SLAUGHTER, LOUISE McINTOSH (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2229 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3360 [20JN], H3382 [21JN]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), consideration (H. Res. 297), H8582 [29NO]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), H6718 [12OC]

Appointments

Committee on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H1652 [26AP]

John Joseph Moakley funeral attendees, H2929 [6JN]

Articles and editorials

J. Wesley Watkins III, 65, Dies—Civil Liberties Lawyer, Activist, Bart Barnes, Wasington (DC) Post, E1038 [6JN]

Volunteers Prepare for N.Y.C.'s Call, Liz Foran and Greg Livadas, H5566 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1490 [4AP]

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1013 [20MR]

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

———prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Con. Res. 26), H6381 [4OC]

———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (see H.R. 3330), H8337 [16NO]

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

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

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1661 [26AP]

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

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H10910 [19DE]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H400 [14FE]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 2693), H5124 [1AU]

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

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

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

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H2890 [5JN]

Aviation: enhance competition between airlines, improve consumers' access to airline industry information and protect airline passenger rights (see H.R. 332), H163 [31JA]

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

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

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

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), H4635 [25JY]

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]

Budget: encourage fiscal responsibility by using agreed-upon surplus, tax, and spending figures (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1191 [27MR]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 193), H4217 [18JY]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1408 [3AP]

———expand the Manufacturing Extension Program to bring new technologies to small and medium-sized businesses (see H.R. 1417), H1483 (see H.R. 1417), H1492 [4AP]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H739 [7MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 169), H3357 [20JN]

———display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 106), H6381 [4OC]

———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), H6380 [4OC]

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), H7128 [17OC]

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

Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H4217 [18JY]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H4216 [18JY]

———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]

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

———improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1060 [21MR]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5488 [10SE]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1490 [4AP]

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H1013 [20MR]

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

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H1410 [3AP]

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

Computers: establish an Internet site on Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 782), H8732 [29NO]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7719 [1NO]

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: requirements on credit card issuers relative to mailing of monthly statements (see H.R. 296), H224 [7FE]

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

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

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), H412 [26FE]

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]

———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]

Dept. of Defense: 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]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H2848 [25MY]

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. 477), H624 [1MR]

———make grants to recruit, train, and hire school-based resource staff (see H.R. 466), H1410 [3AP]

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

Dept. of HHS: antimicrobial resistance activities in the interagency public health action plan (see H.R. 1771), H2081 [9MY]

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

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

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

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H877 [13MR]

Dept. of Transportation: funding for purchase of recycled materials for certain surface transportation programs (see H.R. 530), H6380 [4OC]

———require use of recycled materials in Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 529), H6380 [4OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1410 [3AP]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H1484 (see H.R. 1435), H1493 [4AP]

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H7852 [6NO]

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H4633 [25JY]

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

———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H1925 [3MY]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H877 [13MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H1117 [22MR]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1925 [3MY]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H224 [7FE]

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 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]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H1295 [28MR]

Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H508 [28FE]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 228), H1488 [4AP]

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

———Pell Grant Program funding (see H. Res. 13), H1558 [24AP]

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

Elections: require certain disclosure and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 150), H60 [6JA]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H826 [8MR]

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

———provide for regional skills training alliances (see H.R. 1419), H1483 (see H.R. 1419), H1493 [4AP]

EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (see H.R. 3178), H8343 [19NO]

———redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection and elevate to cabinet level position (see H.R. 2438), H5406 [5SE]

———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), H1411 [3AP]

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

FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see H.R. 3494), H10066 [13DE]

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

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043), H953 [15MR]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H3150 [13JN]

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

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H4949 [31JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H3619 [26JN]

FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 783), H8732 [29NO]

Financial institutions: 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), H9240 [11DE]

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

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

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 1949), H2570 [22MY]

Foreign aid: increase accountability relative to the education and training of foreign military personnel (see H.R. 1594), H2023 [8MY]

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

Foreign Assistance Act: improve immunization injection safety in disease control programs (see H.R. 2453), H4353 [19JY]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5705 [14SE]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H828 [8MR]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H1497 [4AP]

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

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H623 [1MR]

Great Lakes: 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: 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), H1861 [2MY]

———assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 1674), H1859 [2MY]

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

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

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

———improve access to 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]

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

———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 1683), H2849 [25MY]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H224 [7FE]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H1558 [24AP]

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

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H1410 [3AP]

———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. 1242), H1188 [27MR]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H1351 [30MR]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 293), H1556 [24AP]

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

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

———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), H1410 [3AP]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1809), H2849 [25MY]

———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), H651 [6MR]

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

———require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 287), H3519 [25JN]

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

International Women's Day: observance (see H. Res. 86), H1014 [20MR]

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

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

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

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H1410 [3AP]

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

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), H1557 [24AP]

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

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 1887), H6422 [5OC]

———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H4863 [30JY]

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

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

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H9240 [11DE]

———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), H1013 [20MR]

———provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see H.R. 2364), H4780 [27JY]

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

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H1487 (see H.R. 1490), H1496 [4AP]

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

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H3260 [19JN]

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

———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]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H1408 [3AP]

———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), H2890 [5JN]

———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), H4429 [23JY]

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

———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 758), H929 [14MR]

———require providers to disclose staffing and performance data (see H.R. 1804), H3203 [14JN]

———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), H10067 [13DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H5125 [1AU]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H4541 [24JY]

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), H1926 [3MY]

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

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

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H6380 [4OC]

National Disaster Medical System: establish (see H.R. 2333), H6458 [9OC]

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), H3806 [28JN]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H2712 [24MY]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H4635 [25JY]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 1334), H2082 [9MY]

New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (see H. Res. 172), H3466 [21JN]

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

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 72), H828 [8MR]

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

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]

Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 17), H254 [8FE]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H4863 [30JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (see H.R. 1782), H7529 [30OC]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 708), H2022 [8MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H3863 [10JY]

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

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

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

Pharmaceuticals: importation of certain prescription drugs by pharmacists and wholesalers (see H.R. 698), H929 [14MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [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), H1190 [27MR]

Power resources: 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), H650 [6MR]

Project Apollo: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 631), H1557 [24AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H444 [27FE]

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

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H7718 [1NO]

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), H1489 [4AP]

Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (see H.R. 3379), H10055 [12DE]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H1061 [21MR]

Science: benefits of biotechnology (see H. Res. 173), H4114 [17JY]

Small business: permit the collection of demographic information in connection with small business loan applications (see H.R. 3372), H8731 [29NO]

Small businesses: promote business incubator activities (see H.R. 1418), H1483 (see H.R. 1418), H1492 [4AP]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2890 [5JN]

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

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 844), H623 [1MR]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H741 [7MR]

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

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H5340 [2AU]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1191 [27MR]

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

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

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1275), H1490 [4AP]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H10055 [12DE]

———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 disclosure of taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds (see H.R. 1443), H1605 [25AP]

———applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 161), H112 [30JA]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 147), H167 [31JA]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1489 [4AP]

———expand work opportunity credit for small business jobs creation (see H.R. 1414), H1483 (see H.R. 1414), H1492 [4AP]

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

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 154), H254 [8FE]

———provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new communications technologies (see H.R. 1415), H1483 (see H.R. 1415), H1492 [4AP]

———provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3402), H9078 [6DE]

———provide incentives to businesses that rebuild and invest in lower Manhattan (see H.R. 3373), H9078 [6DE]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H1557 [24AP]

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

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H2890 [5JN]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 2641), H5340 [2AU]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H1557 [24AP]

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H3466 [21JN]

Telecommunications: promote new communications technologies through grants and other incentives (see H.R. 1416), H1483 (see H.R. 1416), H1492 [4AP]

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

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2882), H5615 [13SE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3448), H9239 [11DE]

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

———provide for the distribution of assets frozen pursuant to certain Executive orders for cleanup and reconstruction costs associated with terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3294), H8181 [14NO]

———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), H6381 [4OC]

———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), H6260 [3OC]

Tobacco products: prohibit importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 1454), H4428 [23JY]

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

Treaties and agreements: importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H10067 [13DE]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H3204 [14JN]

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

Ukraine: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 58), H1014 [20MR]

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

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H5339 [2AU]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H1557 [24AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H877 [13MR]

———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), H224 [7FE]

———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H5339 [2AU]

Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see H.R. 1875), H4216 [18JY] (see H.R. 3193), H7591 [31OC]

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

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

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H1489 [4AP]

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]

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

World War II: provide additional compensation to Armed Forces members and U.S. civilian employees who performed slave labor for Japan (see H.R. 2835), H8343 [19NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afghanistan: tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and ensure inclusion of women in any newly established Government (see H. Res. 281), H7909 [7NO]

Aviation: impose temporary moratorium on certain airline mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 761), H442 [27FE]

Civil rights: protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (see H.R. 185), H62 [6JA]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H62 [6JA]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit purchase of equipment containing electronic components that are not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 3597), H10965 [20DE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H25 [3JA]

EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H62 [6JA]

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

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

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

Medicare: require universal product numbers on claims forms for reimbursement for durable medical equipment and other items (see H.R. 186), H62 [6JA]

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), H62 [6JA]

Terrorism: condemn anthrax threats sent to reproductive health centers and abortion providers (see H. Con. Res. 285), H9077 [6DE]

———protect children (see H.R. 3106), H6701 [11OC]

Remarks

Afghanistan: tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and ensure inclusion of women in any newly established Government (H. Res. 281), E2027 [7NO]

Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6324 [4OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6293, H6324 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3780 [28JN]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration (H. Res. 289), H8253 [16NO]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 323), H10916 [20DE]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3326 [20JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (H.R. 770), E235 [28FE]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior and Forest Service funding, H3382, H3387, H3391 [21JN]

Aviation: impose temporary moratorium on certain airline mergers and acquisitions (H.R. 761), E219 [27FE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H529 [1MR]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7290 [24OC]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H1945 [8MY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 136), H2027 [9MY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), recommit conference report (H. Res. 134), H1951, H1955 [8MY]

Civil rights: protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (H.R. 185), E6 [3JA]

Conservation of energy: conservation grant programs funding by striking increase in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H3432 [21JN]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (H.R. 184), H1277 [28MR], E2 [3JA]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1647 [26AP]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), consideration (H. Res. 119), H1611 [26AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8535 [28NO]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), H4392 [23JY]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office, H4392 [23JY]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (H.R. 28), E7 [3JA]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2196, H2232 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3382, H3387, H3391, H3432 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration (H. Res. 174), H3362 [21JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4170 [18JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration (H. Res. 210), H4653 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 279), H7920 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), same-day consideration (H. Res. 209), H4651 [26JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), consideration (H. Res. 245), H5981 [25SE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2299 [17MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 315), H10083 [13DE]

EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (H.R. 187), E5 [3JA]

FDA: antimicrobial resistance monitoring and prevention programs funding, H3780 [28JN]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H8581 [29NO]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), consideration (H. Res. 163), H3082 [13JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H90 [30JA], H2196 [16MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), E1421, E1424 [25JY]

Germany: payment of reparations to Holocaust survivors, H2232 [16MY], E612 [24AP]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 526), H3699 [27JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), consideration (H. Res. 219), H5186, H5193 [2AU]

Holocaust: remembrance, E612 [24AP]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H1086 [22MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 131), H1945 [8MY]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening, H911 [14MR]

———coverage of colorectal cancer screening (H.R. 1520), E570 [5AP]

———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), consideration (H. Res. 297), H8573, H8581 [29NO]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (H.R. 602), H7290 [24OC], E164 [13FE]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6293 [4OC]

LIHEAP: funding, H3326 [20JN]

Medicare: require universal product numbers on claims forms for reimbursement for durable medical equipment and other items (H.R. 186), E1 [3JA]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2912 [6JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H3362 [21JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H3362 [21JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (H.R. 183), H911 [14MR], H7290 [24OC], E3 [3JA]

New York: provide for temporary emergency unemployment assistance, H8535 [28NO]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize, H6293 [4OC]

NTSB: establish a program of assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents (H.R. 554), consideration (H. Res. 36), H330 [14FE]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6293 [4OC]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 127), H1746 [2MY]

Rochester, NY: anniversary of Lions Club, E1576 [5SE]

Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4907, H4911 [31JY]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), consideration (H. Res. 214), H4907, H4908, H4911, H4914 [31JY]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), consideration (H. Res. 161), H3156, H3157 [14JN]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), consideration (H. Res. 89), H932 [15MR]

———permit the collection of demographic information in connection with small business loan applications (H.R. 3372), E2169 [29NO]

South America: impact of free trade on drug interdiction efforts, H8253 [16NO]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6293 [4OC]

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), H5565 [11SE]

———condemn anthrax threats sent to reproductive health centers and abortion providers (H. Con. Res. 285), E2224 [7DE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), H6713, H6718 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), same-day consideration (H. Res. 263), H6706, H6707 [12OC]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), H9216 [11DE]

———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), H5628 [14SE]

———protect children (H.R. 3106), E1866 [12OC]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5565 [11SE]

Ukraine: allocation of foreign aid, E1424 [25JY]

Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act: funding through reductions in Dept. of State and AID antitrafficking initiatives, E1421 [25JY]

Votes: position on missed, H637 [6MR], H3744 [28JN], H4759 [27JY], H10938 [20DE]

World War II: prohibit funding to oppose certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor, H4170 [18JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2181 [15MY], H4777 [27JY]

Special order: granted, H102 [30JA], H824 [8MR], H925 [14MR], H1009 [20MR], H1292 [28MR]

Tributes

Ivey, William J., E1771 [2OC]

Katz, Alan, H6263 [4OC]

Sparks, John, E1062 [8JN]

Watkins, J. Wesley, III, E1038 [6JN]