PAUL, RON (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3880 [11JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4019 [16JY], H4175, H4177 [18JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4219 [18JY], H4354 [19JY], H4447 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Blame Congress for HMOs, Twila Brase, Ideas on Liberty (publication), E226 [27FE]

Conscription Is Harming Taiwan, Chang Yung-chien, Taipei (Republic of China) Times, E647 [26AP]

Crazy for Kazakhstan, Bill Richardson, Washington (DC) Times, E1508 [2AU]

Free Trade Doesn't Require Treaties, Pierre Lemieux, Wall Street Journal, E619 [24AP]

In Praise of an Economic Revolutionary, Bob McTeer, Wall Street Journal, E1453 [26JY]

Know Your Customer, Christopher Whalen, Barron's (publication), E172 [13FE]

Let Privateers Troll for Bin Laden, Larry J. Sechrest, E2203 [4DE]

Postal Service Has Its Eye on You, John Berlau, Insight (publication), E1219 [27JN]

Real Threat of the Faith-Based Initiative, Star Parker, GOPUSA.com (Internet site), E1089 [13JN]

So You Want To Go to War With China? Charley Reese, Orlando (FL) Sentinel, H1584 [25AP]

Sometimes the Economy Needs a Setback, James Grant, New York (NY) Times, E1618 [10SE]

South Korea Fears Bush Team Is Hindering Detente With North, Jay Solomon, Wall Street Journal, E632 [25AP]

Too Many Federal Cops, Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Washington (DC) Post, E2240 [7DE]

Turning Eighteen in America—Thoughts on Conscription, Michael R. Allen, Laissez Faire City Times (Internet site), E1087 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 914), H1717 [1MY]

Armed Forces: eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain nonavailability-of-health-care statements relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for pregnancies (see H.R. 1511), H1718 [1MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H224 [7FE]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H2709 [24MY]

———waive Medicare part B penalty for military retirees who enroll in TRICARE program (see H.R. 997), H1605 [25AP]

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), H3068 [12JN]

———prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard headgear until certification that the ammunition shortfall has been eliminated (see H.R. 1770), H2081 [9MY]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 135), H2281 [16MY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 190), H1660 [26AP]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 65), H2849 [25MY]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H9240 [11DE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 175), H827 [8MR]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 99), H167 [31JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: amend to increase specified contract amounts (see H.R. 2094), H4725 [26JY]

———create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1972), H3713 [27JN]

———waive requirements relative to contracts for school and library construction and repair (see H.R. 331), H163 [31JA]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (see H.J. Res. 35), H740 [7MR]

———establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 2235), H3259 [19JN]

———impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see H.R. 2457), H6056 [25SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: instruct the IMF to oppose loans to countries restricting oil production to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 1688), H1860 [2MY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 1008), H876 [13MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H628 [5MR]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H1012 [20MR] (see H.R. 1717), H2571 [22MY]

———eligibility of retired members of the Armed Forces for priority health care on the same basis as former POWs (see H.R. 2711), H5125 [1AU]

———ensure that senior citizen veterans shall be eligible for pension benefits without regard to disability (see H.R. 3087), H8133 [13NO]

———establish presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities of veterans who were exposed to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 514), H4352 [19JY]

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

———improve presumptive compensation benefits for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 1406), H1929 [7MY]

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

———recognize for purposes of employing physicians, board certifications from the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (see H. Res. 75), H2680 [23MY]

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H8248 [15NO]

Developing countries: prohibit export assistance to any company challenging an intellectual property law or policy of a country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1690), H2142 [10MY]

Disasters: 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]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H223 [7FE]

———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 2592), H4428 [23JY]

Education: allow home school students who are eligible for enrollment in the overseas defense dependents' education system to use auxiliary services of system schools (see H.R. 830), H622 [1MR]

———provide funding flexibility to States and local educational agencies for programs to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities (see H.R. 1527), H1498 [4AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: eliminate the funding limitation applicable to grants for special alternative instructional programs (see H.R. 637), H1061 [21MR]

Employment: exclude employer contributions to health care expenditure accounts from gross income for tax purposes and clarify applicability of ERISA to plans employing such accounts (see H.R. 2658), H4723 [26JY]

———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (see H.R. 648), H395 [14FE]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1982), H3068 [12JN]

———reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see H.R. 1602), H2890 [5JN]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 1479), H1486 (see H.R. 1479), H1496 [4AP]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H109 [30JA] (see H.R. 3333), H8337 [16NO]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 448), H2022 [8MY]

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

Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 1220), H1661 [26AP]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H64 [6JA]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460, 1460), H3207 [18JN]

———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 1455), H1485 (see H.R. 1455), H1494 [4AP]

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]

———prohibit any U.S. department or agency from transferring funds to any individual or entity that prohibits the display of the U.S. flag (see H.R. 3201), H8421 [27NO]

Food: improve cooperation and eliminate duplication between the Depts. of Agriculture and HHS in the area of food safety inspection (see H. Con. Res. 258), H7718 [1NO]

Foreign aid: prohibit certain foreign assistance to countries that consistently oppose the U.S. position in the U.N. General Assembly (see H.R. 1302), H3358 [20JN]

Foreign policy: recognize important relationship between the U.S. and Mexico (see H. Res. 233), H5405 [5SE]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 353), H164 [31JA]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2055), H2888 [5JN]

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 105), H167 [31JA]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H959 [19MR]

Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 2737), H5334 [2AU]

Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see H.R. 1964), H2678 [23MY]

———reduce paperwork and improve payment policies for services, and prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education (see H.R. 1128), H1191 [27MR]

Health care professionals: increase nonimmigrant visas for nurses and exempt certain hospitals in health professional shortage areas from certain employment requirements (see H.R. 2809), H6056 [25SE]

Higher Education Act: remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (see H.R. 1992), H6056 [25SE]

Immigration: establish a temporary moratorium on visas for certain aliens (see H.R. 3286), H8182 [14NO]

Insurance: increase the amount of Servicemember's Group Life Insurance paid to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces who died in the performance of duty (see H.R. 1015), H1191 [27MR]

Interstate commerce: renewal of interstate economic protectionism (see H. Res. 230), H5339 [2AU]

Kazakhstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1318), H2849 [25MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H1011 [20MR]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H827 [8MR]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H323 [13FE]

Medicare: adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (see H.R. 1375), H1409 [3AP]

———allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H10173 [17DE]

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H929 [14MR]

———coverage of home infusion drug therapies (see H.R. 2750), H5928 [21SE]

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

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H874 [13MR]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H959 [19MR]

———facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 1640), H1659 [26AP]

———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]

———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), H648 [6MR]

———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), H8420 [27NO]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H2890 [5JN]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H4113 [17JY]

Mental health: establish regional centers to help States, local governments, and other organizations develop activities and services to assist persons with persistent mental illnesses (see H.R. 2363), H4217 [18JY]

Minimum wage: provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 1441), H1605 [25AP]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1950), H3068 [12JN]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 189), H650 [6MR]

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

———protect tribes from coerced labor agreements (see H.R. 103), H167 [31JA]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1890), H2998 [7JN]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H3619 [26JN]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H2387 [21MY]

———treatment of cooperative mailings by nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 1169), H9239 [11DE]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]

Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and activities of local boards except during national emergencies and require report on development of standby registration program (see H.R. 1607), H3260 [19JN]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H443 [27FE]

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

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

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H623 [1MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H2712 [24MY]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H1116 [22MR]

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

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H3863 [10JY]

———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), H954 [15MR]

Taxation: adjust for inflation the amount of agricultural labor wages that can be paid without being subject to Federal unemployment taxes (see H.R. 1003), H876 [13MR]

———allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (see H.R. 1127), H2184 [15MY]

———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 deduction for State tuition program expenses and prohibit exclusion of distributions used for education expenses from gross income (see H.R. 475), H400 [14FE]

———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H224 [7FE]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H875 [13MR]

———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), H2998 [7JN]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 777), H505 [28FE]

———allow exclusion of tax-exempt bonds issued for health care or educational purposes in determination of interest expenses of financial institutions (see H.R. 2200), H4541 [24JY]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H10909 [19DE]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H3519 [25JN]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 877), H878 [13MR]

———allow tax credit for contributions for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, upgrading school facilities, and certain technology expenses (see H.R. 1681), H2712 [24MY]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H508 [28FE]

———change certain threshold and other tests to decrease the amount of farm labor wages subject to Social Security and Medicare taxes (see H.R. 1079), H1191 [27MR]

———clarify that certain small businesses are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 656), H3203 [14JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1115 [22MR]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H955 [15MR]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H3519 [25JN]

———encourage the development of a cost effective commercial space transportation industry (see H.R. 2177), H3619 [26JN]

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

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H323 [13FE]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 294), H325 [13FE]

———exempt deduction for charitable contributions from the phase-out of itemized deductions (see H.R. 776), H505 [28FE]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H2848 [25MY]

———expand child tax credit (see H.R. 539), H253 [8FE]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1296 [28MR]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1076), H1490 [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 credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2419), H8421 [27NO]

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

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

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H1717 [1MY]

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

———incentives for education (see H.R. 84), H27 [3JA] (see H.R. 538, 549), H253 [8FE]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA]

———increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 676), H396 [14FE]

———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools (see H.R. 379), H165 [31JA]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H3067 [12JN]

———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 1329), H1925 [3MY]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H1488 [4AP]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H4725 [26JY]

———permit private educational institutions to maintain certain qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 636), H394 [14FE]

———permit private educational institutions to maintain qualified tuition programs and provide exemption for distributions from such programs (see H.R. 249), H325 [13FE]

———prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions (see H.R. 27), H877 [13MR]

———provide a credit for higher education loan interest payments (see H.R. 1072), H1411 [3AP]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 507), H222 [7FE]

———provide incentives for health coverage for the uninsured (see H.R. 1181), H1113 [22MR]

———provide incentives for the ownership and control of corporations by employees (see H.R. 2416), H3804 [28JN]

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 3041), H7723 [5NO]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H2712 [24MY]

———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H223 [7FE]

———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), H2712 [24MY]

———reduce and simplify income tax rates and eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 456), H400 [14FE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 42), H167 [31JA]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]

———remove the requirement of a mandatory beginning date for distributions from individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1368), H5125 [1AU]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 437), H325 [13FE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H400 [14FE]

———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (see H.R. 804), H2184 [15MY]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 1694), H1923 [3MY]

———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H397 [14FE]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H325 [13FE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122, 192), H224 [7FE]

———repeal the alternative minimum tax and income limitations on itemized deductions, personal exemptions, and the child tax credit (see H.R. 275), H224 [7FE]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 1575), H2185 [15MY]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns (see H.R. 191), H955 [15MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2082 [9MY]

———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1466), H1485 (see H.R. 1466), H1495 [4AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H3712 [27JN]

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1524), H1498 [4AP]

———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 494), H222 [7FE]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see H.R. 744), H651 [6MR]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1659), H2998 [7JN]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H5126 [1AU]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1483), H2185 [15MY]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1557 [24AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H1295 [28MR]

———treatment of foods and supplements for dietary use, and medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 3475), H10055 [12DE]

———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see H.R. 991), H875 [13MR]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2462), H5340 [2AU]

———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see H.R. 342), H877 [13MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 774), H505 [28FE]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 678), H396 [14FE]

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H2023 [8MY]

———treatment of primary health providers in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 2449), H5616 [13SE]

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

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 248), H325 [13FE]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H254 [8FE]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 1596), H2998 [7JN]

———treatment of unused benefits under cafeteria plans that allow flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket medical expenses (see H.R. 167), H167 [31JA]

Terrorism: encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H7959 [8NO]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H400 [14FE]

———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]

———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 (see H. Con. Res. 233), H5926 [21SE]

Time: permit States in the Pacific time zone to temporarily adjust the standard time relative to the energy crisis (see H.R. 704), H1717 [1MY]

U.N.: reject any decree, proclamation, or treaty adopted by the Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects which would infringe on the right of U.S. citizens to bear arms (see H. Res. 197), H4112 [17JY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H4863 [30JY]

———change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H2680 [23MY]

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

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

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H1489 [4AP]

Voting: guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H3806 [28JN]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H1346 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 3417), H8948 [5DE]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3220), H7718 [1NO]

———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (see H.R. 2896), H5704 [14SE]

Courts: provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to hear abortion-related cases (see H.R. 2875), H5487 [10SE]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 2662), H4724 [26JY]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for national teacher testing or certification and the withholding of funds to States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific certification proposals (see H.R. 966), H827 [8MR]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule relative to confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (see H.J. Res. 38), H955 [15MR]

Employment: protect employer rights by not allowing professional union organizers to compel employers to force employees to pay union dues as a condition of employment (see H.R. 2800), H5337 [2AU]

Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1762), H2022 [8MY]

Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 2265), H3463 [21JN]

Foreign policy: recognize important relationship between the U.S. and Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 206), H4949 [31JY]

Government: separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 864), H647 [6MR]

International Criminal Court Treaty: intentions relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 23), H254 [8FE]

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: exclude certain properties (see H.R. 2289), H3465 [21JN]

Labor unions: permit elections to decertify representation by a labor organization (see H.R. 694), H397 [14FE]

Medicare: remove the sunset and numerical limitation on participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2802), H5337 [2AU]

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 1597), H1657 [26AP]

Pharmaceuticals: provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (see H.R. 2801), H5337 [2AU]

Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Presidential treaty power is limited by the Constitution and that any exercise of such power inconsistent with the Constitution shall have no legal force or effect (see H. Con. Res. 49), H649 [6MR]

———repeal the War Powers Resolution (see H.J. Res. 27), H649 [6MR]

Privacy: prohibit the establishment of any uniform national health care identifying number or health information database (see H.R. 2615), H4540 [24JY]

———protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H63 [6JA]

Roads and highways: vehicle weight and width limits (see H.R. 2083), H2955 [6JN]

Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see H.R. 3495), H10066 [13DE]

Social Security: 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), H63 [6JA]

States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for certain parties (see H.R. 2268), H3464 [21JN]

Taxation: allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 370), H165 [31JA]

———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 368), H165 [31JA]

———constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, estate, and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens (see H.J. Res. 45), H1604 [25AP]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2410), H3804 [28JN]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (see H.R. 2411), H3804 [28JN]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 369), H165 [31JA]

———restore awareness of the cost of government by eliminating the withholding of income taxes by employers and requiring individuals to pay income taxes in monthly installments (see H.R. 1364), H1408 [3AP]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 1599), H1658 [26AP]

Terrorism: authorize issuance of letters of marque and reprisal to respond to acts of air piracy (see H.R. 3076), H6504 [10OC]

———repeal regulations that prevent Federal agencies from sharing information, strengthen investigation and prosecution procedures, and reduce immigration from certain countries (see H.R. 3069), H6458 [9OC]

———update definition of piracy to include air piracy to allow for punishment and issuance of letters of marque and reprisal (see H.R. 3074), H6504 [10OC]

U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), H1059 [21MR]

U.S.: reaffirm as a republic (see H. Con. Res. 48), H649 [6MR]

U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 277), H8343 [19NO]

Weapons: prohibit the destruction of intercontinental ballistic missile silos in the U.S. (see H.R. 1665), H1715 [1MY]

Petitions and memorials

Texas: removal of sanctions against Cuba, E1452 [26JY]

Remarks

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (H. Con. Res. 145), H3117 [13JN]

———U.S. policy, H7327-H7329 [25OC], H8649-H8654 [29NO]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3887 [11JY], E1345 [17JY]

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), H5640 [14SE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7649 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7649 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3220), E1991 [2NO]

———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (H.R. 2896), H6047 [25SE], H6441 [9OC]

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (H.R. 2133), E1264 [29JN]

Bush, President: proposal to expand the participation of faith-based organizations in the provision of social services, E1089 [13JN]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy, H1582, H1584 [25AP]

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), H4259 [19JY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (H.R. 3054), H10196 [18DE]

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

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1636 [26AP]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (H.R. 2662), E1451 [26JY]

Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (H.R. 2510), E1616 [10SE]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for national teacher testing or certification and the withholding of funds to States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific certification proposals (H.R. 966), E321 [8MR]

———State testing and assessment programs funding, H2417 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule relative to confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (H.J. Res. 38), E371 [15MR]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2124 [10MY], H2196 [16MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), consideration (H. Res. 138), H2088 [10MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4175, H4176, H4177, H4178 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6666 [11OC]

Domestic policy: effect of political party objectives on the economy, H212-H216 [7FE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H7327-H7329 [25OC]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3887 [11JY], E1345 [17JY]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by U.S. citizens for personal use, E1345 [17JY]

Economy: impact of international organizations' management of world trade, finance, and monetary systems, H854 [13MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, H279 [13FE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2417 [22MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 28), H184 [6FE]

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

Employment: protect employer rights by not allowing professional union organizers to compel employers to force employees to pay union dues as a condition of employment (H.R. 2800), E1540 [3AU]

Eximbank: funding, H4447, H4448 [24JY]

———funding relative to loan guarantees made to the Iron Business Corp. of Benxi Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., H4441 [24JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4051 [17JY]

Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of foods and dietary supplements (H.R. 2265), E1175 [21JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2196 [16MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4441, H4447, H4448 [24JY]

Foreign policy: U.S. policy relative to foreign interventionism, H6047 [25SE]

Foreign trade: objectives of free trade movements, E619 [24AP]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H279 [13FE], H989 [20MR]

———impact of money supply on economic conditions, H1102 [22MR], H5442-H5445 [6SE], H7563 [31OC]

Government: impact of intervention policies and actions relative to domestic and foreign affairs, H232-H236 [8FE], E632 [25AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E226 [27FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, E226 [27FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5215 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), consideration (H. Res. 219), H5191 [2AU]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 15), H122 [31JA]

Inflation: impact on economic conditions, E732 [4MY]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8607 [29NO]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), E1880 [12OC]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party, H2124 [10MY]

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

Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (H.J. Res. 75), H10420, H10422, H10423, H10424, H10425 [19DE]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Con. Res. 280), H8870 [5DE]

Kazakhstan: independence anniversary, E1508 [2AU]

———normal trade relations status (H.R. 1318), E1508 [2AU]

Labor unions: permit elections to decertify representation by a labor organization (H.R. 694), E188 [14FE]

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (H.R. 1597), E647 [26AP], E1087 [13JN]

NATO: endorse further enlargement (H.R. 3167), H7872 [7NO]

———endorse further enlargement (H.R. 3167), consideration (H. Res. 277), H7863 [7NO]

Pharmaceuticals: provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (H.R. 2801), E1537, E1542 [3AU]

———reinstate reasonable pricing requirements for drugs developed with Federal funding or research, H6666 [11OC]

Phillips, Tom: Young Americans for Freedom (organization) Guardian of Freedom award recipient, E1384 [20JY]

Postal Service: reform regulatory authority and repeal authority to implement ``Know Your Customer'' policies, E1219 [27JN]

Privacy: prohibit the establishment of any uniform national health care identifying number or health information database (H.R. 2615), E1417 [24JY]

———protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (H.R. 220), E8 [3JA], E172 [13FE]

Rusher, William: Young Americans for Freedom (organization) Lifetime Achievement award recipient, E1384 [20JY]

Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4926 [31JY]

———prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (H.R. 3495), E2303 [14DE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4926 [31JY]

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]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), H3100, 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: allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (H.R. 370), E77 [31JA]

———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (H.R. 368), H2417 [22MY], E73 [31JA]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2410), E1262 [29JN]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (H.R. 2411), E1262 [29JN]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (H.R. 369), H2417 [22MY], E71 [31JA]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (H.R. 1599), E645 [26AP]

Terrorism: authorize issuance of letters of marque and reprisal to respond to acts of air piracy (H.R. 3076), E1837 [10OC], E2202 [4DE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H6047 [25SE], H7327 [25OC]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5511 [11SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6768 [12OC]

———repeal regulations that prevent Federal agencies from sharing information, strengthen investigation and prosecution procedures, and reduce immigration from certain countries (H.R. 3069), E1835 [9OC]

———U.S. policy, H7327 [25OC], H8649-H8654 [29NO]

———update definition of piracy to include air piracy to allow for punishment and issuance of letters of marque and reprisal (H.R. 3074), E1837 [10OC], E2202 [4DE]

Texas: anniversary of State Constitution, E1363 [18JY]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9019 [6DE]

U.N.: prohibit funding for payment of U.S. contributions to peacekeeping operations, H4177, H4178 [18JY]

———prohibit funding for payment of U.S. contributions to U.N. or any affiliated agency, H4175, H4176, H4177 [18JY]

———U.S. membership, H2137 [10MY]

U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: tribute (H. Con. Res. 277), H8766 [4DE]

Yugoslavia: U.S. policy relative to the transfer of Slobodan Milosevic to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, H4021 [17JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3514 [25JN], H3858 [10JY]

Special order: granted, H319 [13FE], H405 [26FE], H874 [13MR], H1009 [20MR], H1110 [22MR], H1551 [24AP], H2138 [10MY], H2705 [24MY], H2885 [5JN], H4109 [17JY], H6456 [9OC], H7590 [31OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Texas State Constitution anniversary: Texas State Legislature, E1363 [18JY]

Tributes

Bastiat, Claude Frederic, E1453 [26JY]

Solomon, Gerald B.H., H7863 [7NO]