WEINER, ANTHONY D. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3715 [27JN], H3911 [11JY]

Articles and editorials

Grief Returns to Street of Heroes, Michael Daly, New York (NY) Daily News, H8325 [16NO]

Sorrow Binds a Special Place, Michael Daly, New York (NY) Daily News, H8326 [16NO]

Star of Anti-Charisma, Joey Ramone Made Geeks Chic, John Leland, New York (NY) Times, E657 [26AP]

Ties That Bind the Rockaways, Alex Storozynski, New York (NY) Daily News, H8326 [16NO]

Unshakable Rockaway, E.J. Dionne, Jr., Washington (DC) Post, H8325 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H3204 [14JN]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1490 [4AP]

———reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H3466 [21JN]

Airport Noise Curfew Commission: establish (see H.R. 2746), H5334 [2AU]

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), H10910 [19DE]

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

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

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

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H2570 [22MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H443 [27FE]

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), H5456 [6SE]

Aviation: 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), H7529 [30OC] (see H.R. 2955), H7592 [31OC]

———provide for monitoring of aircraft air quality and require air carriers to address complaints and maintain records associated with aircraft air quality (see H.R. 2158), H3261 [19JN]

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

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H1661 [26AP]

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]

BLS: develop methodology for measuring the cost of living in each State and require GAO study to determine effect on Federal benefits (see H.R. 715), H398 [14FE]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 193), H4541 [24JY]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H739 [7MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H3863 [10JY]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H8338 [16NO]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H3359 [20JN]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7853 [6NO]

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), H8181 [14NO]

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

Corp of Engineers: shore protection and beach replenishment projects funding (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2890 [5JN]

Courts: appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2537), H4112 [17JY]

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

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

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (see H.R. 863), H647 [6MR]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 2081), H3260 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H444 [27FE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 477), H221 [7FE]

———provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3163), H7217 [23OC]

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), H2388 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H394 [14FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish an office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (see H.R. 2098), H4541 [24JY]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H1556 [24AP]

Dept. of Transportation: give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (see H.R. 3067), H7592 [31OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612, 612), H3207 [18JN]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 2633, 2634), H4633 [25JY]

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H6056 [25SE]

———suspend authority to increase the copayment amount in effect for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for the treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2671), H5126 [1AU]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H3068 [12JN]

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

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

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

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

Election Voting Systems Standards Commission: establish (see H.R. 1165), H1112 [22MR]

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

EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (see H.R. 3178), H8248 [15NO]

———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 1116), H1011 [20MR]

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

Families and domestic relations: eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage (see H.R. 270), H412 [26FE]

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. 1097), H1010 [20MR]

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

Federal employees: availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 579), H323 [13FE]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H3068 [12JN]

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

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

Firearms: ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see H.R. 693), H397 [14FE]

———inherent right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 222), H9078 [6DE]

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

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

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

Flag—U.S.: protect (see H.R. 2312), H3617 [26JN]

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

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

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]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H5340 [2AU]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H3960 [11JY]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H1497 [4AP]

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

Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: designate (see H.R. 3392), H8842 [4DE]

Government: require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 917), H1660 [26AP]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H959 [19MR]

Health: establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 1033), H928 [14MR]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums and COBRA coverage premiums (see H.R. 1255), H1189 [27MR]

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1114 [22MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H400 [14FE]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H4635 [25JY]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H3806 [28JN]

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

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H825 [8MR]

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), H7719 [1NO]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see H. Con. Res. 175), H6066 [28SE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H1191 [27MR]

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 (see H.R. 1242), H1188 [27MR]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 964), H5406 [5SE]

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

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1713), H5488 [10SE]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2889 [5JN]

Indonesia: condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1014 [20MR]

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

Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H5927 [21SE]

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 887), H648 [6MR]

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

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H1295 [28MR]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H506 [28FE]

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

———require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 287), H400 [14FE]

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

Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 29), H828 [8MR]

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), H1190 [27MR]

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

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

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1007), H3960 [11JY]

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

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 180), H4863 [30JY]

Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H9078 [6DE]

———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), H3260 [19JN]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H4725 [26JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H4724 [26JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 339), H163 [31JA]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H3260 [19JN]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H1295 [28MR]

———expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (see H.R. 3188), H8421 [27NO]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H1408 [3AP]

———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), H2890 [5JN]

———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H8843 [4DE]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 148), H400 [14FE]

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

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

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

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

———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), H9078 [6DE]

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]

———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), H4352 [19JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H396 [14FE] (see H.R. 2812), H5337 [2AU]

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

———reduce aggressivity of light trucks, increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards, increase fuel economy standards, and improve accuracy and release of information on average fuel economy (see H.R. 2614), H5456 [6SE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H5406 [5SE]

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), H2849 [25MY]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H5456 [6SE]

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

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 1334), H2082 [9MY]

New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (see H. Res. 172), H3466 [21JN]

———tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 243), H6138 [2OC]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H2998 [7JN]

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]

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

Pharmaceuticals: importation of certain prescription drugs by pharmacists and wholesalers (see H.R. 698), H624 [1MR]

Pipelines: inclusion of Armenia in all oil and gas pipeline routes built in the South Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 162), H4353 [19JY]

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

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H1121 [26MR]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 1830), H4780 [27JY]

———establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2324), H3618 [26JN]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H4113 [17JY]

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), H6421 [5OC]

Queens, NY: temporarily limit the number of airline flights at LaGuardia Airport (see H.R. 757), H442 [27FE]

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

Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (see H.R. 3379), H10055 [12DE]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3011), H6259 [3OC] (see H.R. 3073), H6504 [10OC]

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

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H4780 [27JY]

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H8564 [28NO]

———choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H27 [3JA]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H6919 [16OC]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 844), H1557 [24AP]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H400 [14FE]

———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1143), H4009 [12JY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H2889 [5JN]

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

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

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H4114 [17JY]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H6918 [16OC]

———allow an employer tax credit for the costs of providing certain transportation fringe benefits to employees (see H.R. 906), H739 [7MR]

———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), H8133 [13NO]

———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), H5927 [21SE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H4352 [19JY]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H5972 [24SE]

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

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1489 [4AP]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H3465 [21JN]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H624 [1MR]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 795), H507 [28FE]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (see H.R. 2975), H6380 [4OC]

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

———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), H5925 [21SE]

———provide for the distribution of assets frozen pursuant to certain Executive orders for cleanup and reconstruction costs associated with terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3294), H8181 [14NO]

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

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

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H3260 [19JN]

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

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H394 [14FE]

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

Voting: protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H5339 [2AU]

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), H5126 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: repeal wool and mohair subsidies (see H.R. 1740), H1924 [3MY]

American Airlines, Inc.: tribute to victims of flight 587 air disaster (see H. Con. Res. 272), H8338 [16NO]

Aviation: prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft in the U.S. that do not comply with certain noise levels (see H.R. 1741), H1924 [3MY]

Dept. of Transportation: issue a final regulation prohibiting certain aircraft departing from John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens County, NY, from flying over the Rockaway Peninsula (see H.R. 3403), H8842 [4DE]

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

Federal employees: health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 389), H166 [31JA]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 1643), H1659 [26AP]

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

———provide for the sharing of certain foreign intelligence information with local law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 3285), H8132 [13NO]

LIHEAP: extend energy assistance to households headed by certain senior citizens (see H.R. 388), H166 [31JA]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 1087), H955 [15MR]

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. 390), H166 [31JA]

Taxation: expand child tax credit (see H.R. 387), H166 [31JA]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1532), H1499 [4AP]

Truth in Lending Act: require stores offering credit or charge accounts to prominently display certain information (see H.R. 605), H324 [13FE]

Letters

Delta Air Lines, Inc., actions relative to union organizing efforts by flight attendants: several Representatives, E1099 [13JN]

Remarks

AFL-CIO: observance of Seven Days in June celebration, E1098 [13JN]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6336 [4OC]

———price supports for sugar, H6336 [4OC]

———price supports for wool and mohair, H3911, H3912, H3913, H3914, H3915 [11JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3911, H3912, H3913, H3914, H3915, H3916 [11JY]

American Airlines, Inc.: tribute to victims of flight 587 air disaster (H. Con. Res. 272), H8324 [16NO]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1524 [24AP]

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), H4275 [19JY]

Delta Air Lines, Inc.: actions relative to union organizing efforts by flight attendants, E1098 [13JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H3916 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8534 [28NO]

Dept. of HUD: Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding through reductions in HOME Investment Partnerships Program and home ownership downpayment assistance, H4736, H4738 [27JY]

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

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

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4736, H4738 [27JY]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Con. Res. 280), H8874 [5DE]

New York: provide for temporary emergency unemployment assistance, H8534 [28NO]

New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (H. Res. 172), H3633 [27JN]

Queens, NY: Bell Harbor memorial service for victims and firefighters who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks, E2393 [20DE]

Sharon, Ariel: commend election as Prime Minister of Israel, encourage end to Middle East violence, and reaffirm U.S. commitment to friendship (H. Res. 34), H264 [13FE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 41), H1577, H1578 [25AP]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), motion to recommit, H6774 [12OC]

———ensure that certain extraordinary law enforcement powers are used only in terrorism investigations, H6774 [12OC]

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2882), H5599, H5602 [13SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2888), H5626 [14SE]

Votes: position on missed, E703 [2MY], E916 [23MY], E1214 [26JN], E2100 [15NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1551 [24AP], H3147 [13JN]

Sermons

Tribute to Victims of Flight 587 Air Disaster: Michael Miller, E2393 [20DE]

Tributes

Miller, Michael, E2393 [20DE]

Novog, Harold, E156 [13FE]

Ramone, Joey, E657 [26AP]