SANDERS, BERNARD (a Representative from Vermont)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6155, H6156 [2OC], H6357 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3715 [27JN], H3880 [11JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3261 [19JN], H3327 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8422 [27NO], H8524 [28NO]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2225 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3360 [20JN], H3396 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4542 [24JY], H4593 [25JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6666 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

———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), H8421 [27NO]

———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), H8421 [27NO]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H5126 [1AU]

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H927 [14MR]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H5927 [21SE]

———provide for accreditation of associations of agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining between such associations and handlers of agricultural products (see H.R. 230), H443 [27FE]

———provide market loss assistance for apple producers (see H.R. 2128), H3619 [26JN]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1121), H1558 [24AP]

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

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

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

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

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1280), H1925 [3MY]

———establish employment and tuition assistance program for military spouses (see H.R. 2413), H4114 [17JY]

———extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H5340 [2AU]

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

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 2310), H4113 [17JY]

———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 certain education benefits of reservist and active duty servicemembers participating in military action against Afghanistan (see H.R. 3240), H7908 [7NO]

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

———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 288), H877 [13MR]

———waive Medicare part B penalty for military retirees who enroll in TRICARE program (see H.R. 997), H8842 [4DE]

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), H2890 [5JN]

Aung San Suu Kyi: anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize (see H. Con. Res. 211), H7853 [6NO]

Aviation: establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H2388 [21MY]

———impose temporary moratorium on certain airline mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 761), H624 [1MR]

———preempt State laws requiring approval prior to the construction or operation of certain airport development projects (see H.R. 2107), H3864 [10JY]

———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), H6055 [25SE]

———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), H5928 [21SE]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 256), H325 [13FE]

———extend the priority provided to claims for compensation and benefits of all employees (see H.R. 3415), H10910 [19DE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1060 [21MR]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see H.R. 2211), H4113 [17JY]

———U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 211), H7853 [6NO]

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), H878 [13MR]

———temporary moratorium on carrying out the death penalty to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 321), H5339 [2AU]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see H.R. 1038), H5339 [2AU]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4429 [23JY]

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

———establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H6136 [2OC]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 250), H7530 [30OC]

Charities: distribution of donations collected to support relief efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 276), H8338 [16NO]

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

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

Children and youth: construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 286), H650 [6MR]

———ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H2710 [24MY]

———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H2998 [7JN]

———increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1650), H1714 [1MY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H2997 [7JN]

———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care and early learning services, and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 265), H400 [14FE]

———increase the availability and quality of child care for disabled children (see H.R. 2787), H8564 [28NO]

———infant crib safety (see H.R. 1086), H1061 [21MR]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H4780 [27JY]

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

———provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see H.R. 555), H258 [12FE]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H1116 [22MR]

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 367), H400 [14FE]

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

———human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1012 [20MR]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H6505 [10OC]

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

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1411 [3AP]

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

———protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (see H.R. 185), H112 [30JA]

Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 1152), H1059 [21MR]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H1488 [4AP]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 865), H1190 [27MR]

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

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H8421 [27NO]

———award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H6260 [3OC]

Connecticut River: congressional consent to interstate compact on restoration of Atlantic salmon and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission reauthorization (see H.R. 2062), H2888 [5JN]

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

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H28 [3JA]

Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 1310), H3466 [21JN]

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

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H1346 [29MR]

Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H6380 [4OC]

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: provide loan assistance to agricultural producers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 478), H225 [7FE]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H3466 [21JN]

———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), H826 [8MR]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H1346 [29MR]

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

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

Dept. of Energy: establish a Natural Gas Reserve (see H.R. 245), H108 [30JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H3713 [27JN]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H219 [7FE]

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

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H220 [7FE]

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

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: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H412 [26FE]

———conduct Stand Down event outreach programs and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 3271), H7959 [8NO]

———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 336), H400 [14FE]

———establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans (see H.R. 2095), H3069 [12JN]

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

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H400 [14FE]

———improve presumptive compensation benefits for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 1406), H2571 [22MY]

———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (see H.R. 2540), H4541 [24JY]

———payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 879), H648 [6MR]

———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H1606 [25AP]

———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]

———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]

Developing countries: prohibit export assistance to any company challenging an intellectual property law or policy of a country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1690), H1860 [2MY]

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

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H224 [7FE]

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

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

———increase funding and expand focus of the multilateral World Bank AIDS Trust Fund (see H.R. 2209), H3207 [18JN]

———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]

Drug abuse: provide assistance to States to expand and establish treatment programs to provide services to individuals who voluntarily seek treatment (see H.R. 1896), H4429 [23JY]

Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see H.R. 3341), H9240 [11DE]

Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H929 [14MR]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H741 [7MR]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 46), H1556 [24AP]

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

Elections: allow States to use a proportional voting system for multiseat congressional districts (see H.R. 1189), H2082 [9MY]

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

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

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

———prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 1489), H1487 (see H.R. 1489), H1496 [4AP]

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

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

———require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 2782), H5336 [2AU]

———require U.S. nationals that employ individuals in a foreign country to provide full transparency and disclosure in all their operations (see H.R. 460), H444 [27FE]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H1659 [26AP]

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

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 94), H1409 [3AP]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1345 [29MR]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 2517), H4111 [17JY]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 2328), H3711 [27JN]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H2712 [24MY]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H398 [14FE]

———require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1859), H2279 [16MY]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 57), H26 [3JA]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H8949 [5DE]

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

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 2588), H4427 [23JY]

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

———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]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H2280 [16MY]

FHA: expand moratorium on foreclosure of mortgage loans to employees of air carriers and aircraft manufacturers affected by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3277), H8132 [13NO]

Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 3358), H8563 [28NO]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2248), H3357 [20JN]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (see H.R. 3169), H7333 [25OC]

———authorize U.S. participation in and replenishment of certain international development funds and set forth additional policies toward certain international development banks and funds (see H.R. 2604), H4539 [24JY]

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

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H441 [27FE]

———provide food and agricultural development assistance to civilians in Afghanistan and other central Asian countries (see H. Con. Res. 240), H6920 [16OC]

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

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H8421 [27NO]

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

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

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H7910 [7NO]

———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), H740 [7MR]

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]

Government: require purchase of hybrid electric or high-efficiency vehicles by Federal agencies (see H.R. 2263), H3864 [10JY]

———require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 917), H4634 [25JY]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1032), H3960 [11JY]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see H.R. 2167), H3961 [11JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides (see H. Con. Res. 69), H1117 [22MR]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 1335), H1407 [3AP]

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

Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see H.R. 1964), H2678 [23MY]

———develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see H. Res. 115), H1487 (see H. Res. 115), H1499 [4AP]

———emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 910), H739 [7MR]

———establish compulsory licensing of certain patented medical inventions (see H.R. 3235), H8133 [13NO]

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

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H877 [13MR]

———improve access to prescription drugs under Medicare and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and health care coverage for seniors, the self-employed, and children (see H.R. 1387), H1481 (see H.R. 1387), H1491 [4AP]

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1114 [22MR] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H10055 [12DE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H3519 [25JN]

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

Housing: ensure that communities receiving community development block grants use such funds to benefit low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 1191), H1114 [22MR]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 674), H396 [14FE]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3807 [28JN]

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

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

———prohibit steel jaw leghold traps, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1187), H1490 [4AP]

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H1013 [20MR]

———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), H1605 [25AP]

———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]

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

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), H2023 [8MY]

Insurance: 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]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1194), H1490 [4AP]

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

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

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 742), H441 [27FE]

Iron and steel industry: encourage use of domestic steel in rebuilding and military efforts following attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 234), H6057 [25SE]

———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H621 [1MR]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4540 [24JY]

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

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see H.R. 2320), H3618 [26JN]

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

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H4113 [17JY]

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]

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

Medicaid: clarify Dept. of HHS authority to treat certain State prescription drug discount demonstration projects as medical assistance for purposes of rebate agreements (see H.R. 2513), H4111 [17JY]

———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), H1718 [1MY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H2888 [5JN]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H323 [13FE]

Medicare: coverage for qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 594), H323 [13FE]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H650 [6MR]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H1410 [3AP]

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 481), H624 [1MR]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 2058), H2888 [5JN]

———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3267), H8339 [16NO]

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

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H4113 [17JY]

———remove restrictions on coverage of periodic health examinations (see H.R. 1568), H1555 [24AP]

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

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

Middle East: encourage Lebanon, Syria, and Iran to call upon Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis presently held in Lebanon (see H. Res. 99), H1115 [22MR]

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

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

Monuments and memorials: provide grants to repair veterans memorials (see H.R. 1469), H1926 [3MY]

Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1815), H3260 [19JN]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H2334 [17MY]

———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), H4539 [24JY]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H3260 [19JN]

National Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 3256), H7959 [8NO]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 663), H1410 [3AP]

National Guard: end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 512), H223 [7FE]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H223 [7FE]

National Health Service Corps: reauthorize, amend scholarship and loan programs tax status and repayment rules, and simplify application process (see H.R. 1968), H2678 [23MY]

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

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

National 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 Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see H.R. 3473), H10055 [12DE]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H1661 [26AP]

Native Americans: tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 166), H4114 [17JY]

Natural Gas Act: limit the price of natural gas charged to end users (see H.R. 1852), H2388 [21MY]

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

Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (see H.R. 1160), H1112 [22MR]

———tribute to crew of reconnaissance plane that made emergency landing in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 106), H1718 [1MY]

New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate School Compact: congressional consent to certain amendments (see H.R. 3180), H8249 [15NO]

NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H2281 [16MY]

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

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

NRC: ensure that sufficient stockpiles of potassium iodide tablets have been established near nuclear power plants and that appropriate plans for their utilization exist (see H.R. 3279), H10355 [18DE]

Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3382), H10356 [18DE] (see H. Con. Res. 267), H8565 [28NO]

Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 17), H400 [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), H1489 [4AP]

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

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 287), H10055 [12DE]

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

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

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

Population: encourage the U.S. to develop, promote, and implement policies to slow global population growth by voluntary means (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1012 [20MR]

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]

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H3864 [10JY]

———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H3961 [11JY]

Power resources: assist municipalities and local communities to explore and determine options for the alternative provision of electricity and to create new public power systems (see H.R. 2233), H3619 [26JN]

———establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2478), H3960 [11JY]

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]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 2166), H3261 [19JN]

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

Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1667), H2571 [22MY]

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

Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2711 [24MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide grants to small public drinking water systems (see H.R. 1178), H1861 [2MY]

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

Selective Service System: eliminate requirement for students to register in order to receive Federal student financial assistance (see H.R. 1921), H2387 [21MY]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: increase amount paid to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces who died in the performance of duty (see H.R. 1015), H1061 [21MR]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see H.R. 1010), H2849 [25MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H1923 [3MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H395 [14FE]

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

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H5616 [13SE]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 1470), H2185 [15MY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1411 [3AP]

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

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H2082 [9MY]

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

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1275), H1294 [28MR] (see H.R. 2206), H3202 [14JN]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H2680 [23MY]

———allow refundable credit for rent in excess of certain amount of income (see H.R. 2338), H3711 [27JN]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H1557 [24AP]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1112 [22MR]

———encourage the development and deployment of innovative and efficient energy technologies (see H.R. 1945), H2890 [5JN]

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1186), H1113 [22MR]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H2889 [5JN]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H2142 [10MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include cool roofing (see H.R. 2184), H3201 [14JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H1190 [27MR]

———impose a windfall profit tax on electric generating facilities having excess profits (see H.R. 2079), H3069 [12JN]

———impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas products, allow an income tax credit for the purchase of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and allow grants for mass transit (see H.R. 1967), H2678 [23MY]

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

———prevent electric generating facilities having excess profits from obtaining tax incentives by denying accelerated depreciation (see H.R. 2080), H3069 [12JN]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1316), H2571 [22MY] (see H.R. 2040), H2848 [25MY]

———provide a refund to individuals for payroll taxes (see H.R. 3015), H6260 [3OC]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H8949 [5DE]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H441 [27FE]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1819), H2141 [10MY]

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

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H3068 [12JN]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 2033), H2847 [25MY]

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

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H4352 [19JY]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1116 [22MR]

Terrorism: condemn anthrax threats sent to reproductive health centers and abortion providers (see H. Con. Res. 285), H10067 [13DE]

———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]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see H. Con. Res. 233), H5926 [21SE]

———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]

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

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H2082 [9MY]

———authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 439), H2998 [7JN]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H628 [5MR]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 134), H325 [13FE]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans and circumstances deemed to have been radiation-risk activities (see H.R. 1957), H2678 [23MY]

———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), H4217 [18JY]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1343 [29MR]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1557 [24AP]

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

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

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H8181 [14NO]

———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), H5340 [2AU]

———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H1929 [7MY]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H1717 [1MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H828 [8MR]

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

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H8421 [27NO]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H2571 [22MY]

Weapons: limit production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 126), H827 [8MR]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H1114 [22MR]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 2670), H4779 [27JY]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 285), H877 [13MR]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H444 [27FE]

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

Wood: require warning labels on arsenic-treated wood sold in the U.S. (see H.R. 2721), H5333 [2AU]

———require warning labels on arsenic-treated wood to prohibit the use in playground equipment (see H.R. 2727), H5333 [2AU]

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Res. 27), H224 [7FE]

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), H3466 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

EPA: revise drinking water standards for arsenic and provide grants to small public drinking water systems to assist in meeting these standards (see H.R. 1252), H1189 [27MR]

ERISA: increase the phase-in limitation for benefit improvements made prior to plan termination (see H.R. 2134), H3066 [12JN]

Federal employees: coverage of acupuncturist, massage therapist, naturopathic physician, or midwife services in any Federal health plan (see H.R. 2086), H2955 [6JN]

———coverage of chiropractic services in any Federal health plan (see H.R. 2087), H2955 [6JN]

Food Stamp Act: limit the collection from households of claims for nonfraudulent overissuance of food stamp benefits (see H.R. 2319), H3618 [26JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1512), H1498 [4AP]

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

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

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideas (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1660 [26AP]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of certain prescription drugs by pharmacists and wholesalers (see H.R. 698), H397 [14FE]

Power resources: provide assistance to those most affected by high energy prices and promote and accelerate energy conservation investments in the U.S. (see H.R. 3274), H8034 [9NO]

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), H2847 [25MY]

Television: State regulation of cable television rates and establish moratorium on increases (see H.R. 2813), H5337 [2AU]

Motions

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), H1822 [2MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: consideration of Class I milk price differentials in calculating price supports for dairy products, H6361, H6362, H6363, H6364 [4OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6285, H6358, H6359, H6361, H6362, H6363, H6364 [4OC]

———impact of dairy compacts, H6358, H6363 [4OC]

———increase volume limit on milk for which producers may receive price support benefits, H6359 [4OC]

———price supports for dairy products, H6358, H6359, H6361, H6362, H6363, H6364 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3624 [27JN], H3756 [28JN], H3880, H3881, H3883, H3884, H3894 [11JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3327, H3328 [20JN]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5664 [14SE]

Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), same-day consideration (H. Res. 242), H5880 [21SE]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1226 [28MR]

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

———normal trade relations status, H2564, H2565 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8504, H8524 [28NO]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance, energy conservation, and payment in lieu of taxes programs funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H3396, H3397, H3399 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3396, H3397, H3399 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4593 [25JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6642, H6643, H6666 [11OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4675, H4684 [26JY]

———veterans health care, public housing, homeless shelters, EPA enforcement, and Corp. for National and Community Service funding through reductions in tax cut, H4684 [26JY]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3598 [26JN], H3624 [27JN], H3756 [28JN], H3880, H3881, H3883, H3884 [11JY]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3894 [11JY]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H3598 [26JN], H3624 [27JN], H3756 [28JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H2565 [22MY]

Eximbank: funding relative to loan guarantees made to the Iron Business Corp. of Benxi Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., H4445 [24JY]

FDA: prohibit funding to prevent importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs, H3690 [27JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4445 [24JY]

Foreign trade: prohibit release of certain merchandise produced using child labor, H4593 [25JY]

Health: improve access to oral health care by strengthening the dental workforce in rural and underserved communities, H6642, H6643 [11OC]

Health care facilities: community health centers funding, H8524 [28NO]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6285 [4OC]

LIHEAP: funding, H3327, H3328 [20JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H3690 [27JN]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (H.R. 2349), H10142 [13DE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize, H6285 [4OC]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6285 [4OC]

Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans, H1818, H1819, H1825 [2MY]

———reform (H.R. 10), H1818, H1819 [2MY]

———reform (H.R. 10), motion to recommit, H1825 [2MY]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H2564 [22MY]

Pharmaceuticals: reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research, H6666 [11OC]

Political ethics: influence of political fundraising on Federal policies, H2561, H2567 [22MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), E1569 [3AU]

———national energy policy, H2563 [22MY]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6285 [4OC]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 3), H800 [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), H5545 [11SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8504, H8524 [28NO]

Vermont: tribute to Student Congressional Town Meeting participants, E1642 [13SE], E1706 [24SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3147 [13JN], H3710 [27JN], H9065 [6DE], H10154 [13DE]

Statements

Abenaki and Native American Issues: Fellicia Gagne, E1722 [25SE]

Broadcasting Executions to the Public: Derek Wong, Drew Arnold, Theresa Savaglio, and Alex Whittelseui, E1757 [2OC]

Cannabis Legalization: Josh Smolkin, E1706 [24SE]

Education in Vermont Prisons: Ethan Casavant and Jamie Santerre, E1757 [2OC]

Freeing Families From the High Cost of a College Education: Stacey Caron and Dalaina Buffum, E1829 [9OC]

Global Warming: Kevin Van Genechten, E1609 [10SE]

Gun Control: Kevin Decausemacker, E1647 [13SE]

Healthy Choices During Teen Years: Hillary Knapp and Christine Harvey, E1706 [24SE]

High Drop-Out Rates, Focusing on Inadequate Social Services: Katie Kevorkian, Carlin Hebert, and Bethany Wallace, E1609 [10SE]

Media in Public Life: April Leichtnam and Laura Dick, E1598 [6SE]

Napster: Hydie Buchanan, E1721 [25SE]

Parental Notification for Abortion: Danielle Harvey, Andrea Shahan, and Stephanie Gray, E1824 [5OC]

Public Schools: Selenia Coghlan, Patty Salvas, and Patty Ralston, E1599 [6SE]

Rich Man's Return on Bush's Tax Cut: Angela DeBlasio and Lynne Clough, E1830 [9OC]

School Standards: Jory Hurst, Robby Short, Emily Wright, and Kerry McIntosh, E1648 [13SE]

Tobacco Use Prevention: Blake Kinkaid, Craig Stevens, and Brittany Chandler, E1824 [5OC]

Trade Skills for Young Vermonters: Will Babcock, E1612 [10SE]

Voting Reform: Richard West, E1612 [10SE]

Tributes

Bonior, Representative, H10941 [20DE]