CAPPS, LOIS (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4635 [25JY], H4827, H4834 [30JY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2519 [22MY]

Articles and editorials

Moving Humanity Toward a Great Future, Frank K. Kelly, Santa Barbara (CA) News-Press, E223 [27FE]

VOICES—Humanity's Greatness in a Time of Peril, Frank K. Kelly, Santa Barbara (CA) News-Press, E2401 [20DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1606 [25AP]

———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), H1606 [25AP]

———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (see H.R. 3330), H8565 [28NO]

———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), H8133 [13NO]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3864 [10JY]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H6137 [2OC]

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

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1661 [26AP]

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), H10966 [20DE]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H6066 [28SE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H10054 [12DE]

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

Armed Forces: establish employment and tuition assistance program for military spouses (see H.R. 2413), H4217 [18JY]

———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]

———tribute to National Guard and Reserve units activated in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 287), H8249 [15NO]

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), H3713 [27JN]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H5456 [6SE]

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

———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]

———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), H6138 [2OC] (see H.R. 2955), H6260 [3OC]

Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 118), H1716 [1MY]

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]

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

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), H1061 [21MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 106), H6381 [4OC]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Con. Res. 3), H1718 [1MY]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H8133 [13NO]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1347 [29MR]

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

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

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), H5736 [19SE]

Computers: establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 2417), H7128 [17OC]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7960 [8NO]

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]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2454), H4217 [18JY]

Conservation of energy: require Federal agencies to acquire central air conditioners and heat pumps that meet or exceed certain efficiency standards (see H.R. 2516), H4111 [17JY]

Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (see H.R. 727), H440 [27FE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H3806 [28JN]

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

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

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

CPSC: increase civil and criminal penalties imposed against companies that fail to report information on defective or dangerous products (see H.R. 2993), H6136 [2OC]

Crime: 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), H3961 [11JY]

Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3259 [19JN]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish certain procedures for exports of commercial satellites and related items (see H.R. 1707), H2281 [16MY]

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

———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), H3358 [20JN]

Dept. of Energy: develop plan for magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment to accelerate scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1781), H2998 [7JN]

———impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (see H.R. 238), H76 [20JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H4949 [31JY]

———provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H5455 [6SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H223 [7FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: add amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to diseases presumed to be service connected when incurred by Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 3461), H10054 [12DE]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H222 [7FE]

———improve presumptive compensation benefits for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 1406), H1482 (see H.R. 1406), H1492 [4AP]

———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (see H.R. 2540), H4215 [18JY]

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), H2334 [17MY]

———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H1112 [22MR]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H3713 [27JN]

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

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1112 [22MR]

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

District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]

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

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]

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

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

Election Administration Commission: establish (see H.R. 775), H5927 [21SE]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H1557 [24AP]

———require electric generation facilities owned and operated by the Dept. of Defense in the western U.S. to generate electricity and to conserve energy in electric emergencies (see H.R. 2141), H3067 [12JN]

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

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

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

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

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), H6504 [10OC]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H2712 [24MY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H5125 [1AU]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H4114 [17JY]

———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H2680 [23MY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H3150 [13JN]

———make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 93), H112 [30JA]

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

———refund of certain overcharges for electricity in Western States (see H.R. 2757), H5335 [2AU]

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

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

Flag—U.S.: 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 aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H1489 [4AP]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H6422 [5OC]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H2185 [15MY]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5705 [14SE]

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), H4863 [30JY]

Government: enhance citizen access to information and services through use of Internet-based information technology (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H252 [8FE] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]

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

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H959 [19MR]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H4541 [24JY]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 737), H959 [19MR]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H4113 [17JY]

———coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 37), H399 [14FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H324 [13FE]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H61 [6JA]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 580), H5455 [6SE]

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

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: end violence in West Bank and Gaza and endorse recommendations of the Mitchell Committee Report (see H. Con. Res. 253), H7333 [25OC]

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H1557 [24AP]

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

———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), H876 [13MR]

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H3260 [19JN]

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]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H4112 [17JY]

———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H5927 [21SE]

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), H4216 [18JY]

Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H8248 [15NO]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H8948 [5DE]

———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]

———require criminal background checks on drivers providing medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 453), H220 [7FE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H9078 [6DE]

———clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H10355 [18DE]

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

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H8843 [4DE]

———coverage of medically necessary pancreas transplantation procedures (see H.R. 1361), H1408 [3AP]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H1659 [26AP]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H1490 [4AP]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H959 [19MR]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 279), H167 [31JA]

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2549), H5456 [6SE]

———provide incentive payments for multi-year contracts entered into by Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 274), H5455 [6SE]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H6379 [4OC]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 3391), H8842 [4DE]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 3602), H10965 [20DE]

———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), H8732 [29NO]

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

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 2039), H2848 [25MY]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H3619 [26JN]

National Academy of Sciences: conduct a study to determine the causes of recent increases in the price of natural gas (see H.R. 712), H651 [6MR]

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

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

National 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), H3261 [19JN]

National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets: establish (see H.R. 3552), H10963 [20DE]

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), H4353 [19JY]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2675), H4862 [30JY]

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]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H2184 [15MY]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H4949 [31JY]

NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H6702 [11OC]

Office of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3026), H7718 [1NO]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H4863 [30JY]

OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H1489 [4AP]

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]

Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 238), H5704 [14SE]

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

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

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H108 [30JA]

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

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (see H.R. 3487), H10066 [13DE]

———amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1948), H3863 [10JY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H221 [7FE]

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]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1558 [24AP]

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

Schools: establish a program for an information clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation (see H.R. 2560), H4216 [18JY]

———honor Native Americans for their contributions to U.S. history, culture, and education (see H. Res. 168), H3207 [18JN]

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H3260 [19JN]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H650 [6MR]

———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), H4428 [23JY]

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

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

———improve benefit computation formula for workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 870), H1410 [3AP]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1485 (see H.R. 1464), H1495 [4AP]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 560), H400 [14FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H5971 [24SE]

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

Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1848), H2388 [21MY]

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

———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for a Phoenix Fund for Victim Assistance (see H.R. 2902), H5736 [19SE]

———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), H959 [19MR]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H7127 [17OC]

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

———encourage the development of a cost effective commercial space transportation industry (see H.R. 2177), H3201 [14JN]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1013 [20MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H1717 [1MY]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see H.R. 2108), H2997 [7JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H3067 [12JN]

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

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

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H506 [28FE]

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 1931), H2569 [22MY]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 2354), H6702 [11OC]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H5339 [2AU]

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

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3448), H9239 [11DE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to provide financial assistance to families of public safety officers killed or disabled due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2905), H5971 [24SE]

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

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

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

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]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 97), H2956 [6JN]

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

Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H2185 [15MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H325 [13FE]

———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]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H4014 [16JY]

Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3193), H10055 [12DE]

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

———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems (see H.R. 775), H5927 [21SE]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1558 [24AP]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 128), H1605 [25AP]

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]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: establish a program to identify and mentor college eligible high school students and their parents or legal guardians (see H.R. 772), H505 [28FE]

Dept. of Energy: guarantee loans to facilitate nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities in Russia (see H.R. 3290), H8181 [14NO]

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

———prohibit mineral leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1066), H954 [15MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H1484 (see H.R. 1435), H1493 [4AP]

Education: provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 573), H322 [13FE]

EPA: protect human health and the environment from releases of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from underground storage tanks (see H.R. 532), H253 [8FE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: expedite relief for commercial fishery failure in the Pacific Coast Ground Fishery and improve management and enforcement in that fishery (see H.R. 2376), H3803 [28JN]

Forest Service: terminate the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program and offset lost revenues by prohibiting engineering support funding for sales of timber from National Forest System lands (see H.R. 908), H739 [7MR]

Health: 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]

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

Hoover, Rodney E.: relief (see H.R. 2093), H2956 [6JN]

Medicare: specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 3318), H8337 [16NO]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H394 [14FE]

Terrorism: issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H5925 [21SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H837 [13MR]

Remarks

Afghanistan: treatment of women and girls by the Taliban regime, H6894 [16OC]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas, H5138 [1AU]

American Heart Month: observance, H329 [14FE]

Animals: island fox preservation efforts, E1777 [2OC]

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), H5647 [14SE]

Army: foreign purchase of berets, H837 [13MR], H884 [14MR]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7624 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7229 [24OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 274), H7624 [1NO]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7289 [24OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H784, H817 [8MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1209 [28MR]

California: placement of Dixson Ranch property in a conservation easement, E1965 [31OC]

California Polytechnic State University: anniversary, E318 [8MR]

Carrizo Plain National Monument: prohibit new oil and gas drilling, H3372 [21JN]

Clark, Carnzu: Santa Barbara, CA, Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E2106 [16NO]

Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (H.R. 727), H634 [6MR]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 79), H659 [7MR]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2203 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3372 [21JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses, H9147 [11DE]

———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (H.R. 2540), H4904 [31JY]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans, H4904 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4827, H4828, H4834, H4836 [30JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 2725), H5376 [5SE]

———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (H. Res. 67), H968 [20MR]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2519 [22MY]

EPA: Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund funding, H4827, H4828 [30JY]

Faith and Politics Institute: tribute, H1052 [21MR]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7229 [24OC]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 93), H85 [30JA]

FEMA: Project Impact funding, H4834, H4836 [30JY]

FERC: impose cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market, H5143 [1AU]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3085 [13JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2203 [16MY]

Forest Service: terminate the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program and offset lost revenues by prohibiting engineering support funding for sales of timber from National Forest System lands, H3372 [21JN]

FTC: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in determining if products are U.S.-made (H.R. 725), H884, H885 [14MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H985 [20MR]

Health: clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H3704 [27JN]

———guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages, H5270 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 526), H3698, H3699, H3700, H3701, H3702, H3703, H3704 [27JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5200, H5270 [2AU]

Health care professionals: improve access to nursing education, create health care provider and educational institution partnerships, support additional nurses training, and collect nursing workforce data, H1040 [21MR]

———nurse shortage, H1040 [21MR]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H817 [8MR]

Insurance: provide coverage for individuals participating in approved clinical trials, H3703 [27JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 536), H5376 [5SE]

Myerson, Raymond and Natalie: Santa Barbara, CA, Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Award recipients, E2108 [16NO]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H7573 [31OC]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (H.R. 1723), H5376 [5SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 188), H3985 [12JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5138, H5143 [1AU]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), H10489, H10493 [19DE]

San Luis Obispo County, CA: observance of Day of Understanding, E2095 [15NO]

Santa Barbara, CA: tribute to Santa Barbara Gay Pride Festival, E1965 [31OC]

Santa Maria, CA: tribute to Marian Medical Center West, E2038 [8NO]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools, H2519 [22MY]

Selma, AL: anniversary of march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, H1052 [21MR]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7229 [24OC]

———rates (H.R. 3), H784, H817 [8MR]

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), H5527 [11SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2907), E1678 [20SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5527 [11SE]

Veterans: increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 310), H9147 [11DE]

Votes: position on missed, H277 [13FE], H1650 [26AP], E656 [26AP], E1403 [24JY], E2030 [7NO]

Women: provide health care and reform insurance procedures for low-income women, H910 [14MR]

———raise public awareness of effects of heart disease and cancer, H5376 [5SE]

Women's History Month: observance, H910 [14MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H925 [14MR], H1058 [21MR], H5399 [5SE], H7590 [31OC]

Tributes

Baker, Carly Fitzsimons, E513 [3AP]

Butler, JD, E591 [24AP]

Goodwin, Avis S., E1572 [5SE]

Gray, William L., E593 [24AP]

Kelly, Frank K., E223 [27FE]

Lacayo, Henry L., E1404 [24JY]

Miller, Harriet, E2378 [20DE]

Mosher, Margaret C., E2034 [8NO]

Patrick, Pat (Mama), E2053 [13NO]

Petrovich, James and Susan, E1425 [25JY]

Shaughnessy, Dennis W., E1967 [31OC]

Shorrock, Helen, E1571 [5SE]

Sullivan, Thomas J., E2054 [13NO]

Winter, David K., E589 [24AP]