NEAL, RICHARD E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

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

Appointments

John Joseph Moakley funeral attendees, H2929 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Adams Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family (see H.R. 1668), H1715 [1MY]

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

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3961 [11JY]

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

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

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

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H10966 [20DE]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H218 [7FE]

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), H1558 [24AP]

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H955 [15MR]

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), H6138 [2OC]

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

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H828 [8MR]

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]

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 358), H164 [31JA]

BLS: develop methodology for measuring the cost of living in each State and require GAO study to determine effect on Federal benefits (see H.R. 715), H398 [14FE]

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]

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

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 (see H. Con. Res. 228), H5704 [14SE]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H1717 [1MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H2334 [17MY]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H4352 [19JY]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7960 [8NO]

Connecticut River: congressional consent to interstate compact on restoration of Atlantic salmon and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission reauthorization (see H.R. 2062), H2888 [5JN]

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

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]

Dept. of Defense: field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see H.R. 948), H1013 [20MR]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H1557 [24AP]

Dept. of Education: make additional grants under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (see H.R. 419), H219 [7FE]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1346 [29MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1557 [24AP]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H1484 (see H.R. 1435), H1493 [4AP]

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

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

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3261 [19JN]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H1861 [2MY]

———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (see H. Res. 67), H878 [13MR]

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

Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H1295 [28MR]

———increase student financial aid programs funding (see H.R. 2476), H4541 [24JY]

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

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

EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H224 [7FE]

———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), H1490 [4AP]

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

FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see H.R. 3494), H10066 [13DE]

FDIC: make certain temporary Federal service performed creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1586), H2185 [15MY]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H2712 [24MY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H3203 [14JN]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H4216 [18JY]

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]

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), H828 [8MR]

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]

Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 2737), H5334 [2AU]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 1335), H1407 [3AP]

———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 2729), H5333 [2AU]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H3203 [14JN]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2712 [24MY]

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

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H507 [28FE]

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

Immigration: 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), H4113 [17JY]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 1242), H1188 [27MR]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H1351 [30MR]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 714), H398 [14FE]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1295 [28MR]

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H3519 [25JN]

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

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H2712 [24MY]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (see H.R. 559), H400 [14FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H8248 [15NO]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H1557 [24AP]

Law enforcement officers: honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (see H. Res. 116), H2148 [14MY]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H8949 [5DE]

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

Medicare: comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see H.R. 2178), H3466 [21JN]

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

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H3806 [28JN]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1798), H2890 [5JN]

———improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special needs beneficiaries by targeting enrollment and eliminating beneficiary lock-in and other administrative barriers (see H.R. 2709), H6702 [11OC]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H8949 [5DE]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H3863 [10JY]

———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), H1555 [24AP]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H1113 [22MR]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 3318), H8732 [29NO]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H8949 [5DE]

Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see H.R. 1814), H2141 [10MY]

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), H10966 [20DE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H2281 [16MY]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see H.R. 3473), H10055 [12DE]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H1661 [26AP]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3961 [11JY]

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

Northern Ireland: recognize historical and political impact of 1981 Irish Republican hunger strikers on peace process (see H. Res. 132), H1925 [3MY]

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

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

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

Pharmaceuticals: expand human clinical trials qualifying for the orphan drug tax credit (see H.R. 1298), H3960 [11JY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H443 [27FE]

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H3864 [10JY]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7853 [6NO]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H650 [6MR]

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]

Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: implement management plan (see H.R. 2452), H3861 [10JY]

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

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]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2172), H3201 [14JN]

———prohibit the cloning of humans, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2172), H3261 [19JN]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H7719 [1NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H3863 [10JY]

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

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

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1411 [3AP]

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

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 931), H740 [7MR]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H5340 [2AU]

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1275), H1294 [28MR]

———allow advanced applied technology equipment to be expensed and reduce the depreciation recovery periods for certain other property (see H.R. 2485), H4008 [12JY]

———allow businesses to expense qualified security devices (see H.R. 2970), H8133 [13NO]

———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), H1657 [26AP]

———allow disclosure of taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds (see H.R. 1443), H1484 (see H.R. 1443), H1494 [4AP]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H2710 [24MY]

———allow qualified technological equipment and computer software to be expensed (see H.R. 1411), H1482 (see H.R. 1411), H1492 [4AP]

———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), H826 [8MR]

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

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

———disregard certain capital expenditures in applying a limit on qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 3582), H10964 [20DE]

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

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H3466 [21JN]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1182), H4113 [17JY]

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H3203 [14JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see H.R. 1657), H1926 [3MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2680 [23MY]

———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 1514), H1498 [4AP]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H1485 (see H.R. 1459), H1495 [4AP]

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

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H324 [13FE]

———prevent companies from reinsuring income in Bermuda or other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. income tax (see H.R. 1755), H2021 [8MY]

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

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1727), H2023 [8MY]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 915), H739 [7MR]

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

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H3806 [28JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H64 [6JA]

———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H3203 [14JN]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H3203 [14JN]

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

———treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance as an involuntary conversion (see H.R. 2374), H8181 [14NO]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 1357), H1408 [3AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1434), H1925 [3MY]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H3712 [27JN]

———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 deposits and similar amounts received by a tour operator for a tour arranged by such operator (see H.R. 2618), H9078 [6DE]

———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 1268), H1294 [28MR]

———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1463), H1485 (see H.R. 1463), H1495 [4AP]

———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 2290), H6380 [4OC]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 774), H505 [28FE]

———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 welfare benefit funds for certain employer plans (see H.R. 2370), H3802 [28JN]

Terrorism: issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H5928 [21SE]

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

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2118), H3261 [19JN]

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), H10967 [20DE]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H959 [19MR]

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

Veterans: 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), H1343 [29MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H325 [13FE]

———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), H166 [31JA]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H650 [6MR]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H9082 [10DE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H396 [14FE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H6260 [3OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Taxation: 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 personal exemptions against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 596), H323 [13FE]

———ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the State (see H.R. 926), H740 [7MR]

———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. 2794), H5336 [2AU]

———simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral proposals (see H.R. 2529), H4112 [17JY]

———treatment of certain stipends paid from a State program to volunteer workers who have attained age 60 (see H.R. 924), H740 [7MR]

———treatment of child tax credit and other nonrefundable credits relative to alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 468), H221 [7FE]

———treatment of property tax reduction vouchers received by senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 925), H740 [7MR]

———treatment of swap fund transactions (see H.R. 1785), H2082 [9MY] (see H.R. 2406), H3804 [28JN]

Eulogies

Moakley, John Joseph: by William M. Bulger, E1178 [21JN]

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), H5659 [14SE]

Carroll, Margaret M.: Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission John H. Chafee Award recipient, E375 [15MR]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7270 [24OC]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (H.R. 559), H338 [14FE]

Ludlow, MA: tribute to Ludlow High School boys' soccer team, E84 [31JA], E111 [6FE]

———tribute to Ludlow High School girls' soccer team, E91 [1FE]

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.: anniversary, E591 [24AP]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2912 [6JN]

Pensions: reform, H2841 [25MY]

———reform (H.R. 10), H1787, H1795, H1814, H1815, H1816, H1820 [2MY]

Taxation: 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 (H.R. 1498), H1414 [4AP], E568 [5AP]

———allow personal exemptions against the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 596), E169 [13FE]

———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 (H.R. 951), E316 [8MR]

———alternative minimum tax rates, H2648 [23MY]

———ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the State (H.R. 926), E300 [7MR]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1436 [4AP]

———prevent companies from reinsuring income in Bermuda or other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. income tax (H.R. 1755), E755 [8MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7270 [24OC]

———rates (H.R. 3), H798 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), H2218 [16MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H2841 [25MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), motion to instruct conferees, H2648 [23MY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1310 [29MR]

———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 (H.R. 2794), E1517 [3AU]

———simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral proposals (H.R. 2529), E1347 [17JY]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (H.R. 1357), E517 [3AP]

———treatment of certain stipends paid from a State program to volunteer workers who have attained age 60 (H.R. 924), E304 [7MR]

———treatment of child tax credit and other nonrefundable credits relative to alternative minimum tax (H.R. 468), E115 [6FE]

———treatment of property tax reduction vouchers received by senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (H.R. 925), E302 [7MR]

———treatment of swap fund transactions (H.R. 1785), E765 [10MY]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5637 [14SE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5560 [11SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8996 [6DE]

Tributes

Boland, Edward P., H7781 [6NO], H8234 [15NO]

Bonior, Representative, H10942 [20DE]

Farrell, Roger E., E592 [24AP]

Putnam, Bill, E1858 [12OC]