DAVIS, DANNY K. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8524 [28NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4635 [25JY], H4705, H4725 [26JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [3JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4541 [24JY]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H2680 [23MY]

AID: clarify process of providing education and related services to foreign law enforcement and military personnel to prevent and control HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (see H.R. 2104), H3358 [20JN]

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

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H4634 [25JY]

Armed Forces: authorize the use of military recreational facilities by any veteran with a compensable service-connected disability (see H.R. 1233), H2184 [15MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H224 [7FE]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H2570 [22MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H224 [7FE]

———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 288), H959 [19MR]

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), H7718 [1NO]

Aviation: preempt State laws requiring approval prior to the construction or operation of certain airport development projects (see H.R. 2107), H4353 [19JY]

———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]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H3960 [11JY]

``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 43), H442 [27FE]

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2133), H3619 [26JN]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 71), H5339 [2AU]

Bureau of the Census: establish a term limit for the Director of the Census and require that such Director report directly to the Sec. of Commerce (see H.R. 681), H396 [14FE]

Business and industry: increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 2985), H6135 [2OC]

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), H878 [13MR]

Census: funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad (see H.R. 680), H396 [14FE]

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

Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H4724 [26JY]

———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), H5972 [24SE]

———increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1650), H2890 [5JN]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H2997 [7JN]

———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), H4009 [12JY]

———mental health services (see H.R. 75), H5971 [24SE]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H3069 [12JN]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 85), H2890 [5JN]

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H1410 [3AP]

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]

Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1606), H1658 [26AP]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H2280 [16MY]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 865), H1190 [27MR]

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

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H9239 [11DE]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1051), H1411 [3AP] (see H.R. 2531), H4112 [17JY]

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

Courts: make certain sentencing safety valve provisions retroactive (see H.R. 765), H442 [27FE]

———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 696), H2082 [9MY]

CPSC: require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 688), H397 [14FE]

Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 1054), H1411 [3AP]

———prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in consumer solicitations and limit liability of consumers in conjunction with such solicitations (see H.R. 1058), H1411 [3AP]

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

Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 1052), H1411 [3AP]

———prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H1295 [28MR]

Crime: create an offense of solicitation or recruitment of persons in criminal street gang activity (see H.R. 1775), H4780 [27JY]

———provide additional punishments for offenders committing fraud aimed at taking advantage of a national emergency (see H.R. 2986), H6136 [2OC]

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

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

———assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1271), H2143 [10MY]

———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]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see H.R. 1996), H8338 [16NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 2653), H4723 [26JY]

———provide loan assistance to poultry farmers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 301, 302), H224 [7FE]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 2081), H2955 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H5339 [2AU]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H1190 [27MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H444 [27FE]

———provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H508 [28FE]

Dept. of HUD: evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 2034), H2847 [25MY]

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

———pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-designated at-risk areas (see H.R. 989), H875 [13MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H324 [13FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H1346 [29MR]

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

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

———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), H3713 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H828 [8MR]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H1411 [3AP]

———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), H624 [1MR]

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

———recognize for purposes of employing physicians, board certifications from the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (see H. Res. 75), H3864 [10JY]

Developing countries: prohibit revocation or revision of any intellectual property or competition law or policy in any country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1185), H1113 [22MR]

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

———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H3358 [20JN]

———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. 933), H1557 [24AP]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H3259 [19JN]

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

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H3358 [20JN]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H162 [31JA]

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

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

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H3713 [27JN]

Drug abuse: combat trafficking, distribution, and abuse of ``Ecstasy'' and other club drugs (see H.R. 2582), H4377 [20JY]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1978), H4949 [31JY]

Ecology and environment: provide that no permit shall be required for animal feeding operations within State boundaries if the State has implemented a nutrient management program for such operations (see H.R. 1138), H1558 [24AP]

Education: establishment of a commission on technology and education (see H. Res. 295), H8421 [27NO]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 489), H929 [14MR]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H2956 [6JN]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 687), H650 [6MR]

———provide grants to establish programs that benefit the educational, health, social service, cultural, and recreational needs of cities and rural and disadvantaged suburban communities (see H.R. 756), H651 [6MR]

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

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

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

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 1716), H2890 [5JN]

Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see H.R. 2282), H3464 [21JN]

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

———require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 2782), H5336 [2AU]

———require U.S. nationals that employ individuals in a foreign country to provide full transparency and disclosure in all their operations (see H.R. 460), H444 [27FE]

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

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

———revise drinking water standards for arsenic and provide grants to small public drinking water systems to assist in meeting these standards (see H.R. 1252), H1558 [24AP]

ERISA: increase the phase-in limitation for benefit improvements made prior to plan termination (see H.R. 2134), H3066 [12JN]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1345 [29MR]

Families and domestic relations: importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 167), H3202 [14JN]

———provide grants to States to encourage media campaigns to promote responsible fatherhood skills (see H.R. 1300), H1344 [29MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043, 1097), H7852 [6NO]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H444 [27FE]

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. 920), H1489 [4AP]

Federal employees: allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund (see H.R. 1939), H2570 [22MY]

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

———eliminate inequities in retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, Supreme Court members, and Capitol police (see H.R. 2523), H4111 [17JY]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H442 [27FE]

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

———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H1661 [26AP]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H1411 [3AP]

———reform long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2559), H4216 [18JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 689), H397 [14FE]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2379), H3803 [28JN]

FEMA: establish a minority emergency preparedness demonstration program (see H.R. 2562), H4351 [19JY]

FHA: expand moratorium on foreclosure of mortgage loans to employees of air carriers and aircraft manufacturers affected by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3277), H8132 [13NO]

Financial institutions: ensure continued stability of the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1293), H1925 [3MY]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 1055), H1411 [3AP]

———prohibit predatory lending practices (see H.R. 1060), H1411 [3AP]

———require insured depository institutions make affordable transaction accounts available to their customers (see H.R. 1059), H1411 [3AP]

Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1922), H2387 [21MY]

———ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see H.R. 693), H1717 [1MY]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1014), H4113 [17JY]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 225), H224 [7FE]

———require criminal background checks for sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms at certain events and provide additional resources for gun crime enforcement (see H.R. 2377), H3803 [28JN]

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

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

Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H2022 [8MY]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve immunization injection safety in disease control programs (see H.R. 2453), H4353 [19JY]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H7910 [7NO]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H5456 [6SE]

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), H1346 [29MR]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H2083 [9MY]

FRS: make permanent the requirement for the annual bank fee report by the Board of Governors (see H.R. 1061), H1411 [3AP]

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H1605 [25AP]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 169), H2184 [15MY]

———require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 917), H1191 [27MR]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H5405 [5SE]

Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H444 [27FE]

Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H1346 [29MR]

Health: establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 1033), H928 [14MR]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H877 [13MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 16), H1012 [20MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H1557 [24AP]

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

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H10910 [19DE]

———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 2743), H5334 [2AU]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H7718 [1NO]

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H10910 [19DE]

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

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

Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1191 [27MR]

———establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services (see H.R. 2487), H4635 [25JY]

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), H7333 [25OC]

Housing: ensure that communities receiving community development block grants use such funds to benefit low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 1191), H1114 [22MR]

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

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

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain long-staying alien children, lower high school drop out rates of certain immigrant children, and allow State and local determination of admittance to State and local colleges and universities (see H.R. 1582), H6056 [25SE]

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

———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), H3519 [25JN]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 964), H2998 [7JN]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H397 [14FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: revise various provisions (see H.R. 500), H1295 [28MR]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 13, 15), H111 [30JA] (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2889 [5JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 737), H1190 [27MR] (see H.R. 835), H1346 [29MR] (see H.R. 1330), H1406 [3AP]

Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H1060 [21MR]

———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), H1060 [21MR]

———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), H1013 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H1061 [21MR]

Interstate commerce: renewal of interstate economic protectionism (see H. Res. 230), H5339 [2AU]

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

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2849 [25MY]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H877 [13MR]

———provide retiree health care by allowing steel companies a partial refund of net operating loss carryforwards (see H.R. 3059), H6920 [16OC]

Italian Americans: eliminate negative and unfair stereotyping and present in a more balanced and positive manner by the entertainment industry (see H. Con. Res. 141), H2679 [23MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: recognize historical significance (see H. Con. Res. 163), H3202 [14JN]

Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 464), H1660 [26AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H5333 [2AU]

Korea, Republic of: remove trade barriers to U.S. automotive imports (see H. Con. Res. 144), H3807 [28JN]

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

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H3619 [26JN]

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

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

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

Local government: require adoption of a health standard establishing a legal presumption that heart, lung, and respiratory disease are occupational diseases for public safety officers (see H.R. 709), H3806 [28JN]

Masaryk, Tomas G.: authorize the American Friends of the Czech Republic (organization) to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1161), H2571 [22MY]

Medicaid: coverage of all medically necessary services for uninsured families and individuals (see H.R. 2627), H4633 [25JY]

———delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H10910 [19DE]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H10910 [19DE]

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

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H1489 [4AP]

Medicare: coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H4862 [30JY]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H10910 [19DE]

———coverage of nursing facilities and in-home services (see H.R. 913), H1410 [3AP]

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

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 339), H1013 [20MR]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H1114 [22MR]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H3863 [10JY]

———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), H10067 [13DE]

———payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1928), H2387 [21MY]

———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), H3960 [11JY]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H1482 (see H.R. 1400), H1491 [4AP]

———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 758), H651 [6MR]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 3602), H10965 [20DE]

———require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 72), H1925 [3MY]

———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), H10067 [13DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure financial solvency of Medicare+Choice organizations and Medicaid managed care organizations (see H.R. 145), H1060 [21MR]

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

Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (see H.R. 677), H396 [14FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2812), H5337 [2AU]

Minorities: reduce the impact of predatory lending on minorities (see H.R. 1053), H1411 [3AP]

Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (see H.R. 1056), H1411 [3AP]

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

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1950), H2956 [6JN]

National Commission on Marginal Tax Rates for the Working Poor: establish (see H.R. 1687), H3203 [14JN]

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

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), H1490 [4AP]

National Health Service Corps: reauthorize, amend scholarship and loan programs tax status and repayment rules, and simplify application process (see H.R. 1968), H2678 [23MY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H2571 [22MY]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H400 [14FE]

National Minority Health Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1115 [22MR]

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

New York, NY: 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), H6138 [2OC]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 348), H650 [6MR]

NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H1859 [2MY]

North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 762), H442 [27FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H3863 [10JY]

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), H1190 [27MR]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 608), H3519 [25JN]

———require a more uniform formula for gasoline and diesel fuel so that fuels manufactured in one region may be transported and sold in other regions (see H.R. 2249), H3619 [26JN]

Pharmaceuticals: establish compulsory licensing of certain patented prescription drugs and medical inventions (see H.R. 1708), H1923 [3MY]

Pipelines: require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 144), H2184 [15MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1637), H1659 [26AP]

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 283), H1190 [27MR]

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

———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1861), H5340 [2AU]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see H.R. 237), H258 [12FE]

Product safety: require safety labels for certain Internet-advertised toys and games (see H.R. 604), H1557 [24AP]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1948), H7718 [1NO]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H8338 [16NO]

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

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 751), H5125 [1AU]

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]

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

———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: allow certain grants to be used to establish and maintain school safety hotlines (see H.R. 899), H1191 [27MR]

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

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

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: increase amount paid to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces who died in the performance of duty (see H.R. 1015), H1116 [22MR]

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H1923 [3MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H4009 [12JY]

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

———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 128), H1716 [1MY]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H3863 [10JY]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 96), H1190 [27MR]

———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), H3713 [27JN]

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

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H6702 [11OC]

States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1907), H2333 [17MY]

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

———allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 82), H1295 [28MR]

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

———allow exclusion of tax-exempt bonds issued for health care or educational purposes in determination of interest expenses of financial institutions (see H.R. 2200), H5456 [6SE]

———allow first-time homebuyers to use tax-exempt loans from individual retirement accounts for downpayments (see H.R. 2022), H2999 [7JN]

———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for a Phoenix Fund for Victim Assistance (see H.R. 2902), H6138 [2OC]

———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), H4009 [12JY]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2520), H5592 [11SE]

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

———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (see H.R. 3143), H7592 [31OC]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H323 [13FE]

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

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H3713 [27JN]

———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]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H507 [28FE]

———modify highest marginal income tax rates, increase estate tax deduction, repeal certain phaseouts of deductions and exemptions, and establish a task force on accomplishing critical priorities (see H.R. 2999), H6136 [2OC]

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

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

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H443 [27FE]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3301), H8248 [15NO]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1819), H2141 [10MY]

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

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H1490 [4AP]

———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H397 [14FE]

———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), H1190 [27MR]

———restore partial deduction for personal interest to encourage economic recovery and avoid the need to borrow against home equity (see H.R. 2969), H6056 [25SE]

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H1718 [1MY]

Television: reinstate authority of the FCC and local franchising authorities to regulate cable television rates (see H.R. 1842), H2890 [5JN]

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

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H1190 [27MR] (see H. Res. 52), H399 [14FE]

———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]

Truth in Savings Act: extend and enhance civil liability and other enforcement provisions (see H.R. 1057), H1411 [3AP]

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), H5340 [2AU]

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H8248 [15NO]

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

———transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (see H. Res. 191), H4541 [24JY]

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 211), H4780 [27JY] (see H. Res. 212), H4863 [30JY]

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

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H1295 [28MR]

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

Veterans: authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 439), H2184 [15MY]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H1116 [22MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3260 [19JN]

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

Voting: hold Federal elections over the first weekend in November, prohibit States from preventing registered citizens from voting, and ban law enforcement activities that intimidate individuals from voting (see H.R. 1559), H1555 [24AP]

———permit individuals whose names do not appear on the list of registered voters in an election for Federal office at a particular polling place to cast provisional votes (see H.R. 1004), H1116 [22MR]

———prohibit States from denying any individual the right to register and vote in Federal elections on the grounds that the individual has been convicted of a Federal crime (see H.R. 1558), H1555 [24AP]

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

———support rights of registered voters (see H. Con. Res. 159), H3150 [13JN]

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]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 2670), H4779 [27JY]

———promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of breast implants and encourage FDA review of implant manufacturers (see H.R. 1961), H2678 [23MY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1425), H4014 [16JY]

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), H2334 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 169), H3357 [20JN]

Father's Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 147), H2848 [25MY]

JET Magazine: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 274), H8338 [16NO]

National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H3805 [28JN]

National objectives: promote national unity and family renewal (see H. Con. Res. 124), H1924 [3MY]

Postal Service: preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H2848 [25MY]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7591 [31OC]

Taxation: treatment of hard cider (see H.R. 3134), H6918 [16OC]

Voting: provide fairness in voter participation (see H.R. 1228), H1188 [27MR]

Histories

Sugar Price Support Program, H2952 [6JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6071, H6103 [2OC], H6166 [3OC], H6332, H6338, H6340 [4OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), consideration (H. Res. 248), H6170 [3OC]

———price supports for sugar, H2949, H2951, H2952 [6JN], H6071 [2OC], H6166 [3OC], H6332, H6338, H6340 [4OC]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, H3830 [10JY], H3872 [11JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3830 [10JY], H3918 [11JY]

Alliance for Community Media: anniversary, H8818 [4DE]

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), H5666 [14SE]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior and Forest Service funding, H3394 [21JN]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 700), H3019 [12JN]

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 (H.R. 2946), H6109 [2OC]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: establish (H.R. 2362), H7374 [30OC]

``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (H. Con. Res. 43), H483 [28FE]

Black History Month: observance, H372 [14FE]

Bonds, Barry: tribute (H. Res. 266), H7370, H7371, H7372 [30OC]

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (H.R. 2133), H3636, H3637, H3639, H3640 [27JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H638 [6MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1223, H1249 [28MR]

California: Mission Valley East Light Rail Extension funding, H3557 [26JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 74), H1944 [8MY]

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 14), H116 [31JA]

Census: use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting and distribution of Federal aid, H301 [13FE]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of John G. Shedd Aquarium Oceanarium, E653 [26AP]

———tribute to Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum commemoration of Alan Shepard's space flight, E758 [8MY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, H6488 [10OC]

———participation in WHO (H.R. 428), H1504 [24AP], H2169 [15MY]

———tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H6488 [10OC]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (H. Res. 97), H3020 [12JN]

Community development: provide for community renewal and new markets initiatives, H1016 [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 (H.R. 7), H4253, H4276 [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), H4228 [19JY]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 2454), H6827, H6829 [16OC]

Davis, Dan: Malcolm X Community College Distinguished Professor of the Year award recipient, H9230 [11DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel and other forms of biomass-derived fuels, research and development funding, H3918 [11JY]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (H.R. 2081), H2949 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8524, H8525 [28NO]

Dept. of HUD: Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding through reductions in HOME Investment Partnerships Program and home ownership downpayment assistance, H4734 [27JY]

———Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE) Program funding through reductions in Public Housing Capital Fund, H4705 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance, energy conservation, and payment in lieu of taxes programs funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H3399 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3394, H3399 [21JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3557 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4144, H4145 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6636 [11OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4683 [26JY], H4734 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 279), H7921 [8NO]

———veterans health care, public housing, homeless shelters, EPA enforcement, and Corp. for National and Community Service funding through reductions in tax cut, H4683 [26JY]

Detroit, MI: tricentennial (H. Con. Res. 80), H2543 [22MY]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1702 [21SE]

Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H2864 [5JN]

———Global AIDS Trust Fund funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding and the Foreign Military Financing Program, E1429 [25JY]

———HIV/AIDS prevention, protection, and treatment funding, H207 [7FE]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries, H998 [20MR]

———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (H. Res. 67), H967 [20MR]

District of Columbia: tribute to Coca Cola Co., First Book (nonprofit organization), and Scholastic Inc., for book signing event at Union Station, H8185 [15NO]

District of Columbia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council: require participation of certain Federal officials with responsibility for the administration of the criminal justice system of the District of Columbia (H.R. 2305), H8812 [4DE]

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (H.R. 2291), H5351 [5SE]

Earl T. Shinhoster Post Office, Decatur, GA: designate (H.R. 2261), H6824, H6826 [16OC]

Earth Day: observance, H1524 [24AP]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2417 [22MY]

———effect of student transiency on academic performance, H2417 [22MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 28), H183 [6FE]

Elections: ensure the votes of all eligible citizens are counted, H372 [14FE]

Elwood Haynes `Bud' Hillis Post Office Building, Kokomo, IN: designate (H.R. 2043), H2856 [5JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 94), E523 [3AP]

Federal employees: reform long-term care insurance (H.R. 2559), H7368 [30OC]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, H372 [14FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), E1429 [25JY]

Francis Bardanouve U.S. Post Office Building, Harlem, MT: designate (H.R. 2876), H6823, H6824 [16OC]

G. Elliot Hagan Post Office Building, Sylvania, GA: designate (H.R. 1183), H2858 [5JN]

Gwynn, Tony: tribute (H. Res. 198), H6084, H6085 [2OC]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 526), H3624, H3689 [27JN], E1246 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H4410 [23JY], H5202 [2AU]

Health care facilities: community health centers funding, H1274 [28MR], H8525 [28NO]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (H.R. 1436), E1246 [29JN]

———nursing profession shortage, E1246 [29JN]

Herbert H. Bateman Post Office Building, Newport News, VA: designate (H.R. 1749), H6433 [9OC]

History: celebrate anniversary of William Penn's Charter of Privileges, the Liberty Bell, and the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence (H. Con. Res. 254), H8044, H8046 [13NO]

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), H2363 [21MY]

Increase the Peace Day: support (H. Res. 113), H1507 [24AP]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 15), H124 [31JA]

JET Magazine: anniversary, H8229 [15NO]

Juneteenth Independence Day: recognize historical significance (H. Con. Res. 163), H3224, H3227 [19JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations, H3125 [13JN]

Law enforcement officers: honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (H. Res. 116), H2162, H2163 [15MY]

Levin, Daniel: Chicago, IL, American Jewish Committee Human Rights Medallion Award recipient, E1247 [29JN]

LIHEAP: funding, H6636 [11OC]

M. Caldwell Butler Post Office Building, Roanoke, VA: designate (H.R. 1753), H3277 [20JN]

Major Lyn McIntosh Post Office Building, Valdosta, GA: designate (H.R. 1432), H10364 [19DE]

Masaryk, Tomas G.: authorize the American Friends of the Czech Republic (organization) to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1161), H6095 [2OC]

Medicare: 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 (H.R. 868), E1309 [11JY]

Minorities: impact of economy on minority communities, H8909 [5DE]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (H.J. Res. 42), H6080 [2OC]

National Health Center Week: establish (H. Con. Res. 179), H5323 [2AU]

National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 88), H8042 [13NO]

National Library Legislative Day: observance, H1701 [1MY]

National Men's Health Week: observance, H3032 [12JN]

National Motivation and Inspiration Day: establish (H. Res. 308), H10183, H10184 [18DE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 56), H2339, H2340 [21MY]

———observance (S. Con. Res. 44), H8368, H8370 [27NO]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 59), H1362 [3AP]

National Words Can Heal Day: designate (H. Res. 235), H8048 [13NO]

New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (H. Res. 172), H3629 [27JN]

Office of Government Ethics: authorizing appropriations (S. 1202), H10365 [19DE]

Patriot Day: designate (H.J. Res. 71), H7319 [25OC]

Postal Service: preservation of six day mail delivery (H. Res. 154), H3830 [10JY]

———tribute (H. Con. Res. 257), H8049, H8052 [13NO]

Power resources: national energy policy, H2667, H2668 [23MY]

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support (H. Res. 254), H6437, H6438 [9OC]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), H10491 [19DE]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, H2066 [9MY]

Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (H.R. 3379), H10183 [18DE]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 7), H176 [6FE]

Ripken, Cal, Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 247), H6081, H6082 [2OC]

Santee, CA: shooting of students at Santana High School (H. Con. Res. 57), H844 [13MR]

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, H8524 [28NO]

———establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (H.R. 2666), H6093 [2OC]

———expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (H.R. 2538), H8859 [5DE]

———loan and technical assistance programs funding through reductions in Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State administrative accounts, H4144, H4145 [18JY]

Small Business Investment Act: amend (S. 1196), H9194 [11DE]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), E200 [14FE]

Sri Lanka: human rights violations against Tamil minority, H4969 [31JY]

Summer Emergency Blood Donor Month: establish (H. Res. 202), H5353, H5354, H5355 [5SE]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H8909 [5DE]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), E1662 [14SE]

———rates, H638 [6MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H2292 [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), H5586 [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), E1663 [14SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8524 [28NO]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5586 [11SE]

Todd Beamer Post Office Building, Cranbury, NJ: designate (H.R. 3248), H8864, H8866 [5DE]

U.N.: U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance, E1511 [2AU]

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (H. Res. 211), H5326 [2AU]

Vernon Tarlton Post Office Building, Forest City, NC: designate (H.R. 3072), H10183, H10185 [18DE]

Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (H. Res. 298), H8807 [4DE]

Votes: position on missed, E388 [19MR], E1671 [20SE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9292 [12DE]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), consideration (H. Res. 311), H9260 [12DE]

Washington: tribute to firefighters who lost their lives fighting the Thirtymile Fire in the Cascade Mountains (H. Res. 201), H4400 [23JY]

Williamsburg, KY: install a plaque to honor James H. Early in the Post Office Building (S. 1714), H10363 [19DE]

Women's History Month: observance, H709 [7MR]

World AIDS Day: observance, H8635 [29NO]

Year of the Rose: support goals (H. Con. Res. 292), H10494 [19DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1478 [4AP], H5485 [10SE], H5613 [13SE], H7216 [23OC]

Special order: granted, H216 [7FE], H319 [13FE], H646 [6MR], H738 [7MR], H925 [14MR], H1292 [28MR], H1405 [3AP], H1551 [24AP], H1603 [25AP], H1713 [1MY], H2019 [8MY], H2079 [9MY], H2138 [10MY], H2885 [5JN], H3064 [12JN], H3147 [13JN], H3710 [27JN], H3858 [10JY], H4214 [18JY], H4351 [19JY], H4426 [23JY], H4537 [24JY], H4631 [25JY], H4721 [26JY], H4777 [27JY], H4946 [31JY], H5177 [1AU], H5330 [2AU], H6132 [2OC], H6258 [3OC], H6503 [10OC], H7590 [31OC], H8180 [14NO], H8246 [15NO], H8335 [16NO], H8730 [29NO], H8840 [4DE], H8947 [5DE], H9065 [6DE], H9237 [11DE], H10053 [12DE]

Tributes

Bright, Nola, H1390 [3AP]

Cincota, Gale, E1703 [21SE]

Jones, Patricia A., H8889 [5DE]

Luciano, Jennifer, E689 [1MY]

Mikan, George, H1468 [4AP]

Palmer, Lu, H1468 [4AP]

Shyne, Charles H., Jr., and Verlena Pruitt, H8635 [29NO]

Spivery, Evelyn, H4410 [23JY]

Stringer, Korey, H5326 [2AU]

Sullivan, Leon H., H1701 [1MY]

Sylvester, Joseph, H2338 [21MY]