LOWEY, NITA M. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8525 [28NO]

Appointments

Committee To Escort President Vicente Fox of Mexico Into the House Chamber, H5410 [6SE]

Conferee: H.R. 2216, supplemental appropriations, H3979 [12JY]

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

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (see H. Con. Res. 145), H2890 [5JN]

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

———provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H8248 [15NO]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2999 [7JN]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H1483 (see H.R. 1421), H1493 [4AP]

———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H4217 [18JY]

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

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

Airport Noise Curfew Commission: establish (see H.R. 2746), H5334 [2AU]

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

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H6421 [5OC]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H400 [14FE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 3345), H8421 [27NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H505 [28FE]

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

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

Aviation: amend regulations relative to the airport noise and access review program (see H.R. 1288), H1343 [29MR]

———ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers (see H.R. 2989), H7718 [1NO]

———establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H1924 [3MY]

———improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7358 [29OC]

———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. 2955), H6422 [5OC]

Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 118), H1716 [1MY]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H6920 [16OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1060 [21MR]

Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see H.R. 2607), H4539 [24JY]

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

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

———establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H6505 [10OC]

Children and youth: construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 286), H443 [27FE]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H3618 [26JN]

———give highest priority to providing assistance, services, and benefits to children who lost parents or guardians in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 228), H5928 [21SE]

———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care and early learning services, and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 265), H5339 [2AU]

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

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 56), H1411 [3AP]

China, Republic of: membership in international institutions (see H. Con. Res. 219), H5455 [6SE] (see H. Res. 221), H5338 [2AU]

———participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H1116 [22MR]

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H1013 [20MR]

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

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

Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 1152), H1059 [21MR]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H955 [15MR]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H9239 [11DE]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H6920 [16OC]

Congressional Gold Medal: 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), H10966 [20DE]

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

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

Courts: provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1226), H1188 [27MR]

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

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 499), H1410 [3AP]

———promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 3283), H10355 [18DE]

Credit: prohibit creditors from penalizing consumers with late fees, increased interest rates, or adverse credit reports, whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3175), H8248 [15NO]

Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H7719 [1NO]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H3067 [12JN]

Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H4217 [18JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 2081), H2955 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see H.R. 948), H2712 [24MY]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H955 [15MR]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 1620), H1926 [3MY]

———provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3163), H8339 [16NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H3713 [27JN]

———require recreational camps to report information concerning deaths and certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2451), H3861 [10JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H111 [30JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 2633, 2634), H10966 [20DE]

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H8133 [13NO]

———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H929 [14MR]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H444 [27FE]

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

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 1193), H6137 [2OC]

Education: raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 46), H3805 [28JN]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 1306), H1344 [29MR]

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

EPA: revise drinking water standards for arsenic and provide grants to small public drinking water systems to assist in meeting these standards (see H.R. 1252), H2023 [8MY]

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

FCC: monitor complaints relative to the quality of wireless telephone service (see H.R. 1531), H1606 [25AP]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043), H1191 [27MR]

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

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 389), H166 [31JA]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H9082 [10DE]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H394 [14FE]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 1246), H1189 [27MR]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H9239 [11DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H6137 [2OC]

FHA: expand moratorium on foreclosure of mortgage loans to employees of air carriers and aircraft manufacturers affected by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3277), H8421 [27NO]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 3460), H9239 [11DE]

Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1922), H2713 [24MY]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 225), H1060 [21MR]

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 891), H649 [6MR]

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

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H8339 [16NO]

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

Foreign aid: increase accountability relative to the education and training of foreign military personnel (see H.R. 1594), H2712 [24MY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H3807 [28JN]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H3203 [14JN]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H10966 [20DE]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H2387 [21MY]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H1497 [4AP]

FTC: amend trade regulation rule on ophthalmic practice to require the release of prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 2663), H8732 [29NO]

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H828 [8MR]

Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: designate (see H.R. 3392), H8842 [4DE]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H1410 [3AP]

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

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

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

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H3519 [25JN] (see H.R. 2563), H4635 [25JY]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H7718 [1NO]

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H3806 [28JN]

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

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H4216 [18JY]

Housing: provide for a study on the proximity of federally assisted housing to hazardous waste sites (see H.R. 1585), H2890 [5JN]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5616 [13SE]

Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 1242), H1490 [4AP]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 964), H1660 [26AP]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H397 [14FE]

India: welcome Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee upon U.S. visit and affirm support in campaign against international terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 264), H7909 [7NO]

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

Indonesia: condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see H. Con. Res. 60), H832 [12MR]

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

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

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H10066 [13DE]

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

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H1489 [4AP]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H4863 [30JY]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H8732 [29NO]

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

———require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 287), H1488 [4AP]

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

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

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

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H1346 [29MR]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 280), H8842 [4DE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1113 [22MR]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H3260 [19JN]

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

———ensure ability to effectively investigate and prosecute illegal gun sales and protect the privacy of the American people (see H.R. 2778), H5336 [2AU]

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

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

———make available royalties received from domestic Federal oil and gas production (see H.R. 962), H1061 [21MR]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1606 [25AP]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 180), H5126 [1AU]

Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H3619 [26JN]

———delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H10055 [12DE]

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

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

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H323 [13FE]

Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H5971 [24SE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H4634 [25JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3519 [25JN]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H5339 [2AU]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H959 [19MR]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H10055 [12DE]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H2890 [5JN]

———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), H2890 [5JN]

———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3267), H8732 [29NO]

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

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

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H8843 [4DE]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H5340 [2AU]

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

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H8732 [29NO]

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), H1490 [4AP]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H5928 [21SE]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 1334), H2082 [9MY]

New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (see H. Res. 172), H3466 [21JN]

———tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 243), H6702 [11OC]

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

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

Northern Ireland: recognize historical and political impact of 1981 Irish Republican hunger strikers on peace process (see H. Res. 132), H2713 [24MY]

Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3382), H8731 [29NO]

Office of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3026), H7852 [6NO]

Office of World Trade Center Attack Claims: establish to pay claims for injury to businesses and property suffered as a result of the attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3272), H8732 [29NO]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H1489 [4AP]

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

Patriot Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 71), H7333 [25OC]

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

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

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 459), H1116 [22MR]

———inclusion of Armenia in all oil and gas pipeline routes built in the South Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 162), H6505 [10OC]

Power resources: increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 683), H877 [13MR]

President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps: establish (see H.R. 2451), H3861 [10JY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H1061 [21MR]

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]

Queens, NY: temporarily limit the number of airline flights at LaGuardia Airport (see H.R. 757), H442 [27FE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H2712 [24MY]

Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (see H.R. 3379), H10055 [12DE]

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1405), H8746 [30NO]

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

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3230), H8565 [28NO]

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), H8421 [27NO]

———recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 13), H325 [13FE]

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]

Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7910 [7NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2890 [5JN]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 853), H1489 [4AP]

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

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 844), H623 [1MR]

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

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H2998 [7JN]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1605 [25AP]

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

St. Louis (S.S.): express regret for refusal by the U.S. to provide asylum to Jewish refugees prior to the onset of World War II (see H. Con. Res. 185), H4013 [16JY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H5928 [21SE]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H10055 [12DE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H2998 [7JN]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H10966 [20DE]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H6066 [28SE]

———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (see H.R. 3143), H8248 [15NO]

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

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H8732 [29NO]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1026), H928 [14MR]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H8949 [5DE]

———provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3402), H9078 [6DE]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2884), H5615 [13SE]

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

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 795), H1489 [4AP]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H7959 [8NO]

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2882), H5615 [13SE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8732 [29NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H6138 [2OC]

———prevent, prepare for, and respond to threats (see H.R. 3555), H10963 [20DE]

———provide for the distribution of assets frozen pursuant to certain Executive orders for cleanup and reconstruction costs associated with terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3294), H8181 [14NO]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2118), H3002 [8JN]

Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 1044), H1191 [27MR]

Treaties and agreements: implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (see H.R. 1484), H2890 [5JN]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1117), H1411 [3AP]

———transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (see H. Res. 191), H4009 [12JY]

Ukraine: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 203), H5340 [2AU]

United We Stand Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 260), H6505 [10OC]

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

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H394 [14FE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1558 [24AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1556 [24AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H828 [8MR]

Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3193), H10055 [12DE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8565 [28NO]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H2023 [8MY]

Weapons: take Peacekeeper (MX) missiles off of high-alert status (see H.R. 2718), H10966 [20DE]

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

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

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 285), H1925 [3MY]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H1489 [4AP]

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

World War II: condemn maltreatment of U.S. civilian prisoners captured by the Axis Powers (see H. Res. 102), H1189 [27MR]

———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H5339 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Diseases: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 1682), H1860 [2MY]

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

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 1116), H1011 [20MR]

Food: include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see H.R. 1276), H1294 [28MR]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 1356), H1408 [3AP]

Food industry: freshness dates on food (see H.R. 2611), H4539 [24JY]

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H1113 [22MR]

Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (see H.R. 2777), H5335 [2AU]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2024), H2847 [25MY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H1924 [3MY]

Schools: enhance penalties for threatening to kill, injure, or intimidate an individual, or to cause property damage, by means of fire or an explosive on school property (see H.R. 1314), H1344 [29MR]

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), H4539 [24JY]

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

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

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

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

Taxation: reduce estate and gift tax rates, increase unified estate and gift tax credit, and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 1277), H1294 [28MR]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1724), H1924 [3MY]

Remarks

AID: South Asian Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4450, H4453 [24JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), E1177 [21JN]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5668 [14SE]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H6025 [25SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E751 [8MY]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior and Forest Service funding, H3392 [21JN]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7648 [1NO], H8314 [16NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7648 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8314 [16NO]

Children and youth: abstinence education program funding through reductions in certain disease control programs and child care development grants, H6669 [11OC]

Colombia: prohibit aerial spraying efforts to eradicate illicit crops, H4516 [24JY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1636 [26AP], E688 [1MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H6025 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8529, H8531, H8533, H8536 [28NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), consideration (H. Res. 296), H8438 [28NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), motion to instruct conferees, H9317 [12DE]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, E1418 [24JY]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H685 [7MR]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2191, H2200 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3392 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4562 [25JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), E1418 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6633, H6669 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, H10441 [19DE], E2398 [20DE]

Diseases: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (H.R. 1682), E706 [2MY]

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

———international tuberculosis control and Child Survival and Maternal Health Account funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4474, H4477, H4485 [24JY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2312 [17MY], H2418 [22MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, E2377 [20DE]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, H2312 [17MY]

El Salvador: disaster relief funding, H4492 [24JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, H2418 [22MY]

Ethiopia: human rights violations, H4343 [19JY]

Eximbank: funding, H4447 [24JY]

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

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2191, H2200 [16MY]

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

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

———prohibit assistance to countries that use children as soldiers, H4350 [19JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4339, H4343, H4345, H4350 [19JY], H4447, H4450, H4453, H4462, H4474, H4477, H4485, H4487, H4492, H4496, H4513, H4516, H4520 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), conference report, H10449 [19DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), consideration (H. Res. 199), H4331 [19JY]

Foreign policy: authorize assistance to India and Pakistan (S. 1465), H6797 [16OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E462 [27MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), H6403 [5OC]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: encourage cooperation by all governments, entities, and municipalities in the region, H4513 [24JY]

LIHEAP: funding, E1177 [21JN]

National security: establish a commission to assess the performance of Federal agencies responsible for preparedness and prevention of terrorism and clarify membership eligibility and authorities, H6403 [5OC]

New York: provide for temporary emergency unemployment assistance, H8529, H8531, H8533, H8536 [28NO]

New York, NY: allocation of funds relative to terrorist attacks, H8438 [28NO]

Pope, Paul D.: tribute to trip to Italy, E1498 [2AU]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), H274 [13FE]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 3), E350 [13MR]

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), H5525 [11SE]

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2882), H5600 [13SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H9317 [12DE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2888), H5625 [14SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5525 [11SE]

Ukraine: allocation of foreign aid, H4496 [24JY]

Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act: funding through reductions in Dept. of State and AID antitrafficking initiatives, H4520 [24JY]

Tributes

Applebaum, Glen, E1016 [5JN]

Berkowitz, Howard P., E455 [27MR]

Feldt, Gloria, E1159 [20JN]

Gruber, Ruth, E1902 [16OC]

Ivey, William J., E1770 [2OC]

Ramirez, Carey, E2258 [12DE]

Rosenzveig, Ely J., H2026 [9MY]

Tantleff, David H., E1049 [7JN]