GUTIERREZ, LUIS V. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4636 [25JY], H4690 [26JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort President Vicente Fox of Mexico Into the House Chamber, H5410 [6SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1013 [20MR]

———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), H8949 [5DE]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3961 [11JY]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H3466 [21JN]

———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H3150 [13JN]

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

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), H929 [14MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H1557 [24AP]

Arlington National Cemetery: reform burial eligibility requirements for certain veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 3423), H10356 [18DE]

Armed Forces: eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain nonavailability-of-health-care statements relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for pregnancies (see H.R. 1511), H4541 [24JY]

———extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H7723 [5NO]

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

———restore certain education benefits of reservist and active duty servicemembers participating in military action against Afghanistan (see H.R. 3240), H7908 [7NO]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H1295 [28MR]

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), H6137 [2OC]

Aviation: preempt State laws requiring approval prior to the construction or operation of certain airport development projects (see H.R. 2107), H3864 [10JY]

———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), H8248 [15NO] (see H.R. 2955), H6138 [2OC]

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

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H2849 [25MY]

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]

Census: funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad (see H.R. 680), H959 [19MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: vaccination activities funding for at-risk adults and adolescents in medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 2598), H8181 [14NO]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Con. Res. 3), H1191 [27MR] (see H. Res. 105), H1295 [28MR]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10065 [13DE]

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), H2710 [24MY] (see H.R. 1990), H3863 [10JY]

———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, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1990), H2849 [25MY]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H3067 [12JN]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1429), H1483 (see H.R. 1429), H1493 [4AP] (see H.R. 1822), H5928 [21SE]

———increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1650), H2387 [21MY]

———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care and early learning services, and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 265), H2571 [22MY]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H4541 [24JY]

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

———require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2788), H5336 [2AU]

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 367), H827 [8MR]

China, People's Republic of: 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]

———improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1060 [21MR]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1490 [4AP]

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

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

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H4352 [19JY]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 865), H648 [6MR]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H9078 [6DE]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1051), H953 [15MR] (see H.R. 2531), H4112 [17JY]

———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2498), H4863 [30JY]

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

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

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 429), H959 [19MR]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 499), H1410 [3AP]

Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 1054), H953 [15MR]

———allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually from any consumer reporting agency (see H.R. 2031), H2847 [25MY]

———prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in consumer solicitations and limit liability of consumers in conjunction with such solicitations (see H.R. 1058), H953 [15MR]

———protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1319), H1344 [29MR]

Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 1052), H953 [15MR]

———prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H5927 [21SE]

Crime: 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]

———assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1271), H2957 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers and watersheds (see H.R. 3213), H7717 [1NO]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 2081), H4217 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: expand range maintenance program for removal of unexploded ordnance and munitions from certain military training ranges to include underwater portions of live impact areas (see H.R. 3212), H7717 [1NO]

———field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see H.R. 948), H826 [8MR]

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 Energy: establish the High Performance Schools Program (see H.R. 1129), H3863 [10JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H6780 [12OC]

———provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H1061 [21MR]

Dept. of HUD: increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H2680 [23MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H741 [7MR]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 2459), H3959 [11JY]

Dept. of State: designate an Assistant Sec. of State for Victims of International Terrorism (see H.R. 1338), H2387 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 2966), H6055 [25SE]

———establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1410 [3AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (see H.R. 811), H1061 [21MR]

———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (see H.R. 2540), H4541 [24JY]

———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H1606 [25AP]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H2387 [21MY]

Developing countries: prohibit export assistance to any company challenging an intellectual property law or policy of a country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1690), H2712 [24MY]

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

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H3519 [25JN]

———Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 1682), H3619 [26JN]

———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), H1013 [20MR]

———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]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 25), H651 [6MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H1117 [22MR]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H224 [7FE]

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

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), H3519 [25JN]

Education: development of high school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 620), H624 [1MR]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 839), H5927 [21SE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 101), H4541 [24JY] (see H.R. 1693), H4724 [26JY]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H877 [13MR]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 117), H254 [8FE]

———provide scholarships for scientists and engineers to become certified as science, mathematics, and technology teachers in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 932), H3863 [10JY]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H3466 [21JN]

———require States to equalize education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H1188 [27MR]

El Paso, TX: establish a national immigration museum (see H.R. 2162), H10055 [12DE]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H826 [8MR]

Employment: ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income people (see H.R. 2243), H3619 [26JN]

———limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 1289), H1717 [1MY]

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

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

———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]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 94), H1409 [3AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 961), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 2239), H3259 [19JN]

Families and domestic relations: require anticipated child support be held in trust on the sale or refinancing of certain real property of an obligated parent (see H.R. 413), H4541 [24JY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043), H1191 [27MR]

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: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2183 [15MY]

———availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 579), H1410 [3AP]

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 389), H166 [31JA]

———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H2680 [23MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H828 [8MR]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 1246), H1189 [27MR]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3863 [10JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2379), H3961 [11JY]

Financial institutions: 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), H953 [15MR]

———prohibit predatory lending practices (see H.R. 1060), H953 [15MR]

———require insured depository institutions make affordable transaction accounts available to their customers (see H.R. 1059), H953 [15MR]

Firearms: ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see H.R. 693), H828 [8MR]

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

———regulate transfer over the Internet (see H.R. 726), H956 [15MR]

———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), H400 [14FE]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H5928 [21SE]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H1715 [1MY]

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H4353 [19JY]

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

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H8843 [4DE]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H828 [8MR]

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), H1606 [25AP]

FRS: make permanent the requirement for the annual bank fee report by the Board of Governors (see H.R. 1061), H953 [15MR]

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

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H827 [8MR]

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

Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H2082 [9MY]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H7852 [6NO]

———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 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), H3960 [11JY]

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

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H4353 [19JY]

Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 3336), H10355 [18DE]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H4428 [23JY]

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H2849 [25MY]

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

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

Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H3863 [10JY]

``Hispanic Americans in Congress'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 90), H1345 [29MR]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H825 [8MR]

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), H7529 [30OC]

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

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 674), H396 [14FE]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3712 [27JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H1113 [22MR]

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H741 [7MR]

———cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H1558 [24AP]

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

———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), H1411 [3AP] (see H.R. 1242), H1188 [27MR]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 823), H622 [1MR]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 964), H2082 [9MY]

———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]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 659), H1660 [26AP] (see H.R. 737), H959 [19MR] (see H.R. 1330), H1558 [24AP] (see H.R. 1829), H2712 [24MY]

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), H2713 [24MY]

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

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H2890 [5JN]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1121 [26MR]

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H1489 [4AP]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H7910 [7NO]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 580), H2956 [6JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H444 [27FE]

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), H1013 [20MR]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 598), H2334 [17MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1558 [24AP]

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), H4635 [25JY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H2849 [25MY]

Libraries: provide public library construction and technology enhancement (see H.R. 1525), H3068 [12JN]

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

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1294), H4014 [16JY]

Medicaid: improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 2677), H6066 [28SE]

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

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

———coverage for qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 594), H323 [13FE]

———coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1656), H2571 [22MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H3619 [26JN]

———coverage of medically necessary pancreas transplantation procedures (see H.R. 1361), H3619 [26JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3519 [25JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H4724 [26JY]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H3863 [10JY]

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

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H2571 [22MY]

———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), H4113 [17JY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H6066 [28SE]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 2058), H5340 [2AU]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H10055 [12DE]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H5340 [2AU]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H396 [14FE] (see H.R. 2812), H6137 [2OC]

Minorities: reduce the impact of predatory lending on minorities (see H.R. 1053), H953 [15MR]

Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (see H.R. 1056), H953 [15MR]

———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1815), H3260 [19JN]

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

———use of safety belts and restraint systems by children (see H.R. 597), H5927 [21SE]

National Academy of Sciences: conduct a study to determine the causes of recent increases in the price of natural gas (see H.R. 712), H877 [13MR]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H3712 [27JN]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H10910 [19DE]

National Eye Institute: funding (see H.R. 590), H650 [6MR]

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), H2571 [22MY]

National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 652), H2998 [7JN]

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), H2889 [5JN]

National security: provide grants to local first responder agencies to combat terrorism and be a part of homeland defense (see H.R. 3435), H9077 [6DE]

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

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H3961 [11JY]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H4949 [31JY]

NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H2680 [23MY]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H2022 [8MY]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H1410 [3AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H443 [27FE]

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), H741 [7MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1948), H4353 [19JY]

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1540), H1554 [24AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H5927 [21SE]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 2166), H3864 [10JY]

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

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

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

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2961), H6138 [2OC]

Schools: establish a program for an information clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation (see H.R. 2560), H5928 [21SE]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H955 [15MR]

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]

Senior citizens: recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 13), H1490 [4AP]

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

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: make certain improvements (see H.R. 2222), H4113 [17JY]

Small business: permit the collection of demographic information in connection with small business loan applications (see H.R. 3372), H8731 [29NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H4541 [24JY]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H508 [28FE]

———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), H1059 [21MR]

———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]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H2571 [22MY]

States: provide incentive funds for having certain laws in effect (see H.R. 139), H400 [14FE]

———require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 238), H7529 [30OC]

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

———allow first-time homebuyers to use tax-exempt loans from individual retirement accounts for downpayments (see H.R. 2022), H2847 [25MY]

———allow individuals a refundable credit based on their earned income (see H.R. 508), H222 [7FE]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H2679 [23MY]

———designate educational empowerment zones in certain low-income areas and give a tax incentive to attract teachers to work in such areas (see H.R. 221), H400 [14FE]

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

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 869), H5406 [5SE]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H3068 [12JN]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H4010 [12JY]

———extend exclusion from an employee's gross income for employer-provided health coverage of the employee's spouse to coverage provided to the employee's domestic partner (see H.R. 2837), H5928 [21SE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2680 [23MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H1346 [29MR]

———increase individual income tax rates and deposit increased funds into the Social Security trust funds (see H.R. 2935), H8746 [30NO]

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

———provide a refundable tax credit against increased natural gas costs (see H.R. 610), H393 [14FE]

———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H2387 [21MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H4009 [12JY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 774), H1660 [26AP]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 678), H444 [27FE]

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

Terrorism: issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H5971 [24SE]

Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 1044), H1191 [27MR]

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: establish Presidential commission to determine validity of certain land claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (see H.R. 1823), H3713 [27JN]

Truth in Savings Act: extend and enhance civil liability and other enforcement provisions (see H.R. 1057), H953 [15MR]

Ukraine: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 58), H2388 [21MY]

———independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 203), H5126 [1AU]

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

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

Veterans: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 862), H741 [7MR]

———allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H1717 [1MY]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H5405 [5SE]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 134), H4949 [31JY]

———improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 801), H1061 [21MR]

———increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2123), H3961 [11JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H929 [14MR]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H166 [31JA]

———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H5927 [21SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H222 [7FE]

Voting: increase the ability of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to participate in Federal elections (see H.R. 1997), H5928 [21SE]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H2680 [23MY]

Voting Rights Act: congressional commitment (see H. Res. 139), H2185 [15MY]

Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 911), H1605 [25AP]

Weapons: limit production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 126), H827 [8MR]

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]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 285), H1410 [3AP]

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

———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H10067 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2755), H5335 [2AU]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 1306), H1344 [29MR]

Esparza, Ana: relief (see H.R. 1857), H2184 [15MY]

Gonzalez, Juan: relief (see H.R. 1579), H1556 [24AP]

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]

Higher Education Act: establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services (see H.R. 2487), H4008 [12JY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain long-staying alien children, lower high school drop out rates of certain immigrant children, and allow State and local determination of admittance to State and local colleges and universities (see H.R. 1582), H1604 [25AP]

———require paid immigration consultants to be licensed and otherwise provide services in a satisfactory manner (see H.R. 654), H395 [14FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1713), H1923 [3MY]

———revise various provisions (see H.R. 500), H222 [7FE]

Munoz, Maria: relief (see H.R. 1857), H2184 [15MY]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 348), H164 [31JA]

Small business: provide for public access to information on the availability of insurance for small businesses (see H.R. 3339), H8342 [19NO]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: improve veterans benefits (see H.R. 3173), H7333 [25OC]

Valenzuela, Mayra: relief (see H.R. 1579), H1556 [24AP]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H29 [6JA]

Remarks

Chicago, IL: Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez Elementary School students recipient of Unisys Corp., prize for use of the Internet, E1697 [21SE]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (H.R. 2755), E1550 [3AU]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H6036 [25SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical and prosthetic research funding through reductions in NASA Human Space Flight funding, H4690, H4691 [26JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4690, H4691 [26JY]

El Salvador: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 41), H975 [20MR]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (H.R. 1306), E514 [3AP]

Government: require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (H.R. 1457), clarification of status, E681 [1MY]

———require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (H.R. 917), E554 [5AP], E681 [1MY]

Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing, H10474 [19DE]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), H2359 [21MY]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Con. Res. 280), E2249 [11DE]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3525), H10474 [19DE]

Puerto Rico: use of Vieques Island for military operations, H6036 [25SE]

Small business: provide for public access to information on the availability of insurance for small businesses (H.R. 3339), E2128 [19NO]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: improve veterans benefits (H.R. 3173), E1971 [31OC]

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), H5572 [11SE]

Tibetan National Day: observance, E25 [6JA]

Votes: position on missed, E772 [10MY], E1385 [20JY], E1483 [1AU], E1824 [5OC], E2113 [16NO], E2227 [7DE], E2249 [11DE]

Texts of

H.R. 917, Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act, E554 [5AP]

H.R. 1306, Wire Transfer Fairness and Disclosure Act, E514 [3AP]

Tributes

Schupp, Ronald I., E25 [6JA]