ACKERMAN, GARY L. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6138 [2OC], H6366 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H4428 [23JY]

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H741 [7MR]

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

———provide assistance for relief and reconstruction (see H.R. 3427, 3427), H9077 [6DE]

———provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H6700 [11OC]

———tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and ensure inclusion of women in any newly established Government (see H. Res. 281), H8421 [27NO]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H6781 [12OC]

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

———reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H2335 [17MY]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H5925 [21SE]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058, 3058), H10966 [20DE]

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

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

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

———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), H2890 [5JN]

Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 118), H1716 [1MY]

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

Business and industry: allow a grace period for payment of bills by consumers whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3217), H8133 [13NO]

———ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360, 1360), H10067 [13DE]

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), H1061 [21MR]

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

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

Children and youth: require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 367), H400 [14FE]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4216 [18JY]

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

China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (see H.R. 2739), H8421 [27NO]

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

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1347 [29MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), 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, 3054), H9078 [6DE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2498), H4541 [24JY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H2998 [7JN]

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]

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

Crime: 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]

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

Cuba: human rights violations (see H. Res. 91), H959 [19MR]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish certain procedures for exports of commercial satellites and related items (see H.R. 1707), H2281 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see H.R. 948), H3358 [20JN]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H444 [27FE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds (see H.R. 1868), H2280 [16MY]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 477), H221 [7FE]

———provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3163), H7217 [23OC]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1116 [22MR]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 2633, 2634), H4633 [25JY]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H2387 [21MY]

Disasters: authorize disaster assistance for recovery from earthquakes in India and El Salvador (see H.R. 1760), H2021 [8MY]

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), H6702 [11OC]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1346 [29MR]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H959 [19MR]

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]

Education: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1536), H1718 [1MY]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H325 [13FE]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H3466 [21JN]

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]

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

FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see H.R. 3494, 3494), H10910 [19DE]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H3519 [25JN]

Federal employees: health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 389), H224 [7FE]

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]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (see H.R. 3169), H7333 [25OC]

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

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

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H2185 [15MY]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5333 [2AU]

———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), H4863 [30JY]

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H1116 [22MR]

Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: designate (see H.R. 3392, 3392), H8842 [4DE]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 1680), H4724 [26JY]

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: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H5456 [6SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H1717 [1MY] (see H.R. 2563), H4541 [24JY]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431, 3431), H9077 [6DE]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H3068 [12JN]

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H4009 [12JY]

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

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

Immigration: 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), H4378 [20JY]

———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), H1188 [27MR]

———prevent admission, require removal, and authorize investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide abroad (see H.R. 1449), H1484 (see H.R. 1449), H1494 [4AP]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H397 [14FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1713), H2023 [8MY]

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

———lift nuclear test sanctions (see H.R. 2889), H5703 [14SE]

———welcome Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee upon U.S. visit and affirm support in campaign against international terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 264), H7909 [7NO]

Indonesia: provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 675), H396 [14FE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1554 [24AP]

Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H4634 [25JY]

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 887), H648 [6MR]

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

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H1556 [24AP]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H506 [28FE]

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

———require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 287), H3519 [25JN]

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

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), H2712 [24MY]

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

———relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 30), H324 [13FE]

Kazakhstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1318), H1718 [1MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H8248 [15NO]

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]

Law enforcement officers: increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H6137 [2OC]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300, 300), H10067 [13DE]

———make available royalties received from domestic Federal oil and gas production (see H.R. 962), H1191 [27MR]

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]

Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360, 3360), H9078 [6DE]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414, 3414), H8948 [5DE]

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

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

Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H4949 [31JY]

———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), H2890 [5JN]

———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), H4378 [20JY]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H6137 [2OC]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H4216 [18JY]

———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), H4353 [19JY]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 148), H6061 [26SE]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 2058), H4429 [23JY]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H7852 [6NO]

———provide incentive payments for multi-year contracts entered into by Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 274), H4863 [30JY]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H1558 [24AP]

———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 758), H442 [27FE]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 3318), H8732 [29NO]

———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, 3351), H8843 [4DE]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380, 2380), H9078 [6DE]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2388 [21MY]

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]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority until certification that no excavation of the Temple Mount in Israel is being conducted (see H.R. 2566), H5340 [2AU]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H1717 [1MY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349, 2349), H10355 [18DE]

National Children's Memorial Flag Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1660 [26AP]

———support (see H. Con. Res. 98), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 98), H1499 [4AP]

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

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

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

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H7960 [8NO]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H4949 [31JY]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 1334), H2082 [9MY]

New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (see H. Res. 172), H3259 [19JN]

———tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 243), H6138 [2OC]

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

Northern Ireland: recognize historical and political impact of 1981 Irish Republican hunger strikers on peace process (see H. Res. 132), H4353 [19JY]

Office of World Trade Center Attack Claims: establish to pay claims for injury to businesses and property suffered as a result of the attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3272, 3272), H9078 [6DE]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H4724 [26JY]

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

Patriot Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 71), H7333 [25OC]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]

Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations (see H.R. 2839), H5405 [5SE]

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

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

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H2848 [25MY]

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

Queens, NY: temporarily limit the number of airline flights at LaGuardia Airport (see H.R. 757), H442 [27FE]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6380 [4OC]

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 242), H7719 [1NO]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1558 [24AP]

Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (see H.R. 3379, 3379), H10055 [12DE]

Refugees: support victims of torture (see H. Con. Res. 168), H3357 [20JN]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 751), H3068 [12JN]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1125), H5125 [1AU]

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), H7718 [1NO]

Schools: establish a program for an information clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation (see H.R. 2560), H4725 [26JY]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see H.R. 1088), H959 [19MR]

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

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), H254 [8FE]

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

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H1488 [4AP]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H3358 [20JN]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 844), H623 [1MR]

———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 128), H1716 [1MY]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464, 1464), H9078 [6DE]

———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), H4216 [18JY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H3068 [12JN]

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

Taxation: allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 3040), H6458 [9OC]

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

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H5972 [24SE]

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

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

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

Terrorism: 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 (see H.R. 2882), H5615 [13SE]

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

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 85), H112 [30JA]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (see H.R. 3019), H8181 [14NO]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 97), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 97), H1499 [4AP]

U.N.: 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. 212), H4780 [27JY]

United We Stand Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 260), H6505 [10OC]

Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 994), H875 [13MR]

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

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H325 [13FE]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H4863 [30JY]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8181 [14NO]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H2023 [8MY]

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

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), H6919 [16OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

Dept. of Transportation: withhold highway funds from any State that permits an individual to use a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle (see H.R. 1837), H2183 [15MY]

FAA: establish a program to train Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers to be volunteers in the Federal Air Marshal Program (see H.R. 3562, 3562), H10964 [20DE]

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), H2140 [10MY]

Foreign trade: encourage full participation in the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum (see H. Con. Res. 194), H4540 [24JY]

Terrorism: issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2905), H5925 [21SE]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8533 [28NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6367, H6368 [4OC]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock, H6367, H6368 [4OC]

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), H5666 [14SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1521 [24AP]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7680 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7680 [1NO]

Bangladesh: independence anniversary, E463 [27MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 14), H117 [31JA]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (H.R. 428), H1505 [24AP]

———U.N. participation, E1600 [6SE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8533 [28NO]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2243 [16MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, H7936 [8NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4050 [17JY]

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

Galler, Betty: Free Sons of Israel Foundation Fund honoree, E613 [24AP]

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

Housing: increase FHA multifamily loan limits, H7936 [8NO]

Huntington, NY: anniversary of VFW Nathan Hale Post No. 1469, E1887 [12OC]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 15), H119 [31JA]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Con. Res. 280), H8871 [5DE]

Lebanon: military assistance funding relative to deployment of Lebanese armed forces to Israeli-Lebanese border, H2243 [16MY]

New York: provide for temporary emergency unemployment assistance, H8533 [28NO]

New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (H. Res. 172), H3635 [27JN]

Queens, NY: anniversary of Bayside Jewish Center, E914 [23MY]

———tribute to Eastern Queens Democratic Club honorees, E977 [25MY]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), H3170 [14JN]

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), H267 [13FE]

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), H5510 [11SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H319 [13FE], H439 [27FE], H646 [6MR], H874 [13MR], H1110 [22MR]

Tributes

Hyland, Helene, E1958 [30OC]

Rabinowitz, Stuart, E2133 [27NO]

Stahl, Rhoda, E618 [24AP]

Tick, Lillian, E1163 [20JN]