BROWN, SHERROD (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3777, H3779, H3807 [28JN], H3918 [11JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4217 [18JY], H4353 [19JY], H4481, H4522 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1408 [3AP]

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1490 [4AP]

———tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and ensure inclusion of women in any newly established Government (see H. Res. 281), H8133 [13NO]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2713 [24MY]

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H927 [14MR]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H10966 [20DE]

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

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

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H10966 [20DE]

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

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H400 [14FE]

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), H3068 [12JN]

Aviation: impose temporary moratorium on certain airline mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 761), H624 [1MR]

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

———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), H6505 [10OC] (see H.R. 2955), H6919 [16OC]

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

Bankruptcy: extend the priority provided to claims for compensation and benefits of all employees (see H.R. 3415), H10055 [12DE]

Bipartisan Commission on Election Reform: establish (see H.R. 561), H508 [28FE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H2849 [25MY]

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

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H7852 [6NO]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H739 [7MR]

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

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]

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

Children and youth: amend certain laws relative to pediatric studies of drugs (see H.R. 3047), H6379 [4OC]

———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H3068 [12JN]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 2198), H3202 [14JN]

———promote financial education (see H.R. 61), H3805 [28JN]

———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H10908 [19DE]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H2335 [17MY]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H2184 [15MY]

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

———express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (see H. Res. 121), H3520 [25JN]

———improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1060 [21MR]

———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (see H.J. Res. 50), H2888 [5JN]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 56), H1014 [20MR]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1467), H1485 (see H.R. 1467), H1495 [4AP]

China, Republic of: ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism with the express consent of the Taiwanese people and free from outside threats (see H. Con. Res. 221), H5455 [6SE]

———membership in international institutions (see H. Con. Res. 219), H5455 [6SE] (see H. Res. 221), H5338 [2AU]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2755), H5407 [5SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H506 [28FE]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1362), H3713 [27JN]

———protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (see H.R. 185), H112 [30JA]

COBRA: extend the basic period for health care continuation, further extend coverage for individuals age 55 or older, and provide for a refundable tax credit for premiums (see H.R. 2005), H3203 [14JN]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 471), H2281 [16MY]

———preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 1623), H2680 [23MY]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H3261 [19JN]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H4429 [23JY]

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]

Computers: establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 2417), H7128 [17OC]

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

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), H8949 [5DE]

Conservation of energy: require Federal agencies to acquire central air conditioners and heat pumps that meet or exceed certain efficiency standards (see H.R. 2516), H4111 [17JY]

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

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1764), H2022 [8MY]

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

———make certain sentencing safety valve provisions retroactive (see H.R. 765), H1013 [20MR]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 429), H219 [7FE]

Credit: prohibit creditors from penalizing consumers with late fees, increased interest rates, or adverse credit reports, whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3175), H8843 [4DE]

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]

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

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

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), H2023 [8MY]

Dept. of Education: make additional grants under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (see H.R. 419), H219 [7FE]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2283), H3464 [21JN]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H2679 [23MY]

———increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H2849 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H223 [7FE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H3068 [12JN]

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

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H8949 [5DE]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 1230), H1411 [3AP]

Disasters: authorize disaster assistance for recovery from earthquakes in India and El Salvador (see H.R. 1760), H8564 [28NO]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5704 [14SE]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H444 [27FE]

———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), H740 [7MR]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H4353 [19JY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3261 [19JN]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H2334 [17MY]

———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (see H. Res. 67), H878 [13MR]

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

———distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H3067 [12JN]

———enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see H.R. 1530), H1498 [4AP]

———regulate receipt of donated prescription drug samples by charitable health care entities (see H.R. 2740), H5592 [11SE]

Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H2712 [24MY]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H163 [31JA]

El Salvador: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 41), H878 [13MR]

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

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

———prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 1489), H1487 (see H.R. 1489), H1496 [4AP]

———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]

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), H2335 [17MY]

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

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

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]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 961), H826 [8MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043), H953 [15MR]

———improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 3075), H6504 [10OC]

FEC: issue voluntary standards to promote voting system accessibility and effectiveness and make grants to assist States in complying with such standards and carrying out other voting accessibility promotion activities (see H.R. 1151), H1059 [21MR]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H398 [14FE]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H1861 [2MY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 93), H112 [30JA]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: safeguard public health and provide food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented (see H.R. 1816), H5340 [2AU]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H10067 [13DE]

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

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H8343 [19NO]

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

———prohibit importation of foreign-made U.S. flags (see H.R. 3107), H7852 [6NO]

Food: include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see H.R. 1276), H1717 [1MY]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H1715 [1MY]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 1949), H3466 [21JN]

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

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H441 [27FE]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve immunization injection safety in disease control programs (see H.R. 2453), H3861 [10JY]

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

Foreign trade: encourage full participation in the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum (see H. Con. Res. 194), H5407 [5SE]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H6919 [16OC]

———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]

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), H1497 [4AP]

``God Bless America'': designate as the national hymn of the U.S. (see H.R. 3051), H6421 [5OC]

Government: require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 917), H1013 [20MR]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1032), H928 [14MR]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see H.R. 2167), H3150 [13JN]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 1674), H2712 [24MY]

———authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 953), H2023 [8MY]

———availability of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 943), H3466 [21JN]

———conduct oversight hearings to determine the causes and outcomes surrounding the influenza vaccine shortage (see H. Res. 11), H167 [31JA]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 31), H624 [1MR]

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

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums and COBRA coverage premiums (see H.R. 1255), H1189 [27MR]

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

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H252 [8FE] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]

———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), H9239 [11DE]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H1558 [24AP]

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H3806 [28JN]

Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1112 [22MR]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H3068 [12JN]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H2082 [9MY]

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]

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H444 [27FE]

———prohibit issuance of visa to any citizen of the People's Republic of China who participates in or otherwise supports the harvesting, transplantation, or trafficking of organs of executed Chinese prisoners (see H.R. 2530), H4112 [17JY]

———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]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 15), H167 [31JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1330), H1558 [24AP]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 714), H1346 [29MR]

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), H1014 [20MR]

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

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H1924 [3MY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1121 [26MR]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H1556 [24AP]

———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), H5339 [2AU]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H253 [8FE]

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

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 742), H6702 [11OC]

Iron and steel industry: encourage use of domestic steel in rebuilding and military efforts following attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 234), H6781 [12OC]

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

———provide retiree health care by allowing steel companies a partial refund of net operating loss carryforwards (see H.R. 3059), H6781 [12OC]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1113 [22MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H8564 [28NO]

Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (see H. Con. Res. 77), H4635 [25JY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H6702 [11OC]

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

Libraries: provide public library construction and technology enhancement (see H.R. 1525), H1498 [4AP]

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

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), H10967 [20DE]

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), H1409 [3AP]

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

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H4216 [18JY]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 2677), H4862 [30JY]

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

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

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

———require criminal background checks on drivers providing medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 453), H220 [7FE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 1604), H4009 [12JY]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H2849 [25MY]

———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 2057), H3864 [10JY]

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

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1512), H1661 [26AP]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H5455 [6SE]

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 2294), H3807 [28JN]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H8949 [5DE]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H1558 [24AP]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H6779 [12OC]

———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3267), H7959 [8NO]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H6379 [4OC]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 3391), H8842 [4DE]

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

———remove restrictions on coverage of periodic health examinations (see H.R. 1568), H1555 [24AP]

———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), H8420 [27NO]

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

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

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H2711 [24MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H396 [14FE] (see H.R. 2812), H5337 [2AU]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 2161), H4353 [19JY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H4353 [19JY]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideas (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2023 [8MY]

National Defense Preparedness Domestic Industrial Base Board: establish (see H.R. 2394), H3803 [28JN]

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), H3261 [19JN]

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

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

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 61), H1061 [21MR]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1071), H4863 [30JY]

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]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3864 [10JY]

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

Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 17), H1490 [4AP]

Organ donors: tribute to Youth for Life—Remembering Walter Payton initiative for efforts to raise awareness about organ donation (see H. Con. Res. 207), H4949 [31JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H3358 [20JN]

Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment (see H.R. 2839), H7592 [31OC]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H2679 [23MY]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H4429 [23JY]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2269), H5972 [24SE]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H1717 [1MY]

Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 238), H5704 [14SE]

———prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 660), H395 [14FE]

Pharmaceuticals: establish therapeutic equivalence requirements for generic drugs (see H.R. 1685), H3203 [14JN]

———importation of certain prescription drugs by pharmacists and wholesalers (see H.R. 698), H397 [14FE]

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), H108 [30JA]

———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), H2848 [25MY]

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

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (see H.R. 624), H394 [14FE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (see H.R. 3487), H10066 [13DE]

———amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H5340 [2AU]

———amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1948), H2570 [22MY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H221 [7FE]

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

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

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H8338 [16NO]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 1564), H1555 [24AP]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H3960 [11JY]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H7529 [30OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1405), H3960 [11JY]

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

Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 143), H4010 [12JY]

Russia: expand democracy, good governance, and anti-corruption programs to promote and strengthen democratic government and civil society and to support independent media (see H.R. 2121), H7718 [1NO]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 970), H827 [8MR]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H394 [14FE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H3713 [27JN]

———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), H1117 [22MR]

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

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

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

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H443 [27FE]

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

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

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H623 [1MR]

———ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 3323), H8843 [4DE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2630), H4633 [25JY]

———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), H1117 [22MR]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H5488 [10SE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1717 [1MY]

St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 143), H741 [7MR]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 931), H1557 [24AP]

Summer Emergency Blood Donor Month: establish (see H. Res. 202), H4541 [24JY]

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

———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 1340), H1407 [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), H5456 [6SE]

———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), H2849 [25MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H4352 [19JY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1013 [20MR]

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

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

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

———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), H2387 [21MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H1605 [25AP]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H5592 [11SE]

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

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 678), H396 [14FE]

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

———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), H6422 [5OC]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see H. Con. Res. 233), H5926 [21SE]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H3066 [12JN]

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), H6781 [12OC]

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H3806 [28JN]

Ukraine: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 58), H1718 [1MY]

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

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp to provide financial assistance to Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A. Inc., veterans programs and services (see H.R. 2919), H7333 [25OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H1556 [24AP] (see H.R. 303), H443 [27FE]

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

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

———implement significant election administration reforms prior to the next general Federal election (see H. Con. Res. 63), H929 [14MR]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1558 [24AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for municipal construction grant program for wastewater treatment (see H.R. 1751), H2021 [8MY]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1750), H2021 [8MY]

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

———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]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H1061 [21MR]

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Res. 27), H224 [7FE]

———preserve ability of the U.S. to rigorously enforce its trade laws and ensure that U.S. exports are not subject to abusive use of trade laws by other countries (see H. Con. Res. 262), H7852 [6NO]

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), H3466 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (see H.R. 2739), H5334 [2AU]

———participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H219 [7FE]

Dept. of HHS: antimicrobial resistance activities in the interagency public health action plan (see H.R. 1771), H2081 [9MY]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H1112 [22MR]

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

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H2280 [16MY]

Health: establish compulsory licensing of certain patented medical inventions (see H.R. 3235), H7852 [6NO]

Medicare: expand coverage of durable medical equipment to include physician prescribed equipment necessary for unpaid caregivers (see H.R. 3092), H6701 [11OC]

———require Medicare+Choice organizations to offer plans for a minimum period of three years, and permit beneficiaries to enroll and disenroll from such plans at any time (see H.R. 2127), H3066 [12JN]

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

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3778, H3779, H3781 [28JN], H3918, H3921 [11JY]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7359 [30OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7359 [30OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H838 [13MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1205 [28MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H1655 [26AP]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 50), H4306, H4308, H4309, H4315, H4318, H4322, H4324 [19JY]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (H.R. 428), H1504 [24AP], H2168 [15MY]

Cleveland, OH: NASA Glenn Research Center funding, H4669 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8496, H8521 [28NO]

Dept. of HHS: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (H.R. 3504), H10485 [19DE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration (H. Res. 178), H3548 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4669 [26JY], H4747 [27JY]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (H.R. 1167), H1503 [24AP]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (H. Con. Res. 25), H8767 [4DE]

———international tuberculosis control and Child Survival and Maternal Health Account funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4472 [24JY]

———international tuberculosis control funding through reductions in Asian Development Fund and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency funding, H4481, H4483 [24JY]

———international tuberculosis control (H.R. 1168), H1503 [24AP]

———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (H. Res. 67), H966 [20MR]

Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, OH: designate (H.R. 819), H3279 [20JN], E266 [1MR]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H1655 [26AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H8642 [29NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3681 [27JN]

EPA: prohibit use of funds to delay implementation of revised drinking water standards for arsenic, H4747 [27JY]

Eximbank: funding relative to loan guarantees made to the Iron Business Corp. of Benxi Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., H4522 [24JY]

FDA: antimicrobial resistance monitoring and prevention programs funding, H3779, H3781 [28JN]

———Office of Generic Drugs funding, H3778, H3779 [28JN]

———reallocation of funding to the Office of Generic Drugs to evaluate and review potential patent abuses, H3919 [11JY]

———require new drug applications include a statement specifying the total cost of research and development, H3921 [11JY]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7227 [24OC], H7359 [30OC]

Food: improve safety of imported foods, H8827 [4DE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4472, H4481, H4483, H4522 [24JY]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling, H3681 [27JN]

Hazardous substances: recall and suspend use of vaccines containing mercury and certain other chemical substances, H10206 [18DE]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (H. Con. Res. 31), H669 [7MR]

———expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5258 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 526), H3625 [27JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H4870 [31JY], H5197, H5258 [2AU]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief to the domestic steel industry, H8521 [28NO], H8748 [4DE]

Medicare: provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (H.R. 3391), H8796 [4DE]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, H3548 [26JN]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H8827, H8829, H8830, H8831, H8832, H8833 [4DE]

Nathaniel R. Jones and Frank J. Battisti Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (H.R. 852), H7748 [6NO]

National Hansen's Disease Programs Center: designate (H.R. 2441), H8769 [4DE]

Pharmaceuticals: dangers of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, H7392 [30OC], H7561 [31OC], H7726 [6NO]

———improve safety and efficacy for children (H.R. 2887), H8099 [13NO]

———improve safety and efficacy for children (S. 1789), H10205, H10206, H10207, H10208 [18DE]

———relationship between medical research institutes and for-profit companies relative to NIH research money and drug prices, H170 [6FE]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (H.R. 624), H673 [7MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), H10488 [19DE]

Reagan, Maureen: tribute (H.J. Res. 60), H8770 [4DE]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 7), H172 [6FE]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (H. Con. Res. 84), H5963, H5964 [24SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H9086 [11DE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1205 [28MR]

———ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (H.R. 3323), H8774 [4DE]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7223 [24OC], H7359 [30OC], H8642 [29NO], H10177, H10208 [18DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7227 [24OC]

———rates, H8642 [29NO]

———rates (H.R. 3), H838 [13MR]

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts, H5258 [2AU]

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), H5555 [11SE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), H9212 [11DE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8496 [28NO]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5555 [11SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H4368 [20JY]

———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H7701 [1NO], H7783 [6NO], H7881 [7NO], H8119 [13NO], H8552 [28NO], H8642, H8644, H8645, H8647, H8648 [29NO], H8827, H8829, H8830, H8831, H8832, H8833 [4DE], H8894, H8895, H8896, H8897, H8898, H8899, H8900, H8901 [5DE], H9004 [6DE]

———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), consideration (H. Res. 306), H8978 [6DE]

———impact on the environment of extending trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H7881 [7NO]

———implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (H.R. 2603), H4877 [31JY]

World Trade Organization: oppose changes that weaken existing antidumping and safeguard laws during upcoming negotiations (H. Con. Res. 256), H8552 [28NO]

———preserve ability of the U.S. to rigorously enforce its trade laws and ensure that U.S. exports are not subject to abusive use of trade laws by other countries (H. Con. Res. 262), H7751 [6NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1478 [4AP]

Special order: granted, H216 [7FE], H1405 [3AP], H1656 [26AP], H4109 [17JY], H4214 [18JY], H4351 [19JY], H4377 [20JY], H4631 [25JY], H4721 [26JY], H4777 [27JY], H4861 [30JY], H4946 [31JY], H5177 [1AU], H5330 [2AU], H6258 [3OC], H7527 [30OC], H7590 [31OC], H7715 [1NO], H7850 [6NO], H7908 [7NO], H7957 [8NO], H8131 [13NO], H8419 [27NO], H8562 [28NO], H9237 [11DE], H10959 [20DE]

Tributes

Bonior, Representative, H10946 [20DE]