HOOLEY, DARLENE (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6150 [2OC], H6343 [4OC]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3075 [12JN], H3090 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3359 [20JN]

Agriculture: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 47), H399 [14FE]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1121), H1191 [27MR] (see H.R. 1605), H5488 [10SE]

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

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H6056 [25SE]

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), H929 [14MR]

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

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

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 244), H224 [7FE]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H443 [27FE]

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

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), H2680 [23MY]

Aviation: provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6057 [25SE]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see H.R. 2152), H5126 [1AU]

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]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H4009 [12JY]

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]

Capitol Building and Grounds: display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 106), H1295 [28MR]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 105), H1295 [28MR]

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

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H10966 [20DE]

———infant crib safety (see H.R. 1086), H4780 [27JY]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H6137 [2OC]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H741 [7MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H2082 [9MY]

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

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 865), H648 [6MR]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H628 [5MR]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H9078 [6DE]

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), H8843 [4DE]

———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), H8843 [4DE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H3203 [14JN]

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), H3806 [28JN]

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

Crime: combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (see H.R. 3004), H6259 [3OC]

———increase penalties for using an instrumentality of interstate commerce to threaten any individual or damage or destroy property by fire or an explosive (see H.R. 3123), H6780 [12OC]

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

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H2846 [25MY]

———establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State and at least one such team under the direction of the National Guard Bureau (see H.R. 3154), H7960 [8NO]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to compensate schools for rising energy prices (see H.R. 2731), H5333 [2AU]

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

———provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H7217 [23OC]

———provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3163), H7852 [6NO]

Dept. of Energy: University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding (see H.R. 2126), H3066 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H6780 [12OC]

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]

———pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-designated at-risk areas (see H.R. 989), H875 [13MR]

Dept. of Justice: allow attorneys to engage in undercover activities consistent with Federal law, notwithstanding any provision of State law (see H.R. 3309), H8248 [15NO]

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

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

———prevent the westward spread of aquatic nuisance species and provide rapid response capacity in certain Western States (see H.R. 2732), H5333 [2AU]

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), H7718 [1NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H412 [26FE]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H1408 [3AP]

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

———make motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans comparable to reimbursement rates for Federal employees (see H.R. 551), H929 [14MR]

———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), H8248 [15NO]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H398 [14FE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5407 [5SE]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H3863 [10JY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1925 [3MY]

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

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

———provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 1193), H6137 [2OC]

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]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H3805 [28JN]

Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (see H.R. 1669), H4541 [24JY]

Ecuador: condemn kidnapping and murder of individuals by terrorists and support U.S. efforts to combat such terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1411 [3AP]

Education: authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs, student loan forgiveness, and professional development programs for teachers in rural areas (see H.R. 2102), H3069 [12JN]

———establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1390), H1661 [26AP]

———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), H622 [1MR]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 687), H2956 [6JN]

Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs: funding (see H.R. 1395), H1661 [26AP]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H1717 [1MY]

———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]

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]

ERISA: 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), H8843 [4DE]

Families and domestic relations: community-based family resource and support grants appropriations (see H.R. 1391), H1661 [26AP]

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

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 57), H26 [3JA]

Federal employees: health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 389), H508 [28FE]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H2148 [14MY]

Financial institutions: repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits (see H.R. 1009), H876 [13MR]

Firearms: allow States to develop or expand instant gun checks, establish tax credits for safe storage devices, promote use of child safety locks, and prevent children from injuring themselves and others (see H.R. 1397), H1661 [26AP]

———encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 1396), H1661 [26AP]

———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]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: expedite relief for commercial fishery failure in the Pacific Coast Ground Fishery and improve management and enforcement in that fishery (see H.R. 2376), H3803 [28JN]

Floods: reduce losses (see H.R. 2021), H2847 [25MY]

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H5592 [11SE]

Foreign aid: increase accountability relative to the education and training of foreign military personnel (see H.R. 1594), H1718 [1MY]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H2022 [8MY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H5340 [2AU]

Foreign policy: support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H3203 [14JN]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H2998 [7JN]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H6380 [4OC]

———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), H3358 [20JN]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (see H.R. 2643), H8564 [28NO]

Government: enhance citizen access to information and services through use of Internet-based information technology (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

———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), H4009 [12JY]

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

Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1389), H1661 [26AP]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 1674), H1859 [2MY]

———develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see H. Res. 115), H1487 (see H. Res. 115), H1499 [4AP]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 31), H324 [13FE]

———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), H5125 [1AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H828 [8MR]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H444 [27FE]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H3068 [12JN]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H1484 (see H.R. 1436), H1493 [4AP]

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

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

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), H7719 [1NO]

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), H396 [14FE]

Immigration: allow the Dept. of State and INS electronic access to certain FBI criminal records to determine whether or not a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal record (see H.R. 2965), H6458 [9OC]

———asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H741 [7MR]

Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1392), H1661 [26AP]

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]

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), H441 [27FE]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 714), H1346 [29MR]

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), H1861 [2MY]

Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H741 [7MR]

———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), H1556 [24AP]

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

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

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

Judiciary: provide for automatic annual increases in judicial salaries (see H.R. 570), H2142 [10MY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: juvenile crime prevention funding (see H.R. 1393), H1661 [26AP]

Klamath Basin: authorize refunds of amounts collected from Klamath Project irrigation and drainage districts for operation and maintenance of transferred and reserved water works (see H.R. 2828), H5616 [13SE]

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

———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), H2849 [25MY]

———tribute for efforts in battling the use and production of methamphetamine (see H. Res. 114), H1487 (see H. Res. 114), H1499 [4AP]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (see H.R. 427), H827 [8MR]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H3201 [14JN] (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1013 [20MR]

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), H6138 [2OC]

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), H6260 [3OC]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H7592 [31OC]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H877 [13MR]

Medicare: comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see H.R. 2178), H3201 [14JN]

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H5455 [6SE]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2185 [15MY]

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

———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), H874 [13MR]

———ensure geographic reclassifications of hospitals in urban areas do not result in lower wage indexes (see H.R. 1638), H1659 [26AP]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H1408 [3AP]

———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), H7127 [17OC]

———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]

———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), H9240 [11DE]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H3806 [28JN]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H5340 [2AU]

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]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H3466 [21JN]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H3260 [19JN]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H4949 [31JY]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see H.R. 1348), H1408 [3AP]

National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see H.R. 1394), H1661 [26AP] (see H.R. 2515), H6260 [3OC]

———end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 512), H1557 [24AP]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H223 [7FE]

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

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H400 [14FE]

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 Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H5125 [1AU]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 1873), H4216 [18JY]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H5340 [2AU]

———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 166), H4114 [17JY]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3802 [28JN]

Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (see H.R. 1160), H5339 [2AU]

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), H3864 [10JY]

OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

Oregon: use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation (see H.R. 483), H221 [7FE]

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), H1410 [3AP]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

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

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

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), H6056 [25SE]

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]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3149 [13JN]

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. 2961), H6055 [25SE] (see H.R. 3230), H7851 [6NO]

Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1812), H2141 [10MY]

Securities: issue Victory Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2900), H5736 [19SE]

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H4541 [24JY]

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

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

———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), H623 [1MR]

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

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

Sprague River: conduct a study of the feasibility of providing adequate upstream and downstream passage for fish at the Chiloquin Dam in Oregon (see H.R. 2585), H4378 [20JY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H7723 [5NO]

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

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military Reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military Reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H2022 [8MY]

———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), H8732 [29NO]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H1346 [29MR]

———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (see H.R. 3143), H7592 [31OC]

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1186), H8338 [16NO]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1557 [24AP]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 1137), H1012 [20MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H8338 [16NO]

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

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1026), H928 [14MR]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H441 [27FE]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 1754), H3806 [28JN]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H1061 [21MR]

———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1711), H4541 [24JY]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H2889 [5JN]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 2354), H6056 [25SE]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1489 [4AP]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 678), H650 [6MR]

Terrorism: condemn anthrax threats sent to reproductive health centers and abortion providers (see H. Con. Res. 285), H10173 [17DE]

———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]

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

———protect children (see H.R. 3106), H8133 [13NO]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H3519 [25JN]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (see H.R. 3019), H6458 [9OC]

———importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H10055 [12DE]

U.N.: 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]

Vancouver National Historic Reserve: funding (see H.R. 2099), H7910 [7NO]

Veterans: authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 439), H444 [27FE]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 134), H3465 [21JN]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 442), H9077 [6DE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1557 [24AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H223 (see H.R. 303), H224 [7FE] (see H.R. 609), H624 [1MR]

———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H2956 [6JN]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H959 [19MR]

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

———require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop electronic voting plan for for such voters (see H.R. 311), H167 [31JA]

———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]

Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 911), H739 [7MR]

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

Wayne Lyman Morse U.S. Courthouse, Eugene, OR: designate (see H.R. 2672), H4862 [30JY]

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]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 285), H741 [7MR]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H2022 [8MY]

``Women in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 66), H955 [15MR]

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), H224 [7FE]

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), H1605 [25AP]

———provide additional compensation to Armed Forces members and U.S. civilian employees who performed slave labor for Japan (see H.R. 2835), H10055 [12DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 3053), H6421 [5OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize former Federal employees receiving voluntary separation payments to accept subsequent Federal employment related to fighting forest fires (see H.R. 2959), H6055 [25SE]

Dept. of the Interior: acquire the McLoughlin House National Historic Site in Oregon City, OR, and include it as unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3434), H9077 [6DE]

Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (see H.R. 2762), H5335 [2AU]

Education: provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see H.R. 1180), H1113 [22MR]

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

Health: provide for a public response to the public health crisis of pain (see H.R. 2156), H3149 [13JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 659), H395 [14FE]

Medicaid: require criminal background checks on drivers providing medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 453), H220 [7FE]

Medicare: establish a hospice demonstration and grant program for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3492), H10066 [13DE]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 660), H395 [14FE]

Taxation: disclose to State and local law enforcement agencies individuals using Social Security numbers of others to claim tax benefits (see H.R. 2077), H2955 [6JN]

———provide tax benefits for small businesses and repeal the Federal communications excise tax (see H.R. 2761), H5335 [2AU]

Terrorism: establish a national clearinghouse for information on incidents of environmental terrorism and establish a program to reduce environmental terrorism (see H.R. 2583), H4377 [20JY]

Letters

Clarify that the home is not defined as a polling place to prevent the curbing or stopping of absentee or by-mail voting: Bill Bradbury, Oregon Sec. of State, H9294 [12DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6343, H6353 [4OC]

———funding, H1165 [27MR]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities, H6353 [4OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3343 [20JN]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), conference report, H4366 [20JY]

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), H5663 [14SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H816, H817 [8MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1162, H1165 [27MR], H1284 [28MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H2039 [9MY]

California: energy crisis, H3155 [14JN]

Congress: tribute to teachers who helped in the Artistic Discovery student art competition, E751 [8MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize former Federal employees receiving voluntary separation payments to accept subsequent Federal employment related to fighting forest fires (H.R. 2959), E1736 [25SE]

———exempt organically grown cranberries from authorities for marketing, research, and promotion orders, H6343 [4OC]

Dept. of Commerce: require report on effect of timber harvesting in British Columbia on Pacific salmon stocks, H3090 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: increase assistance to schools impacted by rising energy prices, H3343 [20JN]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H706 [7MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Portland, OR, Veterans Administration Medical Center, H7938 [8NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, H7938 [8NO]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2306 [17MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to go to conference, H4127 [18JY]

———funding, H1162 [27MR], H1284 [28MR], H2039 [9MY]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (S. 340), E430 [22MR]

FERC: price regulations relative to national energy crisis, H3155 [14JN]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3090 [13JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 659), H906 [14MR]

———funding, H816 [8MR], H2306 [17MY], H4127 [18JY]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), consideration (H. Res. 297), H8578 [29NO]

Klamath Basin: compensation of persons who were economically harmed as a result of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act, H4366 [20JY]

Molalla, OR: tribute to Molalla Elementary School for contribution to Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund, H9246 [12DE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), E1563 [3AU]

Salem, OR: tribute to Hands Are Not for Hurting Project, H1414 [4AP]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), H940 [15MR]

Taxation: disclose to State and local law enforcement agencies individuals using Social Security numbers of others to claim tax benefits (H.R. 2077), E1030 [6JN]

———rates (H.R. 3), H816, H817 [8MR]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1317 [29MR]

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), H5520 [11SE]

———establish a national clearinghouse for information on incidents of environmental terrorism and establish a program to reduce environmental terrorism (H.R. 2583), E1387 [20JY]

Votes: position on missed, H2203 [16MY]

Voting: clarify that the home is not defined as a polling place to prevent the curbing or stopping of absentee or by-mail voting, H9294 [12DE]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9294 [12DE]

Woodburn, OR: tribute to Woodburn High School students for demanding highway improvements relative to the deaths of Karina and Martina Meza Gonzalez while crossing the street, H292 [13FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H319 [13FE], H5399 [5SE]

Tributes

Hansen, Sandi, H5377 [5SE]