TOWNS, EDOLPHUS (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), H3174 [14JN]

Articles and editorials

Attempt To Set Ablaze Sikh Houses in IHK Foiled, Kashmir Media Service, E1215 [26JN]

Canadian Sikh Forced To Remove Turban at LaGuardia, Ajit Jain, Rediff.com (Internet site), E2104 [15NO]

Cheney Aims To Drill Afar and Wide, David R. Sands, Washington (DC) Times, E1431 [25JY]

Citizens of Peru Left To Fight for Nation's Democracy, Columbia (MO) Tribune, E1506 [2AU]

Corporations Setting Up Own Charitable Foundations, Julie Appleby, USA Today, E1792 [3OC]

Exploits of Hugo Chavez, Washington Report on the Hemisphere (publication), E1505 [2AU]

Farewell to Clinton, Welcome to Bush, Krista Larson, News Mexico (publication), E1504 [2AU]

Giving Haiti a Chance, Larry Birns and Sarah Townes, Miami (FL) Herald, E1506 [2AU]

Guatemala's Four Decades of Terror, Chanin Webb, Washington Report on the Hemisphere (publication), E2148 [28NO]

Harassment Continues—Forged Criminal Case Filed Against ``Burning Punjab,'' Burning Punjab (Internet site), E1973 [31OC]

Indian Caste System Is Also a Major Issue in Durban, Chaliss McDonough, Information Times (publication), E1646 [13SE]

Kashmir Capitals Put Under Curfew After Killings, Reuters (news service), E147 [8FE]

Latin America Is Priority on Bush Trade Agenda, Anthony DePalma, New York (NY) Times, E1506 [2AU]

New Challenge to the Bogota Leadership, Juan Forero, New York (NY) Times, E1504 [2AU]

Our Man in Little Havana, Jason Vest, American Prospect (publication), E1504 [2AU]

Paraguay—A Terrorist's Utopia, Ross Knutson, Washington Report on the Hemisphere (publication), E2145 [28NO]

Prospects for U.S.—Venezuelan Relations in the Chavez Era, Washington Report on the Hemisphere (publication), E1239 [28JN]

Sikh Asked To Hand Over Turban Before Boarding Plane, Viji Sundaram, India-West (publication), E1960 [30OC]

Some American Struggles, Mark Miller, Berkshire (MA) Eagle, E1505 [2AU]

UN Racism Conference Moved to Tears, Not Action—Race Victims Tell Stories, Corinna Schuler, National Post (publication), E1607 [6SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Afghanistan: provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H8248 [15NO]

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

Agriculture: grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see H.R. 2402), H4950 [31JY]

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

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

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

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 36), H4540 [24JY]

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 103), H1718 [1MY]

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

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H400 [14FE]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 2693), H5592 [11SE]

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

Armed Forces: continue payment of servicemen and women who have been deployed for an extended period of time (see H.R. 3164), H7592 [31OC]

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

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

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 298), H1664 [27AP]

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

———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 288), H224 [7FE]

Aviation: provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6138 [2OC]

Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 118), H1716 [1MY]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see H.R. 2152), H4541 [24JY]

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

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

Business and industry: expand the Manufacturing Extension Program to bring new technologies to small and medium-sized businesses (see H.R. 1417), H1483 (see H.R. 1417), H1492 [4AP]

———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]

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]

———establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H6136 [2OC]

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

———provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (see H.R. 2869), H5487 [10SE]

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), H4541 [24JY]

———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), H400 [14FE]

———provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see H.R. 555), H258 [12FE]

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

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1191 [27MR]

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), H506 [28FE]

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]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H3359 [20JN]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H25 [3JA]

Communications Act: increase penalties for common carrier violations (see H.R. 1765), H2022 [8MY]

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), H648 [6MR]

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), H4114 [17JY]

———expand computer and telecommunications advancements in rural areas (see H.R. 2401), H4950 [31JY]

Congo: support transition to democracy (see H. Con. Res. 16), H1661 [26AP]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7719 [1NO]

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), H7960 [8NO]

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]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H742 [7MR]

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

———provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1226), H1188 [27MR]

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

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

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H1410 [3AP]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers and watersheds (see H.R. 3213), H7717 [1NO]

———ensure minority farmers are adequately compensated for discrimination claims (see H.R. 2676), H5340 [2AU]

———improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 2653), H4723 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State and at least one such team under the direction of the National Guard Bureau (see H.R. 3154), H7960 [8NO]

———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), H878 [13MR]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H1489 [4AP]

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 Energy: establish a Natural Gas Reserve (see H.R. 245), H325 [13FE]

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

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

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

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

Dept. of the Interior: 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 the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1021), H928 [14MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1661 [26AP]

———give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (see H.R. 3067), H7592 [31OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H2889 [5JN]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H1484 (see H.R. 1435), H1493 [4AP]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 1230), H1717 [1MY]

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: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 684), H1664 [27AP]

———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H1488 [4AP]

———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H1925 [3MY]

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

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

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 933), H878 [13MR]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 933), H1411 [3AP]

———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]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H1189 [27MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H399 [14FE]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1925 [3MY]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H955 [15MR]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H5704 [14SE]

Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see H.R. 3341), H9240 [11DE]

Education: ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see H.R. 1513), H1498 [4AP]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H1346 [29MR]

———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]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 573), H650 [6MR]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see H.R. 1180), H1113 [22MR]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 46), H112 [30JA]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H2849 [25MY]

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

Electric power: provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity (see H.R. 381), H877 [13MR]

Employment: 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]

———provide for regional skills training alliances (see H.R. 1419), H1483 (see H.R. 1419), H1493 [4AP]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H2387 [21MY]

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), H1189 [27MR]

ERISA: 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]

Families and domestic relations: eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage (see H.R. 270), H258 [12FE]

———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]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2287), H7592 [31OC]

FCC: prevent imposition of spectrum caps on future Commercial and Mobile Radio Services auctions (see H.R. 2535), H6505 [10OC]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 2180), H3201 [14JN]

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

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H4723 [26JY]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H2142 [10MY]

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

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H508 [28FE]

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

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H1660 [26AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2379), H10910 [19DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of medical devices (see H.R. 3580), H10964 [20DE]

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: 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), H9076 [6DE]

Firearms: expand Dept. of the Treasury regulation of manufacture, distribution, and sale of weapons and ammunition (see H.R. 671), H444 [27FE]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1014), H1605 [25AP]

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

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 2773), H5335 [2AU] (see H.R. 3207), H7717 [1NO]

———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]

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

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H3067 [12JN]

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

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H8843 [4DE]

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

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H2281 [16MY]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H8181 [14NO]

———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]

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H828 [8MR]

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

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 169), H955 [15MR]

———require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 917), H740 [7MR] (see H.R. 1457), H1485 (see H.R. 1457), H1494 [4AP]

Government National Mortgage Association: authorize the guarantee of conventional mortgage-backed securities (see H.R. 3206), H9239 [11DE]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H741 [7MR]

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

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H4780 [27JY]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H.R. 2059), H5340 [2AU]

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

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

———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H10910 [19DE]

———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]

———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 inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H1484 (see H.R. 1436), H1493 [4AP]

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H4009 [12JY]

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), H1112 [22MR]

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), H1718 [1MY]

Hughes, Langston: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 205), H4862 [30JY]

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

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 945), H826 [8MR]

———adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 1726), H3863 [10JY]

———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), H1294 [28MR]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 1195), H1605 [25AP] (see H.R. 1242), H1558 [24AP]

———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), H1351 [30MR]

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]

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), H3714 [27JN]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H1498 [4AP]

———ensure coverage of emergency hospital and ambulance services (see H.R. 1648), H1714 [1MY]

———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 comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 580), H5455 [6SE]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1809), H2141 [10MY]

———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), H7723 [5NO]

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

Interstate commerce: clarify jurisdiction over digital transactions of goods and services on the Internet (see H.R. 2421), H3804 [28JN]

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

Israel: elections (see H. Res. 31), H223 [7FE]

Jamaica: condemn civil unrest (see H. Con. Res. 198), H4634 [25JY]

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

Kazakhstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1318), H3068 [12JN]

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

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

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H7960 [8NO]

———require Federal law enforcement agencies to expunge voidable arrest records and provide incentive funds to States that have systems for expunging such records (see H.R. 1154), H3203 [14JN]

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), H1718 [1MY]

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

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 2677), H5407 [5SE]

———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]

———provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see H.R. 2364), H3802 [28JN]

———State requirements for financial recovery from an individual's estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health plan (see H.R. 1001), H1717 [1MY]

Medicare: comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see H.R. 2178), H3201 [14JN]

———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), H6458 [9OC]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H8132 [13NO]

———coverage of home infusion drug therapies (see H.R. 2750), H5334 [2AU]

———coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1656), H1715 [1MY]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 898), H1925 [3MY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2023 [8MY]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H4863 [30JY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H874 [13MR]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H10964 [20DE]

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 2294), H3465 [21JN]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H2387 [21MY]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 3195), H7591 [31OC]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H4008 [12JY]

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

———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), H2281 [16MY]

———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H8843 [4DE]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H7852 [6NO]

———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]

———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: establish regional centers to help States, local governments, and other organizations develop activities and services to assist persons with persistent mental illnesses (see H.R. 2363), H3802 [28JN]

———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]

Motor vehicles: prohibit States from requiring a license or fee relative to motor vehicles providing interstate pre-arranged ground transportation service (see H.R. 2546), H4215 [18JY]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H5334 [2AU]

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

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 663), H395 [14FE]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 (see H. Con. Res. 235), H5927 [21SE]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 36), H4540 [24JY]

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

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

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

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H3864 [10JY]

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

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

New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (see H. Res. 172), H3466 [21JN]

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

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

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

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

Office of World Trade Center Attack Claims: establish to pay claims for injury to businesses and property suffered as a result of the attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3272), H9078 [6DE]

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

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

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

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]

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]

———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), H4217 [18JY]

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

———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H3805 [28JN]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7853 [6NO]

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

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 safety officers: provide benefits to those who die or become disabled as a result of certain injuries (see H.R. 3063), H6920 [16OC]

Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 1101), H1010 [20MR]

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

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H3150 [13JN]

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

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

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1405), H4378 [20JY]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 751), H3519 [25JN]

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

Rural areas: improve access to telecommunications and Internet services (see H.R. 2669), H4863 [30JY]

———provide job creation and assistance (H.R. 2400) (see H.R. 2400), H4950 [31JY]

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), H7718 [1NO]

Schools: allow certain grants to be used to establish and maintain school safety hotlines (see H.R. 899), H828 [8MR]

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

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H955 [15MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2172), H3961 [11JY] (see H.R. 2608), H4725 [26JY]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1311), H1344 [29MR] (see H.R. 1480), H1486 (see H.R. 1480), H1496 [4AP]

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

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

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H827 [8MR]

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

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 844), H623 [1MR]

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

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

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1605 [25AP]

———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), H1558 [24AP]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1411 [3AP]

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

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 tax credit for incremental hydropower for additional generating capacity and increased efficiency at existing at FERC-licensed dams (see H.R. 1677), H2185 [15MY]

———allow an employer tax credit for the costs of providing certain transportation fringe benefits to employees (see H.R. 906), H1295 [28MR]

———allow refundable credit for rent in excess of certain amount of income (see H.R. 2338), H3711 [27JN]

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

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 877), H3359 [20JN]

———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), H2334 [17MY]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H955 [15MR]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H6919 [16OC]

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

———expand work opportunity credit for small business jobs creation (see H.R. 1414), H1483 (see H.R. 1414), H1492 [4AP]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2184 [15MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H325 [13FE]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H224 [7FE]

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

———provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new communications technologies (see H.R. 1415), H1483 (see H.R. 1415), H1492 [4AP]

———provide credit for medical research relative to developing vaccines against widespread diseases and assure such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 1504), H1497 [4AP]

———provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3402), H8842 [4DE]

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

———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 1487), H3519 [25JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1717 [1MY]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H875 [13MR]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H3069 [12JN]

———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2550), H4215 [18JY]

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

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 795), H507 [28FE]

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

———condemn anthrax threats sent to reproductive health centers and abortion providers (see H. Con. Res. 285), H9240 [11DE]

———establish a memorial on the Arlington Naval Annex to the victims of the terrorist attack at the Pentagon (see H.R. 3036), H6920 [16OC]

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

———grant posthumous citizenship to certain lawfully admitted aliens killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2897), H6056 [25SE]

———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. 2905, 2907), H5925 [21SE]

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

———provide for the distribution of assets frozen pursuant to certain Executive orders for cleanup and reconstruction costs associated with terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3294), H8181 [14NO]

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 988), H875 [13MR]

Treaties and agreements: importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H10356 [18DE]

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), H4353 [19JY]

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H4541 [24JY]

———establish permanent security force (see H. Res. 194), H4013 [16JY]

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

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

Ukraine: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 58), H1661 [26AP]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H877 [13MR]

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

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

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

———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H2680 [23MY]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H1660 [26AP]

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

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8565 [28NO]

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

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

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

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 128), H827 [8MR]

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

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

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

———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1198), H3359 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Argentina: resolution of Buenos Aires Yoga School investigation (see H. Res. 51), H399 [14FE]

Burke, Desmond J.: relief (see H.R. 722), H399 [14FE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 217), H62 [6JA]

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 215), H62 [6JA]

Dept. of Commerce: provide grants for digital network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 1034), H928 [14MR]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 1832), H2183 [15MY]

Medicaid: require States that provide prescription drug coverage to cover drugs that treat obesity (see H.R. 1641), H1659 [26AP]

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

Social Security: assure coverage of legal immigrant children and pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 1528), H1498 [4AP]

Taxation: designate educational empowerment zones in certain low-income areas and give a tax incentive to attract teachers to work in such areas (see H.R. 221), H63 [6JA]

———treatment of social clubs found to be practicing prohibited discrimination (see H.R. 216), H62 [6JA]

Telecommunications Development Fund (investment corporation): improve operations (see H.R. 1735), H1924 [3MY]

Tubman, Harriet Ross: payment of pension for Army services as a nurse and a scout during the Civil War (see H. Con. Res. 92), H1345 [29MR]

Descriptions

Council of Hemispheric Affairs, E2144, E2148 [28NO]

Letters

Condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E1644 [13SE]

Indian attack on Kashmir: Council of Khalistan, E1901 [16OC]

Normal trade relations status with Kazakhstan: William C. Veale, U.S.-Kazakhstan Business Association, E1431 [25JY]

Regulation prohibiting Army Reserve members from wearing religious symbols while in uniform: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E319 [8MR]

———Trilok S. Puniani, E319 [8MR]

Press releases

Council of Khalistan Condemns All Terrorism—Terrorist Attack on Indian Parliament Is a Product of Indian Repression: Gobind Singh Ji, Council of Khalistan, E2359 [20DE]

Council of Khalistan Condemns Attack on U.S.—Urges Sikhs To Give Blood: Council of Khalistan, E1644 [13SE]

Detention of Paramjit Kaur Khalra in India: World Sikh Organization, E2049 [8NO]

India Practices Worst Racism in the World: Council of Khalistan, E1646 [13SE]

Indian Arrogance Exposed During Musharraf—Vajpayee Summit: Council of Khalistan, E1414 [24JY]

Sikh Nation Mourns Passing of S. Nazar Singh Fagoora: Council of Khalistan, E2155 [28NO]

Sikhs Observe Khalistan Martyrs Day—Indian Attack on Golden Temple Laid Foundation of Khalistan: Council of Khalistan, E1075 [12JN]

3M Announces Program To Donate $1.5 Million to Schools, E397 [20MR]

Time for Freedom: Council of Khalistan, E680 [1MY]

Remarks

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (H. Con. Res. 145), H3119 [13JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, E1450 [26JY]

Armed Forces: regulation prohibiting Army Reserve members from wearing religious symbols while in uniform, E319 [8MR]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, H155 [31JA]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7685 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7685 [1NO]

———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. 2955), H6112 [2OC]

Berenson, Lori H.: call for release from Peruvian prison, E1503 [2AU]

Brooklyn, NY: anniversary of International African Arts Festival, E1233 [27JN]

Business and industry: increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially declared emergency or disaster (H.R. 2985), H8107, H8108 [13NO]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 1831), H2353 [21MY]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation, E1621 [10SE]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (H. Res. 97), H3024 [12JN]

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): subcommittee jurisdiction over issues concerning historically Black colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities, E262 [1MR]

Committee on Financial Services (House): establish, H15 [3JA]

Council of Khalistan: anniversary, E1502 [2AU]

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, E1711 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8534 [28NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, E2258 [12DE]

Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H2884 [5JN]

———asthma research programs, E846 [17MY]

Guatemala: prosecution of Efrain Rios Montt for crimes against the Mayan community, E2148 [28NO]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5218 [2AU]

Health care facilities: community health centers funding, E480 [28MR]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H15 [3JA]

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), H2361 [21MY]

India: anniversary of attack on the Golden Temple, E1075 [12JN]

———civil liberties violations of religious minorities, E147 [8FE], E225 [27FE], E1075 [12JN], E1215 [26JN], E1235 [27JN], E1313 [11JY], E1414 [24JY], E1901 [16OC]

———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E82 [31JA], E225 [27FE], E679 [1MY], E1215 [26JN], E1235 [27JN], E1790 [3OC], E1973 [31OC]

———condemn terrorist attack on Indian Parliament, E2359 [20DE]

———designate as a state sponsor of terrorism, E147 [8FE]

———detention of Paramjit Kaur Khalra, E2048 [8NO]

———human rights violations, E1606 [6SE], E1646 [13SE]

———self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan, E2153 [28NO]

Kazakhstan: normal trade relations status (H.R. 1318), E1430 [25JY]

Mann, Simranjit Singh: condemn threatening remarks made against Awatar Singh Sekhon by a supporter, E765 [10MY]

Mason, Nicole C.: Concerned Women of Brooklyn (organization) Youth of the Year award recipient, E2235 [7DE]

Medicaid: require States that provide prescription drug coverage to cover drugs that treat obesity (H.R. 1641), E660 [26AP]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H5121 [1AU]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (H.R. 2735), E1789 [3OC]

New York: provide for temporary emergency unemployment assistance, H8534 [28NO]

One World-One Heart, Inc.: tribute, E1025 [6JN]

Paraguay: U.S. policy, E2144 [28NO]

Peru: U.S. policy, E1503 [2AU]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (H.R. 2887), H8102 [13NO]

———improve safety and efficacy for children (S. 1789), H10211 [18DE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5121 [1AU]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), H10492, H10493 [19DE]

Puerto Rico: review sentences of individuals jailed for protesting the use of Vieques Island for military operations, E1021 [6JN]

———use of Vieques Island for military operations, E1021 [6JN]

Religion: condemn attacks on Sikh Americans, E1644 [13SE]

———request for Sikhs to remove turbans during searches at airports, E1960 [30OC], E2104 [15NO]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (S. 180), insert H.R. 2052 language in lieu, H8218 [15NO]

———prohibit any entity engaged in the development of oil or gas in Sudan from raising capital or trading its securities in the U.S., H8218 [15NO]

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

Take the Field (organization): funding, E2258 [12DE]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (H.R. 496), H1033 [21MR]

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), H5527 [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), H5603 [13SE], E1659 [14SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5527 [11SE], E1792 [3OC]

Tubman, Harriet Ross: payment of pension for Army services as a nurse and a scout during the Civil War (H. Con. Res. 92), E490 [29MR]

U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: tribute (H. Con. Res. 277), H8765 [4DE]

Vaisakhi Day: observance, E679 [1MY]

Vann, Albert: Alliance for Public Technology Susan G. Hadden Pioneer Award recipient, E177 [14FE]

Venezuela: U.S. policy, E1239 [28JN]

Visa International Service Association: tribute to Practical Money Skills for Life financial literacy program, E1495 [2AU]

Votes: correction, H1329 [29MR]

Women's History Month: observance, E490 [29MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8562 [28NO], H8730 [29NO]

Reports

Torture, Threats and Inhumane Treatment by Indian and Russian Immigration Personnel: Awatar Singh Sekhon, International Journal of Sikh Affairs, E225 [27FE]

Statements

Concern at New Threats to Religious Freedom: Joseph D'Souza and John Dayal, E1502 [2AU]

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: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E1711 [24SE]

Summaries

Asthma Research Programs Report: Annapolis Center for Science-Based Public Policy, E846 [17MY]

Tributes

Adjei, Abdul-Nasser, E1045 [7JN]

Ajah, Ofem, E1245 [29JN]

Alexander, Douglas X., E486 [29MR]

Bannister, Jehnel D., E2266 [12DE]

Barbaro, Stephen V., E2261 [12DE]

Beach, Glyser G., E1248 [29JN]

Bethel, Nikki A., E518 [3AP]

Blount, Mary Mack, E485 [29MR]

Blue, Anne E.C., E1094 [13JN]

Boyce, Mildred L., E305 [7MR]

Boyce, Sheryl, E517 [3AP]

Brant, Walter J., Jr., E1163 [20JN]

Bright, Vivian Y., E2263 [12DE]

Butler, James, E2265 [12DE]

Cherry, David L., E1071 [12JN]

Clark, Darrell, E2166 [29NO]

Coleman-Long, Betty, E491 [29MR]

Dyer, Berta May Barker, E2220 [7DE]

Fagoora, Nazar Singh, E2155 [28NO]

Faustino, Dorothy Isaac, E2221 [7DE]

Felder, Margaret, E2276 [13DE]

Figueroa, Gladys, E2227 [7DE]

Forbes, David C., Sr., E790 [14MY], E801 [15MY]

Foster, Leroy, E1048 [7JN]

Fulton, Edna, E2224 [7DE]

Goode, James E., E2264 [12DE]

Greenwood, Monique, E1172 [21JN]

Habeeb, Marcus R., E2265 [12DE]

Hall, W.J., E1867 [12OC]

Jacobs, Audrey Lee, E2266 [12DE]

Jones, Caroline R., E1309 [11JY]

Jones, Vernon K., E2230 [7DE]

Kilgore, Ulysses E., III, E2223 [7DE]

Kim, Andrew, E1246 [29JN]

King-John, Latoya, E176 [14FE]

Mason, Ingrid S., E2222 [7DE]

McNeil, Willie B., E2356 [20DE]

Miller, Clinton M., E300 [7MR]

Monroe, Lorraine, E1171 [21JN]

Moody, Michael T., E1162 [20JN]

Moore, Neil J., E2233 [7DE]

Morales, Jeanette, E2168 [29NO]

Niles, Wendell, E1047 [7JN]

Nuesi, Fernando, E1081 [12JN]

Pearson, Darren, E2262 [12DE]

Peebles, Raymond T., E2263 [12DE]

Perez, Ricky, E1078 [12JN]

Perry, Sharonnie M., E2232 [7DE]

Peterson-Pendarvis, Denise, E2268 [12DE]

Quinones, Niurca, E2166 [29NO]

Raddix, Joseph L., E1079 [12JN]

Rivera, Gilbert, E1077 [12JN]

Rodriguez, Carmela C., E516 [3AP]

Ruffle, Daniel H., E292 [6MR]

Sampson, Ernest A., III, E2262 [12DE]

Sanders, Gus M., E492 [29MR]

Sharpton, Al, E1174 [21JN]

Smith, Renae, E2226 [7DE]

Tillmon, James, E1044 [7JN]

Valeris, Simmons T., E1043 [7JN]

Warren, Mary, E2030 [7NO]

Washington, Loretta A., E2219 [7DE]

Williams, Betty J., E1173 [21JN]

Williams, Darian L., E1165 [20JN]

Williams, Earl, E1076 [12JN]

Williams, Hosea, E302 [7MR]

Williams, Marvin D., E1353 [18JY]

Wooten, Diana B., E519 [3AP]

Worth, James, E2229 [7DE]

Young, Barbara, E304 [7MR]