WALSH, JAMES T. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6162 [2OC], H6342 [4OC]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2216, supplemental appropriations, H3979 [12JY]

———H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H7553 [31OC]

———H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H5857 [20SE]

———H.R. 2904, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6102 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H6920 [16OC]

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H927 [14MR]

———provide market loss assistance for apple producers (see H.R. 2128), H3066 [12JN]

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

Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H5456 [6SE]

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), H3713 [27JN]

Aviation: enhance competition between airlines, improve consumers' access to airline industry information and protect airline passenger rights (see H.R. 384), H741 [7MR]

———establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H2712 [24MY]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H5407 [5SE]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2362), H6056 [25SE]

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), H739 [7MR]

Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H8843 [4DE]

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H648 [6MR]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H650 [6MR]

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 245), H10910 [19DE]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 471), H3863 [10JY]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H3359 [20JN]

Computers: establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 2417), H5406 [5SE]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H2889 [5JN]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7529 [30OC]

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), H7718 [1NO]

———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), H6260 [3OC]

Correctional institutions: prohibit cable television and other luxuries for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 458), H5405 [5SE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H221 [7FE]

———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), 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), H3067 [12JN]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H6700 [11OC]

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

Dept. of Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 2235), H5736 [19SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H1925 [3MY]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H398 [14FE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5927 [21SE]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 25), H400 [14FE]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H2023 [8MY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H399 [14FE]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1925 [3MY]

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

Education: provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H8248 [15NO]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H6056 [25SE]

Fish and fishing: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see H.R. 3104), H6701 [11OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H2956 [6JN]

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5616 [13SE]

Foreign policy: recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (see H. Con. Res. 273), H8949 [5DE]

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), H828 [8MR]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8339 [16NO]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H1011 [20MR]

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

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 1680), H1860 [2MY]

Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H5456 [6SE]

Health: provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H10356 [18DE]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H10910 [19DE]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H5592 [11SE]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H8842 [4DE]

———establish a Nurse Corps and address the nursing shortage through recruitment and retention strategies (see H.R. 3020), H8732 [29NO]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

Higher Education Act: make certain student loan interest rate formulas permanent (see H.R. 2781), H5336 [2AU]

Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 1242), H1188 [27MR]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (see H.R. 2111), H3806 [28JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 659), H828 [8MR] (see H.R. 1330), H1406 [3AP]

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

Insurance: 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), H4009 [12JY]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H1295 [28MR]

———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]

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

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

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H826 [8MR]

Law enforcement: 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), H876 [13MR]

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H2955 [6JN]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1661 [26AP]

———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 199), H1660 [26AP]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H4352 [19JY]

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

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

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

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H1346 [29MR]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3260 [19JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H1861 [2MY]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H4949 [31JY]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H1295 [28MR]

———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]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H1490 [4AP]

———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), H2023 [8MY]

———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), H877 [13MR]

———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), H8949 [5DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H2083 [9MY]

———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 716), H1116 [22MR]

National Day of Appreciation for Emergency Response and Rescue Workers: designate (see H. Res. 259), H6505 [10OC]

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

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

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1488 (see H. Res. 116), H1499 [4AP]

National Words Can Heal Day: designate (see H. Res. 235), H7723 [5NO]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3802 [28JN]

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

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

———tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 243), H5927 [21SE]

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), H4725 [26JY]

Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H. Con. Res. 267), H8249 [15NO]

Office of Homeland Security: establish Internet site for individuals to report suspicious activities to be used by the FBI or other Government entities in the war on terrorism or to protect homeland security (see H.R. 3353), H8732 [29NO]

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

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

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

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

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

Privacy: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 89), H412 [26FE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H325 [13FE]

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), H1296 [28MR]

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

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

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 751), H3519 [25JN]

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

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H5455 [6SE]

Securities: issue Victory Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2900), H6056 [25SE]

Sharon, Ariel: commend election as Prime Minister of Israel, encourage end to Middle East violence, and reaffirm U.S. commitment to friendship (see H. Res. 34), H325 [13FE]

Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H6055 [25SE]

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

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 844), H828 [8MR]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H394 [14FE]

———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), H1117 [22MR]

———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]

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), H4010 [12JY]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1190 [27MR]

———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), H5488 [10SE]

———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for a Phoenix Fund for Victim Assistance (see H.R. 2902), H5928 [21SE]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8), H112 [30JA]

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

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H954 [15MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2022 [8MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H877 [13MR]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H8338 [16NO]

———provide incentives for health coverage for the uninsured (see H.R. 1181), H1296 [28MR]

———provide incentives to businesses that rebuild and invest in lower Manhattan (see H.R. 3373), H8731 [29NO]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 1754), H7127 [17OC]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H5406 [5SE]

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

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

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H400 [14FE]

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

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

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

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

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

———treatment of health care subsidy payments made to employers on behalf of volunteer firefighters (see H.R. 1651), H3358 [20JN]

Terrorism: expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2882), H5615 [13SE]

———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]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see H. Con. Res. 233), H5928 [21SE]

———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), H6138 [2OC]

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

Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H3359 [20JN]

———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), H7333 [25OC]

Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (see H. Res. 298), H8731 [29NO]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H3466 [21JN]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8565 [28NO]

———increase the ability of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to participate in Federal elections (see H.R. 1997), H5456 [6SE]

Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 911), H1296 [28MR]

Weihenmayer, Erik: tribute for being first blind person to climb Mount Everest and recognition of abilities and potential of disabled individuals (see H. Con. Res. 150), H2888 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2620), H4633 [25JY]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 3460), H9239 [11DE]

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H3067 [12JN]

Conference reports

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2620), H7787-H7834 [6NO]

Letters

HOME Investment Partnerships program funding: several State and local government and nonprofit community development organizations, H4697 [26JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6293, H6342 [4OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3341 [20JN]

Auburn, NY: anniversary of the SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, E1893 [16OC]

Boeheim, Jim and Juli: tribute to Coaches vs. Cancer Program efforts, E908 [23MY]

Camillus, NY: tribute to West Genesee High School girls' lacrosse team, E1428 [25JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H4825, H4827 [30JY]

Corpus Christi, TX: Naval Air Station hospital veterans health care demonstration project, H4672 [26JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a study on national dairy policy, H6342 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8541, H8542, H8544, H8545, H8546 [28NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), consideration (H. Res. 296), H8437 [28NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), motion to instruct conferees, H9315 [12DE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize grants for the conversion of certain commercial property into low-income assisted living for seniors, H4696 [26JY]

———homeless prevention programs funding through reductions in home ownership downpayment assistance and administrative expenses, H4711 [26JY]

———housing programs funding, H4674 [26JY]

———Public Housing Authorities reserve funding, H4673 [26JY]

———Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding through reductions in HOME Investment Partnerships Program and home ownership downpayment assistance, H4731, H4733, H4734, H4735, H4736 [27JY]

———remove restriction on use of certain HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds for home ownership downpayment assistance, H4728, H4729 [27JY]

———Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE) Program funding through reductions in Public Housing Capital Fund, H4706 [26JY]

———section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, H4742 [27JY]

———YouthBuild Program funding through reductions in administrative expenses, H4708 [26JY]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), E333 [12MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H5857 [20SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize projects to facilitate the treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease, H4696 [26JY]

———benefit claims processing funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4691 [26JY]

———medical and prosthetic research funding through reductions in NASA Human Space Flight funding, H4691 [26JY]

———Office of Inspector General funding through reductions in health care funding, H4690 [26JY]

———Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H4843 [30JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4661, H4670, H4672, H4673, H4674, H4676, H4683, H4686, H4687, H4689, H4690, H4691, H4693, H4695, H4696, H4697, H4699, H4706, H4707, H4708, H4711 [26JY], H4728, H4729, H4730, H4731, H4733, H4734, H4735, H4736, H4742, H4743, H4752, H4753, H4755, H4756 [27JY], H4820, H4822, H4823, H4825, H4827, H4828, H4829, H4830, H4831, H4833, H4835, H4836, H4841, H4843, H4844, H4845, H4846, H4847, H4852, H4853, H4854, H4855 [30JY], H5857 [20SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, H7922, H7931, H7936 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration (H. Res. 210), H4655 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 279), H7921 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), motion to recommit, H4859, H4860 [30JY]

———section 8 housing vouchers programs and veterans' extended care facilities funding through reductions in home ownership downpayment assistance, H4697 [26JY]

———veterans health care, public housing, homeless shelters, EPA enforcement, and Corp. for National and Community Service funding through reductions in tax cut, H4683, H4686 [26JY]

District of Columbia: Botanical Gardens renovation project funding, H4887 [31JY]

Emergency services: firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H4820 [30JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H5857 [20SE]

EPA: beach water quality testing and notification grants funding, H4829 [30JY]

———Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund funding, H4828 [30JY]

———Natural Estuary Program funding, H4687 [26JY]

———New York University School of Medicine study on related rates of breast cancer in Rockland County, NY, and the East Side of Manhattan to air pollution and powerplant radiation funding, H7931 [8NO]

———Office of Compliance and Enforcement funding, H4753, H4755, H4756 [27JY]

———pesticide registration and assessment funding, H4833 [30JY]

———prohibit use of funds to delay implementation of revised drinking water standards for arsenic, H4743 [27JY]

FEMA: disaster relief funding, H3341 [20JN]

———establish a minority emergency preparedness demonstration program, H4841 [30JY]

———Project Impact funding, H4835, H4836 [30JY]

FHA: prohibit raising multifamily housing mortgage insurance premiums to an amount greater than cost, H4852 [30JY]

———prohibit raising multifamily housing mortgage insurance premiums to an amount greater than cost through reductions in Dept. of HUD Operation Safe Home program, H4853, H4854, H4855 [30JY]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit natural gas drilling, E1501 [2AU]

Gwynn, Tony: tribute (H. Res. 198), E1785 [3OC]

Hutchinson, KS: natural gas explosions disaster assistance funding, H4695 [26JY]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6293 [4OC]

John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.: anniversary, E1497 [2AU]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2647), H4887 [31JY]

Los Angeles, CA: VA West Los Angeles Healthcare Center funding, H4844 [30JY]

NASA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory funding, H4670 [26JY]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (H.J. Res. 42), E1783 [3OC]

New York: tribute to veterans, E811 [16MY]

New York, NY: allocation of funds relative to terrorist attacks, H8437, H8541, H8542, H8544, H8545, H8546 [28NO]

———economic impact of terrorist attacks, H8541, H8542, H8544, H8545, H8546 [28NO]

———tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (H. Res. 172), H3634 [27JN]

New York State School Food Service Association: anniversary, E1606 [6SE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize, H6293 [4OC]

NSF: establish project management procedures and accounting systems, H4707 [26JY]

———funding, H4689 [26JY]

———minority colleges and universities education grants funding, H4693 [26JY], H4823 [30JY]

Owego, NY: tribute to Baker Fireman's Fountain, E1783 [3OC]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6293 [4OC]

Peace Corps: funding, H511 [1MR]

Point of order, H4686, H4702, H4703, H4704 [26JY], H4824, H4852 [30JY]

Public housing: repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service, H4845 [30JY]

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 (H. Con. Res. 243), E2001 [5NO]

Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (H.R. 3379), E2348 [20DE]

Ripken, Cal, Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 247), E1820 [5OC]

Sewage disposal: sewer overflow control grants program funding through reductions in EPA Superfund program funding, H4830, H4831 [30JY]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6293 [4OC]

Space policy: space station program funding, H4847 [30JY]

Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology, E1926 [25OC]

———anniversary of St. Brigid and St. Joseph's Church, E1603 [6SE]

———anniversary of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, E258 [1MR]

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), H5527 [11SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H9315 [12DE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2888), H5622 [14SE]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (H. Con. Res. 233), H7387 [30OC]

Unemployment: prohibit use of community development funds for any purpose other than wage supplements and health insurance assistance, H8541, H8542, H8544, H8545, H8546 [28NO]

Veterans: health care funding, H4687 [26JY], H4859, H4860 [30JY]

———prohibit funding to implement proposal forcing military retirees to choose between VA and TRICARE health care plans, H4699 [26JY]

Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (H. Res. 298), E2219 [7DE]

Water: State water pollution control revolving funds funding, H4846, H4847 [30JY]

Reports filed

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2620) (H. Rept. 107-272), H7851 [6NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2620) (H. Rept. 107-159), H4633 [25JY]

Tables

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4663-H4667 [26JY]

———conference report, H7924-H7929 [8NO]

Tributes

Bellardini, Mary Alice, E746 [8MY]

Bliven, Luther F. (Gus), E257 [1MR]

Contiguglia, Robert A., E1897 [16OC]

Finch, George C., Jr., E255 [1MR]

Laidman, T. Hume, E108 [6FE]

Miley, Bob, E2246 [10DE]

Richards, Donna Speziale, E1604 [6SE]

Saunders, Sherman, E1407 [24JY]

Standbrook, Ralph, E2132 [27NO]