EMPLOYMENT related term(s) Sexual Harassment

Amendments

Armed Forces: facilitate use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for education leading to employment in high technology industry (S. 1088), S12734, S12746 [7DE]

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (S. 123), S787 [30JA]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), H8191, H8205 [15NO]

———reform (H.R. 10), S12058 [27NO], S12169, S12174, S12212, S12213 [29NO], S12265, S12266, S12267, S12268, S12269, S12270 [30NO], S12315, S12318, S12319, S12320, S12322, S12323, S12328, S12329 [3DE], S12340, S12352, S12355 [4DE], H1718 [1MY], H1795 [2MY], H9160 [11DE]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), H3069, H3072 [12JN], H3174 [14JN]

———limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (S. 143), S2784, S2785, S2788 [22MR]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11678, S11729, S11730 [13NO], S11795, S11796, S11833, S11855, S11856, S11860, S11861, S11862, S11863, S11864 [14NO], S11891, S11893, S11960, S11961, S11963 [15NO], S12013 [16NO], S12058 [27NO], H6920 [16OC], H7260 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7234 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10867 [19DE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H2289 [17MY]

Unemployment: authorize payment of emergency extended unemployment compensation (S. 1532), S10666 [11OC]

Analyses

Homestead Preservation Act (S. 1848), S13704 [19DE]

Articles and editorials

Airport Security Shouldn't Be Hit-or-Miss, E1948 [30OC]

Airport Security—7 O'Hare Screeners Suspended Over Lapse, S11432 [5NO]

Attacks Hit Low-Pay Jobs the Hardest—Many of the Unemployed Were in Service Industry, H7904 [7NO]

Boost That Goes Nowhere, S13884 [20DE]

By Resisting Layoffs, Small Manufacturers Help Protect Economy, E1310 [11JY]

Coping With New Tensions, O'Hare Arrest Tied to Terror?, S11433 [5NO]

Daloa, Ivory Coast, H3782 [28JN]

Day Laborers at Ground Zero Say They Are Not Being Paid, H7907 [7NO]

Democrats Set Stimulus Hurdle—Senators Require Supermajority, S12604 [7DE]

Durham VA Nurses Serving Those Who Served, S6513 [20JN]

Falling Behind—As Officials Lost Faith in the Minimum Wage, Pat Williams Lived It, S8057-S8061 [23JY]

Fed Finds Slowdown Is Widespread in U.S., S4382 [4MY]

Fed's Legwork Led to Quick Rate Cut—Firms Surveyed Before April Surprise, S4381 [4MY]

Hawaii Should Lead Fight To End Abuse of Workers in U.S. Territories, E548 [5AP]

House GOP Ponders Scaled-Back Version of Stimulus Package, S12829 [11DE]

How Does Upstate Keep Best and Brightest?, S1767 [1MR]

Meet Patriotic Pork, S11778 [14NO]

Miserable Pension Bill, H1793 [2MY]

New Dance of the Crackpots, S11778 [14NO]

New York's Job Growth Again Tops U.S. Rate, S1767 [1MR]

OSHA Determined To Rush Rules Into Effect, S1871 [6MR]

President Daschle, S13889 [20DE]

Problems Seen for Teenagers Who Hold Jobs, E109 [6FE]

Reviving Steel, E362 [14MR]

Roll Back the OSHA Work Rules, S1886 [6MR]

Senator Who Has Met a Payroll, S10978 [24OC]

Shame in the House, E1959 [30OC]

Shopping for 2002 Votes, Dems, GOP Raid Surplus—Despite Signs of Economic Recovery, Congress Insists on `Stimulus', S13885 [20DE]

Silver Lining, S11777 [14NO]

Special-Interest Payback—Crisis Becomes Excuse To Raid Federal Till for Favored Groups, H7307 [24OC]

Stimulus Fiasco, S13885 [20DE]

Stressed Politics, S1886 [6MR]

Successful Business Strategies, E595 [24AP]

Threat to Workers' Freedom To Choose a Union, E1086 [13JN]

Toledo's Plea to Bush, Fox—Don't Let Trade Cost Jobs, H5378 [5SE]

Tom Daschle Isn't the Problem, S12827 [11DE]

Travel Downturn Spreads More Woes, S13042 [12DE]

Unanimity Not Same as Right—Senate, House Have Important Differences About Federal Role, E2080 [14NO]

Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.5% in April, S4382 [4MY]

Victory at MSU Required Teamwork, E1086 [13JN]

Vt. College Singles Out Parents Education—Unique Curriculum That Helps Welfare Mothers Get Job Training Has Become a National Model, S5960 [7JN]

Wall Street Feels Labor Pain, S4382 [4MY]

Weighing Patient's Rights, S6942 [27JN]

Why Rely on Low-Bid Airport Safety?, S11433 [5NO]

Workplace Reformers are Stirring in China, E1443 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: amend relative to voluntary early retirement benefits and medical benefits (see H.R. 2558), H4216 [18JY]

———restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (see S. 928), S5438 [22MY]

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

Armed Forces: commend adhherence by employers to policies protecting members of Reserve components from adverse employment actions motivated by involvement in the uniformed services (see H. Con. Res. 72), H1012 [20MR]

———continue payment of servicemen and women who have been deployed for an extended period of time (see H.R. 3164), H7217 [23OC]

———establish employment and tuition assistance program for military spouses (see H.R. 2413), H3804 [28JN]

———facilitate use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for education leading to employment in high technology industry (see S. 1088), S6664 [22JN]

———reform computation of retired pay for members with hazardous duty experience, study benefits for employers of National Guard or Reserve members, and assess military youth programs expansion (see H.R. 3410), H8948 [5DE]

Aviation: ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers (see S. 1479), S9972 [1OC] (see H.R. 2989), H6136 [2OC]

———expedite naturalization process and provide transitional employment eligibility for certain legal immigrants employed as security screening personnel (see S. 1829), S13300 [14DE] (see H.R. 3505), H10173 [17DE]

———improve security (see H.R. 3220), H7718 [1NO]

———provide assistance for aircraft manufacturing industry employees who are separated from employment due to terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 3045), H6379 [4OC]

———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 S. 1454), S9621 [21SE] (see H.R. 2946), H5971 [24SE] (see H.R. 2955), H6055 [25SE]

———require background checks for pilot and flight service training applicants (see H.R. 2957), H6055 [25SE]

Bankruptcy: extend the priority provided to claims for compensation and benefits of all employees (see H.R. 3415), H8948 [5DE]

Business and industry: allow employees the right to accept or reject arbitration to resolve an employment controversy (see H.R. 815), H621 [1MR]

———authorize reimbursement payments to employers for employee portable skills training (see H.R. 2236), H3259 [19JN]

———ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1408 [3AP]

———establish a statute of repose for durable goods (see H.R. 940), H825 [8MR]

———provide for private-sector-led Community Workforce Partnerships (see S. 1193), S7878 [18JY]

———require certain parent corporations of Federal contractors to provide health care benefits to retired employees of the contractor (see H.R. 1691), H1860 [2MY]

———require employers to notify parents or guardians of employees under 18 or disabled if an individual with a criminal record of violence is working at the same facility (see H.R. 1869), H2280 [16MY]

———require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 2782), H5336 [2AU]

———require U.S. nationals that employ individuals in a foreign country to provide full transparency and disclosure in all their operations (see H.R. 460), H220 [7FE]

Capitol Telephone Exchange Board: establish and grant authority to set employment policies for employees of the U.S. Capitol telephone exchange (see H.R. 3302), H8248 [15NO]

Children and youth: increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see S. 814), S4175 [2MY] (see H.R. 1650), H1714 [1MY]

———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H10908 [19DE]

———provide grants to State child welfare systems and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 1371), H1409 [3AP]

Chile: authorize negotiation for accession to NAFTA (see S. 138), S101 [22JA] (see S. 586), S2662 [21MR]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2755), H5335 [2AU]

———protect employer rights by not allowing professional union organizers to compel employers to force employees to pay union dues as a condition of employment (see H.R. 2800), H5337 [2AU]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 77), S99 [22JA] (see H.R. 781), H506 [28FE]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 684), S3340 [3AP] (see H.R. 1362), H1408 [3AP]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 217), H62 [6JA]

———prohibit inclusion of mandatory binding arbitration clauses in employment agreements relative to discrimination or harassment claims (see S. 163), S527 [24JA]

———prohibit preferential treatment (see S. 78), S99 [22JA]

———protect (see S. 19), S97 [22JA]

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Con. Res. 77), S10389 [9OC] (see H. Con. Res. 245), H6458 [9OC]

COBRA: extend the basic period for health care continuation, further extend coverage for individuals age 55 or older, and provide for a refundable tax credit for premiums (see H.R. 2005), H2710 [24MY]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 902), S5005 [16MY]

Community development: provide and assure continuation of grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and correct certain inequities in the program (see H.R. 2637), H4634 [25JY]

———provide grant funding for additional enterprise communities (see S. 634), S2979 [27MR]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 99), H27 [3JA]

Correctional institutions: authorize use of Federal inmate labor by private companies to produce items that would otherwise be produced by foreign labor (see S. 1228), S8123 [24JY] (see H.R. 1535), H1499 [4AP]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 429), H219 [7FE]

Crime: facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (see S. 1830), S13300 [14DE]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in a gender-motivated crime of violence on employer-controlled premises (see H.R. 284), H110 [30JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1972), H2679 [23MY]

———require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators and disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 2681), H4948 [31JY]

———waive requirements relative to contracts for school and library construction and repair (see H.R. 331), H163 [31JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize former Federal employees receiving voluntary separation payments to accept subsequent Federal employment related to fighting forest fires (see H.R. 2959), H6055 [25SE]

———pilot program to make grants to local units of government or local nonprofit organizations in Arkansas to employ non-Federal resource conservation and development coordinators (see S. 1815), S13145 [13DE]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H8337 [16NO]

Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see H.R. 588), H323 [13FE]

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

———equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see S. 155), S456 [23JA]

———give certain rights to employees relative to competition for contracts (see H.R. 2227), H3259 [19JN]

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

———require certain contractors to investigate, assess, and provide fingerprint cards for individuals who work on military installations or facilities (see H.R. 3367), H8564 [28NO]

Dept. of Education: make grants to recruit, train, and hire school-based resource staff (see H.R. 466), H220 [7FE]

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

Dept. of HHS: make grants to designated eligible entities for the design and implementation of innovative models of patient care that are conducive to retention and recruitment of nurses (see H.R. 3472), H10055 [12DE] (see H.R. 3589), H10965 [20DE]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (see S.J. Res. 6), S1747 [1MR] (see H.J. Res. 35), H740 [7MR]

———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), consideration (see H. Res. 79), H647 [6MR]

———establish grant program to train law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2491), H4008 [12JY]

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

———establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 2235), H3259 [19JN]

———impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see S. 1442), S9557 [20SE] (see H.R. 2457), H3959 [11JY]

———provide permanent authorization for the Bureau of International Labor to continue to work to alleviate child labor and improve worker rights and labor standards (see S. 1827), S13145 [13DE]

———provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition (see S. 1848), S13700 [19DE]

———reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 598), S2730 [22MR] (see H.R. 1241), H1188 [27MR]

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 S. 1544), S10693 [15OC] (see H.R. 3067), H6458 [9OC]

———provide emergency authority to resolve airline labor disputes (see S. 1327), S8704 [2AU]

———realignment of policy responsibility (see H.R. 3441), H9238 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance authority to recruit and retain nurses, establish an additional basis for determining inability of veterans to defray expenses of medical care, and enhance certain health care programs (see H.R. 3447), H9239 [11DE]

———enhance authority to recruit and retain qualified nurses for the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 1188), S7805 [17JY] (see H.R. 3017), H6260 [3OC]

———recognize for purposes of employing physicians, board certifications from the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (see S. Res. 61), S2662 [21MR] (see H. Res. 75), H623 [1MR]

———revise computation of retirement annuities for part-time employees (see H.R. 2182), H3201 [14JN]

———revise effective date for award of disability compensation for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation (see H.R. 290), H110 [30JA]

Discrimination: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 1489), H1487 (see H.R. 1489), H1496 [4AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the offering of benefits by employers to associates of employees who are not spouses or dependents (see H.R. 515), H223 [7FE]

———prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 1284), S8464 [31JY] (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]

Economy: constitutional amendment on the right to full employment and balanced growth (see H.J. Res. 28), H649 [6MR]

———provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see S. 1759), S12311 [3DE] (see H.R. 3341), H8342 [19NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery and relief for victims of terrorism (see S. 1732), S12055 [27NO]

Education: authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs, student loan forgiveness, and professional development programs for teachers in rural areas (see H.R. 2102), H2997 [7JN]

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

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 839), H622 [1MR]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (see S. 195), S636 [29JA] (see H.R. 1225), H1188 [27MR]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 489), H221 [7FE] (see H.R. 2765), H5335 [2AU]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see S. 123), S100 [22JA] (see H.R. 1743), H1928 [7MY]

———improve initial teaching experiences and offer alternative routes to certification (see S. 474), S1971 [7MR]

———improve professional development programs for elementary and secondary school teachers and administrators (see S. 373), S1463 [15FE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see S. 300), S1218 [8FE] (see H.R. 650), H395 (see H.R. 687), H397 [14FE]

———increase the technically trained workforce (see S. 1549), S10693 [15OC] (see H.R. 3130), H6918 [16OC]

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

———provide for regional skills training alliances (see S. 431), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 1419), H1483 (see H.R. 1419), H1493 [4AP]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 2286), H3465 [21JN]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and expand loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 1843), H2183 [15MY]

———provide incentives to encourage and assist individuals with demonstrable skills in high-need areas to become certified teachers (see S. 40), S98 [22JA]

———provide scholarships for scientists and engineers to become certified as science, mathematics, and technology teachers in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 932), H740 [7MR]

———provide signing and mastery bonuses and mentoring programs for math and science teachers (see S. 648), S3152 [29MR]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 340), S1462 [15FE] (see H.R. 1180), H1113 [22MR]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 820), H621 [1MR]

———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]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: permit use of professional development funds to provide incentives to educators who achieve relevant information technology certifications (see H.R. 2793), H5336 [2AU]

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

ERISA: exempt from preemption, under State tort actions to recover damages, any employee welfare benefit plan providing disability benefits that fails to provide timely benefits (see H.R. 1104), H1010 [20MR] (see H.R. 1422), H1483 (see H.R. 1422), H1493 [4AP]

———extend the basic period for health care continuation from 18 months to 5 years (see H.R. 1663), H1715 [1MY]

———increase the phase-in limitation for benefit improvements made prior to plan termination (see H.R. 2134), H3066 [12JN]

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

———require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to notify plan participants and beneficiaries of commencement of proceedings to terminate any plan (see S. 1872), S13943 [20DE]

FAA: hiring of employees whose employment with an air carrier was terminated as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, for a position with the Federal Air Marshal Program (see H. Res. 241), H5926 [21SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: condition minimum wage exemptions for organized camps on compliance with certain safety standards (see H.R. 2679), H4948 [31JY]

———ensure protection for employees of traveling sales crews (see S. 96), S100 [22JA] (see H.R. 3070), H6458 [9OC]

———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain computer professionals (see H.R. 1545), H1554 [24AP]

———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees (see H.R. 2070), H2955 [6JN]

———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (see H.R. 648), H395 [14FE]

———permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see S. 1241), S8203 [25JY] (see H.R. 2639), H4634 [25JY]

———prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 881), H648 [6MR]

———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (see S. 624), S2979 [27MR]

———reform provisions relative to child labor (see S. 869), S4822 [10MY] (see H.R. 961), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 2239), H3259 [19JN]

Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving needs (see H.R. 226), H63 [6JA]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 2784), H5336 [2AU]

———allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2287), H3465 [21JN]

———clarify (see H.R. 2366), H3802 [28JN]

———eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 2328), H3711 [27JN]

———improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (see S. 489), S2070 [8MR]

———permit leave after the death of a spouse for widows and widowers with minor children (see H.R. 1312), H1344 [29MR]

FDIC: make certain temporary Federal service performed creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1586), H1604 [25AP]

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]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance (see H.R. 3141), H6919 [16OC]

Federal employees: allow credit under FERS for certain Government service performed abroad after a certain date (see S. 1138), S7193 [29JN]

———allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund (see H.R. 1939), H2570 [22MY]

———authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (see S. 46), S98 [22JA]

———clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (see S. 768), S3852 [24AP] (see H.R. 136), H60 [6JA]

———consider pay rates of comparable positions for similar wage areas when revising wage schedules for certain prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 3551), H10909 [19DE]

———disability annuities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and the Capitol Police (see H.R. 446), H220 [7FE]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 17), S1617 [27FE] (see H. Con. Res. 42), H442 [27FE]

———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see S. 1818), S13145 [13DE] (see H.R. 3337), H8338 [16NO]

———establish a Dependent Care Assistance Program (see H.R. 252), H108 [30JA]

———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H1294 [28MR] (see H.R. 1920), H2386 [21MY]

———increase pay rate for certain offices and positions within the executive and judicial branches of the Government (see S. 1129), S7083 [28JN] (see H.R. 1824), H2147 [14MY]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H1344 [29MR]

———make certain part-time, intermittent, or temporary Federal service by spouses of Foreign Service officers creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1496), H1497 [4AP]

———make certain service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 2355), H3802 [28JN]

———require preemployment drug testing (see H.R. 197), H62 [6JA]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 271), S1121 [7FE] (see H.R. 93), H27 [3JA]

FHA: expand moratorium on foreclosure of mortgage loans to employees of air carriers and aircraft manufacturers affected by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3277), H8132 [13NO]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see S. 1617), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 3185), H7529 [30OC]

Foreign trade: revise the limitations on trade readjustment allowances under the trade adjustment assistance program for workers (see H.R. 2613), H4539 [24JY]

GAO: require study and report on violence by postal employees (see H.R. 2321), H3618 [26JN]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see S. 201), S636 [29JA] (see H.R. 169), H61 [6JA]

———preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see S. 740), S3706 [6AP] (see S. 962), S5616 [24MY] (see H.R. 2055), H2888 [5JN]

———reform Federal employment (see S. 1603), S11286 [31OC]

———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]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 54), H26 [3JA]

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (see H.R. 1078), H954 [15MR]

———establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see H.R. 2497), H4009 [12JY]

———exclude employer contributions to health care expenditure accounts from gross income for tax purposes and clarify applicability of ERISA to plans employing such accounts (see H.R. 2658), H4723 [26JY]

———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 S. 623), S2979 [27MR] (see H.R. 1255), H1189 [27MR]

———improve access to prescription drugs under Medicare and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and health care coverage for seniors, the self-employed, and children (see H.R. 1387), H1481 (see H.R. 1387), H1491 [4AP]

———prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 2340), H3712 [27JN]

Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses (see S. 1259), S8353 [27JY] (see H.R. 2705), H5125 [1AU]

———alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 1597), S11286 [31OC]

———alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 706, 721), S3530 [5AP] (see H.R. 1436), H1484 (see H.R. 1436), H1493 [4AP]

———establish a Nurse Corps and address the nursing shortage through recruitment and retention strategies (see S. 1864), S13943 [20DE] (see H.R. 3020), H6378 [4OC]

———establish grant and scholarship programs to enable hospitals to retain and further educate their nursing staffs (see S. 1585), S11198 [30OC]

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H2333 [17MY]

———increase nonimmigrant visas for nurses and exempt certain hospitals in health professional shortage areas from certain employment requirements (see H.R. 2809), H5337 [2AU]

———limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 1289), H1343 [29MR]

———prohibit forced overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 1902), H2333 [17MY]

———provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care (see S. 1594), S11198 [30OC]

———provide that federally employed registered nurses that retire under FERS shall have unused sick leave used in the computation of annuities (see S. 1080), S6601 [21JN]

High Level Commission on Immigrant Labor Policy: establish (see H.R. 1807), H2141 [10MY]

House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority employees (see H. Res. 8), H28 [3JA]

Housing: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 2753), H5334 [2AU]

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]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers and reform H-2A worker program (see S. 1313), S8704 [2AU] (see H.R. 2736), H5334 [2AU]

———allocate H-1B visas for demonstration projects in rural areas (see S. 1342), S8705 [2AU]

———ensure aliens provided with H-1B nonimmigrant status are counted in a fair and accurate manner that takes in account only those aliens who commence employment as a nonimmigrant (see H.R. 2984), H6135 [2OC]

———establish a new nonimmigrant category for chefs and individuals in related occupations (see S. 1149), S7193 [29JN]

———improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S. (see S. 1518), S10388 [9OC] (see H.R. 3077), H6504 [10OC]

———limit number of temporary visas for skilled workers (see H.R. 3222), H7718 [1NO]

———moratorium (see H.R. 2712), H5125 [1AU]

———prohibit H-2A workers from bringing lawsuits against employers, except in the State in which the employer resides, or has its principal place of business (see H.R. 1327), H1345 [29MR]

———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees and reduce the time they must be continuously employed before applying for admission to the U.S. (see S. 1889), S13944 [20DE] (see H.R. 2278), H3464 [21JN]

———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors (see S. 1890), S13944 [20DE] (see H.R. 2277), H3464 [21JN]

———streamline procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers and provide a system of one-time, earned adjustment to legal status for certain agricultural workers (see S. 1161), S7426 [10JY]

Income: improve economic security of workers (see S. 8), S97 [22JA]

———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (see H.R. 546), H253 [8FE] (see H.R. 2111), H2997 [7JN]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1982), H2709 [24MY]

———reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see H.R. 1602), H1658 [26AP]

INS: extend Basic Pilot employment verification system (see S. 1891), S13944 [20DE] (see H.R. 3030), H6379 [4OC]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 37), H399 [14FE]

———provide premium assistance for COBRA continuation coverage for certain individuals and permit States to provide temporary Medicaid coverage for certain uninsured individuals (see H.R. 3364), H8564 [28NO]

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

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see S. 592), S2662 [21MR] (see S. 1025), S6211 [13JN] (see H.R. 2160), H3149 [13JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see S. 910), S5118 [17MY] (see S. 957), S5616 [24MY] (see H.R. 808), H621 [1MR]

———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (H.R. 808), consideration (see H. Res. 304), H8949 [5DE]

———treat semifinished or slab steel as being in direct competition with taconite pellets for trade remedy purposes and provide assistance for impacted workers (see S. 422), S1746 [1MR] (see H.R. 837), H622 [1MR]

Labor unions: permit elections to decertify representation by a labor organization (see H.R. 694), H397 [14FE]

———prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 1107), S6991 [27JN] (see H.R. 2320), H3618 [26JN]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 873), S4890 [14MY] (see H.R. 1109), H1011 [20MR]

———strengthen the rights of workers to associate, organize, and strike (see S. 1102), S6920 [26JN]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1618, 1627), S11362 [1NO] (see S. 1749), S12247 [30NO] (see H.R. 3205), H7717 [1NO] (see H.R. 3229), H7851 [6NO] (see H.R. 3525), H10908 [19DE]

Law enforcement officers: lift State earnings limitations on retired officers to enhance school safety (see H. Con. Res. 10), H28 [3JA]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see S. 490), S2070 [8MR] (see H.R. 1212), H1187 [27MR]

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

Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H8948 [5DE]

Medicare: apply the bloodborne pathogens standard to hospitals not subject to the Occupational Safety and Health Act (see H.R. 2933), H5926 [21SE]

———establish licensing and training programs for new positions and categories of nursing assistants to relieve nursing shortage and ensure funding for such positions and categories (see H.R. 3536), H10909 [19DE]

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 481), H221 [7FE]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see S. 1686), S11789 [14NO] (see H.R. 3238), H7852 [6NO]

———require providers to disclose staffing and performance data (see S. 863), S4822 [10MY] (see H.R. 1804), H2141 [10MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see S. 1054), S6318 [14JN]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S2388 [15MR]

Merit Systems Protection Board: conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to assist Federal agencies in resolving workplace disputes (see H.R. 1965), H2678 [23MY]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 277), S1122 [7FE] (see S. 964), S5694 [25MY] (see H.R. 222), H63 [6JA] (see H.R. 665), H396 [14FE] (see H.R. 2241), H3259 [19JN] (see H.R. 2424), H3805 [28JN] (see H.R. 2812), H5337 [2AU]

———provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 1441), H1484 (see H.R. 1441), H1494 [4AP]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the environment (see H.R. 473), H221 [7FE]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1950), H2570 [22MY]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S4100 [1MY]

———support goals and ideas (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1660 [26AP]

National Commission on Marginal Tax Rates for the Working Poor: establish (see H.R. 1687), H1860 [2MY]

National Guard: provide competitive civil service status for technicians who are involuntarily separated other than for cause from National Guard service (see H.R. 349), H164 [31JA]

National Labor Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 2019), H2847 [25MY]

———exempt retailers which permit charitable organizations access to its premises but denies access to labor unions to organize (see S. 929), S5438 [22MY]

———require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 652), H395 [14FE]

———treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 1083), H955 [15MR]

National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see H.R. 2868), H5487 [10SE]

National Work Safe Week: designate (see S. Res. 98), S5695 [25MY]

Native Americans: authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (see S. 343), S1462 [15FE]

———protect tribes from coerced labor agreements (see H.R. 103), H27 [3JA]

———provide training and technical assistance for commercial vehicle driving careers (see S. 1344), S8705 [2AU]

New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1115 [22MR]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1890), H2333 [17MY]

———protect employee rights (see H.R. 404), H218 [7FE]

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

———modify covenant relative to immigration laws (see S. 507), S2117 [9MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 2218), H3258 [19JN]

Pasquotank County, NC: provide wage parity for certain prevailing rate employees (see H.R. 1077), H954 [15MR]

Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see S. 378), S1463 [15FE] (see H.R. 2015), H2847 [25MY]

Pensions: ensure that individual account retirement plans protect workers by limiting the amount of employer stock each worker may hold and encouraging diversification of investment of plan assets (see S. 1838), S13464 [18DE]

———modify certain vesting requirements for railroad retirement annuities (see H.R. 1871), H2280 [16MY]

———provide additional fiduciary protections for participants and beneficiaries under employee stock ownership plans relative to lockdowns placed on plan assets (see H.R. 3509), H10355 [18DE]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see S. 1677), S11719 [13NO] (see H.R. 2269), H3464 [21JN]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), consideration (see H. Res. 288), H8180 [14NO]

———reform (see S. 631), S2979 [27MR] (see S. 742), S3706 [6AP] (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

———reform (H.R. 10), consideration (see H. Res. 127), H1714 [1MY]

———require plan administrators that provide access to automobile insurance to submit certain information on such insurance to the FTC (see H.R. 403), H218 [7FE]

———waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 1603), H1658 [26AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 177), S568 [25JA] (see H.R. 250), H108 [30JA]

Poverty: ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income people (see H.R. 2243), H3259 [19JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H25 [3JA]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (see H.R. 3487), H10066 [13DE]

———amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1948), H2570 [22MY]

Public housing: repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 2493), H4008 [12JY]

Railroads: improve quality of life and safety of persons living and working near railroad tracks (see H.R. 2811), H5337 [2AU]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S3436 [4AP] (see H.R. 180), H61 [6JA] (see H.R. 1140), H1059 [21MR]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 2596), H4428 [23JY]

Rural areas: provide job creation and assistance (see H.R. 2400), H3804 [28JN]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see S. 522), S2219 [13MR] (see H.R. 1035), H928 [14MR]

———extend authorization of the Drug-Free Workplace Program (see S. 348), S1462 [15FE]

———tribute (see S. Res. 86), S4590 [9MY]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see S. 143), S101 [22JA] (see H.R. 1088), H959 [19MR]

———limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), consideration (see H. Res. 161), H3066 [12JN]

Senate: leave without pay status of certain employees who perform service in the uniformed services (see S. Res. 193), S13701 [19DE]

Sioux Nation Economic Development Council: establish (see S. 493), S2070 [8MR]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see S. 849), S4589 [9MY] (see H.R. 542), H253 [8FE] (see H.R. 750), H441 [27FE]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see S. 858), S4590 [9MY] (see H.R. 1774), H2081 [9MY]

———provide for growth and worker assistance (see S. 1507), S10287 [4OC]

———provide for public access to information on the availability of insurance for small businesses (see H.R. 3339), H8342 [19NO]

Small businesses: promote business incubator activities (see S. 432), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 1418), H1483 (see H.R. 1418), H1492 [4AP]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans and extend the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 2771), H5335 [2AU]

———application of employment criteria under management contracts for certain mental health facilities (see H.R. 3147), H6919 [16OC]

———choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H27 [3JA]

———choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see S. 825), S4246 [3MY] (see H.R. 853), H623 [1MR]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 682), S3340 [3AP] (see H.R. 498), H222 [7FE]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H1924 [3MY]

———ensure solvency (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5338 [2AU]

———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 81), H27 [3JA]

———improve benefit computation formula for workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 870), H648 [6MR]

———improve solvency (see H.R. 3315), H8337 [16NO]

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

———increase limit on vocational education training to be counted as work activity under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program (see S. 770), S3852 [24AP]

———phase out taxation of benefits (see S. 181), S568 [25JA]

———redesignate certain trust funds as accounting funds (see S. 547), S2388 [15MR] (see H.R. 1068), H954 [15MR]

———reform relative to State and local government employees (see H. Con. Res. 120), H1716 [1MY]

———strengthen working families by improving responsible fatherhood and child support programs and expanding certain tax credits, block grants, and child care programs (see S. 685), S3340 [3AP]

———treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (see H.R. 509), H222 [7FE]

Sports: make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (see S. 1704), S11789 [14NO] (see H.R. 3288), H8181 [14NO]

SSA: require publications to include additional information on Social Security's current and future solvency and require an annual report on the Social Security Program (see S. 563), S2472 [19MR]

SSI: increase incentives for working, saving, and pursuing an education (see H.R. 739), H441 [27FE]

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

Surface Transportation Board: enhance railroad competition and collective bargaining agreements between railroads and their employees (see H.R. 141), H60 [6JA]

Taxation: accelerate the effective date for the expansion of adoption tax credit and adoption assistance programs (see S. 1802), S12858 [11DE]

———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 credit for certain corporations which have substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership by employees (see H.R. 1062), H953 [15MR]

———allow a refundable credit against payroll taxes (see H.R. 493), H222 [7FE]

———allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs of individuals not eligible for public programs and without access to employer-subsidized health coverage (see S. 590), S2662 [21MR]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see S. 683), S3340 [3AP] (see H.R. 1331), H1407 [3AP]

———allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see S. 1502), S10287 [4OC] (see H.R. 3040), H6379 [4OC]

———allow an employer tax credit for the costs of providing certain transportation fringe benefits to employees (see H.R. 906), H739 [7MR]

———allow credits for contributions to certain pension plans or individual retirement accounts and to small businesses for qualified pension plan contributions or start-up costs (see H.R. 1498), H1497 [4AP]

———allow employers maintaining a defined non-Government benefit plan to treat certain employee contributions as pretax employer contributions (see H.R. 3012), H6259 [3OC]

———allow individuals a refundable credit based on their earned income (see H.R. 508), H222 [7FE]

———allow individuals who claim a religious exemption from the self-employment tax to establish certain retirement plans (see H.R. 838), H622 [1MR]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 877), H648 [6MR]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses (see S. 674), S3274 [2AP]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H218 [7FE]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 424, 426), H219 [7FE]

———change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3574), H10964 [20DE]

———change certain threshold and other tests to decrease the amount of farm labor wages subject to Social Security and Medicare taxes (see H.R. 1079), H954 [15MR]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1134), H1012 [20MR] (see H.R. 3139), H6919 [16OC]

———clarify status of professional employer organizations in order to assist small businesses in providing employee benefits and collecting employment taxes (see S. 1305), S8703 [2AU]

———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see S. 1383), S8911 [3AU] (see H.R. 2695), H5124 [1AU]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 2691), H4948 [31JY]

———disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee in addition to the total amount of such taxes for such employee (see H.R. 1584), H1604 [25AP]

———eligibility of part-time employees for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 773), H505 [28FE]

———employer credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see H.R. 867), H648 [6MR]

———employer credits for expenses of providing child care services to employees (see S. 99), S100 [22JA]

———enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 155), H60 [6JA]

———ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the State (see H.R. 926), H740 [7MR]

———ensure greater use of the advance payment of the earned income credit and extend such advanced payment to all taxpayers eligible for the credit (see S. 1641), S11488 [6NO]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see S. 1332), S8704 [2AU] (see H.R. 147), H60 [6JA]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income and provide a refundable credit for job training expenses of older long-time employees who are laid off (see H.R. 3001), H6136 [2OC]

———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data (see S. 1740), S12100 [28NO] (see H.R. 3100), H6701 [11OC]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see S. 879), S4939 [15MY] (see H.R. 1182), H1113 [22MR]

———expand work opportunity credit for small business jobs creation (see S. 427), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 1414), H1483 (see H.R. 1414), H1492 [4AP]

———expand work opportunity credit to adult food stamp recipients (see S. 1173), S7589 [12JY]

———expand work opportunity credit to small business employees working or living in areas of poverty (see S. 545), S2388 [15MR]

———extend enterprise communities for the same period as empowerment zones (see H.R. 1853), H2183 [15MY]

———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), H5405 [5SE]

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

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see S. 626), S2979 [27MR] (see H.R. 1238), H1188 [27MR]

———extend the work opportunity credit to encourage the hiring of certain veterans (see S. 1145), S7193 [29JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 29), S98 [22JA] (see S. 363), S1463 [15FE] (see H.R. 154), H60 [6JA] (see H.R. 317), H162 [31JA]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet and promotion of employer and employee participation in telework arrangements (see H.R. 2597), H4428 [23JY]

———make permanent the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs (see S. 133), S101 [22JA]

———permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see H.R. 224), H63 [6JA]

———prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory tax on income earned within such State by nonresidents (see S. 759), S3851 [24AP]

———promote, protect, and clarify status of professional employer organizations (see H.R. 2807), H5337 [2AU]

———promote employer and employee participation in telework arrangements (see S. 1856), S13701 [19DE]

———provide a refund to individuals for payroll taxes (see H.R. 3015), H6260 [3OC]

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

———provide for a payroll tax holiday (see S. 1717), S12001 [16NO]

———provide for employee benefits for work site employees of certain corporations operating on a cooperative basis (see H.R. 3361), H8564 [28NO]

———provide for Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see S. 313), S1270 [13FE]

———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 incentives for economic recovery (see S. 1791), S12772 [10DE] (see H.R. 3501), H10066 [13DE] (see H.R. 3529), H10908 [19DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery and provide for the payment of emergency extended unemployment compensation (see S. 1804), S12858 [11DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (see H. Res. 270), H7217 [23OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (see H. Res. 320), H10401 (see H. Res. 320), H10908 [19DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 317), H10173 [17DE] (see H. Res. 319), H10354 [18DE]

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

———provide incentives for the ownership and control of corporations by employees (see H.R. 2416), H3804 [28JN]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 2082), H2955 [6JN]

———provide incentives to expand health care coverage (see S. 284), S1122 [7FE]

———provide protections for participants in cash or deferred arrangements under section 401(k) relative to the acquisition and holding of employer securities (see H.R. 3463), H10054 [12DE]

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

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry (see H.R. 3550), H10909 [19DE]

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (see S. 1500), S10287 [4OC] (see H.R. 3041), H6379 [4OC] (see H.R. 3140), H6919 [16OC]

———provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment (see H.R. 177), H61 [6JA]

———provide tax credits for Indian reservation economic development (see S. 558), S2388 [15MR]

———provide tax relief for farmers and fishermen (see S. 312), S1270 [13FE] (see H.R. 2347), H3712 [27JN]

———reduce certain individual income tax rates and allow a payroll tax credit for those taxpayers who have no income tax liability (see S. 566), S2472 [19MR]

———reduce employer taxes, simplify tax filing, and reform administrative funding of unemployment compensation and employment service programs (see H.R. 2962), H6055 [25SE]

———relief for families (see S. 9), S97 [22JA]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see S. 237), S1012 [1FE] (see H.R. 122), H59 (see H.R. 192), H62 [6JA]

———restore awareness of the cost of government by eliminating the withholding of income taxes by employers and requiring individuals to pay income taxes in monthly installments (see H.R. 1364), H1408 [3AP]

———spur job growth by reducing capital gains rates and making the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act permanent (see H.R. 2599), H4428 [23JY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 837), S4416 [7MY] (see H.R. 1783), H2081 [9MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 148), S456 [23JA] (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), consideration (see H. Res. 141), H2182 [15MY]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see S. 808), S4099 [1MY]

———treatment of certain postsecondary educational benefits provided by an employer to children of employees (see S. 1059, 1060), S6448 [19JN]

———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H2183 [15MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 917), S5269 [21MY] (see H.R. 840), H622 [1MR]

———treatment of employee welfare benefit plans (see S. 1386), S8911 [3AU]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1483), H1486 (see H.R. 1483), H1496 [4AP]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H827 [8MR]

———treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants (see S. 540), S2388 [15MR]

———treatment of individuals employed in the entertainment industry (see H.R. 3573), H10964 [20DE]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see S. 762), S3852 [24AP] (see H.R. 1769), H2081 [9MY]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see S. 369), S1463 [15FE]

———treatment of small businesses (see S. 189), S568 [25JA] (see H.R. 1037), H952 [15MR]

———treatment of small businesses relative to remedial education for employees, information technology investment, capital gains rates on investments, and depreciation of computer hardware (see S. 798), S4044 [30AP]

———treatment of telecommuting (see S. 521), S2218 [13MR] (see H.R. 1012), H876 [13MR]

———treatment of tips (see S. 1710), S11940 [15NO] (see H.R. 1274), H1294 [28MR]

———treatment of unearned income of children attributable to personal injury awards (see H.R. 2229), H3259 [19JN]

———treatment of unused benefits under cafeteria plans that allow flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket medical expenses (see H.R. 167), H61 [6JA]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 63), H26 [3JA] (see H.R. 3105), H6701 [11OC]

———treatment of welfare benefit funds for certain employer plans (see H.R. 2370), H3802 [28JN]

———treatment of welfare recipients performing unpaid work relative to the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 593), H323 [13FE]

Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see S. 1209), S7955 [19JY] (see H.R. 3359), H8564 [28NO]

Unemployment: authorize payment of emergency extended unemployment compensation (see S. 1532), S10640 [11OC]

———eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment or loss of child care (see H.R. 592), H323 [13FE]

———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), H10054 [12DE]

———extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1622), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 3593), H10965 [20DE]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see S. 1541), S10640 [11OC] (see H.R. 3022), H6378 [4OC]

———reform benefit system (see H.R. 3024), H6378 [4OC]

United Kingdom: authorize negotiation for accession to NAFTA (see S. 140), S101 [22JA]

Urban areas: promote an urban agenda (see S. 23), S98 [22JA]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see S. 1249), S8203 [25JY] (see H.R. 2670), H4779 [27JY]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see S. 256), S1062 [6FE]

Workforce Investment Act: establish national emergency grant program to respond to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3112), H6780 [12OC]

———expand flexibility of customized training (see H.R. 2065), H2888 [5JN]

Chronologies

Federal ergonomics standards, H664, H694 [7MR]

Worker dislocation in the taconite industry on the iron range in Minnesota, S2284 [14MR]

Cloture motions

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12138, S12139 [29NO], S12306 [3DE]

———reform (H.R. 10), motion to proceed, S12036 [27NO], S12119 [29NO]

Descriptions

Independent Contractor Determination Act (S. 837), S4421 [7MY]

Self-Employed Health Insurance Fairness Act (S. 29), S302 [22JA]

Small Business Works Act (S. 189), S579 [25JA]

Examples

Impact of alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options, H7272 [24OC]

Explanations

Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act (H.R. 3447): Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) and Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), E2404-E2408 [20DE]

Factsheets

Hope for Children Act (H.R. 622), H2297 [17MY]

Principles for Economic Stimulus, S11318 [1NO]

Letters

Assistance for aviation employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures: Carol B. Hallett, Air Transport Association, S10353 [9OC]

———several State Governors, S10353 [9OC]

Charitable solicitations at retail stores: Thomas D. Hyde, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., S11327 [1NO]

Collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments: Don Borut, National League of Cities, S11447 [5NO]

———J. Thomas Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S11446 [5NO]

———Philip C. Stittleburg, National Volunteer Fire Council, S11447 [5NO]

———Reed Larson, National Right To Work Committee, S11447 [5NO]

———William T. Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, S11447 [5NO]

Congressional disapproval of Dept. of Labor ergonomic regulations: Charles F. Farmer, Mayor of Jackson, TN, S1846 [6MR]

———Don Sundquist, Governor of Tennessee, S1832 [6MR]

———Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, S1832, S1859 [6MR]

———(excerpts), S1873 [6MR]

———Jay Hawkins, Micron Technology, Inc., H703 [7MR]

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

———Victor Ashe, Mayor of Knoxville, TN, S1846 [6MR]

Delta Air Lines, Inc., actions relative to union organizing efforts by flight attendants: several Representatives, E1099 [13JN]

Dept. of Labor issuance of adverse effect wage rates applicable to the H-2A Temporary Foreign Agricultural Worker Program: Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, H1106 [22MR]

———Representatives George Miller, Owens, and Berman, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H1105 [22MR]

Economic Recovery and Homeland Defense Act: John Engler and Paul E. Patton, National Governors' Association, S11739 [14NO]

Economic revival plan: several economists and public policy advocates, E1739 [25SE]

Emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance for economic recovery: several economists, E2102 [15NO]

Family and Medical Leave Clarification Act: Deanna R. Gelak, Family and Medical Leave Act Technical Corrections Coalition, S2074 [8MR]

Federal courts jurisdition over traditional plaintiff's medical malpractice claims: Senator Specter, S6386 [18JN]

Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel: Representative Mica, H6784 [16OC]

Hiring practices of private employers for aviation security personnel: John E. Collingwood, FBI, H7684 [1NO]

Hospital-Based Nursing Initiative Act: Jessie F. Rohner, Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, S11202 [30OC]

———Pamela A. Thompson and Dianne Anderson, American Organization of Nurse Executives, S11202 [30OC]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S11201 [30OC]

———Rose Gonzalez, American Nurses Association, S11202 [30OC]

———Thomas C. Dolan, American College of Healthcare Executives, S11202 [30OC]

Impact of NAFTA on employment and the economy: Representative Kaptur, H5379 [5SE]

Increase the technically trained workforce: Anneila Sargent, American Astronomical Society, S10705 [15OC]

———Carl E. Locke, Jr. and David N. Wormley, American Society for Engineering Education, S10706 [15OC]

———Edward M. Elmendorf, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, S10706 [15OC]

———George Scalise, Semiconductor Industry Association, S10705 [15OC]

———K-12 Science, Mathematics, Engineering & Technology Education Coalition, S10705 [15OC]

———Paul M. Romer, S10704 [15OC]

———Scott C. Donnelly, General Electric Co., S10705 [15OC]

———several businesses, S10704, S10705 [15OC]

Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act: Laura S. Unger, SEC, H3176 [14JN]

———Representative Combest, Committee on Agriculture (House), H3165 [14JN]

———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H3165 [14JN]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3165 [14JN]

Liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's: Benjamin Y. Cooper, Printing Industries of America, Inc., S6883 [26JN]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S6840 [25JN], S6882 [26JN]

———Dirk Van Dongen and James A. Anderson, Jr., National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, S6881 [26JN]

———Jack McKee, McKee Foods Corp., S6476 [20JN], S6574 [21JN]

———James A. Klein, American Benefits Council, S6841 [25JN]

———John W. Hayes, S6476 [20JN], S6574 [21JN]

———M. Scott Vinson, National Council of Chain Restaurants, S6882 [26JN]

———Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, S6881 [26JN]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6841 [25JN]

———Steven C. Anderson and Lee Culpepper, National Restaurant Association, S6881 [26JN]

———Steven Pfister, National Retail Federation, S6882 [26JN]

———Tom B. Hancher, Texas Medical Association, S6879 [26JN]

———William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, S6882 [26JN]

———several business groups, S6649 [22JN]

Make permanent Medicare health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work: Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, E116 [6FE]

OSHA issuance of rule on ergonomic regulations: Bob Livingston and Representative Obey, Committee on Appropriations (House), S1801 [5MR]

Project labor agreements for public sector construction projects: John G. Rowland, Governor of Connecticut, S1866 [6MR]

Provide for a payroll tax holiday: John J. Castellani, Business Roundtable (organization), S12240 [30NO]

Senate consideration of certain veterans health and housing legislation: several veterans organizations, S11317 [1NO]

Small Business Works Act: Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S581 [25JA]

———John S. Satagaj, Small Business Legislative Council, S580 [25JA]

Taconite Workers Relief Act, S1750 [1MR]

———David Foster, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]

———Jerry Fallos, United Steelworkers of America, S1750 [1MR]

———John Swift, Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board, S1750 [1MR]

———Jon G. LaSalle, Upper Peninsula Building Trades Council, S1751 [1MR]

———Louis P. Jondreau, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]

———Marty Henry, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]

———Mike Prusi, Stand Up for Iron Ore (organization), S1752 [1MR]

———Richard Rojeski, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]

———Samuel H. Ricker, United Steelworkers of America, S1751 [1MR]

———Steve Bradach, Mayor of Biwabik, MN, S1751 [1MR]

———United Steelworkers of America, S1750 [1MR]

———Vincent P. Lacer, Mayor of Aurora, IL, S1750 [1MR]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, H8955 [6DE]

Travel America Now Act: William S. Norman, Travel Industry Recovery Coalition, S11605 [8NO]

Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Institutions funding: James E. Shanley, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, E912 [23MY]

———James Shanley, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, S3983 [26AP]

———several Members of Congress, S3983 [26AP]

Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act: Robert E. Wallace, VFW, S12677 [7DE]

Workforce training programs funding: Gordon Aanerud, Minnesota Workforce Council Association, S3678 [6AP]

———Larry G. Buboltz, Rural Minnesota CEP, Inc., S3678 [6AP]

———Peter McLaughlin, Hennepin County, MN, Board of Commissioners, S3678 [6AP]

———Roger L. Hale, Minnesota Governor's Workforce Development Council, S3677 [6AP]

Lists

Components to amend H.R. 3090, Economic Security and Recovery Act, S12040 [27NO]

Cosponsors of H.R. 481, make permanent Medicare health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work, E116 [6FE]

Cosponsors of S. 543, Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act, S11172 [30OC]

DC Appleseed Center Board of Directors and staff, S8002 [20JY]

Guests of Senator Landrieu on Take Your Daughter to Work Day, S3970 [26AP]

Small Business Legislative Council, S580 [25JA]

Supporters of S. 543, Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act, S11173 [30OC]

Travel Industry Recovery Coalition, S11605 [8NO]

Meetings

Support for faith-based initiative relative to exemption for Government-funded religious charities from State and local hiring discrimination laws: Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4224 [19JY]

Memorandums

Aviation Security Compliance and Enforcement Philosophy: FAA, H7685 [1NO]

Politics After the Attack—A Report on Democracy Corps' New National Survey and Focus Groups: Democracy Corps (organization), S13890 [20DE]

Messages

Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Bush, S6990 [27JN], H3685 [27JN]

Motions

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), S1831 [6MR]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12036 [27NO], S12390 [5DE], H1822 [2MY]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7280 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10867 [19DE]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to applicability to the legislative branch of Federal law relating to terms and conditions of employment and access to public services and accommodations, H319-H321 [13FE]

———proposed rulemaking relative to applicability to the legislative branch of Federal laws on terms and condition of employment and access to public services and accommodations, S562-S565 [25JA]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Veterans Employment Opportunity Act, S12539-S12551 [6DE], H9065-H9076 [6DE]

Petitions and memorials

Tennessee: OSHA proposed rule on ergonomic regulations, S1845 [6MR]

Press releases

Technology Education and Training Act: American Society for Training and Development, S3859 [24AP]

———Information Technology Association of America, S3858 [24AP]

———Technology Workforce Coalition, S3858 [24AP]

Proposals

Protections for Vulnerable Americans: National Governors' Association, S11739 [14NO]

Questions and answers

Musculoskeletal disorders and the workplace: Congress, National Academy of Sciences, and Institute of Medicine, H692-H694 [7MR]

Remarks in House

Addy, WA: closing of Alcoa Inc., Northwest Alloys magnesium smelting plant, H6043 [25SE]

AFL-CIO: observance of Seven Days in June celebration, E1085, E1098 [13JN]

Agriculture: farmworker housing conditions, H6442 [9OC]

Alameda County, CA: anniversary of Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, E779 [10MY]

Andean Trade Preference Act: prohibit duty free and quota free import of textiles and apparel, H8254-H8256, H8258, H8260, H8289, H8292, H8293, H8299 [16NO], E2127 [19NO]

Angola, IN: tribute to workplace participation and continuum education programs for students, H3235 [19JN]

Armed Forces: continue payment of servicemen and women who have been deployed for an extended period of time, H6462 [10OC]

———continue payment of servicemen and women who have been deployed for an extended period of time (H.R. 3164), E1916 [17OC]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H6714 [12OC], H6784, H6786, H6884, H6885, H6898 [16OC], H6923 [17OC], H7208, H7209, H7210 [23OC], H7223, H7284, H7294-H7296, H7300 [24OC], H7310, H7312, H7326 [25OC], H7359, H7360, H7393-H7397, H7400-H7406 [30OC], H7532, H7533, H7534, H7535, H7546-H7549, H7560, H7565-H7585 [31OC], H7594, H7595, H7596, H7618-H7626, H7631, H7634-H7649, H7659, H7660, H7671-H7695 [1NO], H7728, H7772-H7780, H7835-H7843 [6NO], H7880, H7888, H7894 [7NO], H7914 [8NO], H8035 [13NO], H8136, H8137, H8162, H8163, H8167 [14NO], H8184, H8185, H8186, H8187, H8231, H8237, H8238 [15NO], H8252, H8309-H8315 [16NO], E1947 [30OC], E1999, E2001 [5NO], E2016 [6NO], E2065 [13NO], E2080 [14NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3220), E1991 [2NO]

———naturalization requirements for aviation security personnel, H7660, H7672 [1NO], H7776, H7777 [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, H5899, H5909-H5915, H5922 [21SE], H5978 [25SE], H6265 [4OC], E1715 [25SE], E1745 [26SE], E1784 [3OC], E1823 [5OC]

———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. 2946), H6105-H6111 [2OC], E1712 [24SE], E1787 [3OC]

———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), H6104, H6111, H6112 [2OC], H7120 [17OC], H7234 [24OC], H7618, H7621 [1NO], E1738 [25SE], E1787 [3OC]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees and require air carriers provide health benefits to involuntarily separated employees, H5915-H5918 [21SE]

———security standards relative to airport size, H7565-H7570 [31OC]

———tribute to airline employees in aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5738 [20SE]

Bangladesh: garment factory working conditions, E611 [24AP]

Bulos, Alice Pena: San Mateo County, CA, Central Labor Council honoree, E1445 [26JY]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances, E2026 [7NO], E2340 [20DE]

California: anniversary of United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local Union 751, E273 [5MR]

Children and youth: increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (H.R. 1650), E676 [1MY]

———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (H.R. 3524), E2344 [20DE]

———provide grants to State child welfare systems and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (H.R. 1371), E528 [3AP]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (H.R. 2755), E1550 [3AU]

———protect employer rights by not allowing professional union organizers to compel employers to force employees to pay union dues as a condition of employment (H.R. 2800), E1540 [3AU]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 781), H1388, H1392 [3AP], H1697 [1MY], E521, E526 [3AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1362), H1392 [3AP], E531 [3AP]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, E1031 [6JN]

Civilian Conservation Corps: anniversary, E1726 [25SE]

COBRA: extend the basic period for health care continuation, further extend coverage for individuals age 55 or older, and provide for a refundable tax credit for premiums (H.R. 2005), E926, E933 [24MY]

Community Area New Development Organization, Inc.: anniversary, E1069 [12JN]

Community development: provide and assure continuation of grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and correct certain inequities in the program (H.R. 2637), E1427 [25JY], E1447 [26JY]

———provide for community renewal and new markets initiatives, H1016 [21MR]

Correctional institutions: authorize use of Federal inmate labor by private companies to produce items that would otherwise be produced by foreign labor (H.R. 1535), E551 [5AP]

Delta Air Lines, Inc.: actions relative to union organizing efforts by flight attendants, E1098 [13JN]

———tribute for treatment of passengers and employees and measures taken relative to terrorist attacks on the U.S., E1906 [16OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize former Federal employees receiving voluntary separation payments to accept subsequent Federal employment related to fighting forest fires (H.R. 2959), E1736 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (H.R. 588), E159 [13FE]

———equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (H.R. 2012), E992 [26MY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to recruit, train, and hire school-based resource staff, H2302 [17MY]

———make grants to recruit, train, and hire school-based resource staff (H.R. 466), E125 [6FE]

———Troops-to-Teachers Program funding, H2312 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: issue industrial and construction health and safety rules, H8363 [27NO]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to designated eligible entities for the design and implementation of innovative models of patient care that are conducive to retention and recruitment of nurses (H.R. 3472), E2274 [13DE]

Dept. of Justice: compliance of employees with standards of conduct during investigations, H4084 [17JY]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H684-H708, H719 [7MR], H1396 [3AP], E315, E322, E325 [8MR], E333 [12MR]

———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 79), H658-H667 [7MR]

———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), unanimous-consent request, H683 [7MR]

———establish grant program to train law enforcement officers (H.R. 2491), E1324 [12JY]

———issuance of adverse effect wage rates applicable to H-2A Temporary Foreign Agricultural Worker Program workers and employers, H1105-H1107 [22MR]

———Job Corps funding, H10438 [19DE]

———reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics, E1460 [27JY]

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 (H.R. 3067), E1879 [12OC]

———realignment of policy responsibility (H.R. 3441), H9168-H9170 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance authority to recruit and retain nurses, establish an additional basis for determining inability of veterans to defray expenses of medical care, and enhance certain health care programs (H.R. 3447), H9217-H9225 [11DE], E2267 [12DE], E2312, E2317 [14DE], E2404 [20DE]

———Office of Inspector General funding through reductions in health care funding, H4689, H4690 [26JY]

———revise effective date for award of disability compensation for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation (H.R. 290), E60 [30JA]

Disabled: accessibility improvements funding, H3831 [10JY]

Discrimination: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (H.R. 1489), E576 [5AP]

———prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (H.R. 2692), E1485 [1AU]

District of Columbia: education and training programs funding, H7918, H7919 [8NO]

Downey, CA: NASA property transfer, H7953 [8NO]

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

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H279 [13FE], H771 [8MR], H1153 [27MR], H2565 [22MY], H5478, H5482-H5484 [10SE], H6440 [9OC], H8636-H8643 [29NO], E1739 [25SE]

———provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (H.R. 3341), H8556 [28NO]

———stimulate through infrastructure project funding, H8912 [5DE]

Education: encourage school districts to hire certain professionals without certification as teachers, H230 [8FE]

———encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology, H2399 [22MY]

———encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (H.R. 1536), E547 [5AP]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (H.R. 2765), E1529 [3AU]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (H.R. 489), E133 [7FE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (H.R. 687), E177 [14FE]

———increase the technically trained workforce (H.R. 3130), E1913 [17OC]

———provide scholarships for scientists and engineers to become certified as science, mathematics, and technology teachers in elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 932), E302 [7MR]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (S. 340), E430 [22MR]

Equal Pay Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 94), H1393 [3AP], E521, E523 [3AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees (H.R. 2070), E1036 [6JN]

———reform provisions relative to child labor, E109 [6FE]

———reform provisions relative to child labor (H.R. 961), E363 [14MR], E559 [5AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects, H994 [20MR]

FDA: labeling requirements to certify that child labor was not used in harvesting of cocoa beans, H3781-H3784 [28JN], H4594 [25JY]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7220, H7227-H7232, H7234, H7250-H7260, H7268-H7280, H7297 [24OC], H7359 [30OC], H7889 [7NO], H8408-H8412 [27NO], H8577, H8581 [29NO], H10060 [13DE], E1929 [25OC], E2102 [15NO]

Federal employees: allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund (H.R. 1939), E883 [22MY]

———clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (H.R. 136), E11 [3JA]

———ensure compensation for food service employees for wages lost during shutdown of House office buildings, H7615 [1NO]

———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving, H8475-H8477 [28NO]

———establish a Dependent Care Assistance Program (H.R. 252), E69 [30JA]

———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (H.R. 1262), E467 [28MR]

———make certain part-time, intermittent, or temporary Federal service by spouses of Foreign Service officers creditable for retirement purposes (H.R. 1496), E553 [5AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug coverage, H4562 [25JY], H7542 [31OC]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 93), H80-H86 [30JA], E91 [1FE]

Fenton, MI: TRW Inc., Chassis Systems Plant recipient of Michigan Dept. of Consumer & Industry Services Michigan Voluntary Protection Programs Star Award, E1405 [24JY]

FHA: expand moratorium on foreclosure of mortgage loans to employees of air carriers and aircraft manufacturers affected by terrorist attacks (H.R. 3277), E2062 [13NO]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards, H10072, H10076 [13DE], E1905 [16OC]

———authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (H.R. 3185), E1950 [30OC]

Fish and fishing: tax treatment of tuna imports, H8254, H8258, H8290, H8295, H8297, H8332-H8335 [16NO]

GAO: enhance pension funding by classifying payments to defined benefit plans as a liability loss carryback under the Internal Revenue Code, H1791 [2MY]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (H.R. 169), H6071-H6076 [2OC], E13 [3JA]

———require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (H.R. 1457), clarification of status, E681 [1MY]

———require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (H.R. 917), E554 [5AP], E681 [1MY]

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (H.R. 1078), E367 [15MR]

———clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H3701, H3704 [27JN], H4205, H4208 [18JY]

———clarify liability of small businesses relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H3704 [27JN]

———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 (H.R. 1255), E453 [27MR]

———improve access to prescription drugs under Medicare and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and health care coverage for seniors, the self-employed, and children (H.R. 1387), H1474 [4AP], H1834 [2MY]

———provide insurance for uninsured individuals, H1587 [25AP], H1704, H1705, H1706, H1707 [1MY]

Health care professionals: address issue of retaining and recruiting long-term care providers, E537 [4AP]

———alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (H.R. 1436), E1246 [29JN], E2262 [12DE]

———alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (H.R. 1436), H1465 [4AP]

———improve access to nursing education, create health care provider and educational institution partnerships, support additional nurses training, and collect nursing workforce data, H1040 [21MR]

———limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (H.R. 1289), H1465 [4AP], E497 [29MR]

———nurse shortage, H1040 [21MR]

———nursing profession shortage, E1246 [29JN]

House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority employees (H. Res. 8), H19 [3JA]

———establish rule relative to Members' relationships with interns, H5477 [10SE]

———moment of silence for Postal Service employees, H7157 [23OC]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (H. Con. Res. 177), H3689 [27JN]

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

Immigration: impact of population growth, H2990-H2994 [7JN], H3197-H3199 [14JN], H3705 [27JN]

———improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S., H7845 [6NO], H10473 [19DE]

———limit number of temporary visas for skilled workers, H7844 [6NO], H8413 [27NO]

———moratorium, H6050-H6053 [25SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H2943-H2949 [6JN], H5387-H5391 [5SE]

———national policy, H2700-H2705 [24MY], H4535-H4537 [24JY], H5327 [2AU], H6248-H6252 [3OC], H6498-H6503 [10OC]

———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees and reduce the time they must be continuously employed before applying for admission to the U.S. (H.R. 2278), H5357, H5358 [5SE], E1595 [6SE]

———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors (H.R. 2277), H5357 [5SE], E1595 [6SE]

———require background checks for illegal aliens related to a legal resident or sponsored by an employer, H8252 [16NO]

Income: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1982), H2693-H2695 [24MY]

———reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (H.R. 1602), H1608 [26AP], E639, E642 [26AP]

INS: extend Basic Pilot employment verification system (H.R. 3030), H9187-H9189 [11DE], E2270, E2276 [13DE]

Insurance: provide premium assistance for COBRA continuation coverage for certain individuals, H8910 [5DE]

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: anniversary of California Local Union 180, E725 [3MY]

International Bureau of Labor Affairs: workplace-based HIV/AIDS education and prevention programs in developing countries funding, H6649 [11OC]

International Labor Organization: international workers rights standards ratification, E611 [24AP]

———tribute to Worldwide Workers' Rights public awareness poster campaign, H1696 [1MY], E691 [1MY], E697 [2MY]

International Women's Day: observance (H. Res. 86), H811, H813, H814, H821-H824 [8MR], E323 [8MR]

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families, H4263 [19JY]

———establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (H.R. 2160), H3078 [13JN], E1091 [13JN]

Iron and steel industry: increase domestic steel production, H7231 [24OC]

———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (H.R. 808), H511 [1MR], E304 [7MR], E741 [7MY], E1272 [29JN]

———provide relief to the domestic steel industry, H8519-H8523 [28NO], H8748 [4DE], H8846, H8912, H8913 [5DE], H9245 [12DE], E2163 [28NO], E2179 [29NO], E2185 [30NO]

Labor unions: permit elections to decertify representation by a labor organization (H.R. 694), E188 [14FE]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations, H3124-H3129 [13JN], E1120 [14JN]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (H.R. 1109), E404 [20MR]

———tribute, E1085 [13JN], E1154 [19JN]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders, H7301-H7307 [24OC], H7416 [30OC]

———improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3205), H8848 [5DE]

———improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3525), H10465-H10476 [19DE], E2386 [20DE]

———improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3525), corrections in engrossment, H10476 [19DE]

Let's Celebrate, Inc.: tribute, E590 [24AP]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (H. Res. 300), E2165 [29NO]

LTV Corp.: encourage negotiation with labor union relative to bankruptcy reorganization, H3078 [13JN]

McClellan AFB, CA: tribute to employees, E557 [5AP]

Medicare: make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (H.R. 481), E116 [6FE]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (H.R. 3238), E2007 [6NO]

Mental health: autism research and educational programs funding, H1562 [25AP]

———provide insurance coverage, H1704 [1MY]

Merit Systems Protection Board: conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to assist Federal agencies in resolving workplace disputes (H.R. 1965), E900 [23MY]

Michigan: anniversary of Iron Workers Local Union No. 25, E1414 [24JY]

Michigan State University: tribute to union organizing effort by teaching assistants, E1085 [13JN]

Minorities: impact of economy on minority communities, H8908-H8914 [5DE]

Nack, Bill: San Mateo County, CA, Central Labor Council honoree, E1443 [26JY]

NAFTA: impact on agriculture, H3756 [28JN]

———impact on employment and the economy, H1533 [24AP], H2256 [16MY], H5378 [5SE], H8827-H8834 [4DE]

National Commission on Marginal Tax Rates for the Working Poor: establish (H.R. 1687), H1744 [2MY]

National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (H.R. 652), H3127 [13JN], E176 [14FE]

National Payroll Week: observance, E1608 [6SE]

National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (H.R. 2868), E1610 [10SE]

Native Americans: Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Institutions funding, H2533, H2534 [22MY]

New York: provide for temporary emergency unemployment assistance, H8529-H8536 [28NO]

New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (H. Con. Res. 81), H1124 [27MR]

———economic impact of terrorist attacks, H8540-H8547 [28NO]

NLRB: decision relative to allowing cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, E1448 [26JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, tariff, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (H.R. 2661), E1442 [26JY]

Opportunity, Inc.: anniversary, E1613 [10SE]

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.: payment of bonuses to managers, H4546 [25JY]

Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans, H1818, H1819, H1825, H1826 [2MY]

———provide additional fiduciary protections for participants and beneficiaries under employee stock ownership plans relative to lockdowns placed on plan assets (H.R. 3509), E2336 [19DE]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), H8190-H8215 [15NO], E2120 [16NO], E2137 [27NO]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), consideration (H. Res. 288), H8189, H8190 [15NO]

———reform, H2841, H2842 [25MY]

———reform (H.R. 10), H1671 [1MY], H1748-H1827 [2MY], H9160-H9166 [11DE], E720 [3MY], E799 [15MY], E2275 [13DE]

———reform (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 127), H1745-H1747 [2MY]

———reform (H.R. 10), motion to recommit, H1825, H1826 [2MY]

———tax treatment of retirement benefits, H1791 [2MY]

Pomona Valley Workshop (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1790 [3OC]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (H.R. 250), E46 [30JA]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 39), H1039 [21MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), H10487-H10493 [19DE], H10937 [20DE], E2399 [20DE]

Public housing: repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service, H4844, H4845 [30JY], E1549 [3AU]

Puerto Rico: use of tax incentives to promote economic development and business investment, H834 [13MR]

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.: recognition by Fortune (publication) as one of the 100 Best Companies To Work for in America, E627 [25AP]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries, E2275 [13DE]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 1140), H4868, H4955-H4966 [31JY], E414 [21MR], E1469 [30JY], E1491 [1AU], E1495 [2AU], E1544 [3AU]

Religion: support for faith-based initiative relative to exemption for Government-funded religious charities from State and local hiring discrimination laws, H3992 [12JY], H4224, H4225, H4228-H4231, H4246-H4248, H4252-H4256, H4278, H4279 [19JY], E1450 [26JY]

Renee Jones Empowerment Center (nonprofit organization): tribute to Celebrate Empowerment Gala, E1852 [11OC]

Riggins, Shonda: Myrtle Beach, SC, Area Chamber of Commerce Employee of the Year award recipient, E302 [7MR]

Rindfleisch, Anne M.: Goodwill Industries International, Inc., Graduate of the Year award recipient, E759 [8MY]

Rohm and Haas Texas, Inc.: OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star Site designee, E315 [8MR]

Rural areas: provide job creation and assistance (H.R. 2400), E1251-E1253 [29JN]

Salvation Army: support for faith-based initiative relative to exemption for Government-funded religious charities from State and local hiring discrimination laws, H3832 [10JY], H4245 [19JY]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (H.R. 1035), E359 [14MR]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees, H4158, H4159 [18JY]

———limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), H3159-H3182 [14JN], E393 [20MR]

———limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), consideration (H. Res. 161), H3156 [14JN]

Shenwick, Linda: reinstate to former position with the U.N., reimburse for expenses, and expunge unsatisfactory reviews from personnel files, H2149 [15MY]

Ships and vessels: require that U.S. commercially operated vessels be U.S. built, owned, and crewed, H10416 [19DE]

Small business: preserve employee stock ownership plans for S corporation workers, H1786 [2MY]

———provide for public access to information on the availability of insurance for small businesses (H.R. 3339), E2128 [19NO]

———tribute to Small Business Development Centers, E595 [24AP]

Smyrna, TN: tribute to Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp., plant, E1290 [10JY]

Social Security: application of employment criteria under management contracts for certain mental health facilities (H.R. 3147), E1897 [16OC]

———create personalized retirement accounts, H315-H319 [13FE], H475-H479 [28FE]

———ensure solvency, H1833 [2MY], H4434 [24JY], H9085 [11DE], E2275 [13DE]

———ensure solvency (H. Con. Res. 214), E1539 [3AU]

———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (H.R. 81), E1, E5 [3JA]

———payroll taxes, H315-H319 [13FE]

———treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (H.R. 509), E129 [7FE]

Sports: make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (H.R. 3288), E2078 [14NO]

SSI: increase incentives for working, saving, and pursuing an education (H.R. 739), E215 [27FE], E239 [28FE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit against payroll taxes (H.R. 493), E142 [8FE]

———allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (H.R. 3040), E1816 [5OC]

———allow credits for contributions to certain pension plans or individual retirement accounts and to small businesses for qualified pension plan contributions or start-up costs (H.R. 1498), H1414 [4AP], E568 [5AP]

———allow individuals a refundable credit based on their earned income (H.R. 508), E137 [7FE]

———change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (H.R. 3574), E2402 [20DE]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (H.R. 3139), E1900 [16OC]

———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (H.R. 2695), E1501 [2AU]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (H.R. 2691), E1481 [1AU]

———Earned Income Tax Credit Compliance Initiative funding, H4588 [25JY]

———eligibility of part-time employees for unemployment compensation (H.R. 773), E237 [28FE]

———ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the State (H.R. 926), E300 [7MR]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income and provide a refundable credit for job training expenses of older long-time employees who are laid off (H.R. 3001), E1773 [2OC]

———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data (H.R. 3100), E1866 [12OC]

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

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (H.R. 1238), E460 [27MR]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (H.R. 154), E1253 [29JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (H.R. 317), E97 [1FE]

———provide a refund to individuals for payroll taxes (H.R. 3015), H8908 [5DE], E1824 [5OC], E1842 [10OC], E1876 [12OC]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals, H1790 [2MY]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (H.R. 738), E237 [28FE]

———provide for the payment of emergency extended unemployment compensation, H9332 [12DE]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (H.R. 1819), H2931 [6JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H6784, H6785 [16OC], H6923 [17OC], H7208 [23OC], H7220, H7221, H7222, H7223, H7236-H7282, H7284, H7285, H7294-H7301, H7307 [24OC], H7311, H7312 [25OC], H7359 [30OC], H7857, H7858, H7888 [7NO], H7913, H7914 [8NO], H8121-H8126 [13NO], H8136, H8137, H8168-H8174 [14NO], H8184, H8185 [15NO], H8408-H8413 [27NO], H8424, H8425, H8426, H8427, H8429, H8535 [28NO], H8636-H8643 [29NO], H8742 [30NO], H8845, H8847, H8890, H8908-H8914 [5DE], H9056 [6DE], H9244, H9246, H9324, H9328, H9332 [12DE], H10057, H10060, H10144-H10148 [13DE], H10177, H10178, H10208, H10226-H10235 [18DE], E1916 [17OC], E1925, E1926, E1929 [25OC], E1942, E1959 [30OC], E2017 [6NO], E2039 [8NO], E2102 [15NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7225-H7236 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), motion to recommit, H7256, H7280, H7281 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10827-H10887 [19DE], E2325 [19DE], E2349, E2355, E2400 [20DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320), H10820-H10827 [19DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 319), H10495-H10503 [19DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), motion to recommit, H10867, H10885 [19DE]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (H.R. 3446), E2304 [14DE]

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth, H7120 [17OC]

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (H.R. 3041), H7857 [7NO]

———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, H7272 [24OC]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (H.R. 1783), E771 [10MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H2288-H2298 [17MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), consideration (H. Res. 141), H2285-H2288 [17MY]

———treatment of contributions to retirement plans by self-employed members of certain religious faiths, E720 [3MY]

———treatment of small businesses, H1937 [8MY]

———treatment of telecommuting (H.R. 1012), E341 [13MR]

———treatment of tips (H.R. 1274), E472 [28MR]

———treatment of welfare benefit funds for certain employer plans (H.R. 2370), E1261 [29JN]

———treatment of welfare recipients performing unpaid work relative to the earned income tax credit (H.R. 593), E163 [13FE]

Territories: economic assistance relative to unemployment, Medicaid, and other Federal programs, H7259 [24OC], H10178 [18DE]

———wage and labor rights violations, E548 [5AP]

Terrorism: economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5884-H5894, H5898, H5899, H5909-H5915 [21SE], H6243-H6248 [3OC], H6683 [11OC], E1704 [21SE]

———economic impact of terrorist attacks on working families, H7900-H7907 [7NO]

Tourist trade: revitalize, H6070 [2OC]

Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (H.R. 3359), H8959 [6DE], E2156 [28NO]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: extend assistance to workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks funding, H8954-H8960 [6DE]

Unemployment: prohibit use of community development funds for any purpose other than wage supplements and health insurance assistance, H8540-H8547 [28NO]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H8232 [15NO]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 3022), E1809 [5OC]

Vietnam: workers' rights and fair labor standards, H5429-H5435 [6SE]

Warren, MI: anniversary of Industrial Office Workers Union Local 889, E2192 [4DE]

Washington County, IL: coal mine and powerplant operation, H7222 [24OC]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (H.R. 2670), E1972 [31OC]

Women's Coalition South Bay: tribute to South Bay Women's Summit, E329 [8MR]

Women's History Month: observance, H913 [14MR]

Workforce Investment Act: funding, H3329 [20JN], E1187 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (S. 928), S5458-S5460 [22MY]

Albuquerque, NM: dedication of Hispano Chamber of Commerce Barelas Job Opportunity Center, S7804 [17JY]

Armed Forces: facilitate use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for education leading to employment in high technology industry (S. 1088), S6666 [22JN], S12677, S12746-S12752 [7DE]

———facilitate use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for education leading to employment in high technology industry (S. 1088), unanimous-consent request, S12394-S12396 [5DE]

Aviation: ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers, S12653, S12654 [7DE]

———ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers (S. 1479), S9980 [1OC]

———expedite naturalization process and provide transitional employment eligibility for certain legal immigrants employed as security screening personnel (S. 1829), S13301 [14DE]

———Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, S10259, S10270 [4OC], S10356-S10361 [9OC], S10417, S10445 [10OC], S10488, S10545 [11OC], S10802 [17OC], S10863 [23OC], S11280 [31OC], S11402 [2NO], S11423, S11431 [5NO], S11481-S11483 [6NO], S11584 [8NO], S11671, S11673, S11674, S11713 [13NO], S11977 [16NO]

———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, S9588-S9608 [21SE], S10137 [3OC], S10352-S10355 [9OC], S10433, S10436-S10439, S10441-S10446, S10475 [10OC], S10489, S10493-S10500, S10503-S10510, S10515, S10517, S10546 [11OC]

———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 (S. 1454), S9956 [1OC]

———require aviation security personnel be Dept. of Justice employees, S10273, S10274 [4OC], S10362 [9OC], S10514-S10516, S10520, S10527 [11OC], S11978 [16NO]

———require background checks for existing aviation security employees, S10524 [11OC]

———require screening of all employees prior to entering secure areas, S10524 [11OC]

———security standards relative to aircraft and airport size, S11976, S11977 [16NO]

———set performance standards for passenger and property screeners, S10518 [11OC]

Bankruptcy: clarify responsibility of companies to fulfill legal obligations to administer employee and retiree benefit plans, S2142 [12MR]

———treatment of postpetition backpay and benefits relative to violations of Federal or State employment laws, S2361 [15MR]

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act: repeal liability provisions if the number of uninsured individuals reaches a certain level, S6895-S6901 [26JN]

Champlain College: tribute to undergraduate degree program for single parents receiving welfare, S5960 [7JN]

Children and youth: increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (S. 814), S4177 [2MY]

Chile: authorize negotiation for accession to NAFTA (S. 138), S411 [22JA]

———authorize negotiation for accession to NAFTA (S. 586), S2668 [21MR]

Citizens Against Government Waste (organization): release of list of objectionable provisions in Federal budget, S2297-S2299 [14MR]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 684), S3350, S3351 [3AP]

———prohibit inclusion of mandatory binding arbitration clauses in employment agreements relative to discrimination or harassment claims (S. 163), S529 [24JA]

———prohibit preferential treatment (S. 78), S332, S335, S423 [22JA]

Cleland, Senator: tribute to staff, S11717 [13NO]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (S. 902), S5017 [16MY]

Committee on Finance (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to H.R. 10, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act, S12394 [5DE]

Community development: provide grant funding for additional enterprise communities (S. 634), S3001 [27MR]

Correctional institutions: authorize use of Federal inmate labor by private companies to produce items that would otherwise be produced by foreign labor (S. 1228), S8126 [24JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S5577 [24MY]

Dept. of Commerce: Trade Adjustment Assistance Program funding, S9385 [13SE]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (S. 155), S482 [23JA]

———health care staff hiring revisions, S9843 [26SE]

———realignment of civilian workforce, S3671 [6AP], S9722, S9724 [24SE]

Dept. of Education: Troops-to-Teachers Program funding, S13337, S13339 [17DE]

Dept. of Energy: energy industry workforce training grants and fellowships funding through reductions in CALFED Bay-Delta Program, S7865-S7870 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: Native-American employment and training regulations compliance, S11347 [1NO]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations, S2276-S2278 [14MR]

———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), S1801-S1805, S1811 [5MR], S1831-S1888 [6MR]

———Farmworker Housing Program funding, S11453 [6NO]

———job training program for dislocated workers funding, S7407, S7410, S7416 [10JY]

———provide permanent authorization for the Bureau of International Labor to continue to work to alleviate child labor and improve worker rights and labor standards (S. 1827), S13153 [13DE]

———provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition (S. 1848), S13701-S13704 [19DE]

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 (S. 1544), S10694 [15OC]

———provide emergency authority to resolve airline labor disputes (S. 1327), S8749 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance authority to recruit and retain nurses, establish an additional basis for determining inability of veterans to defray expenses of medical care, and enhance certain health care programs (H.R. 3447), S13930, S14075, S14080 [20DE]

———enhance authority to recruit and retain qualified nurses for the Veterans Health Administration (S. 1188), S7819 [17JY], S7875 [18JY], S13931 [20DE]

———nursing shortage, S6512 [20JN]

———recognize for purposes of employing physicians, board certifications from the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (S. Res. 61), S2674 [21MR]

DeWine, Senator: tribute to staff, S10830 [18OC]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 1284), S8480 [31JY]

Economic Recovery and Homeland Defense Act: emergency designation relative to enforcement of budget caps, S11748, S11752, S11757-S11762, S11768, S11782 [14NO]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1244-S1246 [13FE], S2918-S2921 [26MR], S4379-S4381 [4MY], S9488 [19SE], S11404-S11407 [2NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery and relief for victims of terrorism (S. 1732), S12059 [27NO], S12065 [28NO]

Education: allow States to use certain funds to retain and improve the quality of school principals, S6173-S6176 [13JN]

———authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs, student loan forgiveness, and professional development programs for teachers in rural areas, S6289 [14JN]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (S. 195), S643 [29JA]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers, S4879 [14MY], S4931 [15MY], S5027 [17MY], S6303 [14JN]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (S. 123), S399-S401 [22JA]

———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S4022-S4024 [30AP], S4389, S4390 [4MY], S4462 [8MY]

———improve initial teaching experiences and offer alternative routes to certification (S. 474), S1985 [7MR]

———improve professional development programs for elementary and secondary school teachers and administrators (S. 373), S1514 [15FE]

———increase the technically trained workforce (S. 1549), S10703-S10707 [15OC], S10766 [16OC]

———provide for regional skills training alliances (S. 431), S1761, S1767 [1MR]

———provide incentives to encourage and assist individuals with demonstrable skills in high-need areas to become certified teachers, S4145 [2MY], S4803-S4807 [10MY]

———provide incentives to encourage and assist individuals with demonstrable skills in high-need areas to become certified teachers (S. 40), S315 [22JA]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (S. 340), S1465 [15FE]

Equal Pay Day: observance, S3429 [4AP]

ERISA: Federal courts jurisdiction over traditional plaintiff's medical malpractice claims, S6384-S6386 [18JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: ensure protection for employees of traveling sales crews (S. 96), S361 [22JA]

———permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood, S6154 [13JN]

———permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (S. 1241), S8222 [25JY]

———provide compensatory time opportunities, flexible workplaces, and clarify minimum wage and overtime requirements of private sector employees (S. 624), S2989-S2993 [27MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: improve implementation and clarify definition of ``serious medical condition'' (S. 489), S2072 [8MR]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, S11645-S11651 [9NO], S11701-S11707, S11713, S11715 [13NO], S11757-S11762, S11771, S11778-S11781 [14NO], S12023 [27NO], S12071, S12072, S12073 [28NO], S12121, S12122 [29NO], S13836, S14038-S14040 [20DE]

Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (S. 46), S319 [22JA]

———clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (S. 768), S3861 [24AP]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees, S3423 [4AP]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (S. Con. Res. 17), S1640 [27FE]

———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (S. 1818), S13148 [13DE], S13294 [14DE]

———increase pay rate for certain offices and positions within the executive and judicial branches of the Government (S. 1129), S7095 [28JN]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug coverage, S9495 [19SE]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 93), S9001 [3AU]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (S. 1617), S11370-S11372 [1NO]

Foreign trade: national objectives priority assignments, S3798-S3800 [24AP]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (S. 201), S653 [29JA]

———preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (S. 962), S5636 [24MY]

Hazleton, PA: anniversary of Community Area New Development Organization, Inc., S5115 [17MY]

Health: clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6409-S6411, S6421-S6432 [19JN], S6470, S6475, S6479-S6482, S6492 [20JN], S6537, S6539, S6547 [21JN], S6634-S6637, S6639-S6657 [22JN], S6835-S6849 [25JN], S6870-S6885, S6894 [26JN], S6938 [27JN], S7019, S7027-S7044, S7053, S7054 [28JN], S7168-S7171, S7178, S7180 [29JN]

———clarify liability of small businesses relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S6909-S6913 [26JN], S6939-S6944 [27JN], S7139-S7142, S7145 [29JN]

———improve access to health care for the uninsured, S3475-S3478 [5AP]

———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 (S. 623), S2983 [27MR]

———require claims relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's to be heard in Federal court, S7047-S7055 [28JN]

Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses (S. 1259), S8355 [27JY]

———alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (S. 706), S3534 [5AP]

———alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (S. 721), S3546-S3552 [5AP]

———establish a Nurse Corps and address the nursing shortage through recruitment and retention strategies (S. 1864), S13946-S13950, S14065 [20DE]

———establish grant and scholarship programs to enable hospitals to retain and further educate their nursing staffs (S. 1585), S11199 [30OC]

———provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care (S. 1594), S11215 [30OC]

———provide that federally employed registered nurses that retire under FERS shall have unused sick leave used in the computation of annuities (S. 1080), S6611 [21JN]

Hill, Ed: tribute on election as President of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, S4098 [1MY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers and reform H-2A worker program (S. 1313), S8723 [2AU]

———allocate H-1B visas for demonstration projects in rural areas (S. 1342), S8763 [2AU]

———improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S., S11030, S11032 [25OC]

———improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S. (S. 1518), S10393 [9OC]

———national objectives priority assignments, S9184-S9187 [6SE]

———national policy, S8039-S8041 [23JY]

———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees and reduce the time they must be continuously employed before applying for admission to the U.S. (H.R. 2278), S14063 [20DE]

———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees and reduce the time they must be continuously employed before applying for admission to the U.S. (S. 1889), S13980 [20DE]

———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors (H.R. 2277), S14063 [20DE]

———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors (S. 1890), S13980 [20DE]

———streamline procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers and provide a system of one-time, earned adjustment to legal status for certain agricultural workers (S. 1161), S7430 [10JY], S7491 [11JY]

INS: extend Basic Pilot employment verification system (H.R. 3030), S14050 [20DE]

———extend Basic Pilot employment verification system (S. 1891), S13980 [20DE]

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (S. 1025), S6217 [13JN]

———establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (S. 592), S2672-S2674 [21MR], S5533 [23MY]

Iron and steel industry: limit steel imports, S1050, S1053 [6FE]

———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (H.R. 808), S5663 [25MY]

———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (S. 910), S5122 [17MY]

———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (S. 957), S5633-S5635 [24MY], S7575 [12JY]

———treat semifinished or slab steel as being in direct competition with taconite pellets for trade remedy purposes and provide assistance for impacted workers, S2145 [12MR], S2284, S2285 [14MR]

———treat semifinished or slab steel as being in direct competition with taconite pellets for trade remedy purposes and provide assistance for impacted workers (S. 422), S1749-S1753 [1MR]

Juarbe, Frederico, Jr.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, S8893 [3AU]

Labor unions: notify members of rights relative to use of fees or dues paid by members used for activities not necessary for labor representation, S2714-S2716 [22MR], S2796, S2797 [23MR]

———prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (S. 1107), S6992-S6994 [27JN]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (S. 873), S4892 [14MY]

———strengthen the rights of workers to associate, organize, and strike (S. 1102), S6924-S6926 [26JN]

———use of fees paid by nonunion members for activities not necessary for labor representation, S2698-S2703, S2782 [22MR]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders, S11671 [13NO], S12511, S12512 [6DE]

———improve security at U.S. borders (S. 1618), S11372-S11374 [1NO], S11604 [8NO], S13935 [20DE]

———improve security at U.S. borders (S. 1627), S11386-S11389 [1NO], S11433 [5NO]

———improve security at U.S. borders (S. 1749), S12247-S12252 [30NO], S14082 [20DE]

Law enforcement officers: provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (S. 490), S2075 [8MR]

Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (H.R. 3414), S12438 [5DE]

———reimbursement rates relative to long-term care staffing shortages, S3671, S3672 [6AP]

Medicare: protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (S. 1686), S11794 [14NO]

———require providers to disclose staffing and performance data (S. 863), S4835 [10MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (S. 1054), S6333 [14JN]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits, S11165-S11183 [30OC]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (S. 543), S2393-S2396 [15MR], S6477 [20JN], S12397 [5DE]

Minimum wage: level, S4880-S4882 [14MY], S5999 [8JN], S8057 [23JY]

———level (S. 277), S1132-S1135 [7FE], S1215 [8FE]

———level (S. 964), S5765 [25MY], S5802 [26MY]

Minneapolis, MN: anniversary of Capitol City and Minneapolis Metal Workers Lodge 459, S6317 [14JN]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, S9159 [6SE]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (S. Res. 79), S4121 [1MY], S4171 [2MY]

National Labor Relations Act: exempt retailers which permit charitable organizations access to its premises but denies access to labor unions to organize, S11327-S11329 [1NO]

———exempt retailers which permit charitable organizations access to its premises but denies access to labor unions to organize (S. 929), S5460 [22MY]

Native Americans: authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (S. 343), S1471 [15FE]

———provide training and technical assistance for commercial vehicle driving careers (S. 1344), S8766 [2AU]

———Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Institutions funding, S3982 [26AP]

New Hampshire: economic assistance to Gorham, NH, and Berlin, NH, relative to American Tissue, Inc., hydro plants, S9378, S9379 [13SE]

New York, NY: economic impact of terrorist attacks, S12047-S12049 [27NO], S12096-S12098 [28NO], S12130 [29NO]

Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant relative to immigration laws (S. 507), S8999 [3AU]

OMB: prohibit directed budget scorekeeping of railroad retirement legislation, S12340-S12344, S12350, S12351, S12352 [4DE]

Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center, Chicago, IL: designate (S. 378), S1522 [15FE], S5658 [24MY]

Pensions: ensure that individual account retirement plans protect workers by limiting the amount of employer stock each worker may hold and encouraging diversification of investment of plan assets (S. 1838), S13466 [18DE]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (S. 1677), S11721 [13NO]

———reform, S5074 [17MY]

———reform (H.R. 10), S12030 [27NO], S12128, S12131, S12138-S12152, S12154 [29NO], S12222-S12238, S12240 [30NO], S12276-S12306 [3DE], S12340-S12344, S12350-S12363 [4DE], S12390-S12394 [5DE]

———reform (H.R. 10), motion to proceed, S12036-S12042 [27NO], S12065, S12070, S12072, S12074, S12075-S12083, S12091-S12094, S12098 [28NO], S12114-S12119 [29NO]

———reform (H.R. 10), unanimous-consent agreement, S12385 [4DE]

———reform (H.R. 10), unanimous-consent request, S12036 [27NO]

———reform (S. 631), S2999 [27MR]

———reform (S. 742), S3725-S3749 [6AP]

Political campaigns: require disclosure of use of labor organization dues and fees or corporate funds for political activities, S2651-S2656 [21MR], S2682-S2686 [22MR]

———require worker or shareholder approval for use of labor organization dues and fees or corporate funds for political activities, S2631-S2651 [21MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), S14083 [20DE]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for those employed by States or local governments, S11260-S11262, S11270-S11272 [31OC], S11302 [1NO], S11407 [2NO], S11445-S11448 [5NO], S11449-S11453 [6NO]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations, S11271, S11272 [31OC], S11302 [1NO]

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.: recognition by Fortune (publication) as one of the 100 Best Companies To Work for in America, S3273 [2AP]

Railroad Retirement Board of Trustees: commuter rail representation, S12363 [4DE]

Railroads: calculation of average account benefits ratio relative to financing of railroad retirement system, S12356-S12362 [4DE]

———ensure that returns on investments from retirement trust funds are earned prior to reduction in taxes or increase in benefits, S12352-S12355, S12362 [4DE]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries, S12030, S12036-S12042 [27NO], S12070, S12072, S12074, S12075-S12083, S12091-S12094, S12098 [28NO], S12115-S12119, S12128, S12131, S12139, S12151, S12154 [29NO], S12223, S12231-S12233, S12240 [30NO], S12276-S12283, S12299-S12306 [3DE], S12350-S12363 [4DE], S12390-S12394 [5DE]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 1140), unanimous-consent request, S12036 [27NO]

———modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (S. 697), S3448-S3450 [4AP]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: payment for losses resulting from limitations on use following terrorist attacks, S10529 [11OC]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (S. 522), S2223 [13MR]

———extend authorization of the Drug-Free Workplace Program (S. 348), S1479 [15FE]

———tribute (S. Res. 86), S4582-S4584 [9MY], S4936 [15MY]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), S8893, S8894 [3AU], S13830, S13925 [20DE]

———limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (S. 143), S415 [22JA], S2785-S2789 [22MR]

Senate: leave without pay status of certain employees who perform service in the uniformed services (S. Res. 193), S13772 [19DE]

———tribute to staff, S10830 [18OC], S11419 [5NO]

Sioux Nation Economic Development Council: establish (S. 493), S2076 [8MR]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (S. 849), S4597-S4599 [9MY]

———eliminate certain reporting requirements relative to bundled contracts and expand opportunities for businesses that locate in and hire from economically distressed communities, S9839 [26SE]

Small businesses: promote business incubator activities (S. 432), S1761, S1767 [1MR]

Smith, Margaret: Green Thumb, Inc., Outstanding Older Worker award recipient for Minnesota, S9737 [24SE]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans, S8152 [25JY], S8391-S8393 [30JY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (S. 682), S3346 [3AP]

———ensure solvency, S8391-S8393 [30JY]

———increase limit on vocational education training to be counted as work activity under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program (S. 770), S3863 [24AP]

———phase out taxation of benefits (S. 181), S570 [25JA]

———redesignate certain trust funds as accounting funds (S. 547), S2397 [15MR]

———strengthen working families by improving responsible fatherhood and child support programs and expanding certain tax credits, block grants, and child care programs (S. 685), S3351-S3353 [3AP]

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM): tribute, S2579 [20MR]

Sports: economic impact of elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises, S12228 [30NO]

———make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (S. 1704), S11794 [14NO]

Take Your Daughter to Work Day: observance, S3969 [26AP]

Taxation: agreement with U.S. territories to relieve financial burden relative to earned income tax credit, S5500 [23MY]

———allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs of individuals not eligible for public programs and without access to employer-subsidized health coverage (S. 590), S2669-S2672 [21MR]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (S. 683), S3346 [3AP]

———allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (S. 1502), S10296 [4OC]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses, S3523 [5AP]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses (S. 674), S3277 [2AP]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ veterans, S5419 [22MY]

———clarify status of professional employer organizations in order to assist small businesses in providing employee benefits and collecting employment taxes (S. 1305), S8710 [2AU]

———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (S. 1383), S8958 [3AU]

———employer credits for expenses of providing child care services to employees, S5505 [23MY]

———employer credits for expenses of providing child care services to employees (S. 99), S365-S367 [22JA]

———ensure greater use of the advance payment of the earned income credit and extend such advanced payment to all taxpayers eligible for the credit (S. 1641), S11492 [6NO]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (S. 1332), S8752 [2AU]

———expand work opportunity credit for small business jobs creation (S. 427), S1761, S1767 [1MR]

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (S. 626), S2994 [27MR], S3148 [29MR]

———extend the work opportunity credit to encourage the hiring of certain veterans (S. 1145), S7201 [29JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, S6548-S6582 [21JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (S. 29), S301-S303 [22JA], S479 [23JA]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (S. 363), S1502 [15FE]

———make permanent the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs (S. 133), S407 [22JA]

———prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory tax on income earned within such State by nonresidents (S. 759), S3855 [24AP]

———promote employer and employee participation in telework arrangements (S. 1856), S13710 [19DE]

———provide for a payroll tax holiday, S12121, S12122, S12126, S12136 [29NO], S12239 [30NO]

———provide for a payroll tax holiday (S. 1717), S12002-S12004 [16NO]

———provide for Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (S. 313), S1331 [13FE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, S10917-S10919 [24OC], S11095 [25OC], S11164 [30OC], S11262, S11266-S11268 [31OC], S11318-S11320, S11351-S11354 [1NO], S11404-S11407, S11408-S11411 [2NO], S11423 [5NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery and provide for the payment of emergency extended unemployment compensation (S. 1804), S12861-S12863 [11DE], S14044 [20DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11641-S11644, S11645-S11651 [9NO], S11667, S11670-S11672, S11674, S11678-S11708, S11713, S11714 [13NO], S11737-S11783 [14NO], S11890, S11899, S11920, S11927-S11932 [15NO], S12019-S12024, S12039-S12042 [27NO], S12071-S12073, S12091-S12096 [28NO], S12121-S12131, S12132, S12136, S12145 [29NO], S12227, S12239, S12240 [30NO], S12280 [3DE], S12471 [6DE], S12604 [7DE], S12756-S12762 [10DE], S12826, S12829-S12833 [11DE], S12997, S13009 [12DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), unanimous-consent agreement, S11678 [13NO], S12140 [29NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), unanimous-consent request, S12079, S12080, S12093 [28NO], S12116 [29NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), S13673, S13676-S13678 [19DE], S13774, S13791, S13831, S13835-S13837, S13884-S13893, S13917, S14029, S14030, S14034-S14040, S14044, S14083 [20DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), unanimous-consent request, S13865 [20DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1791), S12772 [10DE]

———provide incentives to expand health care coverage (S. 284), S1136, S1156 [7FE]

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (S. 1500), S10293 [4OC], S11605 [8NO], S13042 [12DE]

———provide tax credits for Indian reservation economic development (S. 558), S2412 [15MR]

———provide tax relief for farmers and fishermen (S. 312), S1331, S1335 [13FE]

———reduce certain individual income tax rates and allow a payroll tax credit for those taxpayers who have no income tax liability (S. 566), S2477 [19MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (S. 237), S1215 [8FE]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (S. 837), S4418-S4422 [7MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses, S3666 [6AP], S5093-S5095 [17MY], S5252 [21MY], S5496 [23MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (S. 148), S459 [23JA], S3696 [6AP], S5606 [24MY]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (S. 808), S4117 [1MY]

———treatment of certain expenses of eligible emergency response professionals, S5492 [23MY]

———treatment of certain postsecondary educational benefits provided by an employer to children of employees (S. 1059), S6452 [19JN]

———treatment of certain postsecondary educational benefits provided by an employer to children of employees (S. 1060), S6452 [19JN]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (S. 917), S5273 [21MY]

———treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants (S. 540), S2385, S2390 [15MR]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (S. 762), S3856 [24AP]

———treatment of small businesses relative to remedial education for employees, information technology investment, capital gains rates on investments, and depreciation of computer hardware (S. 798), S4045 [30AP]

———treatment of small businesses (S. 189), S576-S581 [25JA]

———treatment of telecommuting (S. 521), S2222 [13MR]

Terrorism: economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9596 [21SE], S10496 [11OC], S11673 [13NO]

Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (S. 1209), S7967-S7969 [19JY], S8056 [23JY]

Treaties and agreements: labor and environmental provisions included in the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area, S9681 [24SE]

———U.S. priorities and objectives in trade negotiations, S4237 [3MY]

Unemployment: authorize payment of emergency extended unemployment compensation, S12674 [7DE]

———authorize payment of emergency extended unemployment compensation (S. 1532), S10645 [11OC]

———expand coverage options for unemployed workers to receive and pay for COBRA health insurance benefits and provide for a program of enhanced unemployment coverage, S14034-S14037 [20DE]

———extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1622), S13893, S13901 [20DE]

United Kingdom: authorize negotiation for accession to NAFTA (S. 140), S411 [22JA]

Urban areas: promote an urban agenda (S. 23), S261-S264 [22JA]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (S. 1249), S8154, S8235, S8236 [25JY]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (S. 256), S1078 [6FE]

Workforce Investment Act: funding, S7392, S7395 [10JY]

Workforce training programs: funding, S3391 [4AP]

Reports

Delegation of Ecumenical Church Leaders' Trip to Mexico, H2257-H2259 [16MY]

Ergonomic Injuries in Illinois: Committee on Government Reform (House) Minority Staff, H700-H702 [7MR]

Federal Language Needs: National Security Education Program (organization), S2723-S2725 [22MR]

Reports filed

Basic Pilot Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3030) (H. Rept. 107-310), H8745 [30NO]

Competitive Market Supervision Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 143) (S. Rept. 107-3), S2305 [14MR]

Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 107-51), H1714 [1MY]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 107-51), H1714 [1MY]

Consideration of H.R. 10, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 107-53), H1714 [1MY]

Consideration of H.R. 622, Hope for Children Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 141) (H. Rept. 107-67), H2182 [15MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1088, Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 161) (H. Rept. 107-97), H3066 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2269, Retirement Security Advice Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 107-289), H8180 [14NO]

Consideration of H.R. 3090, Economic Security and Recovery Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 107-252), H7217 [23OC]

Consideration of H.R. 3529, Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 320) (H. Rept. 107-348), H10401, H10908 [19DE]

Consideration of S.J. Res. 6, Congressional Disapproval of Dept. of Labor Ergonomic Regulations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 107-9), H647 [6MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nurse Recruitment and Retention Enhancement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1188) (S. Rept. 107-80), S10456 [10OC]

Economic Recovery and Assistance for American Workers Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 3090), S11660 [9NO]

Federal Firefighters Retirement Age Fairness Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 93), S8702 [2AU]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 271), S8703 [2AU]

Hope for Children Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 622) (H. Rept. 107-64), H2182 [15MY]

Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1088) (H. Rept. 107-52), H1714 [1MY]

Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 543) (S. Rept. 107-61), S9197 [6SE]

Nonimmigrant Spouses of Intracompany Transferees Work Authorization and Employment Time Reduction Before Applying for Admission to the U.S.: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2278), S13145 [13DE]

Nonimmigrant Spouses of Treaty Traders and Treaty Investors Work Authorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2277), S13145 [13DE]

Northern Mariana Covenant Implementation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 507) (S. Rept. 107-28), S5830 [5JN]

Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 169) (H. Rept. 107-101), H3201 [14JN]

Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center, Chicago, IL: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 378), S5541 [23MY]

Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1140) (H. Rept. 107-82), H2709 [24MY]

Retirement Security Advice Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2269) (H. Rept. 107-262), H7591 [31OC]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2269) (H. Rept. 107-262), H8132 [13NO]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 320, Consideration of H.R. 3529, Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 317) (H. Rept. 107-340), H10173 [17DE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 107-344), H10354 [18DE]

Unemployment Assistance Availability Period Extension in the Case of the Terrorist Attacks: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1622) (S. Rept. 107-120), S12772 [10DE]

Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1088) (S. Rept. 107-86), S10692 [15OC]

Work Authorization for Nonimmigrant Spouses of Intracompany Transferees and Time They Must Be Continuously Employed Before Applying for Admission to U.S.: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2278) (H. Rept. 107-188), H5332 [2AU]

Work Authorization for Nonimmigrant Spouses of Treaty Traders and Treaty Investors: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2277) (H. Rept. 107-187), H5332 [2AU]

Rulings of the Chair

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), S12306 [3DE]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10848 [19DE]

Statements

Displaced Workers Relief Act: John W. Wilhelm, Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union, H6110 [2OC]

Economic Recovery and Homeland Defense Act: Executive Office of the President, S11775 [14NO]

Economic Security and Recovery Act: Executive Office of the President, H7248 [24OC]

Hope for Children Act: Executive Office of the President, H2290 [17MY]

Quick Facts on Mental Illness: Senator Domenici, S11176 [30OC]

Trade Skills for Young Vermonters: Will Babcock, E1612 [10SE]

Young American Workers' Bill of Rights: Representative Lantos, E559 [5AP]

Summaries

Agency Accountability Act (S. 849), S4603 [9MY]

Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act (S. 1161), S7431 [10JY]

Chile-NAFTA Accession Act (S. 138), S413 [22JA]

Competitive Market Supervision Act (S. 143), S418 [22JA]

Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act (H.R. 3447), S14077-S14080 [20DE], H9224 [11DE]

Entrepreneurial Incubators Development Act (S. 432), S1766 [1MR]

Medicare Early Access and Tax Credit Act (H.R. 1255), E453 [27MR]

Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act (S. 543), S2395 [15MR]

Regional Skills Alliances Act (S. 431), S1766 [1MR]

Rural and Urban Health Care Act (S. 1259), S8357 [27JY]

Science Teacher Scholarships for Scientists and Engineers Act (H.R. 932), E303 [7MR]

Small Business Jobs Tax Credit Act (S. 427), S1766 [1MR]

Steel Revitalization Act (S. 957), S5634 [24MY]

Technology Education and Training Act (S. 762), S3858 [24AP]

United Kingdom-NAFTA Accession Act (S. 140), S414 [22JA]

Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act (S. 1088), S11872 [15NO]

———Rockefeller Substitute Amendment, S12752 [7DE]

Workplace Flexibility Act (S. 624), S2992 [27MR]

Tables

Average starting salaries for certain jobs following two years of training in a vocational or community college program, S3864 [24AP]

Benefits for railroad employees and management in H.R. 1140, Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act, S12361 [4DE]

Comparison of H-2A adverse effect wage rates, 1997-2000, H1109 [22MR]

Economic Security and Recovery Act (S. 1791), S12775 [10DE]

Federal trust funds used to balance the budget, S21 [4JA]

Impact of Senate Democratic Caucus permanent stimulus proposals on surplus, S11319 [1NO]

Projected new jobs as a result of allowing certain small businesses to defer tax payments, H6440 [9OC]

Railroad retirement and Social Security equivalent benefit accounts, S12361 [4DE]

Railroad Retirement Trust Fund balance assumptions, S12357 [4DE]

Testimonies

Agency Accountability Act: Hubert Potter, S4599 [9MY]

———Tim Kalinowski, Foam Supplies, Inc., S4600 [9MY]

———Victor Rezendes, GAO, S4601-S4603 [9MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 8, compensation of certain House of Representatives minority employees, H19 [3JA]

H. Res. 79, consideration of S.J. Res. 6, congressional disapproval of Dept. of Labor ergonomic regulations, H658 [7MR]

H. Res. 127, consideration of H.R. 10, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act, H1745 [2MY]

H. Res. 141, consideration of H.R. 622, Hope for Children Act, H2285 [17MY]

H. Res. 161, consideration of H.R. 1088, Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act, H3156 [14JN]

H. Res. 270, consideration of H.R. 3090, Economic Security and Recovery Act, H7225 [24OC]

H. Res. 288, consideration of H.R. 2269, Retirement Security Advice Act, H8189 [15NO]

H. Res. 319, same-day consideration of H. Res. 320, consideration of H.R. 3529, Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act, H10495 [19DE]

H. Res. 320, consideration of H.R. 3529, Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act, H10820 [19DE]

H.R. 10, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act, H1748-H1780 [2MY]

H.R. 93, Federal Firefighters Retirement Age Fairness Act, H80 [30JA]

H.R. 169, Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act, H6072 [2OC]

H.R. 252, Dependent Care Assistance Program establishment, E69 [30JA]

H.R. 508, Worker's Income Tax Credit Act, E138 [7FE]

H.R. 622, Hope for Children Act, H2288, H2289 [17MY]

H.R. 917, Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act, E554 [5AP]

H.R. 1012, Telework Tax Incentive Act, E342 [13MR]

H.R. 1088, Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act, H3159, H3161-H3164 [14JN]

H.R. 1140, Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act, H4955-H4959 [31JY]

H.R. 2269, Retirement Security Advice Act, H8190 [15NO]

H.R. 2277, provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors, H5357 [5SE]

H.R. 2278, provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees and reduce the time they must be continuously employed before applying for admission to the U.S., H5357 [5SE]

H.R. 3030, Basic Pilot Extension Act, H9187 [11DE]

H.R. 3090, Economic Recovery and Assistance for American Workers Act, S11678-S11696 [13NO]

H.R. 3090, Economic Security and Recovery Act, H7236, H7242-H7247 [24OC]

H.R. 3441, Dept. of Transportation realignment of policy responsibility, H9168 [11DE]

H.R. 3447, Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act, H9217-H9223 [11DE]

H.R. 3487, Nurse Reinvestment Act, H10487 [19DE]

H.R. 3525, Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act, H10465-H10471 [19DE]

H.R. 3529, Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act, H10827-H10845 [19DE]

S. 9, Working Family Tax Relief Act, S146-S155 [22JA]

S. 19, Protecting Civil Rights for All Americans Act, S237-S249 [22JA]

S. 23, New Urban Agenda Act, S264-S269 [22JA]

S. 29, Self-Employed Health Insurance Fairness Act, S302 [22JA]

S. 46, Clinical Social Workers' Recognition Act, S319 [22JA]

S. 77, Paycheck Fairness Act, S336-S338 [22JA]

S. 78, Civil Rights Restoration Act, S334 [22JA]

S. 96, Traveling Sales Crew Protection Act, S362-S365 [22JA]

S. 99, Child Care Infrastructure Act, S366 [22JA]

S. 123, Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act, S400 [22JA]

S. 138, Chile-NAFTA Accession Act, S412 [22JA]

S. 140, United Kingdom-NAFTA Accession Act, S413 [22JA]

S. 143, Competitive Market Supervision Act, S416-S418 [22JA], S2789-S2792 [22MR]

S. 148, Hope for Children Act, S460 [23JA]

S. 155, equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS, S482 [23JA]

S. 163, Civil Rights Procedures Protection Act, S530 [24JA]

S. 277, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S1134 [7FE]

S. 284, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act—Part II, S1154-S1156 [7FE]

S. 312, Tax Empowerment and Relief for Farmers and Fishermen (TERFF) Act, S1331-S1334 [13FE]

S. 313, Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Act, S1334 [13FE]

S. 340, Tribal College or University Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act, S1466 [15FE]

S. 343, Indian Tribal Development Consolidated Funding Act, S1472-S1474 [15FE]

S. 348, Drug-Free Workplace Program Extension Act, S1479 [15FE]

S. 369, treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income, S1508 [15FE]

S. 373, Professional Development Reform Act, S1515-S1517 [15FE]

S. 378, Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center, Chicago, IL, S5658 [24MY]

S. 427, Small Business Jobs Tax Credit Act, S1763 [1MR]

S. 431, Regional Skills Alliances Act, S1765 [1MR]

S. 432, Entrepreneurial Incubators Development Act, S1766 [1MR]

S. 489, Family and Medical Leave Clarification Act, S2073 [8MR]

S. 490, Law Enforcement Officers Due Process Act, S2075 [8MR]

S. 493, Sioux Nation Economic Development Council, S2077 [8MR]

S. 522, Small Business Telecommuting Act, S2223 [13MR]

S. 540, Reserve Component Tax Assistance Act, S2390-S2392 [15MR]

S. 543, Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act, S2394 [15MR]

S. 545, expand work opportunity tax credit to small business employees working or living in areas of poverty, S2397 [15MR]

S. 547, Straighter Talk on Social Security Act, S2397 [15MR]

S. 558, Indian Reservation Economic Investment Act, S2412-S2414 [15MR]

S. 590, Relief, Equity, Access, and Coverage for Health (REACH) Act, S2670-S2672 [21MR]

S. 623, Medicare Early Access and Tax Credit Act, S2983-S2989 [27MR]

S. 624, Workplace Flexibility Act, S2990-S2992 [27MR]

S. 682, Blind Persons Earnings Equity Act, S3346 [3AP]

S. 683, Fair Care for the Uninsured Act, S3347-S3350 [3AP]

S. 721, Nursing Employment and Education Development (NEED) Act, S3547-S3550 [5AP]

S. 742, Retirement Security and Savings Act, S3726-S3746 [6AP]

S. 762, Technology Education and Training Act, S3857 [24AP]

S. 768, clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service, S3862 [24AP]

S. 814, Focus on Committed and Underpaid Staff for Children's Sake (FOCUS) Act, S4177-S4180 [2MY]

S. 837, Independent Contractor Determination Act, S4420 [7MY]

S. 879, Cosmetology Tax Fairness and Compliance Act, S4941 [15MY]

S. 902, Freedom From Union Violence Act, S5017 [16MY]

S. 928, Older Workers' Rights Restoration Act, S5459 [22MY]

S. 929, Preserve Charitable Giving Act, S5460 [22MY]

S. 962, Government Neutrality in Contracting Act, S5758 [25MY]

S. 1054, Patient Abuse Prevention Act, S6334-S6337 [14JN]

S. 1080, provide that federally employed registered nurses that retire under FERS shall have unused sick leave used in the computation of annuities, S6612 [21JN]

S. 1088, facilitate use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for education leading to employment in high technology industry, S6667 [22JN]

S. 1088, Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act, S12746-S12750 [7DE]

S. 1107, prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes, S6993 [27JN]

S. 1129, increase pay rate for certain offices and positions within the executive and judicial branches of the Federal Government, S7096 [28JN]

S. 1145, Veterans Opportunity To Work Act, S7201 [29JN]

S. 1188, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nurse Recruitment and Retention Enhancement Act, S7820-S7822 [17JY]

S. 1228, Federal Inmate Work Act, S8127-S8131 [24JY]

S. 1259, Rural and Urban Health Care Act, S8356 [27JY]

S. 1305, Professional Employer Organization Workers Benefits Act, S8711-S8714 [2AU]

S. 1344, Native American Commercial Driving Training and Technical Assistance Act, S8766 [2AU]

S. 1386, Employee Welfare Benefit Equity Act, S8959-S8961 [3AU]

S. 1500, Travel America Now Act, S10294 [4OC]

S. 1518, Visa Integrity and Security Act, S10394 [9OC]

S. 1544, 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, S10694 [15OC]

S. 1585, Hospital-Based Nursing Initiative Act, S11200 [30OC]

S. 1617, Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Act, S11370 [1NO]

S. 1622, extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S13893 [20DE]

S. 1791, Economic Security and Recovery Act, S12773-S12775 [10DE]

S. 1829, Airport Security Personnel Protection Act, S13302 [14DE]

S. 1830, facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals, S13303 [14DE]

S. 1848, Homestead Preservation Act, S13704 [19DE]

S. 1856, Teleworking Advancement Act, S13711 [19DE]

S. Con. Res. 17, ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian Federal employees, S1639 [27FE]

S. Con. Res. 77, issue commemorative postage stamp to honor coal miners, S10397 [9OC]

S. Res. 61, Dept. of Veterans Affairs recognition for purposes of employing physicians, board certifications from the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc., S2674 [21MR]

S. Res. 79, National Child Care Worthy Wage Day, S4121 [1MY]

S. Res. 86, tribute to SBA, S4613 [9MY]

S. Res. 98, National Work Safe Week, S5713 [25MY]

S. Res. 193, leave without pay status of certain Senate employees who perform service in the uniformed services, S13713 [19DE]

S.J. Res. 6, congressional disapproval of Dept. of Labor ergonomic regulations, S1789 [1MR], S1888 [6MR], H684 [7MR]