HOLDEN, TIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H1296 [28MR]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 1956), H7718 [1NO]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 23), H507 [28FE]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA]

———restore certain education benefits of reservist and active duty servicemembers participating in military action against Afghanistan (see H.R. 3240), H7908 [7NO]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]

Aviation: ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers (see H.R. 2989), H6781 [12OC]

———ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 1363), H1718 [1MY]

———improve security (see H.R. 3110), H6779 [12OC]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6380 [4OC] (see H.R. 2955), H6055 [25SE]

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 333), H163 [31JA]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 256), H325 [13FE]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H1013 [20MR]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2362), H3802 [28JN]

Bingham, Hiram, IV: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 75), H1060 [21MR]

Budget: make process more transparent (see H.R. 1257), H1661 [26AP]

———use budget surpluses attributable to the Dept. of Defense Military Retirement Fund for military retirement and survivor benefit programs (see H. Res. 23), H742 [7MR]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 193), H4013 [16JY]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 135), H2184 [15MY]

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

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H5125 [1AU]

China, People's Republic of: revoke authority to extend permanent normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1497), H1497 [4AP]

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

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

Clean Air Act: eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 1891), H3863 [10JY]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see H.R. 2323), H3864 [10JY]

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 245), H6458 [9OC]

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

Committee on Rules (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 6), H6702 [11OC]

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), H7960 [8NO]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H2281 [16MY]

———requirements on credit card issuers relative to mailing of monthly statements (see H.R. 296), H110 [30JA]

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), H2022 [8MY]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 2341), H3712 [27JN]

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

Credit unions: limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 760), H1557 [24AP]

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H1061 [21MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide loan assistance to agricultural producers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 478), H221 [7FE]

———provide loan assistance to greenhouse farming operations experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 479, 480), H3260 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H3466 [21JN]

———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), H1557 [24AP]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 2422), H4353 [19JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H111 [30JA]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H325 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating Camp Security located in York County, PA, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3038), H6379 [4OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1557 [24AP]

———give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (see H.R. 3067), H7333 [25OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1346 [29MR]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H1346 [29MR]

———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), H163 [31JA]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 1237), H1188 [27MR]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H222 [7FE]

———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H2142 [10MY]

———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), H398 [14FE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5456 [6SE]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H2890 [5JN]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H1116 [22MR]

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]

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

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H325 [13FE]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 1096), H1010 [20MR]

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

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H2142 [10MY]

Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, PA: designate (see H.R. 558), H258 [12FE]

Employment: limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 1289), H1717 [1MY]

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

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

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H3519 [25JN]

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

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H651 [6MR]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2183 [15MY]

———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H2680 [23MY]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H3619 [26JN]

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

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

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), H9076 [6DE]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 382), H165 [31JA]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H64 [6JA]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H9078 [6DE]

———provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 3358), H8563 [28NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H2956 [6JN]

———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]

———protect (see H.R. 2312), H3617 [26JN]

Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H954 [15MR]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1988), H6919 [16OC]

———revise the limitations on trade readjustment allowances under the trade adjustment assistance program for workers (see H.R. 2613), H6919 [16OC]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 232), H64 [6JA]

``God Bless America'': designate as the national hymn of the U.S. (see H.R. 3051), H6421 [5OC]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H623 [1MR]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H3519 [25JN]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H3619 [26JN]

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

History: celebrate anniversary of William Penn's Charter of Privileges, the Liberty Bell, and the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence (see H. Con. Res. 254), H7592 [31OC]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see H.R. 2690), H5407 [5SE]

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

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H959 [19MR]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 674), H396 [14FE]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 737), H1557 [24AP]

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

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 3166), H7308 [24OC]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H324 [13FE]

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

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H253 [8FE]

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

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

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H621 [1MR]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1113 [22MR]

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

Law enforcement: 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]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H112 [30JA]

———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H4113 [17JY]

Medicare: coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H2680 [23MY]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H1295 [28MR]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H1661 [26AP]

———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), H3519 [25JN]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H3068 [12JN]

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

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H1557 [24AP]

———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), H10355 [18DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H2571 [22MY]

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

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H2711 [24MY]

Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see H.R. 2450), H4429 [23JY] (see H.R. 2624), H4725 [26JY]

National Advisory Commission on Federal Election Standards: establish (see H.R. 430), H219 [7FE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H10173 [17DE]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 663), H1557 [24AP]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]

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), H3261 [19JN]

National Guard: provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H1116 [22MR]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1488 (see H. Res. 116), H1499 [4AP]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]

National Stem Cell Donor Bank: establish to preserve donation of qualifying human stem cells and to conduct and support research using such cells (see H.R. 2096), H2996 [7JN]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H3961 [11JY]

New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1347 [29MR]

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

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 695), H397 [14FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H955 [15MR]

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

Paterno, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 276), H7591 [31OC]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H3068 [12JN]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Pipelines: require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 144), H1295 [28MR]

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

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

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

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H3359 [20JN]

———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H3805 [28JN]

Project Apollo: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 631), H624 [1MR]

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]

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

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

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see H.R. 3429), H9077 [6DE]

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), H4863 [30JY]

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

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 1805), H2141 [10MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2281 [16MY]

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]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1346 [29MR]

———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), H1346 [29MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1191 [27MR]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H1187 [27MR]

———State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H1187 [27MR]

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

Steel Industry National Historic Park: establish (see H.R. 635), H1925 [3MY]

Summer Emergency Blood Donor Month: establish (see H. Res. 202), H4541 [24JY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H2712 [24MY]

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

———allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation of abandoned mine land areas (see H.R. 3218), H7717 [1NO]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1190 [27MR]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H3519 [25JN]

———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), H1557 [24AP]

———applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 161), H112 [30JA]

———clarify the definition of contribution in aid of construction (see H.R. 582), H1557 [24AP]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H955 [15MR]

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

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

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 147), H167 [31JA]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H3068 [12JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 154), H167 [31JA]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H1296 [28MR]

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

———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), H2141 [10MY]

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

———reduce and simplify estate tax rates (see H.R. 1285), H1295 [28MR]

———restore partial deduction for personal interest to encourage economic recovery and avoid the need to borrow against home equity (see H.R. 2969), H6056 [25SE]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H1557 [24AP]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1780), H6260 [3OC]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 90), H112 [30JA]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H7959 [8NO]

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2882), H5615 [13SE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8421 [27NO]

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

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 85), H112 [30JA]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H3619 [26JN]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1499 [4AP]

———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]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H1717 [1MY]

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

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H3466 [21JN]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 159), H112 [30JA]

Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 911), H1191 [27MR]

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

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3359 [20JN]

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

———promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of breast implants and encourage FDA review of implant manufacturers (see H.R. 1961), H5456 [6SE]

World War I: honor commitment to U.S. aviators who lost their lives flying for France by appropriating sufficient funds to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial (see H. Con. Res. 160), H6505 [10OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former prisoners to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 2878), H5592 [11SE]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1485 (see H.R. 1464), H1495 [4AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2283 [17MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6302 [4OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6302 [4OC]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance, energy conservation, and payment in lieu of taxes programs funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H3399 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3399 [21JN]

Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, PA: designate (H.R. 558), H450 [28FE]

Pennsylvania: tribute to Hmong and Lao Americans, E1516 [3AU]

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), H5578 [11SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5578 [11SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1551 [24AP]

Special order: granted, H5330 [2AU]

Tributes

Hoffer, F. Kenneth, H2283 [17MY]

Spiker, Nancy J., E53 [30JA]