SCHIFF, ADAM (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3586 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6459 [9OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H8181 [14NO]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3864 [10JY]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H8564 [28NO]

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

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H3806 [28JN]

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

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H8732 [29NO]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H1605 [25AP]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H10967 [20DE]

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

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H443 [27FE]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H8343 [19NO]

Aviation: direct NIST to develop standards for effective aviation security technologies and direct the FAA to evaluate such technologies (see H.R. 3101), H6781 [12OC]

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

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

———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. 2955), H6260 [3OC]

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), H1411 [3AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds vote to pass legislation that would result in a deficit (see H.J. Res. 53), H3357 [20JN]

———make process more transparent (see H.R. 1257), H1189 [27MR]

———use budget surpluses attributable to the Dept. of Defense Military Retirement Fund for military retirement and survivor benefit programs (see H. Res. 23), H412 [26FE]

California: Federal recognition of Gabrieleno/Tongva Nation (see H.R. 2619), H5488 [10SE]

———implement program to increase water yield and environmental benefits, improve water system reliability, quality, use efficiency, watershed management, water transfers, and levee protection (see H.R. 1985), H2709 [24MY]

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

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 135), H2281 [16MY]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H5488 [10SE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1429), H3806 [28JN]

———infant crib safety (see H.R. 1086), H2889 [5JN]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5126 [1AU]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H3068 [12JN]

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

———establish an Internet site on Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 782), H1557 [24AP]

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), H10067 [13DE]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2454), H4217 [18JY]

Consumers: protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 1176), H3260 [19JN]

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

Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 1310), H3358 [20JN]

Credit unions: limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 760), H828 [8MR]

Crime: amend laws relative to false communications about certain criminal violations (see H.R. 3209), H7960 [8NO]

———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]

———create an offense of solicitation or recruitment of persons in criminal street gang activity (see H.R. 1775), H5927 [21SE]

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

Dept. of Defense: review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H929 [14MR]

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), H3519 [25JN]

———impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (see H.R. 238), H623 [1MR]

Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H2023 [8MY]

———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H2956 [6JN]

———increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H2998 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds in California (see H.R. 2534), H4112 [17JY]

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

Dept. of Transportation: give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (see H.R. 3067), H7128 [17OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1489 [4AP]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H3960 [11JY]

———extend payment of certain benefits through the date of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 2223), H4113 [17JY]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H828 [8MR]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H10910 [19DE]

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), H4009 [12JY]

———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H4009 [12JY]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H2022 [8MY]

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), H2281 [16MY]

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), H2712 [24MY]

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

Ecuador: condemn kidnapping and murder of individuals by terrorists and support U.S. efforts to combat such terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3864 [10JY]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1693), H2890 [5JN]

———establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1851), H3260 [19JN]

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

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H1489 [4AP]

———provide for a smaller learning communities grant program (see H.R. 2571), H4352 [19JY]

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

Electric power: stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (see H.R. 1468), H3713 [27JN]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 1306), H1661 [26AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 345), H164 [31JA]

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

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

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 94), H2185 [15MY]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H1717 [1MY]

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

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

Firearms: prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 891), H878 [13MR]

———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]

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

Flag—U.S.: 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]

———protect (see H.R. 2312), H3617 [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), H8949 [5DE]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H2185 [15MY]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H7910 [7NO]

———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), H1925 [3MY]

Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (see H.R. 1139), H2281 [16MY]

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]

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H2387 [21MY]

Government: enhance citizen access to information and services through use of Internet-based information technology (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

Health: availability of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 943), H3358 [20JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H1488 [4AP] (see H.R. 2563), H4635 [25JY]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2712 [24MY]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 1366), H1718 [1MY]

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]

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

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

Immigration: allow acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died (see H.R. 1892), H2680 [23MY]

———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 1266), H3068 [12JN]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 823), H2998 [7JN]

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

———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: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 214), H2142 [10MY]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1013 [20MR]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H8564 [28NO]

———require coverage of hair prostheses for individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 547), H5971 [24SE]

———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), H5455 [6SE]

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

Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 29), H1117 [22MR]

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

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

———relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1191 [27MR]

James C. Corman Federal Building, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 621), H444 [27FE]

Judiciary: provide for automatic annual increases in judicial salaries (see H.R. 570), H2022 [8MY]

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

Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (see H. Con. Res. 77), H5340 [2AU]

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

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

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2956 [6JN]

———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H5704 [14SE]

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1606 [25AP]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 180), H4010 [12JY]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H3713 [27JN]

———permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 2701), H5407 [5SE]

———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), H2142 [10MY]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H1557 [24AP]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H3863 [10JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2890 [5JN]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H8949 [5DE]

———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), H9240 [11DE]

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]

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see H.R. 2748), H5334 [2AU]

Motor vehicles: establish an alternative fuel vehicle energy demonstration and commercial application of energy technology competitive grant pilot program (see H.R. 2326), H4114 [17JY]

———reduce aggressivity of light trucks, increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards, increase fuel economy standards, and improve accuracy and release of information on average fuel economy (see H.R. 2614), H4539 [24JY]

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

National Children's Memorial Flag Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1660 [26AP]

———support (see H. Con. Res. 98), H1558 [24AP]

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

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H3863 [10JY]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H8133 [13NO]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H2680 [23MY]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H5340 [2AU]

OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H1489 [4AP]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H1295 [28MR]

Pipelines: inclusion of Armenia in all oil and gas pipeline routes built in the South Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 162), H4353 [19JY]

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

Postal Service: protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H5407 [5SE]

Product safety: require safety labels for certain Internet-advertised toys and games (see H.R. 604), H6056 [25SE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H8842 [4DE]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6421 [5OC]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6380 [4OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1558 [24AP]

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. 3011), H8181 [14NO]

———conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 1035), H2142 [10MY]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H3068 [12JN]

Science: benefits of biotechnology (see H. Res. 173), H3358 [20JN]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2608), H4780 [27JY]

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

Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7910 [7NO]

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

Social Security: 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), H2184 [15MY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H222 [7FE]

———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), H2142 [10MY]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 560), H322 [13FE]

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

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1489 [4AP]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H4780 [27JY]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H7960 [8NO]

———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), H4780 [27JY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1717 [1MY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H2889 [5JN]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 869), H1489 [4AP]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H3203 [14JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H2889 [5JN]

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

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 2082), H2955 [6JN]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H2334 [17MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H3260 [19JN]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 1769), H3358 [20JN]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 90), H650 [6MR]

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

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (see H.R. 2975), H6135 [2OC]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3448), H9239 [11DE]

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

———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 232), H6260 [3OC]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3151 [13JN]

U.N.: 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), H1606 [25AP]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H2335 [17MY]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H443 [27FE]

———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H3203 [14JN]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H444 [27FE]

Voting: 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), H4428 [23JY]

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), H2387 [21MY]

———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H3466 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H741 [7MR]

Budget: require three-fifths majority vote to waive point of order against considering spending or revenue legislation before a concurrent resolution is in place (see H.R. 1369), H1409 [3AP]

Dept. of HHS: require certification for possession of dangerous biological agents and toxins by research facilities (see H.R. 3306), H8248 [15NO]

Education: repeal the tuition-sensitivity trigger in the Pell Grant program and expand qualifying expenses and income eligibility for the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 2482), H4008 [12JY]

FAA: establish a program to train Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers to be volunteers in the Federal Air Marshal Program (see H.R. 3190), H7591 [31OC]

Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H1114 [22MR]

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), H3861 [10JY] (see H.R. 2624), H4633 [25JY]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: conduct special resources study on the suitability and feasibility of inclusion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor (see H.R. 2715), H5332 [2AU]

Taxation: allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 3040), H6379 [4OC]

Letters

U.S. role in negotiation of territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabagh: by, E1511 [2AU]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1864 [3MY]

Remarks

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (H. Con. Res. 52), H923 [14MR]

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), H5646 [14SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1653 [26AP]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior and Forest Service funding, H3388 [21JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E886 [22MY]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7578 [31OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7578 [31OC]

Azerbaijan: prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H4475 [24JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), consideration (H. Res. 71), H515 [1MR]

Black History Month: observance, E242 [28FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H728 [7MR], H920 [14MR]

Burbank, CA: anniversary of the Little White Chapel, E2171 [29NO]

California: Southern California transportation projects funding, H3586 [26JN]

Chemerinsky, Erwin: Anti-Defamation League Jurisprudence Award recipient, E1865 [12OC]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), H4270 [19JY]

———provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 196), H4231 [19JY]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 2454), H6829 [16OC]

Crime: amend laws relative to false communications about certain criminal violations (H.R. 3209), H9190 [11DE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 863), H6813 [16OC]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1644 [26AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), H8426 [28NO]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H4763 [27JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2247 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3388 [21JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3586 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6643 [11OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4670 [26JY], H4850 [30JY]

Education: national policy to improve system, H143 [31JA]

———repeal tuition-sensitivity provision in Pell Grant eligibility, H6643 [11OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 345), H143 [31JA]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4475 [24JY]

Glendale, CA: anniversary of Glendale High School, E807 [15MY]

———anniversary of Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center, E1795 [4OC]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H4547 [25JY], H5202 [2AU]

Hufstedler, Shirley and Seth: Anti-Defamation League Jurisprudence Award recipient, E1865 [12OC]

Jackson, John A.: Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship recipient, E1005 [5JN]

La Canada Flintridge, CA: anniversary, E1738 [25SE], E1797 [4OC]

Law enforcement officers: honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (H. Res. 116), H2164 [15MY]

Lebanon: military assistance funding relative to deployment of Lebanese armed forces to Israeli-Lebanese border, H2247 [16MY]

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

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 188), H3987 [12JY]

Rothenberg, Alan I.: Anti-Defamation League Jurisprudence Award recipient, E1865 [12OC]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: conduct special resources study on the suitability and feasibility of inclusion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor (H.R. 2715), E1546 [3AU]

Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4924 [31JY]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4924 [31JY]

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), H266 [13FE]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), H276 [13FE]

Space policy: space station program funding, H4850 [30JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (H.R. 3040), E1816 [5OC]

———rates (H.R. 3), H728 [7MR], H920 [14MR]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1658 [14SE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5497 [11SE]

Votes: position on missed, E652 [26AP], E1911 [17OC]

Women's History Month: observance, E410 [21MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1478 [4AP]

Special order: granted, H925 [14MR], H1656 [26AP], H2330 [17MY], H3064 [12JN], H3147 [13JN], H3957 [11JY], H4631 [25JY], H4777 [27JY], H7850 [6NO]

Tributes

Cranston, Alan, E119 [6FE]

Cushman, Michael T., Sr., H3621 [27JN]

Maguire, Cathy, E2204 [4DE]

Meyers, Carole, H7911 [8NO]

Mosk, Stanley, H3928 [11JY]

Murphy, Stacey, E410 [21MR]

Nevins, Richard, E1536 [3AU]

Robinson, Matthew (Mack), E279 [6MR]

Stephens, Jefferson, Jr., E940 [24MY]

Stone, Edward C., E584 [5AP]