KIRK, MARK (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5733 [19SE], H5848 [20SE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2620 [23MY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [3JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H4352 [19JY]

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1013 [20MR]

———provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H6920 [16OC]

———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), H8133 [13NO]

Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H3150 [13JN]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 3009), H8181 [14NO]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 2693), H5592 [11SE]

Armed Forces: eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain nonavailability-of-health-care statements relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for pregnancies (see H.R. 1511), H3068 [12JN]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H2570 [22MY]

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

———provide 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), H6702 [11OC]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees, expand the Federal Air Marshal Program, and establish requirements for carry-on baggage (see H.R. 2895), H5704 [14SE]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 8), H624 [1MR]

Census: include U.S. citizens living abroad in future decennial censuses for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 1745), H3203 [14JN]

CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 324), H3618 [26JN]

Charities: promote charitable giving (see H.R. 3599), H10965 [20DE]

Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H8181 [14NO]

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

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

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H6138 [2OC]

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

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1699), H2335 [17MY]

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), H8949 [5DE]

———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), H6260 [3OC]

Courts: appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2537), H10966 [20DE]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 499), H828 [8MR]

Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H6380 [4OC]

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

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H929 [14MR]

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

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

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

Dept. of Defense: increase assistance furnished to carry out certain procurement technical assistance programs which operate on a Statewide basis (see H.R. 2689), H4948 [31JY]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H444 [27FE]

———tribute to the U.S.S. Eisenhower Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 279), H8746 [30NO]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H6700 [11OC]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H2023 [8MY]

———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), H8338 [16NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H2848 [25MY]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H3466 [21JN]

———limit amount of time veterans must wait to get a doctor's appointment at veterans clinics (see H.R. 435), H1346 [29MR]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5704 [14SE]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H2082 [9MY]

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

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 2069), H4009 [12JY]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H4634 [25JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2212), H4217 [18JY]

El Salvador: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 41), H624 [1MR]

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

EPA: conduct a feasibility study of developing regional vehicle fuel specifications and of implementing the use of a uniform blend of gasoline in the Midwest (see H.R. 2017), H2847 [25MY]

———make grants for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern and authorize assistance for research and development of innovative technologies for such purposes (see H.R. 1070), H954 [15MR]

———redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection and elevate to cabinet level position (see H.R. 2438), H4114 [17JY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H2185 [15MY]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H10356 [18DE]

Firearms: 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]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H3204 [14JN]

———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 Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H4949 [31JY]

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

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), H3260 [19JN]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H2081 [9MY]

Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3149 [13JN]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1032), H1925 [3MY] (see H. Con. Res. 152), H4541 [24JY]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see H.R. 2167), H3150 [13JN]

———prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 1680), H4009 [12JY]

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]

Health: establish Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources (see H.R. 2667), H4779 [27JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN]

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

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2414), H3804 [28JN]

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. 737), H2022 [8MY]

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: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H2184 [15MY]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H3863 [10JY]

Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 29), H628 [5MR]

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

Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (see H.J. Res. 75), H10356 [18DE]

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

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 598), H2184 [15MY]

———relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 30), H742 [7MR]

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: treatment of refugees detained in the People's Republic of China and returned to face torture, imprisonment, and execution (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5338 [2AU]

Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (see H. Con. Res. 77), H3807 [28JN]

Law enforcement officers: increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H5971 [24SE]

Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H10910 [19DE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H2142 [10MY]

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

———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), H7718 [1NO]

———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), H8248 [15NO]

———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), H2712 [24MY]

———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]

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), H1115 [22MR]

———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), H4352 [19JY]

Motor vehicles: prohibit States from requiring a license or fee relative to motor vehicles providing interstate pre-arranged ground transportation service (see H.R. 2546), H6056 [25SE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1297), H5125 [1AU]

NIH: expand and intensify research regarding Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (see H.R. 3014), H8732 [29NO]

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. Con. Res. 267), 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), H2184 [15MY]

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: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H3464 [21JN]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Petroleum: 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]

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

Public welfare programs: authorize State use of funds provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to support infant safe haven programs (see H.R. 2018), H4863 [30JY]

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

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

———provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 2950), H6380 [4OC]

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

Schools: establish a program for an information clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation (see H.R. 2560), H4216 [18JY]

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]

Social Security: modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 930), H740 [7MR]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H2679 [23MY]

———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]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H252 [8FE]

———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. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]

Spruance, Raymond A.: promote posthumously to the grade of Fleet Admiral of the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 2492), H4008 [12JY]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 67), H1012 [20MR]

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

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1275), H1558 [24AP]

———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 1340), H3466 [21JN]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 424), H8248 [15NO]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H3465 [21JN]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H3466 [21JN]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H623 [1MR]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1316), H2849 [25MY]

———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H6137 [2OC]

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

———provide credit for medical research relative to developing vaccines against widespread diseases and assure such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 1504), H2335 [17MY]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3301), H8248 [15NO]

———provide Federal reimbursement to States for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3172), H7852 [6NO]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1661 [26AP]

———rates (see H.R. 1018), H927 [14MR]

———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]

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

———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1466), H8949 [5DE]

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1524), H2571 [22MY]

Terrorism: encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H7959 [8NO]

———establish a partnership between the Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense to develop education and training programs on medical responses to consequences of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3254), H8843 [4DE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H5925 [21SE]

———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), H6057 [25SE]

Thresher (U.S.S.): erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor the crew (see H. Con. Res. 137), H2713 [24MY]

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

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H4216 [18JY]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H3066 [12JN]

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), H1928 [7MY]

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

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 212), H4863 [30JY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H2083 [9MY]

Veterans: 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. 303), H1346 [29MR]

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

———require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop an electronic voting plan for such voters (see H.R. 311), H624 [1MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H3465 [21JN]

Women: 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]

Yugoslavia: commend transfer of Slobodan Milosevic and other alleged war criminals to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and provide aid to support economic and democratic reforms (see H. Res. 200), H5929 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on Science (House): majority party seniority (see H. Res. 164), H3067 [12JN]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 32), H254 [8FE]

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]

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

Foreign aid: provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 2272), H3464 [21JN]

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

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1663 [27AP], H6783 [16OC]

Lists

Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing in People's Republic of China, H1460 [4AP]

Remarks

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (H. Con. Res. 145), H3027 [12JN]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6333 [4OC]

———price supports for sugar, H6333 [4OC]

Allstate Insurance Co.: Phoenix Award recipient, E787 [10MY]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), H8296 [16NO]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H6023 [25SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1524 [24AP]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7535, H7570, H7571 [31OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7535, H7570, H7571 [31OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8305 [16NO]

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

Baxter Healthcare Corp.: tribute, E1001 [5JN]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1165 [27MR], H1210, H1227, H1264 [28MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H2038 [9MY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1197 [28MR]

———use of real-world forecasts in assessing tax policy and spending habits, H2983 [7JN]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 50), H4323 [19JY]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (H. Res. 56), H1373 [3AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1699), H2970 [7JN]

Committee on Science (House): majority party seniority (H. Res. 164), H3027 [12JN]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 32), H229 [8FE]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), H4273 [19JY]

Dept. of Defense: advanced anti-radiation guided missile program funding, H8497 [28NO]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5774 [20SE], H6023 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8497 [28NO]

———military dental research program funding, H8497 [28NO]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2094 [10MY], H2192, H2245 [16MY]

———increase rewards program payments in connection with the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2894), H5634 [14SE], H6714 [12OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (H.R. 1020), H2685 [24MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3556 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4185 [18JY]

Diseases: AIDS epidemic, E1002 [5JN]

———international tuberculosis control and Child Survival and Maternal Health Account funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4471 [24JY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2620, H2622 [23MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (H.R. 1716), H1937 [8MY], E733 [4MY]

———Impact Aid Program funding, H2620, H2622 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3679 [27JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2192 [16MY]

———provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (H.R. 2272), H6801 [16OC], E1184 [21JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4471 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), conference report, H10457 [19DE]

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

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling, H3679 [27JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H994 [20MR]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding, H3964 [12JY]

Illinois: historical perspective of Members of Congress representing the 10th Congressional District, H236-H238 [8FE]

———transportation projects funding, H3556 [26JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), H6393 [5OC]

———linguistics training funding, H6393 [5OC]

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

Iraq: encourage convening of U.N. war crimes tribunal relative to invasions of Iran and Kuwait and other crimes against humanity, H4785 [30JY]

Israel: allocation of foreign aid, H1264 [28MR]

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

Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea, H943 [15MR]

———reunification with family members in North Korea (H. Con. Res. 77), H8373 [27NO]

Lebanon: military assistance funding relative to deployment of Lebanese armed forces to Israeli-Lebanese border, H2245 [16MY]

Levin, Jeff: tribute to publication of book ``God, Faith, and Health—Exploring the Spirituality—Healing Connection'', E999 [5JN]

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 (H. Res. 99), H3488 [25JN]

National Small Business Week: observance, E787 [10MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit funding to initiate World Trade Organization proceedings challenging policies in developing countries relative to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals, H4185 [18JY]

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

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), H1819 [2MY]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (H.R. 2998), H7747 [6NO]

Radio Free Asia: funding, H2094 [10MY]

Securities: issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2899), H7137 [23OC]

Sharon, Ariel: commend election as Prime Minister of Israel, encourage end to Middle East violence, and reaffirm U.S. commitment to friendship (H. Res. 34), H264, H265 [13FE]

South America: impact of free trade on drug interdiction efforts, H8296 [16NO]

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]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), H6714 [12OC]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H5183 [2AU]

———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8821 [4DE]

———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), consideration (H. Res. 306), H8978 [6DE]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2131), H3823 [10JY]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, E403 [20MR]

U.N.: transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (H. Res. 191), E1330 [12JY]

Veterans: improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (H.R. 801), H1136 [27MR]

Votes: correction, H853 [13MR], H8972 [6DE]

———position on missed, H1424 [4AP], H2364 [21MY]

Voting: allow buildings on military installations and reserve component facilities to be used as polling places, H5774 [20SE]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9298 [12DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1009 [20MR], H1551 [24AP], H2885 [5JN], H4631 [25JY], H5701 [14SE], H10959 [20DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 164, majority party seniority on Committee on Science (House), H3027 [12JN]

Tributes

Roberson, Eugene, H7219 [24OC]