GOODE, VIRGIL H., JR. (a Representative from Virginia)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H7553 [31OC]

———H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H5857 [20SE]

———H.R. 2904, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6102 [2OC]

Norman Sisisky funeral attendees, H1349 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Armed Forces: eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain nonavailability-of-health-care statements relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for pregnancies (see H.R. 1511), H1718 [1MY]

———make temporary adjustments in basic housing allowances in response to increases in military housing costs (see H.R. 3411), H8948 [5DE]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H4353 [19JY]

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

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H3466 [21JN]

———tribute to National Guard and Reserve units activated in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Res. 275) (see H. Res. 287), H8339 [16NO]

Army: prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard headgear until certification that the ammunition shortfall has been eliminated (see H.R. 1770), H2388 [21MY]

Aviation: provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (see H.R. 2896), H5971 [24SE]

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

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2680 [23MY]

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

———establish 2-year cycle, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 981), H7719 [1NO]

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

———sequestration of Federal spending relative to gross domestic product (see H.R. 1521), H1498 [4AP]

China, People's Republic of: improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1060 [21MR]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1467), H1558 [24AP]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 190), H167 [31JA]

Civil rights: limit attorneys' fees in certain civil rights cases (see H.R. 3319), H8337 [16NO]

Computers: establish an Internet site on Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 782), H6780 [12OC]

Congress: affirming commitment to preserving U.S. sovereignty and the integrity of its border (see H. Con. Res. 220), H5455 [6SE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H8843 [4DE]

Corporations: encourage contributions to faith-based organizations (see H. Con. Res. 170), H3358 [20JN]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 2341), H4780 [27JY]

Crime: establish Federal criminal penalties and civil remedies for certain violent, threatening, obstructive and destructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with plant or animal enterprises (see H.R. 2795), H5456 [6SE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H5616 [13SE]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H444 [27FE]

D. French Slaughter Post Office Building, Culpepper, VA: designate (see H.R. 1767), H2022 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: codify and make modifications to certain Buy American Act provisions (see H.R. 1352), H3068 [12JN]

———limit exceptions to and expand Buy American Act requirements (see H.R. 1458), H1718 [1MY]

———tribute to the U.S.S. Eisenhower Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 279), H8843 [4DE]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule relative to confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (see H.J. Res. 38), H1606 [25AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 2235), H5406 [5SE]

———impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see H.R. 2457), H3959 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1021), H928 [14MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1489 [4AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recognize for purposes of employing physicians, board certifications from the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (see H. Res. 75), H8949 [5DE]

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

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H398 [14FE]

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

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H399 [14FE]

District of Columbia: prohibit use of funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any order that invalidates the Boy Scouts policy on homosexuality (see H.R. 2390), H4353 [19JY]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H1556 [24AP]

———regulate receipt of donated prescription drug samples by charitable health care entities (see H.R. 2740), H5592 [11SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: change due date for corporate estimated taxes (see H.R. 2825), H5338 [2AU]

Education: require parental notification and consent before enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative instructional language program (see H.R. 385), H224 [7FE]

English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 16), H5972 [24SE]

———declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H1346 [29MR] (see H.R. 3333), H8337 [16NO]

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

Families and domestic relations: recognize and support crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 302), H8948 [5DE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H4723 [26JY]

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

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H441 [27FE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 689), H397 [14FE]

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 H.R. 382), H1410 [3AP]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 950), H826 [8MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H400 [14FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H832 [12MR]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460, 1460), H3207 [18JN]

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

Foreign trade: revise the limitations on trade readjustment allowances under the trade adjustment assistance program for workers (see H.R. 2613), H5126 [1AU]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 81), H10966 [20DE]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H7717 [1NO]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H1011 [20MR]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 353), H2712 [24MY]

Government: nullify effects of certain Executive Orders (see H.R. 19), H5592 [11SE]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H741 [7MR]

Health: establish Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources (see H.R. 2667), H5616 [13SE]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H2184 [15MY]

Herb E. Harris Post Office Building, Alexandria, VA: designate (see H.R. 1761), H2021 [8MY]

Herbert H. Bateman Post Office Building, Newport News, VA: designate (see H.R. 1749), H2021 [8MY]

Higher Education Act: remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (see H.R. 1992), H3806 [28JN]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H7333 [25OC]

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

Immigration: establish a temporary moratorium on and improve procedures for the issuance of nonimmigrant student visas and enhance procedures for admission at U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 3181), H7719 [1NO]

———establish a temporary moratorium on visas for certain aliens (see H.R. 3286), H8132 [13NO]

———improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S. (see H.R. 3077), H6504 [10OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 737), H441 [27FE]

Indonesia: condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2713 [24MY]

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

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H1557 [24AP]

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

International Criminal Court Treaty: intentions relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 23), H254 [8FE]

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

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H1013 [20MR]

———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H. Res. 16), H1718 [1MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H1011 [20MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: provide greater protection of private property rights (see H.R. 1592), H3619 [26JN]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H827 [8MR]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see H.R. 3205), H10055 [12DE]

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

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H3619 [26JN] (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1296 [28MR]

M. Caldwell Butler Post Office Building, Roanoke, VA: designate (see H.R. 1753), H2021 [8MY]

Medicare: adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (see H.R. 1375), H6422 [5OC]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H2571 [22MY]

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

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H4378 [20JY]

———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), H4724 [26JY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H4724 [26JY]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H648 [6MR]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H3260 [19JN]

———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), H8732 [29NO]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H3002 [8JN]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H3204 [14JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 1510), H1661 [26AP]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 241), H224 (see H.R. 438), H220 [7FE] (see H.R. 2996), H6702 [11OC]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 108), H1345 [29MR]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1718 [1MY]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H3807 [28JN]

Motor vehicles: prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 2155), H5928 [21SE]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1925 [3MY]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 15), H5705 [14SE]

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

National Advisory Commission on Tax Reform and Simplification: establish (see H.R. 335), H163 [31JA]

National Border Security Agency: establish (see H.R. 3600), H10965 [20DE]

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

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see H.J. Res. 42), H3864 [10JY]

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

National Health Service Corps: include tertiary-care nurses (see H.R. 2594), H4428 [23JY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 3437), H9077 [6DE]

National Stem Cell Donor Bank: establish to preserve donation of qualifying human stem cells and to conduct and support research using such cells (see H.R. 2096), H3806 [28JN]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 189), H4724 [26JY]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1890), H4353 [19JY]

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

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

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (see H.R. 1782), H6260 [3OC]

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

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 296), H10966 [20DE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H1346 [29MR]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H959 [19MR]

———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H5407 [5SE]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H443 [27FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Presidential treaty power is limited by the Constitution and that any exercise of such power inconsistent with the Constitution shall have no legal force or effect (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1347 [29MR]

———repeal the War Powers Resolution (see H.J. Res. 27), H1346 [29MR]

———require disclosure of funding sources and amounts relative to creation of a Presidential archival depository (see H.R. 577), H828 [8MR]

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

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H3807 [28JN]

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), H6781 [12OC]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H1410 [3AP]

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

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

Rural areas: improve access to telecommunications and Internet services (see H.R. 2669), H4779 [27JY]

———promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3149 [13JN]

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

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2083 [9MY]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: increase amount paid to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces who died in the performance of duty (see H.R. 1015), H1061 [21MR]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 1805), H2388 [21MY]

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

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H1116 [22MR]

———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 80), H2022 [8MY]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H827 [8MR]

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

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 930), H1116 [22MR]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H2956 [6JN]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1411 [3AP]

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

Stafford County, VA: recognize the historical significance of the Aquia sandstone quarries of Government Island for contributions to the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Res. 261), H6701 [11OC]

Stan Parris Post Office Building, Annandale, VA: designate (see H.R. 1766), H2022 [8MY]

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

Taxation: adjust for inflation the amount of agricultural labor wages that can be paid without being subject to Federal unemployment taxes (see H.R. 1003), H876 [13MR]

———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H4725 [26JY]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H10067 [13DE]

———allow advanced applied technology equipment to be expensed and reduce the depreciation recovery periods for certain other property (see H.R. 2485), H5406 [5SE]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H3519 [25JN]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H508 [28FE]

———allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see H.R. 2189), H3807 [28JN]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H1410 [3AP]

———compute the deduction for depreciation on a neutral cost recovery basis (see H.R. 3042), H6379 [4OC]

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

———exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco quota and allotment holders and tobacco growers pursuant to the settlement agreement between a State and tobacco product manufacturers (see H.R. 769), H505 [28FE]

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

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H252 [8FE]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H4725 [26JY]

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

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H5592 [11SE]

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

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H3067 [12JN]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H4353 [19JY]

———prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions (see H.R. 27), H64 [6JA]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 507), H222 [7FE]

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

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 826), H1557 [24AP]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1819), H2141 [10MY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H3358 [20JN]

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

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 1754), H2712 [24MY]

———reduce and simplify income tax rates and eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 456), H1717 [1MY]

———reduce individual capital gains rates (see H.R. 1342), H1661 [26AP]

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

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

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

———S corporation reform (see H.R. 2576), H5340 [2AU]

———temporarily reduce capital gains rates (see H.R. 2293), H5616 [13SE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H5332 [2AU]

———treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance as an involuntary conversion (see H.R. 2374), H8248 [15NO]

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

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

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 1507), H1558 [24AP]

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

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H3260 [19JN]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 1599), H1861 [2MY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 1596), H3203 [14JN]

Terrorism: authorize issuance of letters of marque and reprisal to respond to acts of air piracy (see H.R. 3076), H8181 [14NO]

———declare a state of war between the U.S. and international terrorists and their sponsors (see H.J. Res. 62), H5615 [13SE]

———encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H8182 [14NO]

———establish a memorial on the Arlington Naval Annex to the victims of the terrorist attack at the Pentagon (see H.R. 3036), H6379 [4OC]

———update definition of piracy to include air piracy to allow for punishment and issuance of letters of marque and reprisal (see H.R. 3074), H8181 [14NO]

Tobacco products: make leaf tobacco eligible under the Market Access Program (see H.R. 1610), H1718 [1MY]

———provide export promotion assistance (see H.R. 2591), H4428 [23JY]

Tom Bliley Post Office Building, Richmond, VA: designate (see H.R. 1748), H2021 [8MY]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 85), H224 [7FE]

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

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H877 [13MR]

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

———improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 801), H929 [14MR]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1558 [24AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H741 [7MR]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H5407 [5SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to provide financial assistance to Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A. Inc., veterans programs and services (see H.R. 2919), H7333 [25OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H225 [7FE]

Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (see H. Res. 298), H8843 [4DE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H222 [7FE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H5928 [21SE]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H1605 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Booker T. Washington National Monument: revise boundaries (see H.R. 1456), H1485 (see H.R. 1456), H1494 [4AP]

Firearms: repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 1455), H1485 (see H.R. 1455), H1494 [4AP]

Insurance: provide premium assistance for COBRA continuation coverage for certain individuals and permit States to provide temporary Medicaid coverage for certain uninsured individuals (see H.R. 3364), H8564 [28NO]

Lewis F. Payne United States Post Office, Nathalie, VA: designate (see H.R. 1799), H2140 [10MY]

Taxation: allow expanded penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement plans during periods of unemployment (see H.R. 3489), H10066 [13DE]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 647), H395 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committee on Appropriations (House): election (see H. Res. 20), H64 [6JA]

Remarks

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration (H. Res. 289), H8258 [16NO]

———prohibit duty free and quota free import of textiles and apparel, H8258 [16NO]

Booker T. Washington National Monument: revise boundaries (H.R. 1456), H6098 [2OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4175 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6655 [11OC]

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

Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing, H7304 [24OC]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), H8416 [27NO]

———national policy, H2701 [24MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H6655 [11OC]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders, H7304, H7306 [24OC]

Sisisky, Norman: tribute (H. Res. 107), H1331 [29MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Appropriations (House): election (H. Res. 20), H46 [6JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 20, election to the Committee on Appropriations (House), H46 [6JA]