UDALL, MARK (a Representative from Colorado)

Analyses

James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area Act (H.R. 1576), E2302 [14DE]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7097 [17OC]

Articles and editorials

Aid Farmers and Environment, Denver (CO) Post, H6323 [4OC]

America Lost a Visionary Leader in Henry B., Yolanda Chavez Leyva, Colorado Daily (University of Colorado publication), E61 [30JA]

Arsenal's Harsh Reality, Penelope Purdy, Denver (CO) Post, E2158 [28NO]

Bush the Divider, Boulder (CO) Daily Camera, E118 [6FE]

Continue Parks Leadership, Denver (CO) Post, E885 [22MY]

CU Chief Earns Fans, High Marks—Hoffman's First Year Brings Record Fundraising, Lofty Goals, Dave Curtin, Denver (CO) Post, E1632-E1634 [11SE]

Curbing the Traffic, Denver (CO) Post, E525 [3AP]

Don't Disturb Parks Policy, Denver (CO) Post, E59 [30JA]

Eco-Challengers—Resort Companies Go Green, Maia Chavez, Vail (CO) Daily, E1589 [5SE]

Enable Land-Board Fixes, Denver (CO) Post, E1388 [20JY]

Flag Amendment Should Die, Denver (CO) Post, H4060 [17JY]

Fool's Gold in Alaska, Amory B. Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins, Foreign Affairs (publication), H5165 [1AU]

Global Gag Rule Backfires, Denver (CO) Post, E118 [6FE]

Good Work, Tom Strickland, Denver (CO) Post, E530 [3AP]

Great Loss for Alaska, Fairbanks (AK) Daily News-Miner, E2380 [20DE]

Head of Colorado State Parks To Step Down, Theo Stein, Denver (CO) Post, E885 [22MY]

Heil Leaves Office on High Note, George Lane, Denver (CO) Post, E2256 [12DE]

Legendary GJ Lawyer Traylor Dies at Age 85, Gary Harmon, Grand Junction (CO) Daily Sentinel, E425 [22MR]

Meskis a Readers' Champion, Carl E. Sullivan, Denver (CO) Post, E1631 [11SE]

Mining Mistake Redux, Denver (CO) Post, E421 [22MR]

Mudfest Unpunished, Penelope Purdy, Denver (CO) Post, E525 [3AP]

Navajo Code Talkers To Get Congressional Gold Medals—True Recognition a Decade After Heroism, Brenda Norrell, Indian Country Today (publication), E1435 [25JY]

Oldest U.S. Pilot Faces End of Era, Kevin Simpson, Denver (CO) Post, E1629 [11SE]

Rancher's Legacy To Stay Wide Open, Coleman Cornelius, Denver (CO) Post, E522 [3AP]

Roberson a Top-Flight Pick, Denver (CO) Post, E661 [26AP]

Triumph on the Seventh Day, Penelope Purdy, Denver (CO) Post, E2159 [28NO]

Uncovering Hidden Lands, Joanne Ditmer, Denver (CO) Post, E1022 [6JN]

Weed Whacker! Tim Seastedt Takes No Prisoners in the War Against Knapweed, Harrison Fletcher, Westword (publication), E1915 [17OC]

Whatever Happened To . . . Regis Groff?—Former ``Conscience of Colorado'' Speaks From Sidelines, James B. Meadow, Denver (CO) Post, E1434 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3519 [25JN]

African Americans: tribute to pioneers in Colorado (see H. Res. 54), H444 [27FE]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H1483 (see H.R. 1421), H1493 [4AP]

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

———reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H1488 (see H. Res. 117), H1500 [4AP]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H10355 [18DE]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 36), H443 [27FE]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H6421 [5OC]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H929 [14MR]

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

Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H8746 [30NO]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H4780 [27JY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H623 [1MR]

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), H3203 [14JN]

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]

———establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H1924 [3MY]

———improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7529 [30OC]

———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), H6380 [4OC] (see H.R. 2955), H6260 [3OC]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H258 [12FE]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see H.R. 2152), H6137 [2OC]

Bipartisan Commission on Election Reform: establish (see H.R. 561), H624 [1MR]

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]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1811), H2956 [6JN]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H5736 [19SE]

California: Federal recognition of Gabrieleno/Tongva Nation (see H.R. 2619), H5971 [24SE]

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: authorize use of the rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers (see H. Con. Res. 174), H3618 [26JN]

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

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

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

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

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

———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care and early learning services, and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 265), H1346 [29MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H4113 [17JY]

Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1606), H7718 [1NO]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 944), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 2656), H4723 [26JY]

———tribute to Civil Air Patrol (see H. Res. 215), H4862 [30JY]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7960 [8NO]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 175), H2956 [6JN]

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), H7852 [6NO]

———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), H6260 [3OC]

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

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H1117 [22MR]

Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 1310), H1344 [29MR]

Courts: appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2537), H4112 [17JY]

Crime: 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]

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

Dept. of Defense: expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain equipment to include counter-terrorism equipment (see H.R. 3025), H10055 [12DE]

———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 Energy: authorize appropriations for environmental research and development, scientific and energy research, development, and demonstration, and commercial application of energy technology bioenergy programs (see H.R. 2358), H3802 [28JN]

———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), H2890 [5JN]

———establish a pilot program to provide grants to facilitate the use of alternative fuel school buses (see H.R. 2518), H4111 [17JY]

———guarantee loans to facilitate nuclear nonproliferation programs and activities in Russia (see H.R. 3290), H8732 [29NO]

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), H1483 (see H.R. 1433), H1493 [4AP]

———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H827 [8MR]

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

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 2966), H6380 [4OC]

———conduct a special resource study of the Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds in California (see H.R. 2534), H4217 [18JY]

———promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 3480), H10065 [13DE]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see H.R. 1462), H1605 [25AP]

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2008), H2711 [24MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H624 [1MR]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H3806 [28JN]

———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 336), H1557 [24AP]

———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H2387 [21MY]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H6702 [11OC]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 1230), H2998 [7JN]

Diseases: international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1112 [22MR]

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), H3068 [12JN]

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

Education: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1536), H4724 [26JY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1693), H1922 [3MY]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H1410 [3AP]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H443 [27FE]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 1858), H3961 [11JY]

———increase the technically trained workforce (see H.R. 3130), H6918 [16OC]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see H.R. 1180), H4216 [18JY]

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

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 1628), H2998 [7JN]

Election Voting Systems Standards Commission: establish (see H.R. 1165), H1112 [22MR]

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

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

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act: designate Federal agencies responsible for implementation (see H.R. 1534), H1499 [4AP]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H3713 [27JN]

EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (see H.R. 3178), H8248 [15NO]

———establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (see H.R. 64), H3358 [20JN]

———provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 1431), H1925 [3MY]

———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 1116), H1191 [27MR]

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

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 448), H4780 [27JY]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H5704 [14SE]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H441 [27FE]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 57), H26 [3JA]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H4353 [19JY]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H5340 [2AU]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H5616 [13SE]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H4113 [17JY]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 3460), H10910 [19DE]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (see H.R. 581), H323 [13FE]

Firearms: ban import of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, promote safe storage and use of handguns by consumers, and extend criminal background checks to gun shows (see H.R. 2221), H4541 [24JY]

———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), H5406 [5SE]

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

———establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain coastal areas (see H.R. 108), H224 [7FE]

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

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 713), H398 [14FE]

Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H954 [15MR]

Foreign aid: increase accountability relative to the education and training of foreign military personnel (see H.R. 1594), H2335 [17MY]

Foreign policy: support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H2998 [7JN]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H3203 [14JN]

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

———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]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H5406 [5SE]

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

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 1674), H2281 [16MY]

———develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see H. Res. 115), H6138 [2OC]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 1269), H5125 [1AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H1295 [28MR]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H254 [8FE]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H3068 [12JN]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H7719 [1NO]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5616 [13SE]

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), H1113 [22MR]

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]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 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]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 293), H4634 [25JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1330), H1406 [3AP]

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), H832 [12MR]

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), H254 [8FE]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2999 [7JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H2889 [5JN]

Israel: end violence in West Bank and Gaza and endorse recommendations of the Mitchell Committee Report (see H. Con. Res. 253), H7333 [25OC]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see H.R. 1013), H927 [14MR]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H2999 [7JN]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H4863 [30JY]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H10356 [18DE]

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), H4541 [24JY]

Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H3619 [26JN]

Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H7960 [8NO]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H3358 [20JN]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H1346 [29MR]

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

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H3803 [28JN]

Mining and mineral resources: make receipts from mineral leasing activities on certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover certain environmental costs (see H.R. 2187), H3201 [14JN]

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]

———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1815), H2141 [10MY]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H2890 [5JN]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H8732 [29NO]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 36), H443 [27FE]

National Homeland Security Agency: establish (see H.R. 1158), H7852 [6NO]

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), H2890 [5JN]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2675), H4862 [30JY]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H1485 (see H.R. 1465), H1495 [4AP]

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

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 834), H622 [1MR]

National Weather Service: conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities relative to tropical cyclone inland forecasting improvement (see H.R. 2486), H10910 [19DE]

Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 270), H8421 [27NO]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 1873), H4949 [31JY]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H4114 [17JY]

———dedicate certain funds for the purpose of reducing violence, hate crimes, and crime on reservations (see H.R. 1164), H6061 [26SE]

———establish programs to improve energy development on Indian lands (see H.R. 2412), H3804 [28JN]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 1662), H1715 [1MY]

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

NIST: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 27), H324 [13FE]

———establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (see H.R. 524), H252 [8FE]

———establish research programs to improve the nation's computer security (see H.R. 3316), H8337 [16NO]

———investigate feasibility and cost of implementing secure computer system for remote voting and communication by Congress and establish system to ensure business continuity for congressional operations (see H.R. 3481), H10066 [13DE]

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

NSF: authorize grants to support research projects in science and technology at secondary schools (see H.R. 2045), H2848 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1472), H1486 (see H.R. 1472), H1495 [4AP]

Office of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3026), H7852 [6NO]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H6380 [4OC]

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]

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: reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

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

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H325 [13FE]

———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1861), H2279 [16MY]

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H4429 [23JY]

Power resources: authorizing appropriations for environmental research and development and Dept. of Energy and EPA Office of Air and Radiation energy technology programs, projects, and activities (see H.R. 2460), H4950 [31JY]

———ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 1830), H4780 [27JY]

———establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2324), H3618 [26JN] (see H.R. 2478), H3960 [11JY]

———increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 683), H1061 [21MR]

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]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: ensure timely payment of benefits to eligible individuals (see H.R. 996), H1116 [22MR] (see H.R. 1132), H1012 [20MR]

———provide permanent appropriations for claims made by certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (see H.R. 995), H1116 [22MR] (see H.R. 1131), H1012 [20MR]

———provide permanent funding for claims, equalize benefit levels, and reinstate eligibility of certain individuals exposed to radiation working with uranium or nuclear weapons (see H.R. 1865), H2280 [16MY]

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

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 1800), H2140 [10MY]

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

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3011), H6259 [3OC] (see H.R. 3308), H8248 [15NO]

———require submission of certain disagreements to the OMB for resolution and establish a minimum period for the solicitation of offers for a bundled contract (see H.R. 2867), H5455 [6SE]

Schools: create educational technology extension services to improve the utilization of educational technologies (see H.R. 1889), H3068 [12JN]

Ships and vessels: encourage safe and responsible use of personal watercraft (see H.R. 702), H2998 [7JN]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see H.R. 1010), H876 [13MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H3068 [12JN]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H1660 [26AP]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H1346 [29MR]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1605 [25AP]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1275), H1294 [28MR]

———allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation of abandoned mine land areas (see H.R. 3218), H9078 [6DE]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H875 [13MR]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 777), H4009 [12JY]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1410 [3AP]

———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), H8248 [15NO]

———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), H6919 [16OC]

———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), H1660 [26AP]

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

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 147), H258 [12FE]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H2956 [6JN]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H1557 [24AP]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 1676), H2998 [7JN]

———expand child tax credit (see H.R. 539), H1190 [27MR]

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

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 1263), H1294 [28MR]

———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 1336), H1407 [3AP]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2281 [16MY]

———facilitate electric cooperative participation in a competitive electric power industry (see H.R. 1601), H2335 [17MY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 154), H254 [8FE]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H2281 [16MY]

———incentives for renewable and alternative electric energy, alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, energy efficiency and conservation, and demand management and distributive energy generation (see H.R. 2392), H3803 [28JN]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H650 [6MR]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 200), H6137 [2OC]

———increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit (see H.R. 759), H1190 [27MR]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H1295 [28MR]

———permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see H.R. 224), H63 [6JA]

———provide a credit against income tax for certain charitable conservation contributions of land by small farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 110), H224 [7FE]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1316), H3203 [14JN]

———provide a refund to individuals for payroll taxes (see H.R. 3015), H6260 [3OC]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H1489 [4AP]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H1557 [24AP]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 1754), H5704 [14SE]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H3002 [8JN]

———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 1487), H1606 [25AP] (see H.R. 2794), H6919 [16OC]

———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H2998 [7JN]

———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), H1488 [4AP]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2254), H6919 [16OC]

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

———treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 1692), H1860 [2MY]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H1191 [27MR]

———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H2183 [15MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H1489 [4AP]

———treatment of depreciation of computer equipment (see H.R. 1895), H2333 [17MY]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1483), H1486 (see H.R. 1483), H1496 [4AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H2142 [10MY]

———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 2290), H3465 [21JN]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 774), H3068 [12JN]

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H3358 [20JN]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1934), H2570 [22MY]

———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 1012), H876 [13MR]

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

———encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H7959 [8NO]

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

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

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H4541 [24JY]

Treaties and agreements: importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H10067 [13DE]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 133), H4635 [25JY]

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H2998 [7JN]

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1117), H1011 [20MR]

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

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

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H3863 [10JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H624 [1MR]

———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H2956 [6JN]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H6380 [4OC]

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. 2275), H5340 [2AU]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local governments with improving the administration of elections through activities which may include the modernization of voting procedures and equipment (see H.R. 354), H164 [31JA]

———establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 50), H26 [3JA]

———increase the ability of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to participate in Federal elections (see H.R. 1997), H4009 [12JY]

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

———require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop an electronic voting plan for such voters (see H.R. 311), H400 [14FE]

———require States to give notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for crime convictions (see H.R. 1971), H2713 [24MY]

———restore eligibility to vote and register to vote in Federal elections to individuals who have completed sentences for criminal offenses (see H.R. 2830), H6422 [5OC]

Weihenmayer, Erik: tribute for being first blind person to climb Mount Everest and recognition of abilities and potential of disabled individuals (see H. Con. Res. 150), H2888 [5JN]

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

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1425), H4216 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arapaho National Forest: designate James Peak Wilderness (see H.R. 1576), H1555 [24AP]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H2142 [10MY]

Clear Creek County, CO: provide additional time to dispose of certain lands transferred to the county (see H.R. 223), H63 [6JA]

Colorado: management as open space of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (see H.R. 1379), H1409 [3AP]

———preserve land held in trust as open space and exempt such land from the requirement that they generate income for the common schools (see H.R. 2584), H4378 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: clarify authority to respond to environmental emergencies (see H.R. 1976), H2679 [23MY]

Dept. of Energy: develop and implement a strategy for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of distributed power hybrid energy systems (see H.R. 2496), H4009 [12JY]

———establish the High Performance Schools Program (see H.R. 1129), H1012 [20MR]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program (see H.R. 1381), H1409 [3AP]

———establish the Cultural Heritage Assistance Partnership Program (see H.R. 1882), H2280 [16MY]

Education: provide scholarships for scientists and engineers to become certified as science, mathematics, and technology teachers in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 932), H740 [7MR]

Forest Service: provide interim protection for certain roadless areas in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado (see H.R. 552), H254 [8FE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see H.R. 3335), H8338 [16NO]

Motor vehicles: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (see H.R. 1382), H1409 [3AP]

———prohibit the purchase, rent, or lease, for use as a school bus, of a vehicle that does not comply with school bus safety standards (see H.R. 3296), H8948 [5DE]

National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (see H.R. 1739), H1924 [3MY]

NSF: establish a research program to quantify the relationship between the physical characteristics of elementary and secondary school buildings and student academic achievement in those schools (see H.R. 1130), H1012 [20MR]

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 812), H621 [1MR]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1380), H1409 [3AP]

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

Urban areas: encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth (see H.R. 2426), H3805 [28JN]

Biographies

Hunter, Celia, E2379 [20DE]

Factsheets

Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study Act (H.R. 1379), E531 [3AP]

James Peak Wilderness, Wilderness Study, and Protection Area Act (H.R. 1576), E615 [24AP]

Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act (H.R. 1380), E520 [3AP]

Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act (H.R. 3335), E2116 [16NO]

Letters

Cultural Heritage Assistance Partnership Act: Barbara Silverman, Colorado Community Revitalization Association, E825 [17MY]

———Cheryl A. Munson, E826 [17MY]

———Edward Able, Jr., American Association of Museums, E826 [17MY]

———Frank Strassler, Historic Staunton Foundation, E827 [17MY]

———Gary Minke, E826 [17MY]

———Hank McKelway, Kentucky Organization of Professional Archaeologists, E826 [17MY]

———Jackie W. Powell, Park County, CO, Historical Society, E826 [17MY]

———Laura Lewis, Operation Healthy Communities (organization), E826 [17MY]

———Lynda James, E826 [17MY]

———Marie-Lorraine Pipes, E827 [17MY]

———Monta Lee Dakin, Colorado Preservation, Inc., E825 [17MY]

———Patrick Lang, E827 [17MY]

———Robert Wilburn and Ann W. Smith, International Council on Monuments and Sites, E826 [17MY]

———Stephan Weiler, E826 [17MY]

———Susan Winchell-Sweeney, New York State Archaeological Association, E827 [17MY]

———Tanya M. Peres, E826 [17MY]

International family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion: Dottie Lamm, E118 [6FE]

NIST construction and maintenance funding: Linda Capuano, National Research Council Board of Assessment of NIST Programs, H4199 [18JY]

Provide Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act: Laura W. Murphy and Gregory T. Nojeim, ACLU, H6772 [12OC]

Road construction, public access, and timber management policies relative to roadless areas initiative: William R. Toor, Mayor of Boulder, CO, E375 [15MR]

———by, E374 [15MR]

Wildfire Management Act: Michael T. Rains, Dept. of Agriculture, H2056 [9MY]

———several Representatives, H2055 [9MY]

Lists

Leadership Challenge 2001 administrators and participants, E1704 [21SE]

Supporters of H.R. 1882, Cultural Heritage Assistance Partnership Act, E825 [17MY]

Outlines

Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth Study Act (H.R. 1739), E730 [4MY]

Press releases

National Park Service Presents Shoulder to Shoulder Award to the James P. Beckwourth Mountain Club, E1167 [20JN]

Remarks

African Americans: tribute to pioneers in Colorado (H. Res. 54), H457, H458 [28FE]

Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6323 [4OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6323 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), E1329 [12JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3293 [20JN]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), conference report, H4366 [20JY]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), motion to instruct conferees, H3975 [12JY]

Arapaho National Forest: designate James Peak Wilderness (H.R. 1576), E614 [24AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5165 [1AU]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, H5165 [1AU]

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), H5671 [14SE]

Aspen Sking Co.: tribute to environmental efforts, E1589 [5SE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7779, H7838, H7839 [6NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), H7838, H7839 [6NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to instruct conferees, H7779 [6NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5909 [21SE]

———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, H5909 [21SE]

Beach, Carroll: National Credit Union Foundation Herb Wegner Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement recipient, E258 [1MR]

BLM: suspension of certain regulations governing hardrock mining on public lands, E421 [22MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H782 [8MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1207 [28MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H2045 [9MY]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (H.R. 1822), E786 [10MY]

Clear Creek County, CO: provide additional time to dispose of certain lands transferred to the county (H.R. 223), H851 [13MR], E14 [3JA]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (H.R. 944), E257 [1MR]

———designate James Peak Wilderness and the James Peak Protection Area (H.R. 1576), H9182, H9184 [11DE], E2302 [14DE]

———flood control projects funding, H7604 [1NO]

———management as open space of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (H.R. 1379), E531 [3AP]

———preserve land held in trust as open space and exempt such land from the requirement that they generate income for the common schools (H.R. 2584), E1387 [20JY]

———tribute to Leadership Challenge 2001 participants, E1704 [21SE]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (H.R. 1170), E2300 [14DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 316), H10070 [13DE]

———clarify authority to respond to environmental emergencies (H.R. 1976), E907 [23MY]

Dept. of Education: High Performance Schools Program funding, H10088 [13DE]

Dept. of Energy: develop and implement a strategy for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of distributed power hybrid energy systems (H.R. 2496), E1328 [12JY]

———establish the High Performance Schools Program (H.R. 1129), E404 [20MR]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program (H.R. 1381), E521 [3AP]

———establish the Cultural Heritage Assistance Partnership Program (H.R. 1882), E825 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3417 [21JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4198 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), conference report, H8157 [14NO]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease, H5448, H5449, H5450 [6SE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2309 [17MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 315), H10088 [13DE]

———High Performance Schools Program funding, H2309 [17MY]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (H.R. 1858), H4802 [30JY]

———provide scholarships for scientists and engineers to become certified as science, mathematics, and technology teachers in elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 932), E302 [7MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), conference report, H7604 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), consideration (H. Res. 180), H3643 [27JN]

EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, E1329 [12JY]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), H2054 [9MY]

Fish and fishing: reauthorize various fishery conservation management programs (H.R. 1989), H9157 [11DE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4060 [17JY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, E118 [6FE]

Forest Service: provide interim protection for certain roadless areas in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado (H.R. 552), E141 [8FE]

———provide interim protection for certain roadless areas in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, E374 [15MR]

———road construction, public access, and timber management policies relative to roadless areas initiative, E59 [30JA], E374 [15MR]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5221 [2AU]

James P. Beckwourth Mountain Club: National Park Service Shoulder to Shoulder Award recipient, E1167 [20JN]

Meskis, Joyce: National Council of Teachers of English National Intellectual Freedom Award recipient, E1630 [11SE]

Mining and mineral resources: make receipts from mineral leasing activities on certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover certain environmental costs (H.R. 2187), E2377 [20DE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (H.R. 3335), E2116 [16NO]

Morrison, Marcy: AMA Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service recipient, E1345 [17JY]

Motor vehicles: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (H.R. 1382), E524 [3AP]

———prohibit the purchase, rent, or lease, for use as a school bus, of a vehicle that does not comply with school bus safety standards, E2074 [14NO]

National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (H.R. 1739), E729 [4MY]

National monuments: prohibit new oil, gas, and coal leasing, H3417 [21JN]

National Park Service: prohibit air tour operations over the Grand Canyon, E59 [30JA]

———snowmobile regulations, E59 [30JA]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (H.R. 834), H846 [13MR]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal, E1435 [25JY]

NIST: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 27), H454, H455 [28FE]

———construction and maintenance funding, H4199 [18JY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Carl E. Wieman for physics, E1880 [12OC]

———recognition of Eric A. Cornell for physics, E1880 [12OC]

NSF: establish a research program to quantify the relationship between the physical characteristics of elementary and secondary school buildings and student academic achievement in those schools (H.R. 1130), E402 [20MR]

Pensions: increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans, H1792 [2MY]

———reform (H.R. 10), H1792 [2MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: tribute to soldiers killed by Iraqi missile attack during Operation Desert Storm and support for effective theater missile defense programs (H. Con. Res. 39), E236 [28FE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5012, H5165 [1AU]

Purdy, Penelope: Wilderness Society Aldo Leopold Award for Editorial Writing recipient, E2158 [28NO]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: funding, H3975 [12JY], H4198 [18JY], H4366 [20JY]

———improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing, H3293 [20JN]

———provide permanent funding for claims, equalize benefit levels, and reinstate eligibility of certain individuals exposed to radiation working with uranium or nuclear weapons (S. 898), H8157 [14NO]

Roberson, Jessie: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environmental Management, E661 [26AP]

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge: establish, H10070 [13DE]

———establish (H.R. 812), E255-E257 [1MR]

Rocky Mountain Institute: tribute to energy and environmental research, E2097 [15NO]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1380), E519 [3AP]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (H.R. 1035), E359 [14MR]

Social Security: honor commitments (H. Con. Res. 282), H9179 [11DE]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), H274 [13FE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 41), H1580 [25AP]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1441 [4AP]

———rates (H.R. 3), H782 [8MR]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1313 [29MR]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5572 [11SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6772 [12OC]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5909 [21SE]

Tobacco products: national policy to reduce tobacco use, H4003, H4004, H4005, H4006 [12JY]

———tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H4003, H4004, H4005, H4006 [12JY]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9018 [6DE]

University of Colorado: anniversary, E491 [29MR]

Urban areas: encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth (H.R. 2426), E1245 [29JN]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), E2300 [14DE]

———protect voting rights (H.R. 1170), E2300 [14DE]

Wheat Ridge, CO: closure of Jolly Rancher candy factory, E2071 [14NO]

Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (H.R. 2440), H9155 [11DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2994 [7JN]

Special order: granted, H1859 [2MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Road Construction, Public Access, and Timber Management Policies Relative to Roadless Areas Initiative: Boulder, CO, City Council, E375 [15MR]

Summaries

Cooperative Landscape Conservation Act (H.R. 1381), E522 [3AP]

Cultural Heritage Assistance Partnership Act (H.R. 1882), E827 [17MY]

High Performance Schools Act (H.R. 1129), E405 [20MR]

High Performance Schools Research Act (H.R. 1130), E402 [20MR]

Northern Front Range Roadless Area Protection Act (H.R. 552), E142 [8FE]

Responsible Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement and Response (ROVER) Act (H.R. 1382), E525 [3AP]

Science Teacher Scholarships for Scientists and Engineers Act (H.R. 932), E303 [7MR]

Tributes

Bedford, Charles, E1021 [6JN]

Chase, Scott, E57 [30JA]

Chavez, Cesar E., E527 [3AP]

Coleman, Bill and Claudia, E116 [6FE]

Fisher, Joy, E1025 [6JN]

Flores, Scott, E58 [30JA]

Ganse, Jack, E882 [22MY]

Gonzalez, Henry B., E61 [30JA]

Groff, Regis, E1434 [25JY]

Harlow, Mary, E1979 [2NO]

Heil, Nancy, E2256 [12DE]

Hoffman, Elizabeth, E1632 [11SE]

Hunter, Celia, E2379 [20DE]

Johns, Mary E., E1477 [31JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., E62 [30JA]

Kugel, Cole, E1629 [11SE]

Matassa, Michael, E882 [22MY]

Matthews, Laurie, E884 [22MY]

Neumann, Loretta, E821 [17MY]

Parsons, D.L. (Don), E2072 [14NO]

Patrick, Matt, E1153 [19JN]

Prestidge, Scott, E1493 [1AU]

Rudy, Stephanie S., E2143 [28NO]

Seastedt, Tim, E1914 [17OC]

Strickland, Tom, E530 [3AP]

Traylor, Charles J., E425 [22MR]

Wade, John, E1168 [20JN]