OTTER, C.L. ``BUTCH'' (a Representative from Idaho)

Addresses

Kootenai County, ID, Veterans Memorial Wall Dedication: Ronald D. Rankin, E2251 [11DE]

Amendments

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3075 [12JN], H3089 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: authorize State committees appointed to carry out agricultural credit programs to permit the emergency commercial use of land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 3438), H9077 [6DE]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 1956), H2678 [23MY]

Armed Forces: provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H1060 [21MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H1060 [21MR]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3150), H7127 [17OC]

———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3007), H6259 [3OC]

———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (see H.R. 2896), H6919 [16OC]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 256), H412 [26FE]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1811), H3203 [14JN]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H7723 [5NO]

Cargo transportation: require inspection of all cargo on commercial trucks and vessels entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2960), H6055 [25SE]

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

China, People's Republic of: withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1467), H1558 [24AP]

———withdraw normal trade relations status, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1467), H1718 [1MY]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 190), H650 [6MR]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H9240 [11DE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 175), H254 [8FE]

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), H8949 [5DE]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 1203), H1411 [3AP]

Craters of the Moon National Monument: ensure access to hunters and continue the applicability of the Taylor Grazing Act to the disposition of grazing fees arising from the use of such lands (see H.R. 601), H1013 [20MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: amend to increase specified contract amounts (see H.R. 2094), H4725 [26JY]

———waive requirements relative to contracts for school and library construction and repair (see H.R. 331), H2022 [8MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 98), H3067 [12JN]

———expand the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program by making loans available to assist producers in providing storage for hay (see H.R. 3499), H10066 [13DE]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H2846 [25MY]

Dept. of Energy: University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding (see H.R. 2126), H3066 [12JN]

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

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

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see H.R. 1462), H1485 (see H.R. 1462), H1495 [4AP]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 1008), H876 [13MR]

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

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H2022 [8MY]

Ecology and environment: establish a grassland reserve restoration and conservation program (see H.R. 1689), H1860 [2MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2212), H6137 [2OC] (see H.R. 2316), H5456 [6SE]

———provide retroactive implementation and repeal sunset on individual income tax rate reductions (see H.R. 3050), H8181 [14NO]

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

Education: reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (see H.R. 692), H3203 [14JN]

Endangered Species Act: reform Federal land management activities relative to conservation (see H.R. 1403), H2890 [5JN]

———reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal penalties (see H.R. 1404), H2890 [5JN]

———reform regulatory process (see H.R. 1402), H2890 [5JN]

EPA: provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 1431), H1483 (see H.R. 1431), H1493 [4AP]

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

Federal Power Act: require guaranteed payment whenever any electric energy supplier is required to sell electric energy to a purchaser under the emergency authority (see H.R. 971), H959 [19MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 1474), H1486 (see H.R. 1474), H1495 [4AP]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 1832), H3806 [28JN]

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), H9240 [11DE]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H827 [8MR]

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

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H3961 [11JY]

———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 1455), H1926 [3MY]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H1013 [20MR]

Floods: ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such changes (see H.R. 2091), H2956 [6JN]

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), H4949 [31JY]

Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3149 [13JN]

4-H Youth Development Program: centennial (see H. Res. 112), H1718 [1MY]

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H1013 [20MR]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2055), H3466 [21JN]

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 105), H741 [7MR]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN]

House Rules: prohibit the inclusion in any legislation of any provision which makes a decrease in Federal income taxes contingent upon another event or circumstance (see H. Res. 123), H1605 [25AP]

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

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1554 [24AP]

International Criminal Court Treaty: intentions relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1861 [2MY]

Interstate commerce: renewal of interstate economic protectionism (see H. Res. 230), H5339 [2AU]

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

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 598), H2184 [15MY]

———relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 30), H324 [13FE]

Klamath Basin: compensation of persons who were economically harmed as a result of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 2389), H4863 [30JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: provide greater protection of private property rights (see H.R. 1592), H1604 [25AP]

Land use: establish that public lands be used for public utility infrastructure before private lands are condemned for such purpose (see H.R. 2101), H3466 [21JN]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H3619 [26JN]

Medicare: adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (see H.R. 1375), H1925 [3MY]

———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), H1660 [26AP]

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

Minimum wage: provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 1441), H1605 [25AP]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2114), H2997 [7JN]

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

National Health Service Corps: include tertiary-care nurses (see H.R. 2594), H8732 [29NO]

Native Americans: protect tribes from coerced labor agreements (see H.R. 103), H4352 [19JY]

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the U.S. electricity supply (see H.R. 1679), H3358 [20JN]

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

Political campaigns: increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 2252), H3357 [20JN]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H1925 [3MY]

———prohibit awarding of bonuses for managerial personnel in any year in which operational deficits are anticipated or postal rate increases are requested (see H. Res. 144), H4725 [26JY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H254 [8FE]

———provide secure energy supplies (see H.R. 2436), H3861 [10JY]

Public lands: establish terms and conditions for use of certain Federal lands by outfitters and facilitate public opportunities for the recreational use and enjoyment of such lands (see H.R. 2386), H3803 [28JN]

Public welfare programs: authorize State use of funds provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to support infant safe haven programs (see H.R. 2018), H4378 [20JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1296 [28MR]

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

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H1410 [3AP]

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (see H. Con. Res. 248), H6780 [12OC]

Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 3478), H10065 [13DE]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see H.R. 1088), H1661 [26AP]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (see H.R. 327), H955 [15MR]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H5455 [6SE]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 930), H740 [7MR]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H3619 [26JN]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H252 [8FE]

States: authorize prohibition or imposition of certain limitations on the receipt of foreign municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1927), H4863 [30JY]

———permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H3960 [11JY]

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

———allow a tax credit for incremental hydropower for additional generating capacity and increased efficiency at existing at FERC-licensed dams (see H.R. 1677), H2083 [9MY]

———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H1488 [4AP]

———allow businesses to expense qualified security devices (see H.R. 2970), H6919 [16OC]

———allow certain small businesses to defer payment of tax (see H.R. 3062), H10067 [13DE]

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

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H5406 [5SE]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H3465 [21JN]

———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), H2334 [17MY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty relative to income limits for Individual Retirement Account deductions (see H.R. 1611), H2142 [10MY]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H832 [12MR]

———expand child tax credit (see H.R. 539), H444 [27FE]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 869), H1121 [26MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H4352 [19JY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 154), H623 [1MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H827 [8MR]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H223 [7FE]

———increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 676), H955 [15MR]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H3466 [21JN]

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

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H6137 [2OC]

———provide a credit to public elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses (see H.R. 1477), H2185 [15MY]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H441 [27FE]

———provide for an election for special tax treatment of certain S corporation conversions (see H.R. 2337), H5406 [5SE]

———provide incentives for health coverage for the uninsured (see H.R. 1181), H1113 [22MR]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H254 [8FE]

———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H325 [13FE]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 1754), H2998 [7JN]

———rates (see H.R. 1018), H927 [14MR]

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

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 437), H1013 [20MR] (see H.R. 871), H929 [14MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H224 [7FE]

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H400 [14FE]

———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (see H.R. 804), H2184 [15MY]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H2142 [10MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H400 [14FE]

———temporarily reduce capital gains rates (see H.R. 2293), H6056 [25SE]

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

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns (see H.R. 191), H224 [7FE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H929 [14MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H5616 [13SE]

———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1711), H3619 [26JN]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H3806 [28JN]

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

———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see H.R. 991), H875 [13MR]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 1599), H2023 [8MY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H325 [13FE]

———treatment of timber sales by landowners (see H.R. 1341), H5406 [5SE]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 496), H877 [13MR]

Terrorism: tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see H. Con. Res. 233), H6057 [25SE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2022 [8MY]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H9082 [10DE]

———prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 159), H400 [14FE]

———require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop an electronic voting plan for such voters (see H.R. 311), H254 [8FE]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see H.R. 705), H397 [14FE]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for any program that restricts the use of any privately owned water source (see H.R. 937), H1116 [22MR]

———State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 1156), H1060 [21MR]

Wetlands: impose limitations on wetlands mitigation activities carried out through the condemnation of private property (see H.R. 2719), H6137 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 1363), H1408 [3AP]

———increase the Government's share of development project costs at certain qualifying airports (see H.R. 3546), H10909 [19DE]

Endangered Species Act: vest in the Dept. of the Interior functions relative to certain migratory fish (see H.R. 2409), H3804 [28JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require plaintiffs to file certain bonds when bringing citizen suits (see H.R. 2798), H5336 [2AU]

James A. McClure Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Boise, ID: designate (see H.R. 2972), H6066 [28SE]

Terrorism: encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H7959 [8NO]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H7721 [5NO], H9083 [11DE]

Essays

America's Heroes: Philip Aldridge, E2244 [10DE]

Letters

Congressional disapproval of Dept. of Labor ergonomic regulations: Jay Hawkins, Micron Technology, Inc., H703 [7MR]

———Rick D. Keller, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, H703 [7MR]

Lists

Federal law enforcement agencies, H6762 [12OC]

Petitions and memorials

Idaho Republican Party: national energy policy, E1761 [2OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7721 [5NO]

Remarks

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), H5657 [14SE]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (H.R. 1363), E513 [3AP]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), E1716 [25SE]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1251 [28MR]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 1831), H2353 [21MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions, H4600 [25JY]

Customs Service: civil liability of inspectors relative to alleged use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals, H8970 [6DE]

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H8970 [6DE]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H703 [7MR]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), E840 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior: hardrock mining regulations, H3429 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3413, H3415, H3429 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4600 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3592 [26JN]

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

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2591 [23MY]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H2591 [23MY]

Elwood Haynes `Bud' Hillis Post Office Building, Kokomo, IN: designate (H.R. 2043), H2856, H2857 [5JN]

Endangered Species Act: vest in the Dept. of the Interior functions relative to certain migratory fish (H.R. 2409), E1267 [29JN]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require plaintiffs to file certain bonds when bringing citizen suits (H.R. 2798), E1549 [3AU]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3088, H3089 [13JN]

———support goals, objectives, and recommendations of Governors of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington relative to efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H3089 [13JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), E1459 [27JY]

4-H Youth Development Program: centennial (H. Res. 112), H1690 [1MY]

Freeman, Ed W.: Medal of Honor recipient, E1337 [16JY]

G. Elliot Hagan Post Office Building, Sylvania, GA: designate (H.R. 1183), H2857, H2858 [5JN]

Idaho: effects of certain Executive Orders on lumber mills, E185 [14FE]

———tribute to Girl Scouts Women of Today and Tomorrow honorees, E475 [28MR]

———tribute to Idaho Aviation Education program, E1404 [24JY]

Law enforcement officers: honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (H. Res. 116), H2161, H2162, H2163 [15MY]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, H3592 [26JN]

National monuments: prohibit new oil, gas, and coal leasing, H3415 [21JN]

Payette National Forest: Thunder Mountain land acquisition, H3413 [21JN]

Point of order, H3585 [26JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, E1761 [2OC]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 7), H173 [6FE]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), H938, H940 [15MR]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), H262 [13FE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 41), H1581 [25AP]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1442 [4AP]

———rates (H.R. 3), H786 [8MR]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1315 [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), E1643 [13SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6762 [12OC]

———encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (H. Res. 284), H8323 [16NO]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8820 [4DE]

Votes: position on missed, H459 [28FE], H7941 [8NO], E1026 [6JN]

World Trade Organization: preserve ability of the U.S. to rigorously enforce its trade laws and ensure that U.S. exports are not subject to abusive use of trade laws by other countries (H. Con. Res. 262), H7751 [6NO]

Tributes

Aldridge, Philip, E2244 [10DE]

Buell, Jack, E627 [25AP]

Rankin, Ronald D., E2251 [11DE]

Walker, Dave, E924 [24MY]