BAIRD, BRIAN (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3342, H3359 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3714 [27JN]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H10966 [20DE]

———provide market loss assistance for producers of red raspberries for the processed market (see H.R. 2105), H2997 [7JN]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1605), H6137 [2OC]

Air pollution: reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H5929 [21SE]

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

———increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 1956), H3619 [26JN]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H218 [7FE]

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

Armed Forces: increase basic pay (see H.R. 244), H2712 [24MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H443 [27FE]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3110), H6779 [12OC]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6066 [28SE] (see H.R. 2955), H6055 [25SE]

———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3007), H6919 [16OC]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H6379 [4OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1411 [3AP]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H2142 [10MY]

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), H929 [14MR]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2281 [16MY]

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

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1429), H1483 (see H.R. 1429), H1493 [4AP] (see H.R. 1822), H9078 [6DE]

———improve access to books (see H.R. 116), H1190 [27MR]

———infant crib safety (see H.R. 1086), H2082 [9MY]

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 367), H2998 [7JN]

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H1717 [1MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H1346 [29MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H5925 [21SE]

Contracts: require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 1324), H1345 [29MR]

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), H1295 [28MR]

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

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

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H3067 [12JN]

Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3259 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: develop inventory of sites within former military ranges containing unexploded ordnance or other abandoned munitions that pose health or safety threats and improve public awareness of such sites (see H.R. 2605), H4539 [24JY]

Dept. of Energy: guarantee loans to facilitate nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities in Russia (see H.R. 3290), H8843 [4DE]

———impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (see H.R. 238), H3713 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H650 [6MR]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 2459), H3959 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior: acquire the McLoughlin House National Historic Site in Oregon City, OR, and include it as unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3434), H9077 [6DE]

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

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5704 [14SE]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H3358 [20JN]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H7723 [5NO]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H6702 [11OC]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H4114 [17JY]

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

Drug abuse: provide assistance to States to expand and establish treatment programs to provide services to individuals who voluntarily seek treatment (see H.R. 1896), H3519 [25JN]

Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (see H.R. 1669), H3068 [12JN]

Education: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1536), H3358 [20JN]

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

———expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1508), H2571 [22MY]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H1295 [28MR]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 1858), H3961 [11JY]

———provide for a smaller learning communities grant program (see H.R. 2571), H4352 [19JY]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H3466 [21JN]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]

Election Voting Systems Standards Commission: establish (see H.R. 1165), H2387 [21MY]

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

———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (see H.R. 1468), H1485 (see H.R. 1468), H1495 [4AP]

———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (H.R. 1468), consideration (see H. Res. 165), H3150 [13JN]

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

EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (see H.R. 3178), H7528 [30OC]

———establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (see H.R. 64), H3150 [13JN]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 2328), H3864 [10JY]

FDA: improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 3075), H8949 [5DE]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H828 [8MR]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H6056 [25SE]

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

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

Federal Power Act: require guaranteed payment whenever any electric energy supplier is required to sell electric energy to a purchaser under the emergency authority (see H.R. 971), H1489 [4AP]

FERC: order refunds of unjust and unreasonable electricity rates (see H.R. 2274), H3464 [21JN]

———return cost-based regulation of wholesale interstate sales of electricity (see H.R. 264), H3618 [26JN]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H9078 [6DE]

Fish and fishing: continue State management of the West Coast Dungeness Crab fishery (see H.R. 1661), H2890 [5JN]

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

Foreign Assistance Act: improve immunization injection safety in disease control programs (see H.R. 2453), H4010 [12JY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4217 [18JY]

Foreign policy: remove certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see H.R. 1358), H2023 [8MY]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H5971 [24SE]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H6919 [16OC]

———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), H740 [7MR]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (see H.R. 2643), H4634 [25JY]

Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 2737), H5334 [2AU]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 1674), H2712 [24MY]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 1269), H5125 [1AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H1061 [21MR]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H5339 [2AU]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2335 [17MY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H6066 [28SE]

India: welcome Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee upon U.S. visit and affirm support in campaign against international terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 264), H7909 [7NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 659), H828 [8MR]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 714), H398 [14FE]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 3166), H7308 [24OC]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H828 [8MR]

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H4009 [12JY]

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

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H1061 [21MR]

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

James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco, CA: designate (see H.R. 2804), H6919 [16OC]

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

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H6422 [5OC]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H443 [27FE]

———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H6919 [16OC]

———tribute for efforts in battling the use and production of methamphetamine (see H. Res. 114), H1487 (see H. Res. 114), H1499 [4AP]

Local government: require adoption of a health standard establishing a legal presumption that heart, lung, and respiratory disease are occupational diseases for public safety officers (see H.R. 709), H3465 [21JN]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H3201 [14JN] (see H. Con. Res. 54), H2185 [15MY]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 180), H4217 [18JY]

Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H2335 [17MY]

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H2889 [5JN]

———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), H1489 [4AP]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H4009 [12JY]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H4009 [12JY]

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

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H3960 [11JY]

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

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2549), H4215 [18JY]

———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), H1489 [4AP]

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

———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]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H3714 [27JN]

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

Motor vehicles: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (see H.R. 1382), H3260 [19JN]

———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]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H9239 [11DE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H10173 [17DE]

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

National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H3805 [28JN]

National Health Service Corps: reauthorize, amend scholarship and loan programs tax status and repayment rules, and simplify application process (see H.R. 1968), H2678 [23MY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H2998 [7JN]

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

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H3863 [10JY]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H3961 [11JY]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3802 [28JN]

NIST: establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (see H.R. 524), H325 [13FE]

———investigate feasibility and cost of implementing secure computer system for remote voting and communication by Congress and establish system to ensure business continuity for congressional operations (see H.R. 3481), H10066 [13DE]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1472), H1486 (see H.R. 1472), H1495 [4AP]

Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H. Con. Res. 267), H8843 [4DE]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H2849 [25MY]

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

Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment (see H.R. 2839), H8133 [13NO]

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

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 660), H4216 [18JY]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 459), H220 [7FE]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 144), H1012 [20MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA]

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 365), H741 [7MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H412 [26FE]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 1830), H4780 [27JY]

———establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2324), H3618 [26JN] (see H.R. 2478), H3960 [11JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]

Research: computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs funding (see H.R. 3394), H8842 [4DE]

Roads and highways: use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 2369), H3802 [28JN]

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

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3011), H6259 [3OC] (see H.R. 3308), H8248 [15NO]

———conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 1035), H928 [14MR]

———expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 2538), H5927 [21SE]

———require submission of certain disagreements to the OMB for resolution and establish a minimum period for the solicitation of offers for a bundled contract (see H.R. 2867), H5455 [6SE]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H7719 [1NO]

Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7910 [7NO]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see H.R. 1010), H3619 [26JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2281 [16MY]

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

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H2956 [6JN]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1346 [29MR]

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

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

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

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

———allow certain small businesses to defer tax payments (see H.R. 3062), H6458 [9OC]

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

———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), H8248 [15NO]

———allow Start-up Success Accounts for small businesses (see H.R. 1923), H2387 [21MY]

———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]

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

———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2419), H3804 [28JN]

———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 794), H3713 [27JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 269), H3863 [10JY]

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

———impose a windfall profit tax on wholesale electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (see H.R. 443), H3863 [10JY]

———incentives for renewable and alternative electric energy, alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, energy efficiency and conservation, and demand management and distributive energy generation (see H.R. 2392), H3803 [28JN]

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

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

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H1861 [2MY]

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

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

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H3519 [25JN]

———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H1488 [4AP]

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

———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 1487), H1487 (see H.R. 1487), H1496 [4AP]

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H224 [7FE]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H2082 [9MY]

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

———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1711), H3358 [20JN]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 2354), H3801 [28JN]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H3068 [12JN]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H2387 [21MY]

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

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 678), H3960 [11JY]

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H2680 [23MY]

———treatment of long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt organizations which conduct county and similar fairs (see H.R. 986), H4009 [12JY]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 90), H412 [26FE]

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

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H7718 [1NO]

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

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

———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), H8843 [4DE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (see H.R. 3019), H8949 [5DE]

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

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3359 [20JN]

———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 269), H10173 [17DE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H1658 [26AP]

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

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1557 [24AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H650 [6MR]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H2281 [16MY]

Voting: direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns (see H.R. 2275), H5340 [2AU]

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

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H5616 [13SE]

Washington: tribute to firefighters who lost their lives fighting the Thirtymile Fire in the Cascade Mountains (see H. Res. 201), H4216 [18JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for municipal construction grant program for wastewater treatment (see H.R. 1751), H2571 [22MY]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1750), H2571 [22MY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H1114 [22MR]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 98), H7333 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to compensate schools for rising energy prices (see H.R. 2731), H5333 [2AU]

Dept. of the Interior: prevent the westward spread of aquatic nuisance species and provide rapid response capacity in certain Western States (see H.R. 2732), H5333 [2AU]

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), H6505 [10OC]

NIST: establish research programs to improve the nation's computer security (see H.R. 3316), H8337 [16NO]

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

———provide comparable unrelated business taxable income treatment to tax-exempt organizations with interests in S corporations to treatment of such organizations with interests in partnerships (see H.R. 2846), H5454 [6SE]

———provide disaster relief for homeowners (see H.R. 2176), H3201 [14JN]

Vancouver National Historic Reserve: funding (see H.R. 2099), H2997 [7JN]

Remarks

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration (H. Res. 289), H8260 [16NO]

———prohibit duty free and quota free import of textiles and apparel, H8260 [16NO]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3331, H3343 [20JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H799 [8MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H1947 [8MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1699), H2967 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8500 [28NO]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H2530 [22MY]

Dept. of Energy: increase assistance to schools impacted by rising energy prices, H3343 [20JN]

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

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H695 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior: prevent the westward spread of aquatic nuisance species and provide rapid response capacity in certain Western States (H.R. 2732), E1526 [3AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), E1417 [24JY]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 227), H5697 [14SE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2518, H2519, H2523, H2530 [22MY]

———include smaller learning community programs as an educational option, H2523 [22MY]

EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (H.R. 3178), H10191 [18DE]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to surviving victims and families of deceased victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Res. 239), H5700 [14SE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H985 [20MR]

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 (H.J. Res. 67), H6489 [10OC]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 131), H1947 [8MY]

NIST: establish research programs to improve the nation's computer security (H.R. 3316), H8331 [16NO], E2113 [16NO]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding through reductions in IRS taxpayer refund notification funding, H3331 [20JN]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), E2137 [27NO]

Schools: mental health services grants, H2518, H2519 [22MY]

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

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1466 [4AP]

———rates (H.R. 3), H799 [8MR]

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), H5563 [11SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8500 [28NO]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5563 [11SE]

Vietnam: human rights violations, H5432 [6SE]

———normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 51), H5432 [6SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1478 [4AP]

Special order: granted, H159 [31JA], H6503 [10OC], H8335 [16NO]