ENGEL, ELIOT L. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Antonio Meucci, Inventor of the Telephone—Unearthing the Legal and Scientific Proofs: Basillio Catania, E1580-E1582 [5SE]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3781 [28JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3335 [20JN]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2226 [16MY]

Articles and editorials

Doubtful Allies in Central Asia, Financial Times (publication), E1930 [25OC]

View From Kiev, Thomas A. Rose, International Jerusalem Post (publication), E941-E943 [24MY]

What To Fight For, Washington (DC) Post, E1931 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1490 [4AP]

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H741 [7MR]

———provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H7217 [23OC]

———tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and ensure inclusion of women in any newly established Government (see H. Res. 281), H8421 [27NO]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4114 [17JY]

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]

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

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

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H10066 [13DE]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 2693), H5124 [1AU]

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), H254 [8FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H650 [6MR]

Aung San Suu Kyi: anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize (see H. Con. Res. 211), H6702 [11OC]

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

———preempt State laws requiring approval prior to the construction or operation of certain airport development projects (see H.R. 2107), H4353 [19JY]

———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]

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), H4114 [17JY]

Bipartisan Commission on Election Reform: establish (see H.R. 561), H508 [28FE]

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]

Burma: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 211), H6702 [11OC]

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), H6136 [2OC]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 105), H2890 [5JN]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10065 [13DE]

Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H4353 [19JY]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H1190 [27MR]

———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, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H6056 [25SE]

———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), H400 [14FE]

———require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2788), H5336 [2AU]

China, People's Republic of: improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1060 [21MR]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 56), H1014 [20MR]

———U.S. policy review (see H. Con. Res. 121), H1716 [1MY]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H1190 [27MR]

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), H1121 [26MR]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1918), H6056 [25SE]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 865), H648 [6MR]

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

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7719 [1NO]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H7718 [1NO]

Conservation of energy: require Federal agencies to acquire central air conditioners and heat pumps that meet or exceed certain efficiency standards (see H.R. 2516), H4111 [17JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1051), H953 [15MR]

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

Credit: prohibit creditors from penalizing consumers with late fees, increased interest rates, or adverse credit reports, whose mail service has been disrupted due hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3175), H8133 [13NO]

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

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1294 [28MR]

———human rights violations (see H. Res. 91), H959 [19MR]

Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3259 [19JN]

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), H5339 [2AU]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H1489 [4AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 1620), H1659 [26AP]

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

———provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3163), H7719 [1NO]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H508 [28FE]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H2679 [23MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish an office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (see H.R. 2098), H4113 [17JY]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H111 [30JA]

Dept. of State: increase rewards program payments in connection with the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2894), H5703 [14SE]

Diseases: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 1682), H3619 [26JN]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1605 [25AP]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H6056 [25SE]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3864 [10JY]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H254 [8FE]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H2890 [5JN]

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

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H1605 [25AP]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H163 [31JA]

———increase student financial aid programs funding (see H.R. 2476), H5406 [5SE]

El Paso, TX: establish a national immigration museum (see H.R. 2162), H6260 [3OC]

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: reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H1482 (see H.R. 1413), H1492 [4AP]

———revise drinking water standards for arsenic and provide grants to small public drinking water systems to assist in meeting these standards (see H.R. 1252), H4949 [31JY]

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

FAA: implement a sky marshal program on U.S.-based airlines (see H.R. 2906), H5928 [21SE]

Families and domestic relations: eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage (see H.R. 270), H412 [26FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: 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), H7592 [31OC]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H398 [14FE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2998 [7JN]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H2680 [23MY]

———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), H2680 [23MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H1410 [3AP]

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

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

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

———inherent right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 222), H5928 [21SE]

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

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 2773), H5335 [2AU] (see H.R. 3207), H7717 [1NO]

———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]

———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 138), H60 [6JA]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H10910 [19DE]

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]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (see H.R. 3169), H7333 [25OC]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H3618 [26JN]

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]

———remove certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see H.R. 1358), H5339 [2AU]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H6919 [16OC]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H740 [7MR]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H1606 [25AP]

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H1116 [22MR]

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

Government: require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 917), H740 [7MR] (see H.R. 1457), H1485 (see H.R. 1457), H1494 [4AP]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H741 [7MR]

Health: improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums and COBRA coverage premiums (see H.R. 1255), H1558 [24AP]

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1114 [22MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H252 [8FE] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9077 [6DE]

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

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

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H1347 [29MR]

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

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H1013 [20MR]

———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), H1188 [27MR]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 964), H2998 [7JN]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H508 [28FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1713), H2956 [6JN]

———revise various provisions (see H.R. 500), H1557 [24AP]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 13, 15), H111 [30JA]

———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]

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

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H828 [8MR]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H1295 [28MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H400 [14FE]

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

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), H1013 [20MR]

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

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 598), H1925 [3MY]

Jamaica: condemn civil unrest (see H. Con. Res. 198), H4634 [25JY]

Johnson, Henry: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 461), H2142 [10MY]

Karekin II: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2680 [23MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H5333 [2AU]

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

———ensure ability to effectively investigate and prosecute illegal gun sales and protect the privacy of the American people (see H.R. 2778), H5407 [5SE]

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H5406 [5SE]

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]

Medicaid: 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 medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H6505 [10OC]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2571 [22MY]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H2571 [22MY]

———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), H2387 [21MY]

———payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1928), H2890 [5JN]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H6459 [9OC]

———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), H8420 [27NO]

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

Middle East: encourage Lebanon, Syria, and Iran to call upon Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis presently held in Lebanon (see H. Res. 99), H1926 [3MY]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority until certification that no excavation of the Temple Mount in Israel is being conducted (see H.R. 2566), H5340 [2AU]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H396 [14FE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H3712 [27JN]

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), H1345 [29MR]

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), H3961 [11JY]

National Words Can Heal Day: designate (see H. Res. 235), H7719 [1NO]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H5456 [6SE]

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), H5927 [21SE]

———tribute to the New York City public school community during and after the terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and support Federal assistance to New York City public schools (see H. Res. 325), H10909 [19DE]

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), H4353 [19JY]

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

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3149 [13JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H2022 [8MY]

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

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

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

Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 238), H5704 [14SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA]

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

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), H1295 [28MR]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 91), H5125 [1AU]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H741 [7MR]

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

Queens, NY: temporarily limit the number of airline flights at LaGuardia Airport (see H.R. 757), H651 [6MR]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6380 [4OC]

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 242), H8249 [15NO]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]

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

Refugees: support victims of torture (see H. Con. Res. 168), H3357 [20JN]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2815), H8343 [19NO]

Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2711 [24MY]

Russia: expand democracy, good governance, and anti-corruption programs to promote and strengthen democratic government and civil society and to support independent media (see H.R. 2121), H5340 [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), H9078 [6DE]

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]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H955 [15MR]

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

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

———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]

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

———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), H3203 [14JN]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2630), H4633 [25JY]

———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1143), H1117 [22MR]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 956), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), 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]

States: provide incentive funds for having certain laws in effect (see H.R. 139), H60 [6JA]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H4114 [17JY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H5456 [6SE]

———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for a Phoenix Fund for Victim Assistance (see H.R. 2902), H5736 [19SE]

———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), H4378 [20JY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1112 [22MR]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H5972 [24SE]

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

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors or their heirs or estates (see H.R. 1940), H2570 [22MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H954 [15MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H3713 [27JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H507 [28FE]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H224 [7FE]

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

———provide incentives to businesses that rebuild and invest in lower Manhattan (see H.R. 3373), H8731 [29NO]

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

———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H955 [15MR]

———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H2956 [6JN]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H10909 [19DE]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and other technological equipment, software, and certain auction-acquired telecommunications licenses (see H.R. 2981), H6380 [4OC]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 678), H396 [14FE]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 795), H507 [28FE]

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]

———grant posthumous citizenship to certain lawfully admitted aliens killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2897), H5928 [21SE]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 52), H399 [14FE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3448), H9239 [11DE]

———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), H5928 [21SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to provide financial assistance to families of public safety officers killed or disabled due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2905), H5928 [21SE]

———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]

———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), H5926 [21SE]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 133), H4635 [25JY]

———express appreciation for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 265), H8843 [4DE]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1117), H1011 [20MR]

———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]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H621 [1MR]

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

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: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1925 [3MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H2890 [5JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3519 [25JN]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H3068 [12JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H3150 [13JN]

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), H1558 [24AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for municipal construction grant program for wastewater treatment (see H.R. 1751), H2021 [8MY]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1750), H2021 [8MY]

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]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H1061 [21MR]

———require U.S. activities in Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries relative to post-conflict peace, reconstruction, and relief comply with basic human rights (see H.R. 3342), H10355 [18DE]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H1346 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (see H. Con. Res. 145), H2848 [25MY]

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

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 499), H222 [7FE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds (see H.R. 1868), H2280 [16MY]

Diseases: increase Federal investment in research on cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and asthma, and continue increases in subsequent years (see H.R. 1144), H1059 [21MR]

FCC: establish an office on victims of media bias (see H.R. 2700), H5125 [1AU]

Federal employees: availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 579), H323 [13FE]

Grade, Inna Hecker: relief (see H.R. 2971), H6056 [25SE]

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

Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 29), H324 [13FE]

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), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1499 [4AP]

Medicare: coverage of home infusion drug therapies (see H.R. 2750), H5334 [2AU]

———coverage of nursing facilities and in-home services (see H.R. 913), H739 [7MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 339), H163 [31JA]

Palestinians: condemn the Palestinian Authority and various Palestinian organizations for using children as soldiers and inciting children to acts of violence and war (see H. Con. Res. 202), H4779 [27JY]

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]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment to provide a new procedure for appointment of Electors (see H.J. Res. 17, 18), H324 [13FE]

Taxation: allow refundable credit for rent in excess of certain amount of income (see H.R. 2338), H3711 [27JN]

———designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Textbook and Technology Trust Fund (see H.R. 501), H222 [7FE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include cool roofing (see H.R. 2184), H3201 [14JN]

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 988), H875 [13MR]

Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements (see H.R. 2183), H3201 [14JN]

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

Essays

Philo-Semitism in the Work of the Polish Nobel Laureate Czeslaw Milosz—He Pays Tribute to Jewish Literature: Emanuel Rackman and Stephen Wagner, E1856 [12OC]

Remarks

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (H. Con. Res. 145), H3115 [13JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3781, H3783 [28JN]

al-Assad, Bashar: condemn anti-Semitic remarks relative to Israel, H2231 [16MY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3335 [20JN]

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), H5671 [14SE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7682 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7682 [1NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), H5890 [21SE]

Black History Month: observance, E238 [28FE]

Central Asia: condemn human rights violations and monitor impact of extremist groups, E1930 [25OC]

Davenport, Anthony R.: Bar Association of the District of Columbia ``Unsung Hero'' honoree, E299 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8534 [28NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), consideration (H. Res. 296), H8440 [28NO]

Dept. of HUD: public housing agencies energy costs funding, H3335 [20JN]

———Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding through reductions in HOME Investment Partnerships Program and home ownership downpayment assistance, H4741 [27JY]

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

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2128, H2132 [10MY], H2231, H2246 [16MY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4594 [25JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4741 [27JY]

Deull, Alec I.H.: Bar Association of the District of Columbia ``Unsung Hero'' honoree, E299 [7MR]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H10101 [13DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: treatment of local educational agencies that include multiple counties relative to calculation of Title I grants, H10101 [13DE]

FDA: labeling requirements to certify that child labor was not used in harvesting of cocoa beans, H3781, H3783 [28JN], H4594 [25JY]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7277 [24OC]

Foreign trade: prohibit release of certain merchandise produced using child labor, H4594 [25JY]

Grade, Inna Hecker: relief (H.R. 2971), E1856 [12OC]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5207 [2AU]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8611 [29NO]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (H.R. 1954), H4532 [24JY]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Con. Res. 280), H8874 [5DE]

Lebanon: military assistance funding relative to deployment of Lebanese armed forces to Israeli-Lebanese border, H2246 [16MY]

McKenna, Juliet J.: Bar Association of the District of Columbia ``Unsung Hero'' honoree, E299 [7MR]

New York: provide for temporary emergency unemployment assistance, H8534 [28NO]

New York, NY: allocation of funds relative to terrorist attacks, H8440 [28NO]

Patriot Day: designate (H.J. Res. 71), H7323 [25OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 216), H5002 [1AU]

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 (H. Con. Res. 243), H7367 [30OC]

Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4939 [31JY]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4939 [31JY]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), H3171 [14JN]

Taxation: allow refundable credit for rent in excess of certain amount of income (H.R. 2338), E1229 [27JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7277 [24OC]

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), H5514 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5890 [21SE]

———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), H5629 [14SE]

———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 (H. Con. Res. 233), H7385 [30OC]

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 988), H5322 [2AU]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9003 [6DE]

U.N.: condition payment of U.S. arrearages on restoration of U.S. membership on the Commission on Human Rights, H2128 [10MY]

UNESCO: U.S. membership, H2132 [10MY]

World War II: condemn maltreatment of U.S. civilian prisoners captured by the Axis Powers, H2231 [16MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4350 [19JY], H4537 [24JY]

Special order: granted, H2330 [17MY], H2672 [23MY], H2705 [24MY], H8730 [29NO], H8744 [30NO], H10053 [12DE]

Tributes

Becker, Christian J., E512 [3AP]

Cantania, Basilio, E931 [24MY]

Hevert, William, E2372 [20DE]

Large, James, Jr., E849 [17MY]

Meucci, Antonio, E1580 [5SE]

Meucii, Antonio, E931 [24MY]

Rackman, Emanuel, E1856 [12OC]

Wagner, Stephen, E1856 [12OC]