OWENS, MAJOR R. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Congress Should Spend More To Reform Public Education: by, H9768 [12DE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, H4130 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Attacks Hit Low-Pay Jobs the Hardest—Many of the Unemployed Were in Service Industry, Leslie Eaton and Edward Wyatt, New York (NY) Times, H7904 [7NO]

Day Laborers at Ground Zero Say They Are Not Being Paid, Somini Sengupta, New York (NY) Times, H7907 [7NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H4541 [24JY]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H3466 [21JN]

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

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

———reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H1488 (see H. Res. 117), H1500 [4AP]

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

Armed Forces: establish employment and tuition assistance program for military spouses (see H.R. 2413), H5406 [5SE]

———extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H7718 [1NO]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H624 [1MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H1115 [22MR]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H7718 [1NO]

Aung San Suu Kyi: anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5338 [2AU]

Aviation: air carrier requirements for explanations of flight delays, cancellations, and diversions (see H.R. 571), H2889 [5JN]

———establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H2712 [24MY]

———improve security (see H.R. 2951), H6458 [9OC]

———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), H6066 [28SE] (see H.R. 2955), H6260 [3OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H5339 [2AU]

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

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 71), H6380 [4OC]

Burma: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5338 [2AU]

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

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), H929 [14MR]

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]

———establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H6505 [10OC]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 250), H7530 [30OC]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 399), H218 [7FE]

Census: funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad (see H.R. 680), H1061 [21MR]

Children and youth: construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 286), H400 [14FE]

———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), H2710 [24MY] (see H.R. 1990), H3863 [10JY]

———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, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1990), H2849 [25MY]

———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H2890 [5JN]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H3960 [11JY]

———give highest priority to providing assistance, services, and benefits to children who lost parents or guardians in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 228), H5928 [21SE]

———increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1650), H2849 [25MY]

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

———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care and early learning services, and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 265), H400 [14FE]

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

———mental health services (see H.R. 75), H5971 [24SE]

———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H10908 [19DE]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H5592 [11SE]

———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (see H. Res. 124), H3261 [19JN]

———require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2788), H5928 [21SE]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1347 [29MR]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H6781 [12OC]

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H2022 [8MY]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2755), H5335 [2AU]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H3863 [10JY]

Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 1152), H1059 [21MR]

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

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1918), H6056 [25SE]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H3359 [20JN]

———reduce the costs of Federal student loans to students and their families (see H.R. 1622), H8732 [29NO]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H25 [3JA]

Computers: establish an Internet site on Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 782), H7852 [6NO]

———establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 2417), H5406 [5SE]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 1323), H1345 [29MR]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H6920 [16OC]

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]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H1347 [29MR]

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: make certain sentencing safety valve provisions retroactive (see H.R. 765), H442 [27FE]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 429), H258 [12FE]

CPSC: promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 3283), H10355 [18DE]

Credit: prohibit creditors from penalizing consumers with late fees, increased interest rates, or adverse credit reports, whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3175), H9239 [11DE]

———protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1319), H5406 [5SE]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H9082 [10DE]

Crime: establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see H.R. 1877), H4009 [12JY]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 2817), H5407 [5SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 2653), H4723 [26JY]

Dept. of Commerce: provide grants for digital network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 1034), H3619 [26JN]

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), H1557 [24AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to recruit, train, and hire school-based resource staff (see H.R. 466), H220 [7FE]

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

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

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

———study relative value of General Equivalency Diplomas and review policies and procedures to better serve the nation's educational needs (see H.R. 1893), H2999 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: make matching grants available to States to encourage the establishment of license plate programs to fund breast cancer treatment, research, and education (see H.R. 1295), H5406 [5SE]

Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H9077 [6DE]

———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H219 [7FE]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 1561), H2083 [9MY]

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

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H111 [30JA]

———identify organizations that recruit juveniles to participate in violent and illegal activities relative to the environment or animal rights and assist States to prevent such participation (see H.R. 1847), H3260 [19JN]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 2459), H3959 [11JY]

Dept. of State: establish a Board of Visa Appeals (see H.R. 1345), H2023 [8MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Cultural Heritage Assistance Partnership Program (see H.R. 1882), H3260 [19JN]

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2008), H3203 [14JN]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H6702 [11OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (see H.R. 811), H1116 [22MR]

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

———extend payment of certain benefits through the date of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 2223), H5616 [13SE]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H1558 [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]

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H6056 [25SE]

Developing countries: prohibit export assistance to any company challenging an intellectual property law or policy of a country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1690), H2387 [21MY]

———prohibit revocation or revision of any intellectual property or competition law or policy in any country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1185), H2680 [23MY]

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H5456 [6SE]

———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H112 [30JA]

———Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 1682), H3203 [14JN]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1605 [25AP]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H6702 [11OC]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 933), H1191 [27MR]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H3151 [13JN]

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

———provide for an awareness program and a study on a rare form of breast cancer (see H.R. 3186), H7529 [30OC]

District of Columbia: 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 violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 3595), H10965 [20DE]

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

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

Education: development of high school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 620), H393 [14FE]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see H.R. 1513), H1498 [4AP]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 839), H3960 [11JY]

———establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs (see H.R. 1476), H5704 [14SE]

———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]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 687), H929 [14MR]

———increase student financial aid programs funding (see H.R. 2476), H3960 [11JY]

———Pell Grant Program funding (see H.R. 589), H1116 [22MR]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H928 [14MR]

———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), H6260 [3OC]

———require States to equalize education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H1188 [27MR]

El Salvador: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 531), H2184 [15MY]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 1306), H1344 [29MR]

Elie Wiesel Youth Leadership Congressional Fellowship Program: establish (see H.R. 2640), H5456 [6SE]

Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see H.R. 2282), H3464 [21JN]

———prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 1489), H1487 (see H.R. 1489), H1496 [4AP]

———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]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H2335 [17MY]

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), H1558 [24AP]

ERISA: extend the basic period for health care continuation from 18 months to 5 years (see H.R. 1663), H2712 [24MY]

———increase the phase-in limitation for benefit improvements made prior to plan termination (see H.R. 2134), H3261 [19JN]

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

Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see H.R. 3368), H9078 [6DE]

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

Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 191), H5407 [5SE]

———importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 167), H3202 [14JN]

———provide grants to States to encourage media campaigns to promote responsible fatherhood skills (see H.R. 1300), H1344 [29MR]

FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see H.R. 3494), H10910 [19DE]

Federal aid programs: increase assistance made available under certain economic development programs (see H.R. 3003), H6702 [11OC]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H2142 [10MY]

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

———availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 579), H323 [13FE]

———eliminate inequities in retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, Supreme Court members, and Capitol police (see H.R. 2523), H4111 [17JY]

———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H10055 [12DE]

———establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (see H.R. 2678), H8181 [14NO]

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 389), H3519 [25JN]

———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H1661 [26AP]

———include legislative branch employees in the program under which Federal agencies may agree to repay student loans of their employees (see H.R. 2555), H5456 [6SE]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H2082 [9MY]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 1246), H1189 [27MR]

FEMA: establish a minority emergency preparedness demonstration program (see H.R. 2562), H4351 [19JY]

FHA: expand moratorium on foreclosure of mortgage loans to employees of air carriers and aircraft manufacturers affected by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3277), H8132 [13NO]

Financial institutions: ensure continued stability of the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1293), H1664 [27AP]

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

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1014), H2571 [22MY]

———regulate transfer over the Internet (see H.R. 726), H877 [13MR]

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 2773), H5335 [2AU]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2248), H3357 [20JN]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H7910 [7NO]

———impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H7127 [17OC]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H4113 [17JY]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H740 [7MR]

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

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H1605 [25AP]

Garvey, Marcus: recognize human rights accomplishments and clear name relative to politically motivated criminal charges (see H. Res. 50), H6057 [25SE]

Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: designate (see H.R. 3392), H8842 [4DE]

Government: establish public disclosure requirements for working groups of advisory committees (see H.R. 3371), H8564 [28NO]

———require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 917), H740 [7MR] (see H.R. 1457), H1485 (see H.R. 1457), H1494 [4AP]

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

Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H6505 [10OC]

Hazardous substances: prevent inhalant abuse (see H.R. 790), H506 [28FE]

Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H5455 [6SE]

Health: allow States and localities to provide primary and preventive care services to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 2635), H5456 [6SE]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 1033), H928 [14MR]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 1269), H1294 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3080), H10910 [19DE] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H10055 [12DE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H2142 [10MY]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9240 [11DE]

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

Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 3336), H8421 [27NO]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2335 [17MY]

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

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

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

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

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H2889 [5JN]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H1116 [22MR]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H6920 [16OC]

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

Hughes, Langston: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 205), H4862 [30JY]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5616 [13SE]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 945), H2023 [8MY]

———adjust status of certain long-staying alien children, lower high school drop out rates of certain immigrant children, and allow State and local determination of admittance to State and local colleges and universities (see H.R. 1582), H2023 [8MY]

———adjust status of certain unaccompanied alien children and establish a panel of advisors to assist such children in immigration proceedings (see H.R. 505), H400 [14FE]

———assist aliens transplanted as children in continuing their education and successfully integrating into society (see H.R. 1563), H2083 [9MY]

———cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H5406 [5SE]

———eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for Federal aid programs (see H.R. 2258), H5406 [5SE]

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

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 1195), H1605 [25AP] (see H.R. 1242), H1717 [1MY] (see H.R. 1615), H2083 [9MY]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 823), H2022 [8MY]

———grant U.S. citizenship to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who complete 3 years of honorable service on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1616), H3068 [12JN]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 964), H2082 [9MY]

———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses or children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1028), H2998 [7JN]

———permit admission of spouses of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 814), H2022 [8MY]

———prevent admission, require removal, and authorize investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide abroad (see H.R. 1449), H2023 [8MY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H397 [14FE]

———require paid immigration consultants to be licensed and otherwise provide services in a satisfactory manner (see H.R. 654), H2022 [8MY]

———waiting periods for immigrant visas relative to reclassification of family preference because of naturalization of a parent or spouse (see H.R. 133), H2022 [8MY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1713), H2083 [9MY]

———restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 87), H2387 [21MY]

———revise various provisions (see H.R. 500), H650 [6MR]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 737), H1346 [29MR] (see H.R. 1330), H1406 [3AP]

Indonesia: condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see H. Con. Res. 60), H5407 [5SE]

INS: replace with the Office of the Associate Attorney General for Immigration Affairs, the Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 1562), H2083 [9MY]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1116 [22MR]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H877 [13MR]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 580), H5455 [6SE]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H506 [28FE]

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), H1346 [29MR]

Israel: end violence in West Bank and Gaza and endorse recommendations of the Mitchell Committee Report (see H. Con. Res. 253), H9240 [11DE]

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

JET Magazine: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 274), H8338 [16NO]

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

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H3619 [26JN]

———provide for the sharing of certain foreign intelligence information with local law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 3285), H8132 [13NO]

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]

———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H5406 [5SE]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 357), H1116 [22MR] (see H.R. 1806), H2141 [10MY]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H10356 [18DE]

Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H9078 [6DE]

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

———revise and simplify the transitional medical assistance program (see H.R. 2775), H6919 [16OC]

Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H4949 [31JY]

———coverage of home infusion drug therapies (see H.R. 2750), H7852 [6NO]

———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 2057), H3864 [10JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2142 [10MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1512), H1498 [4AP]

———eliminate cost-sharing for bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1720), H5927 [21SE]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H4950 [31JY]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H5406 [5SE]

———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), H2998 [7JN]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 2058), H5406 [5SE]

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

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H2849 [25MY]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H1482 (see H.R. 1400), H1491 [4AP]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 3602), H10965 [20DE]

———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), H10910 [19DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3331), H9078 [6DE]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H5406 [5SE]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority until certification that no excavation of the Temple Mount in Israel is being conducted (see H.R. 2566), H5927 [21SE]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 1994), H2710 [24MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H396 [14FE] (see H.R. 2812), H5337 [2AU]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H3712 [27JN]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 663), H2281 [16MY]

National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish (see H.R. 537), H5455 [6SE]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 (see H. Con. Res. 235), H5927 [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), H3002 [8JN]

National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets: establish (see H.R. 3552), H10963 [20DE]

National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see H.R. 2515), H6702 [11OC]

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), H2849 [25MY]

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), H2849 [25MY]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2675), H5407 [5SE]

National security: provide grants to local first responder agencies to combat terrorism and be a part of homeland defense (see H.R. 3435), H9077 [6DE]

National Words Can Heal Day: designate (see H. Res. 235), H7719 [1NO]

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

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

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 1334), H2082 [9MY]

New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (see H. Res. 172), H3466 [21JN]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 348), H650 [6MR]

NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H1859 [2MY]

Northern Ireland: recognize historical and political impact of 1981 Irish Republican hunger strikers on peace process (see H. Res. 132), H4353 [19JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, tariff, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 2661), H4724 [26JY]

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

Office of World Trade Center Attack Claims: establish to pay claims for injury to businesses and property suffered as a result of the attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3272), H9078 [6DE]

Older Americans Act: Elderly Nutrition Programs anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H10356 [18DE]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H3358 [20JN]

Palestinians: condemn the Palestinian Authority and various Palestinian organizations for using children as soldiers and inciting children to acts of violence and war (see H. Con. Res. 202), H6057 [25SE]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]

Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations (see H.R. 2839), H6260 [3OC]

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 287), H10055 [12DE]

Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 157), H2184 [15MY]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (see H.R. 2887), H6505 [10OC]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H325 [13FE]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7591 [31OC]

Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 182), H6057 [25SE]

Power resources: assist municipalities and local communities to explore and determine options for the alternative provision of electricity and to create new public power systems (see H.R. 2233), H4353 [19JY]

———ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 1830), H4780 [27JY]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 91), H5405 [5SE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H5456 [6SE]

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1540), H5928 [21SE]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6421 [5OC]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 2166), H3150 [13JN]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H6780 [12OC]

———reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3459), H9239 [11DE]

Queens, NY: temporarily limit the number of airline flights at LaGuardia Airport (see H.R. 757), H3203 [14JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]

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

Real estate: payment of interest on escrow and impoundment accounts established to pay taxes and fire and hazard insurance premiums on federally mortgaged property (see H.R. 2208), H4010 [12JY]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 751), H5406 [5SE]

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

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1125), H6056 [25SE]

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide grants to small public drinking water systems (see H.R. 1178), H5406 [5SE]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3011), H6259 [3OC]

———conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 1035), H928 [14MR]

Schools: establish a grant program to promote emotional and social development and school readiness (see H.R. 2636), H4633 [25JY]

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), H10055 [12DE]

Sharon, Ariel: commend election as Prime Minister of Israel, encourage end to Middle East violence, and reaffirm U.S. commitment to friendship (see H. Res. 34), H325 [13FE]

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

Sioux Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3250), H9082 [10DE]

Small business: provide for public access to information on the availability of insurance for small businesses (see H.R. 3339), H8342 [19NO]

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

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H6781 [12OC]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H1410 [3AP]

———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), H1489 [4AP]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H3806 [28JN]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H3204 [14JN]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2630), H4633 [25JY]

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

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

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

———allow a deduction for State tuition program expenses and prohibit exclusion of distributions used for education expenses from gross income (see H.R. 475), H400 [14FE]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H3260 [19JN]

———allow first-time homebuyers to use tax-exempt loans from individual retirement accounts for downpayments (see H.R. 2022), H2847 [25MY]

———allow investments by certain retirement plans in principal residences of children and grandchildren of participants who are first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2308), H5456 [6SE]

———allow refundable credit for rent in excess of certain amount of income (see H.R. 2338), H3711 [27JN]

———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for a Phoenix Fund for Victim Assistance (see H.R. 2902), H5736 [19SE]

———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), H3960 [11JY]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H5972 [24SE]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1296 [28MR]

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

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H5406 [5SE]

———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 2281), H3464 [21JN]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H3713 [27JN]

———first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 1773), H5406 [5SE]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H109 [30JA]

———modify highest marginal income tax rates, increase estate tax deduction, repeal certain phaseouts of deductions and exemptions, and establish a task force on accomplishing critical priorities (see H.R. 2999), H6136 [2OC]

———provide a credit to public elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses, professional development expenses, and student education loans (see H.R. 703), H2849 [25MY]

———provide a refund to individuals for payroll taxes (see H.R. 3015), H6260 [3OC]

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

———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H2849 [25MY]

———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), H2148 [14MY]

———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (see H.R. 2352), H10055 [12DE]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 678), H396 [14FE]

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

———compensate victims of bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa on the same basis as compensation is provided to victims of attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3375), H8731 [29NO]

———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), H5971 [24SE]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp to provide financial assistance to families of public safety officers killed or disabled due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2905), H5971 [24SE]

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

———provide for a congressional medal to be awarded by the President to civilians killed or wounded in terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3544), H10909 [19DE]

———provide for the distribution of assets frozen pursuant to certain Executive orders for cleanup and reconstruction costs associated with terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3294), H8181 [14NO]

———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), H6505 [10OC]

———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 232), H6920 [16OC]

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

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

Treaties and agreements: importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H10067 [13DE]

U.N.: U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 211), H4780 [27JY]

U.S. Commission on Election Law Reform: establish (see H.R. 49), H2890 [5JN]

Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 994), H875 [13MR]

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

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

Veterans: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 862), H1116 [22MR]

———ensure eligibility for discretionary relief from detention, deportation, exclusion, and removal (see H.R. 171), H443 [27FE]

———improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 801), H1116 [22MR]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H6459 [9OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1116 [22MR]

———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), H3151 [13JN]

———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H5927 [21SE]

Voting: increase the ability of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to participate in Federal elections (see H.R. 1997), H5406 [5SE]

———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), H5971 [24SE]

———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]

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

Voting Rights Act: congressional commitment (see H. Res. 139), H2185 [15MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H2889 [5JN]

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]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 98), H7719 [1NO]

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), H3068 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 469), H221 [7FE]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 1726), H1924 [3MY]

———provide for legal permanent resident status for certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens (see H.R. 1572), H1555 [24AP]

———provide permanent resident status for certain alien orphans physically present in the U.S. and provide for deferred enforced departure status for alien parents of certain children born in the U.S. (see H.R. 1571), H1555 [24AP]

Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1570), H1555 [24AP]

Museums: establish a commission to study the establishment of a national education museum and archive (see H.R. 1569), H1555 [24AP]

Pharmaceuticals: provide for prices that are fair to the producer and the consumer (see H.R. 1574), H1555 [24AP]

Taxation: impose a tax on certain unearned income and provide tax relief by reducing the rate of the Social Security payroll tax (see H.R. 1573), H1555 [24AP]

Chronologies

Federal ergonomics standards, H664, H694 [7MR]

Letters

Dept. of Labor issuance of adverse effect wage rates applicable to the H-2A Temporary Foreign Agricultural Worker Program: Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, H1106 [22MR]

———by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H1105 [22MR]

Motions

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2630 [23MY]

Poems

``Angel in the Whirlwind'', E252 [28FE]

``Blame Games Are Forbidden'', E1932 [25OC]

``Lindsay Trumpet Still Sounds,'' by, E121 [6FE]

``Towers of Flowers'', H7322 [25OC], E1888 [12OC]

Questions and answers

Musculoskeletal disorders and the workplace: Congress, National Academy of Sciences, and Institute of Medicine, H692-H694 [7MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3945 [11JY]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, E2065 [13NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7299 [24OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), E2065 [13NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, H857 [13MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1226 [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 (H.R. 1990), H3946 [11JY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), H8892 [5DE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), consideration (H. Res. 296), H8439 [28NO]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (H.R. 3086), H7134, H7135 [23OC]

Dept. of HUD: YouthBuild Program funding through reductions in administrative expenses, H4709 [26JY]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H665, H691 [7MR]

———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 79), H663 [7MR]

———issuance of adverse effect wage rates applicable to H-2A Temporary Foreign Agricultural Worker Program workers and employers, H1105-H1107 [22MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4709 [26JY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H1103 [22MR], H2594 [23MY], H3791-H3797 [28JN], H6252, H6256-H6258 [3OC], H9764-H9771 [12DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 315), H10088, H10097 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to go to conference, H4126 [18JY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to recommit, H2630, H2633 [23MY]

———funding, H1226 [28MR]

———national policy to improve system, H493-H499 [28FE], H857, H858 [13MR], H1103-H1105, H1107-H1110 [22MR], H3945-H3951 [11JY]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, H2633 [23MY]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H2594 [23MY]

Financial institutions: amend banking laws relative to offshore activities, investments, and certain bank affiliations (H.R. 2273), E1554 [3AU]

Hazardous substances: investigation of anthrax bacteria outbreak, H7907 [7NO]

Health: guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages, H5275 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5275 [2AU]

Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1162), H1103-H1105, H1107-H1110 [22MR]

Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), E976 [25MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H10097 [13DE]

Intelligence services: enhance intelligence and intelligence-related activities in the prevention of terrorism, H6253-H6256 [3OC], E1932 [25OC]

———recruitment of personnel fluent in Arabic, E1932 [25OC]

JET Magazine: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 274), E2128 [19NO]

National objectives: priority assignments, E252 [28FE]

Patriot Day: designate (H.J. Res. 71), H7319, H7321 [25OC]

Puerto Rico: use of Vieques Island for military operations, H2684 [24MY]

Taxation: expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 1076), H3079 [13JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7299 [24OC]

———rates, H857 [13MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H3791 [28JN]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H6252-H6256 [3OC], E1888 [12OC]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5570 [11SE]

———economic impact of terrorist attacks on working families, H7900-H7907 [7NO]

———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 (H.R. 2882), H5602 [13SE]

Votes: position on missed, E896 [22MY], E1359 [18JY], E1743 [26SE], E2391 [20DE]

WBAI-Radio (New York, NY): freedom of speech for nonprofit stations, H814 [8MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H738 [7MR], H824 [8MR], H6132 [2OC], H8947 [5DE]

Statements

21st Century Higher Education Initiative, H1109 [22MR]

Tables

Comparison of H-2A adverse effect wage rates, 1997-2000, H1109 [22MR]

Tributes

Ahmad, Ed, E1189 [25JN]

Carryl, Stephen, E1190 [25JN]

Chan, Henry A., E1192 [25JN]

John, Evelyn R., E1191 [25JN]

Lindsay, John V., E121 [6FE]

Morgan, James N., E1187 [25JN]

Pile, Nigel O., E1189 [25JN]

Williams, James N., E1187 [25JN]