TIERNEY, JOHN F. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6162 [2OC], H6266 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3715 [27JN], H3765 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8524 [28NO]

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

Appointments

John Joseph Moakley funeral attendees, H2929 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1408 [3AP] (see H.R. 2866), H5927 [21SE]

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

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

———prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Con. Res. 26), H444 [27FE]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3519 [25JN]

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

Air pollution: reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H5340 [2AU]

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), H10910 [19DE]

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

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

Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H8843 [4DE]

———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), H325 [13FE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H2998 [7JN]

Aung San Suu Kyi: anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize (see H. Con. Res. 211), H6920 [16OC]

Aviation: establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H3203 [14JN]

———improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7529 [30OC]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6380 [4OC] (see H.R. 2955), H6422 [5OC]

———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3007), H7910 [7NO]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H8746 [30NO]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2362), H6380 [4OC]

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]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see H.R. 2211), H5456 [6SE]

———U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 211), H6920 [16OC]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1558 [24AP]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H739 [7MR]

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

Children and youth: 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), H4113 [17JY]

———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H3713 [27JN]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H5971 [24SE]

———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]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H7127 [17OC]

Children's Vision Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 226), H5592 [11SE]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1012 [20MR]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5488 [10SE]

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]

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]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H4429 [23JY]

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

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), H8949 [5DE]

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), H2022 [8MY]

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

———provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1226), H1188 [27MR]

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

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 1488), H1487 (see H.R. 1488), H1496 [4AP]

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), H8843 [4DE]

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

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H3067 [12JN]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see H.R. 1996), H2710 [24MY]

Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3259 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see H.R. 948), H826 [8MR]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H4724 [26JY]

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

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

Dept. of HHS: antimicrobial resistance activities in the interagency public health action plan (see H.R. 1771), H2081 [9MY]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H2679 [23MY]

———increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H5736 [19SE]

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

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H220 [7FE]

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), H7529 [30OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 879), H648 [6MR]

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H10966 [20DE]

———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H3465 [21JN]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H2956 [6JN]

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

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 933), H2142 [10MY]

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

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H1717 [1MY]

Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see H.R. 3341), H8565 [28NO]

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

———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]

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

———provide grants to establish programs that benefit the educational, health, social service, cultural, and recreational needs of cities and rural and disadvantaged suburban communities (see H.R. 756), H442 [27FE]

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

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H826 [8MR]

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

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]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H6702 [11OC]

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

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

FDIC: make certain temporary Federal service performed creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1586), H1604 [25AP]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H444 [27FE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H3863 [10JY]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H1558 [24AP]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H2890 [5JN]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H5125 [1AU]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H6137 [2OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H3961 [11JY]

Financial institutions: safeguard consumers relative to use of certain debit cards (see H.R. 1825), H2680 [23MY]

Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 1112), H3863 [10JY]

———expand Dept. of the Treasury regulation of manufacture, distribution, and sale of weapons and ammunition (see H.R. 671), H444 [27FE]

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see H.R. 1247), H1189 [27MR]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 225), H224 [7FE]

———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]

Foreign aid: increase accountability relative to the education and training of foreign military personnel (see H.R. 1594), H2712 [24MY]

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

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H3807 [28JN]

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), H1346 [29MR]

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]

Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1027), H928 [14MR]

Government: prohibit financing for nongovernmental organizations or individuals to carry out military, law enforcement, armed rescue, or other related operations in the Andean region, including narcotics control efforts (see H.R. 1591), H4378 [20JY]

———review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax advantages (see H.R. 2939), H5926 [21SE]

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

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H4780 [27JY]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H.R. 2059), H3069 [12JN]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums and COBRA coverage premiums (see H.R. 1255), H1189 [27MR]

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1499 [4AP]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H252 [8FE] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]

———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 1683), H1860 [2MY]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1411 [3AP]

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

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

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H506 [28FE]

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

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]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3807 [28JN]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5340 [2AU]

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

Immigration: 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), H3713 [27JN]

———ensure that aliens studying in the U.S. comply with the terms and conditions applicable to such study (see H.R. 3515), H10355 [18DE]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 964), H2680 [23MY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H828 [8MR]

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H5405 [5SE]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H1924 [3MY]

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

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H1489 [4AP]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H61 [6JA]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1194), H1558 [24AP]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1809), H2849 [25MY]

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

International Women's Day: observance (see H. Res. 86), H2083 [9MY]

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

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

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H5126 [1AU]

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), H4113 [17JY]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1806), H2956 [6JN]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H8746 [30NO]

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), H4541 [24JY]

Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H2335 [17MY]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 2677), H4862 [30JY]

———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), H5125 [1AU]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H2335 [17MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H2997 [7JN]

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

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H5616 [13SE]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H1191 [27MR]

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 2294), H5488 [10SE]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H4113 [17JY]

———improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special needs beneficiaries by targeting enrollment and eliminating beneficiary lock-in and other administrative barriers (see H.R. 2709), H8133 [13NO]

———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), 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), H8133 [13NO]

———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3267), H7959 [8NO]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H1717 [1MY]

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

———remove restrictions on coverage of periodic health examinations (see H.R. 1568), H3358 [20JN]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H4010 [12JY]

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

Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1815), H3260 [19JN]

———reduce aggressivity of light trucks, increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards, increase fuel economy standards, and improve accuracy and release of information on average fuel economy (see H.R. 2614), H4539 [24JY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H5592 [11SE]

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), H1345 [29MR]

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), H2678 [23MY]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H2712 [24MY]

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

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

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H4635 [25JY]

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

NIH: expand and intensify research regarding Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (see H.R. 3014), H7718 [1NO]

———uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H2281 [16MY]

Northern Ireland: recognize historical and political impact of 1981 Irish Republican hunger strikers on peace process (see H. Res. 132), H4635 [25JY]

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]

Older Americans Act: Elderly Nutrition Programs anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H9240 [11DE]

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

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H4113 [17JY]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H1556 [24AP]

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]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 660), H1925 [3MY]

Pipelines: require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 144), H60 [6JA]

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

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H224 [7FE]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7960 [8NO]

Power resources: increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 683), H650 [6MR]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H221 [7FE]

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

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

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1405), H5616 [13SE]

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H4113 [17JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H650 [6MR]

———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), H1116 [22MR]

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

———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), H4780 [27JY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H2082 [9MY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H4725 [26JY]

———allow credits for contributions to certain pension plans or individual retirement accounts and to small businesses for qualified pension plan contributions or start-up costs (see H.R. 1498), H1606 [25AP]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H4949 [31JY]

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

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

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

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1489 [4AP]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H10055 [12DE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H1346 [29MR]

———increase individual income tax rates and deposit increased funds into the Social Security trust funds (see H.R. 2935), H5926 [21SE]

———provide a credit for higher education loan interest payments (see H.R. 1072), H2023 [8MY]

———provide a refund to individuals for payroll taxes (see H.R. 3015), H6919 [16OC]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H443 [27FE]

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

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1434), H3260 [19JN]

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

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H2082 [9MY]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1483), H1486 (see H.R. 1483), H1496 [4AP]

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

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

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8843 [4DE]

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

Treaties and agreements: importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H10055 [12DE]

Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 269), H8133 [13NO]

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H2142 [10MY]

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

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: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H3203 [14JN]

———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), H1116 [22MR]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H4378 [20JY]

Voting: protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H4634 [25JY]

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

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

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Res. 27), H508 [28FE]

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

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

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

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 713), H398 [14FE]

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

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

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see H.R. 2320), H3618 [26JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1637), H1659 [26AP]

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

Motions

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5681 [14SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6266 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3765, H3766, H3767 [28JN]

American Heart Month: observance, E187 [14FE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3325 [20JN]

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), motion to recommit, H5681 [14SE]

———require the President to regularly report to Congress on use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5681 [14SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1527 [24AP]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7779 [6NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to instruct conferees, H7779 [6NO]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H596 [1MR]

Beverly, MA: tribute to Beverly High School band and chorus, E653 [26AP]

Children and youth: abstinence education program funding through reductions in certain disease control programs and child care development grants, H6672 [11OC]

Dept. of Defense: antiterrorism initiatives funding, H6026, H6027, H6028, H6030 [25SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H6026, H6027, H6028, H6030 [25SE]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H2529 [22MY]

———State testing and assessment programs funding, H2403 [22MY]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H687 [7MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6672 [11OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4754 [27JY]

Diseases: international tuberculosis control and Child Survival and Maternal Health Account funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4466 [24JY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2403, H2529 [22MY], H2599, H2600 [23MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2304 [17MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, H2304 [17MY]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, H2599, H2600 [23MY]

EPA: Office of Compliance and Enforcement funding, H4754 [27JY]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods, H3765, H3766, H3767 [28JN], H6266 [4OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4466 [24JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H986 [20MR]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5204, H5207, H5209 [2AU]

Higher Education Act: remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (H.R. 1992), H6475, H6484 [10OC]

Jewish Journal/North of Boston (publication): anniversary, E664 [27AP]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (H.R. 559), H337 [14FE]

LIHEAP: funding, H3325 [20JN]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2918 [6JN]

National security: national missile defense system, H3044, H3048, H3049, H3050, H3051 [12JN], H6026, H6027, H6028, H6030 [25SE]

Pensions: increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans, H1781 [2MY]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), H8200 [15NO]

———reform (H.R. 10), H1781 [2MY]

Point of order, H6032 [25SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H3625 [27JN]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), H933, H936 [15MR]

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), H5564 [11SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5564 [11SE]

Votes: position on missed, H4281 [19JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1009 [20MR], H1551 [24AP]