FROST, MARTIN (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7234 [24OC]

Amendments

House of Representatives: election of officers (H. Res. 1), H6 [3JA]

Appointments

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

Committee To Escort the President, H431 [27FE]

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [3JA]

House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H1075 [22MR]

John Joseph Moakley funeral attendees, H2929 [6JN]

Norman Sisisky funeral attendees, H1384 [3AP]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H829 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1408 [3AP] (see H.R. 2866), H5592 [11SE]

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

———provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H6920 [16OC]

———tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and ensure inclusion of women in any newly established Government (see H. Res. 281), H8421 [27NO]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4541 [24JY]

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: 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]

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), H3358 [20JN]

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

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]

———eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain nonavailability-of-health-care statements relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for pregnancies (see H.R. 1511), H3068 [12JN]

———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), H5340 [2AU]

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

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 244), H650 [6MR] (see H.R. 2494), H4541 [24JY]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H443 [27FE]

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

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H3806 [28JN]

———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 (H. Res. 275) (see H. Res. 287), H8339 [16NO]

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

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H7718 [1NO]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7529 [30OC]

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

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6066 [28SE] (see H.R. 2955), H6260 [3OC]

———regulate flight schools and flight school applicants to enhance national security and aviation safety (see H.R. 2988), H6136 [2OC]

———require background checks for pilot and flight service training applicants (see H.R. 2957), H6505 [10OC]

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

Baltic States: independence anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4780 [27JY]

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

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 188), H412 [26FE]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H828 [8MR]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2362), H4780 [27JY]

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

Budget: use budget surpluses attributable to the Dept. of Defense Military Retirement Fund for military retirement and survivor benefit programs (see H. Res. 23), H254 [8FE]

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]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 193), H4013 [16JY]

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]

———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]

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H111 [30JA]

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

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]

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: design, construct, and equip new facilities and renovate existing facilities to improve response to bioterrorism (see H.R. 3219), H8421 [27NO]

———vaccination activities funding for at-risk adults and adolescents in medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 2598), H6702 [11OC]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 1715), H2680 [23MY]

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

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10910 [19DE]

Children and youth: construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 286), H254 [8FE]

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

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H111 [30JA]

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

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1429), H1483 (see H.R. 1429), H1493 [4AP] (see H.R. 1822), H3713 [27JN]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H4353 [19JY]

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

———increase the availability and quality of child care for disabled children (see H.R. 2787), H5488 [10SE]

———mental health services (see H.R. 75), H5339 [2AU]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H4113 [17JY]

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

———require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2788), H5336 [2AU]

Children's Vision Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 226), H5592 [11SE]

China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (see H.R. 2739), H6702 [11OC]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1347 [29MR]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1189 [27MR]

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H3465 [21JN]

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

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

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

COBRA: extend the basic period for health care continuation, further extend coverage for individuals age 55 or older, and provide for a refundable tax credit for premiums (see H.R. 2005), H3203 [14JN]

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

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

Commission on Election Procedures: establish (see H.R. 119), H112 [30JA]

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), H956 [15MR]

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see H.R. 2847), H5928 [21SE]

———establish an Internet site on Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 782), H1410 [3AP]

———provide unexpended universal service funds to low-income schools for updating of computer hardware (see H.R. 346), H508 [28FE]

———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), H7529 [30OC]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H8133 [13NO]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H1923 [3MY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H3260 [19JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H1490 [4AP]

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

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

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H650 [6MR]

———protect consumers from unreasonable credit card fees or interest rates (see H.R. 2032), H2847 [25MY]

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]

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

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 3053), H6421 [5OC]

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

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H929 [14MR]

Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for personnel and technology to reduce delays at border crossings and strengthen drug enforcement (see H.R. 2512), H4111 [17JY]

———prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see H.R. 1996), H2710 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 98), H3067 [12JN]

———provide loan assistance to agricultural producers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 478), H1660 [26AP]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African and Caribbean farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 1894), H4216 [18JY]

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

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 576), H322 [13FE] (see H.R. 1173), H1191 [27MR]

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

Dept. of Education: make additional grants under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (see H.R. 419), H219 [7FE]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 1620), H1718 [1MY]

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

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

———provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3163), H7960 [8NO]

———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 the High Performance Schools Program (see H.R. 1129), H1346 [29MR]

———guarantee loans to facilitate nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities in Russia (see H.R. 3290), H8732 [29NO]

———University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding (see H.R. 2126), H5340 [2AU]

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

———establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 2422), H4353 [19JY]

———provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H222 [7FE]

———require certification for possession of dangerous biological agents and toxins by research facilities (see H.R. 3306), H8949 [5DE]

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]

———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), H2281 [16MY]

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

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

Dept. of State: designate an Assistant Sec. of State for Victims of International Terrorism (see H.R. 1338), H3358 [20JN]

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]

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

———provide assistance for the maintenance of gravesites of former U.S. Presidents (see H.R. 2806), H5456 [6SE]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct assessment of terrorist-related threats to all forms of public transportation (see H.R. 3035), H6505 [10OC]

———establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1116 [22MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H624 [1MR]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H1346 [29MR] (see H.R. 1717), H2571 [22MY]

———eligibility of retired members of the Armed Forces for priority health care on the same basis as former POWs (see H.R. 2711), H5125 [1AU]

———enhance authority to recruit and retain qualified nurses for the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 3017), H6781 [12OC]

———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), H741 [7MR]

———ensure that senior citizen veterans shall be eligible for pension benefits without regard to disability (see H.R. 3087), H6920 [16OC]

———establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans (see H.R. 2095), H3806 [28JN]

———extend payment of certain benefits through the date of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 2223), H4113 [17JY]

———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H2999 [7JN]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H222 [7FE]

———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]

———provide U.S. flags for placement on grave sites of Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 284), H9077 [6DE]

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: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H76 [20JA]

———Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 1682), H3203 [14JN]

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

———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]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 933), H878 [13MR]

———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]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3864 [10JY]

———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: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]

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

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H3466 [21JN]

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), H3519 [25JN]

Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 2064), H3069 [12JN]

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

Education: authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs, student loan forgiveness, and professional development programs for teachers in rural areas (see H.R. 2102), H3204 [14JN]

———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]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 839), H622 [1MR]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 100, 101), H224 [7FE]

———establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1851), H2183 [15MY]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 489), H400 [14FE]

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

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

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 117), H254 [8FE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 650), H395 (see H.R. 687), H397 [14FE]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 1096), H1010 [20MR]

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

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 2286), H3619 [26JN]

———provide grants to establish programs that benefit the educational, health, social service, cultural, and recreational needs of cities and rural and disadvantaged suburban communities (see H.R. 756), H651 [6MR]

———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]

———strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their children (see H.R. 972), H1717 [1MY]

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 1628), H2281 [16MY]

Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse, Fort Worth, TX: designate (see H.R. 1801), H2281 [16MY]

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), H1664 [27AP]

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: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see H.R. 2282), H5927 [21SE]

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

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 1479), H1486 (see H.R. 1479), H1496 [4AP]

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

———increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H955 [15MR]

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

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

———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), H1558 [24AP]

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

Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see H.R. 3368), H8949 [5DE]

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

Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 191), H5488 [10SE]

FDA: ensure protection of the U.S. food supply (see H.R. 3184), H8249 [15NO]

FDIC: make certain temporary Federal service performed creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1586), H6380 [4OC]

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), H740 [7MR]

Federal employees: allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund (see H.R. 1939), H3260 [19JN]

———amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2183 [15MY]

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

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H651 [6MR]

———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H10055 [12DE]

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

———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H3151 [13JN]

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

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H3619 [26JN]

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

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H1717 [1MY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H5125 [1AU]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 689), H397 [14FE]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2379), H3961 [11JY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H3807 [28JN]

———make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 93), H112 [30JA]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H3068 [12JN]

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

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H8339 [16NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H3069 [12JN]

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5616 [13SE]

———protect (see H.R. 2312), H3617 [26JN]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H2185 [15MY]

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

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

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), H3863 [10JY]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1988), H5456 [6SE]

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

Gardner, Ava: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 34), H508 [28FE]

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

``God Bless America'': designate as the national hymn of the U.S. (see H.R. 3051), H6421 [5OC]

Government: establish public disclosure requirements for working groups of advisory committees (see H.R. 3371), H8949 [5DE]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H1190 [27MR]

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

Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H1114 [22MR]

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (see H.R. 1078), H1013 [20MR]

———allow States and localities to provide primary and preventive care services to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 2635), H5340 [2AU]

———availability of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 943), H2712 [24MY]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H.R. 2059), H3864 [10JY]

———emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 910), H1116 [22MR]

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

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

———prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 2340), H3864 [10JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H650 [6MR]

———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H10067 [13DE]

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

———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 1683), H1860 [2MY]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H3864 [10JY]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H3068 [12JN]

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), H8732 [29NO]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H1484 (see H.R. 1436), H1493 [4AP]

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H2999 [7JN]

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]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 623), H624 (see H.R. 825), H622 [1MR]

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

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H6920 [16OC]

———establish a commission to make recommendations on the appropriate size of membership of the House and the method by which Representatives are elected (see H.R. 506), H6056 [25SE]

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

———provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H828 [8MR]

———provide for a study on the proximity of federally assisted housing to hazardous waste sites (see H.R. 1585), H2335 [17MY]

Houston, TX: tribute to recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Allison (see H. Res. 166), H3202 [14JN]

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

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

Immigration: cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H1484 (see H.R. 1452), H1494 [4AP]

———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), H1661 [26AP]

———grant U.S. citizenship to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who complete 3 years of honorable service on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1616), H6458 [9OC]

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

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

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 835), H622 [1MR]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 714), H444 [27FE]

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

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 3166), H7592 [31OC]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H1498 [4AP]

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

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1485), H3863 [10JY]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H4634 [25JY]

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

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

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), 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), H3260 [19JN]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 580), H1660 [26AP]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1809), H2141 [10MY]

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

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

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

International Women's Day: observance (see H. Res. 86), H1351 [30MR]

Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 29), H628 [5MR]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2677 [23MY]

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

James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2841), H6260 [3OC]

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

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

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H1013 [20MR]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see H.R. 1013), H2334 [17MY]

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

———establish national prerelease warrant check system (see H.R. 362), H1013 [20MR]

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H5616 [13SE]

———promote the sharing of personnel between Federal and other public law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3514), H10967 [20DE]

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]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1626), H2083 [9MY]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2281 [16MY]

———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H3863 [10JY]

Libraries: provide public library construction and technology enhancement (see H.R. 1525), H1498 [4AP]

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

Major Lyn McIntosh Post Office Building, Valdosta, GA: designate (see H.R. 1432), H4428 [23JY]

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), H1718 [1MY]

———improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 3594), H10965 [20DE]

———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), H2888 [5JN]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H650 [6MR]

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

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

———revise and simplify the transitional medical assistance program (see H.R. 2775), H5971 [24SE]

Medicare: accelerate reduction on the amount of beneficiary copayment liability for outpatient services (see H.R. 3284), H8421 [27NO]

———adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (see H.R. 1375), H1409 [3AP]

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

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H5125 [1AU]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H4863 [30JY]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H323 [13FE]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H8421 [27NO]

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

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H4010 [12JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H1861 [2MY]

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

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H1861 [2MY]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H3713 [27JN]

———eliminate cost-sharing for bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1720), H5927 [21SE]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H874 [13MR]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H10964 [20DE]

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 2294), H4429 [23JY]

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

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

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H8181 [14NO]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H4541 [24JY]

———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), H4216 [18JY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H1113 [22MR]

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 481), H221 [7FE]

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

———payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1928), H2387 [21MY]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 148), H877 [13MR] (see H.R. 279), H109 [30JA]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 2058), H4429 [23JY]

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H2388 [21MY]

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

———provide incentive payments for multi-year contracts entered into by Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 274), H2184 [15MY]

———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 1517), H3806 [28JN]

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

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H1013 [20MR]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H3519 [25JN]

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

———require providers to disclose staffing and performance data (see H.R. 1804), H2712 [24MY]

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

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H10966 [20DE]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H3466 [21JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure financial solvency of Medicare+Choice organizations and Medicaid managed care organizations (see H.R. 145), H60 [6JA]

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3331), H8337 [16NO]

———waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 1510), H1661 [26AP]

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]

———increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1606 [25AP]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H3069 [12JN]

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

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

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

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), H2998 [7JN]

Motor vehicles: prohibit the purchase, rent, or lease, for use as a school bus, of a vehicle that does not comply with school bus safety standards (see H.R. 3296), H10966 [20DE]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H2998 [7JN]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 15), H4429 [23JY]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H2890 [5JN]

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 Advisory Commission on Federal Election Standards: establish (see H.R. 430), H219 [7FE]

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), H444 [27FE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 204), H4948 [31JY]

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

National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish (see H.R. 537), H5592 [11SE]

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 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), H3002 [8JN]

National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets: establish (see H.R. 3552), H10963 [20DE]

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

———tribute to continued commitment of combat units deployed in support of Army operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3204 [14JN]

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 Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 271), H8248 [15NO]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H827 [8MR]

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

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 56), H1926 [3MY]

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 177), H3465 [21JN]

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

National security: provide grants to local first responder agencies to combat terrorism and be a part of homeland defense (see H.R. 3435), H9077 [6DE]

National Tartan Day: support establishment and recognize the anniversary of signing of the Declaration of Arbroath (see H. Res. 109), H1345 [29MR]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 2056), H2888 [5JN]

National Weather Service: conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities relative to tropical cyclone inland forecasting improvement (see H.R. 2486), H4429 [23JY]

National Words Can Heal Day: designate (see H. Res. 235), H7530 [30OC]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H4429 [23JY]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 1662), H1715 [1MY]

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

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1718 [1MY]

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

New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1606 [25AP]

———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]

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

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 72), H3807 [28JN]

———expand and intensify research regarding Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (see H.R. 3014), H7718 [1NO]

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

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]

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

NSF: authorize grants to support research projects in science and technology at secondary schools (see H.R. 2045), H2999 [7JN]

———demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 1660), H1715 [1MY]

———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), H1346 [29MR]

Office of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3026), H7529 [30OC]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H5592 [11SE]

Older Americans Act: Elderly Nutrition Programs anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H9078 [6DE]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 708), H624 [1MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H1489 [4AP]

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

Palestinians: condemn the Palestinian Authority and various Palestinian organizations for using children as soldiers and inciting children to acts of violence and war (see H. Con. Res. 202), H4779 [27JY]

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

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

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H322 [13FE]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H3619 [26JN]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 660), H1925 [3MY]

Political campaigns: make unlawful the knowing dissemination of false information regarding Federal elections with the intent of discouraging voter participation (see H.R. 366), H164 [31JA]

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 365), H164 [31JA]

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

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H108 [30JA]

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

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H3807 [28JN]

———waive postage for donations mailed to the White House for ``America's Fund for Afghan Children'' (see H.R. 3115), H7128 [17OC]

Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 182), H6057 [25SE]

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), H3864 [10JY]

———increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 683), H396 [14FE]

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), H3864 [10JY]

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 works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 1564), H1555 [24AP]

R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 35), H254 [8FE]

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

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]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1125), H5125 [1AU]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3806 [28JN]

Russia: expand democracy, good governance, and anti-corruption programs to promote and strengthen democratic government and civil society and to support independent media (see H.R. 2121), H4113 [17JY]

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), H1861 [2MY]

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. 3230), H8339 [16NO]

———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]

———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]

———enhance safety (see H.R. 1812), H2141 [10MY]

———establish a program for an information clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation (see H.R. 2560), H4541 [24JY]

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

Securities: issue 21st Century Independence Savings Bonds (see H.R. 3111), H7592 [31OC]

———issue Victory Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2900), H6056 [25SE]

Seguin, Juan N.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 186), H3805 [28JN]

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]

———recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 13), H223 [7FE]

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

Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2751), H8564 [28NO]

Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H8746 [30NO]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H2081 [9MY]

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

———provide for public access to information on the availability of insurance for small businesses (see H.R. 3339), H8843 [4DE]

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

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H6137 [2OC]

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

———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), H222 [7FE]

———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), H623 [1MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H2712 [24MY]

———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program (see H.R. 2850), H6781 [12OC]

———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 3325), H8337 [16NO]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2630), H4633 [25JY]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H741 [7MR]

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3328), H8337 [16NO]

———increase lump-sum death benefit and allow payment of such benefit to legal representative of the deceased's estate in the absence of a surviving spouse or child (see H.R. 2378), H3803 [28JN]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1485 (see H.R. 1464), H1495 [4AP]

———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), H1661 [26AP]

———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 3326), H8337 [16NO]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 3327), H8337 [16NO]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H4634 [25JY]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 956), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]

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

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

States: issue vouchers to older individuals for nutrition services, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2188), H3261 [19JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H4378 [20JY]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H225 [7FE] (see H.R. 2683), H5592 [11SE]

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

———allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 3040), H6379 [4OC]

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

———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H3358 [20JN]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H1489 [4AP]

———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), H1926 [3MY]

———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), H3519 [25JN]

———allow investments by certain retirement plans in principal residences of children and grandchildren of participants who are first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2308), H4541 [24JY]

———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), H1410 [3AP]

———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), H8338 [16NO]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H1346 [29MR]

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

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8), H112 [30JA]

———designate educational empowerment zones in certain low-income areas and give a tax incentive to attract teachers to work in such areas (see H.R. 221), H400 [14FE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H4216 [18JY]

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

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 102), H224 [7FE]

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

———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 294), H110 [30JA]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H1121 [26MR] (see H.R. 1676), H1860 [2MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1013 [20MR]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H3714 [27JN]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1182), H1490 [4AP]

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

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 1137), H1411 [3AP]

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H2998 [7JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H1717 [1MY]

———first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 1773), H3358 [20JN]

———foster innovation and technological advancement in the development of the Internet and electronic commerce, and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see H.R. 1410), H1482 (see H.R. 1410), H1492 [4AP]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 154), H167 [31JA]

———incentives for education (see H.R. 538), H955 [15MR] (see H.R. 549), H253 [8FE]

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

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities (see H.R. 1427), H2571 [22MY]

———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 1329), H1925 [3MY]

———provide a credit to public elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses, professional development expenses, and student education loans (see H.R. 703), H2849 [25MY]

———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), H928 [14MR]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H443 [27FE]

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

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 710), H398 [14FE]

———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), H2335 [17MY]

———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes (see H.R. 2147), H4353 [19JY]

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

———provide disaster relief for homeowners (see H.R. 2176), H3619 [26JN]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3301), H8248 [15NO]

———provide Federal reimbursement to States for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3172), H7852 [6NO]

———provide protections for participants in cash or deferred arrangements under section 401(k) relative to the acquisition and holding of employer securities (see H.R. 3463), H10054 [12DE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1661 [26AP]

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

———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H223 [7FE]

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

———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 921), H1717 [1MY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 1487), H3519 [25JN] (see H.R. 2794), H6137 [2OC]

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

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

———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), H1346 [29MR]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 886), H1013 [20MR] (see H.R. 2254), H6137 [2OC]

———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 563), H8842 [4DE]

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

———treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 1692), H1860 [2MY]

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

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 2641), H5705 [14SE]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H1295 [28MR]

———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), H1013 [20MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H4009 [12JY]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 678), H396 [14FE]

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H1925 [3MY]

———treatment of private activity bonds for water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 2207), H3619 [26JN]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H254 [8FE]

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

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1780), H6260 [3OC]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3174), H8248 [15NO] (see H.R. 3255), H7959 [8NO]

———condemn anthrax threats sent to reproductive health centers and abortion providers (see H. Con. Res. 285), H9240 [11DE]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H7529 [30OC]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8843 [4DE]

———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]

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

———provide for a congressional medal to be awarded by the President to civilians killed or wounded in terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3544), H10909 [19DE]

———provide for interagency preparation and response to consequences of attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project (see H.R. 3289), H9078 [6DE]

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

———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 232), H6138 [2OC]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2118), H3204 [14JN]

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

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 133), H4635 [25JY]

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

Unemployment: expand coverage options for unemployed workers to receive and pay for COBRA health insurance benefits and provide for a program of enhanced unemployment coverage (see H.R. 3471), H10054 [12DE]

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

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

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

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

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1605 [25AP]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 442), H2022 [8MY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1121 [26MR]

———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), H325 [13FE] (see H.R. 609), H624 [1MR]

———provide benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2442), H4014 [16JY]

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

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H1660 [26AP]

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

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H5971 [24SE]

Voting: encourage States to adopt uniform voting procedures to carry out the election of the President and Vice President (see H. Con. Res. 5), H1926 [3MY]

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

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

———establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 50), H26 [3JA]

———implement significant election administration reforms prior to the next general Federal election (see H. Con. Res. 63), H929 [14MR]

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

———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]

Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 911), H739 [7MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for municipal construction grant program for wastewater treatment (see H.R. 1751), H3863 [10JY]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1750), H3863 [10JY]

White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see H.R. 3498), H10910 [19DE]

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), H1061 [21MR]

———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]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 619), H624 [1MR]

———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H1114 [22MR]

———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

Business and industry: require employers to notify parents or guardians of employees under 18 or disabled if an individual with a criminal record of violence is working at the same facility (see H.R. 1869), H2280 [16MY]

Committee on Armed Services (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 207), H4634 [25JY]

Committee on Government Reform (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 292), H8338 [16NO]

Committee on Rules (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 7), H28 [3JA] (see H. Res. 169), H3229 [19JN]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): minority party appointments (see H. Res. 77), H649 [6MR] (see H. Res. 218), H5332 [2AU]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): minority party seniority (see H. Res. 282), H7959 [8NO]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 22), H76 [20JA] (see H. Res. 25), H166 [31JA] (see H. Res. 33), H254 [8FE] (see H. Res. 37), H324 [13FE] (see H. Res. 88), H929 [14MR] (see H. Res. 129), H1860 [2MY] (see H. Res. 170), H3229 [19JN] (see H. Res. 278), H7909 [7NO]

Dept. of Defense: award the Purple Heart to civilian employees who are killed or wounded by a terrorist attack (see H.R. 2886), H5615 [13SE]

Disability Arts Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 210), H5338 [2AU]

House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority employees (see H. Res. 8), H28 [3JA]

Jones, Melvin: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 226), H5616 [13SE]

Medicare: coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H4862 [30JY]

Taxation: treatment of estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 2936), H5926 [21SE]

Letters

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act: by, H5005 [1AU]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4355 [20JY]

Poems

``All Around the Campus,'' Anastasia Hayes-Stoker, E1180 [21JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), consideration (H. Res. 171), H3282, H3285, H3286, H3288 [20JN]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 204), H4355 [20JY]

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), H5666 [14SE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7620 [1NO], H8310 [16NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3110), H7234 [24OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 274), H7620 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8310 [16NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), H5884, H5892 [21SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), same-day consideration (H. Res. 242), H5876 [21SE]

———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 (H.R. 2955), H7234 [24OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), consideration (H. Res. 71), H513 [1MR]

Bonior, Representative: acknowledgement as minority whip, H6 [3JA]

Budget: allocation of funds, H446 [28FE], H748 [8MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1194, H1200 [28MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 136), H2028 [9MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1699), consideration (H. Res. 155), H2962 [7JN]

Committee on Armed Services (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 207), H4622 [25JY]

Committee on Government Reform (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 292), H8316 [16NO]

Committee on Rules (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 7), H18 [3JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 169), H3229 [19JN]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): minority party appointments (H. Res. 218), H5176 [1AU]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 77), H637 [6MR]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): minority party seniority (H. Res. 282), H7943 [8NO]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 22), H65 [20JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 25), H129 [31JA]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 33), H229 [8FE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 37), H278 [13FE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 88), H885 [14MR]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 129), H1827 [2MY]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 170), H3229 [19JN]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 278), H7861 [7NO]

Congress: set date for convening of 107th Congress, 2d session (H.J. Res. 80), consideration (H. Res. 322), H10917 [20DE]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Inner-City Games program, E1412 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5849 [20SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), consideration (H. Res. 246), H6013 [25SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 316), H10069 [13DE]

———funding, H3282 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), consideration (H. Res. 296), H8432, H8434, H8439, H8441 [28NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 324), H10914 [20DE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration (H. Res. 178), H3544, H3548 [26JN]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2524, H2525 [22MY]

———increase use of school resource officers by local educational agencies, H2524, H2525 [22MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 272), H7596 [1NO]

Federal aid programs: provide emergency health coverage assistance, H10821 [19DE]

FEMA: disaster relief funding, H3282, H3286 [20JN], H3970 [12JY]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), consideration (H. Res. 135), H2050 [9MY]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to Habitat for Humanity International and World Missionary Baptist Church for efforts to build housing, E421 [22MR]

Gephardt, Representative: acknowledgement as minority leader, H6 [3JA]

———nomination to be Speaker of the House, H3 [3JA]

Hayes-Stoker, Anastasia: National Campaign To Stop Violence (organization) Do the Write Thing essay contest winner, E1180 [21JN]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), consideration (H. Res. 219), H5189 [2AU]

House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority employees (H. Res. 8), H19 [3JA]

———legislative program, H7696, H7697 [1NO], H7942 [8NO], H8315, H8316 [16NO]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 78), H668 [7MR]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 92), H1017 [21MR]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (H.R. 559), H337 [14FE]

Mansfield, TX: tribute to Mansfield High School girls' basketball team, E425 [22MR]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, H3544, H3548 [26JN]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2909 [6JN]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), consideration (H. Res. 288), H8190 [15NO]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 188), H3981, H3987, H3988 [12JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 216), H4996, H5000, H5003 [1AU]

———national energy policy, H2204 [16MY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 41), consideration (H. Res. 118), H1564, H1567 [25AP]

———phase out estate and gift taxes, H2825, H2830 [25MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7226, H7227, H7234 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320), H10821, H10826 [19DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 319), H10495, H10498, H10499, H10502 [19DE]

———rates (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 83), H748 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), consideration (H. Res. 142), H2204 [16MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 153), H2825, H2830 [25MY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 104), H1298 [29MR]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5507 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5884, H5892 [21SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2888), H5629 [14SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5507 [11SE]

The Arc of the U.S. (organization): anniversary of Dallas, TX, chapter, E549 [5AP]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), consideration (H. Res. 306), H8977 [6DE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), consideration (H. Res. 311), H9255 [12DE]

———implement significant election administration reforms, E845 [17MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4777 [27JY]

Tributes

Cooper, Lonnell, E191 [14FE]

Dingell, Representative and Debbie, E823 [17MY]

Solomon, Gerald B.H., H7705 [1NO]