EMERSON, JO ANN (a Representative from Missouri)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H7549 [31OC]

———H.R. 2311, energy and water development appropriations, H5857 [20SE]

———H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H7553 [31OC]

Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation, H977 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agricultural Market Transition Act: extend the expansion of producers eligible for loan deficiency payments (see H.R. 2027), H2847 [25MY]

———provide compensation for loss markets to farm owners and producers who have entered into production flexibility contracts (see H.R. 1339), H1925 [3MY]

Agriculture: grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see H.R. 1093), H959 [19MR]

———permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (see H.R. 1084), H6702 [11OC]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H927 [14MR]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1121), H1558 [24AP]

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

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 2951), H7308 [24OC]

———preserve nonstop service to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for certain communities in case of airline bankruptcy (see H.R. 2387), H4014 [16JY]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6057 [25SE]

———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3007), H7128 [17OC]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 256), H325 [13FE] (see H.R. 1914), H2956 [6JN]

Bill Emerson Memorial Fellowship Program: establish (see H.R. 1420), H1483 (see H.R. 1420), H1493 [4AP]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H739 [7MR]

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

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

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H1923 [3MY]

———protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

Clean Air Act: eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 1891), H3519 [25JN]

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

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H7852 [6NO]

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

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H3203 [14JN]

———require retailers of farm-raised fish to inform consumers of the country of origin (see H.R. 2439), H5406 [5SE]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H2679 [23MY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H222 [7FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit excessive concentration resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, processors, and sellers of agricultural commodities and establish an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture (see H.R. 1526), H5616 [13SE]

———provide administrative authority to investigate live poultry dealers (see H.R. 231), H64 [6JA]

———provide emergency crop loss assistance to respond to economic losses incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the increase in energy prices (see H.R. 396), H650 [6MR]

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

Dept. of Energy: University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding (see H.R. 2126), H3714 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H955 [15MR]

Dept. of Labor: impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see H.R. 2457), H4780 [27JY]

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

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 1008), H3466 [21JN]

———require consideration of sulfur or carbon emissions reductions and make renewable fuel projects eligible under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 2088), H2955 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H2387 [21MY]

———recognize for purposes of employing physicians, board certifications from the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (see H. Res. 75), H3619 [26JN]

Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1100), H1010 [20MR]

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

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

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H399 [14FE]

Drug abuse: provide assistance to States to expand and establish treatment programs to provide services to individuals who voluntarily seek treatment (see H.R. 1896), H3519 [25JN]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (see H. Res. 26), H166 [31JA]

Ecology and environment: provide that no permit shall be required for animal feeding operations within State boundaries if the State has implemented a nutrient management program for such operations (see H.R. 1138), H1059 [21MR]

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

Education: increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 650), H395 [14FE]

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

———reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (see H.R. 692), H397 [14FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 1716), H1923 [3MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H2142 [10MY]

EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H443 [27FE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H4723 [26JY]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H441 [27FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H2280 [16MY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H3806 [28JN]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 382), H165 [31JA]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H1488 [4AP]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H25 [3JA]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H3713 [27JN]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H4949 [31JY]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]

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

Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy persons (see H.R. 2185), H3201 [14JN]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2248), H3357 [20JN]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 1506), H1497 [4AP]

———establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 1949), H2570 [22MY]

———expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H954 [15MR]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 81), H10966 [20DE]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8564 [28NO]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides (see H. Con. Res. 69), H1012 [20MR]

Hazardous substances: prevent inhalant abuse (see H.R. 790), H506 [28FE]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 1674), H1859 [2MY]

———availability of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 943), H825 [8MR]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H877 [13MR]

———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]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H2890 [5JN]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2083 [9MY]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H5488 [10SE]

Hughes, Langston: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 205), H4862 [30JY]

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

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

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

International Criminal Court Treaty: intentions relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1191 [27MR]

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see H.R. 2160), H3149 [13JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: provide greater protection of private property rights (see H.R. 1592), H1926 [3MY]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H4863 [30JY]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H6919 [16OC]

———tribute for efforts in battling the use and production of methamphetamine (see H. Res. 114), H1487 (see H. Res. 114), H1499 [4AP]

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

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H877 [13MR]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H1346 [29MR]

Medicare: adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (see H.R. 1375), H1409 [3AP]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H2997 [7JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H6919 [16OC]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H1191 [27MR]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H10964 [20DE]

———improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 2706), H5705 [14SE]

———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H3466 [21JN]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H6779 [12OC]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H1557 [24AP]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H2082 [9MY]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H9240 [11DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H4949 [31JY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 241), H224 [7FE]

Mickey Leland Memorial Fellowship Program: establish (see H.R. 1420), H1483 (see H.R. 1420), H1493 [4AP]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1558 [24AP]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H1718 [1MY]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5592 [11SE]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see H.J. Res. 42), H2023 [8MY]

National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 271), H8248 [15NO]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see H.R. 3473), H10055 [12DE]

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

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

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H10067 [13DE]

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

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 608), H393 [14FE]

———require a more uniform formula for gasoline and diesel fuel so that fuels manufactured in one region may be transported and sold in other regions (see H.R. 2249), H3357 [20JN]

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

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

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H3864 [10JY]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6421 [5OC]

R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 35), H254 [8FE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1191 [27MR]

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

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

Rural areas: improve access to telecommunications and Internet services (see H.R. 2669), H4779 [27JY]

———promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3149 [13JN]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H3713 [27JN]

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

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H2081 [9MY]

———provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see H.R. 1010), H3619 [26JN]

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H8564 [28NO]

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

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H400 [14FE]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H2712 [24MY]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H3806 [28JN]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1485 (see H.R. 1464), H1495 [4AP]

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

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

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H2571 [22MY]

Taxation: allow an investment credit by farmers for value-added agricultural property (see H.R. 1094), H959 [19MR]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 777), H1660 [26AP]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1190 [27MR]

———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (see H.R. 1636), H1659 [26AP]

———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]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1115 [22MR]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 294), H110 [30JA]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H224 [7FE]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA] (see H.R. 1026), H1191 [27MR]

———increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 676), H396 [14FE]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H5340 [2AU]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 507), H222 [7FE]

———provide incentives for health coverage for the uninsured (see H.R. 1181), H1296 [28MR]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses, establish more options for obtaining quality health care, and expand insurance coverage to the uninsured (see H.R. 2250), H3357 [20JN]

———reduce capital gains rates and index the basis of certain assets (see H.R. 15), H1488 [4AP]

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

———reestablish certain marketing aspects of agricultural cooperatives and allow declaratory judgment relief for such cooperatives (see H.R. 1821), H2141 [10MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H224 [7FE]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H325 [13FE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H1717 [1MY]

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

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1490 [4AP]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 2641), H5340 [2AU]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H875 [13MR]

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

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H4009 [12JY]

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

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 774), H10055 [12DE]

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H2142 [10MY]

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

Terrorism: compensate victims of bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa on the same basis as compensation is provided to victims of attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3375), H10910 [19DE]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see H. Con. Res. 233), H5928 [21SE]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 85), H325 [13FE]

U.S. Consensus Council: establish (see H.R. 3305), H8248 [15NO]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1499 [4AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H223 (see H.R. 303), H224 [7FE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H3002 [8JN]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H2184 [15MY]

Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of breast implants and encourage FDA review of implant manufacturers (see H.R. 1961), H2678 [23MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.R. 78), H27 [3JA] (see H.J. Res. 10), H223 [7FE]

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 337, 338), H163 [31JA]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.R. 79), H27 [3JA] (see H.J. Res. 9), H223 [7FE]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H26 [3JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.R. 80), H27 [3JA] (see H.J. Res. 11), H223 [7FE]

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 224), H5592 [11SE]

Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 67), H26 [3JA]

Postal Service: protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H3805 [28JN]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.R. 77), H27 [3JA] (see H.J. Res. 12), H223 [7FE]

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

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 82), H27 [3JA]

———allow a refundable credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see H.R. 69), H26 [3JA]

———allow penalty-free distributions from qualified retirement plans on account of the death or disability of the participant's spouse (see H.R. 578), H323 [13FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H327 [14FE]

Letters

International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Act: by, H6787 [16OC]

Remarks

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (H.R. 78), E3 [3JA]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6267, H6349, H6350 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3762, H3763, H3779 [28JN], H3891, H3919 [11JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (H.R. 79), E6 [3JA]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program, H6267 [4OC]

———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (H.R. 1700), H2062 [9MY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), E675 [1MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: international infant and child nutrition and education programs funding, H3762, H3763 [28JN]

Dept. of Transportation: include local officials in Statewide transportation planning decisions, H3553 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3553 [26JN]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3891 [11JY]

———distribution chain of prescription drugs (H.R. 68), E2 [3JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3660 [27JN]

FDA: Office of Generic Drugs funding, H3779 [28JN]

———reallocation of funding to the Office of Generic Drugs to evaluate and review potential patent abuses, H3919 [11JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.R. 80), E12 [3JA]

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 224), E1630 [11SE]

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 225), H5595, H5596, H5597 [13SE]

Houston, TX: Sims Bayou project funding, H3660 [27JN]

Mansfield, MO: anniversary of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Library, E1211 [26JN]

Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (H.R. 67), E9 [3JA]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (H.R. 77), E7 [3JA]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals, E2255 [12DE]

Rural areas: rural development programs funding, H6349, H6350 [4OC]

Scott City, MO: anniversary of Eisleben Evangelical Lutheran Church, E768 [10MY]

Selma, AL: anniversary of march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, H1051 [21MR]

Small Community Air Service Development Pilot Program: funding, H3553 [26JN]

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

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5584 [11SE]

Votes: position on missed, E821 [17MY], E1460 [27JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2138 [10MY]

Special order: granted, H1859 [2MY], H2568 [22MY], H3001 [8JN]

Tributes

Bess, Gene, E124 [6FE]

Bess, Mary C., E2256 [12DE]