PLATTS, TODD (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H2387 [21MY]

———reauthorize tree loss assistance program to compensate commercial orchardists and tree farmers who lose trees as a result of a natural disaster (see H.R. 1790), H3713 [27JN]

———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H10067 [13DE]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H10966 [20DE]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H4634 [25JY]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 23), H878 [13MR]

Armed Forces: increase basic pay (see H.R. 298), H1410 [3AP]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H3806 [28JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H650 [6MR]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H10067 [13DE]

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), H3519 [25JN]

Aviation: provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3347), H10067 [13DE]

———require background checks for individuals enrolled in flight schools (see H.R. 2932), H6260 [3OC]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees, expand the Federal Air Marshal Program, and establish requirements for carry-on baggage (see H.R. 2895), H6260 [3OC]

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

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H3203 [14JN]

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

Budget: require sequestration of certain discretionary non-defense spending equal to the size of any on-budget deficit (see H.R. 2865), H5455 [6SE]

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), H4634 [25JY]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 250), H8746 [30NO]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H2280 [16MY]

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

———increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1650), H4216 [18JY]

———protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H4634 [25JY]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H4113 [17JY]

China, People's Republic of: improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1347 [29MR]

———U.S. policy review (see H. Con. Res. 121), H1716 [1MY]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H8343 [19NO]

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), H8564 [28NO]

———award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H5925 [21SE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H5736 [19SE]

Courts: appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2537), H5927 [21SE]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H650 [6MR]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H1061 [21MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (see H.R. 626), H2998 [7JN]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 2081), H4217 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H8181 [14NO]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H6700 [11OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H3067 [12JN]

Dept. of Labor: impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see H.R. 2457), H4780 [27JY]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1021), H928 [14MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1557 [24AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H4541 [24JY]

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

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

———provide U.S. flags for placement on grave sites of Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 284), H9077 [6DE]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3183), H8249 [15NO]

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

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H1190 [27MR]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1489 [4AP]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H6458 [9OC]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H2712 [24MY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H4725 [26JY]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2212), H4780 [27JY] (see H.R. 2316), H4541 [24JY]

Education: allow home school students who are eligible for enrollment in the overseas defense dependents' education system to use auxiliary services of system schools (see H.R. 830), H1489 [4AP]

———expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1508), H3466 [21JN]

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

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 1716), H1923 [3MY]

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

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H1717 [1MY]

Federal employees: coverage of chiropractic services in any Federal health plan (see H. Con. Res. 46), H5488 [10SE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H6137 [2OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H2998 [7JN]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H5339 [2AU]

Firearms: inherent right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 222), H5487 [10SE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H3465 [21JN]

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

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H10910 [19DE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 11), H1013 [20MR] (see H.J. Res. 36), H1661 [26AP]

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5616 [13SE]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H2849 [25MY]

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

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 31), H624 [1MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN]

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

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

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H3068 [12JN]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2712 [24MY]

Higher Education Act: remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (see H.R. 1992), H6056 [25SE]

History: celebrate anniversary of William Penn's Charter of Privileges, the Liberty Bell, and the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence (see H. Con. Res. 254), H7719 [1NO]

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. 1266), H2712 [24MY]

———establish a moratorium on issuance of visas for nonimmigrant students and other exchange program participants and improve reporting requirements for universities under the foreign student monitoring program (see H.R. 3221), H8181 [14NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 214), H1012 [20MR] (see H.R. 659), H1116 [22MR] (see H.R. 737), H4113 [17JY] (see H.R. 835), H622 [1MR] (see H.R. 1330), H1406 [3AP]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1554 [24AP]

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

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 887), H1190 [27MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H3068 [12JN]

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H2142 [10MY]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H3150 [13JN]

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

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see H.R. 2160), H3619 [26JN]

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), H2334 [17MY]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 280), H8949 [5DE]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H1410 [3AP]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 1887), H2333 [17MY]

———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H10966 [20DE]

———honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (see H. Res. 116), H2148 [14MY]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H8843 [4DE]

Medicaid: permit additional States to enter into long-term care partnerships in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1041), H2334 [17MY]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H650 [6MR]

Medicare: coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 2057), H3864 [10JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H4541 [24JY]

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

———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), H8732 [29NO]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H10910 [19DE]

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H3068 [12JN]

———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), H877 [13MR]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H8181 [14NO]

———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), H10966 [20DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H5406 [5SE]

———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 716), H8248 [15NO]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2996), H10910 [19DE]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1606 [25AP]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority until certification that no excavation of the Temple Mount in Israel is being conducted (see H.R. 2566), H5927 [21SE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H10173 [17DE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 204), H4948 [31JY]

National Coast Guard Museum: establish (see H.R. 850), H959 [19MR]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see H.J. Res. 42), H1345 [29MR]

National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H4429 [23JY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 56), H2335 [17MY]

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), H3358 [20JN]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 72), H4353 [19JY]

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

Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H. Con. Res. 267), H8132 [13NO]

Office of Homeland Security: establish Internet site for individuals to report suspicious activities to be used by the FBI or other Government entities in the war on terrorism or to protect homeland security (see H.R. 3353), H8843 [4DE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (see H.R. 1782), H8746 [30NO]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 695), H397 [14FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H1664 [27AP]

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

Palestinians: condemn the Palestinian Authority and various Palestinian organizations for using children as soldiers and inciting children to acts of violence and war (see H. Con. Res. 202), H4779 [27JY]

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

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H4429 [23JY]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H1925 [3MY]

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H4429 [23JY]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 91), H6919 [16OC]

Public welfare programs: authorize State use of funds provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to support infant safe haven programs (see H.R. 2018), H4863 [30JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1191 [27MR]

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide grants to small public drinking water systems (see H.R. 1178), H8421 [27NO]

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

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H2712 [24MY]

———recognize right of students in public schools for silent prayer or meditation, encourage recitation of Pledge of Allegiance, and prevent discrimination based on religious character or speech (see H.J. Res. 54), H4541 [24JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H4378 [20JY]

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), H3713 [27JN]

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]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H3203 [14JN]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H3465 [21JN]

———choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 853), H3203 [14JN]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H2022 [8MY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H741 [7MR]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H3713 [27JN]

———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program (see H.R. 2850), H8181 [14NO]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H4429 [23JY]

———ensure solvency (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5338 [2AU]

———improve benefit computation formula for workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 870), H2712 [24MY]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H1116 [22MR]

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

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H4541 [24JY]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H252 [8FE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H2023 [8MY]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H2998 [7JN]

———State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H2998 [7JN]

———State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 667), H2571 [22MY]

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

States: authorize prohibition or imposition of certain limitations on the receipt of foreign municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1927), H3358 [20JN]

Steel Industry National Historic Park: establish (see H.R. 635), H2022 [8MY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3807 [28JN]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H2680 [23MY]

———allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation of abandoned mine land areas (see H.R. 3218), H9239 [11DE]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1190 [27MR]

———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), H8949 [5DE]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 877), H1717 [1MY]

———allow tax credit for contributions for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, upgrading school facilities, and certain technology expenses (see H.R. 1681), H7960 [8NO]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military Reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military Reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H1410 [3AP]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H2712 [24MY]

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1864), H4429 [23JY]

———expand child tax credit (see H.R. 539), H444 [27FE]

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H3203 [14JN]

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

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1675), H5339 [2AU]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H4378 [20JY]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H2387 [21MY]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H4724 [26JY]

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H400 [14FE]

———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), H1557 [24AP]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H5339 [2AU]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H877 [13MR]

———restore partial deduction for personal interest to encourage economic recovery and avoid the need to borrow against home equity (see H.R. 2969), H8949 [5DE]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1490 [4AP]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H1489 [4AP]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H2334 [17MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H2281 [16MY]

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

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H2889 [5JN]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 1596), H8338 [16NO]

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

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8732 [29NO] (see H.R. 3448), H9239 [11DE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2905), H7529 [30OC]

———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 232), H6138 [2OC]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2118), H4353 [19JY]

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

Veterans: increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2123), H3204 [14JN]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H2712 [24MY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1925 [3MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H3150 [13JN] (see H.R. 303), H650 [6MR]

———provide benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2442), H10067 [13DE]

———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), H2999 [7JN]

Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (see H. Res. 298), H8746 [30NO]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H2712 [24MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H1116 [22MR]

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

———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), H4428 [23JY]

———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), H400 [14FE]

———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), H1925 [3MY]

Water: prohibit use of Federal funds for any program that restricts the use of any privately owned water source (see H.R. 937), H2712 [24MY]

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), H4724 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating Camp Security located in York County, PA, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3038), H6379 [4OC]

Golden Venture (vessel): relief of certain aliens who were aboard the immigrant-smuggling ship (see H.R. 3179), H7529 [30OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2616), H4540 [24JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 58), H4634 [25JY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for individuals to be eligible for disability benefits (see H.R. 3265), H7959 [8NO]

Taxation: repeal sunset on increase of dependent care tax credit and make the credit refundable (see H.R. 2708), H5125 [1AU]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H881 [14MR]

Remarks

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), H5657 [14SE]

Army: anniversary of U.S. Army War College, H8399 [27NO]

Brillhart, Jessica: York County, PA, Science and Engineering Fair Grand Champion, H1654 [26AP]

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), H3998 [12JY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1654 [26AP]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2404 [22MY]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, H2404 [22MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4054 [17JY], E1374 [19JY]

Foreign policy: congressional delegation trip to Russia, Italy, and Turkey, H6119 [2OC]

Jensen, Anne: York County, PA, Science and Engineering Fair Grand Champion, H1654 [26AP]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 364), H885, H886 [14MR]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 59), H1362, H1363 [3AP]

Peru: tribute to individuals injured or killed in missionary aircraft mistakenly shot down by a Peruvian fighter jet (H. Con. Res. 117), E750 [8MY]

———U.S. policy on drug interdiction, E750 [8MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H3998 [12JY]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 188), H3998 [12JY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 7), H171, H174, H178 [6FE]

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (H.R. 395), H178 [6FE]

South Mountain, PA: anniversary of South Mountain Restoration Center, E675 [1MY]

Taxation: reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1273 [28MR]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5497, H5515 [11SE]

Votes: position on missed, H2171 [15MY]

Voting: move the legal public holiday known as Veterans Day to election day in Presidential election years (H.R. 62), H810 [8MR]

W. Joe Trogdon Post Office Building, Asheboro, NC: designate (H.R. 821), H886 [14MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3514 [25JN]

Special order: granted, H646 [6MR], H1186 [27MR], H1656 [26AP], H1713 [1MY], H4006 [12JY], H8419 [27NO]

Tributes

Morris, Ralph, H1654 [26AP]

Reagan, Ronald, H195 [6FE]

Williams, John, H1654 [26AP]