HOLT, RUSH D. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Addresses

Discovery and Discourse, Leadership and Service—The Role of the Academy in Times of Crisis: Shirley Tilghman, Princeton University, H6415 [5OC]

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6150 [2OC], H6269 [4OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4636 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Adams Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family (see H.R. 1668), H3466 [21JN]

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

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4353 [19JY]

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]

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

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

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

———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: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H929 [14MR]

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]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 2951), H7529 [30OC] (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. 2955), H6055 [25SE]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H6702 [11OC]

Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 118), H1716 [1MY]

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]

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), H929 [14MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: design, construct, and equip new facilities and renovate existing facilities to improve response to bioterrorism (see H.R. 3219), H7960 [8NO]

Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H1605 [25AP]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3359 [20JN]

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

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), H1059 [21MR]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H4217 [18JY]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H398 [14FE]

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), H5925 [21SE]

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), H3358 [20JN]

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

———provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1226), H1861 [2MY]

Credit: prohibit creditors from penalizing consumers with late fees, increased interest rates, or adverse credit reports, whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3175), H7852 [6NO]

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]

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

Dept. of Defense: field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see H.R. 948), H2023 [8MY]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H877 [13MR]

———tribute to the U.S.S. Eisenhower Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 279), H8421 [27NO]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H6700 [11OC]

Dept. of Energy: develop plan for magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment to accelerate scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1781), H2081 [9MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H111 [30JA]

Dept. of Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 2235), H3466 [21JN]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1021), H3358 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H3618 [26JN]

———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H2999 [7JN]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 2633, 2634), H4633 [25JY]

———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: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H1346 [29MR]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1605 [25AP]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3864 [10JY]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H2956 [6JN]

Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 3595), H10965 [20DE]

Education: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1536), H1499 [4AP]

———ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2648), H4723 [26JY]

———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]

———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 64), H955 [15MR]

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

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H163 [31JA]

———provide for digital education partnerships by improving and expanding access to educational television programming and interactive computer services (see H.R. 1365), H2571 [22MY]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H928 [14MR]

———strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their children (see H.R. 972), H4009 [12JY]

El Paso, TX: establish a national immigration museum (see H.R. 2162), H6260 [3OC]

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

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

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), H1558 [24AP]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 448), H2022 [8MY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H4352 [19JY]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H1013 [20MR]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2388 [21MY]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H2335 [17MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H1925 [3MY]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3260 [19JN]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2379), H10910 [19DE]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H10910 [19DE]

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

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 891), H649 [6MR]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 1367), H2023 [8MY]

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

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H4353 [19JY]

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

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H4113 [17JY]

———remove certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see H.R. 1358), H1558 [24AP]

Foreign trade: 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), H1346 [29MR]

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

Frank R. Lautenberg Aviation Security Complex, Atlantic City, NJ: designate at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center (see H.R. 2776), H5335 [2AU]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 232), H112 [30JA]

Government: enhance citizen access to information and services through use of Internet-based information technology (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1032), H5927 [21SE]

Health: 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]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H3260 [19JN]

———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H10054 [12DE]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9077 [6DE]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H4114 [17JY]

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]

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), H7719 [1NO]

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H1558 [24AP]

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

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

Immigration: eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for Federal aid programs (see H.R. 2258), H4429 [23JY]

———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), H397 [14FE]

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. 737), H441 [27FE] (see H.R. 1330), H4428 [23JY]

Insurance: 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), H1060 [21MR]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H8181 [14NO]

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

Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 29), H628 [5MR]

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

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H2082 [9MY]

Karekin II: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2571 [22MY]

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

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

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1486 (see H.R. 1475), H1496 [4AP]

———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 199), H1660 [26AP]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1115 [22MR]

Medicaid: improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 2677), H4862 [30JY]

———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), H3805 [28JN]

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

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H5455 [6SE]

———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), H7127 [17OC]

———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), H4113 [17JY]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H10910 [19DE]

———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), H3465 [21JN]

———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]

Middle East: encourage Lebanon, Syria, and Iran to call upon Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis presently held in Lebanon (see H. Res. 99), H1115 [22MR]

Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1815), H4353 [19JY]

———reduce aggressivity of light trucks, increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards, increase fuel economy standards, and improve accuracy and release of information on average fuel economy (see H.R. 2614), H4539 [24JY]

Music in Our Schools Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 64), H955 [15MR]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H8421 [27NO]

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), H4353 [19JY]

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

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H1661 [26AP]

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

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

New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Association: tribute (see H. Res. 224), H5338 [2AU]

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

NSF: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2023 [8MY]

Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 17), H1490 [4AP]

OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H2022 [8MY]

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

Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2997), H6136 [2OC]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H444 [27FE]

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

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

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

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H1121 [26MR]

———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1861), H5406 [5SE]

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H3807 [28JN]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H741 [7MR]

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

Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2711 [24MY]

Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1812), H2141 [10MY]

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

Sharon, Ariel: commend election as Prime Minister of Israel, encourage end to Middle East violence, and reaffirm U.S. commitment to friendship (see H. Res. 34), H325 [13FE]

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

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

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H222 [7FE]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H2998 [7JN]

———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1143), H4216 [18JY]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H258 [12FE] (see H.R. 560), H322 [13FE]

———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]

Sports: make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (see H.R. 3288), H8421 [27NO]

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

———allow disclosure of taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds (see H.R. 1443), H1484 (see H.R. 1443), H1494 [4AP]

———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 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), H6380 [4OC]

———clarify the definition of contribution in aid of construction (see H.R. 582), H1717 [1MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1717 [1MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H2023 [8MY]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 1137), H1012 [20MR]

———first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 1773), H5340 [2AU]

———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]

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

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H623 [1MR]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H8949 [5DE]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 710), H398 [14FE]

———provide for an election to exchange research-related tax benefits for a refundable tax credit, for the recapture of refunds in certain circumstances (see H.R. 2153), H3149 [13JN]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H2022 [8MY]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 3445), H9238 (see H.R. 3446), H9239 [11DE]

———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 limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H929 [14MR]

———restore partial deduction for personal interest to encourage economic recovery and avoid the need to borrow against home equity (see H.R. 2969), H6056 [25SE]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2462), H6137 [2OC]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see H.R. 342), H1121 [26MR]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 90), H112 [30JA]

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

———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]

———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), H6138 [2OC]

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

U.N.: transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (see H. Res. 191), H4114 [17JY]

Ukraine: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 203), H5126 [1AU]

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

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), H1116 [22MR]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1343 [29MR]

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

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

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H955 [15MR]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H5927 [21SE]

Veterans Day: request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H7959 [8NO]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H650 [6MR]

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

———establish a 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), H1112 [22MR]

———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]

Weapons: take Peacekeeper (MX) missiles off of high-alert status (see H.R. 2718), H5488 [10SE]

William J. ``Whitey'' Conrad Air Traffic Control Tower, Newark, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2803), H5337 [2AU]

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

Children and youth: improve access to books (see H.R. 116), H59 [6JA]

Commission on Election Procedures: establish (see H.R. 119), H59 [6JA]

Education: improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 117), H59 [6JA]

Firearms: mandatory licensing and registration of handguns (see H.R. 114), H59 [6JA]

Food: educate the public on the use of biotechnology in producing food and support additional scientific research into potential economic and environmental risks and benefits (see H.R. 115), H59 [6JA]

Medicare: coverage of oral drugs to treat low blood calcium levels or elevated parathyroid hormone levels for patients with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 121), H59 [6JA]

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

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

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 111), H59 [6JA]

Privacy: prohibit making, trading, selling, installing, or using of information collection devices without proper labeling or notice and consent (see H.R. 112), H59 [6JA]

Social Security: preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted to strengthen and protect Social Security and Medicare trust funds (see H.R. 120), H59 [6JA]

States: provide grants to test innovative ways to increase nursing home staff levels, reduce turnover, and improve quality of care for residents in nursing homes (see H.R. 118), H59 [6JA]

Taxation: treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1777), H2081 [9MY]

Telephones: prohibit the use of text, graphic, or image messaging systems of wireless telephones to transmit unsolicited commercial messages (see H.R. 113), H59 [6JA]

Todd Beamer Post Office Building, Cranbury, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3248), H7909 [7NO]

Lists

Monmouth University men's basketball team, E383 [15MR]

Princeton University men's basketball team, E384 [15MR]

Poems

``Place of Memories,'' Jessica Fox, E2401 [20DE]

Remarks

Princeton University: tribute to men's basketball team, E384 [15MR]

Adams Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family (H.R. 1668), H3476 [25JN]

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (H. Con. Res. 145), H3119 [13JN]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6269 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3884 [11JY]

American Chemical Society: anniversary, E2040 [8NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5162 [1AU]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, H5162 [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), H5669 [14SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E644 [26AP]

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, H3392 [21JN]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7777 [6NO], H8185 [15NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7673 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), H8185 [15NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to instruct conferees, H7777 [6NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), same-day consideration (H. Res. 242), H5878 [21SE]

Bates, Katharine Lee: tribute to song ``America the Beautiful'', E2404 [20DE]

Bedminster, NJ: preservation of Vanderveer/Knox House, E144 [8FE]

Bryden, Jack: Ewing Township, NJ, Kiwanis Club Police Officer of the Year award recipient, E368 [15MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H783 [8MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1162, H1173, H1180, H1183, H1186 [27MR], H1206 [28MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H2039 [9MY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), motion to instruct conferees, H1509 [24AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), recommit conference report (H. Res. 134), H1952 [8MY]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (H. Res. 160), H3485 [25JN]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, E2381 [20DE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (H.R. 3054), H10195 [18DE]

———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 (H.R. 2917), H10195 [18DE]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1633 [26AP]

Dept. of Defense: antiterrorism initiatives funding, H6031 [25SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H6031 [25SE]

Dept. of Energy: nuclear nonproliferation programs funding, H7607 [1NO]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2131 [10MY]

Dept. of the Interior: hardrock mining regulations, H3430 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3392, H3418, H3426, H3430 [21JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, H10436 [19DE]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3884 [11JY]

———extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (H.R. 2291), H5352 [5SE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2409 [22MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H10099 [13DE], E2365 [20DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2305 [17MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to go to conference, H4124 [18JY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to recommit, H2633 [23MY]

———funding, H1162 [27MR], H1509 [24AP], H2039 [9MY]

———improve science and math teaching, H2305 [17MY], H2409 [22MY]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education, H10436 [19DE]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (H.R. 1858), H4801 [30JY]

———inclusion of alternative explanations to the theory of evolution in science education, E2365 [20DE]

———national policy to improve system, H643, H644 [6MR]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, H2633 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), conference report, H7607 [1NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4063 [17JY]

Flemington, NJ: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 194, E1022 [6JN]

Food: educate the public on the use of biotechnology in producing food for human consumption, H6269 [4OC]

Foreign policy: authorize assistance to India and Pakistan (S. 1465), H6797 [16OC]

Frank R. Lautenberg Aviation Security Complex, Atlantic City, NJ: designate at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center (H.R. 2776), H8059 [13NO]

Goldberg, Sam: Homeowners of Covered Bridge (organization) Person of the Year award recipient, E1007 [5JN]

Gulf of Mexico: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in certain areas, H3426 [21JN]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5207 [2AU]

Henry, Joseph: tribute (H. Con. Res. 157), H8358 [27NO]

Higher Education Act: remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (H.R. 1992), H6473, H6483 [10OC]

———remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (H.R. 1992), consideration (H. Res. 256), H6465 [10OC]

Hou, Jennifer H.: tribute to U.S. Physics Team participant, E972 [25MY]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 15), H125 [31JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H815, H819, H820, H821 [8MR]

Israel: independence anniversary, E780 [10MY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: juvenile delinquency prevention and accountability programs funding (H.R. 1900), E1696 [21SE]

Marchand, Phyllis: Central New Jersey Chapter of the American Jewish Committee Human Relations Award recipient, E637 [26AP]

McGuire, John L.: Central New Jersey Boy Scouts of America Hunterdon Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E728 [4MY]

Monmouth County, NJ: anniversary of Women's Center, E474 [28MR]

Monmouth University: tribute to men's basketball team, E383 [15MR]

National monuments: prohibit new oil, gas, and coal leasing, H3418 [21JN]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (H.R. 1465), E579 [5AP]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (H.R. 3161), H7213, H7214, H7215 [23OC]

———national missile defense system, H3046 [12JN], H6031 [25SE], E2381 [20DE]

New Jersey: tribute to Office of Emergency Management Urban Search and Rescue Team for efforts relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, E1669 [19SE]

———tribute to U.S. service academy nominees, E1025 [6JN]

New Jersey Chinese Cultural Studies Foundation: tribute, E141 [8FE]

New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Association: tribute (H. Res. 224), H7698 [1NO]

NSF: anniversary, E770 [10MY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (H.R. 2148), E2212 [5DE]

Peng, Daniel J.: tribute to U.S. Physics Team participant, E972 [25MY]

Pennington, NJ: anniversary of Pennington Public Library, E641 [26AP]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), H8202 [15NO]

Peterson, Rocky L.: Metropolitan Trenton, NJ, African-American Chamber of Commerce honoree, E241 [28FE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5162 [1AU]

Science: research programs funding, H1173 [27MR]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), H273 [13FE]

Somerset County, NJ: rededication of the Lamington Black Cemetery, E1811 [5OC]

South Brunswick, NJ: dedication of South Brunswick YMCA, E638 [26AP]

Summer Emergency Blood Donor Month: establish (H. Res. 202), H5354 [5SE]

Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1440 [4AP]

———provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks, H10127 [13DE]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), H10127 [13DE]

———rates (H.R. 3), H783, H815, H819, H820, H821 [8MR]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1313 [29MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H2294 [17MY]

———treatment of higher education expenses (H.R. 1777), E766 [10MY]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1702 [21SE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5500 [11SE]

Tinton Falls, NJ: anniversary of Tinton Falls Library Association, E1010 [5JN]

———tribute to Ranney School, E975 [25MY]

Todd Beamer Post Office Building, Cranbury, NJ: designate (H.R. 3248), H8864 [5DE]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, E2381 [20DE]

Tri-Centennial Heritage Day: observance, E1825 [5OC]

UNESCO: U.S. membership, H2131 [10MY]

Veterans: increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), H3219 [19JN]

Weihenmayer, Erik: tribute for being first blind person to climb Mount Everest and recognition of abilities and potential of disabled individuals (H. Con. Res. 150), H2905, H2906 [6JN]

Wise, Robert P.: Central New Jersey Boy Scouts of America Hunterdon Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E731 [4MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H6419 [5OC], H10906 [19DE]

Songs

``America the Beautiful,'' Katharine Lee Bates, E2404 [20DE]

Tributes

Agri, Robyn, E777 [10MY]

Beamer, Todd, E1702 [21SE]

Bonior, Representative, H10942 [20DE]

Bridges, Alfred W., E2127 [19NO]

Cox, Frank J., E1738 [25SE]

Cozzolino, Mary, E143 [8FE]

Farber, Leonora, E2385 [20DE]

Fox, Jeffrey L., E2401 [20DE]

Golden, James B., Jr., E242 [28FE]

Hendley, Thomas M., E1012 [5JN]

Inglis, Robert, E977 [25MY]

Levine, Robert, E1148 [19JN]

Maletto, James T., E367 [15MR]

Minervini, Franco, E146 [8FE]

Pintella, Paul, E727 [4MY]

Sheffield, Larry A., E243 [28FE]

Soaries, DeForest B., Jr., E245 [28FE]

Tilghman, Shirley, H6415 [5OC]