BERMAN, HOWARD L. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 180, Sudan Peace Act, H8219 [15NO]

Articles and editorials

Beginning of the End, Benjamin L. McKean, Harvard Crimson (publication), E1990 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1408 [3AP] (see H.R. 2866), H6138 [2OC]

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H741 [7MR]

———condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (see H. Con. Res. 145), H2848 [25MY]

———provide assistance for relief and reconstruction (see H.R. 3427), H9077 [6DE]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4114 [17JY]

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

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1189 [27MR]

———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]

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]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H10054 [12DE]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 2693), H6066 [28SE]

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

Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H8181 [14NO]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H258 [12FE]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H2570 [22MY]

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

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

Aviation: preserve nonstop service to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for certain communities in case of airline bankruptcy (see H.R. 2387), H4014 [16JY]

———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), H6505 [10OC] (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]

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]

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]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Con. Res. 3), H444 [27FE] (see H. Res. 105), H1295 [28MR]

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

Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H4724 [26JY]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H1190 [27MR]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H2890 [5JN]

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

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4216 [18JY]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 56), H1014 [20MR]

China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (see H.R. 2739), H6702 [11OC]

———participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H219 [7FE]

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H1717 [1MY]

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

———protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (see H.R. 185), H112 [30JA]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes, and cancel the removal, and adjust the status of certain alien college-bound students who are long-term U.S. residents (see H.R. 1918), H2386 [21MY]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H1116 [22MR]

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

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H6260 [3OC]

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

Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (see H.R. 727), H440 [27FE]

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

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

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

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

———make certain sentencing safety valve provisions retroactive (see H.R. 765), H1489 [4AP]

———permanently extend authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and officers (see H.R. 2336), H3711 [27JN]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 429), H219 [7FE]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 499), H1190 [27MR]

Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H6380 [4OC]

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

Cuba: human rights violations (see H. Res. 91), H959 [19MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 2081), H2955 [6JN]

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), H828 [8MR]

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

———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]

Dept. of Energy: develop plan for magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment to accelerate scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1781), H2890 [5JN]

———impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (see H.R. 238), H112 [30JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H4780 [27JY]

———provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H508 [28FE]

Dept. of HUD: 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: 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]

———require a report on the effectiveness of State Justice Institute operations (see H.R. 2048), H2887 [5JN]

Dept. of State: increase rewards program payments in connection with the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2894), H6702 [11OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 2966), H6380 [4OC]

———conduct a special resource study of the Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds in California (see H.R. 2534), H4217 [18JY]

———maintain moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H. Con. Res. 136), H2280 [16MY]

———prohibit mineral leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1066), H1013 [20MR]

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), H6781 [12OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H400 [14FE]

———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]

Disasters: authorize disaster assistance for recovery from earthquakes in India and El Salvador (see H.R. 1760), H2021 [8MY]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5704 [14SE]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5488 [10SE]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H5406 [5SE]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H224 [7FE]

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

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see H.R. 2291), H3807 [28JN]

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

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

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H224 [7FE]

———provide for digital education partnerships by improving and expanding access to educational television programming and interactive computer services (see H.R. 1365), H1490 [4AP]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 573), H955 [15MR]

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

———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), H4429 [23JY]

El Salvador: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 41), H508 [28FE]

Electric power: stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (see H.R. 1468), H1485 (see H.R. 1468), H1495 [4AP]

———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (H.R. 1468), consideration (see H. Res. 165), H3150 [13JN]

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

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

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), H1411 [3AP]

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

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H3151 [13JN]

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

Families and domestic relations: eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage (see H.R. 270), H1861 [2MY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H1557 [24AP]

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

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 2522), H4111 [17JY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2388 [21MY]

———include legislative branch employees in the program under which Federal agencies may agree to repay student loans of their employees (see H.R. 2555), H5340 [2AU]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H1925 [3MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H1190 [27MR]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3519 [25JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H4010 [12JY]

———make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 93), H27 [3JA]

FERC: order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential electricity rates and establish a cap on rates in the Western System Coordinating Council (see H.R. 268), H1717 [1MY]

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

Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 1112), H1011 [20MR]

———expand Dept. of the Treasury regulation of manufacture, distribution, and sale of weapons and ammunition (see H.R. 671), H1013 [20MR]

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

———inherent right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 222), H8249 [15NO]

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 2773), H5335 [2AU] (see H.R. 3207), H7717 [1NO]

———require criminal background checks for sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms at certain events and provide additional resources for gun crime enforcement (see H.R. 2377), H3803 [28JN]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H441 [27FE]

Foreign policy: 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), H3203 [14JN]

———recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (see H. Con. Res. 273), H8949 [5DE]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H2081 [9MY]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5705 [14SE]

———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), H1497 [4AP]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 169), H2184 [15MY]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (see H.R. 614), H393 [14FE]

———technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (see H.R. 615), H393 [14FE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides (see H. Con. Res. 69), H1117 [22MR]

Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H399 [14FE]

Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H4949 [31JY]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H5456 [6SE]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H.R. 2059), H3358 [20JN]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H877 [13MR]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 1269), H3466 [21JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H1061 [21MR] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]

———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H10067 [13DE]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H878 [13MR]

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

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

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

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H878 [13MR]

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), H7333 [25OC]

———post all lobbying registrations and reports on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 48), H508 [28FE]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 674), H624 [1MR]

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

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

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

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H1717 [1MY]

———eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for Federal aid programs (see H.R. 2258), H4429 [23JY]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 823), H1190 [27MR]

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

———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), H395 [14FE]

———waiting periods for immigrant visas relative to reclassification of family preference because of naturalization of a parent or spouse (see H.R. 133), H1717 [1MY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1713), H2185 [15MY]

———restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 87), H2998 [7JN]

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

———welcome Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee upon U.S. visit and affirm support in campaign against international terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 264), H7909 [7NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 835), H622 [1MR]

Indonesia: provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 675), H396 [14FE]

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), H2571 [22MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H400 [14FE]

Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 29), H628 [5MR]

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

Israel: elections (see H. Res. 31), H223 [7FE]

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

———relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 30), H324 [13FE]

James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco, CA: designate (see H.R. 2804), H5337 [2AU]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H8338 [16NO]

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

———improve security at U.S. borders (see H.R. 3205), H7717 [1NO]

———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: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1486 (see H.R. 1475), H1496 [4AP]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2956 [6JN]

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

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H10067 [13DE]

Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (see H.R. 741), H441 [27FE]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1606 [25AP]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 180), H4217 [18JY]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H2082 [9MY]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 2677), H5407 [5SE]

———permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 2701), H5407 [5SE]

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

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H508 [28FE]

Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H5456 [6SE]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H1116 [22MR]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2571 [22MY]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H1926 [3MY]

———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), H5455 [6SE]

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

———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]

———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 716), H1861 [2MY]

Middle East: encourage Lebanon, Syria, and Iran to call upon Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis presently held in Lebanon (see H. Res. 99), H1115 [22MR]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 1087), H955 [15MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H412 [26FE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H7852 [6NO]

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

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), H4541 [24JY]

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

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H7910 [7NO]

New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 81), H2148 [14MY]

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

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

Nuclear weapons: provide the President with flexibility to set strategic nuclear delivery system levels to meet national security goals (see H.R. 2013), H2846 [25MY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H10966 [20DE]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 708), H877 [13MR]

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]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2047), H2887 [5JN]

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]

Peru: congratulate President-elect Alejandro Toledo on his election, congratulate the people for the return of democracy, and express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 181), H3712 [27JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 39), H1012 [20MR]

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

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H877 [13MR]

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), H6379 [4OC]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6136 [2OC]

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 242), H7719 [1NO]

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

Refugees: support victims of torture (see H. Con. Res. 168), H3357 [20JN]

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

Russia: expand democracy, good governance, and anti-corruption programs to promote and strengthen democratic government and civil society and to support independent media (see H.R. 2121), H7718 [1NO]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: conduct special resources study on the suitability and feasibility of inclusion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor (see H.R. 2715), H5332 [2AU]

Santee, CA: shooting of students at Santana High School (see H. Con. Res. 57), H827 [8MR]

Senior citizens: recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 13), H325 [13FE]

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]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2571 [22MY]

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), H929 [14MR]

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

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H3863 [10JY]

———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1143), H2956 [6JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H4634 [25JY]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 956), H1013 [20MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H954 [15MR]

States: restore Federal remedies for violations of intellectual property rights by States (see H.R. 3204), H7717 [1NO]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1275), H1717 [1MY]

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

———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), H8338 [16NO]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8), H112 [30JA]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H1489 [4AP]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors or their heirs or estates (see H.R. 1940), H2570 [22MY]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H4428 [23JY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1116 [22MR]

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

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2022 [8MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H2889 [5JN]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H1717 [1MY]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 2040), H3069 [12JN]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H508 [28FE]

———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H2183 [15MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H5455 [6SE]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1934), H2570 [22MY]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H8343 [19NO]

———condemn anthrax threats sent to reproductive health centers and abortion providers (see H. Con. Res. 285), H10067 [13DE]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H6056 [25SE]

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

———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), H6057 [25SE]

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]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H3204 [14JN]

Turkey: express appreciation for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 265), H8843 [4DE]

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H878 [13MR]

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1117), H1011 [20MR]

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 212), H4780 [27JY]

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

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H394 [14FE]

———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), H5405 [5SE]

———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]

Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3193), H8339 [16NO]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8565 [28NO]

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

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]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 619), H624 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Commerce: establish certain procedures for exports of commercial satellites and related items (see H.R. 1707), H1923 [3MY]

El Salvador: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 531), H253 [8FE]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers and reform H-2A worker program (see H.R. 2736), H5334 [2AU]

James C. Corman Federal Building, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 621), H393 [14FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: consideration of funding (see H. Res. 110), H1409 [3AP]

Patents: establish an administrative opposition process to allow parties to challenge any granted patent in an expeditious and less costly alternative to litigation (see H.R. 1333), H1407 [3AP]

———publish all business method patents, allow presentation of art or prior use information before such a patent issues, and create a challenge process for business method patents (see H.R. 1332), H1407 [3AP]

Letters

Dept. of Labor issuance of adverse effect wage rates applicable to the H-2A Temporary Foreign Agricultural Worker Program: by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H1105 [22MR]

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), H5643, H5681 [14SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1522 [24AP]

Bobb, Aviva K.: Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center, Inc., Outstanding Community Service Award recipient, E1577 [5SE]

California: observance of Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning, E1215 [26JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (H. Res. 105), H1342 [29MR]

Chemerinsky, Erwin: Anti-Defamation League Jurisprudence Award recipient, E1865 [12OC]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 2454), H6830 [16OC]

Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (H.R. 727), H635 [6MR]

Courts: allow judges to whom certain multidistrict litigation cases are transferred to retain jurisdiction and provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions (H.R. 860), H895, H897, H898 [14MR]

———permanently extend authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and officers (H.R. 2336), H10465 [19DE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions, H4600 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: require a report on the effectiveness of State Justice Institute operations (H.R. 2048), H5362 [5SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4600 [25JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4183 [18JY]

Government regulations: technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (S. 320), H901 [14MR]

Honkawa, Yoshi: Partner in Care Foundation Allen and Weta Mathies Award for Vision and Excellence in Health Care Leadership recipient, E521 [3AP]

Hufstedler, Shirley and Seth: Anti-Defamation League Jurisprudence Award recipient, E1865 [12OC]

James C. Corman Federal Building, Van Nuys, CA: designate (H.R. 621), H452 [28FE]

Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (H.R. 741), H892 [14MR]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit funding to initiate World Trade Organization proceedings challenging policies in developing countries relative to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals, H4183 [18JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: consideration of funding (H. Res. 110), E518 [3AP]

Patents: clarify the basis for granting reexamination requests (H.R. 1866), H5359 [5SE]

———establish an administrative opposition process to allow parties to challenge any granted patent in an expeditious and less costly alternative to litigation (H.R. 1333), E518 [3AP]

———provide for appeals by third parties in certain patent reexamination proceedings (H.R. 1886), H5360, H5361 [5SE]

———publish all business method patents, allow presentation of art or prior use information before such a patent issues, and create a challenge process for business method patents (H.R. 1332), E518 [3AP]

Pregerson, Harry: San Fernando Valley Bar Association Stanley Mosk Legacy of Justice Award recipient, E1613 [10SE]

Rothenberg, Alan I.: Anti-Defamation League Jurisprudence Award recipient, E1865 [12OC]

Schulman, Toni and John A.: American Jewish Committee Social Concern Award recipients, E904 [23MY]

States: restore Federal remedies for violations of intellectual property rights by States (H.R. 3204), E1993 [2NO]

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), H5582 [11SE]

Valens, Ritchie: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, E396 [20MR]

Weiner, Sanford: Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles FAMMY 2001 Award recipient, E589 [24AP]

Yaroslavsky, Barbara: Los Angeles, CA, Labor Zionist Alliance Tzedek Award recipient, E2055 [13NO]

Yaroslavsky, Zev: Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles FAMMY 2001 Award recipient, E589 [24AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1551 [24AP]

Tributes

Abraham, Ruth, E207 [26FE]

Bane, Marlene R., E1829 [9OC]

Chen Shui-bian, E872 [21MY]

David, Hal, E1004 [5JN]

Friedman, Jonathan, E978 [25MY]

Goldrich, Jona, E679 [1MY]

Gorbis, Zinovy, E182 [14FE]

Kaplan, Sybil and Mannon, E592 [24AP]

Lacayo, Henry L., E1468 [30JY]

McKean, Benjamin L., E1990 [2NO]

Mosk, Stanley, H3932 [11JY]

Pye, Dori, E812 [16MY]

Rivetti, Dominick J., E1343 [17JY]

Salter, Janet and Maxwell H., E2304 [14DE]

Watson, Madale, E1831 [9OC]