RANGEL, CHARLES B. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

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), H4263 [19JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4542 [24JY], H4604 [25JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4726 [26JY], H4844 [30JY]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), consideration (H. Res. 297), H8582 [29NO]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), H1795 [2MY]

Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1445 [4AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7260 [24OC]

———rates (H.R. 3), H793 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), H2216 [16MY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1318 [29MR]

Appointments

Committee on Taxation (Joint), H416 [27FE]

Conferee: H.R. 1836, Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, H2654 [23MY]

Congressional advisers on trade policy and negotiations, H416 [27FE]

Articles and editorials

Immigrants and the National Insecurity, Basil Wilson, Carib News (publication), E2363 [20DE]

Low Budget, High Achievers—Staff's Commitment Drive's a School's Success in Harlem, Nate Hentoff, Washington (DC) Times, E1122 [14JN]

NYC Congressional Session Gains Momentum, Kerry Kantin, Hill (publication), E2173 [29NO]

Widening Window of Opportunity for Washington and Havana To Constructively Engage, Michael M. McCarthy, Washington Report (publication), E2310 [14DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 2866), H6458 [9OC]

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H828 [8MR]

———provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H8181 [14NO]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3519 [25JN]

Agriculture: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 47), H399 [14FE]

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

AID: clarify process of providing education and related services to foreign law enforcement and military personnel to prevent and control HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (see H.R. 2104), H3358 [20JN]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H3619 [26JN]

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

American Airlines, Inc.: tribute to victims of flight 587 air disaster (see H. Con. Res. 272), H8338 [16NO]

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

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

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1280), H1925 [3MY]

———extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H5456 [6SE]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H254 [8FE]

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 244), H258 [12FE] (see H.R. 2310), H3807 [28JN]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H959 [19MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H827 [8MR]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H8248 [15NO]

Aviation: 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), H6055 [25SE]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H7529 [30OC]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H2890 [5JN]

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]

``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 43), H442 [27FE]

Bureau of the Census: establish a term limit for the Director of the Census and require that such Director report directly to the Sec. of Commerce (see H.R. 681), H396 [14FE]

Business and industry: expand the Manufacturing Extension Program to bring new technologies to small and medium-sized businesses (see H.R. 1417), H1483 (see H.R. 1417), H1492 [4AP]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H878 [13MR]

———temporary moratorium on carrying out the death penalty to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 321), H5339 [2AU]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see H.R. 1038), H5339 [2AU]

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), H4429 [23JY]

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: provide trade benefits for socks and hosiery (see H.R. 1589), H2281 [16MY]

Cemeteries and funerals: urge maintenance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (see H. Res. 120), H2281 [16MY]

CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 324), H2281 [16MY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 105), H1295 [28MR]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10910 [19DE]

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), H3713 [27JN]

———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H5339 [2AU]

———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]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H5340 [2AU]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H2997 [7JN]

———increase the availability and quality of child care for disabled children (see H.R. 2787), H5407 [5SE]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 2198), H3202 [14JN]

Children's Vision Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 226), H5407 [5SE]

China, People's Republic of: express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (see H. Res. 121), H3520 [25JN]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H6381 [4OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H2082 [9MY]

Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1606), H1658 [26AP]

———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]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 1323), H1411 [3AP]

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

———award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H5925 [21SE]

Correctional institutions: authorize use of Federal inmate labor by private companies to produce items that would otherwise be produced by foreign labor (see H.R. 1535), H2023 [8MY]

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]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 499), H1488 [4AP]

Crime: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2734), H5334 [2AU] (see H.R. 2929), H5926 [21SE]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 3053), H6421 [5OC]

———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]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure minority farmers are adequately compensated for discrimination claims (see H.R. 2676), H5340 [2AU]

———improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 2653), H4723 [26JY]

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

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H1410 [3AP]

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

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

———provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3163), H7217 [23OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H5456 [6SE]

———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: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H8842 [4DE]

———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H3863 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2008), H3713 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H3150 [13JN]

———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 336), H827 [8MR]

———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H2999 [7JN]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 1230), H1411 [3AP]

Developing countries: prohibit export assistance to any company challenging an intellectual property law or policy of a country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1690), H2142 [10MY]

Diseases: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 684), H1664 [27AP]

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

———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H1112 [22MR]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1346 [29MR]

———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. 933), H878 [13MR]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1112 [22MR]

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

District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H7960 [8NO]

———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]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1978), H2679 [23MY]

———extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see H.R. 2291), H3465 [21JN]

Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see H.R. 3341), H8843 [4DE]

Education: development of high school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 620), H1489 [4AP]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 650), H877 [13MR]

———Pell Grant Program funding (see H. Res. 13), H624 [1MR]

———provide college scholarships to high school students who have demonstrated proficiency in mathematics and science (see H.R. 919), H5339 [2AU]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 1306), H1925 [3MY]

Employment: ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income people (see H.R. 2243), H3714 [27JN]

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

———prohibit forced overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 1289), H4863 [30JY]

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

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H1926 [3MY]

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), H2023 [8MY]

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

Families and domestic relations: eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage (see H.R. 270), H258 [12FE]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H828 [8MR]

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), H254 [8FE]

———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H2998 [7JN]

———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]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2379), H3961 [11JY]

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

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1014), H1605 [25AP]

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: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H1190 [27MR]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H7718 [1NO]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H3806 [28JN]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5333 [2AU]

———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), H395 [14FE]

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), H2082 [9MY]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H959 [19MR]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H1014 [20MR]

———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), H1189 [27MR]

———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]

———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 1683), H1860 [2MY]

———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 2743), H5334 [2AU]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H741 [7MR]

Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 3336), H9078 [6DE]

———provide grants for FHA-insured hospitals (see H.R. 2395), H7718 [1NO]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H3068 [12JN]

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H2999 [7JN]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

Higher Education Act: eliminate consideration of the amount of a student's tuition in determining the amount of a student's basic grant (see H.R. 2625), H5971 [24SE]

———establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services (see H.R. 2487), H4725 [26JY]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H2022 [8MY]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H825 [8MR]

Housing: ensure that communities receiving community development block grants use such funds to benefit low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 1191), H1114 [22MR]

———provide for a study on the proximity of federally assisted housing to hazardous waste sites (see H.R. 1585), H1718 [1MY]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3961 [11JY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain long-staying alien children, lower high school drop out rates of certain immigrant children, and allow State and local determination of admittance to State and local colleges and universities (see H.R. 1582), H4009 [12JY]

———adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 1726), H3203 [14JN]

———cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H1484 (see H.R. 1452), H1494 [4AP]

———eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for Federal aid programs (see H.R. 2258), H5971 [24SE]

———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 1266), H2082 [9MY]

———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), H1346 [29MR]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 823), H741 [7MR]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H1061 [21MR]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1713), H1923 [3MY]

———revise various provisions (see H.R. 500), H1410 [3AP]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 13, 15), H111 [30JA] (see H. Con. Res. 151), H3151 [13JN]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 293), H443 [27FE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1861 [2MY]

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H4780 [27JY]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H1924 [3MY]

———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), H1557 [24AP]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1809), H2141 [10MY]

———require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 287), H3519 [25JN]

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

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

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

James C. Corman Federal Building, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 621), H444 [27FE]

Judiciary: provide for automatic annual increases in judicial salaries (see H.R. 570), H5455 [6SE]

Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 464), H1660 [26AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1558 [24AP]

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

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H3864 [10JY]

———require Federal law enforcement agencies to expunge voidable arrest records and provide incentive funds to States that have systems for expunging such records (see H.R. 1154), H1060 [21MR]

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]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1806), H2141 [10MY]

Mays, Benjamin E.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Res. 49), H3466 [21JN]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1294), H1343 [29MR]

Medicaid: allow States to expand coverage to uninsured, poor adults (see H.R. 2789), H5336 [2AU]

———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), H2335 [17MY]

———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]

Medicare: adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (see H.R. 1375), H1558 [24AP]

———comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see H.R. 2178), H3864 [10JY]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H3258 [19JN]

———coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1656), H1715 [1MY]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H3863 [10JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3151 [13JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H1861 [2MY]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H3203 [14JN]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 3195), H7591 [31OC]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H6137 [2OC]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H2082 [9MY]

———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]

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

———payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1928), H2387 [21MY]

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

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H2998 [7JN]

———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3267), H7959 [8NO]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 3391), H8842 [4DE]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H1013 [20MR]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H7852 [6NO]

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]

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), H4863 [30JY]

National Day of Appreciation for Emergency Response and Rescue Workers: designate (see H. Res. 259), H6505 [10OC]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H7853 [6NO]

National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H3805 [28JN]

National Health Service Corps: reauthorize, amend scholarship and loan programs tax status and repayment rules, and simplify application process (see H.R. 1968), H2678 [23MY]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2675), H4862 [30JY]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1071), H6702 [11OC]

National Tartan Day: support establishment and recognize the anniversary of signing of the Declaration of Arbroath (see H. Res. 109), H1411 [3AP]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 2056), H2888 [5JN]

National Words Can Heal Day: designate (see H. Res. 235), H5929 [21SE]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 1873), H3619 [26JN]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H4949 [31JY]

———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 166), H3259 [19JN]

New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1606 [25AP]

———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]

NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H4428 [23JY]

Norman Sisisky Post Office Building, Petersburg, VA: designate (see H.R. 2910), H6458 [9OC]

North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 762), H1013 [20MR]

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

NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 1660), H1715 [1MY]

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), H9078 [6DE]

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]

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]

Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations (see H.R. 2839), H5405 [5SE]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (see H.R. 2887), H5971 [24SE]

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

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1948), H3151 [13JN]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H221 [7FE]

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]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 2166), H5340 [2AU]

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

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 280), H8732 [29NO]

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

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

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

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. 2961), H6055 [25SE]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: make certain improvements (see H.R. 2222), H3807 [28JN]

Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2751), H8564 [28NO]

Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7960 [8NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H1923 [3MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H4009 [12JY]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 844), H1013 [20MR]

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

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

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

———ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 3323), H8337 [16NO]

———increase lump-sum death benefit and allow payment of such benefit to legal representative of the deceased's estate in the absence of a surviving spouse or child (see H.R. 2378), H3803 [28JN]

———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), H3358 [20JN]

———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), H954 [15MR]

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

States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1907), H2333 [17MY]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 931), H2184 [15MY]

Summer Emergency Blood Donor Month: establish (see H. Res. 202), H4780 [27JY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H5704 [14SE]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H6918 [16OC]

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

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military Reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military Reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H6380 [4OC]

———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for a Phoenix Fund for Victim Assistance (see H.R. 2902), H5928 [21SE]

———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), H2998 [7JN]

———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H8337 [16NO]

———clarify the definition of contribution in aid of construction (see H.R. 582), H1489 [4AP]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2520), H4111 [17JY]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H6781 [12OC]

———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (see H.R. 3143), H8746 [30NO]

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

———expand pension benefits to those without retirement plans and provide additional protections to those who participate in the current system (see H.R. 3488), H10066 [13DE]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to senior centers and community centers (see H.R. 2259), H3357 [20JN]

———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 2281), H4635 [25JY]

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

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see H.R. 2108), H3069 [12JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H628 [5MR]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 909), H739 [7MR]

———provide a credit to public elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses, professional development expenses, and student education loans (see H.R. 703), H3863 [10JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H928 [14MR]

———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), H1497 [4AP]

———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes (see H.R. 2147), H4113 [17JY]

———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 credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 2033), H2847 [25MY]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 1754), H2021 [8MY]

———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H1658 [26AP]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 886), H6458 [9OC] (see H.R. 2254), H3357 [20JN]

———S corporation reform (see H.R. 2576), H6458 [9OC]

———treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 1692), H1860 [2MY]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1434), H1484 (see H.R. 1434), H1493 [4AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2082 [9MY]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H875 [13MR]

———treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income (see H.R. 3312), H8336 [16NO]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H1191 [27MR]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H1295 [28MR]

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

———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2550), H4215 [18JY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 661), H395 [14FE]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 1596), H1657 [26AP]

Telecommunications: promote new communications technologies through grants and other incentives (see H.R. 1416), H1483 (see H.R. 1416), H1492 [4AP]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (see H.R. 2975), H6135 [2OC]

———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), H7718 [1NO]

———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), H6056 [25SE]

———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), H5971 [24SE]

———protect children (see H.R. 3106), H7718 [1NO]

———provide for interagency preparation and response to consequences of attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project (see H.R. 3289), H9078 [6DE]

———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]

———tribute 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. Con. Res. 232), H7592 [31OC]

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

Treaties and agreements: implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (see H.R. 1484), H1486 (see H.R. 1484), H1496 [4AP]

———importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H10055 [12DE]

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

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 211), H4863 [30JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 3022), H6378 [4OC]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H4724 [26JY]

Velasquez, William C.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 212), H5705 [14SE]

Veterans: increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2123), H3066 [12JN]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1343 [29MR]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 442), H2082 [9MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H2388 [21MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303, 609), H650 [6MR]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H224 [7FE]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1232), H1925 [3MY]

———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H1929 [7MY]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H1925 [3MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H3805 [28JN]

Voting: hold Federal elections over the first weekend in November, prohibit States from preventing registered citizens from voting, and ban law enforcement activities that intimidate individuals from voting (see H.R. 1559), H1555 [24AP]

———implement significant election administration reforms prior to the next general Federal election (see H. Con. Res. 63), H929 [14MR]

———prohibit States from denying any individual the right to register and vote in Federal elections on the grounds that the individual has been convicted of a Federal crime (see H.R. 1558), H1555 [24AP]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1112 [22MR]

———restore eligibility to vote and register to vote in Federal elections to individuals who have completed sentences for criminal offenses (see H.R. 2830), H5456 [6SE]

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]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1425), H1483 (see H.R. 1425), H1493 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Campanella, Roy: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 127), H1924 [3MY]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H6780 [12OC]

Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 696), H397 [14FE]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 798), H507 [28FE]

———make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, lift travel restrictions, and allow cash remittances to Cuban citizens (see H.R. 797), H507 [28FE]

———normal trade relations status (see H.R. 796), H507 [28FE]

Diallo, Abdoul: relief (see H.R. 2010), H2712 [24MY]

Diallo, Ibrahima: relief (see H.R. 2010), H2712 [24MY]

Diallo, Kadiatou: relief (see H.R. 2010), H2712 [24MY]

Diallo, Laouratou: relief (see H.R. 2010), H2712 [24MY]

Diallo, Mamadou Bobo: relief (see H.R. 2010), H2712 [24MY]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 697), H397 [14FE]

Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 191), H4428 [23JY]

Garvey, Marcus: recognize human rights accomplishments and clear name relative to politically motivated criminal charges (see H. Res. 50), H399 [14FE]

Housing: constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home (see H.J. Res. 21), H399 [14FE]

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. 1195), H1114 [22MR]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1122), H1011 [20MR]

James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2841), H5405 [5SE]

National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 95), H1012 [20MR]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: enter into negotiations with Cuban Government representatives to provide for increased cooperation on drug interdiction efforts (see H.R. 1124), H1011 [20MR]

Old Post Office Pavilion, Washington, DC: redesignate as the Paul Leroy Robeson Old Post Office Pavilion (see H.R. 1627), H1659 [26AP]

Older Americans Act: Elderly Nutrition Programs anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H4634 [25JY]

Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 182), H3805 [28JN]

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

Robeson, Paul L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 114), H1660 [26AP]

Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 126), H1660 [26AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1125), H1011 [20MR]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see H.R. 1909), H2334 [17MY]

Taxation: allow State and local income taxes to be deducted in computing the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1196), H1114 [22MR]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 1076), consideration (see H. Res. 146), H2679 [23MY]

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

———provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new communications technologies (see H.R. 1415), H1483 (see H.R. 1415), H1492 [4AP]

———provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3402), H8842 [4DE]

———provide individual income tax rate reductions, relief to families with children, marriage penalty relief, and eliminate the estate tax for certain decedents (see H.R. 1264), H1294 [28MR] (see H.R. 1398), H1482 (see H.R. 1398), H1491 [4AP]

———repeal personal holding company tax (see H.R. 1728), H1924 [3MY]

———treatment of cooperative housing corporations (see H.R. 1788), H2082 [9MY]

Tito Puente Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1123), H1011 [20MR]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (see H.R. 3019), H6378 [4OC]

Letters

Community Solutions Act: Rosa Parks, Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development, H4273 [19JY]

Motions

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), H4278 [19JY]

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

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1326 [29MR]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9029 [6DE]

Remarks

American Airlines, Inc.: tribute to victims of flight 587 air disaster, E2072 [14NO]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), H8288 [16NO]

———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration (H. Res. 289), H8256 [16NO]

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (H.R. 2133), H5467 [10SE], E1263 [29JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H763, H768 [8MR]

Bureau of the Census: Hispanic origin report funding, H4137, H4138 [18JY]

Children and youth: 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 (H. Con. Res. 228), H8082 [13NO]

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), H4247, H4252, H4263, H4267, H4273 [19JY]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (H. Con. Res. 249), E2173 [29NO]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), E663 [27AP]

Cuba: lift trade embargo, E2310 [14DE]

———lift travel restrictions, H4601 [25JY]

Customs Service: civil liability of inspectors relative to alleged use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals, H8967 [6DE]

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H8967 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8531 [28NO]

Dept. of HUD: Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding through reductions in HOME Investment Partnerships Program and home ownership downpayment assistance, H4741 [27JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), E790 [14MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to enforce economic embargo of Cuba, H4604, H4607 [25JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4601, H4604, H4607 [25JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4137, H4138 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), return to Senate (H. Res. 240), H5858, H5859 [20SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4741 [27JY], H4844, H4845 [30JY]

Diseases: AIDS epidemic, E1261 [29JN], E1405 [24JY]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (H.R. 2069), E2327 [19DE]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in the Caribbean nations, E1261 [29JN], E1403 [24JY]

Dominican American National Roundtable (organization): tribute, E2328 [19DE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H3080 [13JN], E976 [25MY]

Federal aid programs: provide emergency health coverage assistance, H10846, H10847, H10850, H10851, H10852, H10859, H10861 [19DE]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7268, H7275, H7278 [24OC]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (H.R. 2722), H8386 [27NO]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds, H5858, H5859 [20SE]

GAO: tribute to assistance enabling the House of Representatives to continue its work while House office buildings were closed due to anthrax bacteria outbreak (H. Res. 294), E2164 [28NO]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), consideration (H. Res. 219), H5191 [2AU]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1899 [16OC]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H2686 [24MY]

Immigration: assessment of policies in aftermath of terrorist attacks, E2363 [20DE]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), H2358 [21MY]

James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 2841), H8056 [13NO], E1583 [5SE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: recognize historical significance (H. Con. Res. 163), H3228 [19JN]

Manhattan, NY: tribute to Frederick Douglass Academy, E1122 [14JN]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2911 [6JN]

National Words Can Heal Day: designate (H. Res. 235), E2136 [27NO]

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

New York College of Podiatric Medicine: anniversary, E690 [1MY]

Older Americans Act: Elderly Nutrition Programs anniversary (H. Con. Res. 199), E1472 [30JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H10848, H10858 [19DE]

Postal Service: tribute (H. Con. Res. 257), E2118 [16NO]

Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.: issue commemorative postage stamp (H. Con. Res. 182), E1313 [11JY]

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), H4998 [1AU]

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

SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (H.R. 2538), H8859 [5DE]

Smithsonian Institution: tribute to Folk Life Festival portrayal of the Apollo Theater, E1265 [29JN]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (H.R. 1909), E844 [17MY]

———ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (H.R. 3323), E2525 [3JA]

Sudan: appoint special envoy to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts, E790 [14MY]

———human rights violations, E1267 [29JN]

———increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), H3104 [13JN], E1267 [29JN]

Taxation: allow income tax refund, H1327 [29MR]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 1076), H3080 [13JN]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1432, H1435, H1436, H1447, H1450, H1454 [4AP]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 111), H1420 [4AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7248, H7250, H7251, H7252, H7253, H7254, H7268, H7273, H7275, H7278 [24OC], H9244 [12DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7227 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10846, H10847, H10850, H10851, H10852, H10854, H10858, H10859, H10861 [19DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 319), H10497 [19DE]

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

———provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks, H10115, H10126, H10140 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks (H.R. 3402), E2197 [4DE]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), H10115, H10126, H10140 [13DE]

———rates (H.R. 3), H763, H768, H770, H794, H797 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), H2208, H2209, H2210, H2212, H2213, H2218, H2219, H2220 [16MY], H2686 [24MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H2833, H2836, H2839, H2840 [25MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 153), H2826 [25MY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1304, H1312, H1319, H1323, H1324 [29MR]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), motion to recommit, H1327 [29MR]

———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (H.R. 2550), E1359 [18JY]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9011 [6DE]

———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), consideration (H. Res. 306), H8974, H8979 [6DE]

———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), motion to recommit, H9042 [6DE]

———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), unanimous-consent request, H8995 [6DE]

U.N.: U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (H. Res. 212), H4789 [30JY]

U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: tribute (H. Con. Res. 277), E2213 [5DE]

Veterans: increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), E1190 [25JN]

Votes: correction, E665 [27AP]

———position on missed, H1694 [1MY]

Zimbabwe: support democratic transition and economic recovery (S. 494), H8762 [4DE]

Tributes

Bennett, Tony, E2222 [7DE]

Chisholm, Shirley, E1105 [14JN]

Coughlin, Lawrence, E2340 [20DE]

Guarini, Caroline, E1855 [12OC]

Hibbler, Al, E695 [2MY]