CROWLEY, JOSEPH (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3880 [11JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3328 [20JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4218 [18JY], H4449 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (see H. Con. Res. 145), H2848 [25MY]

———provide assistance for relief and reconstruction (see H.R. 3427), H9077 [6DE]

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

———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), H7960 [8NO]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3519 [25JN]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H1483 (see H.R. 1421), H1493 [4AP]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1490 [4AP]

———reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H2023 [8MY]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H5925 [21SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H10066 [13DE]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 2693), H5592 [11SE]

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

Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H6137 [2OC]

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

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), H2849 [25MY]

Aviation: establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H1924 [3MY]

———improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7333 [25OC]

———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 (see H.R. 2955), H6055 [25SE]

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 333), H258 [12FE]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H5126 [1AU]

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]

``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 43), H442 [27FE]

Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see H.R. 2607), H4539 [24JY]

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

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]

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), H1490 [4AP]

———establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H6136 [2OC]

Charities: tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 259), H7718 [1NO]

Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H5928 [21SE]

———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H5455 [6SE]

———improve access to books (see H.R. 116), H3960 [11JY]

———provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see H.R. 555), H258 [12FE]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H741 [7MR]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1347 [29MR]

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

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H1488 [4AP]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1918), H6056 [25SE]

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

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 1323), H1345 [29MR]

Congo: support transition to democracy (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1661 [26AP]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H6780 [12OC]

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), H10067 [13DE]

———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]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H1011 [20MR]

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

Courts: appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2537), H5927 [21SE]

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

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 429), H219 [7FE]

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]

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

———human rights violations (see H. Res. 91), H959 [19MR]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 98), H3067 [12JN]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African and Caribbean farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 1894), H4216 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State and at least one such team under the direction of the National Guard Bureau (see H.R. 3154), H7127 [17OC]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H324 [13FE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds (see H.R. 1868), H2280 [16MY]

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

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), H2185 [15MY]

———study potential regulatory improvements that may help alleviate high fuel prices (see H.R. 1834), H3203 [14JN]

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), H2956 [6JN]

Dept. of HUD: increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H3358 [20JN]

Dept. of State: increase rewards program payments in connection with the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2894), H6702 [11OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 2633, 2634), H4633 [25JY]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H444 [27FE]

———improve presumptive compensation benefits for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 1406), H1929 [7MY]

Disasters: authorize disaster assistance for recovery from earthquakes in India and El Salvador (see H.R. 1760), H2021 [8MY]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5704 [14SE]

Diseases: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 684), H1664 [27AP]

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

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H4353 [19JY]

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

———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (see H. Res. 67), H1014 [20MR]

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

Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 3595), H10965 [20DE]

Drugs: study approved drugs for whether their use affects women differently than men (see H.R. 2783), H7592 [31OC]

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

Education: ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2648), H4723 [26JY]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 2765), H5335 [2AU]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H1410 [3AP]

———increase student financial aid programs funding (see H.R. 2476), H3960 [11JY]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1703), H5488 [10SE]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H2142 [10MY]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see H.R. 263), H109 [30JA] (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 1716), H3068 [12JN]

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

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

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H1926 [3MY]

EPA: make grants for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern and authorize assistance for research and development of innovative technologies for such purposes (see H.R. 1070), H3863 [10JY]

———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 1116), H1011 [20MR]

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

———revise drinking water standards for arsenic and provide grants to small public drinking water systems to assist in meeting these standards (see H.R. 1252), H2890 [5JN]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1345 [29MR]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H3519 [25JN]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H4353 [19JY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H394 [14FE]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3068 [12JN]

Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 278), H109 [30JA]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1014), H3068 [12JN]

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 2773), H5335 [2AU] (see H.R. 3207), H7717 [1NO]

———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), H3803 [28JN]

———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 138), H60 [6JA]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 1367), H1718 [1MY]

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

———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]

Food industry: freshness dates on food (see H.R. 2611), H4539 [24JY]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H2185 [15MY]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (see H.R. 3169), H7333 [25OC]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H441 [27FE]

———provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 2272), H3519 [25JN]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H3618 [26JN]

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), H2849 [25MY]

———remove certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see H.R. 1358), H1558 [24AP]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1988), H3713 [27JN]

———export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H3151 [13JN]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5705 [14SE]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H740 [7MR]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H2083 [9MY]

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H1116 [22MR]

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

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H959 [19MR]

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]

Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H10173 [17DE]

Health: allow States and localities to provide primary and preventive care services to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 2635), H5456 [6SE]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H6066 [28SE]

———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]

———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 1683), H2185 [15MY]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2335 [17MY]

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H4780 [27JY]

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

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H7333 [25OC]

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H2335 [17MY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H1558 [24AP]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 945), H826 [8MR]

———allow the Dept. of State and INS electronic access to certain FBI criminal records to determine whether or not a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal record (see H.R. 2965), H6458 [9OC]

———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. 1195), H1605 [25AP] (see H.R. 1242), H1188 [27MR]

———prohibit issuance of visa to any physician from the People's Republic of China who seeks to train in organ or bodily tissue transplantation (see H.R. 2030), H3519 [25JN]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H397 [14FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1713), H2083 [9MY]

———revise various provisions (see H.R. 500), H955 [15MR]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 13, 15), H111 [30JA] (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2889 [5JN]

———welcome Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee upon U.S. visit and affirm support in campaign against international terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 264), H7909 [7NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 714), H651 [6MR]

Indonesia: condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1861 [2MY]

———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 675), H396 [14FE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1861 [2MY]

Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H4780 [27JY]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H8133 [13NO]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1116 [22MR]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H1115 [22MR]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 580), H5455 [6SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H400 [14FE]

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

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

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

Israel: elections (see H. Res. 31), H223 [7FE]

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

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 598), H2334 [17MY] (see H.R. 1643), H1926 [3MY]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 195), H5407 [5SE]

Karekin II: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2571 [22MY]

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]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H3863 [10JY]

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

———ensure ability to effectively investigate and prosecute illegal gun sales and protect the privacy of the American people (see H.R. 2778), H5336 [2AU]

———provide for the sharing of certain foreign intelligence information with local law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 3285), H8249 [15NO]

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]

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

———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H6137 [2OC]

LIHEAP: make available royalties received from domestic Federal oil and gas production (see H.R. 962), H1191 [27MR]

Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (see H.R. 2777), H5335 [2AU]

———delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H10055 [12DE]

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

———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), H1489 [4AP]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H4724 [26JY]

———eliminate cost-sharing for bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1720), H5927 [21SE]

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

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H3203 [14JN]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H6137 [2OC]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H2023 [8MY]

———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), H2185 [15MY]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 2058), H2888 [5JN]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 2768), H7718 [1NO]

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

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 1087), H955 [15MR]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority until certification that no excavation of the Temple Mount in Israel is being conducted (see H.R. 2566), H4352 [19JY]

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

Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see H.R. 2450), H4429 [23JY] (see H.R. 2624), H4725 [26JY]

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

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H10355 [18DE]

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

National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (see H.R. 1739), H3151 [13JN]

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), H3519 [25JN]

National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets: establish (see H.R. 3552), H10963 [20DE]

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 security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H10355 [18DE]

———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 166), H3259 [19JN]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H2388 [21MY]

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

Navy: tribute to crew of reconnaissance plane that made emergency landing in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 106), H1718 [1MY]

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), H6138 [2OC]

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

Northern Ireland: recognize historical and political impact of 1981 Irish Republican hunger strikers on peace process (see H. Res. 132), H1925 [3MY]

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

Office of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3026), H6458 [9OC]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3864 [10JY]

Office of World Trade Center Attack Claims: establish to pay claims for injury to businesses and property suffered as a result of the attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3272), H10067 [13DE]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H955 [15MR]

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

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

Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 157), H2142 [10MY]

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

Persian Gulf Conflict: provide compensation to the U.S. Government and individuals who suffered damages as a result of the attack on Kuwait by Iraq (see H.R. 1632), H1926 [3MY]

Peru: congratulate President-elect Alejandro Toledo on his election, congratulate the people for the return of democracy, and express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 181), H3712 [27JN]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of certain prescription drugs by pharmacists and wholesalers (see H.R. 698), H397 [14FE]

Pipelines: inclusion of Armenia in all oil and gas pipeline routes built in the South Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 162), H3202 [14JN]

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

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H108 [30JA]

———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4780 [27JY]

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

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H4780 [27JY]

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1540), H5928 [21SE]

Queens, NY: temporarily limit the number of airline flights at LaGuardia Airport (see H.R. 757), H442 [27FE]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6260 [3OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]

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

Refugees: support victims of torture (see H. Con. Res. 168), H3357 [20JN]

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide grants to small public drinking water systems (see H.R. 1178), H2387 [21MY]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see H.R. 1088), H959 [19MR]

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), H5736 [19SE]

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

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]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H3863 [10JY]

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), H5488 [10SE]

———choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H2889 [5JN]

———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), H623 [1MR]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H2956 [6JN]

———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), H3713 [27JN]

———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 3325), H8337 [16NO]

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3328), H8337 [16NO]

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

———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), H2334 [17MY]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 560), H508 [28FE]

———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 3326), H8337 [16NO]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 3327), H8337 [16NO]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1191 [27MR]

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

States: provide incentive funds for having certain laws in effect (see H.R. 139), H60 [6JA]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H5340 [2AU]

———allow an employer tax credit for the costs of providing certain transportation fringe benefits to employees (see H.R. 906), H739 [7MR]

———allow businesses to expense qualified security devices (see H.R. 2970), H6056 [25SE]

———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 1340), H2998 [7JN]

———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), H6137 [2OC]

———allow first-time homebuyers to use tax-exempt loans from individual retirement accounts for downpayments (see H.R. 2022), H3713 [27JN]

———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for a Phoenix Fund for Victim Assistance (see H.R. 2902), H5736 [19SE]

———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), H6380 [4OC]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H6458 [9OC]

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

———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (see H.R. 3143), H7592 [31OC]

———enhance competitiveness of the U.S. leasing industry (see H.R. 1492), H2890 [5JN]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H1295 [28MR]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1296 [28MR]

———expand work opportunity credit for small business jobs creation (see H.R. 1414), H1483 (see H.R. 1414), H1492 [4AP]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 1137), H1012 [20MR]

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

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

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H4112 [17JY]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities (see H.R. 1427), H2387 [21MY]

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

———provide a credit to individuals for energy conservation expenditures and energy efficient appliances in residences (see H.R. 2393), H3803 [28JN]

———provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new communications technologies (see H.R. 1415), H1483 (see H.R. 1415), H1492 [4AP]

———provide interest-free source of capital to cover costs of installing residential solar energy equipment (see H.R. 1969), H3068 [12JN]

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

———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), H3203 [14JN]

———reduce and simplify estate tax rates (see H.R. 1285), H2142 [10MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H167 [31JA]

———restore partial deduction for personal interest to encourage economic recovery and avoid the need to borrow against home equity (see H.R. 2969), H7718 [1NO]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 1357), H1925 [3MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H508 [28FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2184 [15MY]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H2999 [7JN]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H1295 [28MR]

———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2550), H5456 [6SE]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 795), H507 [28FE]

Telecommunications: promote new communications technologies through grants and other incentives (see H.R. 1416), H1558 [24AP]

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

———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]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H5736 [19SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2905), H5925 [21SE]

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

———provide for the distribution of assets frozen pursuant to certain Executive orders for cleanup and reconstruction costs associated with terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3294), H8181 [14NO]

———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), H5926 [21SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (see H.R. 3019), H8181 [14NO]

———implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (see H.R. 1484), H3068 [12JN]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H3066 [12JN]

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), H5340 [2AU]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 97), H4780 [27JY]

———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 269), H8133 [13NO]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1117), H1011 [20MR]

———transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (see H. Res. 191), H4009 [12JY]

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

Ukraine: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 58), H1558 [24AP]

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

Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 994), H1925 [3MY]

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

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H394 [14FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2142 [10MY]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H2712 [24MY]

———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H1929 [7MY]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H6137 [2OC]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8181 [14NO]

———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]

———guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H2082 [9MY]

———implement significant election administration reforms prior to the next general Federal election (see H. Con. Res. 63), H1117 [22MR]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1112 [22MR]

———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]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H2022 [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: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1724), H4216 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Airport Noise Curfew Commission: establish (see H.R. 2746), H5334 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to provide grants to facilitate the use of natural gas buses at public airports (see H.R. 3537), H10909 [19DE]

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 1269), H1294 [28MR]

Medicare: extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 3195), H7591 [31OC]

Middle East: encourage Lebanon, Syria, and Iran to call upon Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis presently held in Lebanon (see H. Res. 99), H1115 [22MR]

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]

U.N.: suspend membership of any state identified as a sponsor of terrorism by the Dept. of State (see H. Con. Res. 293), H10909 [19DE]

Lists

Supporters of H.R. 1269, Global Health Act, E478 [28MR]

Remarks

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (H. Con. Res. 145), H3117 [13JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3883, H3887 [11JY]

AID: South Asian Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4449, H4452 [24JY]

American Airlines, Inc.: tribute to victims of flight 587 air disaster (H. Con. Res. 272), E2128 [19NO]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3301, H3328 [20JN]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5658 [14SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1534 [24AP]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7595 [1NO], H7775 [6NO], H8187 [15NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7595 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), H8187 [15NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to instruct conferees, H7775 [6NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5904 [21SE]

———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, H5904 [21SE]

Bangladesh: independence anniversary, E462 [27MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H529 [1MR]

``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (H. Con. Res. 43), E291 [6MR]

Black History Month: observance, H377 [14FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H790 [8MR]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (H. Res. 160), E1213 [26JN]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (H. Res. 97), H3024 [12JN]

Cyprus: independence anniversary, E1755 [2OC]

———tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1755 [2OC]

———Turkish occupation, E1755 [2OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8535 [28NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), consideration (H. Res. 296), H8438 [28NO]

Dept. of Education: Magnet School Assistance Program funding, H3328 [20JN]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H704 [7MR]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2131 [10MY], H2192, H2242, H2245 [16MY], E789, E791 [14MY]

———revise travel warning for Israel, West Bank, and Gaza, H2242 [16MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3564 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H4842 [30JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4083 [17JY], H4182 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, H10439 [19DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4842 [30JY]

Diseases: international tuberculosis control and Child Survival and Maternal Health Account funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4473 [24JY]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3883, H3887 [11JY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2621 [23MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H10100 [13DE]

El Salvador: disaster relief funding, H3301 [20JN]

Elections: ensure the votes of all eligible citizens are counted, H377 [14FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Impact Aid Program funding, H2621 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3653 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), conference report, H7606 [1NO]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7277 [24OC]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, H377 [14FE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2192 [16MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4341 [19JY], H4449, H4452, H4473, H4528 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), conference report, H10457, H10461 [19DE]

Foreign policy: recognize important relationship between the U.S. and Mexico (H. Res. 233), E1597 [6SE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H963 [20MR]

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (H.R. 1269), E476-E478 [28MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), E1578 [5SE]

India: disaster relief funding, H3301 [20JN]

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

———independence anniversary, E1522 [3AU]

International Fund for Ireland: funding, E2047 [8NO]

Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (H.J. Res. 75), H10422 [19DE]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Con. Res. 280), H8873 [5DE]

Lebanon: military assistance funding relative to deployment of Lebanese armed forces to Israeli-Lebanese border, H2245 [16MY]

Microsoft Corp.: settlement of antitrust suit with the Dept. of Justice, E2000 [5NO]

Middle East: encourage Lebanon, Syria, and Iran to call upon Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis presently held in Lebanon (H. Res. 99), H3487 [25JN]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2926 [6JN]

New York: provide for temporary emergency unemployment assistance, H8535 [28NO]

New York, NY: allocation of funds relative to terrorist attacks, H8438 [28NO]

———tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (H. Res. 172), H3631 [27JN], E1154 [19JN]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, E2047 [8NO]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit funding to initiate World Trade Organization proceedings challenging policies in developing countries relative to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals, H4182 [18JY]

Patriot Day: designate (H.J. Res. 71), H7320 [25OC]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), H1789 [2MY]

Pipelines: inclusion of Armenia in all oil and gas pipeline routes built in the South Caucasus region (H. Con. Res. 162), E1105 [14JN]

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), H7366 [30OC]

Queens, NY: anniversary of Astoria Center of Israel, E1491 [1AU]

———improve water quality of Flushing Bay and Flushing Creek, H3653 [27JN], H7606 [1NO]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), H3171 [14JN]

Sharon, Ariel: commend election as Prime Minister of Israel, encourage end to Middle East violence, and reaffirm U.S. commitment to friendship (H. Res. 34), H267 [13FE]

Singh, Jaswant: visit to U.S. by India's Minister of External Affairs and Minister of Defense, E1778 [2OC]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7277 [24OC]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), H5608 [13SE]

———rates (H.R. 3), H790 [8MR]

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), H5583 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5904 [21SE]

———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 (H.R. 2882), H5600 [13SE]

———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), H5627 [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), H7386 [30OC]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5583 [11SE]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 247), H1077 [22MR]

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

———implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (H.R. 2603), H4879 [31JY]

U.N.: condition payment of U.S. arrearages on restoration of U.S. membership on the Commission on Human Rights, E789 [14MY]

———transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (H. Res. 191), H4791 [30JY]

UNESCO: U.S. membership, H2131 [10MY]

Votes: position on missed, H5160 [1AU], H5605 [13SE], E2282 [13DE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), E2306 [14DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1551 [24AP]

Statements

Accession of Cyprus to the European Union: by, E1107 [14JN]

Tributes

Brown, G. Russell, H2574 [23MY]

Butler, Denis, E176 [14FE]

Cartier, James M., E2319 [17DE]

Goldberg, Joshua, E1491 [1AU]

Kelly, Mary Anne, E178 [14FE]

Thomson, Terri, E175 [14FE]