DeLAURO, ROSA L. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3770, H3807 [28JN], H3880 [11JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3324 [20JN]

Announcements

107th Congress Private Calendar official objectors, H4011 [16JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort President Vicente Fox of Mexico Into the House Chamber, H5410 [6SE]

Conferee: H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H7553 [31OC]

———H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7942 [8NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1408 [3AP] (see H.R. 2866), H5927 [21SE]

Afghanistan: 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), H5407 [5SE]

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

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4353 [19JY]

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 337, 338), H258 [12FE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 47), H399 [14FE]

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

———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), H1490 [4AP]

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

Animals: 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]

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

Aviation: establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H1924 [3MY]

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

———improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7333 [25OC]

———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. 2955), H6055 [25SE]

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), H1861 [2MY]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H7852 [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), H739 [7MR]

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), 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]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Con. Res. 3), H112 [30JA] (see H. Res. 105), H1295 [28MR]

Children and youth: 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), H3068 [12JN]

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

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H6422 [5OC]

———increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1650), H2185 [15MY]

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

———increase the availability and quality of child care for disabled children (see H.R. 2787), H5971 [24SE]

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

———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H10908 [19DE]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H440 [27FE]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 56), H1411 [3AP]

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

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H1295 [28MR]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H877 [13MR]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 471), H221 [7FE]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H3149 [13JN]

Community development: provide and assure continuation of grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and correct certain inequities in the program (see H.R. 2637), H5340 [2AU]

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), H8133 [13NO]

———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]

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]

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), H742 [7MR]

Courts: 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]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 499), H1605 [25AP]

———promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 3283), H8132 [13NO]

———require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 688), H397 [14FE]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 1488), H4014 [16JY]

Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 1052), H953 [15MR]

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), H6505 [10OC]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 2817), H5592 [11SE]

———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]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see H.R. 1996), H4113 [17JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 2653), H4723 [26JY]

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), H624 [1MR]

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

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

Dept. of Energy: establish a Natural Gas Reserve (see H.R. 245), H400 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H2082 [9MY]

Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H2890 [5JN]

———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H7960 [8NO]

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

Dept. of Transportation: require use of recycled materials in Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 529), H252 [8FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H2889 [5JN]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H1408 [3AP]

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

———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]

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: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1410 [3AP]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H6781 [12OC]

———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]

Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see H.R. 3341), H8565 [28NO]

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

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 228), H650 [6MR]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H163 [31JA]

———increase the technically trained workforce (see H.R. 3130), H9239 [11DE]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 573), H828 [8MR]

Eight Mile River: designate a segment for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 182), H61 [6JA]

Electric power: stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (see H.R. 1468), H3358 [20JN]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 1306), H1411 [3AP]

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]

———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]

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

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5406 [5SE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043), H953 [15MR] (see H.R. 1097), H1346 [29MR]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H828 [8MR]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2388 [21MY]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H508 [28FE]

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 389), H2889 [5JN]

———include legislative branch employees in the program under which Federal agencies may agree to repay student loans of their employees (see H.R. 2555), H5340 [2AU]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 689), H397 [14FE]

FEMA: establish a minority emergency preparedness demonstration program (see H.R. 2562), H4351 [19JY]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 3460), H9239 [11DE]

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]

Food: include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see H.R. 1276), H2082 [9MY]

Food industry: freshness dates on food (see H.R. 2611), H4539 [24JY]

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H3067 [12JN]

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

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H5927 [21SE]

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), H3203 [14JN]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H2712 [24MY]

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), 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]

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H3618 [26JN]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1032), H3806 [28JN]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see H.R. 2167), H3807 [28JN]

Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H399 [14FE]

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), H1558 [24AP]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H3804 [28JN]

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

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H1557 [24AP]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1411 [3AP]

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]

Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1112 [22MR]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H1861 [2MY]

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), H6056 [25SE]

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]

Immigration: allow the Dept. of State and INS electronic access to certain FBI criminal records to determine whether or not a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal record (see H.R. 2965), H6380 [4OC]

———asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H6056 [25SE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H828 [8MR]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1713), H2185 [15MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 659), H1410 [3AP]

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

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H7333 [25OC]

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

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

———require coverage of hair prostheses for individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 547), H2022 [8MY]

———require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 287), H2184 [15MY]

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

Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see H.R. 565), H650 [6MR]

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see H.R. 2160), H3149 [13JN]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H3068 [12JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H1660 [26AP]

Italian Americans: eliminate negative and unfair stereotyping and present in a more balanced and positive manner by the entertainment industry (see H. Con. Res. 141), H2679 [23MY]

John P. McGuirk Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, New London, CT: designate (see H.R. 3418), H8948 [5DE]

Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 464), H1660 [26AP]

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

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H6422 [5OC]

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

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), H4217 [18JY]

Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (see H.R. 2777), H5335 [2AU]

———assure that funds provided for State emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens are used to reimburse hospitals and related providers that treat undocumented aliens (see H.R. 519), H2571 [22MY]

———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), H1409 [3AP]

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H2184 [15MY]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 2677), H4862 [30JY]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H10067 [13DE]

———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), H1013 [20MR]

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

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 1604), H2281 [16MY]

Medicare: coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H8248 [15NO]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H5704 [14SE]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H1116 [22MR]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 898), H1925 [3MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H6056 [25SE]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H7960 [8NO]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2281 [16MY]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H4724 [26JY]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H6702 [11OC]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H1116 [22MR]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H8564 [28NO]

———ensure geographic reclassifications of hospitals in urban areas do not result in lower wage indexes (see H.R. 1638), H1659 [26AP]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H1498 [4AP]

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

———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), H2185 [15MY]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 148), H167 [31JA] (see H.R. 279), H109 [30JA]

———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), H8339 [16NO]

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

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H1557 [24AP]

———provide incentive payments for multi-year contracts entered into by Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 274), H4949 [31JY]

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

———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), H8843 [4DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H2185 [15MY]

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

Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see H.R. 1814), H2141 [10MY]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152, 152), H3207 [18JN]

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

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]

———prohibit States from requiring a license or fee relative to motor vehicles providing interstate pre-arranged ground transportation service (see H.R. 2546), H4215 [18JY]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1343 [29MR]

———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), H4780 [27JY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H3961 [11JY]

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

National Coast Guard Museum: establish (see H.R. 850), H623 [1MR]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H8843 [4DE]

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), H2023 [8MY]

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), H2281 [16MY]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 61), H877 [13MR]

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 Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1287), H1861 [2MY]

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

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3864 [10JY]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 348), H650 [6MR]

NIH: expand and intensify research regarding Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (see H.R. 3014), H10055 [12DE]

———uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H1859 [2MY]

North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 762), H651 [6MR]

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), H955 [15MR]

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

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H1190 [27MR]

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

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), H224 [7FE]

———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H9240 [11DE]

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

———increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 683), H1061 [21MR]

Product safety: require safety labels for certain Internet-advertised toys and games (see H.R. 604), H7852 [6NO]

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

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H624 [1MR]

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]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 2166), H5488 [10SE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H7333 [25OC]

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

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

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1405), H2956 [6JN]

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

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 970), H827 [8MR]

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), H10067 [13DE]

———conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 1035), H1489 [4AP]

Schools: establish a grant program to promote emotional and social development and school readiness (see H.R. 2636), H6056 [25SE]

———prohibit the sale of foods with minimal nutritional value in schools participating in Federal meal programs (see H.R. 2129), H3066 [12JN]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H7719 [1NO]

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), H2335 [17MY]

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), H6137 [2OC]

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

———choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 853), H623 [1MR]

———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]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1660 [26AP]

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

———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), H1717 [1MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H8843 [4DE]

———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. 956), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]

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

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

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

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

———allow disclosure of taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds (see H.R. 1443), H3260 [19JN]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1410 [3AP]

———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), H5456 [6SE]

———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), H5406 [5SE]

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

———encourage the development and deployment of innovative and efficient energy technologies (see H.R. 1945), H2999 [7JN]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H2679 [23MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H954 [15MR]

———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2419), H8843 [4DE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2022 [8MY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 154), H5592 [11SE]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H650 [6MR]

———increase individual income tax rates and deposit increased funds into the Social Security trust funds (see H.R. 2935), H5926 [21SE]

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

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H1295 [28MR]

———provide credit for medical research relative to developing vaccines against widespread diseases and assure such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 1504), H1497 [4AP]

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

———provide individual income tax rate reductions, relief to families with children, marriage penalty relief, and eliminate the estate tax for certain decedents (see H.R. 1398), H1718 [1MY]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2884), H5615 [13SE]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H1190 [27MR]

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

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1934), H2570 [22MY]

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

———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), H5971 [24SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3393), H10067 [13DE]

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

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2118), H3806 [28JN]

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

21st Century Community Learning Centers Act: include public libraries (see H.R. 323), H3260 [19JN]

Unemployment: expand coverage options for unemployed workers to receive and pay for COBRA health insurance benefits and provide for a program of enhanced unemployment coverage (see H.R. 3471), H10910 [19DE]

Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 994), H1061 [21MR]

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

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H3863 [10JY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H6138 [2OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1013 [20MR]

Voting: protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1112 [22MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for municipal construction grant program for wastewater treatment (see H.R. 1751), H2021 [8MY]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H741 [7MR] (see H.R. 1750), H2021 [8MY]

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]

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

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 619), H4113 [17JY]

———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H5406 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Children and youth: 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), H109 [30JA]

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

FDA: ensure protection of the U.S. food supply (see H.R. 3184), H7529 [30OC]

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

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

Latin America: improve building practices in eligible countries (see H.R. 2567), H4352 [19JY]

New Haven, CT: designate the western breakwater for the New Haven Harbor navigation project as the Charles Hervey Townshend Breakwater (see H.R. 2872), H5487 [10SE]

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

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H394 [14FE]

Remarks

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

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6294, H6362 [4OC]

———price supports for dairy products, H6362 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3753, H3756, H3770, H3772 [28JN], H3881 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), conference report, H8077 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), consideration (H. Res. 183), H3741 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), motion to instruct conferees, H7551 [31OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3324, H3325, H3326, H3327 [20JN]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), consideration (H. Res. 171), H3283 [20JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5164 [1AU]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, H5164 [1AU]

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), H5662 [14SE]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior and Forest Service funding, H3387 [21JN]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7681 [1NO], H8137 [14NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7681 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), H8137 [14NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), E1740 [25SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), H5892 [21SE]

B.W. Bishop & Sons, Inc.: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Family Business of the Year award recipient, E2301 [14DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H446 [28FE]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1173 [27MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H1946 [8MY]

California: energy crisis, H3079 [13JN]

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), H4622 [25JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 781), H1697 [1MY]

Connecticut: tribute to ``Westfield Works Wonders'' charity event, E2084 [15NO]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), H8428 [28NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: WIC program funding, H3756 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8543 [28NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), consideration (H. Res. 296), H8436 [28NO]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H696 [7MR]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2196 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3387 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4580 [25JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, H10434 [19DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4749 [27JY], H4835 [30JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), conference report, H9052 [6DE]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H9052 [6DE]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3881 [11JY]

Eight Mile River: designate a segment for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 182), H1682 [1MY]

EPA: prohibit use of funds to delay implementation of revised drinking water standards for arsenic, H4749 [27JY]

FDA: Food Safety Inspection Service funding, H3741, H3770, H3772 [28JN]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7276 [24OC]

FEMA: disaster relief funding, H3283 [20JN]

———Project Impact funding, H4835 [30JY]

FERC: price regulations relative to national energy crisis, H3079 [13JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2196 [16MY]

———international food activities funding, H7551 [31OC]

Health: 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), H3626 [27JN], H4119 [18JY]

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

House of Representatives: legislative program, H9053 [6DE]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 131), H1946 [8MY]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6294 [4OC]

LIHEAP: funding, H3283, H3324, H3325, H3326, H3327 [20JN]

———study of energy conservation and efficiency efforts by recipients, H4999 [1AU]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of Yale-New Haven Hospital, E1160 [20JN]

———tribute to Amarone Family reunion, E1700 [21SE]

New York, NY: allocation of funds relative to terrorist attacks, H8543 [28NO]

———economic impact of terrorist attacks, H8543 [28NO]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize, H6294 [4OC]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6294 [4OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H3872 [11JY], H3966 [12JY]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 188), H3983 [12JY]

Polo, Paul: Italian American Historical Society of Greater New Haven, CT, Distinguished Service Award recipient, E630 [25AP]

Poole, Jerry: Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp., Dorothy Richardson Award for Resident Leadership recipient, E1898 [16OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H4993, H5164 [1AU]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 216), H4999 [1AU]

———national energy policy, H2683 [24MY], H2716 [25MY], H4580 [25JY]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), H10491 [19DE]

Social Security: ensure solvency, H4434 [24JY]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6294 [4OC]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7276 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10856 [19DE]

———rates (H.R. 1836), consideration (H. Res. 142), H2205 [16MY]

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), H5510 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5892 [21SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5510 [11SE], E1656 [14SE]

Unemployment: prohibit use of community development funds for any purpose other than wage supplements and health insurance assistance, H8543 [28NO]

Vice Presidents of the U.S.: consolidation of Naval Observatory official residence utility costs with other Navy activities, H4580 [25JY]

Votes: correction, E1435 [25JY]

———position on missed, H4622 [25JY]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), consideration (H. Res. 311), H9261 [12DE]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), motion to recommit, H9304 [12DE]

Yale University: tribute to Yale Alumni Chorus, E1174 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1713 [1MY]

Tributes

Bonior, Representative, H10940 [20DE]

Buonome, Joseph, E2086 [15NO]

Cohen, Donald J., E1808 [5OC]

Drickamer, Margaret, E236 [28FE]

Errera, Paul, E1432 [25JY]

Ferrucci, Michael, Jr., E1609 [10SE]

Gyenizs, Wayne, E96 [1FE]

Hasan, Abdul-Majid K., E1430 [25JY]

Massoni, Otello and Carolyn, E1433 [25JY]

Rogers, Stanley, E2299 [14DE]

Seton, Fenmore, E1432 [25JY]

Sorrentino, Rose, E340 [13MR]

Springer, George C., E1072 [12JN], E1429 [25JY]

Temkin, Isadore, E197 [14FE]

Wells, Ida, E1611 [10SE]