FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS

Amendments

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (S. 657), S6458, S6461 [19JN]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), S11962 [15NO], S12058 [27NO]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9240 [11DE]

Analyses

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 484), S1996 [7MR]

Articles and editorials

Economy Puts Schools in Tough Position, H8398 [27NO]

From Teachers to Drill Sergeants, S6117 [12JN]

How the U.S. Tax Code Worsens the Education Gap, S6028 [11JN]

Protectors of Airports Seek Financial Protection Themselves, S12608 [7DE]

Schools Lack Funds, Study Warns, H8398 [27NO]

Statewide Focus on School Improvement Produces a Year of Improving Test Scores, S6117 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (see S. 928), S5438 [22MY]

Amtrak: promote cooperation with local governments to enhance railroad property and structures (see H.R. 2205), H3202 [14JN]

Aviation: clarify that State attorneys general may enforce consumer protection laws relative to air transportation (see H.R. 711), H398 [14FE]

———preempt State laws requiring approval prior to the construction or operation of certain airport development projects (see S. 1290), S8575 [1AU] (see H.R. 2107), H2997 [7JN]

Chesapeake Bay: provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to States in the watershed (see S. 1044), S6318 [14JN]

Children and youth: require lead poisoning screening and treatment for enrollees in Head Start programs and WIC (see S. 1469), S9874 [26SE]

———require lead poisoning screening and treatment for enrollees in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1471), S9874 [26SE]

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

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline, assist States in cleaning up leaking underground storage tanks, and phase out methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see S. 950), S5616 [24MY]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) as a fuel additive and require Federal vehicles to use ethanol fuel (see H.R. 1999), H2710 [24MY]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 175), H61 [6JA]

Correctional institutions: exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (see S. 33), S98 [22JA]

Courts: allow judges to whom certain multidistrict litigation cases are transferred to retain jurisdiction and provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions (see H.R. 860), H647 [6MR]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see S. 1712), S11940 [15NO]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 2341), H3712 [27JN]

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

———provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1226), H1188 [27MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 625), S2979 [27MR]

———provide standards for the enactment of Federal crimes and sunset those Federal crimes that do not meet such standards (see H.R. 1998), H2710 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: carry out a cost-share program with States for control of noxious weeds (see H.R. 3260), H7959 [8NO]

Dept. of Defense: expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain emergency and rescue equipment (see H.R. 125), H59 [6JA]

———expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain equipment to include counter-terrorism equipment (see H.R. 3025), H6378 [4OC]

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

Dept. of Education: establish the Healthy and High Performance Schools Program (see S. 968), S5694 [25MY]

Dept. of HHS: make matching grants available to States to encourage the establishment of license plate programs to fund breast cancer treatment, research, and education (see H.R. 1295), H1343 [29MR]

Dept. of Justice: allow attorneys to engage in undercover activities consistent with Federal law, notwithstanding any provision of State law (see H.R. 3309), H8248 [15NO]

———identify organizations that recruit juveniles to participate in violent and illegal activities relative to the environment or animal rights and assist States to prevent such participation (see H.R. 1847), H2183 [15MY]

———provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (see S. 1351), S8910 [3AU]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program (see S. 1768), S12447 [5DE]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 198), S636 [29JA] (see H.R. 1462), H1485 (see H.R. 1462), H1495 [4AP]

Dept. of Transportation: enhance authorities relating to emergency preparedness grants (see S. 1820), S13145 [13DE]

———make grants to States to carry out innovative projects to promote seat belt use (see H.R. 2295), H3465 [21JN]

———provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation projects (see S. 948), S5615 [24MY] (see H.R. 2029), H2847 [25MY]

Disasters: extend deadline for submission of State recommendations of local governments to receive assistance of predisaster hazard mitigation and to provide additional repair assistance to individuals (see S. 1632), S11437 [5NO]

District of Columbia: make permanent the Federal-local funding match for the Water and Sewer Authority (see H.R. 2306), H3518 [25JN]

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), H2333 [17MY]

Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (see S. 424), S1746 [1MR] (see H.R. 1669), H1715 [1MY] (see H.R. 2762), H5335 [2AU]

Ecology and environment: require Federal agencies to consult with State and local governments on environmental impact statements (see S. 301), S1218 [8FE]

Education: development of high school dropout prevention programs (see S. 102), S100 [22JA] (see H.R. 620), H393 [14FE]

———establish a program to assist States in including at least one year of early education preceding kindergarten (see S. 157), S456 [23JA]

———high school dropout prevention demonstration program (see S. 1470), S9874 [26SE]

———provide grants to local educational agencies for prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 1649), H1714 [1MY]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1944), H2570 [22MY]

Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs: funding (see H.R. 1395), H1481 (see H.R. 1395), H1491 [4AP]

Electric power: suspend certain environmental and siting requirements applicable to fossil fuel fired powerplants to alleviate power shortages (see H.R. 979), H875 [13MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: require States receiving Federal funds to expel students who are convicted of a violent crime (see H.R. 194), H62 [6JA]

———strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students (see S. 158), S456 [23JA]

ERISA: exempt from preemption, under State tort actions to recover damages, any employee welfare benefit plan providing disability benefits that fails to provide timely benefits (see H.R. 1104), H1010 [20MR] (see H.R. 1422), H1483 (see H.R. 1422), H1493 [4AP]

Executive departments: expedite review procedures for granting waivers to States under a grant program administered by an agency if another State has already been granted a similar waiver (see H.R. 789), H506 [28FE]

FBI: establish joint terrorism task forces and promote sharing of personnel between Federal and other public law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3514), H10355 [18DE]

Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 2844), H5454 [6SE]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: clarify which lending entities are subject to provisions governing State limitation of interest rates and other charges relative to interstate bank mergers (see S. 1835), S13464 [18DE]

Federal Emergency Transportation Administration: establish (see S. 1462), S9807 [25SE]

Federal Land Policy and Management Act: require the value of public benefits created by State and local governments and nonprofit entities to be offset against certain rights-of-way fees held by those entities (see H.R. 3187), H7529 [30OC]

Financial institutions: safeguard the public from fraud and streamline and facilitate efforts of Federal and State regulators to share antifraud information (see H.R. 1408), H1482 (see H.R. 1408), H1492 [4AP]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 442), S1747 [1MR]

———assist State and local governments in conducting community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 278), H109 [30JA]

———provide grants to States and localities to supplement or expand existing programs to combat school violence and to keep firearms from children (see H.R. 255), H108 [30JA]

Grand Teton National Park: allow Wyoming to retrieve fair value for State lands placed in trust for school revenue purposes (see S. 1105), S6920 [26JN]

Hawaii: relief (see S. 1039), S6318 [14JN]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (see S. 1387), S8911 [3AU]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 623), H394 [14FE] (see H.R. 825), H622 [1MR]

Immigration: adjust status of certain long-staying alien children, lower high school drop out rates of certain immigrant children, and allow State and local determination of admittance to State and local colleges and universities (see H.R. 1582), H1604 [25AP]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 823), H622 [1MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend relative to minimum State grants (see H.R. 371), H165 [31JA]

Interstate commerce: clarify jurisdiction over digital transactions of goods and services on the Internet (see H.R. 2421), H3804 [28JN]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 989), S5889 [6JN] (see H.R. 2074), H2955 [6JN]

———provide for the sharing of certain foreign intelligence information with local law enforcement personnel (see S. 1615), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 3285), H8132 [13NO]

———provide grants to enable States to provide information regarding parolees to local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1223), H1188 [27MR]

Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (see S. 440), S1747 [1MR]

Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics (see S. 53), S99 [22JA]

———delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see S. 1745), S12161 [29NO] (see H.R. 3360), H8564 [28NO]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H8948 [5DE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 321), S1270 [13FE] (see H.R. 600), H323 [13FE]

Mental health: establish State and local grants to provide services in response to public health emergencies and disasters resulting from terrorism (see H.R. 3413), H8948 [5DE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2114), H2997 [7JN]

National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement recommendations relative to availability of cash through automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (see H.R. 2572), H4352 [19JY]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry: establish to work in conjunction with State registries and to create a partnership to launch an outreach and education campaign on organ and tissue donation (see S. 788), S3994 [26AP] (see H.R. 2645), H4634 [25JY]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]

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

Natural Gas Act: limit use of eminent domain to acquire certain State-owned property (see H.R. 295), H110 [30JA]

Orange County, CA: increase the ceiling on the Federal share of certain costs of the Regional Water Reclamation Project (see H.R. 1729), H1924 [3MY]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation and facilitate interstate linkage and 24-hour access to State donor registries (see S. 1062), S6448 [19JN]

Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 206), S706 [30JA] (see H.R. 1101), H1010 [20MR]

Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act: increase Federal share of costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project (see H.R. 1251), H1189 [27MR]

———limit Federal share of costs of the Long Beach Desalinization Research and Development Project (see H.R. 1261), H1294 [28MR]

Roads and highways: vehicle weight and width limits (see H.R. 2083), H2955 [6JN]

Rural areas: provide job creation and assistance (see H.R. 2400), H3804 [28JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: study effects of hydraulic fracturing on underground drinking water sources (see S. 1374), S8911 [3AU]

Small business: provide for national quadrennial and State summits (see S. 396), S1616 [27FE]

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 724), S3705 [6AP] (see H.R. 2610), H4539 [24JY]

———create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 484), S1971 [7MR] (see H.R. 1909), H2334 [17MY]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 501), S2071 [8MR] (see H.R. 956), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see S. 1680), S11719 [13NO] (see H.R. 3436), H9077 [6DE]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H1187 [27MR]

———limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and authorize State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see S. 1194), S7878 [18JY]

———State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H1187 [27MR]

———State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 667), H396 [14FE]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: require compliance with leak detection and prevention standards for underground storage tanks and provide funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see S. 1850), S13700 [19DE]

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (see S. 862), S4822 [10MY]

States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 965), H827 [8MR] (see H.R. 1907), H2333 [17MY]

———limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in States in which 25 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (see S. 322), S1394 [14FE]

———provide incentive funds for having certain laws in effect (see H.R. 139), H60 [6JA]

———restore Federal remedies for violations of intellectual property rights by States (see S. 1611), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 3204), H7717 [1NO]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H162 [31JA] (see H.R. 2683), H4948 [31JY]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes and allow the State and local income tax deduction against the alternative minimum tax (see S. 291), S1218 [8FE]

———allow State and local income taxes to be deducted in computing the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1196), H1114 [22MR]

———establish a Federal tax refund offset program for State and local governments (see H.R. 3261), H7959 [8NO]

———establish a temporary checkoff on income tax returns to provide funds to States for Federal election administration improvement (see H.R. 1025), H928 [14MR]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 512), S2117 [9MR]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 246), S1062 [6FE] (see S. 1525), S10457 [10OC] (see H.R. 1552), H1555 [24AP]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 1542), S10640 [11OC] (see S. 1567), S10835 [18OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and encourage States to simplify their sales and use taxes (see S. 288), S1218 [8FE] (see S. 1481), S10058 [2OC] (see S. 1504), S10287 [4OC]

———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]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see S. 972), S5694 [25MY] (see H.R. 1459), H1485 (see H.R. 1459), H1495 [4AP]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 245), S1062 [6FE] (see S. 589), S2662 [21MR] (see S. 777), S3921 [25AP] (see H.R. 1675), H1860 [2MY] (see H.R. 2526), H4112 [17JY]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see S. 1643), S11549 [7NO] (see H.R. 3301), H8248 [15NO] (see H.R. 3398), H8842 [4DE]

———provide Federal reimbursement to States for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3172), H7333 [25OC]

Telephones: develop a plan for efficient allocation of telephone numbers to limit the creation of new area codes (see H.R. 92), H27 [3JA]

Terrorism: assist States in preparing for an attack using biological or chemical weapons (see S. 1520), S10388 [9OC] (see H.R. 3153), H7127 [17OC]

———establish a national clearinghouse for information on incidents of environmental terrorism and establish a program to reduce environmental terrorism (see H.R. 2583), H4377 [20JY]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: allow States to modify suspension requirements for repeat drunk drivers relative to use of an ignition interlock system (see H.R. 3118), H6780 [12OC]

Veterans: increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see S. 1013), S6127 [12JN] (see H.R. 2123), H3066 [12JN]

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

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), consideration (see H. Res. 311), H9234 (see H. Res. 311), H9238 [11DE]

———modify requirements for voter mail registration (see S. 528), S2306 [14MR]

———provide State grants to expand the opportunity for citizens to vote over the Internet (see S. 729), S3705 [6AP]

———restore eligibility to vote and register to vote in Federal elections to individuals who have completed sentences for criminal offenses (see H.R. 2830), H5338 [2AU]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see S. 447), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 705), H397 [14FE]

———State sovereignty over water within borders (see S. 446), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 1156), H1060 [21MR]

White House Quadrennial Commission on Small Business: establish (see S. 396), S1616 [27FE]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see S. 208), S706 [30JA] (see H.R. 633), H394 [14FE]

Documents

Antiquities Act, S425 [22JA]

Factsheets

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 484), S1995 [7MR]

Letters

Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act: Lynn Cornwell, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, S13026 [12DE]

Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act water conservation program: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S13658 [19DE]

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act: Brian E. Frosh, Robert S. Bloxom, and Russ Fairchild, Chesapeake Bay Commission, S6327 [14JN]

———Jane Nishida, Maryland Dept. of the Environment, S6327 [14JN]

———William C. Baker, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, S6327 [14JN]

Clarify role of Governors and State education officials in developing State education plans sent to the Dept. of Education: several educational organizations, S5855 [6JN]

Clarify State compliance with new Bipartisan Patient Protection Act Federal regulations relative to existing State health insurance laws: Garnet Coleman, National Conference of State Legislatures, S6978 [27JN]

Clarify that the home is not defined as a polling place to prevent the curbing or stopping of absentee or by-mail voting: Bill Bradbury, Oregon Sec. of State, H9294 [12DE]

Collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments: Don Borut, National League of Cities, S11447 [5NO]

———J. Thomas Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S11446 [5NO]

———Philip C. Stittleburg, National Volunteer Fire Council, S11447 [5NO]

———Reed Larson, National Right To Work Committee, S11447 [5NO]

———William T. Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, S11447 [5NO]

Construction of new runways at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, IL: Craig Burzych, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, S12643 [7DE]

Dept. of Education funding for State testing and assessment programs: Bob Holden, Governor of Missouri, S5919 [7JN]

———Tom Vilsack, Democratic Governors' Association, S5919, S5929 [7JN]

Ensure Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks: Eugene R. Andreotti, Minnesota Dept. of Military Affairs, S12611 [7DE]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., S12612 [7DE]

———Military Coalition, S12610, S12611 [7DE]

Federal courts jurisdition over traditional plaintiff's medical malpractice claims: Senator Specter, S6386 [18JN]

Financial Services Antifraud Network Act: Representative Combest, Committee on Agriculture (House), H7744 [6NO]

———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H7744 [6NO]

Help America Vote Act: Cathy Pearsall-Stipek, National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials, and Clerks, H9305 [12DE]

———Daniel J. Bryant, Dept. of Justice, H9304 [12DE]

———J. Kenneth Blackwell, Ohio Sec. of State, H9306 [12DE]

———James Gashel, National Federation of the Blind, H9256, H9306 [12DE]

———Lance Gough, International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials, and Treasurers, H9306 [12DE]

———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, H9305 [12DE]

———Martin R. Stephens and Daniel T. Bluc, National Conference of State Legislatures, H9305 [12DE]

———Philip Zelikow, National Commission on Federal Election Reform, H9298 [12DE]

———R. Doug Lewis, Election Center (organization), H9305 [12DE]

———Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H9306 [12DE]

———Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), H9307 [12DE]

———Representative Hoyer, Committee on House Administration (House), H9298 [12DE]

———Representative Stump, Committee on Armed Services (House), H9307 [12DE]

Internet Tax Moratorium and Equity Act: e-Fairness Coalition, S2133 [9MR]

Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act: several State and local government organizations, S11913 [15NO]

Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act: Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., H896 [14MR]

———William Terrell Hodges, Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, H897 [14MR]

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding: Cal Henderson, Hillsborough County, FL, Sheriff's Office, S4834 [10MY]

———Don Hunter, Collier County, FL, Sheriff's Office, S4834 [10MY]

———Everett S. Rice, Pinellas County, FL, Sheriff's Office, S4833 [10MY]

———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, S4833, S4834 [10MY]

———Mike Jimenez, California Correctional Peace Officers Association, S4834 [10MY]

———several Senators, S4833 [10MY]

WISEWOMAN Expansion Act: Phyliss Greenberger and Roberta Biegel, Society for Women's Health Research, S713 [30JA]

———Rose Marie Robertson, American Heart Association, S713 [30JA]

———Sandra C. Raymond, National Osteoporosis Foundation, S713 [30JA]

Lists

Cities concerned with rail crossings and rail line relocation, S11190 [30OC]

National monument acreage added under the Antiquities Act by U.S. Presidents, S425 [22JA]

National monuments added under the Antiquities Act by President Clinton, S425 [22JA]

Memorandums

Help America Vote Act: Kevin J. Kennedy, Wisconsin State Elections Board, H9306 [12DE]

Motions

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), S11914 [15NO]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9302 [12DE]

Remarks in House

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H3901 [11JY]

Amtrak: promote cooperation with local governments to enhance railroad property and structures (H.R. 2205), E1119 [14JN]

Aviation: preempt State laws requiring approval prior to the construction or operation of certain airport development projects (H.R. 2107), H2984 [7JN], E1051 [7JN]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances, E2340 [20DE]

Chicago, IL: construction of new runways at O'Hare International Airport, H2984 [7JN], E1051 [7JN]

Children and youth: require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (H.R. 2788), E1535 [3AU]

Courts: allow judges to whom certain multidistrict litigation cases are transferred to retain jurisdiction and provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions (H.R. 860), H893-H898 [14MR], E280 [6MR]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), E1234 [27JN]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H1935 [8MY]

———provide standards for the enactment of Federal crimes and sunset those Federal crimes that do not meet such standards (H.R. 1998), E938 [24MY]

DEA: enforcement of Controlled Substances Act relative to assisted suicide and euthanasia, H7786 [6NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H3889 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes, H2535, H2536 [22MY]

———expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain equipment to include counter-terrorism equipment (H.R. 3025), E1806 [5OC]

Dept. of Education: reporting by States on assessment of low performing schools, H2605 [23MY]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services methamphetamine production and trafficking prevention funding through reductions in International Broadcasting Operations, H4091, H4092 [17JY], E1417 [24JY]

Dept. of Transportation: provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation projects (H.R. 2029), E973 [25MY]

District of Columbia: make permanent the Federal-local funding match for the Water and Sewer Authority (H.R. 2306), E1178 [21JN], E1194 [25JN]

Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (H.R. 1669), E685 [1MY]

Education: funding, H8397 [27NO]

———repeal tuition-sensitivity provision in Pell Grant eligibility, H6643, H6644 [11OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, H2520, H2521 [22MY], H2642 [23MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: percentage of Title I funding targeted to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, H2308, H2309 [17MY], H2419 [22MY]

FBI: prohibit destruction of records from the national instant criminal background check system, H4172-H4175 [18JY]

Financial institutions: safeguard the public from fraud and streamline and facilitate efforts of Federal and State regulators to share antifraud information (H.R. 1408), H7732-H7745 [6NO], E577 [5AP]

Firearms: provide grants to States and localities to supplement or expand existing programs to combat school violence and to keep firearms from children (H.R. 255), E75 [31JA]

4-H Youth Development Program: centennial, E2392 [20DE]

———centennial (H. Res. 112), H1688-H1692 [1MY], E728 [4MY]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth, H2404 [22MY], H10091 [13DE]

———educational assistance for children and youth (H.R. 623), H710 [7MR], E191 [14FE]

Insurance: Federal matching funds for State unemployment insurance, H8910 [5DE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 2074), E1037 [6JN]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding, H3878 [11JY]

———funding (S. 657), H3479-H3481 [25JN]

National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement recommendations relative to availability of cash through automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (H.R. 2572), E1376 [20JY]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes, H6494-H6498 [10OC], E2390 [20DE]

———develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (H.R. 3161), H7210-H7216 [23OC]

Oregon: water shortage in the Klamath Basin, H1829, H1830 [2MY], H1957 [8MY], H3302 [20JN], H3442-H3447 [21JN]

Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (H.R. 1101), E401 [20MR]

Real estate: recognize the importance of maintaining private property and curtail environmentalists' efforts to restrict private land use, H4968 [31JY]

Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act: limit Federal share of costs of the Long Beach Desalinization Research and Development Project (H.R. 1261), E481 [28MR]

Rural areas: provide job creation and assistance (H.R. 2400), E1251-E1253 [29JN]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (H.R. 1909), E844 [17MY]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste, H1066 [22MR], H3212 [19JN]

States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (H.R. 1907), E833 [17MY]

———restore Federal remedies for violations of intellectual property rights by States (H.R. 3204), E1986, E1993 [2NO]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (H.R. 322), H132, H133, H135 [31JA]

———establish a Federal tax refund offset program for State and local governments (H.R. 3261), E2033 [8NO]

———establish a temporary checkoff on income tax returns to provide funds to States for Federal election administration improvement (H.R. 1025), E356 [14MR]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), H6803-H6808 [16OC], E1966 [31OC]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 2526), E1349 [18JY]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited sales tax holiday, E2185 [30NO]

Terrorism: combat environmental terrorism, H7857 [7NO]

———establish a national clearinghouse for information on incidents of environmental terrorism and establish a program to reduce environmental terrorism (H.R. 2583), E1387 [20JY]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: allow States to modify suspension requirements for repeat drunk drivers relative to use of an ignition interlock system (H.R. 3118), E1885 [12OC]

Voting: clarify that the home is not defined as a polling place to prevent the curbing or stopping of absentee or by-mail voting, H9294 [12DE]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H8252 [16NO], H9264-H9308 [12DE], E2300, E2306, E2312 [14DE], E2387 [20DE]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), consideration (H. Res. 311), H9254-H9264 [12DE]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), motion to recommit, H9303-H9307 [12DE]

Western States: Federal land management, H864 [13MR], H1004-H1009 [20MR], H3245-H3250 [19JN], H3834-H3839 [10JY], H3955-H3957 [11JY], H4104-H4108 [17JY]

Remarks in Senate

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (S. 928), S5458-S5460 [22MY]

Armed Forces: provide families of disabled children enrolled in TRICARE health coverage similar to Medicaid, S9793 [25SE]

Bankruptcy: limit homestead property exemption, S2023 [8MR], S2329-S2336 [15MR], S7730, S7733 [17JY]

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act: clarify State compliance with new Federal regulations relative to existing State health insurance laws, S6968-S6983 [27JN], S7012-S7016 [28JN], S7173 [29JN]

———require a cause of action brought by claimants be governed by the law of the State in which the plaintiff resides, S7156, S7160-S7162 [29JN]

Chesapeake Bay: Corps of Engineers study of shoreline erosion and related sediment management measures funding, S7895 [19JY]

———provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to States in the watershed (S. 1044), S6323-S6325 [14JN]

Chicago, IL: construction of new runways at O'Hare International Airport, S8097-S8099 [24JY]

———increase commercial air service at the Gary-Chicago Airport and the Greater Rockford Airport, S8094, S8097-S8099, S8112 [24JY], S8529, S8530 [1AU]

Children and youth: require lead poisoning screening and treatment for enrollees in Head Start programs and WIC (S. 1469), S9877, S9879 [26SE]

———require lead poisoning screening and treatment for enrollees in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 1471), S9877, S9879 [26SE]

Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline, assist States in cleaning up leaking underground storage tanks, and phase out methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), S13352 [17DE]

———allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline, assist States in cleaning up leaking underground storage tanks, and phase out methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (S. 950), S5623 [24MY], S13041 [12DE], S13424 [18DE], S13692 [19DE], S13933 [20DE]

Conservation Reserve Program: require State consent prior to implementation of water conservation program, S13032-S13034 [12DE]

———strike water conservation program, S13020-S13032 [12DE]

Correctional institutions: exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (S. 33), S309-S311 [22JA]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 1712), S11946-S11951 [15NO]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S2993 [27MR], S3832 [24AP], S3914 [25AP], S3980 [26AP], S4036 [30AP], S4095 [1MY], S4168 [2MY], S4238 [3MY], S4397 [4MY], S4414 [7MY], S4500 [8MY], S4586 [9MY], S4816 [10MY], S4885 [14MY], S4936 [15MY], S5002 [16MY], S5112 [17MY], S5262 [21MY], S5430 [22MY], S5531 [23MY], S5606 [24MY], S5686 [25MY], S5826 [5JN], S5884 [6JN], S5959 [7JN], S6005 [8JN], S6052 [11JN], S6120 [12JN], S6209 [13JN], S6315 [14JN], S6373 [18JN], S6442 [19JN], S6515 [20JN], S6597 [21JN], S6660 [22JN], S6861 [25JN], S6919 [26JN], S6983 [27JN], S7079 [28JN], S7189 [29JN], S7327 [9JY], S7419 [10JY], S7491 [11JY], S7584 [12JY], S7683 [16JY], S7801 [17JY], S7875 [18JY], S7945 [19JY], S8010 [20JY], S8056 [23JY], S8115 [24JY], S8198 [25JY], S8278 [26JY], S8341 [27JY], S8393 [30JY], S8452 [31JY], S8567 [1AU], S8697 [2AU], S8907 [3AU], S9066 [4SE], S9118 [5SE], S9189 [6SE], S9247 [10SE], S9389 [13SE], S9434 [14SE], S9501 [19SE], S9614 [21SE], S9734 [24SE], S9802 [25SE], S9867 [26SE], S9970 [1OC], S10056 [2OC], S10146 [3OC], S10283 [4OC], S10382 [9OC], S10454 [10OC], S10549, S10636 [11OC], S10686 [15OC], S10766 [16OC], S10791 [17OC], S10835 [18OC], S10977 [24OC], S11099 [25OC], S11192 [30OC], S11281 [31OC], S11356 [1NO], S11412 [2NO], S11436 [5NO], S11486 [6NO], S11547 [7NO], S11657 [9NO], S11716 [13NO], S11784 [14NO], S11934 [15NO], S11997 [16NO], S12052 [27NO], S12099 [28NO], S12154 [29NO], S12242 [30NO], S12309 [3DE], S12364 [4DE], S12460 [5DE], S12533 [6DE], S12677 [7DE], S12769 [10DE], S12854 [11DE], S13043 [12DE], S13141 [13DE], S13291 [14DE], S13355 [17DE], S13460 [18DE], S13691 [19DE], S13932 [20DE]

DEA: enforcement of Controlled Substances Act relative to assisted suicide and euthanasia, S11564 [7NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Facilities Program purchase of fire engine for DeTour, MI, S11084 [25OC]

Dept. of Defense: drug interdiction and counterdrug activities funding, S7873 [18JY], S8695 [2AU]

Dept. of Education: establish the Healthy and High Performance Schools Program (S. 968), S5699 [25MY]

———State testing and assessment programs funding, S5918-S5922 [7JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (S. 1351), S8915-S8917 [3AU]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program (S. 1768), S12450 [5DE]

———management of Federal lands relative to multiple use and wilderness area designations, S623-S631 [29JA]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 198), S646-S649 [29JA]

———State Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Program funding, S7573, S7574 [12JY]

Dept. of Transportation: allocation of Revenue Aligned Budget Authority funding, S12348 [4DE]

———enhance authorities relating to emergency preparedness grants (S. 1820), S13148-S13150 [13DE]

———Intelligent Transportation System Program funding distribution, S8156-S8158 [25JY]

———provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation projects (S. 948), S5621 [24MY], S11190 [30OC]

Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (S. 424), S1754-S1757 [1MR]

Ecology and environment: require Federal agencies to consult with State and local governments on environmental impact statements (S. 301), S1228 [8FE]

Economy: provide for excellence in economic education, S4984, S4985 [16MY]

Education: establish a program to assist States in including at least one year of early education preceding kindergarten (S. 157), S482 [23JA]

———expand programs to combat school violence and to keep firearms from children, S2842 [26MR]

———high school dropout prevention demonstration program (S. 1470), S9878 [26SE]

———permit States to waive certain testing requirements, S6113-S6119 [12JN], S6148-S6150, S6153 [13JN]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, S5923-S5925 [7JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: assist local educational agencies by increasing Title I funding to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, S4086 [1MY], S4217-S4232 [3MY]

———clarify role of Governors and State education officials in developing State education plans sent to the Dept. of Education, S5854-S5859, S5875, S5876 [6JN]

———condition implementation of State testing and assessment programs on funding for Title I programs, S5926-S5942, S5945-S5947 [7JN]

———improve allocation of funds to boost teacher quality in schools with disadvantaged students, S6155-S6157 [13JN]

———percentage of Title I funding targeted to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, S6027-S6033, S6037-S6046 [11JN]

———require State education plans sent to the Dept. of Education be signed by both the Governor and the chief State education official, S4490 [8MY]

———strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students (S. 158), S433, S483-S485 [23JA]

ERISA: Federal courts jurisdiction over traditional plaintiff's medical malpractice claims, S6384-S6386 [18JN]

Federal Emergency Transportation Administration: establish (S. 1462), S9810 [25SE]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (S. 442), S1782 [1MR]

Grand Teton National Park: allow Wyoming to retrieve fair value for State lands placed in trust for school revenue purposes (S. 1105), S6928 [26JN], S7303 [9JY], S10797, S10801 [17OC]

Health: require claims relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's to be heard in Federal court, S7047-S7055 [28JN]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (S. 1387), S8961 [3AU]

Lake Tahoe: environmental restoration funding, S7576 [12JY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 989), S5891-S5897 [6JN], S10283 [4OC]

Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (S. 440), S1780 [1MR]

Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics (S. 53), S321 [22JA]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (H.R. 3414), S12438 [5DE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage, S3650 [6AP]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 321), S1346 [13FE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S424 [22JA]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (S. 657), S6461 [19JN]

National Guard: child care and family support programs funding, S9793 [25SE]

National security: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local governments in improving public safety against emergencies, S11506 [7NO]

———establish Federal standards for State issued driver's license and identification cards, S13776-S13778 [20DE]

Oregon: water shortage in the Klamath Basin, S6945 [27JN], S9379 [13SE]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation and facilitate interstate linkage and 24-hour access to State donor registries (S. 1062), S6453-S6455 [19JN]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for those employed by States or local governments, S11260-S11262, S11270-S11272 [31OC], S11302 [1NO], S11407 [2NO], S11445-S11448 [5NO], S11449-S11453 [6NO]

Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (S. 206), S710 [30JA], S4816 [10MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: study effects of hydraulic fracturing on underground drinking water sources (S. 1374), S8949 [3AU]

Small business: provide for national quadrennial and State summits (S. 396), S1623 [27FE]

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 724), S3711 [6AP]

———create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (S. 484), S1994-S1998 [7MR]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (S. 501), S2082 [8MR]

———Social Services Block Grant funding, S3669 [6AP]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks, S12607-S12612 [7DE]

———ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (S. 1680), S11725 [13NO]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and authorize State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (S. 1194), S7881 [18JY]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: require compliance with leak detection and prevention standards for underground storage tanks and provide funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (S. 1850), S13704 [19DE]

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (S. 862), S4832-S4835 [10MY]

States: limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in States in which 25 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (S. 322), S1395 [14FE]

———restore Federal remedies for violations of intellectual property rights by States (S. 1611), S11364-S11367 [1NO]

———use of the National Assessment of Educational Progress examination, S6315 [14JN]

Supreme Court: decision on applicability of the Americans With Disabilities Act to State employees, S1566 [26FE], S1671-S1673 [28FE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes, S3672, S3673 [6AP]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes and allow the State and local income tax deduction against the alternative minimum tax (S. 291), S1222 [8FE], S3672 [6AP]

———allow disclosure of taxpayer information to States to facilitate combined employment reporting, S5499 [23MY]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 512), S2131-S2135 [9MR], S2159 [12MR]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), S11149 [25OC], S11153 [30OC], S11902-S11915 [15NO], S11995 [16NO]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), unanimous-consent agreement, S11902 [15NO]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), unanimous-consent request, S10874 [23OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 1525), S10459, S10460 [10OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes, S11906-S11914 [15NO]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 1542), S10652 [11OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and encourage States to simplify their sales and use taxes (S. 1481), S10056, S10059 [2OC], S10811 [18OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and encourage States to simplify their sales and use taxes (S. 1504), S10302, S10303 [4OC], S10810-S10814 [18OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and encourage States to simplify their sales and use taxes (S. 1504), unanimous-consent request, S10811 [18OC], S10874-S10876 [23OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and encourage States to simplify their sales and use taxes (S. 288), S1216 [8FE], S2470 [19MR]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (S. 972), S5704 [25MY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S5227, S5228, S5257 [21MY]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (S. 1643), S11550-S11552 [7NO]

———State administration of State and local sales and use taxes relative to out-of-State remote sales, S11905 [15NO]

Voting: modify requirements for voter mail registration (S. 528), S2307-S2309 [14MR]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (S. 447), S1786 [1MR]

———State sovereignty over water within borders (S. 446), S1785 [1MR]

White House Quadrennial Commission on Small Business: establish (S. 396), S1623 [27FE]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (S. 208), S712-S714 [30JA]

Reports

Motor Voter Reform Task Force, H9257-H9259, H9262 [12DE]

New Study Shows Sales Tax Revenue Losses From E-Commerce 41 Percent Higher Than Previous Estimates: Institute for State Studies, S10302 [4OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 311) (H. Rept. 107-331), H9234, H9238 [11DE]

Extend Deadline for State Recommendations of Local Governments To Receive Predisaster Assistance and Provide Repair Assistance to Individuals: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1632) (S. Rept. 107-124), S13145 [13DE]

Federal Reformulated Fuels Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 950) (S. Rept. 107-131), S13942 [20DE]

Financial Services Antifraud Network Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1408) (H. Rept. 107-192), H5332 [2AU]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1408) (H. Rept. 107-192), H6918 [16OC]

Grand Teton National Park Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1105) (S. Rept. 107-73), S9971 [1OC]

Help America Vote Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 3295) (H. Rept. 107-329), H9081 [10DE]

Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1552) (H. Rept. 107-240), H6918 [16OC]

Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 625), S8279 [26JY]

Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 860) (H. Rept. 107-14), H831 [12MR]

Public Utility Holding Company Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 206) (S. Rept. 107-15), S4589 [9MY]

Statements

Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act: Executive Office of the President, S11902 [15NO]

Restore Federal Remedies for Violations of Intellectual Property Rights by States: Representative Coble, E1986 [2NO]

Summaries

Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act (S. 1611), S11368 [1NO]

Tables

Estimated cost of Federal testing mandate for reading and mathematics, S6114 [12JN]

State allocation of Title I grants under Dodd amendment to S. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, S4217 [3MY]

State educational testing revenue sharing, S6117 [12JN], S6148 [13JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 311, consideration of H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act, H9254 [12DE]

H.R. 860, Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act, H893 [14MR]

H.R. 1261, limit Federal share of costs of the Long Beach Desalinization Research and Development Project, E481 [28MR]

H.R. 1408, Financial Services Antifraud Network Act, H7732-H7741 [6NO]

H.R. 1552, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, H6803 [16OC]

H.R. 2306, make permanent the Federal-local funding match for the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, E1179 [21JN]

H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act, H9264, H9276-H9287 [12DE]

S. 33, exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, S311 [22JA]

S. 53, Medicaid coverage of services provided by nursing school clinics, S321 [22JA]

S. 102, development of high school dropout prevention programs, S372 [22JA]

S. 158, School Improvement Accountability Act, S485-S494 [23JA]

S. 198, Harmful Nonnative Weed Control Act, S647 [29JA]

S. 206, Public Utility Holding Company Act, S710-S712 [30JA]

S. 396, White House Quadrennial Small Business Summit Act, S1624-S1626 [27FE]

S. 424, Earthquake Loss Reduction Act, S1757-S1760 [1MR]

S. 440, Bulletproof Police Protective Equipment Act, S1781 [1MR]

S. 442, Law Enforcement Protection Act, S1783 [1MR]

S. 447, Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act, S1786 [1MR]

S. 657, National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative funding, S6461 [19JN], H3479 [25JN]

S. 862, State Criminal Alien Assistance Program appropriations, S4833 [10MY]

S. 928, Older Workers' Rights Restoration Act, S5459 [22MY]

S. 948, Community Rail Line Relocation Assistance Act, S5753 [25MY]

S. 950, Federal Reformulated Fuels Act, S5754 [25MY]

S. 968, Healthy and High Performance Schools Act, S5700 [25MY]

S. 989, End Racial Profiling Act, S5893-S5895 [6JN]

S. 1044, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act, S6325 [14JN]

S. 1105, Grand Teton National Park Land Exchange Act, S10801 [17OC]

S. 1290, End Gridlock at Our Nation's Critical Airports Act, S8580 [1AU]

S. 1351, Fugitive Apprehension Act, S8916 [3AU]

S. 1374, Hydraulic Fracturing Act, S8950 [3AU]

S. 1387, Rural States Physician Recruitment and Retention Demonstration Act, S8962 [3AU]

S. 1469, Early Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act, S9877 [26SE]

S. 1471, Children's Lead Screening Accountability for Early-Intervention (SAFE) Act, S9879-S9881 [26SE]

S. 1504, Internet Tax Moratorium Extension Act, S10303 [4OC]

S. 1567, Internet Tax Moratorium and Equity Act, S10839 [18OC]

S. 1611, Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act, S11367 [1NO]

S. 1643, Sales Tax Holiday Act, S11550 [7NO]

S. 1712, Class Action Fairness Act, S11947-S11950 [15NO]

S. 1820, Heroic Emergency Response Operations (HERO) Act, S13149 [13DE]

S. 1850, Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act, S13705-S13707 [19DE]