SANCHEZ, LORETTA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H6022 [25SE]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Life's an Open Book? Crack It, Galal Kernahan, La Voz (publication), E1733 [25SE]

Victor Strings Word To Compute Life x 13, Galal Kernahan, La Voz (publication), E1734 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2702), H5125 [1AU]

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (see H. Con. Res. 145), H2999 [7JN]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H5927 [21SE]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 2270), H3464 [21JN]

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

———reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H2023 [8MY]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H10355 [18DE]

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 103), H1718 [1MY]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H1605 [25AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H1557 [24AP]

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), H1718 [1MY]

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 2494), H4541 [24JY]

———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]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H1410 [3AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H1410 [3AP]

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), H3068 [12JN]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H5456 [6SE]

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), H6422 [5OC]

Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 118), H5407 [5SE]

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]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2680 [23MY]

Budget: require three-fifths majority vote to waive point of order against considering spending or revenue legislation before a concurrent resolution is in place (see H.R. 1369), H1718 [1MY]

———use budget surpluses attributable to the Dept. of Defense Military Retirement Fund for military retirement and survivor benefit programs (see H. Res. 23), H1606 [25AP]

———use of a legislative trigger or safety mechanism to link long-term Federal budget surplus reductions with actual budgetary outcomes (see H. Con. Res. 55), H741 [7MR]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H4428 [23JY]

California: implement program to increase water yield and environmental benefits, improve water system reliability, quality, use efficiency, watershed management, water transfers, and levee protection (see H.R. 1985), H2709 [24MY]

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]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Con. Res. 3), H1191 [27MR] (see H. Res. 105), H1295 [28MR]

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), H4217 [18JY]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H3067 [12JN]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H2680 [23MY]

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

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), H1556 [24AP]

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

Colleges and universities: reduce the costs of Federal student loans to students and their families (see H.R. 1622), H5971 [24SE]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H9078 [6DE]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2454), H4217 [18JY]

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

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

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1764), H3151 [13JN]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 2688), H4948 [31JY]

Credit: allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually from any consumer reporting agency (see H.R. 2031), H2847 [25MY]

———protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1319), H1861 [2MY]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H1717 [1MY]

———protect consumers from unreasonable credit card fees or interest rates (see H.R. 2032), H2847 [25MY]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish certain procedures for exports of commercial satellites and related items (see H.R. 1707), H3068 [12JN]

———make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H10355 [18DE]

Dept. of Defense: review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H628 [5MR]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H7217 [23OC]

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), H3260 [19JN]

Dept. of HUD: increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H3358 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H5406 [5SE]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H1012 [20MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 2235), H5736 [19SE]

Dept. of the Interior: maintain moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H. Con. Res. 136), H2713 [24MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1660 [26AP]

———limit amount of time veterans must wait to get a doctor's appointment at veterans clinics (see H.R. 435), H1488 [4AP]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H1925 [3MY]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1489 [4AP]

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

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 25), H2023 [8MY]

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

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H959 [19MR]

District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]

———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]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H5704 [14SE]

Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (see H.R. 1669), H1715 [1MY]

Education: allow home school students who are eligible for enrollment in the overseas defense dependents' education system to use auxiliary services of system schools (see H.R. 830), H2334 [17MY]

———encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1536), H1499 [4AP]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 100), H3067 [12JN]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H929 [14MR]

———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]

———provide for a smaller learning communities grant program (see H.R. 2571), H4352 [19JY]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see H.R. 1180), H1861 [2MY]

———repeal the tuition-sensitivity trigger in the Pell Grant program and expand qualifying expenses and income eligibility for the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 2482), H4008 [12JY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 28), H221 [7FE]

Elections: allow States to use a proportional voting system for multiseat congressional districts (see H.R. 1189), H1661 [26AP]

Electric power: stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (see H.R. 1468), H4428 [23JY]

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]

———provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 2489), H4008 [12JY]

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), H1661 [26AP]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 94), H1490 [4AP]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1345 [29MR]

FAA: establish a program to train Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers to be volunteers in the Federal Air Marshal Program (see H.R. 3190), H7960 [8NO]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 2239), H3259 [19JN]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H3150 [13JN]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H3519 [25JN]

Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 127), H1660 [26AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H1489 [4AP]

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

FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 783), H1660 [26AP]

FERC: order refunds of unjust and unreasonable electricity rates (see H.R. 2274), H3464 [21JN]

———provide for GAO oversight of activities (see H.R. 2331), H5971 [24SE]

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]

———prohibit predatory lending practices (see H.R. 1060), H2334 [17MY]

Firearms: 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]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 1367), H1661 [26AP]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1157), H1060 [21MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H2849 [25MY]

Floods: ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such changes (see H.R. 2091), H2956 [6JN]

Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H1411 [3AP]

Forest Service: terminate the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program and offset lost revenues by prohibiting engineering support funding for sales of timber from National Forest System lands (see H.R. 908), H2712 [24MY]

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

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 232), H1660 [26AP]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 169), H1605 [25AP]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H1190 [27MR]

Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H1114 [22MR]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H1347 [29MR]

———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), H1925 [3MY]

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

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

``Hispanic Americans in Congress'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 90), H1345 [29MR]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H1664 [27AP]

Housing: ensure that communities receiving community development block grants use such funds to benefit low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 1191), H6505 [10OC]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3712 [27JN]

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (see H.R. 3334), H8337 [16NO]

Immigration: allow acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died (see H.R. 1892), H3203 [14JN]

———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), H1925 [3MY]

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

———require paid immigration consultants to be licensed and otherwise provide services in a satisfactory manner (see H.R. 654), H1295 [28MR]

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), H1664 [27AP]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 293), H1556 [24AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 714), H1346 [29MR]

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

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1013 [20MR]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H3150 [13JN]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1809), H3068 [12JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H1061 [21MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H1190 [27MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1861 [2MY]

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H1717 [1MY]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see H.R. 1013), H1717 [1MY]

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

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1007), H876 [13MR]

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H5928 [21SE]

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]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H10909 [19DE]

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

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H5927 [21SE]

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

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H1489 [4AP]

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

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H2142 [10MY]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H3068 [12JN]

———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), H5928 [21SE]

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 481), H1488 [4AP]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H3069 [12JN]

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

Motor vehicles: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (see H.R. 1382), H3151 [13JN]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1925 [3MY]

———reduce aggressivity of light trucks, increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards, increase fuel economy standards, and improve accuracy and release of information on average fuel economy (see H.R. 2614), H5736 [19SE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H8248 [15NO]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 95), H1718 [1MY]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideas (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1660 [26AP]

National Coast Guard Museum: establish (see H.R. 850), H2998 [7JN]

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), H2849 [25MY]

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), H3068 [12JN]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2675), H5927 [21SE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1926 [3MY]

National Trails System Act: update the feasibility and suitability studies of certain national historic trails and provide for possible additions (see H.R. 37), H1660 [26AP]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H2890 [5JN]

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

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

North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 762), H1489 [4AP]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H1664 [27AP]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H1717 [1MY]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H1605 [25AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H1190 [27MR]

———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1861), H2279 [16MY]

Power resources: establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2478), H4725 [26JY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H10966 [20DE]

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), H6781 [12OC]

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

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H224 [7FE]

Refugees: extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (see H.R. 1840), H2183 [15MY]

———treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1405), H3260 [19JN]

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

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 970), H827 [8MR]

Santee, CA: shooting of students at Santana High School (see H. Con. Res. 57), H878 [13MR]

Schools: allow certain grants to be used to establish and maintain school safety hotlines (see H.R. 899), H1717 [1MY]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H7529 [30OC]

———recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 13), H1926 [3MY]

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

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

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

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 853), H1717 [1MY]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H4113 [17JY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H2956 [6JN]

———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), H2712 [24MY]

———improve benefit computation formula for workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 870), H1410 [3AP]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1661 [26AP]

———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), H2023 [8MY]

———reform relative to State and local government employees (see H. Con. Res. 120), H1716 [1MY]

———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), H1013 [20MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1717 [1MY]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H8338 [16NO]

———allow disclosure of taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds (see H.R. 1443), H2571 [22MY]

———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), H4113 [17JY]

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

———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see H.R. 2001), H5928 [21SE]

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

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H1660 [26AP]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H6380 [4OC]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 102), H3067 [12JN]

———enhance competitiveness of the U.S. leasing industry (see H.R. 1492), H4428 [23JY]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 147), H3465 [21JN]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 1676), H1860 [2MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H3203 [14JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H2281 [16MY]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H2142 [10MY]

———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 1329), H2680 [23MY]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1819), H2680 [23MY]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 2082), H2955 [6JN]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 3445), H9238 (see H.R. 3446), H9239 [11DE]

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

———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H2142 [10MY]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H1661 [26AP]

———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 921), H3806 [28JN]

———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 1487), H1487 (see H.R. 1487), H1496 [4AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H1190 [27MR]

———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H1717 [1MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2680 [23MY]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1660 [26AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H3260 [19JN]

———treatment of health care subsidy payments made to employers on behalf of volunteer firefighters (see H.R. 1651), H2680 [23MY]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1934), H2956 [6JN]

Television: prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching (see H.R. 1005), H876 [13MR]

Terrorism: 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), H6380 [4OC]

———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]

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: establish Presidential commission to determine validity of certain land claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (see H.R. 1823), H2142 [10MY]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 97), H1718 [1MY]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H1861 [2MY]

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

Velasquez, William C.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 212), H5972 [24SE]

Veterans: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 862), H1660 [26AP]

———allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H1717 [1MY]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1661 [26AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1661 [26AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1488 [4AP]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H2889 [5JN]

Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (see H.J. Res. 55), H3465 [21JN]

———promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 2368), H3802 [28JN] (see H.R. 2833), H5456 [6SE]

Voting: establish a grant program to assist State and local governments in upgrading voting systems and devices and enhance participation by military personnel in national elections (see H.R. 1482), H2083 [9MY]

———guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H5928 [21SE]

———implement significant election administration reforms prior to the next general Federal election (see H. Con. Res. 63), H2083 [9MY]

———permit individuals whose names do not appear on the list of registered voters in an election for Federal office at a particular polling place to cast provisional votes (see H.R. 1004), H2998 [7JN]

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

———require States to give notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for crime convictions (see H.R. 1971), H2713 [24MY]

Voting Rights Act: congressional commitment (see H. Res. 139), H2713 [24MY]

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

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

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 285), H877 [13MR]

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

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), H1717 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1408 [3AP] (see H.R. 2866), H5455 [6SE]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 1366), H1408 [3AP]

Orange County, CA: increase the ceiling on the Federal share of certain costs of the Regional Water Reclamation Project (see H.R. 1729), H1924 [3MY]

Taxation: creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H219 [7FE]

Letters

Use of former Marine Corps Air Station in Tustin, CA, for education facilities: by, E1724, E1725 [25SE]

———Duncan Holaday, Dept. of the Navy, E1725 [25SE]

Remarks

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), H5681 [14SE]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H6022 [25SE]

———tribute to National Guard and Reserve units activated in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Res. 287), H8320 [16NO]

Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), H5891 [21SE]

———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 (H.R. 2955), H7120 [17OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H750 [8MR]

California: energy crisis, H2697, H2698, H2699, H2700 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5779 [20SE], H6022 [25SE], E1724 [25SE]

———tribute to the U.S.S. Enterprise Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 279), H10405 [19DE]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H696 [7MR]

Diabetes Awareness Month: observance, H8424 [28NO]

Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H2877 [5JN]

Earnhardt, Dale: tribute (H. Res. 57), H421 [27FE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2408, H2524 [22MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H10098 [13DE]

———include smaller learning community programs as an educational option, H2524 [22MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 28), H180, H181 [6FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H3872 [11JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H984 [20MR]

Health: immunization against diseases for adults and children, H7595 [1NO]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 526), H3243, H3244 [19JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H4549 [25JY]

Hispanic Americans: health care issues, H3243, H3244 [19JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1733 [25SE]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (H.R. 1954), E1391 [20JY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H7532 [31OC]

National Guard: tribute to continued commitment of combat units deployed in support of Army operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (H. Con. Res. 154), H3220 [19JN]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes, H6495 [10OC]

Nobel Prize: nomination of Thich Quang Do and Van Ly for peace, H9244 [12DE]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), H8198 [15NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H4993 [1AU]

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (H.R. 395), H179 [6FE]

Santee, CA: shooting of students at Santana High School (H. Con. Res. 57), H842 [13MR]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), H273 [13FE]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7222 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320), H10825 [19DE]

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth, H7120 [17OC]

———rates (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 83), H750 [8MR]

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), H5534 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5891 [21SE]

———encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (H. Res. 284), H8322 [16NO]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H6495 [10OC], E2133 [27NO]

Torrance, CA: tribute to Strategic Technical Directorate commandos for heroic duties during the Vietnamese Conflict, E752 [8MY]

Tustin, CA: use of former Marine Corps Air Station for education facilities, H5779 [20SE], E1724 [25SE]

Veterans Day: observance, H7913 [8NO]

Vietnam: human rights violations, H4644 [26JY], H5434 [6SE]

———make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 55), H4640, H4642, H4644 [26JY]

———normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 51), H5434 [6SE]

———promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 2833), H5420 [6SE]

Votes: correction, H186 [6FE]

———position on missed, H86 [30JA], H2365 [21MY], H3492, H3493 [25JN], H3979 [12JY], H6436 [9OC], E241 [28FE], E841 [17MY], E2224 [7DE], E2352 [20DE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), consideration (H. Res. 311), H9261 [12DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H102 [30JA]

Special order: granted, H1859 [2MY], H6503 [10OC], H6699 [11OC], H7125 [17OC], H9065 [6DE]

Tributes

Aguirre, Frederick P., E2196 [4DE]

Disney, Walter E., H9056 [6DE]

Vilensky, Sadie, E330 [8MR]

Weber, Dennis, E395 [20MR]