HILLIARD, EARL F. (a Representative from Alabama)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1490 [4AP] (see H.R. 2866), H6138 [2OC]

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

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3204 [14JN]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H10966 [20DE]

———provide for accreditation of associations of agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining between such associations and handlers of agricultural products (see H.R. 230), H443 [27FE]

———support research and development programs in agricultural biotechnology and genetic engineering to address the food and economic needs of developing countries (see H.R. 2343), H5340 [2AU]

AID: clarify process of providing education and related services to foreign law enforcement and military personnel to prevent and control HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (see H.R. 2104, 2104), H3207 [18JN]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 36), H2889 [5JN]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H10910 [19DE]

———increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 1956), H3619 [26JN]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H10966 [20DE]

Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H3151 [13JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H2679 [23MY]

Aviation: provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6505 [10OC] (see H.R. 2955), H6055 [25SE]

Baltic States: independence anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 131), H5126 [1AU]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see H.R. 2152), H3961 [11JY]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H5616 [13SE]

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

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2133), H3619 [26JN]

Bureau of the Census: establish a term limit for the Director of the Census and require that such Director report directly to the Sec. of Commerce (see H.R. 681), H444 [27FE]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1925 [3MY]

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

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 399), H827 [8MR]

Census: include U.S. citizens living abroad in future decennial censuses for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 1745), H2998 [7JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: vaccination activities funding for at-risk adults and adolescents in medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 2598), H6702 [11OC]

Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H8339 [16NO]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Con. Res. 3), H112 [30JA] (see H. Res. 105), H1295 [28MR]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H2998 [7JN]

———give highest priority to providing assistance, services, and benefits to children who lost parents or guardians in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 228), H5928 [21SE]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H2997 [7JN]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 2198), H3202 [14JN]

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

———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (see H. Res. 124), H3204 [14JN]

Children's Vision Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 226), H5592 [11SE]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3520 [25JN]

———express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (see H. Res. 121), H3520 [25JN]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4216 [18JY]

China, Republic of: membership in international institutions (see H. Con. Res. 219), H5455 [6SE]

———participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H1116 [22MR]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1191 [27MR]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1189 [27MR]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2755), H5407 [5SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H3863 [10JY]

———protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (see H.R. 185), H112 [30JA]

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

Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1606), H1658 [26AP]

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

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (see H.R. 60), H1925 [3MY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H25 [3JA]

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), 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), H9239 [11DE]

———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), H5925 [21SE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H1490 [4AP]

Crime: 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]

Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H4010 [12JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure minority farmers are adequately compensated for discrimination claims (see H.R. 2676), H5340 [2AU]

———provide administrative authority to investigate live poultry dealers (see H.R. 231), H443 [27FE]

———provide emergency crop loss assistance to respond to economic losses incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the increase in energy prices (see H.R. 396), H650 [6MR]

———provide loan assistance to agricultural producers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 478), H400 [14FE]

———provide loan assistance to greenhouse farming operations experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 479, 480), H3519 [25JN]

———provide loan assistance to poultry farmers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 301, 302), H224 [7FE]

———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 Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2283), H3464 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H394 [14FE]

———establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H2082 [9MY]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H219 [7FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H444 [27FE]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2008), H2999 [7JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1661 [26AP]

———require consideration of sulfur or carbon emissions reductions and make renewable fuel projects eligible under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 2088), H2955 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612, 612), H3207 [18JN]

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H112 [30JA]

———Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 1682), H3466 [21JN]

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

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 933), H878 [13MR]

———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), H2890 [5JN]

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

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

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H4352 [19JY]

Drug abuse: provide assistance to States to expand and establish treatment programs to provide services to individuals who voluntarily seek treatment (see H.R. 1896), H3863 [10JY]

Ecology and environment: establish a grassland reserve restoration and conservation program (see H.R. 1689), H1860 [2MY]

Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see H.R. 2282), H3464 [21JN]

———limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 1289), H1343 [29MR]

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

———require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 2782), H5336 [2AU]

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

EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H112 [30JA]

———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), H1558 [24AP]

ERISA: increase the phase-in limitation for benefit improvements made prior to plan termination (see H.R. 2134), H3066 [12JN]

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

Families and domestic relations: importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 167), H3202 [14JN]

———provide grants to States to encourage media campaigns to promote responsible fatherhood skills (see H.R. 1300), H1344 [29MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 2180), H4863 [30JY]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2180), H7910 [7NO]

Federal aid programs: increase assistance made available under certain economic development programs (see H.R. 3003), H6136 [2OC]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H398 [14FE]

Federal employees: availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 579), H323 [13FE]

———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H8421 [27NO]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H444 [27FE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H441 [27FE]

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

FEMA: establish a minority emergency preparedness demonstration program (see H.R. 2562), H4351 [19JY]

Financial institutions: ensure continued stability of the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1293), H1925 [3MY]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 1055), H5339 [2AU]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H10067 [13DE]

Fish and fishing: provide clarification regarding the market name for the fish Pangasius bocourti and compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 2964), H6505 [10OC]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2248), H3357 [20JN]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 1506), H1861 [2MY]

———expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H954 [15MR]

Food Stamp Act: limit the collection from households of claims for nonfraudulent overissuance of food stamp benefits (see H.R. 2319), H3864 [10JY]

Foreign aid: 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), H4113 [17JY]

———provide food and agricultural development assistance to civilians in Afghanistan and other central Asian countries (see H. Con. Res. 240), H6702 [11OC]

———support millenium good will food aid initiative for developing countries (see H. Con. Res. 12), H444 [27FE]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve immunization injection safety in disease control programs (see H.R. 2453), H4114 [17JY]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H7910 [7NO]

———express appreciation to NATO, European Union, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and European countries for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 303), H8948 [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), H740 [7MR]

Government: 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]

———review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax advantages (see H.R. 2939), H5926 [21SE]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H1488 [4AP]

Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H399 [14FE]

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

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 1033), H928 [14MR]

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

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1499 [4AP]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H3260 [19JN]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H10356 [18DE]

———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 2743), H5334 [2AU]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H444 [27FE]

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]

House of Representatives: establish a commission to make recommendations on the appropriate size of membership of the House and the method by which Representatives are elected (see H.R. 506), H3863 [10JY]

Housing: ensure that communities receiving community development block grants use such funds to benefit low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 1191), H1114 [22MR]

———provide for a study on the proximity of federally assisted housing to hazardous waste sites (see H.R. 1585), H2023 [8MY]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H8339 [16NO]

Hughes, Langston: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 205), H4862 [30JY]

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]

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

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

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1485), H7852 [6NO]

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

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1194), H1114 [22MR]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1809), H2141 [10MY]

———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]

———require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 287), H3519 [25JN]

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

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 742), H4216 [18JY]

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

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

JET Magazine: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 274), H8338 [16NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1113 [22MR]

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]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see H.R. 2320), H3618 [26JN]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1806), H2141 [10MY]

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

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H3261 [19JN]

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), H1718 [1MY]

———delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H10910 [19DE]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H10055 [12DE]

———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), H1013 [20MR]

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), H441 [27FE]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H5406 [5SE]

———coverage of home infusion drug therapies (see H.R. 2750), H5456 [6SE]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 898), H1925 [3MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 339), H163 [31JA] (see H.R. 1512), H1498 [4AP]

———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]

———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), H1489 [4AP]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H10964 [20DE]

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

———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), H1718 [1MY]

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

———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]

———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), H648 [6MR]

———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 1517), H4014 [16JY]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H1558 [24AP]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 3602), H10965 [20DE]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H5927 [21SE]

———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]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H1658 [26AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure financial solvency of Medicare+Choice organizations and Medicaid managed care organizations (see H.R. 145), H167 [31JA]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H8732 [29NO]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 1994), H2710 [24MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H396 [14FE] (see H.R. 2812), H5407 [5SE]

National 4-H Council: centennial of 4-H Youth Development Program (see H. Res. 112), H1490 [4AP]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H1558 [24AP]

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

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 663), H395 [14FE]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 36), H2889 [5JN]

National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H4429 [23JY]

National Junior College for Deaf and Blind: establish (see H.R. 3252), H7958 [8NO]

National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 652), H3260 [19JN]

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

National Sea Grant College Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1071), H4863 [30JY]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 1873), H3466 [21JN]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H8421 [27NO]

———dedicate certain funds for the purpose of reducing violence, hate crimes, and crime on reservations (see H.R. 1164), H3203 [14JN]

———require State approval of new gambling facilities, develop minimum Federal standards for Indian gaming, and establish commission to report on living standards on Indian lands (see H.R. 2244), H5340 [2AU]

———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 166), H4114 [17JY]

New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1606 [25AP]

NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H1859 [2MY]

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

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

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]

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

Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 283), H443 [27FE]

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

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H3864 [10JY]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7853 [6NO]

Power resources: increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 683), H396 [14FE]

Project Apollo: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 631), H624 [1MR]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (see H.R. 624), H444 [27FE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H9078 [6DE]

———establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 1943), H2570 [22MY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H6780 [12OC]

———reauthorize supplemental grant for population increases in certain States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1930), H3619 [26JN]

R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 35), H254 [8FE]

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 242), H7719 [1NO]

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

Refugees: support victims of torture (see H. Con. Res. 168), H3519 [25JN]

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

Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2711 [24MY]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3149 [13JN]

Russia: expand democracy, good governance, and anti-corruption programs to promote and strengthen democratic government and civil society and to support independent media (see H.R. 2121), H4113 [17JY]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 1035), H928 [14MR]

Schools: establish a grant program to promote emotional and social development and school readiness (see H.R. 2636), H4633 [25JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H1923 [3MY]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H27 [3JA]

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

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

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H400 [14FE]

———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), H3863 [10JY]

———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), H3068 [12JN]

———provide lump-sum death payments to surviving spouses (see H.R. 266), H443 [27FE]

———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]

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

Spann, Johnny M. (Mike): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 281), H8842 [4DE]

States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1907), H2333 [17MY]

———permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H3960 [11JY]

Steel Industry National Historic Park: establish (see H.R. 635), H2998 [7JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H2142 [10MY]

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

———allow a refundable credit against payroll taxes (see H.R. 493), H400 [14FE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H3806 [28JN]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1605 [25AP]

———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), H3519 [25JN]

———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), H3466 [21JN]

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

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 147), H167 [31JA]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H3466 [21JN]

———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 2281), H4113 [17JY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H1556 [24AP]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H441 [27FE]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1819), H6458 [9OC]

———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]

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

———restore partial deduction for personal interest to encourage economic recovery and avoid the need to borrow against home equity (see H.R. 2969), H6138 [2OC]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2334 [17MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H1557 [24AP]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1604 [25AP]

Terrorism: condemn anthrax threats sent to reproductive health centers and abortion providers (see H. Con. Res. 285), H9240 [11DE]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (see H.R. 247), H832 [12MR]

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

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H5455 [6SE]

———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), H4541 [24JY]

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 211), H4780 [27JY] (see H. Res. 212), H4863 [30JY]

U.S. Commission on Election Law Reform: establish (see H.R. 49), H2890 [5JN]

Ukraine: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 58), H4950 [31JY]

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

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

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

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

Yugoslavia: commend transfer of Slobodan Milosevic and other alleged war criminals to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and provide aid to support economic and democratic reforms (see H. Res. 200), H5126 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Foreign trade: terminate all unilateral sanctions against foreign countries or entities (see H.R. 3247), H7909 [7NO]

Voting: ban law enforcement activities that intimidate individuals from voting (see H.R. 2686), H4948 [31JY]

———hold Federal elections over the first weekend in November, prohibit States from preventing registered citizens from voting, and ban law enforcement activities that intimidate individuals from voting (see H.R. 1559), H1555 [24AP]

———prohibit States from denying any individual the right to register and vote in Federal elections on the grounds that the individual has been convicted of a Federal crime (see H.R. 1558), H1555 [24AP] (see H.R. 2687), H4948 [31JY]

Remarks

Afghanistan: treatment of women and girls by the Taliban regime, E1903 [16OC]

Agriculture: funding, H1239 [28MR]

``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (H. Con. Res. 43), H481 [28FE]

Black History Month: observance, H314 [13FE]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1227, H1239 [28MR]

Earl T. Shinhoster Post Office, Decatur, GA: designate (H.R. 2261), H6826 [16OC]

Selma, AL: anniversary of march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, H716 [7MR]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, E445 [26MR]

U.N.: support the World Conference on Racism, E1154 [19JN]

U.N. Human Rights Commission: restore U.S. membership, E1154 [19JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H738 [7MR]

Reports filed

Matter of Representative Hilliard: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 107-130), H3861 [10JY]

Tributes

Chen Shui-bian, E807 [15MY]

Ivey, William J., E1772 [2OC]

Russell, Eva Lou Billingsley, E2385 [20DE]

Solomon, Walter L., H5979 [25SE], E1833 [9OC]