ENGLISH, PHIL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6147 [2OC], H6234 [3OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4218 [18JY]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2313 [17MY]

Committee on Economics (Joint), H1693 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 20), H3807 [28JN]

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H741 [7MR]

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

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]

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

———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H3150 [13JN]

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

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 3009), H8181 [14NO]

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

Appropriations: constitutional amendment to require Members of Congress and the President to forfeit certain compensation until all appropriations bills are enacted (see H.J. Res. 56), H5705 [14SE]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decisionmaking, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2974), H10910 [19DE]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H258 [12FE]

———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]

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H2998 [7JN]

———prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard headgear until certification that the ammunition shortfall has been eliminated (see H.R. 1770), H2281 [16MY]

Aung San Suu Kyi: anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5338 [2AU]

Aviation: air carrier requirements for explanations of flight delays, cancellations, and diversions (see H.R. 571), H2956 [6JN]

———ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers (see H.R. 2989), H6781 [12OC]

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

———require background checks for individuals enrolled in flight schools (see H.R. 2932), H6260 [3OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 333), H163 [31JA]

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

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2362), H3802 [28JN]

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]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H1117 [22MR]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 8), H166 [31JA]

———establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H875 [13MR]

Burma: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5338 [2AU]

Capitol Building and Grounds: 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]

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2521), H5927 [21SE]

———urge maintainance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (see H. Res. 120), H1556 [24AP]

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

———increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1650), H4113 [17JY]

———increase the age of persons considered to be minors relative to prohibiting the transportation of obscene materials (see H.R. 1523), H1661 [26AP]

———protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H5339 [2AU]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4863 [30JY]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H624 [1MR]

Clean Air Act: modify oxygen content requirement and improve regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 20), H3358 [20JN]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see H.R. 2323), H4217 [18JY]

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 245), H10910 [19DE]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H5488 [10SE]

Commission for Comprehensive Review of the FAA: establish (see H.R. 903), H4113 [17JY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 65), H6138 [2OC]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (see H.R. 7), H2184 [15MY]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see H. Con. Res. 132), H3714 [27JN]

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

———require schools and libraries receiving universal service assistance to block access to certain Internet and electronic mail services (see H.R. 1846), H2388 [21MY]

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

Congressional Gold Medal: 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), H5925 [21SE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H6458 [9OC]

Corp of Engineers: shore protection and beach replenishment projects funding (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2679 [23MY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit cable television and other luxuries for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 458), H1557 [24AP]

———prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1764), H6056 [25SE]

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

Credit: prohibit creditors from penalizing consumers with late fees, increased interest rates, or adverse credit reports, whose mail service has been disrupted due hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3175), H8133 [13NO]

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

Credit unions: limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 760), H1346 [29MR]

Crime: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2929), H5926 [21SE]

———establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see H.R. 1877), H2280 [16MY]

———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 2146), H3149 [13JN]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H1410 [3AP]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H222 [7FE]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H2082 [9MY]

Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3466 [21JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 2081), H2955 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorize additional rounds of military base closures and realignments using a two-step process which first identifies those bases not considered for closure or realignment (see H.R. 1820), H3358 [20JN]

———expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain equipment to include counter-terrorism equipment (see H.R. 3025), H7529 [30OC]

———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), H878 [13MR]

———tribute to the U.S.S. Eisenhower Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 279), H9078 [6DE]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H7217 [23OC]

Dept. of Energy: study potential regulatory improvements that may help alleviate high fuel prices (see H.R. 1834), H2183 [15MY]

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), H8133 [13NO]

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

Dept. of Justice: identify organizations that recruit juveniles to participate in violent and illegal activities relative to the environment or animal rights and assist States to prevent such participation (see H.R. 1847), H2388 [21MY]

Dept. of State: increase rewards program payments in connection with the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2894), H6702 [11OC]

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

———provide assistance for the maintenance of gravesites of former U.S. Presidents (see H.R. 2806), H5488 [10SE]

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating Camp Security located in York County, PA, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3038), H6379 [4OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1557 [24AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H877 [13MR]

———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), H1410 [3AP]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 1237), H1188 [27MR]

———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), H400 [14FE]

———improve presumptive compensation benefits for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 1406), H2142 [10MY]

———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H2387 [21MY]

———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]

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H8248 [15NO]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 785), H506 [28FE]

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), H1346 [29MR]

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

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 25), H742 [7MR]

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

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H5126 [1AU]

Education: allow parents access to certain information about their children (see H.R. 1854), H2183 [15MY]

———establishment of a commission on technology and education (see H. Res. 295), H8949 [5DE]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H221 [7FE]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H1605 [25AP]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 687), H1557 [24AP]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 28), H221 [7FE]

Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, PA: designate (see H.R. 558), H444 [27FE]

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

EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (see H.R. 3178), H8564 [28NO]

———increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H325 [13FE]

ERISA: increase the phase-in limitation for benefit improvements made prior to plan termination (see H.R. 2134), H5340 [2AU]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 2639), H4634 [25JY]

Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 191), H5407 [5SE]

———recognize and support crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 302), H8948 [5DE]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2373), H3802 [28JN]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H2148 [14MY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H4010 [12JY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H1555 [24AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 1474), H1486 (see H.R. 1474), H1495 [4AP]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 557), H741 [7MR]

———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), H10356 [18DE]

Firearms: inherent right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 222), H8249 [15NO]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 950), H5927 [21SE]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H3713 [27JN]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H3961 [11JY]

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

———establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 325), H162 [31JA]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]

Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H954 [15MR]

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

Foreign countries: increase cooperation on extradition efforts (see H.R. 2574), H6458 [9OC]

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]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H1718 [1MY]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5333 [2AU]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H. Con. Res. 152), H4014 [16JY]

———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), H1860 [2MY]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 1674), H2281 [16MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H10356 [18DE]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H5125 [1AU]

Higher Education Act: eliminate consideration of the amount of a student's tuition in determining the amount of a student's basic grant (see H.R. 2625), H5971 [24SE]

History: celebrate anniversary of William Penn's Charter of Privileges, the Liberty Bell, and the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence (see H. Con. Res. 254), H7719 [1NO]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H929 [14MR]

House Rules: prohibit access to classified information by Members who do not have the required security clearance (see H. Res. 265), H8732 [29NO]

Immigration: eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for Federal aid programs (see H.R. 2258), H5971 [24SE]

———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 1266), H1605 [25AP]

———improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S. (see H.R. 3077), H6702 [11OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 214), H650 [6MR] (see H.R. 737), H441 [27FE] (see H.R. 835), H622 [1MR] (see H.R. 1330), H1406 [3AP]

Indonesia: condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see H. Con. Res. 60), H5407 [5SE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1554 [24AP]

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

———ensure coverage of emergency hospital and ambulance services (see H.R. 1648), H3151 [13JN]

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

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H112 [30JA]

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

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

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

Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (see H.J. Res. 75), H9240 [11DE]

Iron and steel industry: encourage use of domestic steel in rebuilding and military efforts following attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 234), H6138 [2OC]

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

———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H. Res. 16), H28 [3JA]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 598), H1925 [3MY]

———relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 30), H324 [13FE]

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]

Judiciary: provide for automatic annual increases in judicial salaries (see H.R. 570), H2142 [10MY]

Kazakhstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1318), H8133 [13NO]

Korea, Republic of: remove trade barriers to U.S. automotive imports (see H. Con. Res. 144), H3204 [14JN]

Law enforcement: 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), H3806 [28JN]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H2849 [25MY]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H112 [30JA]

———honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (see H. Res. 116), H2148 [14MY]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H10067 [13DE]

———make available royalties received from domestic Federal oil and gas production (see H.R. 962), H878 [13MR]

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), H4113 [17JY]

———provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see H.R. 2364), H3802 [28JN]

Medicare: continue conversion factor under the physician fee schedule (see H.R. 3511), H10967 [20DE]

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

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H3258 [19JN]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H8132 [13NO]

———coverage of home health services (see H.R. 2071), H2955 [6JN]

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

———delay the deadline for Medicare+Choice organizations to report plan information, including information on adjusted community rates (see H.R. 1993), H2710 [24MY]

———exclude services of certain providers from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 3094), H7718 [1NO]

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

———improve payments and regulation under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 3584), H10964 [20DE]

———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), H2281 [16MY]

———make permanent hold harmless treatment for small rural hospitals under the prospective payment system and provide a transitional adjustment for certain hospitals in order to limit any decline in payment under that system (see H.R. 2942), H6260 [3OC]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H6779 [12OC]

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H2998 [7JN]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 2768), H5335 [2AU] (see H.R. 3391), H8842 [4DE]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H2082 [9MY]

———stabilize and improve the Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 2980), H7910 [7NO]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2996), H6702 [11OC]

Mental health: establish regional centers to help States, local governments, and other organizations develop activities and services to assist persons with persistent mental illnesses (see H.R. 2363), H3802 [28JN]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2805), H5488 [10SE]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2335 [17MY]

Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see H.R. 1814), H7960 [8NO]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority until certification that no excavation of the Temple Mount in Israel is being conducted (see H.R. 2566), H5927 [21SE]

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

Motor vehicles: 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]

National Coast Guard Museum: establish (see H.R. 850), H2998 [7JN]

National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish (see H.R. 537), H2281 [16MY]

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

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

National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see H.R. 2515), H5928 [21SE]

National Homeland Security Agency: establish (see H.R. 1158), H5704 [14SE]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1071), H4863 [30JY]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 834), H622 [1MR]

National Words Can Heal Day: designate (see H. Res. 235), H8133 [13NO]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H5340 [2AU]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1660 [26AP]

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

Navy: tribute to crew of reconnaissance plane that made emergency landing in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 106), H2083 [9MY]

Norman Sisisky Post Office Building, Petersburg, VA: designate (see H.R. 2910), H5925 [21SE]

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

Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H. Con. Res. 267), H8421 [27NO]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 695), H397 [14FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H2022 [8MY]

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

Paterno, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 276), H7591 [31OC]

Patriot Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 71), H7333 [25OC]

Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 157), H2142 [10MY]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H3464 [21JN]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

———waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 1603), H1658 [26AP]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 660), H1116 [22MR]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 608), H393 [14FE]

Political campaigns: limit contributions by nondistrict or out-of-State residents and entities other than individuals in congressional elections (see H.R. 2122), H3066 [12JN]

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (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), H3805 [28JN]

Product safety: require safety labels for certain Internet-advertised toys and games (see H.R. 604), H324 [13FE]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6379 [4OC]

Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 1101), H1861 [2MY]

Public welfare programs: authorize State use of funds provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to support infant safe haven programs (see H.R. 2018), H2847 [25MY]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6702 [11OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1296 [28MR]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 751), H5488 [10SE]

Roads and highways: 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]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3466 [21JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide grants to small public drinking water systems (see H.R. 1178), H8133 [13NO]

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), H6381 [4OC]

———establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (see H.R. 2666), H5340 [2AU]

Schools: encourage teaching of the role of Native Americans in U.S. history and culture and leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 101), H1189 [27MR]

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

———recognize right of students in public schools for silent prayer or meditation, encourage recitation of Pledge of Allegiance, and prevent discrimination based on religious character or speech (see H.J. Res. 54), H3465 [21JN]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H3619 [26JN]

Securities: issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2899), H5928 [21SE]

Selective Service System: provide temporary amnesty period so individuals who failed to register may do so without penalty (see H.R. 3149), H8732 [29NO]

Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7960 [8NO]

Sioux Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3250), H9082 [10DE]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 542), H253 [8FE] (see H.R. 750), H441 [27FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2335 [17MY]

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

———ensure solvency (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5338 [2AU]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H4541 [24JY]

———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H10173 [17DE]

———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]

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

St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 143), H325 [13FE]

Steel Industry National Historic Park: establish (see H.R. 635), H1861 [2MY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H2571 [22MY]

Tariff Act: expedite antidumping investigations when imports increase materially from new suppliers after an antidumping order and amend provisions on export prices and constructed export prices (see H.R. 3571), H10964 [20DE]

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

———allow a deduction for State tuition program expenses and prohibit exclusion of distributions used for education expenses from gross income (see H.R. 475), H221 [7FE]

———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H112 [30JA]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H1657 [26AP]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 824), H622 [1MR]

———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 1340), H2998 [7JN]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H2710 [24MY]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1190 [27MR]

———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 income tax refund (see H.R. 1227), H1411 [3AP]

———allow individuals who claim a religious exemption from the self-employment tax to establish certain retirement plans (see H.R. 838), H622 [1MR]

———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), H218 [7FE]

———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), H3203 [14JN]

———change certain threshold and other tests to decrease the amount of farm labor wages subject to Social Security and Medicare taxes (see H.R. 1079), H1191 [27MR]

———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see H.R. 2001), H4541 [24JY]

———clarify the definition of contribution in aid of construction (see H.R. 582), H444 [27FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1115 [22MR]

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

———disregard certain capital expenditures in applying a limit on qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 3582), H10964 [20DE]

———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 658), H395 [14FE]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H323 [13FE]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H741 [7MR] (see H.R. 1544), H2712 [24MY]

———expand child tax credit (see H.R. 539), H444 [27FE]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 869), H3465 [21JN]

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

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H10067 [13DE]

———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 work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H5339 [2AU]

———facilitate electric cooperative participation in a competitive electric power industry (see H.R. 1601), H1658 [26AP]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 317), H162 [31JA]

———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 1514), H1498 [4AP]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H1485 (see H.R. 1459), H1495 [4AP]

———incentives to assist small refiners to comply with new regulations on sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 2502), H4013 [16JY]

———inclusion of estimated income-contingent costs to determine depreciation of property, including films, under the income forecast method (see H.R. 1272), H2184 [15MY]

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

———modify the depreciation of property used in the generation of electricity (see H.R. 1802), H2140 [10MY]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H224 [7FE]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H5488 [10SE]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 909), H739 [7MR]

———permit cooperatives to pay dividends on preferred stock without reducing patronage dividends (see H.R. 2280), H3464 [21JN]

———prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions (see H.R. 27), H223 [7FE]

———provide a higher purchase price limitation applicable to mortgage subsidy bonds based on median family income (see H.R. 43), H167 [31JA]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H928 [14MR]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1727), H2083 [9MY]

———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 credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes (see H.R. 2147), H3149 [13JN]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 915), H739 [7MR]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1861 [2MY]

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

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses, establish more options for obtaining quality health care, and expand insurance coverage to the uninsured (see H.R. 2250), H3357 [20JN]

———rates (see H.R. 3), H650 [6MR]

———reduce capital gains rates and index the basis of certain assets (see H.R. 15), H25 [3JA]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 871), H959 [19MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H64 [6JA]

———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H1658 [26AP]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H1411 [3AP]

———repeal sunset on increase of dependent care tax credit and make the credit refundable (see H.R. 2708), H5125 [1AU]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H224 [7FE]

———treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance as an involuntary conversion (see H.R. 2374), H5592 [11SE]

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

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 1357), H1408 [3AP]

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

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H3712 [27JN]

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1524), H1498 [4AP]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see H.R. 744), H651 [6MR]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H1191 [27MR]

———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H4724 [26JY]

———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 1268), H4863 [30JY]

———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1463), H1485 (see H.R. 1463), H1495 [4AP]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1483), H1486 (see H.R. 1483), H1496 [4AP]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1296 [28MR]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1604 [25AP]

———treatment of health care subsidy payments made to employers on behalf of volunteer firefighters (see H.R. 1651), H2185 [15MY]

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H3960 [11JY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 661), H395 [14FE]

———treatment of timber sales by landowners (see H.R. 1341), H5125 [1AU]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1780), H2335 [17MY]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H5736 [19SE] (see H. Res. 52), H5705 [14SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2905, 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), H6781 [12OC]

Thresher (U.S.S.): erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor the crew, H2571 [22MY]

Trade Act: amend (see H.R. 518), H400 [14FE]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 3008), H6259 [3OC]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H3068 [12JN]

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

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3807 [28JN]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 3022), H6378 [4OC]

United We Stand Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 260), H6505 [10OC]

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

Veterans: 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]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H325 [13FE]

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

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H2998 [7JN]

Voting: establish a grant program to assist State and local governments with improving the administration of elections through activities which may include the modernization of voting procedures and equipment (see H.R. 354), H164 [31JA]

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

———establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 1666), H2142 [10MY]

———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), H1925 [3MY]

———increase the ability of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to participate in Federal elections (see H.R. 1997), H4780 [27JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H444 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: assure funds are used solely for their stated purpose (see H.R. 1145), H1059 [21MR]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 23), H507 [28FE]

Computers: establish an Internet site on Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 782), H506 [28FE]

ERISA: provide cost-of-living adjustments to guaranteed benefit payments paid by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (see H.R. 83), H27 [3JA]

FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 783), H506 [28FE]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1988), H2710 [24MY]

———application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 784), H506 [28FE]

Medicare: apply the bloodborne pathogens standard to hospitals not subject to the Occupational Safety and Health Act (see H.R. 2933), H5926 [21SE]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3388), H8746 [30NO]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H1658 [26AP]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 438), H220 [7FE]

Narusewicz, Florence: relief (see H.R. 607), H324 [13FE]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 1147), H1059 [21MR]

Political campaigns: limit contributions by nondistrict or out-of-State residents and entities other than individuals in congressional elections (see H.R. 1445), H1484 (see H.R. 1445), H1494 [4AP]

Taxation: allow advanced applied technology equipment to be expensed and reduce the depreciation recovery periods for certain other property (see H.R. 2485), H4008 [12JY]

———first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 1773), H2081 [9MY]

———improve retirement income by taxing annuities and certain life insurance payments at capital gains rates (see H.R. 3320), H8337 [16NO]

———incentives for education (see H.R. 84), H27 [3JA]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H109 [30JA]

———permit private educational institutions to maintain certain qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 636), H394 [14FE]

———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H3712 [27JN]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H1344 [29MR]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 437), H220 [7FE]

———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), H219 [7FE]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2254), H3357 [20JN]

———restructure and replace the income tax system to meet national priorities (see H.R. 86), H27 [3JA]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 85), H27 [3JA]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (see H.R. 1446), H1484 (see H.R. 1446), H1494 [4AP]

U.S. Masters Swimming, Inc.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 2), H28 [3JA]

Unemployment: reform benefit system (see H.R. 3024), H6378 [4OC]

World Trade Organization: oppose changes that weaken existing antidumping and safeguard laws during upcoming negotiations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H7529 [30OC]

———preserve ability of the U.S. to rigorously enforce its trade laws and ensure that U.S. exports are not subject to abusive use of trade laws by other countries (see H. Con. Res. 262), H7852 [6NO]

Explanations

Broadband Internet Access Act (H.R. 267), E47 [30JA]

Remarks

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (H. Con. Res. 52), H905 [14MR]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), H8290 [16NO]

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), H5652 [14SE]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts, E800 [15MY]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), H4254 [19JY]

Erie County, PA: waive loan deficiency payments and marketing loan gains for certain producers, H6234 [3OC]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7269 [24OC]

Fish and fishing: tax treatment of tuna imports, H8290 [16NO]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2315), H4415 [23JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5257 [2AU]

Iron and steel industry: increase domestic steel production, H7231 [24OC]

———respond to the surge of steel imports, H1654 [26AP]

Medicare: determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (H.R. 3388), E2184 [30NO]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (H.R. 3391), H8800 [4DE]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), H1788 [2MY]

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

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (H.R. 2998), H7746 [6NO]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 1140), H4965 [31JY]

Social Security: extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care (H.R. 2873), H8093 [13NO]

———honor commitments (H. Con. Res. 282), H9178 [11DE]

Taxation: improve retirement income by taxing annuities and certain life insurance payments at capital gains rates (H.R. 3320), E2115 [16NO]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (H.R. 267), E47 [30JA]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7269 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7231 [24OC]

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

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), H5606 [13SE]

———rates (H.R. 3), H769 [8MR]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1306 [29MR]

———repeal corporate alternative minimum tax, H7269 [24OC]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H2292 [17MY]

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts, H5257 [2AU]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 1446), H2985 [7JN], H3185 [14JN], H3442 [21JN]

———implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (H.R. 2603), H4876 [31JY]

WISR-Radio (Butler, PA): anniversary, E1733 [25SE]

World Trade Organization: preserve ability of the U.S. to rigorously enforce its trade laws and ensure that U.S. exports are not subject to abusive use of trade laws by other countries (H. Con. Res. 262), H7750, H7753 [6NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3257 [19JN]

Special order: granted, H925 [14MR], H1656 [26AP], H2019 [8MY], H2181 [15MY], H2994 [7JN], H3064 [12JN], H3147 [13JN], H3463 [21JN]

Resignations

Committee on Small Business (House), H1672 [1MY]

Tributes

Berg, Larry, E84 [31JA]

Chen Shui-bian, E800 [15MY]

Goode, Kevin E., E1583 [5SE]

Hagan, Heather, E394 [20MR]

Medeiros, Rodney J., E1583 [5SE]

Starzl, Thomas E., E542 [5AP]

Wieliczko, Michael E., E1583 [5SE]