SANDLIN, MAX (a Representative from Texas)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1280), H2680 [23MY]

———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]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3110), H6779 [12OC]

———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (see H.R. 2896), H8133 [13NO]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H7333 [25OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds vote to pass legislation that would result in a deficit (see H.J. Res. 53), H3357 [20JN]

———make process more transparent (see H.R. 1257), H1189 [27MR]

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]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: design, construct, and equip new facilities and renovate existing facilities to improve response to bioterrorism (see H.R. 3219), H7960 [8NO]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]

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

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

Children and youth: give highest priority to providing assistance, services, and benefits to children who lost parents or guardians in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 228), H5928 [21SE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1429), H1483 (see H.R. 1429), H1493 [4AP]

———increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1650), H2849 [25MY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H3260 [19JN]

———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care and early learning services, and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 265), H400 [14FE]

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

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

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

Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 1152), H1059 [21MR]

Computers: provide unexpended universal service funds to low-income schools for updating of computer hardware (see H.R. 346), H1925 [3MY]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H398 [14FE]

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), H9078 [6DE]

———award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H8843 [4DE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H1923 [3MY]

———require retailers of farm-raised fish to inform consumers of the country of origin (see H.R. 2439), H3861 [10JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H878 [13MR]

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

———provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1226), H1188 [27MR]

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

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H3961 [11JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish and maintain a panel to provide expert scientific recommendations in the field of cell development (see H.R. 2863), H5616 [13SE]

———provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H1061 [21MR]

Dept. of HUD: increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H5736 [19SE]

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), H1295 [28MR]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H3960 [11JY]

———extend payment of certain benefits through the date of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 2223), H4113 [17JY]

———improve presumptive compensation benefits for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 1406), H2890 [5JN]

———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H2890 [5JN]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H1112 [22MR]

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

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 933), H1489 [4AP]

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

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1112 [22MR]

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

———provide for an awareness program and a study on a rare form of breast cancer (see H.R. 3186), H7529 [30OC]

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

Education: authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs, student loan forgiveness, and professional development programs for teachers in rural areas (see H.R. 2102), H4378 [20JY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 100, 101), H27 [3JA]

———establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs (see H.R. 1476), H1661 [26AP]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H1660 [26AP]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 117), H254 [8FE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 687), H1489 [4AP]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 1096), H1489 [4AP]

———provide grants to local agencies to assist schools in obtaining computer software for multilingual education (see H.R. 1217), H2890 [5JN]

Employment: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 1489), H1487 (see H.R. 1489), H1496 [4AP]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5339 [2AU]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H1489 [4AP]

Federal employees: availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 579), H1116 [22MR]

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

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H4113 [17JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 689), H397 [14FE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H5616 [13SE]

Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 1220), H1717 [1MY]

———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]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H2848 [25MY]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H7960 [8NO]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 325), H5488 [10SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H2388 [21MY]

Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H1557 [24AP]

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), H4113 [17JY]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H1346 [29MR]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H9239 [11DE]

———protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H1013 [20MR]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 169), H1605 [25AP]

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

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

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides (see H. Con. Res. 69), H1012 [20MR]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 1674), H2281 [16MY]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H.R. 2059), H3619 [26JN]

———prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 2340), H3712 [27JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H252 [8FE] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1661 [26AP]

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), H2849 [25MY]

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

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

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H6920 [16OC]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 674), H396 [14FE]

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

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 659), H828 [8MR] (see H.R. 737), H1410 [3AP] (see H.R. 1330), H1558 [24AP]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 714), H398 [14FE]

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

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 3166), H7308 [24OC]

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

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

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H1116 [22MR]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H112 [30JA]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 580), H1660 [26AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H1488 [4AP]

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

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

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

Judiciary: provide for automatic annual increases in judicial salaries (see H.R. 570), H1489 [4AP]

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

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

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1007), H2184 [15MY]

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H6137 [2OC]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H7960 [8NO]

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

Libraries: provide public library construction and technology enhancement (see H.R. 1525), H2680 [23MY]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H6056 [25SE] (see H. Con. Res. 54), H2849 [25MY]

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]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H10910 [19DE]

———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]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H2679 [23MY]

———State requirements for financial recovery from an individual's estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health plan (see H.R. 1001), H1557 [24AP]

Medicare: adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (see H.R. 1375), H1490 [4AP]

———clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H1487 (see H.R. 1490), H1496 [4AP]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H1116 [22MR]

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

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

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H1116 [22MR]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H10964 [20DE]

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

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 148), H167 [31JA]

———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 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), H877 [13MR]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H1482 (see H.R. 1400), H1491 [4AP]

———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 758), H2022 [8MY]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H2082 [9MY]

———remove restrictions on coverage of periodic health examinations (see H.R. 1568), H1555 [24AP]

———require providers to disclose staffing and performance data (see H.R. 1804), H2712 [24MY]

———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), H8843 [4DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H2185 [15MY]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H2711 [24MY]

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

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H8133 [13NO]

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

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see H.J. Res. 42), H1345 [29MR]

National Guard: tribute to continued commitment of combat units deployed in support of Army operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3204 [14JN]

National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H3805 [28JN]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see H.R. 3473), H10055 [12DE]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7333 [25OC]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H2849 [25MY]

NIH: implement guidelines for research using human pluripotent stem cells (see H.R. 2747), H5456 [6SE]

NIST: investigate feasibility and cost of implementing secure computer system for remote voting and communication by Congress and establish system to ensure business continuity for congressional operations (see H.R. 3481), H10066 [13DE]

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

NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 1660), H1715 [1MY]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H2849 [25MY]

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

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

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H2889 [5JN]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Pipelines: improve safety (see H.R. 3609), H10965 [20DE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H507 [28FE]

———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1861), H2571 [22MY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H1121 [26MR]

———increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 683), H1295 [28MR]

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

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1948), H2890 [5JN]

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

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1191 [27MR]

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

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

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 970), H827 [8MR]

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

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

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

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

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H1660 [26AP]

———improve benefit computation formula for workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 870), H648 [6MR]

———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), H2023 [8MY]

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

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 956), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H954 [15MR]

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

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

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H443 [27FE]

———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 1340), H3806 [28JN]

———allow individuals a refundable credit based on their earned income (see H.R. 508), H222 [7FE]

———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see H.R. 2001), H3713 [27JN]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 102), H27 [3JA]

———encourage the development of a cost effective commercial space transportation industry (see H.R. 2177), H3201 [14JN]

———enhance domestic oil and gas production (see H.R. 805), H624 [1MR]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H832 [12MR] (see H.R. 1676), H1860 [2MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1116 [22MR]

———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 794), H506 [28FE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H3068 [12JN]

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

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H5405 [5SE]

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

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H1012 [20MR]

———provide a credit to public elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses (see H.R. 1477), H2185 [15MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H928 [14MR]

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

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 2082), H2955 [6JN]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H1190 [27MR]

———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H1116 [22MR]

———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]

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

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H5616 [13SE]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 2354), H6702 [11OC]

———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), H1557 [24AP]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1926 [3MY]

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H1718 [1MY]

———treatment of timber sales by landowners (see H.R. 1341), H5125 [1AU]

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

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8336 [16NO]

———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), H5928 [21SE]

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

Unemployment: expand coverage options for unemployed workers to receive and pay for COBRA health insurance benefits and provide for a program of enhanced unemployment coverage (see H.R. 3471), H10054 [12DE]

Veterans: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 862), H2889 [5JN]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 442), H5616 [13SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H225 [7FE] (see H.R. 609), H2889 [5JN]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H166 [31JA]

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

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H1488 [4AP]

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

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H6260 [3OC]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 2670), H4779 [27JY]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 285), H1488 [4AP]

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

Credit cards: impose a temporary cap on interest rates (see H.R. 3125, 3126), H6780 [12OC]

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

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H755 [8MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3305 [20JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H724 [7MR], H745, H774, H782 [8MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1238 [28MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 136), H2033 [9MY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), recommit conference report (H. Res. 134), H1952 [8MY]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, E1061 [8JN]

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), E1554 [3AU]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes, H3597 [26JN]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H1837 [2MY]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding, H3597 [26JN]

———guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages, H5270 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5184, H5270, H5284 [2AU]

———provide for health care liability and medical malpractice reform, H5284 [2AU]

Ice storms: disaster assistance, H3305 [20JN]

Jarvis Christian College: Tom Joyner Foundation College of the Month award recipient, E1972 [31OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1837 [2MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 216), H5002 [1AU]

Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (H.R. 848), E263 [1MR]

Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes, E1061 [8JN]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1439 [4AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10863 [19DE]

———rates (H.R. 3), H655, H724 [7MR], H745, H774, H782 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), E873 [21MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, E1061 [8JN]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1318 [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), H5541 [11SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3616 [26JN]