TRAFICANT, JAMES A., JR. (a Representative from Ohio)

Affidavits

Dept. of Justice investigation of alleged misconduct by Representative Traficant: John Innella, E2010 [6NO]

———Pat Naples, Jr., E2011 [6NO]

FBI misconduct in Youngstown, OH: Michael Terlecky, E43 [30JA]

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H5617 [13SE], H6162 [2OC], H6229, H6260 [3OC], H6327 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3520 [25JN], H3907 [11JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3344 [20JN]

Aviation: improve security (H.R. 3150), H7592 [31OC]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5929 [21SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1699), H2957 [6JN], H2973 [7JN]

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H10067 [13DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H6020 [25SE]

———making appropriations, H7333 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8249 [15NO]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2083 [9MY], H2226 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3360 [20JN], H3412 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4542 [24JY], H4589, H4608 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3520 [25JN], H3585 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4115 [17JY], H4155 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6459 [9OC], H6664 [11OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4726 [26JY], H4752 [27JY], H4845 [30JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H6008 [25SE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2605 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3520 [25JN], H3714 [27JN], H3723, H3724 [28JN]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), H2057 [9MY]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3088 [13JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4219 [18JY], H4354 [19JY], H4526, H4527 [24JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), H6261 [3OC], H6403 [5OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2647), H4894 [31JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5171 [1AU]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6702 [11OC]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 247), H1083 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H1411 [3AP]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H5927 [21SE]

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), H6066 [28SE]

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

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H624 [1MR]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H5488 [10SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]

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

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

Aviation: provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6057 [25SE]

Bankruptcy: extend the priority provided to claims for compensation and benefits of all employees (see H.R. 3415), H10055 [12DE]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see H.R. 2152), H4541 [24JY]

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]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H875 [13MR]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H4009 [12JY]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H10909 [19DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 169), H3357 [20JN]

Children and youth: improve access to books (see H.R. 116), H6137 [2OC]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3261 [19JN]

———human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1012 [20MR]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5488 [10SE]

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]

Congressional Gold Medal: 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]

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

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

Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 73), H1925 [3MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H4634 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H412 [26FE]

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

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5407 [5SE]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H1189 [27MR]

Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, OH: designate (see H.R. 819), H621 [1MR]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H3805 [28JN]

Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act: revise eligibility and other requirements for loan guarantees (see H.R. 3428), H9077 [6DE]

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

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H1410 [3AP]

EPA: provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 1431), H1483 (see H.R. 1431), H1493 [4AP]

ERISA: provide cost-of-living adjustments to guaranteed benefit payments paid by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (see H.R. 83), H27 [3JA]

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H3807 [28JN]

Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 21), H412 [26FE]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 950), H3806 [28JN]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H1013 [20MR]

Foreign countries: increase cooperation on extradition efforts (see H.R. 2574), H4352 [19JY]

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

———improve access to prescription drugs under Medicare and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and health care coverage for seniors, the self-employed, and children (see H.R. 1387), H1481 (see H.R. 1387), H1491 [4AP]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5340 [2AU]

``In God We Trust'': support national motto (see H. Res. 15), H112 [30JA]

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

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

———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), H5927 [21SE]

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

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

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

———provide retiree health care by allowing steel companies a partial refund of net operating loss carryforwards (see H.R. 3059), H6781 [12OC]

Lamb, Brian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1565), H1861 [2MY]

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

Law enforcement officers: authority of probation officers and pretrial services officers to carry firearms (see H.R. 24), H412 [26FE]

———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1486 (see H.R. 1475), H1496 [4AP]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H6458 [9OC]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H8248 [15NO]

Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H6505 [10OC]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H1408 [3AP]

———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), H5455 [6SE]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H6779 [12OC]

———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), H1557 [24AP]

———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), H10055 [12DE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H10055 [12DE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H10966 [20DE]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H7853 [6NO]

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: end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 512), H1861 [2MY]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H1861 [2MY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 56), H1861 [2MY]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 61), H877 [13MR]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 834), H622 [1MR]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H3864 [10JY]

NIH: expand and intensify research regarding Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (see H.R. 3014), H6260 [3OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, tariff, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 2661), H4724 [26JY]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H8339 [16NO]

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

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2360), H3802 [28JN]

———increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 1019), H1191 [27MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H412 [26FE]

———prohibit awarding of bonuses for managerial personnel in any year in which operational deficits are anticipated or postal rate increases are requested (see H. Res. 144), H5407 [5SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: permit congressional review of certain Presidential orders (see H.R. 23), H412 [26FE]

Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 1943), H3961 [11JY]

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), H6379 [4OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1296 [28MR]

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

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (see H. Con. Res. 248), H6920 [16OC]

Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 3478), H10065 [13DE]

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), H827 [8MR]

———choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 853), H623 [1MR]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H828 [8MR]

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

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1489 [4AP]

———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 80), H412 [26FE]

Steel Industry National Historic Park: establish (see H.R. 635), H3358 [20JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H5406 [5SE]

———allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 82), H412 [26FE]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1410 [3AP]

———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), H5339 [2AU]

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

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H6380 [4OC]

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

———increase estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (see H.R. 585), H650 [6MR]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H1717 [1MY]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H4949 [31JY]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses, establish more options for obtaining quality health care, and expand insurance coverage to the uninsured (see H.R. 2250), H3357 [20JN]

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

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

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 2717), H5332 [2AU]

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

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H1660 [26AP]

———restore a partial deduction for personal interest to encourage economic recovery and to avoid the need to borrow against home equity, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2969), H6061 [26SE]

———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 long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt organizations which conduct county and similar fairs (see H.R. 986), H2184 [15MY]

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

———tribute 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. Con. Res. 232), H6260 [3OC]

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

Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H5972 [24SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H877 [13MR]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H9239 [11DE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H4949 [31JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H741 [7MR]

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), H3863 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Albania: authorize assistance to establish a water treatment plant in Tirana (see H.R. 2425), H3805 [28JN]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3056), H6421 [5OC]

Belay, Imbeth: relief (see H.R. 315), H111 [30JA]

China, People's Republic of: release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing (see H. Con. Res. 96), H1409 [3AP]

Cortland, OH: prohibit oil and gas drilling in Mosquito Creek Lake (see H.R. 306), H110 [30JA]

Courts: provide that witnesses at Federal grand jury proceedings have the right to the assistance of counsel (see H.R. 1737), H1924 [3MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a memorial to Native Americans in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 2918), H5925 [21SE]

Ecology and environment: authorize grants for certain water and waste disposal facility projects in rural areas (see H.R. 1378), H1409 [3AP]

Education: assist poor communities with public elementary and secondary school construction (see H.R. 2007), H2711 [24MY]

Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act: increase loan guarantees for steel companies (see H.R. 520), H223 [7FE]

Fair Justice Agency: establish (see H.R. 305), H110 [30JA]

Flag Day: establish as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 2242), H3259 [19JN]

FTC: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in determining if products are U.S.-made (see H.R. 725), H412 [26FE]

GAO: require study and report on violence by postal employees (see H.R. 2321), H3618 [26JN]

GSA: reform the Federal Protective Service to enhance the safety and security of Federal, State, and local employees, and members of the public at airports (see H.R. 2898), H5704 [14SE]

———reform the Federal Protective Service to enhance the safety and security of Federal employees, members of the public, and children enrolled in childcare facilities in public buildings (see H.R. 307), H110 [30JA]

Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H. Res. 16), H28 [3JA]

Middle East: recognition of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 261), H7722 [5NO]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 222), H63 [6JA] (see H.R. 2241), H3259 [19JN] (see H.R. 2424), H3805 [28JN]

Nathaniel R. Jones and Frank J. Battisti Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 852), H623 [1MR]

Native Americans: issue postage stamp in commemoration of courage displayed at the Battle of Little Big Horn (see H.R. 1736), H1924 [3MY]

Nigeria: authorize assistance for electric power utility privatization efforts (see H.R. 1529), H1498 [4AP]

Rajeh, Ghassan Mohamad: relief (see H.R. 1539), H1500 [4AP]

Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp to provide financial assistance to Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A. Inc., veterans programs and services (see H.R. 2919), H5925 [21SE]

Youngstown, OH: authorize urban park and recreation recovery program grant to assist development of a Millennium Cultural Cooperative Park (see H.R. 1738), H1924 [3MY]

———provide a grant under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act to assist development of a Millennium Cultural Cooperative Park (see H.R. 1791), H2082 [9MY]

Biographies

Gatewood, Arlette T., E1657 [14SE]

Letters

Dept. of Justice investigation of alleged misconduct by Representative Traficant: Henry A. DiBlasio, E2010 [6NO]

Racial profiling case in Youngstown, OH: by, E2200 [4DE]

———Gerald H. Beulah, Jr., E1039 [6JN]

———Jeffrey L. Patterson, E2200 [4DE]

Lists

Official list of voters in Tirana, Albania, E945-E972 [25MY]

Ohio Youth Hunter Education Challenge participants, E1290 [10JY]

Obituaries

Iezzi, Mary G., E1409 [24JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H415 [27FE], H631 [6MR], H1501 [24AP], H3007 [12JN], H7728 [6NO]

Poems

``Still Standing,'' Sheila L. Bridges, E2198 [4DE]

``Tragedy That Hit America,'' Shanleigh Hart, E2357 [20DE]

Remarks

Afghanistan: assistance to Taliban regime from Pakistan and the People's Republic of China, H7594 [1NO]

———continuation of retaliatory U.S. aerial bombardment during the month of Ramadan, H7532 [31OC]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6229, H6230 [3OC], H6327 [4OC]

———Federal farm policies, H2960 [7JN]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities, H2960 [7JN]

Albania: elections, E945 [25MY]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities, H6020, H6021 [25SE], H6568 [11OC]

Army: foreign purchase of berets, H838 [13MR], H885 [14MR], H4527 [24JY], H4992 [1AU]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7637 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7637 [1NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), H5889 [21SE]

Battle of Little Bighorn: anniversary, H3524 [26JN]

Bin Laden, Osama: U.S. military efforts to capture, H10058 [13DE]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1265 [28MR]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1083 [22MR], H2057 [9MY], H2606, H2607 [23MY], H3088 [13JN], H3344 [20JN], H3412 [21JN], H3585, H3586 [26JN], H3724 [28JN], H3907 [11JY], H4155 [18JY], H4527 [24JY], H4589 [25JY], H4846 [30JY], H4894 [31JY], H5871 [21SE], H6008 [25SE], H6229, H6230 [3OC], H6403 [5OC], H6664 [11OC]

Canfield, OH: tribute to Canfield High School girls' basketball team, E493 [29MR]

China, People's Republic of: improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (H. Con. Res. 73), H3869 [11JY]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 50), H4307 [19JY]

———normal trade relations status, H2682 [24MY]

———nuclear weapons proliferation, H1016 [21MR], H8184 [15NO]

———persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners, E1354 [18JY]

———policy relative to Taliban regime in Afghanistan, H8424 [28NO]

———release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing, H1356 [3AP], H1414 [4AP]

———sale of weapons to Cuba, H3077 [13JN]

———U.S. policy, H1414 [4AP], H1502 [24AP], H7220 [24OC]

CIA: collection of information on stability of Arab governments, H7310 [25OC]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1699), H2973 [7JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1699), consideration (H. Res. 155), H2963 [7JN]

———require new vessels be constructed in the U.S. using U.S. iron and steel, H2973 [7JN]

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), consideration (H. Res. 196), H4229 [19JY]

Cortland, OH: prohibit oil and gas drilling in Mosquito Creek Lake, H3724 [28JN]

Courts: characterization of frivolous lawsuits, H3264 [20JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: require report on the amount of beef and pork that is imported into the U.S., H6327 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H6020, H6021 [25SE]

———commend U.S. military and defense contractor personnel responsible for successful in-flight ballistic missile defense interceptor test (H. Res. 195), H4037 [17JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2904), H5871 [21SE]

Dept. of Energy: accountability for plutonium and uranium, H7728 [6NO]

———oil shale research funding, H5172 [1AU]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3412 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4589, H4608, H4609 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3585, H3586 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4155 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6664 [11OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4846 [30JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H6008 [25SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H510 [1MR], H654 [7MR]

Ecology and environment: clarify certain provisions of the Endangered Species Act relative to the safety of rescue workers during emergency situations, H5979 [25SE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2606, H2607 [23MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2308 [17MY]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, H2308 [17MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3723, H3724 [28JN]

FAA: issuance of pilot licenses to addresses in foreign countries, H10358 [19DE]

Fair Justice Agency: establish (H.R. 305), H416 [27FE], E43 [30JA]

FBI: allegations of criminal activities, H4435 [24JY]

———investigation of bureau corruption, H2154 [15MY], H2720 [25MY]

Ferndale, WA: Ferndale High School crowning of female prom king, H2852 [5JN]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), H2056, H2057 [9MY]

Firearms: sale of brassieres designed as gun holsters, H1562 [25AP]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3088 [13JN]

Flag Day: observance, H3154 [14JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4047 [17JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4526, H4527 [24JY]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H204 [7FE], H882 [14MR], H2682 [24MY]

———U.S. policy on imports, H1744 [2MY]

FTC: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in determining if products are U.S.-made (H.R. 725), H885 [14MR]

Hargrove, Margaret: response to dog attack, H3622 [27JN]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5198 [2AU]

Hiznay, William F.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2111 [16NO]

Immigration: national policy, H6166 [3OC]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), H6393, H6403, H6404 [5OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), consideration (H. Res. 252), H6385 [5OC]

———enhance intelligence and intelligence-related activities in the prevention of terrorism, H6393 [5OC]

———funding, H5594 [13SE]

Iran: opening of Glass Palace Museum glorifying terrorism against the U.S., H8135 [14NO]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief to the domestic steel industry, H8846 [5DE]

———respond to the surge of steel imports, H1744 [2MY]

———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (H. Res. 16), H79 [30JA]

IRS: abolish, H1672 [1MY]

———employee use of Internet for personal use during work hours, H2720 [25MY]

———prohibit bonus or incentive payments to senior officials, H4589, H4608, H4609 [25JY], H4869 [31JY]

———raid on church in Indianapolis, IN, H446 [28FE]

J.A. Jones Construction Co.: selection as builder of World War II memorial, H3211 [19JN]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (H.R. 559), H343 [14FE]

Journal: question of approval, H3077 [13JN]

Klamath Basin: compensation of persons who were economically harmed as a result of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act, H3964 [12JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2647), H4894 [31JY]

Macedonia: political reform, E700 [2MY]

Major League Baseball: cost for fans to attend games, H7857 [7NO]

Memorial Day: observance, H2721 [25MY]

Middle East: recognition of a Palestinian State, H6462 [10OC], H6922 [17OC], H7310 [25OC]

Miss Universe Pageant: status of Miss France as a contestant, H1608 [26AP]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2928 [6JN]

Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1696), H2390 [22MY]

Nathaniel R. Jones and Frank J. Battisti Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (H.R. 852), H7749 [6NO]

National security: establish a commission to assess the performance of Federal agencies responsible for preparedness and prevention of terrorism and clarify membership eligibility and authorities, H6403 [5OC]

———include border security evaluations as a responsibility of the commission to assess the performance of Federal agencies responsible for preparedness and prevention of terrorism, H6385, H6403, H6404 [5OC]

———national missile defense system, H882 [14MR]

Ohio: tribute to Ohio Youth Hunter Education Challenge participants, E1290 [10JY]

Ohio University: designation of certain restrooms as transgender, H3008 [12JN]

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.: payment of bonuses to managers, H4546 [25JY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1937 [8MY]

———impose a civil penalty on any energy-producing company that implements an unreasonable price increase for crude oil, residual fuel oil, or refined petroleum products, H2720 [25MY]

Political campaigns: influence and legality of foreign contributions, H328 [14FE], H1356 [3AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5172 [1AU]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 216), H5001 [1AU]

———national energy policy, H261 [13FE]

Prayer: voluntary school prayer, H631 [6MR], H2574 [23MY], H2852 [5JN], H6264 [4OC]

Quantico Marine Corps Base, VA: investigate purchase of calculators made in the People's Republic of China and distributed to base visitors as token gifts, H3154 [14JN]

Rossotti, Charles O.: alleged conflict of interest relative to IRS purchase of computer software, H4869 [31JY]

Ruby Ridge, ID: prosecution of Federal law enforcement personnel for actions against Randall and Vicki Weaver, H2894 [6JN]

Russia: prohibit foreign aid, H4526 [24JY]

Schools: condemn rules prohibiting observance of Christmas, H9245 [12DE]

Spain: controversy over soccer match goal celebration, H8570 [29NO]

St. Louis, MO: behavior of alderman during Board of Aldermen meeting, H4785 [30JY]

Taxation: institute a national retail sales tax, H743 [8MR]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1434 [4AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7229 [24OC]

———rates, H170 [6FE], H963 [20MR]

———rates (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 83), H749 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 153), H2826 [25MY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1311 [29MR]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax, H1126 [27MR], H2716 [25MY], H4118 [18JY]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5594 [13SE], E2357 [20DE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5495 [11SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), H6718 [12OC]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5889 [21SE]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 247), H1061 [21MR], H1083 [22MR]

Virginia Military Institute: custom of prayer before dinner, H2188 [16MY]

White House: alleged vandalism during Presidential transition period, H114 [31JA]

World War II: encourage Japanese companies to compensate former prisoners of war used as slave labor, H5182 [2AU]

Yugoslavia: Kosovo independence, H1064 [22MR]

Reports

Resolving the Crisis in Macedonia: Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi, Albanian-American Civil League, E700-E702 [2MY]

Statements

Tribute to Arlette T. Gatewood: Gatewood Family, E1658 [14SE]

Transcripts

Dept. of Justice Investigation of Alleged Misconduct by Representative Traficant: by, E2011-E2014 [6NO]

Tributes

Bishop, Joey, E1655 [14SE]

Blackson, Rick and Mary Jo Maluso, E1468 [30JY]

Dennison, David S., E1832 [9OC]

Hart, Shanleigh, E2357 [20DE]

Hernon, Roger, E1902 [16OC]

Knisley, Charles S., E2228 [7DE]

Limbaugh, Rush, E1342 [17JY]

Lynch, Terry M., E1676 [20SE]

Murphy, Martin, E2309 [14DE]

Nard, Roy F., E497 [29MR]

Paolone, Angeline N., E1343 [17JY]

Peterson, Beatrice L., E359 [14MR]

Pitko, William J., E288 [6MR]

Stringer, Korey, E1507 [2AU]

Tablack, George D., E1954 [30OC]

Yeagley, Jerry Lee, E41 [30JA]