SHERMAN, BRAD (a Representative from California)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H956 [15MR]

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

———prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Con. Res. 26), H4429 [23JY]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H2680 [23MY]

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

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

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H8338 [16NO]

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

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

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 2693), H6781 [12OC]

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

Armed Forces: tribute to U.S. servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 161), H3519 [25JN]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H5340 [2AU]

Aviation: direct NIST to develop standards for effective aviation security technologies and direct the FAA to evaluate such technologies (see H.R. 3101), H8338 [16NO]

———preserve nonstop service to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for certain communities in case of airline bankruptcy (see H.R. 2387), H3803 [28JN]

———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), H8133 [13NO] (see H.R. 2955), H6422 [5OC]

Baltic States: independence anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4217 [18JY]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1060 [21MR]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see H.R. 2211), H5736 [19SE]

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]

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

CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 324), H2281 [16MY]

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

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H6380 [4OC]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H2571 [22MY]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3520 [25JN]

———improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1060 [21MR]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4780 [27JY]

———prohibit payment of any claim for reimbursement of costs associated with the Navy reconnaissance plane forced to make an emergency landing (see H.R. 2507), H4111 [17JY]

———revoke authority to extend permanent normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1497), H1558 [24AP]

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

———U.S. policy review (see H. Con. Res. 121), H1716 [1MY]

China, Republic of: membership in international institutions (see H. Con. Res. 219), H5455 [6SE]

———participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H1116 [22MR]

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

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H4352 [19JY]

Computers: provide unexpended universal service funds to low-income schools for updating of computer hardware (see H.R. 346), H508 [28FE]

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

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H8949 [5DE]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2454), H5340 [2AU]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H3806 [28JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H2388 [21MY]

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

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 164), H61 [6JA]

———limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 760), H442 [27FE]

Crime: combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (see H.R. 3004), H6458 [9OC]

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

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

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

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1294 [28MR]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 98), H1660 [26AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish certain procedures for exports of commercial satellites and related items (see H.R. 1707), H3068 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H628 [5MR]

Dept. of Energy: impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (see H.R. 238), H400 [14FE]

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

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H2848 [25MY]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H4724 [26JY]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H8181 [14NO]

———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]

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

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H1410 [3AP]

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: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H325 [13FE]

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

Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H877 [13MR]

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

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

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

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

———revise drinking water standards for arsenic and provide grants to small public drinking water systems to assist in meeting these standards (see H.R. 1252), H1189 [27MR]

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]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (see H.R. 163), H61 [6JA]

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

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043), H4541 [24JY] (see H.R. 1097), H3806 [28JN]

Federal aid programs: deny Federal public benefits to individuals who were participants in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 1910), H2890 [5JN]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H3150 [13JN]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H4634 [25JY]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 689), H397 [14FE]

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

———refund of certain overcharges for electricity in Western States (see H.R. 2757), H5335 [2AU]

Financial institutions: increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (see H.R. 974), H1411 [3AP]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H9076 [6DE]

———safeguard the public from fraud and streamline and facilitate efforts of Federal and State regulators to share antifraud information (see H.R. 1408), H1605 [25AP]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1014), H4113 [17JY]

———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]

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

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

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H8843 [4DE]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H3203 [14JN]

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

Foreign trade: encourage full participation in the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum (see H. Con. Res. 194), H5407 [5SE]

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]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 232), H64 [6JA]

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H828 [8MR]

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

Health: 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), H2142 [10MY]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H741 [7MR]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H7852 [6NO]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 1366), H1558 [24AP]

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]

History: celebrate anniversary of William Penn's Charter of Privileges, the Liberty Bell, and the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence (see H. Con. Res. 254), H7719 [1NO]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H7333 [25OC]

House Rules: provide that the gift rule covers Members-elect (see H. Res. 73), H2023 [8MY]

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H7910 [7NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 737), H1190 [27MR]

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), H3714 [27JN]

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

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H3806 [28JN]

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

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H444 [27FE]

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

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

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

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

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

Karekin II: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2571 [22MY]

Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (see H. Con. Res. 77), H3807 [28JN]

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: ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 199), H1346 [29MR]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1556 [24AP]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H8732 [29NO]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H6056 [25SE]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1499 [4AP]

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), H8421 [27NO]

Masaryk, Tomas G.: authorize the American Friends of the Czech Republic (organization) to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1161), H3806 [28JN]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1294), H1343 [29MR]

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

———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 of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H4634 [25JY]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H3806 [28JN]

———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), H9078 [6DE]

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

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H2848 [25MY]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1343 [29MR]

National Academy of Sciences: conduct a study to determine the causes of recent increases in the price of natural gas (see H.R. 712), H651 [6MR]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H5125 [1AU]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H2571 [22MY]

National Words Can Heal Day: designate (see H. Res. 235), H5929 [21SE]

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

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H4863 [30JY]

NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H3260 [19JN]

Northern Ireland: support implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Northern Ireland (see H. Res. 185), H5126 [1AU]

Office of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3026), H6702 [11OC]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H2022 [8MY]

Palestinians: condemn the Palestinian Authority and various Palestinian organizations for using children as soldiers and inciting children to acts of violence and war (see H. Con. Res. 202), H4779 [27JY]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H10067 [13DE]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Persian Gulf Conflict: provide compensation to the U.S. Government and individuals who suffered damages as a result of the attack on Kuwait by Iraq (see H.R. 1632), H1659 [26AP]

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

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 459), H828 [8MR]

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

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 365), H164 [31JA]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H10055 [12DE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H4541 [24JY]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6458 [9OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1925 [3MY]

Refugees: support victims of torture (see H. Con. Res. 168), H3519 [25JN]

Russia: expand democracy, good governance, and anti-corruption programs to promote and strengthen democratic government and civil society and to support independent media (see H.R. 2121), H4113 [17JY]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 640), H395 [14FE]

———conduct special resources study on the suitability and feasibility of inclusion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor (see H.R. 2715), H5332 [2AU]

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

SEC: augment emergency authority (see H.R. 3060), H6781 [12OC]

———limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see H.R. 1088), H1061 [21MR]

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), H5928 [21SE]

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

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H3260 [19JN]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H4009 [12JY]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H2184 [15MY]

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

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

Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H8843 [4DE]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H1717 [1MY]

———allow disclosure of taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds (see H.R. 1443), H1484 (see H.R. 1443), H1494 [4AP]

———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]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H4009 [12JY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1296 [28MR]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2520), H4353 [19JY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1013 [20MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2334 [17MY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 154), H4428 [23JY]

———impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas products, allow an income tax credit for the purchase of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and allow grants for mass transit (see H.R. 1967), H2678 [23MY]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H623 [1MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H6458 [9OC]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 710), H1295 [28MR]

———provide individual income tax rate reductions, relief to families with children, marriage penalty relief, and eliminate the estate tax for certain decedents (see H.R. 1398), H1718 [1MY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 1487), H1487 (see H.R. 1487), H1496 [4AP] (see H.R. 2794), H6380 [4OC]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H5339 [2AU]

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

———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]

Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 1044), H4541 [24JY]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H3066 [12JN]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 133), H4353 [19JY]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 97), H1558 [24AP]

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

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

———transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (see H. Res. 191), H4114 [17JY]

Ukraine: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 58), H4114 [17JY]

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

Veterans: increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2123), H3204 [14JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H650 [6MR]

Vietnam: persecution of Montagnard peoples (see H. Con. Res. 178), H4378 [20JY]

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

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H5406 [5SE]

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), H4780 [27JY]

Yugoslavia: commend transfer of Slobodan Milosevic and other alleged war criminals to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and provide aid to support economic and democratic reforms (see H. Res. 200), H4216 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

SEC: review annual reports of accounting standards-setting bodies (see H.R. 1732), H1924 [3MY]

Time: permit States in the Pacific time zone to temporarily adjust the standard time relative to the energy crisis (see H.R. 704), H397 [14FE]

Remarks

Afghanistan: allocation of humanitarian assistance, H6440 [9OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H2556 [22MY]

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), H5634, H5642 [14SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1524 [24AP]

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

Budget: allocation of funds, H466 [28FE]

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, H466 [28FE]

California: energy crisis, H2366, H2367, H2374 [21MY], H2549 [22MY], H2665, H2668, H2669, H2670 [23MY], H2695, H2697, H2698, H2699, H2700 [24MY], H2941, H2942 [6JN], H3154 [14JN]

———energy crisis relative to electricity competition program, H1475-H1478 [4AP]

Canoga Park, CA: anniversary of Armenian General Benevolent Union Manoogian-Demirdjian School, E145 [8FE]

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

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (H. Res. 160), H3484, H3485 [25JN]

———release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing, H1478 [4AP]

———U.S. policy, H1478 [4AP]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation, E1811 [5OC]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H2266, H2268 [16MY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), H8427 [28NO]

Dept. of Energy: impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (H.R. 238), H2552 [22MY], H3154 [14JN]

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, H5921 [21SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H6440 [9OC]

Electric power: provide for electricity emergencies (H.R. 1647), H2941, H2942 [6JN]

Federal employees: tribute, H2549 [22MY]

FERC: impose cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market, H5144 [1AU]

———price regulations relative to national energy crisis, H2941, H2942 [6JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H983 [20MR]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H5919 [21SE]

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

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8606 [29NO]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (H.R. 1954), H4533, H4534 [24JY]

Kazakhstan: tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1967 [31OC]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H2268 [16MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H3965 [12JY]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 188), H3965 [12JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H4994, H5144 [1AU]

———national energy policy, H1475-H1478 [4AP], H2266, H2267, H2268, H2269 [16MY], H2374, H2376, H2377, H2378 [21MY], H2549, H2552, H2556 [22MY], H2665 [23MY], H2941, H2942 [6JN]

Ricketts, Vena: Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Foundation Nelle Reagan Award for Distinguished Community Service recipient, E1862 [12OC]

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

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: adjust boundaries (H.R. 640), H2900 [6JN]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), H3110 [13JN]

———prohibit any entity engaged in the development of oil or gas in Sudan from raising capital or trading its securities in the U.S., H3110 [13JN]

Taxation: alternative minimum tax rates, H2651 [23MY], H2830 [25MY]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1450 [4AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10855 [19DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 319), H10498 [19DE]

———rates, H466 [28FE], H1475-H1478 [4AP]

———rates (H.R. 3), H800 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 153), H2830 [25MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), motion to instruct conferees, H2651, H2657 [23MY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 104), H1299 [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), H5498, H5513 [11SE]

———U.S. policy, H5921 [21SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9002 [6DE]

Tri-anim Health Services, Inc.: Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Foundation Outstanding Corporate Contributor of Health Education award recipient, E1864 [12OC]

Votes: position on missed, H6680 [11OC]

Woodland Hills, CA: tribute to El Camino Real High School Academic Decathalon Team, E664 [27AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2884 [5JN], H4426 [23JY]

Special order: granted, H504 [28FE], H1551 [24AP], H1603 [25AP], H2385 [21MY], H2568 [22MY], H2672 [23MY], H5701 [14SE], H5923 [21SE], H5968 [24SE], H6053 [25SE], H6132 [2OC], H6258 [3OC], H6456 [9OC]

Statements

Kazakhstan Support of U.S. in Aftermath of Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft Into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, E1968 [31OC]

Subpoena Notices

Los Angeles County, CA, Municipal Court, H1502 [24AP]

Tributes

Bane, Marlene R., E1829 [9OC]

Goldrich, Jona, E679 [1MY]

Heidt, Horace, Sr., E867 [21MY]

Horner, Betty R., E803 [15MY]

Maguire, Cathy, E2204 [4DE]