BLUMENAUER, EARL (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6139 [2OC], H6274, H6278 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3906 [11JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4217 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Don't Forget the Vital Role of Diplomacy, John K. Naland, Portland (OR) Oregonian, E1826 [5OC]

Help Injured World Heal With a Sustained Effort, Neal Keny-Guyer, Portland (OR) Oregonian, H10458 [19DE]

New Alliance Could Nudge Aside the Old, John Newhouse, Washington (DC) Post, H7874 [7NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2999 [7JN]

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

———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H3150 [13JN]

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

———reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H1558 [24AP]

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

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 36), H1556 [24AP]

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 103), H1718 [1MY]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H6421 [5OC]

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

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H10054 [12DE]

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H4353 [19JY]

Aung San Suu Kyi: anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize (see H. Con. Res. 211), H7128 [17OC]

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

———permit carriers to meet and discuss their schedules in order to reduce flight delays (see H.R. 1407), H1925 [3MY]

———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), H6380 [4OC] (see H.R. 2955), H6422 [5OC]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H7852 [6NO]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees, expand the Federal Air Marshal Program, and establish requirements for carry-on baggage (see H.R. 2895), H6056 [25SE]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2362), H5340 [2AU]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1060 [21MR]

Burma: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 211), H7128 [17OC]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H4009 [12JY]

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

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 399), H218 [7FE]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]

———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 324), H2281 [16MY]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H443 [27FE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H8564 [28NO]

———infant crib safety (see H.R. 1086), H4949 [31JY]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H4949 [31JY]

China, People's Republic of: improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1347 [29MR]

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

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

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

Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 1152), H5736 [19SE]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H2022 [8MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1699), H2571 [22MY]

Computers: establish an Internet site on Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 782), H7529 [30OC]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H628 [5MR]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7960 [8NO]

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), H7529 [30OC]

Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (see H.R. 727), H440 [27FE]

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

Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 1310), H1344 [29MR]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1764), H3151 [13JN]

CPSC: require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 688), H397 [14FE]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 1488), H3466 [21JN]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H1295 [28MR]

Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H6380 [4OC]

———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 Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 2081), H2955 [6JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish certain procedures for exports of commercial satellites and related items (see H.R. 1707), H4634 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State and at least one such team under the direction of the National Guard Bureau (see H.R. 3154), H7960 [8NO]

———field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see H.R. 948), H1013 [20MR]

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

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

———increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H2998 [7JN]

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]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H111 [30JA]

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]

———establish the Cultural Heritage Assistance Partnership Program (see H.R. 1882), H3151 [13JN]

———maintain moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H. Con. Res. 136), H2280 [16MY]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1925 [3MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612, 612), H3207 [18JN]

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

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 1230), H1925 [3MY]

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

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H3519 [25JN]

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

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 2069), H4009 [12JY]

———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (see H. Res. 67), H1014 [20MR]

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

———review appropriateness of reopening Pennsylvania Avenue in front of White House (see H. Res. 125), H2335 [17MY]

Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1344), H1407 [3AP] (see H.R. 2592), H4428 [23JY]

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

Ecuador: condemn kidnapping and murder of individuals by terrorists and support U.S. efforts to combat such terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1558 [24AP]

Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H1605 [25AP]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H2022 [8MY]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H412 [26FE]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 573), H955 [15MR]

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

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H1557 [24AP]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 1716), H3519 [25JN]

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

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H2712 [24MY]

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

———revise drinking water standards for arsenic and provide grants to small public drinking water systems to assist in meeting these standards (see H.R. 1252), H1411 [3AP]

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

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043), H953 [15MR] (see H.R. 1097), H1010 [20MR]

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

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H5488 [10SE]

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

Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1922), H2387 [21MY]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 225), H224 [7FE]

———require criminal background checks for sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms at certain events and provide additional resources for gun crime enforcement (see H.R. 2377), H3803 [28JN]

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

———establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 325), H3960 [11JY]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H4352 [19JY]

Floods: reduce losses (see H.R. 2021), H2847 [25MY]

Food: improve cooperation and eliminate duplication between the Depts. of Agriculture and HHS in the area of food safety inspection (see H. Con. Res. 258), H7718 [1NO]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 713), H398 [14FE]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 1949), H5616 [13SE]

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H5592 [11SE]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (see H.R. 3169), H7333 [25OC]

———increase accountability relative to the education and training of foreign military personnel (see H.R. 1594), H2712 [24MY]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H508 [28FE]

———provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 2272), H4949 [31JY]

Foreign policy: support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H2712 [24MY]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H3260 [19JN]

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

———provide export control authority (see H.R. 2557), H4216 [18JY]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (see H.R. 2643), H8564 [28NO]

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

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1032), H5488 [10SE]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see H.R. 2167), H5488 [10SE]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 1335), H1407 [3AP]

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

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

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H1490 [4AP]

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

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H877 [13MR]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H7592 [31OC]

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

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

Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1112 [22MR]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H3806 [28JN]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 623), H1013 [20MR]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5616 [13SE]

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

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: repeal requirement to collect information on nonimmigrant foreign students and exchange program participants (see H.R. 2779), H5336 [2AU]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 1266), H1605 [25AP]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H508 [28FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: revise various provisions (see H.R. 500), H2679 [23MY]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 293), H443 [27FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 659), H1116 [22MR]

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), H1861 [2MY]

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

Insurance: ensure coverage of emergency hospital and ambulance services (see H.R. 1648), H3068 [12JN]

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

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H2571 [22MY]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 742), H2022 [8MY]

Israel: end violence in West Bank and Gaza and endorse recommendations of the Mitchell Committee Report (see H. Con. Res. 253), H8339 [16NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1351 [30MR]

Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (see H. Con. Res. 77), H8421 [27NO]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H3151 [13JN]

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1007), H1061 [21MR]

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H5340 [2AU]

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

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), H4353 [19JY]

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), H3713 [27JN]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H5340 [2AU]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1660 [26AP]

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

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H2997 [7JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2849 [25MY]

———coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 3317), H8565 [28NO]

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

———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), H1346 [29MR]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H7960 [8NO]

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

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

———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), H8843 [4DE]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H3261 [19JN]

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), H3358 [20JN]

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

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H2571 [22MY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H3712 [27JN]

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

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 36), H1556 [24AP]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (see H.R. 1428), H1483 (see H.R. 1428), H1493 [4AP]

National Health Service Corps: reauthorize, amend scholarship and loan programs tax status and repayment rules, and simplify application process (see H.R. 1968), H2849 [25MY]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H1485 (see H.R. 1465), H1495 [4AP]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1071), H6702 [11OC]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H8133 [13NO]

National Trails System Act: update the feasibility and suitability studies of certain national historic trails and provide for possible additions (see H.R. 37), H1660 [26AP]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 1873), H3961 [11JY]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H3864 [10JY]

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

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

Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (see H.R. 1160), H1112 [22MR]

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

Nuclear weapons: provide the President with flexibility to set strategic nuclear delivery system levels to meet national security goals (see H.R. 2013), H2846 [25MY]

———recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 17), H4378 [20JY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3149 [13JN]

Oregon: use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation (see H.R. 483), H221 [7FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H3358 [20JN]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Peru: tribute to individuals injured or killed in missionary aircraft mistakenly shot down by a Peruvian fighter jet (see H. Con. Res. 117), H1716 [1MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA] (see H.R. 1637), H1659 [26AP]

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

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H443 [27FE]

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H2848 [25MY]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H8133 [13NO]

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. 2478), H3960 [11JY]

———increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 683), H1489 [4AP]

———provide assistance to those most affected by high energy prices and promote and accelerate energy conservation investments in the U.S. (see H.R. 3274), H10067 [13DE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H221 [7FE]

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

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H7128 [17OC]

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

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 1800), H2140 [10MY]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H6918 [16OC]

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

Schools: encourage teaching of the role of Native Americans in U.S. history and culture and leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 101), H1189 [27MR]

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

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

Ships and vessels: encourage safe and responsible use of personal watercraft (see H.R. 702), H3863 [10JY]

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H3260 [19JN]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H444 [27FE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H400 [14FE]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1558 [24AP]

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

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H3806 [28JN]

———State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H3806 [28JN]

Sports: encourage more revenue sharing among Major League Baseball teams as an alternative to team eliminations (see H. Res. 326), H10966 [20DE]

Surface Transportation Board: improve passenger rail and other fixed guideway transportation by allowing improved access to freight track and rights-of-way in return for reasonable compensation to freight railroads (see H.R. 2654), H4723 [26JY]

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

———allow an employer tax credit for the costs of providing certain transportation fringe benefits to employees (see H.R. 906), H1557 [24AP]

———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), H4724 [26JY]

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

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H826 [8MR]

———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 1309), H1344 [29MR]

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1186), H3358 [20JN]

———exempt transfers of family-owned businesses from estate taxes (see H.R. 1376), H1409 [3AP]

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

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2184 [15MY]

———increase individual income tax rates and deposit increased funds into the Social Security trust funds (see H.R. 2935), H5972 [24SE]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H1488 [4AP]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 2040), H2848 [25MY]

———provide a refund to individuals for payroll taxes (see H.R. 3015), H7723 [5NO]

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

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

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

———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), H10067 [13DE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 42), H167 [31JA]

———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), H1488 [4AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H1061 [21MR]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 2354), H10355 [18DE]

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

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

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

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H1295 [28MR]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H5925 [21SE]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see H. Con. Res. 233), H6138 [2OC]

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

Treaties and agreements: importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H10055 [12DE]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 133), H7960 [8NO]

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H8564 [28NO]

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

Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 994), H875 [13MR]

———encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth (see H.R. 2426), H6919 [16OC]

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

Vancouver National Historic Reserve: funding (see H.R. 2099), H4014 [16JY]

Veterans: 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), H1190 [27MR]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H5339 [2AU]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H7852 [6NO]

Voting: require States to give notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for crime convictions (see H.R. 1971), H2713 [24MY]

Wayne Lyman Morse U.S. Courthouse, Eugene, OR: designate (see H.R. 2672), H4862 [30JY]

Weapons: limit production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 126), H827 [8MR]

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

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), H5406 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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 HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H1483 (see H.R. 1433), H1493 [4AP]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (see H.R. 427), H219 [7FE]

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

Sports: limit antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by professional sports leagues (see H.R. 3257), H7959 [8NO]

Taxation: extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H1294 [28MR]

———treatment of charitable remainder pet trusts (see H.R. 1796), H2140 [10MY]

Letters

Community Character Act: Bruce McClendon, American Planning Association, E571 [5AP]

———Don Chen, Smart Growth America (organization), E572 [5AP]

———Lee L. Verstandig, National Association of Realtors, E571 [5AP]

———Nancy C. Somerville, American Society of Landscape Architects, E571 [5AP]

Post Office Community Partnership Act: Bruce McClendon, American Planning Association, E824 [17MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6263 [4OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6313, H6314 [4OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6172, H6232 [3OC], H6274, H6275, H6276, H6278, H6313, H6314, H6325, H6334, H6350 [4OC], H6410 [5OC]

———limit price support payments to producers, H6232 [3OC]

———price supports for sugar, H6334 [4OC]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (H.R. 2213), H3536 [26JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3889, H3906, H3924 [11JY]

AID: Office of Environment and Urban Programs funding, H4484 [24JY], H7859 [7NO]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen penalties and prohibit the shipment of animals to foreign countries for the purpose of fighting, H6278 [4OC]

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

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), consideration (H. Res. 171), H3289 [20JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H961 [20MR], H1047 [21MR], H1396 [3AP], H5168 [1AU]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, H5168 [1AU]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5641 [14SE]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior and Forest Service funding, H3388 [21JN]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7625, H7641 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7641 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 274), H7625 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8312 [16NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5978 [25SE]

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

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures, H5978 [25SE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful, H6264, H6274, H6275, H6276 [4OC]

BLM: suspension of certain regulations governing hardrock mining on public lands, H1397 [3AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H774 [8MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1176 [27MR], H1268 [28MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H2048 [9MY]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 50), H4328 [19JY]

Climate: global warming, H3209 [19JN]

Coastal zones: encourage use of non-engineering methods to protect beaches, H3209 [19JN]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H629 [6MR], H833 [13MR], H1931 [8MY], H2265 [16MY], H3449-H3452 [21JN], H10176 [18DE]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), H4258 [19JY]

Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (H.R. 727), H634 [6MR]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H6633 [11OC]

Corps of Engineers: shore protection and beach replenishment projects funding, H3665, H3666 [27JN]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1635 [26AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions, E1478 [31JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: require report on price supports and effects of import quotas and tariffs applied to protect agricultural commodities, H3906 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5772 [20SE], H6035 [25SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), H10074 [13DE]

———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, H5772 [20SE]

———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 (H.R. 2605), H4432 [24JY], H4866 [31JY]

———identify and improve former sites in the District of Columbia containing unexploded ordnance or other abandoned munitions that pose health or safety threats and improve public awareness of such sites, H4866 [31JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8454 [28NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), conference report, H10930 [20DE]

———promote livable communities initiatives, H259 [13FE], H3449-H3452 [21JN]

———removal of military waste, hazardous chemicals and unexploded ordnance, H3449-H3452 [21JN]

———treatment of unexploded ordnance, H1353, H1393 [3AP]

Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (H.R. 1433), E571 [5AP]

———Office of Multifamily Assisted Housing and Assistance Restructuring funding and audit, H10930 [20DE]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H706 [7MR], H1396 [3AP]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2096 [10MY], H2201 [16MY]

———Diplomatic and Consular Account funding, E1826 [5OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3388, H3416 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to enforce economic embargo of Cuba, E1478 [31JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), E1478 [31JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4149, H4186 [18JY], E1826 [5OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6633, H6634 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, H10441 [19DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4836, H4846 [30JY], E1478 [31JY]

Disasters: improve predisaster mitigation and reform disaster assistance programs relative to repetitively damaged properties, H1667 [1MY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), consideration (H. Res. 245), H5982 [25SE]

———prohibit extension of benefits to domestic partners, H5982 [25SE]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3889 [11JY]

Earth Day: observance, H1535, H1537, H1538, H1539 [24AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H961 [20MR], H1044, H1047, H1048 [21MR], H1393 [3AP], H1535, H1537, H1538, H1539 [24AP]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2592, H2603, H2644 [23MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H10109 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 315), H10086 [13DE]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, H2603 [23MY]

———funding, H10441 [19DE]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H2592 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3665, H3666 [27JN]

EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H1395 [3AP], H3209 [19JN], H3924 [11JY]

———prohibit use of funds to delay implementation of revised drinking water standards for arsenic, E1478 [31JY]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic, H1397 [3AP]

Export Administration Act: extend (H.R. 2602), H4786 [30JY]

———extend (H.R. 3189), H8371 [27NO]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7260 [24OC]

Federal employees: require the same transit pass transportation benefits offered in the National Capital Region to be extended to other similarly situated employees (H.R. 135), H8748 [4DE]

FEMA: disaster relief funding, H3289 [20JN]

———Project Impact funding, H629 [6MR], H3521 [26JN], H4836 [30JY]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4056 [17JY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2201 [16MY]

———provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (H.R. 2272), H6802 [16OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4484 [24JY], H7859 [7NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), conference report, H10458 [19DE]

House of Representatives: increase transit benefits and provide shower and locker facilities for employees, H3003 [12JN]

Houston, TX: tribute to recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Allison (H. Res. 166), H3531 [26JN]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8610 [29NO]

Klamath Basin: compensation of persons who were economically harmed as a result of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act, H4149 [18JY]

Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (H. Con. Res. 77), H8373 [27NO]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2647), H4886 [31JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2647), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 273), H7556 [31OC]

LIHEAP: funding, H3326 [20JN], H10441 [19DE]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (H.R. 427), H4383 [23JY]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2922 [6JN]

Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1696), H2161 [15MY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H5121 [1AU]

National Capital Planning Commission: review Interagency Task Force recommendations on proposed security measures for the District of Columbia, H7725 [6NO]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties, H629 [6MR]

———improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 1428), H1537 [24AP]

National monuments: prohibit new oil, gas, and coal leasing, H3416 [21JN]

National security: national missile defense system, H6035 [25SE]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (H.R. 834), H847 [13MR]

NATO: endorse further enlargement (H.R. 3167), H7869, H7874 [7NO]

Nuclear energy: extend indemnification authority for damages from nuclear incidents (H.R. 2983), H8364 [27NO]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit funding to initiate World Trade Organization proceedings challenging policies in developing countries relative to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals, H4186 [18JY]

Oregon: use of conservation easements, E1801 [4OC]

———use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation (H.R. 483), H7379 [30OC]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), H1792 [2MY]

Portland, OR: Pioneer Courthouse renovation funding, E1478 [31JY]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (H.R. 1861), E822 [17MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5011, H5121, H5168 [1AU]

———national energy policy, H1394 [3AP], H2150 [15MY], H2265, H2267, H2268, H2270 [16MY], H3935 [11JY]

President's Commission To Strengthen Social Security: prohibit OMB funding to implement final report, E1478 [31JY]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), H10492 [19DE]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (H.R. 2998), E2026 [7NO]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 1140), H4963 [31JY]

Rural areas: rural development programs funding, H6350 [4OC]

Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4926 [31JY]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4926 [31JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H4963 [31JY]

Sports: limit antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by professional sports leagues (H.R. 3257), E2045 [8NO]

Sprague River: conduct a study of the feasibility of providing adequate upstream and downstream passage for fish at the Chiloquin Dam in Oregon (H.R. 2585), H7380, H7381 [30OC]

Taxation: extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (H.R. 1265), E471 [28MR]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 111), H1419 [4AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H6784 [16OC], H7223, H7260 [24OC]

———rates (H.R. 3), H774 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H2842 [25MY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1318 [29MR]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5516 [11SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6784 [16OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), same-day consideration (H. Res. 263), H6711 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), E1922 [24OC]

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

Tobacco products: maintain prohibition on export promotion, H5491 [11SE]

Transportation: promote bicycle use, H833 [13MR], H1123 [27MR]

Treaties and agreements: decision not to ratify Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H2096 [10MY]

———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H6784 [16OC]

———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9001, H9026 [6DE], H9084 [11DE]

———implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (H.R. 2603), H4877 [31JY]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2131), H3823 [10JY]

Vietnam: full accounting of POW/MIA, H5437 [6SE]

———human rights violations, H5437 [6SE]

———make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 55), E1478 [31JY]

———normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 51), H5437 [6SE]

Votes: position on missed, E1478 [31JY]

Water: State water pollution control revolving funds funding, H4846 [30JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1478 [4AP], H2845 [25MY], H4350 [19JY], H4631 [25JY]

Special order: granted, H1603 [25AP], H6258 [3OC], H8562 [28NO]

Summaries

Urban Programs at AID: Coalition for Sustainable Cities, H4484 [24JY]