PELOSI, NANCY (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3878 [11JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3310 [20JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4726 [26JY], H4832 [30JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4219 [18JY], H4488 [24JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), H6381 [4OC], H6398 [5OC]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H29 [6JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2506, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H7859 [7NO]

———H.R. 2883, intelligence services appropriations, H8849 [5DE]

———H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7942 [8NO]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, H3927 [11JY]

John Joseph Moakley funeral attendees, H2929 [6JN]

Articles and editorials

Robert E. Burton, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E724 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1490 [4AP] (see H.R. 2866), H5927 [21SE]

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H741 [7MR]

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

———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (see H.R. 3330), H8565 [28NO]

———tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and ensure inclusion of women in any newly established Government (see H. Res. 281), H8421 [27NO]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3359 [20JN]

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: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 2270), H3464 [21JN]

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

———reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H1488 (see H. Res. 117), H1500 [4AP]

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

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 36), H400 [14FE]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H7592 [31OC]

———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: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H5592 [11SE]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H224 [7FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H325 [13FE]

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), H2998 [7JN]

``Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Congress'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 130), H2022 [8MY]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H5456 [6SE]

Aviation: expedite naturalization process and provide transitional employment eligibility for certain legal immigrants employed as security screening personnel (see H.R. 3505), H10173 [17DE]

———preserve nonstop service to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for certain communities in case of airline bankruptcy (see H.R. 2387), H3803 [28JN]

———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), H6138 [2OC] (see H.R. 2955), H6260 [3OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H2281 [16MY]

BLS: develop methodology for measuring the cost of living in each State and require GAO study to determine effect on Federal benefits (see H.R. 715), H398 [14FE]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see H.R. 2211), H3258 [19JN]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H8564 [28NO]

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]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 169), H3357 [20JN]

———establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H6136 [2OC]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Con. Res. 3), H3204 [14JN]

Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H7529 [30OC]

———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H2890 [5JN]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H5405 [5SE]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H4353 [19JY]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 2198), H4353 [19JY]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H1497 [4AP]

———provide grants to State child welfare systems and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 1371), H3863 [10JY]

———provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see H.R. 555), H258 [12FE]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3520 [25JN]

———express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (see H. Res. 121), H1556 [24AP]

———improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1060 [21MR]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 56), H412 [26FE]

China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (see H.R. 2739), H6702 [11OC]

———ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism with the express consent of the Taiwanese people and free from outside threats (see H. Con. Res. 221), H5972 [24SE]

———participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H828 [8MR]

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H1116 [22MR]

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

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1362), H3713 [27JN]

———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), H1059 [21MR]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H5340 [2AU]

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), H9078 [6DE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H9078 [6DE]

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

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2454), H4780 [27JY]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H878 [13MR]

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), H2022 [8MY]

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

CPSC: promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 3283), H8132 [13NO]

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]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (see H.R. 2144), H3067 [12JN]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African and Caribbean farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 1894), H2333 [17MY]

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), H826 [8MR]

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

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H1557 [24AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 1620), H1659 [26AP]

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

Dept. of Energy: impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (see H.R. 238), H400 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs (see H.R. 3581), H10964 [20DE]

———establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H2185 [15MY]

———make matching grants available to States to encourage the establishment of license plate programs to fund breast cancer treatment, research, and education (see H.R. 1295), H2890 [5JN]

———provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H222 [7FE]

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), H1718 [1MY]

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

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H1717 [1MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H220 [7FE]

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

Dept. of Transportation: give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (see H.R. 3067), H6781 [12OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H2387 [21MY]

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

———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H2680 [23MY]

Disasters: authorize disaster assistance for recovery from earthquakes in India and El Salvador (see H.R. 1760), H2021 [8MY]

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: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 684), H4724 [26JY]

———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H4724 [26JY]

———Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 1682), H4353 [19JY]

———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H4863 [30JY]

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

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 933), H740 [7MR]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1191 [27MR]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H162 [31JA]

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

District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]

———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]

Drug abuse: provide assistance to States to expand and establish treatment programs to provide services to individuals who voluntarily seek treatment (see H.R. 1896), H2712 [24MY]

Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1344), H1407 [3AP] (see H.R. 2592), H4780 [27JY]

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]

Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see H.R. 3341), H8421 [27NO]

Education: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1536), H7852 [6NO]

———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]

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

———repeal the tuition-sensitivity trigger in the Pell Grant program and expand qualifying expenses and income eligibility for the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 2482), H6260 [3OC]

El Salvador: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 531), H7852 [6NO]

Electric power: require electric generation facilities owned and operated by the Dept. of Defense in the western U.S. to generate electricity and to conserve energy in electric emergencies (see H.R. 2141), H3067 [12JN]

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

Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see H.R. 2282), H3464 [21JN]

———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), H2387 [21MY]

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), H1661 [26AP]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5339 [2AU]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 961), H826 [8MR]

Families and domestic relations: eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage (see H.R. 270), H224 [7FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 2328), H3711 [27JN]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043), H953 [15MR] (see H.R. 1097), H4541 [24JY]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H398 [14FE]

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

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H5616 [13SE]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H444 [27FE]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H4949 [31JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H441 [27FE]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2379), H4780 [27JY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 93), H112 [30JA]

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

———refund of certain overcharges for electricity in Western States (see H.R. 2757), H5335 [2AU]

Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1922), H2999 [7JN]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1014), H2571 [22MY]

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 2773), H5335 [2AU] (see H.R. 3207), H7717 [1NO]

———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), H5406 [5SE]

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

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

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 713), H1660 [26AP]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H1715 [1MY]

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

———limit the collection from households of claims for nonfraudulent overissuance of food stamp benefits (see H.R. 2319), H5406 [5SE]

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), H1718 [1MY]

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

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H3618 [26JN]

Foreign policy: support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H2081 [9MY]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5928 [21SE]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H740 [7MR]

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]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (see H.R. 1953), H2677 [23MY]

Government: require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 917), H740 [7MR] (see H.R. 1457), H1485 (see H.R. 1457), H1494 [4AP]

———review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax advantages (see H.R. 2939), H5926 [21SE]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H5405 [5SE]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1032), H3960 [11JY]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see H.R. 2167), H3961 [11JY]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H3804 [28JN]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H.R. 2059), H3358 [20JN]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H929 [14MR]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums and COBRA coverage premiums (see H.R. 1255), H1558 [24AP]

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

———prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 2340), H4353 [19JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H2679 [23MY] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]

———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 1683), H1860 [2MY]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H741 [7MR]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H4428 [23JY]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 1366), H2281 [16MY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H3204 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H3204 [14JN]

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), H1557 [24AP]

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 for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 674), H396 [14FE]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3807 [28JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H5488 [10SE]

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H741 [7MR]

———eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for Federal aid programs (see H.R. 2258), H3357 [20JN]

———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), H3863 [10JY]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 1195), H1605 [25AP]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 964), H3863 [10JY]

———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]

Immigration and Nationality Act: revise various provisions (see H.R. 500), H877 [13MR]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 13, 15), H111 [30JA]

———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]

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), H832 [12MR]

———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 675), H396 [14FE]

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

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H1116 [22MR]

———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]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1809), H2141 [10MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H253 [8FE]

International Women's Day: observance (see H. Res. 86), H827 [8MR]

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), H2334 [17MY]

James C. Corman Federal Building, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 621), H393 [14FE]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4540 [24JY]

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

Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (see H. Con. Res. 77), H3807 [28JN]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see H.R. 2320), H3618 [26JN]

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

———ensure ability to effectively investigate and prosecute illegal gun sales and protect the privacy of the American people (see H.R. 2778), H5407 [5SE]

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H4725 [26JY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 1887), H4353 [19JY]

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

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), H4010 [12JY]

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), H1717 [1MY]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 2677), H10055 [12DE]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H10067 [13DE]

———permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 2701), H5125 [1AU]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1013 [20MR]

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H441 [27FE]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H4378 [20JY]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H4541 [24JY]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H4352 [19JY]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H4352 [19JY]

———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), H4353 [19JY]

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 481), H1116 [22MR]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H7852 [6NO]

———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3267), H10355 [18DE]

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

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 3318), H8732 [29NO]

———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]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H3803 [28JN]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H412 [26FE]

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), H4780 [27JY]

———prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 2039), H2848 [25MY]

———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]

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

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideas (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1660 [26AP]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 36), H400 [14FE]

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), H2849 [25MY]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H1295 [28MR]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H3863 [10JY]

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), H7217 [23OC]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H1717 [1MY]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H4949 [31JY]

New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1606 [25AP]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 348), H877 [13MR]

NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H1859 [2MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, tariff, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 2661), H4724 [26JY]

Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 17), H28 [3JA]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H1664 [27AP]

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

Peru: congratulate President-elect Alejandro Toledo on his election, congratulate the people for the return of democracy, and express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 181), H3712 [27JN]

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

Pipelines: inclusion of Armenia in all oil and gas pipeline routes built in the South Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 162), H4217 [18JY]

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

Population: encourage the U.S. to develop, promote, and implement policies to slow global population growth by voluntary means (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1012 [20MR]

Postal Service: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7853 [6NO]

———waive postage for donations mailed to the White House for ``America's Fund for Afghan Children'' (see H.R. 3115), H7529 [30OC]

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

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]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 2166), H4429 [23JY]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H8248 [15NO]

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 242), H7719 [1NO]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1558 [24AP]

Ripken, Cal, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 247), H6137 [2OC]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2815), H5337 [2AU]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 970), H827 [8MR]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: conduct special resources study on the suitability and feasibility of inclusion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor (see H.R. 2715), H6781 [12OC]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H5406 [5SE]

Ships and vessels: stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (see H.R. 2901), H8181 [14NO]

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), H2281 [16MY]

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

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

———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 128), H1716 [1MY]

———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 3325), H8337 [16NO]

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3328), H8337 [16NO]

———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), H2142 [10MY]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 560), H508 [28FE]

———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 3326), H8337 [16NO]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 3327), H8337 [16NO]

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

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

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 931), H740 [7MR] (see H.R. 2052), H2888 [5JN]

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

———allow refundable credit for rent in excess of certain amount of income (see H.R. 2338), H3864 [10JY]

———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), H8732 [29NO]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H4352 [19JY]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H6380 [4OC]

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1186), H1113 [22MR]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1489 [4AP]

———extend exclusion from an employee's gross income for employer-provided health coverage of the employee's spouse to coverage provided to the employee's domestic partner (see H.R. 2837), H5705 [14SE]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H2281 [16MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2022 [8MY]

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

———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), H3960 [11JY]

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

———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H397 [14FE]

———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 damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H1489 [4AP]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 678), H444 [27FE]

———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2550), H4215 [18JY]

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 the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8421 [27NO]

———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), H8249 [15NO]

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

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 97), H2999 [7JN]

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H825 [8MR]

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

Velasquez, William C.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 212), H5972 [24SE]

Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans and circumstances deemed to have been radiation-risk activities (see H.R. 1957), H2678 [23MY]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 442), H2848 [25MY]

———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), H2712 [24MY]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H2712 [24MY]

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

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H4352 [19JY]

Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3193), H8339 [16NO]

Voting: 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]

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

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 2670), H4779 [27JY]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H444 [27FE]

———require U.S. activities in Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries relative to post-conflict peace, reconstruction, and relief comply with basic human rights (see H.R. 3342), H10355 [18DE]

``Women in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 66), H955 [15MR]

Wood: require warning labels on arsenic-treated wood to prohibit the use in playground equipment (see H.R. 2727), H5333 [2AU]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1425), H5406 [5SE]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 619), H393 [14FE]

———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

Bonds, Barry: tribute (see H. Res. 266), H6919 [16OC]

James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco, CA: designate (see H.R. 2804), H5337 [2AU]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H2888 [5JN]

Taxation: provide credit for medical research relative to developing vaccines against widespread diseases and assure such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 1504), H1497 [4AP]

Remarks

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (H. Con. Res. 145), H3118 [13JN]

———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (S. 1573), H8348 [27NO]

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 643), H3015 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3878, H3879 [11JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3310, H3312, H3314, H3315 [20JN]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), consideration (H. Res. 171), H3286 [20JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, 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), H5661 [14SE]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, E1751 [28SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1519 [24AP]

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, H3393 [21JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E985 [26MY]

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

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

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, E2156 [28NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), H5888 [21SE]

Black History Month: observance, H379 [14FE]

Bonds, Barry: tribute (H. Res. 266), H7371 [30OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H769, H785 [8MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1264 [28MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 136), H2031 [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), H4306 [19JY]

———use of organs from executed prisoners, H4187 [18JY]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (H.R. 428), H1505 [24AP]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (H. Res. 97), H3025 [12JN]

CIA: assume total cost of personal liability insurance for counterterrorism employees, H6406 [5OC]

Climate: global warming, E413 [21MR]

Colombia: drug interdiction assistance, H4343 [19JY]

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), consideration (H. Res. 196), H4228 [19JY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1646 [26AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), E1751 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8504 [28NO]

Dept. of HUD: homeless prevention programs funding through reductions in home ownership downpayment assistance and administrative expenses, H4713 [26JY]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H688 [7MR]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2195 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3372, H3393 [21JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3564 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4183, H4187, H4190 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6634, H6648, H6674 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, H10437 [19DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), motion to instruct conferees, H7918 [8NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4701, H4713 [26JY], H4832, H4833 [30JY]

Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H2865, H2883 [5JN]

———Global AIDS Trust Fund funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding and the Foreign Military Financing Program, H4462 [24JY]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries, H1002 [20MR]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (H.R. 2069), H9096 [11DE]

———international tuberculosis control and Child Survival and Maternal Health Account funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4468 [24JY]

———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (H. Res. 67), H968 [20MR]

———State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs funding through reductions in other AIDS-related services funding, H6648 [11OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H5991 [25SE]

———prohibit extension of benefits to domestic partners, H5991 [25SE]

Drugs: prohibit funding to prevent certain States from implementing laws allowing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H4190 [18JY]

Earth Day: observance, E618 [24AP]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2308 [17MY]

———funding, H7918 [8NO]

———reductions in school class size, H2308 [17MY]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, H2308 [17MY]

El Salvador: disaster relief funding, H4343 [19JY], H4488, H4489, H4491 [24JY]

———express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 41), H973 [20MR]

Elections: ensure the votes of all eligible citizens are counted, H16 [3JA], H379 [14FE]

Electric power: stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (H.R. 1468), H2840 [25MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3657 [27JN]

EPA: pesticide registration and assessment funding, H4832, H4833 [30JY]

Faith and Politics Institute: tribute, H1057 [21MR]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7268 [24OC]

FERC: impose cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market, H3310, H3312, H3314, H3315 [20JN], H5145 [1AU]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3085 [13JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2195 [16MY]

———Microenterprise Loans for the Poor Program funding, H4487 [24JY]

———reduce burden of hunger for families impacted by HIV/AIDS through agricultural improvements, maternal and child health programs, and food commodities, H3878, H3879 [11JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4343 [19JY], H4462, H4468, H4487, H4488, H4489, H4491 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), conference report, H10456 [19DE]

Foreign policy: modify authorities relative to interdiction of aircraft engaged in drug trafficking, H6393 [5OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H981 [20MR]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: anniversary, E643 [26AP]

Hambrecht, William R.: Bay Area Business Hall of Fame inductee, E1384 [20JY]

Hormel, James C.: ACLU On the Frontline Award recipient, E1385 [20JY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H8740, H8741 [30NO]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H16 [3JA]

Houston, TX: tribute to recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Allison (H. Res. 166), H3533 [26JN]

Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), H2361 [21MY]

———prohibit funding for processing applications by aliens who participate in or otherwise support the harvesting, transplantation, or trafficking of organs of executed prisoners, H4187 [18JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), H6386, H6393, H6395, H6398, H6401, H6402, H6404, H6405, H6406 [5OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), conference report, H9248, H9253 [12DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), consideration (H. Res. 252), H6385 [5OC]

———enhance intelligence and intelligence-related activities in the prevention of terrorism, H6386, H6393, H6395 [5OC]

Internet Appreciation Day: observance, E457 [27MR]

James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco, CA: designate (H.R. 2804), E1555 [3AU]

Languages: prohibit funding to implement Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency, H6674 [11OC]

Lester, Howard and Mary: Delancey Street Foundation honorees, E988 [26MY]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (H.R. 2063), H2865 [5JN]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, H3564 [26JN]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2923 [6JN]

National Commission on Terrorism: implement recommendations, H6405 [5OC]

National security: establish a commission to assess the performance of Federal agencies responsible for preparedness and prevention of terrorism and clarify membership eligibility and authorities, H6398, H6401, H6402 [5OC]

———include border security evaluations as a responsibility of the commission to assess the performance of Federal agencies responsible for preparedness and prevention of terrorism, H6404 [5OC]

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, H4183 [18JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 188), H3986 [12JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5145, H5168 [1AU]

———national energy policy, E413 [21MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), H10493 [19DE]

Religion: support for faith-based initiative relative to exemption for Government-funded religious charities from State and local hiring discrimination laws, H4228 [19JY]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of St. Patrick's Church, E1028 [6JN]

———restoration of Crissy Field, E614 [24AP]

Sandler, Herbert and Marion: Bay Area Business Hall of Fame inductees, E1386 [20JY]

Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4941 [31JY]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4941 [31JY]

Selma, AL: anniversary of march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, H1057 [21MR]

Selvin, Lowell: Congregation Kol Ami of Los Angeles, CA, Shomer Tzedek (Guardian of Justice) Award recipient, E640 [26AP]

Sklar, Richard and Barbara: Delancey Street Foundation honorees, E987 [26MY]

Spann, Johnny M. (Mike): tribute (H. Con. Res. 281), H9149, H9151, H9152 [11DE]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), H3106 [13JN]

Taxation: expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 1076), H3080 [13JN]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1452 [4AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7255, H7268 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10857, H10858 [19DE]

———rates (H.R. 3), H769, H785 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), H2222 [16MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H2840 [25MY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1321 [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), H5496, H5529 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5888 [21SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8504 [28NO]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2888), H5624 [14SE]

———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 (H. Con. Res. 232), E2263 [12DE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5529 [11SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9005 [6DE]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans, H4701 [26JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4426 [23JY]

Special order: granted, H102 [30JA], H389 [14FE], H2885 [5JN]

Tributes

Bakar, Barbara Bass, E12 [3JA]

Bechtle, Nancy H., E2162 [28NO]

Boland, Edward P., H8235, H8236 [15NO]

Bonior, Representative, H10939, H10940, H10944 [20DE]

Bracker, David O., E376 [15MR]

Bridges, Harry R., E1460 [27JY]

Burton, Robert E., E724 [3MY]

Cahill, Thomas, E1051 [7JN]

Leonoudakis, Stephen C., E423 [22MR]

Magowan, Doris Merrill, E688 [1MY]

Mazzola, Larry, E330 [8MR]

Mosk, Stanley, H3927 [11JY], E1305 [11JY]

Pacurar, Michael (Rick), E96 [1FE]

Pennestri, Gina, E428 [22MR]

Robertson, Clarene Lincoln, E2367 [20DE]

Spann, Johnny M. (Mike), H9250, H9253 [12DE]