JACKSON LEE, SHEILA (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3322, H3330, H3359 [20JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H577, H588 [1MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8549 [28NO]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2224 [16MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3520 [25JN], H3571, H3578 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4114 [17JY], H4153, H4161, H4162, H4163 [18JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4725, H4726 [26JY], H4821, H4823, H4825 [30JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4218 [18JY], H4347, H4348, H4354 [19JY], H4484 [24JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5146, H5150 [1AU]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 41), H1559 [24AP]

Appointments

Congressional Award Board, H2145 [14MY]

Articles and editorials

Debt Smothers Young Americans, Christine Dugas, USA Today, H519 [1MR]

Fame Is Fine, but Artist John Biggers Had More on His Mind, Patricia C. Johnson, Houston (TX) Chronicle, H93 [30JA]

Illegal Immigrants Race Against Clock To Get Through a Small Window of Opportunity, Michael Janofsky, New York (NY) Times, H2357 [21MY]

Nkosi Johnson, 12, Dies; S. African AIDS Activist—Boy Born With HIV Urged Openness, Susanna Loof, Washington (DC) Post, H2880 [5JN]

Rush for Residency—Immigrants Flood INS as Special Program Ends, Mary Beth Sheridan and Christine Haughney, Washington (DC) Post, H2357 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Afghanistan: ensure participation of women from all ethnic groups in the economic and political reconstruction (see H. Con. Res. 268), H8421 [27NO]

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]

———support research and development programs in agricultural biotechnology and genetic engineering to address the food and economic needs of developing countries (see H.R. 2343), H4541 [24JY]

AID: clarify process of providing education and related services to foreign law enforcement and military personnel to prevent and control HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (see H.R. 2104, 2104), H3207 [18JN]

Air pollution: 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]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H6421 [5OC]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H2082 [9MY]

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

———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), H3863 [10JY]

``Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Congress'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 130), H2022 [8MY]

Aviation: ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers (see H.R. 2989), H8564 [28NO]

———improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7718 [1NO]

———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), H5971 [24SE] (see H.R. 2955), H6055 [25SE]

———regulate flight schools and flight school applicants to enhance national security and aviation safety (see H.R. 2988), H8732 [29NO]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H6379 [4OC]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H167 [31JA]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H2849 [25MY]

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

Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 1776), H2142 [10MY]

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

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

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see H.R. 1038), H952 [15MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 169), H3357 [20JN]

———display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 106), H6381 [4OC]

Cemeteries and funerals: urge maintainance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (see H. Res. 120), H1926 [3MY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: design, construct, and equip new facilities and renovate existing facilities to improve response to bioterrorism (see H.R. 3219), H8133 [13NO]

———vaccination activities funding for at-risk adults and adolescents in medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 2598), H4428 [23JY]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 1715), H2680 [23MY]

Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H8339 [16NO]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Con. Res. 3), H2849 [25MY]

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), H2710 [24MY] (see H.R. 1990), H3806 [28JN]

———ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1990), H2849 [25MY]

———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H5455 [6SE]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H3863 [10JY]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1429), H1925 [3MY]

———improve access to books (see H.R. 116), H112 [30JA]

———increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1650), H2387 [21MY]

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

———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care and early learning services, and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 265), H3618 [26JN]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 2198), H3202 [14JN]

———promote financial education (see H.R. 61), H650 [6MR]

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

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), H4635 [25JY]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1191 [27MR]

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H1013 [20MR]

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

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

Commission on Election Procedures: establish (see H.R. 119), H112 [30JA]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H827 [8MR]

Computers: prohibit unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1017), H2184 [15MY]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H2334 [17MY]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7853 [6NO]

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), H9078 [6DE]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 2531), H4112 [17JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H742 [7MR]

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]

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

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

Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1319), H1344 [29MR]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H224 [7FE]

———protect consumers from unreasonable credit card fees or interest rates (see H.R. 2032), H2847 [25MY]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (see H.R. 863), H647 [6MR]

———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]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 576), H624 [1MR] (see H.R. 1173), H1191 [27MR]

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

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

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

Dept. of Energy: authorize appropriations for environmental research and development, scientific and energy research, development, and demonstration, and commercial application of energy technology bioenergy programs (see H.R. 2358), H3802 [28JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H2082 [9MY]

———provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H2956 [6JN]

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]

———increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H2998 [7JN]

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]

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

Dept. of State: designate an Assistant Sec. of State for Victims of International Terrorism (see H.R. 1338), H2387 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2008), H2999 [7JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1557 [24AP]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1717), H2890 [5JN]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H2023 [8MY]

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

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

———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]

———revise effective date for award of disability compensation for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation (see H.R. 290), H650 [6MR]

Developing countries: prohibit revocation or revision of any intellectual property or competition law or policy in any country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1185), H1113 [22MR]

Disasters: authorize disaster assistance for recovery from earthquakes in India and El Salvador (see H.R. 1760), H3151 [13JN]

———creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 785), H506 [28FE]

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: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 684), H1664 [27AP]

———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H3863 [10JY]

———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H3358 [20JN]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5333 [2AU]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 933), H740 [7MR]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H3259 [19JN]

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

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H3358 [20JN]

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

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

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1978), H3203 [14JN]

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

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1693), H1922 [3MY]

———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]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 1858), H3961 [11JY]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 573), H828 [8MR]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 46), H6137 [2OC]

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

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

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

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 1306), H2023 [8MY]

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

———prohibit forced overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 1289), H2680 [23MY]

———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees and reduce the time they must be continuously employed before applying for admission to the U.S. (see H.R. 2278), H3464 [21JN]

———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors (see H.R. 2277), H3619 [26JN]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H1926 [3MY]

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

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

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H1554 [24AP]

Families and domestic relations: importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 167), H3202 [14JN]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 2328), H3711 [27JN]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H3260 [19JN]

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

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

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

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3260 [19JN]

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

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

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

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

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1014), H3068 [12JN]

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

———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]

Flag—U.S.: encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5616 [13SE]

Food Stamp Act: limit the collection from households of claims for nonfraudulent overissuance of food stamp benefits (see H.R. 2319), H3714 [27JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H1061 [21MR]

Foreign policy: provide multilateral debt relief to countries eligible for assistance under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative or heavily affected by HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1567), H1606 [25AP]

———remove certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see H.R. 1358), H1558 [24AP]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H5340 [2AU]

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

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

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H7717 [1NO]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 169), H167 [31JA]

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

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

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), H1012 [20MR]

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

Health: allow States and localities to provide primary and preventive care services to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 2635), H5340 [2AU]

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

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H2281 [16MY]

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

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

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

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

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H3260 [19JN]

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

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H2849 [25MY]

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

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

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H3068 [12JN]

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

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H1558 [24AP]

———provide for a study on the proximity of federally assisted housing to hazardous waste sites (see H.R. 1585), H1718 [1MY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 945), H826 [8MR]

———adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 1726), H3203 [14JN]

———allow acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died (see H.R. 1892), H2956 [6JN]

———cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H1484 (see H.R. 1452), H1494 [4AP]

———continue classification of certain aliens as children throughout the immigration process (see H.R. 1209), H1121 [26MR]

———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), H1294 [28MR]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 1242), H1558 [24AP]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 823), H2142 [10MY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H3618 [26JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: revise various provisions (see H.R. 500), H650 [6MR]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 835), H2889 [5JN]

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 minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1485), H3863 [10JY]

———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), H1121 [26MR]

———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 group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1809), H2141 [10MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H650 [6MR]

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

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

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 742), H441 [27FE]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H1013 [20MR]

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

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

Law enforcement: 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]

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H2955 [6JN]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H4009 [12JY]

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

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

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H2889 [5JN]

———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), H5125 [1AU]

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

Medicare: coverage for qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 594), H323 [13FE]

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H4009 [12JY]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H6137 [2OC]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H3002 [8JN]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 898), H3150 [13JN]

———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), H2571 [22MY]

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 2294), H3864 [10JY]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H2890 [5JN]

———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), H2890 [5JN]

———payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1928), H2387 [21MY]

———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), H1925 [3MY]

———provide incentive payments for multi-year contracts entered into by Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 274), H2184 [15MY]

———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), H10067 [13DE]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1606 [25AP]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H7718 [1NO]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H3520 [25JN]

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

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

Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see H.R. 2450), H3861 [10JY] (see H.R. 2624), H4633 [25JY]

Motor vehicles: prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 2155), H5928 [21SE]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H10966 [20DE]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H3203 [14JN]

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

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 663), H444 [27FE]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideas (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1718 [1MY]

National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish (see H.R. 537), H3067 [12JN]

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

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 Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H2849 [25MY]

National Minority Health Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1115 [22MR]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1071), H4009 [12JY]

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 Weather Service: conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities relative to tropical cyclone inland forecasting improvement (see H.R. 2486), H4008 [12JY]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H3712 [27JN]

———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 166), H3259 [19JN]

Navy: tribute to crew of reconnaissance plane that made emergency landing in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 106), H1718 [1MY]

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

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

NSF: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2023 [8MY]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1472), H1486 (see H.R. 1472), H1495 [4AP]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (see H.R. 1782), H2680 [23MY]

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]

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

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H8339 [16NO]

Pharmaceuticals: establish therapeutic equivalence requirements for generic drugs (see H.R. 1685), H2998 [7JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H1410 [3AP]

Postal Service: preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H3864 [10JY]

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

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

———establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2324), H3618 [26JN]

———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), H1410 [3AP]

———research and development funding for ultra-deep water and unconventional natural gas and petroleum exploration and production technologies (see H.R. 2756), H5335 [2AU]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H650 [6MR]

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]

Public welfare programs: authorize State use of funds provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to support infant safe haven programs (see H.R. 2018), H2847 [25MY]

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

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

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

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

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. 3230), H8343 [19NO]

Schools: develop and implement comprehensive school safety plans (see H.R. 1216), H4014 [16JY]

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

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

Seguin, Juan N.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 186), H3805 [28JN]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H4863 [30JY]

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), H1923 [3MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H2022 [8MY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H222 [7FE]

———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), H2142 [10MY]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H5340 [2AU]

———improve benefit computation formula for workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 870), H4113 [17JY]

———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), H6056 [25SE]

———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), H1411 [3AP]

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

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

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 931), H2184 [15MY] (see H.R. 2052), H2888 [5JN]

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

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H224 [7FE]

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 2206), H3519 [25JN]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H1657 [26AP]

———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 1340), H3260 [19JN]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1489 [4AP]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H1410 [3AP]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H6057 [25SE]

———encourage the development and deployment of innovative and efficient energy technologies (see H.R. 1945), H2999 [7JN]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 147), H258 [12FE]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 1676), H1860 [2MY]

———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), H3714 [27JN]

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

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H2998 [7JN]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see H.R. 2108), H2997 [7JN]

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

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

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H507 [28FE] (see H.R. 1026), H928 [14MR]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities (see H.R. 1427), H3961 [11JY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1661 [26AP]

———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), H2849 [25MY]

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

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 1931, 1931), H3207 [18JN]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H2148 [14MY]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1434), H1925 [3MY]

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H3151 [13JN]

Television: reinstate authority of the FCC and local franchising authorities to regulate cable television rates (see H.R. 1842), H2571 [22MY]

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

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

———grant posthumous citizenship to certain lawfully admitted aliens killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2897), H5928 [21SE]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 52), H399 [14FE]

———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), H6138 [2OC]

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H5125 [1AU]

———establish permanent security force (see H. Res. 194), H4013 [16JY]

———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. 211), H4780 [27JY] (see H. Res. 212), H4863 [30JY]

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

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H621 [1MR]

Unemployment: expand coverage options for unemployed workers to receive and pay for COBRA health insurance benefits and provide for a program of enhanced unemployment coverage (see H.R. 3471), H10910 [19DE]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H2082 [9MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1861 [2MY]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H3068 [12JN]

———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]

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

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H1660 [26AP]

Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3193), H10055 [12DE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 2398), H4780 [27JY]

———hold Federal elections over the first weekend in November, prohibit States from preventing registered citizens from voting, and ban law enforcement activities that intimidate individuals from voting (see H.R. 1559), H1555 [24AP]

———implement significant election administration reforms prior to the next general Federal election (see H. Con. Res. 63), H929 [14MR]

———permit individuals whose names do not appear on the list of registered voters in an election for Federal office at a particular polling place to cast provisional votes (see H.R. 1004), H1013 [20MR]

———prohibit States from denying any individual the right to register and vote in Federal elections on the grounds that the individual has been convicted of a Federal crime (see H.R. 1558), H1555 [24AP]

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

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

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

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H2571 [22MY] (see H.R. 1750), H2021 [8MY]

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]

———promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of breast implants and encourage FDA review of implant manufacturers (see H.R. 1961), H2678 [23MY]

———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]

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

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1425), H4014 [16JY]

World War I: honor commitment to U.S. aviators who lost their lives flying for France by appropriating sufficient funds to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3714 [27JN]

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), H4113 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: prohibit the unauthorized possession of a cutting instrument, chemical spray, or an electric weapon in an aircraft or on airport premises (see H.R. 3311), H8336 [16NO]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 71), H27 [3JA]

Children and youth: 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), H5704 [14SE]

———mental health services (see H.R. 75), H27 [3JA]

Citizenship: modify requirements for a child born abroad and out of wedlock to acquire citizenship based on the citizenship of the child's father (see H.R. 2766), H5335 [2AU]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (see H.R. 60), H26 [3JA]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 74), H27 [3JA]

———increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 6), H28 [3JA]

Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 73), H27 [3JA]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 1561), H1555 [24AP]

Firearms: prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 70), H26 [3JA]

GAO: conduct a study relative to children directly affected by terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3226), H7718 [1NO]

Government: develop a uniform standard for declaring levels of alert in cases of emergencies for Federal agencies, and conduct a study of how to implement such standards (see H.R. 3225), H7718 [1NO]

Health: allow States and localities to provide primary and preventive care services to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 2704), H5125 [1AU] (see H.R. 2728), H5333 [2AU]

Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses (see H.R. 2705), H5125 [1AU]

Houston, TX: tribute to recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Allison (see H. Res. 166), H3202 [14JN]

Hunger: issue special postage stamps to fund emergency food relief programs (see H.R. 76), H27 [3JA]

Immigration: assist aliens transplanted as children in continuing their education and successfully integrating into society (see H.R. 1563), H1555 [24AP]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 1615), H1658 [26AP]

———increase the numerical limitation on the number of asylees whose status may be adjusted to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 1560), H1555 [24AP]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2889 [5JN]

INS: replace with the Office of the Associate Attorney General for Immigration Affairs, the Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 1562), H1555 [24AP]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1778), H2081 [9MY]

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 7), H28 [3JA]

Medicare: require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 72), H27 [3JA]

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide for research on methods to combat biological contamination of public drinking water supplies (see H.R. 3227), H7718 [1NO]

Sweeney, Steven J.: relief (see H.R. 2170), H3150 [13JN]

Voting: encourage States to adopt uniform voting procedures to carry out the election of the President and Vice President (see H. Con. Res. 5), H28 [3JA]

———establish election day as a legal public holiday in Presidential election years (see H.R. 934), H740 [7MR]

———move the legal public holiday known as Veterans Day to election day in Presidential election years (see H.R. 62), H26 [3JA]

Zhan, Gao: relief (see H.R. 1385), H1410 [3AP]

Explanations

Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program Funding, H6654 [11OC]

Letters

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: several women's and children's organizations, H520 [1MR]

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag: Charles A. Spain, Jr., H4045 [17JY]

Disputed results in Presidential election in Florida: by, H52 [6JA]

———several Representatives, H52 [6JA]

FEMA disaster relief funding: Senator Hutchison, H3330 [20JN]

Put Our Children First Resolution: Clarice J. Kestenbaum, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, H8085 [13NO]

———Eileen McCaffrey, Orphan Foundation of America, H8084 [13NO]

———Kathleen Connolly, Save the Children (organization), H8084 [13NO]

———Libby K. Nealis, National Association of School Psychologists, H8084 [13NO]

———Michael M. Faenza, National Mental Health Association, H8084 [13NO]

———Paramjit Joshi, Children's National Medical Center, H8084 [13NO]

———Shay Bilchik, Child Welfare League of America, Inc., H8085 [13NO]

Lists

Events relative to disputed results in Presidential election in Florida, H52 [6JA]

People killed in attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8165 [14NO]

Memorandums

Approval of Generic Versions of Drugs Without Pediatric Labeling, H10209 [18DE]

———Laurence H. Tribe, E2286-E2288 [13DE]

———Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (law firm), H8106 [13NO]

Motions

Congress: counting of Presidential electoral votes, H52 [6JA]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H9065 [6DE]

Prayers

``Firemen's Prayer'', H6077 [2OC]

Remarks

Afghanistan: allocation of humanitarian assistance, H7892 [7NO]

———condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (H. Con. Res. 145), H3120 [13JN]

———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children, H8555 [28NO]

———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (S. 1573), H8351 [27NO]

———search for missing aid workers taken hostage by the Taliban regime, H8138 [14NO]

———treatment of women and girls by the Taliban regime, H6896 [16OC], E1975 [31OC]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (H. Con. Res. 102), H8757 [4DE]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6341, H6346, H6351 [4OC]

———price supports for sugar, H6341 [4OC]

———small and disadvantaged farmers outreach programs and capacity building at land-grant colleges funding, H3902, H3903 [11JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3902, H3903 [11JY]

AID: South Asian Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4453 [24JY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans, H7912 [8NO]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), H8297 [16NO]

Antitrust policy: make technical corrections to laws (H.R. 809), H889 [14MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 70), H7316 [25OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 74), H8223 [15NO]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3301, H3322, H3323, H3330, H3341 [20JN]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), motion to instruct conferees, H3977 [12JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5167 [1AU]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, H5167 [1AU]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities, H6022 [25SE]

———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), H5665 [14SE]

———exclude certain housing allowances of uniformed services members from the determination of eligibility for free and reduced price meals for children of the individual (H.R. 3216), H9089 [11DE]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H6024 [25SE]

———tribute to U.S. servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia (H. Con. Res. 161), H3490 [25JN]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, H91-H93 [30JA], H152 [31JA]

``Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Congress'': authorizing printing (H. Con. Res. 130), H1935 [8MY]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7624 [1NO], H7889, H7890, H7893 [7NO], E2001 [5NO]

———improve security, H6688 [11OC], H6880, H6882, H6883 [16OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7659 [1NO], E2001 [5NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 274), H7624 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), H7889, H7890, H7893 [7NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8305 [16NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5907, H5922 [21SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), H5886 [21SE]

———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, H5907, H5922 [21SE]

———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 (H.R. 2946), H6108 [2OC]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (H.R. 3029), H6688 [11OC], H6880, H6882, H6883 [16OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H518, H577, H578, H591 [1MR]

———prevent disclosure of children's names in bankruptcy filings, H578 [1MR]

———treatment of public school expenses, H577 [1MR]

``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (H. Con. Res. 43), H1020 [21MR]

Black History Month: observance, H374 [14FE]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7293 [24OC]

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (H.R. 2133), H3640 [27JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H744 [8MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1172 [27MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H1935 [8MY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1198 [28MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), recommit conference report (H. Res. 134), H1953 [8MY]

Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: feasibility study (H.R. 1776), H7383 [30OC]

Bush, Laura Welch: tribute for efforts relative to the National Book Festival, H5476 [10SE]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H1601 [25AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 74), E791 [14MY]

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 14), H116 [31JA]

Census: use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting and distribution of Federal aid, H300 [13FE]

Children and youth: 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, H6652, H6688 [11OC]

———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 (H. Con. Res. 228), H5635 [14SE], H5865 [20SE], H6880 [16OC], H7406, H7408, H7409 [30OC], H7887, H7889, H7893 [7NO], H8082, H8084, H8085 [13NO], H8138 [14NO], H9325 [12DE]

———mental health services (H.R. 75), H843 [13MR], H5760 [20SE], H7893 [7NO]

———tribute to Clear Channel Communications, Inc., and the American Football Coaches Association for efforts to locate missing, kidnapped, and runaway children (H. Con. Res. 100), E1037 [6JN]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations, H1563 [25AP]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 50), H4324 [19JY]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (H. Res. 56), H1372 [3AP]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (H.R. 60), H376 [14FE], H2322 [17MY]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (H.R. 1170), H9295 [12DE]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), H4247, H4279 [19JY]

———provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 196), H4230 [19JY]

Congress: counting of Presidential electoral votes, objection, H30, H35, H47 [6JA]

———legislative priorities, H7316 [25OC]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 2454), H6829 [16OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H4825, H4826 [30JY]

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 [14MR]

———permanently extend authority to redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and officers (H.R. 2336), H6814 [16OC]

Crime: amend laws relative to false communications about certain criminal violations (H.R. 3209), H9190 [11DE]

———clerical and technical corrections to laws (H.R. 2137), H4394 [23JY]

———combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (H.R. 3004), H6943 [17OC]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1632, H1648 [26AP]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), consideration (H. Res. 119), H1612 [26AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H1935 [8MY]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), H8427 [28NO], H8893 [5DE], H10060 [13DE]

Customs Service: civil liability of inspectors relative to alleged use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals, H8968 [6DE]

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H8968 [6DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: competitive research grant funding, H6346 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H6020, H6022, H6024, H6043 [25SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 316), H10070 [13DE]

———commend U.S. military and defense contractor personnel responsible for successful in-flight ballistic missile defense interceptor test (H. Res. 195), H4114 [17JY]

———creation of medal to recognize civilian employees killed or wounded as a result of hostile action, H6020 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8223 [15NO], H8499, H8549 [28NO]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant funding, H4823, H4824 [30JY]

———Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding through reductions in HOME Investment Partnerships Program and home ownership downpayment assistance, H4740, H4741 [27JY]

———section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, H4821 [30JY]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H4096 [17JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), H4390 [23JY]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H697 [7MR]

———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 79), H665 [7MR]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2132 [10MY], H2199, H2234, H2248 [16MY], H2330 [17MY]

———legal representation funding for parents seeking the return of children abducted to foreign countries, H4153, H4154, H4155 [18JY]

———report on foreign countries' use of children as soldiers, H2234 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on availability of natural gas and oil deposits located off the coast of Louisiana and Texas at existing drilling sites, H5150, H5151 [1AU]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), conference report, E1982 [2NO]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3571, H3572, H3578, H3579, H3580 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (H.R. 811), H1142 [27MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4096 [17JY], H4144, H4153, H4154, H4155, H4162, H4163, H4193 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 286), H8143 [14NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6652, H6653 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, E2399 [20DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4676 [26JY], H4740, H4741, H4755 [27JY], H4821, H4822, H4823, H4824, H4826 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 279), H7921 [8NO]

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 (H. Con. Res. 227), H5693 [14SE]

Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H2879, H2883 [5JN]

———Global AIDS Trust Fund funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding and the Foreign Military Financing Program, H4458 [24JY]

———HIV/AIDS research and prevention programs funding, H1852, H1854, H1855 [2MY]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries, H1000 [20MR], H1852, H1854, H1855 [2MY]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (H.R. 2069), H9106 [11DE]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (H. Con. Res. 25), H8768 [4DE]

———international tuberculosis control and Child Survival and Maternal Health Account funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4469, H4477, H4485 [24JY]

———provide additional assistance for international malaria control programs and coordinate assistance relative to malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis, H1855 [2MY]

———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (H. Res. 67), H967 [20MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease, H5449 [6SE]

District of Columbia: designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (H.R. 2657), H5749 [20SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H5992 [25SE]

———prohibit extension of benefits to domestic partners, H5992 [25SE]

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

———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), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 315), H10087 [13DE]

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

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 28), H185 [6FE]

El Salvador: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 41), H976 [20MR]

Elections: ensure the votes of all eligible citizens are counted, H374 [14FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3661, H3662 [27JN]

EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (H.R. 3178), E2369 [20DE]

———Office of Compliance and Enforcement funding, H4755 [27JY]

Ethiopia: human rights violations, H2248, H2251 [16MY], H2330 [17MY], H4343 [19JY]

Faith and Politics Institute: tribute, H1053 [21MR]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7230, H7257 [24OC], H10060 [13DE]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 93), H81 [30JA]

FEMA: disaster relief funding, H3301, H3330, H3341 [20JN], H3977 [12JY], H4369 [20JY], H4676 [26JY], H4823, H4824 [30JY]

Financial institutions: increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (H.R. 974), H1379 [3AP]

Firearms: prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 70), H842 [13MR]

———prohibit funding to prevent States from participating in child safety lock programs, H4163 [18JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4045 [17JY]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 189), H4036 [17JY]

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 225), E1663 [14SE]

———ensure that rules of etiquette for flying the flag do not preclude the flying of flags at half mast when ordered by city and local officials (H.R. 1022), H9192, H9193 [11DE]

Floods: disaster assistance to Houston, TX, H3330 [20JN], H4676 [26JY]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, H30, H47 [6JA], H374 [14FE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2199 [16MY]

———prohibit assistance to countries that use children as soldiers, H4348, H4349, H4350 [19JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4343, H4347, H4348, H4349, H4350 [19JY], H4453, H4458, H4469, H4477, H4485 [24JY]

Foreign policy: authorize assistance to India and Pakistan (S. 1465), H6798 [16OC]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (H.R. 2722), E2152 [28NO]

4-H Youth Development Program: centennial (H. Res. 112), H1691 [1MY]

FTC: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in determining if products are U.S.-made (H.R. 725), H885 [14MR]

GAO: tribute to assistance enabling the House of Representatives to continue its work while House office buildings were closed due to anthrax bacteria outbreak (H. Res. 294), H8397 [27NO]

Gao Zhan: relief (H.R. 1385), H3524 [26JN], H4436 [24JY]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (H.R. 169), H6074 [2OC]

———prevent elimination of certain reports (H.R. 1042), H1022 [21MR]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: establish (H.R. 308), H850 [13MR]

Harris County, TX: public hospitals funding, H3928 [11JY]

Health: guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages, H5268 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H1703 [1MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 526), H3241, H3242 [19JN], H3623 [27JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2315), H4418 [23JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H4418, H4420, H4421, H4422 [23JY], H4980, H4981 [31JY], H5183, H5268, H5281 [2AU], E1585 [5SE]

———provide for health care liability and medical malpractice reform, H5281 [2AU]

Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (H. Res. 55), H424 [27FE]

Higher Education Act: remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (H.R. 1992), H6480 [10OC]

Hispanic Americans: health care issues, H3241 [19JN]

Houston, TX: after school programs for children at risk funding, H4193 [18JY]

———light rail project funding, H3578, H3579, H3580 [26JN]

———Sims Bayou project funding, H3661, H3662 [27JN]

———traffic monitoring control center funding, H3571, H3572 [26JN]

———tribute to recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Allison (H. Res. 166), H3129 [13JN], H3187 [14JN], H3528, H3532 [26JN], H4823, H4824 [30JY]

Immigration: allow acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died (H.R. 1892), H4396, H4398 [23JY]

———continue classification of certain aliens as children throughout the immigration process (H.R. 1209), H2901, H2902 [6JN]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing, H10475 [19DE]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1615), H2356 [21MY]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), H2355 [21MY], H5476 [10SE]

———prohibit deportation of criminal aliens if certain plea agreements were in place or if certain discretionary relief was requested, H4162 [18JY]

———provide permanent authority for the admission of certain aliens as nonimmigrants (S. 1424), H5699 [14SE]

———reform, H5372-H5374 [5SE]

India: disaster relief funding, H3322, H3323 [20JN], H4347, H4348 [19JY]

———express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 15), H121 [31JA]

INS: enforce regulations on detecting individuals attempting to enter the U.S. with human biological threats, H8549 [28NO]

———establish an alternative detention program for aliens who are not a danger to the community and are not likely to abscond, H4162 [18JY]

———extend Basic Pilot employment verification system (H.R. 3030), H9188, H9189 [11DE]

———replace with the Office of the Associate Attorney General for Immigration Affairs, the Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (H.R. 1562), H5373 [5SE]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8618 [29NO]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), H6392 [5OC]

———enhance intelligence and intelligence-related activities in the prevention of terrorism, H6392 [5OC]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: juvenile delinquency prevention and accountability programs funding (H.R. 1900), H5760 [20SE]

Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (H. Con. Res. 77), H8376 [27NO]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3525), H10472, H10475 [19DE]

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

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (H. Con. Res. 91), H1678 [1MY]

———provide insurance coverage, H1704 [1MY]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H1391 [3AP], H5476 [10SE]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2921 [6JN]

NASA: increase opportunities for minorities, H4822 [30JY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1974 [31OC]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (H.J. Res. 42), H6076, H6080 [2OC]

National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission: establish (H.R. 3442), H9172 [11DE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (S. Con. Res. 44), H8370 [27NO]

National security: develop and implement a strategy for homeland security, H7892 [7NO]

New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (H. Res. 172), H3633 [27JN]

NIST: improve computer security (H.R. 1259), H8355 [27NO]

NSF: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 108), E789 [14MY]

———funding, H4822 [30JY]

Patriot Day: designate (H.J. Res. 71), H7323 [25OC]

Peru: involvement of the CIA in the shooting down of an aircraft carrying missionaries, H1563 [25AP]

Pharmaceuticals: approval of generic versions of drugs without pediatric labeling relative to exclusive marketing rights agreements, H10209 [18DE], E2286 [13DE]

———improve safety and efficacy for children (H.R. 2887), H8105 [13NO], E2286 [13DE]

———improve safety and efficacy for children (S. 1789), H10209 [18DE], E2368 [20DE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 188), H3986, H3991 [12JY]

Postal Service: tribute, H7221 [24OC]

———tribute (H. Con. Res. 257), H8052 [13NO]

Power resources: bioenergy marketing training and education for disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, H5146, H5147, H5148 [1AU]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5146, H5147, H5148, H5150, H5151, H5167 [1AU], E1564 [3AU]

———national energy policy, H2653 [23MY], H2961 [7JN]

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support (H. Res. 254), H6438 [9OC]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H97 [30JA]

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 (H. Con. Res. 243), H7367 [30OC]

Public safety officers: establish a national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (H.R. 802), H1068 [22MR]

Puerto Rico: review sentences of individuals jailed for protesting the use of Vieques Island for military operations, H2961 [7JN]

———use of Vieques Island for military operations, H2961 [7JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 7), H177 [6FE]

Refugees: extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (H.R. 1840), H7364 [30OC]

Religion: support for faith-based initiative relative to exemption for Government-funded religious charities from State and local hiring discrimination laws, H4230, H4247, H4279 [19JY]

Rural areas: rural development programs funding, H6351 [4OC]

Santee, CA: shooting of students at Santana High School (H. Con. Res. 57), H843 [13MR]

SBA: loan and technical assistance programs funding through reductions in Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State administrative accounts, H4144 [18JY]

Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4940 [31JY], E1574 [5SE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4940 [31JY], E1527-E1529 [3AU], E1574 [5SE]

Selma, AL: anniversary of march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, H715 [7MR], H1053 [21MR]

Sharon, Ariel: commend election as Prime Minister of Israel, encourage end to Middle East violence, and reaffirm U.S. commitment to friendship (H. Res. 34), H266 [13FE]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), H938 [15MR]

Social Security: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation decreasing Social Security and Medicare benefits, H1575 [25AP]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families, H1703 [1MY]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), E185 [14FE]

Space policy: space station program funding, H2315 [17MY]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), consideration (H. Res. 162), H3094 [13JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 41), H1575 [25AP]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), H6808 [16OC]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1453 [4AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7221, H7257, H7284 [24OC], H7890, H7892, H7893 [7NO], H8427 [28NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7230 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10856 [19DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 319), H10501 [19DE]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), H5610 [13SE]

———rates (H.R. 3), H744, H805 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 83), H757 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H2841 [25MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 153), H2829 [25MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), motion to instruct conferees, H2653 [23MY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1321 [29MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H2296 [17MY]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding, E1982 [2NO]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5595 [13SE], H5635 [14SE], H7887, H7893 [7NO]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5501, H5536 [11SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6763 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), H6725 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), same-day consideration (H. Res. 263), H6710 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), H7202 [23OC]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5886, H5907 [21SE]

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2882), H5603 [13SE]

———implement International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings and International Convention of the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism to defend against terrorist acts (H.R. 3275), H10361 [19DE], E2397 [20DE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), H9215 [11DE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8223 [15NO], H8499 [28NO]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2888), H5630 [14SE]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (H. Con. Res. 233), H7386 [30OC]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5501, H5536 [11SE], H5635 [14SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 259), H9159 [11DE]

———tribute to those killed in attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8165 [14NO]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8897 [5DE], H9014, H9057 [6DE]

U.N.: U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance, H5451 [6SE]

U.N. Human Rights Commission: U.S. removal, H1935 [8MY]

UNESCO: U.S. membership, H2132 [10MY]

Veterans: improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (H.R. 801), H1137 [27MR]

Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (H. Res. 298), H8808, H8810 [4DE]

———observance, H7912 [8NO]

Vietnam: human rights violations, H4642 [26JY], H5440 [6SE]

———make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 55), H4642 [26JY]

———normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 51), H5440 [6SE]

———promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 2368), H5440 [6SE]

———promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 2833), H5422 [6SE]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, H1003 [20MR]

Votes: position on missed, H5366 [5SE], H7860, H7861 [7NO], E1555 [3AU], E2026 [7NO]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9295 [12DE]

———establish election day as a legal public holiday in Presidential election years (H.R. 934), H708, H715 [7MR], H2322 [17MY], H4865 [31JY]

———implement significant election administration reforms, H2322 [17MY]

———protect voting rights (H.R. 1170), H9295 [12DE]

———provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems, H1172 [27MR]

White, Ronnie L.: nomination to be district judge, H97 [30JA]

World AIDS Day: observance, H8633 [29NO]

Zhan, Gao: relief (H.R. 1385), H1390 [3AP]

Zimbabwe: support democratic transition and economic recovery (S. 494), H8763 [4DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3064 [12JN], H3858 [10JY]

Special order: granted, H53 [6JA], H102 [30JA], H159 [31JA], H216 [7FE], H319 [13FE], H738 [7MR], H824 [8MR], H1009 [20MR], H1342 [29MR], H1405 [3AP], H1551 [24AP], H1603 [25AP], H1713 [1MY], H2278 [16MY], H2330 [17MY], H2845 [25MY], H3147 [13JN], H3200 [14JN], H4109 [17JY], H4377 [20JY], H5399 [5SE], H5453 [6SE], H5485 [10SE], H5701 [14SE], H5923 [21SE], H7307 [24OC], H7590 [31OC], H8180 [14NO], H8335 [16NO], H8562 [28NO], H8730 [29NO], H8744 [30NO], H8947 [5DE], H9065 [6DE], H10053 [12DE], H10353 [18DE], H10906 [19DE], H10959 [20DE]

Tributes

Allen, Fletcher E., E1751 [28SE]

Biggers, John, H93 [30JA]

Dennis, Joseph, H2719 [25MY]

Duharte-Tur, Enrique, H2719 [25MY]

Ford, James David, H5476 [10SE]

Jahnke, Jay P., H6923 [17OC]

Spence, Floyd, H5372 [5SE]

Sullivan, Leon H., H1701 [1MY]

Vasquez, Albert, H2719 [25MY]