McKINNEY, CYNTHIA A. (a Representative from Georgia)

Addresses

Self-determination for the Independence of the Sikh Nation Homeland, Punjab, Khalistan: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E1274 [29JN]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 180, Sudan Peace Act, H8219 [15NO]

Articles and editorials

Bihar—Blast in Church, Christ Statue Damaged, Burning Punjab News (publication), E775 [10MY]

Like an Undeclared Emergency, G.S. Grewal, E774 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: assure funds are used solely for their stated purpose (see H.R. 1145), H2184 [15MY]

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

Afghanistan: 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), H8249 [15NO]

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

African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 1856), H3358 [20JN]

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

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1121), H1558 [24AP] (see H.R. 1605), H3961 [11JY]

AID: clarify process of providing education and related services to foreign law enforcement and military personnel to prevent and control HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (see H.R. 2104), H3519 [25JN]

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]

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

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

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 36), H443 [27FE]

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 103), H1606 [25AP]

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

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

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), H1411 [3AP]

———authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for members who die in the line of duty (see H.R. 2203), H3807 [28JN]

———authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 2165), H4113 [17JY]

———eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain nonavailability-of-health-care statements relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for pregnancies (see H.R. 1511), H2571 [22MY]

———establish employment and tuition assistance program for military spouses (see H.R. 2413), H3804 [28JN]

———extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H5406 [5SE]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H624 [1MR]

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 244), H650 [6MR] (see H.R. 298), H1346 [29MR] (see H.R. 2310), H4014 [16JY] (see H.R. 2494), H4114 [17JY]

———permit the transfer of entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1958), H2678 [23MY]

———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]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H4541 [24JY]

———require executive agencies to pay the premiums for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for certain reservists called or ordered to active duty (see H.R. 1243), H4724 [26JY]

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

———tribute to U.S. servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 161), H3466 [21JN]

———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 288), H110 [30JA]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 2503), H4541 [24JY]

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), H3203 [14JN]

———prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard headgear until certification that the ammunition shortfall has been eliminated (see H.R. 1770), H2956 [6JN]

Aviation: air carrier requirements for explanations of flight delays, cancellations, and diversions (see H.R. 571), H1410 [3AP]

———establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H2712 [24MY]

———improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7358 [29OC]

———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]

———provide for monitoring of aircraft air quality and require air carriers to address complaints and maintain records associated with aircraft air quality (see H.R. 2158), H3864 [10JY]

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

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H1013 [20MR]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2362), H6056 [25SE]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see H.R. 2152), H3961 [11JY]

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]

``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 43), H442 [27FE]

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2133), H3359 [20JN]

Budget: use budget surpluses attributable to the Dept. of Defense Military Retirement Fund for military retirement and survivor benefit programs (see H. Res. 23), H412 [26FE]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 71), H5339 [2AU]

Bureau of the Census: establish a term limit for the Director of the Census and require that such Director report directly to the Sec. of Commerce (see H.R. 681), H396 [14FE]

California: Federal recognition of Gabrieleno/Tongva Nation (see H.R. 2619), H5971 [24SE]

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: 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), H3357 [20JN]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 250), H7128 [17OC]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 399), H218 [7FE]

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2521), H5488 [10SE]

———urge maintainance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (see H. Res. 120), H2023 [8MY]

Census: funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad (see H.R. 680), H396 [14FE]

Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H8339 [16NO]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Con. Res. 3), H1490 [4AP] (see H. Res. 105), H1295 [28MR]

Children and youth: construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 286), H2998 [7JN]

———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), H4724 [26JY]

———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H4113 [17JY]

———improve access to books (see H.R. 116), H2998 [7JN]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H3466 [21JN]

———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), H650 [6MR]

———infant crib safety (see H.R. 1086), H1191 [27MR]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 2198), H3202 [14JN]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H3068 [12JN]

———provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for children participating in the WIC program (see H.R. 1849), H3806 [28JN]

———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), H1556 [24AP]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4216 [18JY]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 56), H1014 [20MR]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1191 [27MR]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2755), H5335 [2AU]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H1346 [29MR]

Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 2230), H3864 [10JY]

———reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H1012 [20MR]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 471), H3863 [10JY]

———increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1606), H1658 [26AP]

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

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H4352 [19JY]

Commission for Comprehensive Review of the FAA: establish (see H.R. 903), H3960 [11JY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H955 [15MR]

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), H648 [6MR]

Computers: establish an Internet site on Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 782), H1346 [29MR]

———establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 2417), H4114 [17JY]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 1323), H2082 [9MY]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H398 [14FE]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H8133 [13NO]

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), H7718 [1NO]

———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]

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

———require retailers of farm-raised fish to inform consumers of the country of origin (see H.R. 2439), H5406 [5SE]

———requirements on credit card issuers relative to mailing of monthly statements (see H.R. 296), H2956 [6JN]

Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 1310), H3960 [11JY]

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

———make certain sentencing safety valve provisions retroactive (see H.R. 765), H442 [27FE]

———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 696), H2082 [9MY]

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

Coverdell, Paul: tribute through honorary naming of the Institute of the Biomedical and Health Sciences at the University of Georgia (see H.R. 1884), H2280 [16MY]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 499), H1346 [29MR]

———promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 3283), H10355 [18DE]

———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), H1487 (see H.R. 1488), H1496 [4AP]

Credit: prohibit creditors from penalizing consumers with late fees, increased interest rates, or adverse credit reports, whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3175), H8732 [29NO]

———protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1319), H1344 [29MR]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H254 [8FE]

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]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 2817), H5407 [5SE]

———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), H2710 [24MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers and watersheds (see H.R. 3213), H7717 [1NO]

———ensure minority farmers are adequately compensated for discrimination claims (see H.R. 2676), H5340 [2AU]

———improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 2653), H4723 [26JY]

———provide loan assistance to agricultural producers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 478), H1190 [27MR]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 2081), H4541 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: develop inventory of sites within former military ranges containing unexploded ordnance or other abandoned munitions that pose health or safety threats and improve public awareness of such sites (see H.R. 2605), H4539 [24JY]

———equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H2846 [25MY]

———expand range maintenance program for removal of unexploded ordnance and munitions from certain military training ranges to include underwater portions of live impact areas (see H.R. 3212), H7717 [1NO]

———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), H2023 [8MY]

———require all defense-related agencies of the U.S. to fully comply with Federal and State environmental laws (see H.R. 2154), H3149 [13JN]

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

———tribute to the U.S.S. Eisenhower Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 279), H8746 [30NO]

Dept. of Education: make grants to recruit, train, and hire school-based resource staff (see H.R. 466), H412 [26FE]

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

———study relative value of General Equivalency Diplomas and review policies and procedures to better serve the nation's educational needs (see H.R. 1893), H2999 [7JN]

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

———establish the High Performance Schools Program (see H.R. 1129), H1661 [26AP]

———impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (see H.R. 238), H1115 [22MR]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule relative to confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (see H.J. Res. 38), H3204 [14JN]

———establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H6458 [9OC]

———make matching grants available to States to encourage the establishment of license plate programs to fund breast cancer treatment, research, and education (see H.R. 1295), H4216 [18JY]

———provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H508 [28FE]

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), H1718 [1MY]

———evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 2034), H2847 [25MY]

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

———increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H4113 [17JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H5406 [5SE]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H223 [7FE]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 2966), H6055 [25SE]

———conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (see H.R. 2420), H3804 [28JN]

———establish a memorial to Native Americans in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 2918), H7333 [25OC]

———establish the Cultural Heritage Assistance Partnership Program (see H.R. 1882), H3260 [19JN]

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2008), H3203 [14JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H2023 [8MY]

———funding for purchase of recycled materials for certain surface transportation programs (see H.R. 530), H5927 [21SE]

———give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (see H.R. 3067), H7529 [30OC]

———make grants to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry to provide compensation for losses incurred as a result of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2945), H6380 [4OC]

———require use of recycled materials in Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 529), H5927 [21SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow the sworn affidavit of a veteran who served in combat during the Korean War or an earlier conflict to be accepted as proof of service connection for certain diseases and injuries (see H.R. 843), H3203 [14JN]

———clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H508 [28FE]

———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]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H1012 [20MR] (see H.R. 1717), H2571 [22MY]

———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), H624 [1MR]

———establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans (see H.R. 2095), H3204 [14JN]

———extend payment of certain benefits through the date of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 2223), H4863 [30JY]

———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H2849 [25MY]

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

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H444 [27FE]

———improve presumptive compensation benefits for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 1406), H2083 [9MY]

———limit amount of time veterans must wait to get a doctor's appointment at veterans clinics (see H.R. 435), H444 [27FE]

———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] (see H.R. 1746), H2185 [15MY]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3183), H8564 [28NO]

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

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), H2023 [8MY]

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: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 684), H4724 [26JY]

———blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H5340 [2AU]

———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H112 [30JA]

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

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

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 933), H1013 [20MR]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H4353 [19JY]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 25), H3204 [14JN]

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

———make authority permanent for issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2317), H4725 [26JY]

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

———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (see H. Res. 67), H1014 [20MR]

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

Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 3595), H10965 [20DE]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H2281 [16MY]

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), H3068 [12JN]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1978), H2679 [23MY]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (see H. Res. 26), H742 [7MR]

———extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see H.R. 2291), H4217 [18JY]

Education: authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs, student loan forgiveness, and professional development programs for teachers in rural areas (see H.R. 2102), H3069 [12JN]

———development of high school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 620), H393 [14FE]

———encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1536), H2023 [8MY]

———ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2648), H4723 [26JY]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 489), H508 [28FE] (see H.R. 2765), H5335 [2AU]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H1605 [25AP]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 687), H397 [14FE]

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

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 573), H444 [27FE] (see H.R. 1703), H5488 [10SE]

———provide grants to local agencies that agree to later starting times for secondary school classes (see H.R. 1313), H1558 [24AP]

———provide grants to local agencies to assist schools in obtaining computer software for multilingual education (see H.R. 1217), H1187 [27MR]

———repeal the tuition-sensitivity trigger in the Pell Grant program and expand qualifying expenses and income eligibility for the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 2482), H4429 [23JY]

———require States to equalize education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H1188 [27MR]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]

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]

Elie Wiesel Youth Leadership Congressional Fellowship Program: establish (see H.R. 2640), H5456 [6SE]

Employment: ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income people (see H.R. 2243), H3714 [27JN]

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

———limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 1289), H1343 [29MR]

———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]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H1926 [3MY]

EPA: establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (see H.R. 64), H3519 [25JN]

———increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H443 [27FE]

———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]

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

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

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 448), H1664 [27AP]

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

Families and domestic relations: importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 167), H3202 [14JN]

———provide grants to States to encourage media campaigns to promote responsible fatherhood skills (see H.R. 1300), H1344 [29MR]

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

FDA: ensure protection of the U.S. food supply (see H.R. 3184), H9239 [11DE]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H1557 [24AP]

FEC: issue voluntary standards to promote voting system accessibility and effectiveness and make grants to assist States in complying with such standards and carrying out other voting accessibility promotion activities (see H.R. 1151), H1489 [4AP]

Federal aid programs: increase assistance made available under certain economic development programs (see H.R. 3003), H6702 [11OC]

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

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 57), H26 [3JA] (see H.R. 920), H929 [14MR]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H5616 [13SE]

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

———eliminate inequities in retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, Supreme Court members, and Capitol police (see H.R. 2523), H4111 [17JY]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H442 [27FE]

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 389), H444 [27FE]

———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H2082 [9MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H444 [27FE]

———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), H3961 [11JY]

———safeguard public health and provide food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented (see H.R. 1816), H5340 [2AU]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H2185 [15MY]

FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 783), H1557 [24AP]

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

———make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 827), H828 [8MR]

FERC: order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential electricity rates and establish a cap on rates in the Western System Coordinating Council (see H.R. 268), H827 [8MR]

———provide for GAO oversight of activities (see H.R. 2331), H4353 [19JY]

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]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 557), H444 [27FE]

———ensure continued stability of the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1293), H1664 [27AP]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H9076 [6DE]

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

Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 1112), H1191 [27MR]

———expand Dept. of the Treasury regulation of manufacture, distribution, and sale of weapons and ammunition (see H.R. 671), H1013 [20MR]

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see H.R. 1247), H1189 [27MR]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1014), H2571 [22MY]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 225), H224 [7FE]

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 891), H878 [13MR]

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

———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 138), H507 [28FE]

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

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

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 1949), H3961 [11JY]

Food Stamp Act: limit the collection from households of claims for nonfraudulent overissuance of food stamp benefits (see H.R. 2319), H3864 [10JY]

Foreign aid: increase accountability relative to the education and training of foreign military personnel (see H.R. 1594), H1718 [1MY]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H1061 [21MR]

———provide food and agricultural development assistance to civilians in Afghanistan and other central Asian countries (see H. Con. Res. 240), H6136 [2OC]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve immunization injection safety in disease control programs (see H.R. 2453), H4114 [17JY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H3807 [28JN]

Foreign policy: eliminate authority for Federal employees and agents to assist foreign countries with drug interdiction activities of suspected aircraft (see H.R. 1818), H2849 [25MY]

———ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H7910 [7NO]

———recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (see H. Con. Res. 273), H8949 [5DE]

———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), H8181 [14NO]

———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]

———revise the limitations on trade readjustment allowances under the trade adjustment assistance program for workers (see H.R. 2613), H4539 [24JY]

Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (see H.R. 1139), H1605 [25AP]

———terminate the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program and offset lost revenues by prohibiting engineering support funding for sales of timber from National Forest System lands (see H.R. 908), H1013 [20MR]

G. Elliot Hagan Post Office Building, Sylvania, GA: designate (see H.R. 1183), H1113 [22MR]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H2890 [5JN]

Georgia: tribute to 48th Infantry Brigade of the Army National Guard upon deployment to Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 65), H955 [15MR]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 169), H1605 [25AP]

———ensure confidentiality of statistical information (see H.R. 2136), H5488 [10SE]

———prohibit financing for nongovernmental organizations or individuals to carry out military, law enforcement, armed rescue, or other related operations in the Andean region, including narcotics control efforts (see H.R. 1591), H1604 [25AP]

———require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 917), H740 [7MR] (see H.R. 1457), H1485 (see H.R. 1457), H1494 [4AP]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1032), H3619 [26JN]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see H.R. 2167), H3619 [26JN]

———prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 1680), H4378 [20JY]

Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 2737), H5334 [2AU]

Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H444 [27FE]

Hazardous substances: prevent inhalant abuse (see H.R. 790), H506 [28FE]

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

Health: establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 1033), H5406 [5SE]

———establish Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources (see H.R. 2667), H6137 [2OC]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H1191 [27MR]

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1114 [22MR] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1499 [4AP]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H3203 [14JN]

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

———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 2743), H5334 [2AU]

Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 3336), H8421 [27NO]

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

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H4541 [24JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

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), H1410 [3AP]

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

Housing: provide for a study on the proximity of federally assisted housing to hazardous waste sites (see H.R. 1585), H1718 [1MY]

———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), H3712 [27JN]

Hughes, Langston: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 205), H4862 [30JY]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5340 [2AU]

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]

Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2174), H4217 [18JY]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: repeal requirement to collect information on nonimmigrant foreign students and exchange program participants (see H.R. 2779), H5407 [5SE]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 945), H826 [8MR]

———adjust status of certain long-staying alien children, lower high school drop out rates of certain immigrant children, and allow State and local determination of admittance to State and local colleges and universities (see H.R. 1582), H3863 [10JY]

———adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 1726), H3863 [10JY]

———asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H741 [7MR]

———eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for Federal aid programs (see H.R. 2258), H5340 [2AU]

———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), H1294 [28MR]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 1195), H1605 [25AP]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 964), H1061 [21MR]

———prevent admission, require removal, and authorize investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide abroad (see H.R. 1449), H2890 [5JN]

———prohibit issuance of visa to any citizen of the People's Republic of China who participates in or otherwise supports the harvesting, transplantation, or trafficking of organs of executed Chinese prisoners (see H.R. 2530), H4112 [17JY]

———prohibit issuance of visa to any physician from the People's Republic of China who seeks to train in organ or bodily tissue transplantation (see H.R. 2030), H3519 [25JN]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H508 [28FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1713), H2849 [25MY]

———restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 87), H443 [27FE]

———revise various provisions (see H.R. 500), H1557 [24AP]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend relative to minimum State grants (see H.R. 371), H1861 [2MY]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 835), H622 [1MR]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H3466 [21JN]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1116 [22MR]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H325 [13FE]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1809), H2680 [23MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H1488 [4AP]

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

International Women's Day: observance (see H. Res. 86), H827 [8MR]

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

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

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

Jamaica: condemn civil unrest (see H. Con. Res. 198), H4634 [25JY]

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]

JET Magazine: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 274), H8338 [16NO]

Karekin II: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2571 [22MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1113 [22MR]

Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (see H. Con. Res. 77), H3807 [28JN]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H1191 [27MR]

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

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1007), H876 [13MR]

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H3069 [12JN]

———require Federal law enforcement agencies to expunge voidable arrest records and provide incentive funds to States that have systems for expunging such records (see H.R. 1154), H1060 [21MR]

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]

———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H5406 [5SE]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1806), H3961 [11JY]

Libraries: provide public library construction and technology enhancement (see H.R. 1525), H2680 [23MY]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H4429 [23JY]

Major Lyn McIntosh Post Office Building, Valdosta, GA: designate (see H.R. 1432), H10067 [13DE]

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

Mays, Benjamin E.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Res. 49), H399 [14FE]

McCarthy, Eugene J.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1199), H4352 [19JY]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1294), H1343 [29MR]

Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H2849 [25MY]

———delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H10055 [12DE]

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H4724 [26JY]

———permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 2701), H5125 [1AU]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H3619 [26JN]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 2553), H6137 [2OC]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H4113 [17JY]

———comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see H.R. 2178), H4113 [17JY]

———coverage for qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 594), H444 [27FE]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H1557 [24AP]

———coverage of home infusion drug therapies (see H.R. 2750), H5456 [6SE]

———coverage of nursing facilities and in-home services (see H.R. 913), H1191 [27MR]

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

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

———eliminate cost-sharing for bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1720), H8732 [29NO]

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 2294), H4113 [17JY]

———expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (see H.R. 3188), H10355 [18DE]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H6137 [2OC]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H1558 [24AP]

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

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 148), H623 [1MR]

———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), H1717 [1MY]

———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), H3863 [10JY]

———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 716), H624 [1MR]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H4113 [17JY]

Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (see H.R. 677), H4113 [17JY]

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 1597), H2185 [15MY]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 1994), H2890 [5JN]

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

Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see H.R. 2450), H3861 [10JY] (see H.R. 2624), H4633 [25JY]

———provide grants to repair veterans memorials (see H.R. 1469), H2571 [22MY]

Motor vehicles: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (see H.R. 1382), H2082 [9MY]

———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]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H10055 [12DE]

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

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

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 663), H1557 [24AP]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideas (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2023 [8MY]

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

National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish (see H.R. 537), H5927 [21SE]

National Day of Appreciation for Emergency Response and Rescue Workers: designate (see H. Res. 259), H6505 [10OC]

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

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 36), H443 [27FE]

National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (see H.R. 1739), H3260 [19JN]

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

National Guard: end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 512), H1116 [22MR]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H1116 [22MR]

———tribute to continued commitment of combat units deployed in support of Army operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2997 [7JN]

National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H3805 [28JN]

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 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2675), H5407 [5SE]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H1485 (see H.R. 1465), H1495 [4AP]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1488 (see H. Res. 116), H1499 [4AP]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1287), H7718 [1NO]

National Weather Service: conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities relative to tropical cyclone inland forecasting improvement (see H.R. 2486), H4008 [12JY]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H1558 [24AP]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 1873), H3151 [13JN]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H3864 [10JY]

———dedicate certain funds for the purpose of reducing violence, hate crimes, and crime on reservations (see H.R. 1164), H2890 [5JN]

———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 166), H3259 [19JN]

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), H3864 [10JY]

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

New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1347 [29MR]

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

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

Norman Sisisky Post Office Building, Petersburg, VA: designate (see H.R. 2910), H6066 [28SE]

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]

NSF: establish a research program to quantify the relationship between the physical characteristics of elementary and secondary school buildings and student academic achievement in those schools (see H.R. 1130), H1661 [26AP]

Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 17), H167 [31JA]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3806 [28JN]

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

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

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

Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations (see H.R. 2839), H6056 [25SE]

Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 157), H2889 [5JN]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H1116 [22MR]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H1190 [27MR]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 660), H395 [14FE] (see H.R. 1147), H1558 [24AP]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of certain prescription drugs by pharmacists and wholesalers (see H.R. 698), H1489 [4AP]

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

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

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 144), H1012 [20MR]

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

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 283), H443 [27FE] (see H.R. 365), H624 [1MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H224 [7FE]

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

———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4541 [24JY]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7853 [6NO]

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]

———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), H8732 [29NO]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy (see H.R. 2135), H5488 [10SE]

———protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 91), H3863 [10JY]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 89), H412 [26FE]

Product safety: require safety labels for certain Internet-advertised toys and games (see H.R. 604), H1557 [24AP]

Project Apollo: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 631), H624 [1MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H3201 [14JN]

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1540), H1554 [24AP]

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

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6421 [5OC]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 2166), H8338 [16NO]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H6780 [12OC]

———reauthorize supplemental grant for population increases in certain States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1930), H3863 [10JY]

———reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3459), H9239 [11DE]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 1564), H4216 [18JY]

Queens, NY: temporarily limit the number of airline flights at LaGuardia Airport (see H.R. 757), H3150 [13JN]

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

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 280), H8421 [27NO]

Refugees: support victims of torture (see H. Con. Res. 168), H3357 [20JN]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 751), H3068 [12JN]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H6918 [16OC]

———use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 2369), H3961 [11JY]

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]

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 812), H1116 [22MR]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H4217 [18JY]

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide grants to small public drinking water systems (see H.R. 1178), H2387 [21MY]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 1035), H928 [14MR]

Schools: develop and implement comprehensive school safety plans (see H.R. 1216), H4014 [16JY]

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

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

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

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

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H3713 [27JN]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H10055 [12DE]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: make certain improvements (see H.R. 2222), H3807 [28JN]

Ships and vessels: encourage safe and responsible use of personal watercraft (see H.R. 702), H2184 [15MY]

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

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

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H443 [27FE]

———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]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H3863 [10JY]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H3204 [14JN]

———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), H5592 [11SE]

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

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H3806 [28JN]

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

States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1907), H2333 [17MY]

———provide incentive funds for having certain laws in effect (see H.R. 139), H507 [28FE]

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

———allow a refundable credit for expenditures for renewable energy property (see H.R. 2179), H5340 [2AU]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H1490 [4AP]

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1275), H1558 [24AP] (see H.R. 2206), H3202 [14JN]

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

———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 1340), H1407 [3AP]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1605 [25AP]

———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), H3713 [27JN]

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

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military Reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military Reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H6380 [4OC]

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

———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for use in medical research conducted through the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1673), H3863 [10JY]

———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), H3960 [11JY]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H2679 [23MY]

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

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 2691), H4948 [31JY]

———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 1309), H1344 [29MR]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H6066 [28SE]

———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (see H.R. 3143), H8746 [30NO]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 147), H3863 [10JY]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H2334 [17MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1116 [22MR]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to senior centers and community centers (see H.R. 2259), H3357 [20JN]

———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 2281), H3464 [21JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1552), H6458 [9OC]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H3713 [27JN]

———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), H2022 [8MY]

———first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 1773), H3260 [19JN]

———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]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H507 [28FE]

———increase estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (see H.R. 585), H624 [1MR]

———increase individual income tax rates and deposit increased funds into the Social Security trust funds (see H.R. 2935), H6380 [4OC]

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

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities (see H.R. 1427), H2890 [5JN]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1675), H6458 [9OC]

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

———provide a credit for higher education loan interest payments (see H.R. 1072), H1557 [24AP]

———provide a refund to individuals for payroll taxes (see H.R. 3015), H7308 [24OC]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H2712 [24MY]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H443 [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 relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 369), H165 [31JA]

———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H624 [1MR]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 1754), H5406 [5SE]

———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H508 [28FE]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 886), H1013 [20MR]

———transfer all excise taxes imposed on alcohol fuels to the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2808), H6380 [4OC]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H2148 [14MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2082 [9MY]

———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1466), H1485 (see H.R. 1466), H1495 [4AP]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H1346 [29MR]

———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H2183 [15MY]

———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (see H.R. 2352), H5488 [10SE]

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

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 1769), H3358 [20JN]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 678), H444 [27FE]

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H5125 [1AU]

———treatment of prepayments for natural gas (see H.R. 1986), H2709 [24MY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 1596), H3466 [21JN]

Telecommunications: require customer consent to the provision of wireless call location information (see H.R. 260), H3150 [13JN]

Television: reinstate authority of the FCC and local franchising authorities to regulate cable television rates (see H.R. 1842), H2571 [22MY]

———State regulation of cable television rates and establish moratorium on increases (see H.R. 2813), H5407 [5SE]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H8843 [4DE]

———compensate victims of bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa on the same basis as compensation is provided to victims of attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3375), H8731 [29NO]

———grant posthumous citizenship to certain lawfully admitted aliens killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2897), H5928 [21SE]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H1116 [22MR]

———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), H8249 [15NO]

Thresher (U.S.S.): erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor the crew (see H. Con. Res. 137), H2713 [24MY]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 85), H507 [28FE]

Treaties and agreements: importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H10055 [12DE]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H3066 [12JN]

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

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H2142 [10MY]

———establish permanent security force (see H. Res. 194), H4013 [16JY]

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

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 211), H4724 [26JY]

Ukraine: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 203), H5340 [2AU]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H621 [1MR]

Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 994), H875 [13MR]

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

Velasquez, William C.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 212), H5705 [14SE]

Veterans: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 862), H647 [6MR]

———allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H1190 [27MR]

———authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 439), H3863 [10JY]

———change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H650 [6MR]

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

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 134), H443 [27FE]

———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), H3066 [12JN]

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

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 442), H2082 [9MY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H412 [26FE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1499 [4AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H443 [27FE] (see H.R. 609), H624 [1MR]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H2712 [24MY]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H166 [31JA]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1232), H2082 [9MY]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H2281 [16MY]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 2368), H5126 [1AU]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H650 [6MR]

Voting: direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns (see H.R. 752), H1116 [22MR]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local governments in upgrading voting systems and devices and enhance participation by military personnel in national elections (see H.R. 1482), H1486 (see H.R. 1482), H1496 [4AP]

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

———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]

———guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H2082 [9MY]

———hold Federal elections over the first weekend in November, prohibit States from preventing registered citizens from voting, and ban law enforcement activities that intimidate individuals from voting (see H.R. 1559), H1555 [24AP]

———increase the ability of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to participate in Federal elections (see H.R. 1997), H5928 [21SE]

———permit individuals whose names do not appear on the list of registered voters in an election for Federal office at a particular polling place to cast provisional votes (see H.R. 1004), H1116 [22MR]

———prohibit States from denying any individual the right to register and vote in Federal elections on the grounds that the individual has been convicted of a Federal crime (see H.R. 1558), H1555 [24AP]

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

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

———restore eligibility to vote and register to vote in Federal elections to individuals who have completed sentences for criminal offenses (see H.R. 2830), H6422 [5OC]

———support rights of registered voters (see H. Con. Res. 159), H3150 [13JN]

Voting Rights Act: congressional commitment (see H. Res. 139), H2185 [15MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H2022 [8MY]

Weihenmayer, Erik: tribute for being first blind person to climb Mount Everest and recognition of abilities and potential of disabled individuals (see H. Con. Res. 150), H2888 [5JN]

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]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H1489 [4AP]

———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]

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

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

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1425), H4014 [16JY]

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), H2334 [17MY]

———provide additional compensation to Armed Forces members and U.S. civilian employees who performed slave labor for Japan (see H.R. 2835), H8181 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1621), H1659 [26AP] (see H.R. 3237), H7852 [6NO]

Armed Forces: continue payment of servicemen and women who have been deployed for an extended period of time (see H.R. 3164), H7217 [23OC]

Courts: allow actions for damages caused by terrorist acts to be brought against any country or officials thereof (see H.R. 2947), H5971 [24SE]

Earl T. Shinhoster Post Office, Decatur, GA: designate (see H.R. 2261), H3357 [20JN]

Elections: allow States to use a proportional voting system for multiseat congressional districts (see H.R. 1189), H1113 [22MR]

Employment: 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), H220 [7FE]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of colombo tantalite from certain countries involved in conflict with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (see H.R. 2954), H6055 [25SE]

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]

Frank F. Church Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1278), H1294 [28MR]

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

Nuclear weapons: suspend use, sale, development, production, testing, and export of depleted uranium munitions pending the outcome of certain studies of the health effects of such munitions (see H.R. 3155), H7127 [17OC]

Veterans: repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H1604 [25AP]

Letters

Civil liberties violations of Sikhs in India: Inderjit S. Jaijee, E774 [10MY]

Condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E1680 [20SE]

Summit meeting between India and Pakistan: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E1412 [24JY]

Lists

Important issues from the first 100 days of the George W. Bush Administration, H2075-H2077 [9MY]

Press releases

Council of Khalistan Condemns Attack on U.S.—Urges Sikhs To Give Blood: Council of Khalistan, E1680 [20SE]

Remarks

Afghanistan: allocation of humanitarian assistance, H6438 [9OC], H6493 [10OC], H7392 [30OC]

———prohibit military use of cluster bombs, E1964 [31OC], E2096 [15NO]

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), H5655 [14SE]

———continue payment of servicemen and women who have been deployed for an extended period of time, H6462 [10OC]

———continue payment of servicemen and women who have been deployed for an extended period of time (H.R. 3164), E1916 [17OC]

———military response to terrorist attacks, H6462 [10OC]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H6024 [25SE]

Assault weapons: regulate the sale and supply of large caliber specialist weapons, H6682 [11OC]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1227 [28MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H2074 [9MY]

Congress: counting of Presidential electoral votes, objection, H31, H35 [6JA]

Courts: anniversary of Cherry v. Mathews district court case establishing equal rights for disabled citizens, E1355 [18JY]

Delta Air Lines, Inc.: tribute for treatment of passengers and employees and measures taken relative to terrorist attacks on the U.S., E1906 [16OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H2074 [9MY]

Dept. of Defense: antiterrorism initiatives funding, H6031 [25SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5771, H5780 [20SE], H6024, H6031 [25SE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2126, H2129 [10MY]

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, H5922 [21SE]

Earl T. Shinhoster Post Office, Decatur, GA: designate (H.R. 2261), H6825 [16OC]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H2074 [9MY]

Elections: ensure the votes of all eligible citizens are counted, E220 [27FE]

Executive Office of the President: proposed closing of race relations office, H204 [7FE]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, H31 [6JA], H8945, H8946 [5DE]

India: civil liberties violations of religious minorities, E1274 [29JN], E1412 [24JY]

———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E773 [10MY], E1274 [29JN]

———self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan, E1274 [29JN]

Minorities: impact of economy on minority communities, H8910, H8911 [5DE]

National security: national missile defense system, H6031 [25SE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of U.N. and Kofi Annan for peace, E2119 [16NO]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H2074 [9MY]

Sharon, Ariel: appropriateness of comments about Condoleezza Rice's appearance, E119 [6FE]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H8910, H8911 [5DE], E1916 [17OC]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1679 [20SE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5512 [11SE], H5922 [21SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8910 [5DE]

U.N.: condition payment of U.S. arrearages on restoration of U.S. membership on the Commission on Human Rights, H2126, H2129 [10MY]

———policy on human rights violations, E2119 [16NO]

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (H. Res. 212), H4788 [30JY]

Veterans: increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), E2365 [20DE]

———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans, E2365 [20DE]

Votes: position on missed, H5875 [21SE]

Zimbabwe: support democratic transition and economic recovery (S. 494), E2211 [5DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4350 [19JY], H8419 [27NO]

Special order: granted, H1405 [3AP], H5923 [21SE], H6132 [2OC], H6258 [3OC], H6376 [4OC], H6456 [9OC], H6503 [10OC], H6699 [11OC], H6915 [16OC], H7125 [17OC], H7527 [30OC], H7590 [31OC], H7715 [1NO], H7908 [7NO], H8131 [13NO], H8180 [14NO], H8246 [15NO], H8947 [5DE]

Tributes

Brown, William C., E873 [21MY]

Callaghan, Larry D., E1966 [31OC]