-H5712 [17SE]

———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 232), H8862 [5DE]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2131), H3822, H3823 [10JY]

Veterans: provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March and Corregidor garrison surrender, H3612-H3616 [26JN]

Vietnam: full accounting of POW/MIA, H5430 [6SE]

———human rights violations, H4641, H4647 [26JY], H5430, H5433 [6SE], E848 [17MY]

———impact of fish imports on American producers, H5433, H5434, H5435 [6SE]

———make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 55), H4641, H4647 [26JY]

———normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 51), H5430, H5433, H5434, H5435 [6SE]

———promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 2833), H5420 [6SE]

———workers' rights and fair labor standards, H5435 [6SE]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor, H7945 [8NO]

———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (H.R. 1198), H3993, H3996 [12JY], H7947, H7949 [8NO]

———prohibit funding to oppose certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor, H4168, H4169, H4170 [18JY]

———provide additional compensation to Armed Forces members and U.S. civilian employees who performed slave labor for Japan (H.R. 2835), H7945 [8NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1478 [4AP]

Special order: granted, H1603 [25AP], H2019 [8MY], H2278 [16MY], H5485 [10SE], H6915 [16OC], H7331 [25OC], H8562 [28NO]

Statements

U.S. Policy Relative to Afghanistan: by, H7116 [17OC]

Tributes

Dornan, Robert K., H7847, H7848 [6NO]

Solomon, Gerald B.H., H7862 [7NO]