KING, PETER T. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, H626 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: clarify that reductions in compensation received from collateral sources don't include charitable contributions in such sources (see H.R. 3376), H8949 [5DE]

Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H5406 [5SE]

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 244), H959 [19MR]

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

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H3466 [21JN]

———tribute to U.S. servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 161), H3466 [21JN]

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), H7718 [1NO]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H6379 [4OC]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H167 [31JA]

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

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H3519 [25JN]

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

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1408 [3AP]

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: establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H6380 [4OC]

Cemeteries and funerals: urge maintenance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (see H. Res. 120), H2281 [16MY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: design, construct, and equip new facilities and renovate existing facilities to improve response to bioterrorism (see H.R. 3219), H8133 [13NO]

Charities: distribution of donations collected to support relief efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 276), H8338 [16NO]

Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H8181 [14NO]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 135), H2184 [15MY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3261 [19JN]

———improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1191 [27MR]

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

———prohibit payment of any claim for reimbursement of costs associated with the Navy reconnaissance plane forced to make an emergency landing (see H.R. 2507), H4111 [17JY]

———U.S. policy review (see H. Con. Res. 121), H3069 [12JN]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H1116 [22MR]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H4863 [30JY]

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

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H398 [14FE]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H6920 [16OC]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H8843 [4DE]

Corp of Engineers: shore protection and beach replenishment projects funding (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2679 [23MY]

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

Credit: prohibit creditors from penalizing consumers with late fees, increased interest rates, or adverse credit reports, whose mail service has been disrupted due hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3175), H8133 [13NO]

Crime: combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (see H.R. 3004), H6259 [3OC]

———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]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H221 [7FE]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H508 [28FE]

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

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

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H6700 [11OC]

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

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

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H650 [6MR]

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

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1746), H2185 [15MY]

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H7852 [6NO]

Diseases: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 1682), H3203 [14JN]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H398 [14FE]

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

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 2069), H4009 [12JY]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H4428 [23JY]

———make authority permanent for issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2317), H3618 [26JN]

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

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 28), H221 [7FE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 3333), H8337 [16NO]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H10966 [20DE]

Financial institutions: safeguard the public from fraud and streamline and facilitate efforts of Federal and State regulators to share antifraud information (see H.R. 1408), H4216 [18JY]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H8746 [30NO]

———provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 3358), H8563 [28NO]

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

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5616 [13SE]

Foreign policy: support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H2081 [9MY]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8339 [16NO]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H1011 [20MR]

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

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides (see H. Con. Res. 69), H1117 [22MR]

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

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

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

Housing: provide home ownership assistance to public safety officers and teachers (see H.R. 3191), H8421 [27NO]

Immigration: 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), H1605 [25AP]

———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. 1885), H2333 [17MY]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (see H.R. 2111), H3806 [28JN]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 835), H622 [1MR]

Insurance: 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]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H324 [13FE]

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H1557 [24AP]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H4724 [26JY]

———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), H110 [30JA]

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

Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 29), H628 [5MR]

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), H3150 [13JN]

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

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H827 [8MR]

Law enforcement: provide for the sharing of certain foreign intelligence information with local law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 3285), H8132 [13NO]

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

———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 199), H1060 [21MR]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1556 [24AP]

———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H6458 [9OC]

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), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1499 [4AP]

Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H9078 [6DE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H508 [28FE]

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

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

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H2997 [7JN]

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

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H5339 [2AU]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1798), H3619 [26JN]

———ensure geographic reclassifications of hospitals in urban areas do not result in lower wage indexes (see H.R. 1638), H2712 [24MY]

———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H2185 [15MY]

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2836), H5456 [6SE]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H2334 [17MY]

———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), H8843 [4DE]

———stabilize and improve the Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 2980), H8564 [28NO]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1606 [25AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 108), H1345 [29MR]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2335 [17MY]

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), H1926 [3MY]

National Day of Appreciation for Emergency Response and Rescue Workers: designate (see H. Res. 259), H6505 [10OC]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see H.J. Res. 42), H1345 [29MR]

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

National Motivation and Inspiration Day: establish (see H. Res. 308), H9240 [11DE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1488 (see H. Res. 116), H1499 [4AP]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H2713 [24MY]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3802 [28JN]

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

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 1334), H2082 [9MY]

New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1115 [22MR]

———tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (see H. Res. 172), H3259 [19JN]

———tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 243), H5927 [21SE]

———tribute to the New York City public school community during and after the terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and support Federal assistance to New York City public schools (see H. Res. 325), H10909 [19DE]

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

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

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

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

Patriot Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 71), H7333 [25OC]

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]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H1410 [3AP]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

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

———waive postage for donations mailed to the White House for ``America's Fund for Afghan Children'' (see H.R. 3115), H7128 [17OC]

Power resources: assist municipalities and local communities to explore and determine options for the alternative provision of electricity and to create new public power systems (see H.R. 2233), H8564 [28NO]

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

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]

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

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6919 [16OC]

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

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

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]

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

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), H6381 [4OC]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2023 [8MY]

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

Securities: issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2899), H6056 [25SE]

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

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

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

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 844), H1557 [24AP]

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

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H2712 [24MY]

———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]

———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H8949 [5DE]

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

Summer Emergency Blood Donor Month: establish (see H. Res. 202), H4216 [18JY]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 67), H1558 [24AP]

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

———allow a refundable credit to members of the Armed Forces who serve on active duty during a taxable year (see H.R. 1299), H1344 [29MR]

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

———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 taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for a Phoenix Fund for Victim Assistance (see H.R. 2902), H5928 [21SE]

———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), H10067 [13DE]

———applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 161), H61 [6JA]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H2712 [24MY]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8), H167 [31JA]

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

———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (see H.R. 3143), H8746 [30NO]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income and provide a refundable credit for job training expenses of older long-time employees who are laid off (see H.R. 3001), H6136 [2OC]

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

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 154), H167 [31JA]

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

———incentives for education (see H.R. 549), H253 [8FE]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H6458 [9OC]

———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H3712 [27JN]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H877 [13MR]

———provide incentives to businesses that rebuild and invest in lower Manhattan (see H.R. 3373), H8731 [29NO]

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

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

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H4113 [17JY]

———reduce capital gains rates and index the basis of certain assets (see H.R. 15), H324 [13FE]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]

———reduce the highway gasoline excise tax rate (see H.R. 1980), H3260 [19JN]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]

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

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H400 [14FE] (see H.R. 192), H443 [27FE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H5340 [2AU]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H2334 [17MY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 1596), H3466 [21JN]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1780), H2335 [17MY]

Terrorism: expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2882), H5615 [13SE]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 52), H5928 [21SE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8336 [16NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2905, 2907), H5925 [21SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 259), H8249 [15NO]

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

United We Stand Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 260), H6505 [10OC]

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

———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), H3066 [12JN]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1343 [29MR]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H2679 [23MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1499 [4AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H224 [7FE]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H3806 [28JN]

———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]

Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (see H. Res. 298), H8731 [29NO]

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

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H5971 [24SE]

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

———require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop electronic voting plan for for such voters (see H.R. 311), H167 [31JA]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H3863 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aung San Suu Kyi: anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5338 [2AU]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H111 [30JA]

Burma: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5338 [2AU]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1012 [20MR]

Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 2230), H3259 [19JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 65), H443 [27FE]

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), H6421 [5OC]

Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (see H.R. 2510), H4111 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: produce certain security documents at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis (see H.R. 2509), H4111 [17JY]

Diseases: provide for an awareness program and a study on a rare form of breast cancer (see H.R. 3186), H7529 [30OC]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H109 [30JA]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 232), H64 [6JA]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H109 [30JA]

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 (see H.R. 1242), H1188 [27MR]

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

Medicare: increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H1408 [3AP]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 751), H441 [27FE]

Voting: direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns (see H.R. 752), H441 [27FE]

Remarks

Aung San Suu Kyi: anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize (H. Con. Res. 211), H8041 [13NO]

Burma: U.S. policy (H. Con. Res. 211), H8041 [13NO]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation, E1597 [6SE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (H.R. 3054), H10193, H10195 [18DE]

Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (H.R. 2510), H5356 [5SE]

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 (H.R. 1885), H2359 [21MY]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (H.R. 559), H336 [14FE]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2914 [6JN]

New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (H. Res. 172), H3632 [27JN], E1152 [19JN]

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

Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (H.R. 3379), H10186 [18DE]

Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2751), H10482 [19DE]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2751), corrections in engrossment, H10485 [19DE]

Summer Emergency Blood Donor Month: establish (H. Res. 202), H5353 [5SE]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H2294 [17MY]

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), H5496 [11SE]

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2882), H5599 [13SE]

University of Notre Dame: tribute to women's basketball team, E539 [4AP]

Tributes

Sweeney, Cyril, E1361 [18JY]