HALL, TONY P. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6149 [2OC], H6227 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5730 [19SE], H5846 [20SE]

Analyses

Clean Diamonds Act (H.R. 918), E306 [7MR]

Appointments

John Joseph Moakley funeral attendees, H2929 [6JN]

Articles and editorials

Church-State Priority, Jim Wallis, Washington (DC) Post, E64 [30JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2023 [8MY]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H10067 [13DE]

———provide for accreditation of associations of agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining between such associations and handlers of agricultural products (see H.R. 230), H1295 [28MR]

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

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

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

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]

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), H5456 [6SE]

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), H6138 [2OC]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H7333 [25OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1060 [21MR]

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), H3150 [13JN]

———temporary moratorium on carrying out the death penalty to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 321), H3465 [21JN]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see H.R. 1038), H3466 [21JN]

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), H6136 [2OC]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 399), H218 [7FE]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H1923 [3MY]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5488 [10SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H5704 [14SE]

Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 1152), H1059 [21MR]

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 (see H.R. 7), H1343 [29MR] (see H.R. 1284), H1295 [28MR]

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

Contracts: require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 1324), H1345 [29MR]

Corporations: encourage contributions to faith-based organizations (see H. Con. Res. 170), H3358 [20JN]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H112 [30JA]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H444 [27FE]

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H3067 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H2846 [25MY]

———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: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H7217 [23OC]

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

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H111 [30JA]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H3260 [19JN]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H1408 [3AP]

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H4633 [25JY]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H651 [6MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3864 [10JY]

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]

Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, OH: designate (see H.R. 819), H621 [1MR]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H325 [13FE]

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

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

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]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H3619 [26JN]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H10356 [18DE]

Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy persons (see H.R. 2185), H3201 [14JN]

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

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

———provide food and agricultural development assistance to civilians in Afghanistan and other central Asian countries (see H. Con. Res. 240), H6136 [2OC]

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

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5333 [2AU]

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

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

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

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H400 [14FE]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H3806 [28JN]

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]

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

Housing: provide for a study on the proximity of federally assisted housing to hazardous waste sites (see H.R. 1585), H2083 [9MY]

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

Immigration: allow the Dept. of State and INS electronic access to certain FBI criminal records to determine whether or not a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal record (see H.R. 2965), H6055 [25SE]

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), H5407 [5SE]

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

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

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

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

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: establish trust fund to address long-term food production and rural development needs in Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics (see H.R. 3566), H10964 [20DE]

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see H.R. 2160), H3149 [13JN]

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

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

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 280), H8949 [5DE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H10355 [18DE]

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

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1007), H3960 [11JY]

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

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3960 [11JY]

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

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H5927 [21SE]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H4353 [19JY]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H323 [13FE]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H3619 [26JN]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H3151 [13JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H1659 [26AP]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H2185 [15MY]

———ensure geographic reclassifications of hospitals in urban areas do not result in lower wage indexes (see H.R. 1638), H1659 [26AP]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services (see H.R. 1328), H1558 [24AP]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H2142 [10MY]

———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), H5488 [10SE]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177, 1177), H3207 [18JN]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 279), H325 [13FE]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H7852 [6NO]

———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]

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

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H8248 [15NO]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H.R. 2300), H3518 [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 184), H3862 [10JY]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H8133 [13NO]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H4949 [31JY]

———require State approval of new gambling facilities, develop minimum Federal standards for Indian gaming, and establish commission to report on living standards on Indian lands (see H.R. 2244), H8732 [29NO]

North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 762), H651 [6MR]

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

Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations (see H.R. 2839), H5405 [5SE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H1190 [27MR]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H325 [13FE]

Postal Service: preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H3807 [28JN]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H3260 [19JN]

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]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 2166), H3150 [13JN]

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

Schools: honor Native Americans for their contributions to U.S. history, culture, and education (see H. Res. 168), H3207 [18JN]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2998 [7JN]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H10055 [12DE]

Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H6055 [25SE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2281 [16MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H828 [8MR]

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

———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), H4634 [25JY]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 956), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H7529 [30OC]

Taxation: 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 small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 877), H648 [6MR]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H508 [28FE]

———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), H959 [19MR]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1134), H2712 [24MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1489 [4AP]

———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]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 1676), H1860 [2MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H2889 [5JN]

———first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 1773), H3002 [8JN]

———impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas products, allow an income tax credit for the purchase of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and allow grants for mass transit (see H.R. 1967), H2678 [23MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H928 [14MR]

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

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

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

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1659), H1715 [1MY]

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

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

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H628 [5MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H325 [13FE]

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

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H959 [19MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H2848 [25MY]

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

———guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H4113 [17JY]

World War I: honor commitment to U.S. aviators who lost their lives flying for France by appropriating sufficient funds to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3150 [13JN]

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), H3806 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Air Force: enhance science and technology planning and budgeting (see H.R. 2659), H4724 [26JY]

Bill Emerson Memorial Fellowship Program: establish (see H.R. 1420), H1483 (see H.R. 1420), H1493 [4AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Natural Gas Reserve (see H.R. 245), H108 [30JA]

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

Mickey Leland Memorial Fellowship Program: establish (see H.R. 1420), H1483 (see H.R. 1420), H1493 [4AP]

Taxation: treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H875 [13MR]

Letters

Clean Diamonds Act: several relief and humanitarian organizations, E306 [7MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6227 [3OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), consideration (H. Res. 248), H6167, H6168 [3OC]

Air Force: enhance science and technology planning and budgeting, H5850 [20SE]

Bush, President: proposal to expand the participation of faith-based organizations in the provision of social services, E64 [30JA]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program, H6168 [3OC]

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), H4274 [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), H4223 [19JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5850 [20SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Natural Gas Reserve (H.R. 245), E52 [30JA]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 79), H659 [7MR]

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

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), consideration (H. Res. 138), H2087, H2089 [10MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 299), H8734 [30NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 286), H8142, H8144 [14NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), return to Senate (H. Res. 240), H5858 [20SE]

Executive Office of the President: establishment of White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, E64 [30JA]

Foreign aid: make Food for Peace funding available to least developed countries meeting poverty and other eligibility criteria, H6227 [3OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), consideration (H. Res. 199), H4330 [19JY]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (H.R. 2722), H8381, H8385 [27NO]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds, H5858 [20SE]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (H.R. 918), H944 [15MR], E305 [7MR], E1179 [21JN]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 314), H10082 [13DE]

Indonesia: tribute to U.S. military for providing assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor, E1471 [30JY]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (H.R. 559), H342 [14FE]

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

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2647), consideration (H. Res. 213), H4882 [31JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2647), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 273), H7553 [31OC]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2928 [6JN]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (H. Con. Res. 184), H7149 [23OC]

NATO: endorse further enlargement (H.R. 3167), consideration (H. Res. 277), H7861, H7864 [7NO]

NCR Corp.: tribute to involvement in U.S. Naval Computing Machine Laboratory code-breaking efforts during World War II, E1914 [17OC]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E268 [1MR]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), H269, H270 [13FE]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), consideration (H. Res. 162), H3092, H3097 [13JN]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1836), consideration (H. Res. 142), H2206 [16MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), consideration (H. Res. 141), H2286, H2288 [17MY]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (H.R. 990), E351 [13MR]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1655 [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), H5580 [11SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1802 [4OC]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 247), consideration (H. Res. 93), H1069, H1073 [22MR]

U.N.: adjust a condition on the payment of U.S. arrearages that sets the maximum share of peacekeeping operation's budget that may be assessed of any country (S. 248), H5943 [24SE]

———condition payment of U.S. arrearages on restoration of U.S. membership on the Commission on Human Rights, H2087 [10MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2181 [15MY]

Special order: granted, H948 [15MR]

Statements

Clean Diamonds Act: World Diamond Council and Campaign To Eliminate Conflict Diamonds Steering Committee, E1179 [21JN]

Tributes

Affleck, Ben, E1329 [12JY]

Coleman, John, E1213 [26JN]

Duckham, Clair, E721 [3MY]

Harris, Sarah E., E1658 [14SE]

Holmes, David R., E2047 [8NO]

Lewis, Lloyd E., Jr., E807 [15MY]

Olinsky, Marvin, E1211 [26JN]

Solomon, Gerald B.H., H7861, H7864 [7NO]