DOYLE, MICHAEL F. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (see H. Con. Res. 145), H2890 [5JN]

———prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Con. Res. 26), H7719 [1NO]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H5456 [6SE]

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]

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 103), H1606 [25AP]

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

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

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

Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H5406 [5SE]

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

———restore certain education benefits of reservist and active duty servicemembers participating in military action against Afghanistan (see H.R. 3240), H7908 [7NO]

———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]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7358 [29OC]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2955), H6055 [25SE]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2362), H3802 [28JN]

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]

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

Business and industry: increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 2985), H6135 [2OC]

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), H10909 [19DE]

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

Charities: distribution of donations collected to support relief efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 276), H8421 [27NO]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H4780 [27JY]

China, People's Republic of: revoke authority to extend permanent normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1497), H1497 [4AP]

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

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]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see H.R. 2323), H3618 [26JN]

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 245), H6458 [9OC]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 865), H956 [15MR]

Conservation of energy: require Federal agencies to acquire central air conditioners and heat pumps that meet or exceed certain efficiency standards (see H.R. 2516), H4111 [17JY]

Consumers: requirements on credit card issuers relative to mailing of monthly statements (see H.R. 296), H110 [30JA]

Credit: prohibit creditors from penalizing consumers with late fees, increased interest rates, or adverse credit reports, whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3175), H8248 [15NO]

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

Crime: provide additional punishments for offenders committing fraud aimed at taking advantage of a national emergency (see H.R. 2986), H6136 [2OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H2680 [23MY]

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

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

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H10966 [20DE]

———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), H3358 [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating Camp Security located in York County, PA, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3038), H6379 [4OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H2998 [7JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance authority to recruit and retain qualified nurses for the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 3017), H6260 [3OC]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 1237), H1188 [27MR]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H1408 [3AP]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H222 [7FE]

———improve presumptive compensation benefits for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 1406), H1482 (see H.R. 1406), H1492 [4AP]

———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (see H.R. 2540), H4541 [24JY]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H1484 (see H.R. 1435), H1493 [4AP]

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H4724 [26JY]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H3618 [26JN]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H5928 [21SE]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 25), H444 [27FE]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H508 [28FE]

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

———regulate receipt of donated prescription drug samples by charitable health care entities (see H.R. 2740), H6056 [25SE]

Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H1605 [25AP]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 687), H3150 [13JN]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 573), H444 [27FE]

Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, PA: designate (see H.R. 558), H444 [27FE]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 1306), H1558 [24AP]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H6056 [25SE]

ERISA: increase the phase-in limitation for benefit improvements made prior to plan termination (see H.R. 2134), H5340 [2AU]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 2180), H3201 [14JN]

———improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 3075), H6504 [10OC]

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

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H441 [27FE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H5616 [13SE]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 2588), H8843 [4DE]

———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H6137 [2OC]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H1717 [1MY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H1555 [24AP]

Financial institutions: ensure continued stability of the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1293), H2387 [21MY]

Firearms: inherent right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 222), H5972 [24SE]

Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 3358), H8563 [28NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]

Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy persons (see H.R. 2185), H5406 [5SE]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 713), H398 [14FE]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H3068 [12JN]

Foreign aid: increase accountability relative to the education and training of foreign military personnel (see H.R. 1594), H3713 [27JN]

Foreign policy: support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H5971 [24SE]

Foreign trade: encourage full participation in the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum (see H. Con. Res. 194), H6702 [11OC]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H7910 [7NO]

———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]

``God Bless America'': designate as the national hymn of the U.S. (see H.R. 3051), H6421 [5OC]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 1674), H2956 [6JN]

———develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see H. Res. 115), H1487 (see H. Res. 115), H1499 [4AP]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H877 [13MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H650 [6MR] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]

Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 3336), H9078 [6DE]

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

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), H6137 [2OC]

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

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H4780 [27JY]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5616 [13SE]

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

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

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: repeal requirement to collect information on nonimmigrant foreign students and exchange program participants (see H.R. 2779), H5407 [5SE]

Immigration: allow the Dept. of State and INS electronic access to certain FBI criminal records to determine whether or not a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal record (see H.R. 2965), H7960 [8NO]

———asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H444 [27FE]

———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), H2890 [5JN]

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

———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]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 737), H441 [27FE]

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

———coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 37), H399 [14FE]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H5405 [5SE]

———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 coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H1489 [4AP]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H1410 [3AP]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1809), H3068 [12JN]

———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]

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

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 2622), H5488 [10SE]

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see H.R. 2160), H3149 [13JN]

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), H877 [13MR]

Italian Americans: eliminate negative and unfair stereotyping and present in a more balanced and positive manner by the entertainment industry (see H. Con. Res. 141), H2679 [23MY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H7852 [6NO]

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

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

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2281 [16MY]

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

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 180), H5488 [10SE]

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

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H508 [28FE]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H876 [13MR]

———State requirements for financial recovery from an individual's estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health plan (see H.R. 1001), H2889 [5JN]

Medicare: comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see H.R. 2178), H4541 [24JY]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H5456 [6SE]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H650 [6MR]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H8132 [13NO]

———coverage of home infusion drug therapies (see H.R. 2750), H7852 [6NO]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2890 [5JN]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H5455 [6SE]

———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]

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 2294), H4429 [23JY]

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

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H4725 [26JY]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H2890 [5JN]

———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]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H1113 [22MR]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 148), H877 [13MR]

———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), H8421 [27NO]

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H2890 [5JN]

———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3267), H8421 [27NO]

———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), H3465 [21JN]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 3318), H9240 [11DE]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H9078 [6DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H5406 [5SE]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1345 [29MR]

Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (see H.R. 677), H5406 [5SE]

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]

Monuments and memorials: provide grants to repair veterans memorials (see H.R. 1469), H2998 [7JN]

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

National Guard: provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H223 [7FE]

National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 271), H8843 [4DE]

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), H2890 [5JN]

———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]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H1558 [24AP]

NIST: establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (see H.R. 524), H325 [13FE]

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), H1925 [3MY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3519 [25JN]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 695), H397 [14FE]

Older Americans Act: Elderly Nutrition Programs anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H10055 [12DE]

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]

Palestinians: condemn the Palestinian Authority and various Palestinian organizations for using children as soldiers and inciting children to acts of violence and war (see H. Con. Res. 202), H6057 [25SE]

Paterno, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 276), H7591 [31OC]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H8564 [28NO]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 238), H5704 [14SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H325 [13FE]

———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1861), H2279 [16MY]

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

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1948), H5406 [5SE]

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]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H7529 [30OC]

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

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H6137 [2OC]

———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), H508 [28FE]

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

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2630), H4633 [25JY]

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H7910 [7NO]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 956), H1013 [20MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]

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

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H1187 [27MR]

———State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H1187 [27MR]

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

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 931), H1557 [24AP]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H3068 [12JN]

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

———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), H5456 [6SE]

———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), H218 [7FE]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H2712 [24MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1112 [22MR]

———encourage the development and deployment of innovative and efficient energy technologies (see H.R. 1945), H2570 [22MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1489 [4AP]

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H3203 [14JN]

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

———include compensation for compulsory or involuntary commercial plant conversions as income or gain (see H.R. 2822), H5337 [2AU]

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

———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 1329), H3068 [12JN]

———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H3712 [27JN]

———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), H1346 [29MR]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 710), H2022 [8MY]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H4949 [31JY]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H2281 [16MY]

———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H2184 [15MY]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2712 [24MY]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 1507), H4724 [26JY]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H1346 [29MR]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1483), H1486 (see H.R. 1483), H1496 [4AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H2889 [5JN]

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

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

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

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1780), H3260 [19JN]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H5928 [21SE]

Tobacco products: prohibit importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 1454), H5927 [21SE]

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

Veterans: improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 801), H1116 [22MR]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1490 [4AP]

———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), H325 [13FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H222 [7FE]

Voting: protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H8421 [27NO]

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

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

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H444 [27FE]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1425), H5406 [5SE]

World Trade Organization: oppose changes that weaken existing antidumping and safeguard laws during upcoming negotiations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H7719 [1NO]

———preserve ability of the U.S. to rigorously enforce its trade laws and ensure that U.S. exports are not subject to abusive use of trade laws by other countries (see H. Con. Res. 262), H7852 [6NO]

Yugoslavia: commend transfer of Slobodan Milosevic and other alleged war criminals to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and provide aid to support economic and democratic reforms (see H. Res. 200), H5929 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 336), H163 [31JA]

———revise computation of retirement annuities for part-time employees (see H.R. 2182), H3201 [14JN]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in Pennsylvania (see H.R. 2382), H3803 [28JN]

National parks and recreation areas: establish the Steel Industry National Historic Park in Pennsylvania (see H.R. 635), H394 [14FE]

Taxation: clarify credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 3352), H8420 [27NO]

Remarks

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 1831), H2353 [21MY]

Congress: National Prayer Breakfast, E851 [17MY]

———tribute to participants in the Artistic Discovery student art competition, E810 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance, energy conservation, and payment in lieu of taxes programs funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H3399 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3399 [21JN]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 15), H125 [31JA]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (H. Con. Res. 91), H1673, H1677 [1MY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H5118 [1AU]

Paterno, Joe: tribute (H. Res. 276), H8112 [13NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5118 [1AU]

Veterans: improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (H.R. 801), H1136 [27MR]

Resignations

Committee on Science (House), H228 [8FE]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H228 [8FE]

Transcripts

National Prayer Breakfast, E851-E857 [17MY]

Tributes

Starzl, Thomas E., E528 [3AP]