MATSUI, ROBERT T. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, H227 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1408 [3AP]

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

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 2270), H3464 [21JN]

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

———reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H1558 [24AP]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H508 [28FE]

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

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

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

``Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Congress'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 130), H2022 [8MY]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H5456 [6SE]

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

———preserve nonstop service to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for certain communities in case of airline bankruptcy (see H.R. 2387), H4014 [16JY]

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

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H3203 [14JN]

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), H1013 [20MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 106), H6381 [4OC]

Children and youth: provide grants to State child welfare systems and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 1371), H1409 [3AP]

———require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2788), H8338 [16NO]

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

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]

Clean Air Act: impose certain requirements on areas upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3362), H8564 [28NO]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see H. Con. Res. 132), H3714 [27JN]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7960 [8NO]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H10055 [12DE]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2454), H5340 [2AU]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H5736 [19SE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H2890 [5JN]

Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H6380 [4OC]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H2022 [8MY]

Dept. of Energy: develop plan for magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment to accelerate scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1781), H2281 [16MY]

———impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (see H.R. 238), H167 [31JA]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H222 [7FE]

Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H10966 [20DE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H324 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds in California (see H.R. 2534), H4217 [18JY]

———maintain moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H. Con. Res. 136), H2280 [16MY]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 785), H506 [28FE]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H4863 [30JY]

———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), H5333 [2AU]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H4863 [30JY]

———make authority permanent for issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2317), H4725 [26JY]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H1116 [22MR]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 1193), H6137 [2OC]

Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (see H.R. 1669), H1715 [1MY]

Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see H.R. 3341), H8565 [28NO]

Education: reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H2849 [25MY]

———repeal the tuition-sensitivity trigger in the Pell Grant program and expand qualifying expenses and income eligibility for the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 2482), H4429 [23JY]

Electric power: stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (see H.R. 1468), H1485 (see H.R. 1468), H1495 [4AP]

———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (H.R. 1468), consideration (see H. Res. 165), H3150 [13JN]

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

EPA: reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H1482 (see H.R. 1413), H1492 [4AP]

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

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see H.R. 1471), H2387 [21MY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H5125 [1AU]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H1013 [20MR]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H1660 [26AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H8248 [15NO]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H8421 [27NO]

FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 783), H8248 [15NO]

FERC: order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential electricity rates and establish a cap on rates in the Western System Coordinating Council (see H.R. 268), H109 [30JA]

———order refunds of unjust and unreasonable electricity rates (see H.R. 2274), H3464 [21JN]

———refund of certain overcharges for electricity in Western States (see H.R. 2757), H5335 [2AU]

Firearms: require criminal background checks for sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms at certain events and provide additional resources for gun crime enforcement (see H.R. 2377), H5406 [5SE]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1157), H1060 [21MR]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H5340 [2AU]

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H5592 [11SE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H508 [28FE]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H5927 [21SE]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H5456 [6SE]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H3203 [14JN]

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H828 [8MR]

Government: establish public disclosure requirements for working groups of advisory committees (see H.R. 3371), H8564 [28NO]

———require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 917), H740 [7MR] (see H.R. 1457), H1485 (see H.R. 1457), H1494 [4AP]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 31), H324 [13FE]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums and COBRA coverage premiums (see H.R. 1255), H1189 [27MR]

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

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

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H741 [7MR]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H1484 (see H.R. 1436), H1493 [4AP]

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H4541 [24JY]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 1366), H1408 [3AP]

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

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H3260 [19JN]

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H507 [28FE]

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

Immigration: eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for Federal aid programs (see H.R. 2258), H4429 [23JY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H828 [8MR]

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

Insurance: 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), H4541 [24JY]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H929 [14MR]

———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]

International Women's Day: observance (see H. Res. 86), H2083 [9MY]

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

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

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

Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (see H. Con. Res. 77), H3807 [28JN]

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

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

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

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

Massey, Walter E.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 19), H324 [13FE]

Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H2335 [17MY]

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H2184 [15MY]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H10067 [13DE]

———permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 2701), H5125 [1AU]

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

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H323 [13FE]

———provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see H.R. 2364), H4635 [25JY]

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

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H8248 [15NO]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H5592 [11SE]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H8339 [16NO]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H8338 [16NO]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H4541 [24JY]

———coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 3317), H8337 [16NO]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H1498 [4AP]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H5927 [21SE]

———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), H5406 [5SE]

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 481), H221 [7FE]

———payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1928), H2387 [21MY]

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

———remove restrictions on coverage of periodic health examinations (see H.R. 1568), H1555 [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), H10355 [18DE]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H7852 [6NO]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H3069 [12JN]

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

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 2039), H2848 [25MY]

National Academy of Sciences: conduct a study to determine the causes of recent increases in the price of natural gas (see H.R. 712), H398 [14FE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H5592 [11SE]

National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 271), H8248 [15NO]

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

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

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H4863 [30JY]

Older Americans Act: Elderly Nutrition Programs anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H9078 [6DE]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H3863 [10JY]

Pharmaceuticals: expand human clinical trials qualifying for the orphan drug tax credit (see H.R. 1298), H3960 [11JY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H1121 [26MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H4429 [23JY]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 2166), H4113 [17JY]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H8338 [16NO]

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

Santee, CA: shooting of students at Santana High School (see H. Con. Res. 57), H827 [8MR]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see H.R. 1088), H1346 [29MR]

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), H8746 [30NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2571 [22MY]

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), H8338 [16NO]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H1410 [3AP]

———create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see H.R. 1909), H3863 [10JY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H929 [14MR]

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

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1346 [29MR]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H2847 [25MY]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2630), H5971 [24SE]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H5736 [19SE]

———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), H3863 [10JY]

———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H8337 [16NO]

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

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

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

Stonesifer, Patricia Q.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 73), H7909 [7NO]

Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1848), H2183 [15MY]

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

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

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H6918 [16OC]

———allow advanced applied technology equipment to be expensed and reduce the depreciation recovery periods for certain other property (see H.R. 2485), H4725 [26JY]

———allow certain small businesses to defer tax payments (see H.R. 3062), H6458 [9OC]

———allow credits for contributions to certain pension plans or individual retirement accounts and to small businesses for qualified pension plan contributions or start-up costs (see H.R. 1498), H1497 [4AP]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H1657 [26AP]

———allow disclosure of taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds (see H.R. 1443), H1484 (see H.R. 1443), H1494 [4AP]

———allow personal exemptions against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 596), 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), H1925 [3MY]

———apply look-thru rules for purposes of the foreign tax credit limitation to dividends from foreign corporations not controlled by a domestic corporation (see H.R. 666), H396 [14FE]

———clarify the definition of contribution in aid of construction (see H.R. 582), H323 [13FE]

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

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2520), H4111 [17JY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H826 [8MR]

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

———exempt transfers of family-owned businesses from estate taxes (see H.R. 1376), H1409 [3AP]

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

———expand pension benefits to those without retirement plans and provide additional protections to those who participate in the current system (see H.R. 3488), H10066 [13DE]

———expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and terminate the minimum tax preference for incentive stock options (see H.R. 2383), H3803 [28JN]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H3258 [19JN]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1182), H1113 [22MR]

———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 2281), H4635 [25JY]

———extend exclusion from an employee's gross income for employer-provided health coverage of the employee's spouse to coverage provided to the employee's domestic partner (see H.R. 2837), H9239 [11DE]

———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 794), H4216 [18JY]

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H4724 [26JY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see H.R. 1657), H1715 [1MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H648 [6MR]

———facilitate electric cooperative participation in a competitive electric power industry (see H.R. 1601), H1658 [26AP]

———foster innovation and technological advancement in the development of the Internet and electronic commerce, and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see H.R. 1410), H1482 (see H.R. 1410), H1492 [4AP]

———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 1514), H1498 [4AP]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H1485 (see H.R. 1459), H1495 [4AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H109 [30JA]

———increase individual income tax rates and deposit increased funds into the Social Security trust funds (see H.R. 2935), H5926 [21SE]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H25 [3JA]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 909), H739 [7MR]

———promote fair, efficient, and simple cross-border tax collection regimes that maintain market neutrality and promote free trade on all sales distribution channels within a globally networked economy (see H. Res. 151), H2711 [24MY]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 2040), H2848 [25MY]

———provide a refund to individuals for payroll taxes (see H.R. 3015), H6505 [10OC]

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

———provide for an election to exchange research-related tax benefits for a refundable tax credit, for the recapture of refunds in certain circumstances (see H.R. 2153), H3149 [13JN]

———provide individual income tax rate reductions, relief to families with children, marriage penalty relief, and eliminate the estate tax for certain decedents (see H.R. 1398), H1482 (see H.R. 1398), H1491 [4AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2884), H5615 [13SE]

———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 1487), H1487 (see H.R. 1487), H1496 [4AP] (see H.R. 2794), H5336 [2AU]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H64 [6JA]

———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H1658 [26AP]

———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), H1346 [29MR]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H1411 [3AP]

———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]

———S corporation reform (see H.R. 2576), H4352 [19JY]

———simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral proposals (see H.R. 2529), H4112 [17JY]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 1357), H1408 [3AP]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1434), H1661 [26AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2082 [9MY]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H875 [13MR]

———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1711), H1923 [3MY]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H3712 [27JN]

———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H2183 [15MY]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 2354), H6137 [2OC]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H622 [1MR]

———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 1268), H3806 [28JN]

———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1463), H1485 (see H.R. 1463), H1495 [4AP]

———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), H8564 [28NO]

———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 2290), H3465 [21JN]

———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2550), H4215 [18JY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 661), H395 [14FE]

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

———treatment of water and sewage disposal property conveyed under the Dept. of Defense privatization program (see H.R. 2130), H3066 [12JN]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H10355 [18DE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8732 [29NO]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (see H.R. 3019), H6378 [4OC]

———implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (see H.R. 1484), H1486 (see H.R. 1484), H1496 [4AP]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 97), H1926 [3MY]

U.N.: U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 212), H4780 [27JY]

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

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H6260 [3OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H8564 [28NO]

Voting: protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H3068 [12JN]

———require States to give notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for crime convictions (see H.R. 1971), H2713 [24MY]

Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 911), H1410 [3AP]

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. 668), H2889 [5JN] (see H.R. 1750), H2021 [8MY]

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

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

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 619), H393 [14FE]

———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H4113 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children's Vision Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 226), H5338 [2AU]

Corps of Engineers: carry out a project for flood protection and ecosystem restoration for Sacramento, CA (see H.R. 3399), H8842 [4DE]

Taxation: enhance competitiveness of the U.S. leasing industry (see H.R. 1492), H1497 [4AP]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see H.R. 2108), H2997 [7JN]

Proclamations

Tribute to Visions Services Plan (business) Sight for Students Program Assisting Children in Need of Eyecare Services: by, E1722 [25SE]

Remarks

Budget: allocation of funds, H763 [8MR]

California: flood control projects funding, E1986 [2NO]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 2454), H6830 [16OC]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), conference report, E2193 [4DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3656 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), conference report, E1986 [2NO]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (H.R. 2722), H8380 [27NO]

Government: establish public disclosure requirements for working groups of advisory committees (H.R. 3371), E2157 [28NO]

James C. Corman Federal Building, Van Nuys, CA: designate (H.R. 621), H452 [28FE]

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

McClellan AFB, CA: tribute to employees, E557 [5AP]

Runyon, Jean: Salvation Army Partners in Community Service Award recipient, E1578 [5SE]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Sacramento Symphony League, E372 [15MR]

———flood control projects funding, H3656 [27JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H2836 [25MY], H7229, H7249 [24OC]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), H270 [13FE]

———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (H.R. 3332), E2121 [16NO]

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

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7249 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7228, H7229 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10847 [19DE]

———rates (H.R. 3), H763 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), H2212 [16MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H2835, H2836 [25MY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1305 [29MR]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5587 [11SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1730 [25SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8994, H9025 [6DE]

Vision Services Plan (business): tribute to Sight for Students program assisting children in need of eyecare services, E1722 [25SE]

Tributes

Boland, Edward P., E2086 [15NO]

Enomoto, Dorothy Stevens, E1207 [26JN]

Fujii, Toko, E2083 [15NO]

Hammer, Russell J. (Rusty), E1935 [29OC]

Kawakami, Reiko, E2330 [19DE]

Mosk, Stanley, E1334 [16JY]

Runyon, Jean, E872 [21MY]