MILLENDER-McDONALD, JUANITA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4115 [17JY], H4219 [18JY], H4345 [19JY]

Articles and editorials

In Talks on Afghan Future, Women Aren't Present, Keith B. Richburg, Washington (DC) Post, H8554 [28NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1408 [3AP] (see H.R. 2866), H5592 [11SE]

Afghanistan: provide assistance for relief and reconstruction (see H.R. 3427), H9077 [6DE]

———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (see H.R. 3330), H8337 [16NO]

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

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H10067 [13DE]

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

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA]

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 244), H929 [14MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]

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

———permit carriers to meet and discuss their schedules in order to reduce flight delays (see H.R. 1407), H1482 (see H.R. 1407), H1492 [4AP]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6380 [4OC] (see H.R. 2955), H6055 [25SE]

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]

``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 43), H442 [27FE]

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]

California: implement program to increase water yield and environmental benefits, improve water system reliability, quality, use efficiency, watershed management, water transfers, and levee protection (see H.R. 1985), H2709 [24MY]

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), H878 [13MR]

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]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 250), H7128 [17OC]

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

Census: funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad (see H.R. 680), H396 [14FE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 105), H1295 [28MR]

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), H4724 [26JY]

———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H4541 [24JY]

———give highest priority to providing assistance, services, and benefits to children who lost parents or guardians in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 228), H5704 [14SE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1429), H1605 [25AP]

———improve access to books (see H.R. 116), H4780 [27JY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H3466 [21JN]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 2198), H3202 [14JN]

———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H10967 [20DE]

———provide grants to State child welfare systems and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 1371), H1558 [24AP]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H1557 [24AP]

China, People's Republic of: 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), H3520 [25JN]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1191 [27MR]

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H1295 [28MR]

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

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

Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1606), H1658 [26AP]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H3261 [19JN]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H1190 [27MR]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 1323), H2082 [9MY]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7853 [6NO]

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), H7718 [1NO]

Congressional Trade Office: establish (see H.R. 3422), H10067 [13DE]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2454), H5340 [2AU]

Consumers: requirements on credit card issuers relative to mailing of monthly statements (see H.R. 296), H110 [30JA]

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

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

Correctional institutions: authorize use of Federal inmate labor by private companies to produce items that would otherwise be produced by foreign labor (see H.R. 1535), H2023 [8MY]

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

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 429), H325 [13FE]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H325 [13FE]

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]

Darley, Felix O.C.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 216), H7853 [6NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 2653), H4723 [26JY]

Dept. of Commerce: provide grants for digital network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 1034), H3619 [26JN]

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

Dept. of Education: make additional grants under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (see H.R. 419), H254 [8FE]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2283), H3464 [21JN]

———provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3163), H7852 [6NO]

Dept. of Energy: establish the High Performance Schools Program (see H.R. 1129), H1661 [26AP]

———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), H167 [31JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H2082 [9MY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds in California (see H.R. 2534), H4217 [18JY]

———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 Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H877 [13MR]

———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 336), H877 [13MR]

———limit amount of time veterans must wait to get a doctor's appointment at veterans clinics (see H.R. 435), H877 [13MR]

Developing countries: prohibit revocation or revision of any intellectual property or competition law or policy in any country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1185), H1113 [22MR]

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), H112 [30JA]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1346 [29MR]

———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), H1191 [27MR] (see H.R. 2069), H4009 [12JY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H1861 [2MY]

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

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H5704 [14SE]

Education: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1536), H2023 [8MY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 100, 101), H443 [27FE]

———establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs (see H.R. 1476), H2185 [15MY]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 489), H929 [14MR]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 228), H2082 [9MY]

———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 grants to establish programs that benefit the educational, health, social service, cultural, and recreational needs of cities and rural and disadvantaged suburban communities (see H.R. 756), H929 [14MR]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies to pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their classroom teaching (see H.R. 1119), H1661 [26AP]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 46), H6137 [2OC]

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

———require States to equalize education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H1558 [24AP]

———strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their children (see H.R. 972), H2023 [8MY]

Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs: funding (see H.R. 1395), H3260 [19JN]

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

Employment: limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 1289), H1717 [1MY]

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

———provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 2489), H4008 [12JY]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H2142 [10MY]

EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (see H.R. 3178), H10355 [18DE]

———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), H1490 [4AP]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 94), H2185 [15MY]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1345 [29MR]

Families and domestic relations: community-based family resource and support grants appropriations (see H.R. 1391), H3260 [19JN]

———importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 167), H3202 [14JN]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see H.R. 1471), H2185 [15MY]

———provide grants to States to encourage media campaigns to promote responsible fatherhood skills (see H.R. 1300), H1344 [29MR]

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. 1097), H6260 [3OC]

Federal employees: increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H2082 [9MY]

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

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

FERC: order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential electricity rates and establish a cap on rates in the Western System Coordinating Council (see H.R. 268), H109 [30JA]

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

Firearms: allow States to develop or expand instant gun checks, establish tax credits for safe storage devices, promote use of child safety locks, and prevent children from injuring themselves and others (see H.R. 1397), H3260 [19JN]

———application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 1112), H1011 [20MR]

———encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 1396), H3260 [19JN]

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

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

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

Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 3358), H8563 [28NO]

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

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H9239 [11DE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H1925 [3MY]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H8249 [15NO]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H7910 [7NO]

———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), H1606 [25AP]

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]

Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H399 [14FE]

Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H2082 [9MY]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1389), H3068 [12JN]

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

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 1033), H928 [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), H1189 [27MR]

———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 2743), H5334 [2AU]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H878 [13MR]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 1366), H1718 [1MY]

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

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

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

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 623), H955 [15MR]

———improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H825 [8MR]

Housing: ensure that communities receiving community development block grants use such funds to benefit low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 1191), H1114 [22MR]

———provide for a study on the proximity of federally assisted housing to hazardous waste sites (see H.R. 1585), H3519 [25JN]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3712 [27JN]

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

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H929 [14MR]

Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1392), H3260 [19JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 659), H828 [8MR] (see H.R. 737), H1557 [24AP]

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

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H1498 [4AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H4634 [25JY]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H2023 [8MY]

———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), H1717 [1MY]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 580), H2022 [8MY]

———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), H2022 [8MY]

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: establish trust fund to address long-term food production and rural development needs in Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics (see H.R. 3566), H10964 [20DE]

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

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see H.R. 2160), H5456 [6SE]

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), H1660 [26AP]

———provide retiree health care by allowing steel companies a partial refund of net operating loss carryforwards (see H.R. 3059), H6781 [12OC]

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

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: juvenile crime prevention funding (see H.R. 1393), H3260 [19JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1191 [27MR]

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]

———establish national prerelease warrant check system (see H.R. 362), H1013 [20MR]

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1007), H876 [13MR]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1661 [26AP]

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), H1718 [1MY]

———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]

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

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2281 [16MY]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services (see H.R. 1328), H1558 [24AP]

———provide incentive payments for multi-year contracts entered into by Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 274), H4863 [30JY]

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

———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 758), H929 [14MR]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 3602), H10965 [20DE]

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

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H2711 [24MY]

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), H3260 [19JN]

National Advisory Commission on Federal Election Standards: establish (see H.R. 430), H219 [7FE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H8248 [15NO]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 663), H2281 [16MY]

National Children's Memorial Flag Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1660 [26AP]

———support (see H. Con. Res. 98), H1558 [24AP]

National Coast Guard Museum: establish (see H.R. 850), H623 [1MR]

National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish (see H.R. 537), H2022 [8MY]

National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see H.R. 1394), H3260 [19JN]

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), H3203 [14JN]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H955 [15MR]

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]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H8181 [14NO]

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

———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 166), H4114 [17JY]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H4863 [30JY]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 348), H650 [6MR]

NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H3151 [13JN]

NSF: establish a research program to quantify the relationship between the physical characteristics of elementary and secondary school buildings and student academic achievement in those schools (see H.R. 1130), H1661 [26AP]

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

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 287), H10055 [12DE]

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

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), H741 [7MR]

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: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H8338 [16NO]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6136 [2OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1664 [27AP]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 280), H8732 [29NO]

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

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see H.R. 3429), H9077 [6DE]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3011), H6259 [3OC] (see H.R. 3308), H8339 [16NO]

———conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 1035), H4949 [31JY]

———establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see H.R. 203), H6137 [2OC]

Schools: authorize grants and expand tax incentives to States for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 771), H1190 [27MR]

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

Senior citizens: recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 13), H2023 [8MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H1923 [3MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H3960 [11JY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H741 [7MR]

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H5488 [10SE]

States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1907), H2333 [17MY]

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

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H4541 [24JY]

———clarify the definition of contribution in aid of construction (see H.R. 582), H1557 [24AP]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H2679 [23MY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H7718 [1NO]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H6057 [25SE]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 102), H443 [27FE]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1557 [24AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H325 [13FE]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H1295 [28MR]

———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]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1819), H2141 [10MY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H2387 [21MY]

———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 921), H2023 [8MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H2022 [8MY]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 2354), H6137 [2OC]

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), H8343 [19NO]

———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]

Time: permit States in the Pacific time zone to temporarily adjust the standard time relative to the energy crisis (see H.R. 704), H397 [14FE]

Tobacco products: prohibit importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 1454), H2083 [9MY]

Treaties and agreements: implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (see H.R. 1484), H1926 [3MY]

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), H1605 [25AP]

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 211, 212), H4780 [27JY]

U.S. Commission on Election Law Reform: establish (see H.R. 49), H2890 [5JN]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H877 [13MR]

Unemployment: expand coverage options for unemployed workers to receive and pay for COBRA health insurance benefits and provide for a program of enhanced unemployment coverage (see H.R. 3471), H10910 [19DE]

Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 994), H1061 [21MR]

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

Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 134), H877 [13MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H7852 [6NO]

———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), H166 [31JA]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H4634 [25JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H929 [14MR]

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

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

———establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 50), H254 [8FE]

———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]

Weihenmayer, Erik: tribute for being first blind person to climb Mount Everest and recognition of abilities and potential of disabled individuals (see H. Con. Res. 150), H2888 [5JN]

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]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 285), H741 [7MR]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 98), H5929 [21SE]

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

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1425), H1483 (see H.R. 1425), H1493 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afghanistan: provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (see H.R. 3304), H8248 [15NO]

Business and industry: allow a grace period for payment of bills by consumers whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3251), H7909 [7NO]

Dept. of Education: conduct a study of the dropout rate of Native Americans and students who reside in American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam (see H.R. 2262), H3357 [20JN]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct assessment of terrorist-related threats to all forms of public transportation (see H.R. 3035), H6379 [4OC]

Diseases: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 684), H397 [14FE]

———encourage continued research and education into fibroid cancer (see H. Con. Res. 165), H3259 [19JN]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H3259 [19JN] (see H.R. 2790), H5336 [2AU]

———make authority permanent for issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2317), H3618 [26JN]

EEOC: require report on use of the Fair Labor Standards Act by public and private sector employers to foster or exacerbate pay inequity (see H.R. 1495), H1497 [4AP]

Federal agencies and departments: direct the heads of each executive agency to conduct a study on the improvement of employment readiness (see H.R. 2403), H3804 [28JN]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 233), H64 [6JA]

Health: carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 2288), H3465 [21JN]

Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see H. Res. 55), H412 [26FE]

Lynwood, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 227), H5338 [2AU]

———anniversary of chamber of commerce (see H. Res. 228), H5338 [2AU]

Medicaid: allow States to expand coverage to uninsured, poor adults (see H.R. 2789), H5336 [2AU]

NIH: conduct or support research using certain human pluripotent stem cells (see H.R. 2838), H5405 [5SE]

Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations (see H.R. 2839), H5405 [5SE]

Veterans: verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H. Res. 229), H5338 [2AU]

Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H1012 [20MR]

Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H1012 [20MR]

Letters

Mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention funding: Robert M. Lester, AID, E1392 [20JY]

Remarks

Afghanistan: ensure participation of women from all ethnic groups in the economic and political reconstruction, H8163 [14NO], H8554 [28NO], H8893 [5DE]

———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children, H8163 [14NO]

———treatment of women and girls by the Taliban regime, H6892, H6896 [16OC], H7585, H7587, H7588, H7589, H7590 [31OC], H7894 [7NO], H8163 [14NO]

American Heart Month: observance, H351 [14FE]

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), H5662 [14SE]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H6024 [25SE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7638 [1NO], H7779 [6NO], H7889, H7890 [7NO], H8231 [15NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7638 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 274), H7622 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), H7889, H7890 [7NO], H8231 [15NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to instruct conferees, H7779 [6NO]

———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 (H.R. 2955), H6111 [2OC]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7287, H7288 [24OC]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H2072, H2074, H2077, H2078, H2079 [9MY]

Children and youth: give highest priority to providing assistance, services, and benefits to children who lost parents or guardians in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 228), H7407, H7408, H7409 [30OC], H7889 [7NO]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (H. Res. 97), E1161 [20JN]

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), H4261 [19JY]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 2454), H6828 [16OC]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1617 [26AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H2072, H2074, H2077, H2078, H2079 [9MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H6024 [25SE]

Dept. of HUD: Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding through reductions in HOME Investment Partnerships Program and home ownership downpayment assistance, H4741 [27JY]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H686 [7MR]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2198 [16MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4702 [26JY], H4741, H4751, H4755 [27JY], H4823, H4841 [30JY]

Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H2884 [5JN]

———assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (H.R. 684), H1850 [2MY]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic, H1850 [2MY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 2725), H7288 [24OC]

———Global AIDS Trust Fund funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding and the Foreign Military Financing Program, H4463 [24JY]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries, H1002 [20MR], H1850, H1851 [2MY]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (H.R. 2069), E2273 [13DE]

———increased support and funding to combat diabetes, H2271 [16MY]

Dress for Success (organization): tribute, E400 [20MR]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H2072, H2074 [9MY]

Education: funding, H2072 [9MY]

———national policy to improve system, H2074 [9MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 28), H183 [6FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3653 [27JN]

EPA: Office of Compliance and Enforcement funding, H4755 [27JY]

———prohibit use of funds to delay implementation of revised drinking water standards for arsenic, H4751 [27JY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 94), H1393 [3AP]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7889 [7NO]

FEMA: establish a minority emergency preparedness demonstration program, H4841 [30JY]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (H.R. 233), E732 [4MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2198 [16MY]

———mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention funding, H4345 [19JY], E1392 [20JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4345 [19JY], H4463 [24JY], E1392 [20JY]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (H. Con. Res. 31), H670 [7MR]

———guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages, H5274 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5274 [2AU]

Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (H. Res. 55), H423 [27FE]

Homeland Security Task Force: convene, H7283 [24OC]

———ensure bioterrorism preparedness of State and local governments, H7283 [24OC]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (H.R. 2716), E2283 [13DE]

House of Representatives: visit by African women delegation, H5446 [6SE]

International Women's Day: observance (H. Res. 86), H814 [8MR]

Los Angeles, CA: Harbor/South Bay Water Recycling Project funding, H3653 [27JN]

Minorities: impact of economy on minority communities, H8914 [5DE]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, E732 [4MY]

NSF: minority colleges and universities education grants funding, H4823 [30JY]

Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment (H.R. 2839), H7391 [30OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), E1560 [3AU]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (H.R. 2998), H7585, H7587, H7588, H7589, H7590 [31OC], E2029 [7NO]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H9330, H9331 [12DE]

———commission recommendation on investment of trust funds in private financial markets, H9330, H9332 [12DE]

Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1454 [4AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7889, H7890 [7NO], H8914 [5DE]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1322 [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), H5569 [11SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), H6715 [12OC]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5569 [11SE]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans, H4702 [26JY]

Votes: correction, H9263 [12DE]

———position on missed, H1694 [1MY], H4196, H4197, H4198 [18JY], H5962 [24SE], H6235, H6236 [3OC], H6342 [4OC], H8261 [16NO], E1493 [1AU]

———reason for absence, E1000, E1002 [5JN]

Women: domestic violence assistance programs, H7894 [7NO]

———health, education, and quality of life issues for women and their families, H5375 [5SE]

———provide health care and reform insurance procedures for low-income women, H909 [14MR]

``Women in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (H. Con. Res. 66), H1382 [3AP]

Women's History Month: observance, H714 [7MR], H909 [14MR]

World AIDS Day: observance, H8633 [29NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1009 [20MR], H2953 [6JN], H3514 [25JN], H3858 [10JY]

Special order: granted, H389 [14FE], H646 [6MR], H738 [7MR], H824 [8MR], H925 [14MR], H1186 [27MR], H1405 [3AP], H1603 [25AP], H1656 [26AP], H2278 [16MY], H3355 [20JN], H4006 [12JY], H4351 [19JY], H5330 [2AU], H5399 [5SE], H5453 [6SE], H5968 [24SE], H6132 [2OC], H6915 [16OC], H7307 [24OC], H7527 [30OC], H7908 [7NO], H8180 [14NO], H8246 [15NO], H8562 [28NO], H8730 [29NO], H8744 [30NO], H8947 [5DE], H10053 [12DE], H10353 [18DE], H10906 [19DE]

Tributes

Graham, Katharine M., E1419 [25JY]

Mosk, Stanley, H3932 [11JY]