LaFALCE, JOHN J. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Moving Ahead on an Agenda of Human Progress and Shared Prosperity: Jean Chretien, Prime Minister of Canada, E164 [13FE]

Amendments

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H579 [1MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4636 [25JY], H4710 [26JY]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8613 [29NO]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), H3072 [12JN], H3174 [14JN]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 247), H1084 [22MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H4954 [31JY]

———S. 180, Sudan Peace Act, H8219 [15NO]

Articles and editorials

Chill Out—Anthrax Isn't That Risky, Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Wall Street Journal, E2151 [28NO]

City With Heart, Cathy L. Grossman, USA Today, E197 [14FE]

My View—Bush's Inane Accusations Won't Improve Our Schools, Linda Banas, Buffalo (NY) News, E687 [1MY]

No Truer Friend, Buffalo (NY) News, E1746 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H5126 [1AU]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H6458 [9OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H3713 [27JN]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H443 [27FE]

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

———improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7358 [29OC]

———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), H6057 [25SE] (see H.R. 2955), H6505 [10OC]

Bankruptcy: revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 3211), H7717 [1NO]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H8421 [27NO]

———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]

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]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 399), H827 [8MR]

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), H4378 [20JY]

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

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), H2334 [17MY]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H1660 [26AP]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7853 [6NO]

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]

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

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]

Crime: combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (see H.R. 3004), H6259 [3OC]

———prevent smuggling of large amounts of currency or monetary instruments into or out of the U.S. (see H.R. 2920), H5925 (see H.R. 2922), H5926 [21SE]

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 Commerce: establish certain procedures for exports of commercial satellites and related items (see H.R. 1707), H2281 [16MY]

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), H1557 [24AP]

Dept. of Education: provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3163), H7217 [23OC]

Dept. of Transportation: withhold highway funds from any State that permits an individual to use a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle (see H.R. 1837), H2680 [23MY]

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

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 2633, 2634), H4633 [25JY]

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), H651 [6MR]

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

———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 funding and expand focus of the multilateral World Bank AIDS Trust Fund (see H.R. 2209), H3207 [18JN]

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

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

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see H.R. 2291), H3807 [28JN]

Education: provide grants to local agencies that agree to later starting times for secondary school classes (see H.R. 1313), H1861 [2MY]

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

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

———prohibit forced overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 1289), H2680 [23MY]

———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), H2142 [10MY]

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

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H8421 [27NO]

Eximbank: reauthorize (see H.R. 2517), H4378 [20JY]

FCC: monitor complaints relative to the quality of wireless telephone service (see H.R. 1531), H1499 [4AP]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043), H953 [15MR] (see H.R. 1097), H1010 [20MR]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H1660 [26AP]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H3203 [14JN]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H4378 [20JY]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 3460), H10067 [13DE]

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

Foreign aid: authorize U.S. participation in and replenishment of certain international development funds and set forth additional policies toward certain international development banks and funds (see H.R. 2604), H4539 [24JY]

———increase accountability relative to the education and training of foreign military personnel (see H.R. 1594), H1718 [1MY]

———provide food and agricultural development assistance to civilians in Afghanistan and other central Asian countries (see H. Con. Res. 240), H8421 [27NO]

Foreign policy: provide multilateral debt relief to countries eligible for assistance under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative or heavily affected by HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1567), H1926 [3MY]

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), H2335 [17MY]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H7717 [1NO]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H2082 [9MY]

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

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1032), H1925 [3MY]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see H.R. 2167), H3261 [19JN]

Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H1013 [20MR]

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

———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]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H877 [13MR]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H2184 [15MY]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H1861 [2MY]

———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), H1191 [27MR]

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), H7529 [30OC]

Housing: provide home ownership assistance to public safety officers and teachers (see H.R. 3191), H7591 [31OC]

Immigration: cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H1861 [2MY]

———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]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H1351 [30MR]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1713), H1923 [3MY]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 37), H399 [14FE]

———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), H444 [27FE]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H1410 [3AP]

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

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

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H1660 [26AP]

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

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

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

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

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

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H10067 [13DE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1489 [4AP]

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

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

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H4541 [24JY]

———coverage of medically necessary pancreas transplantation procedures (see H.R. 1361), H1408 [3AP]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H4541 [24JY]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H3713 [27JN]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H1410 [3AP]

———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]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H2890 [5JN]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H5456 [6SE]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H3260 [19JN]

———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), H2083 [9MY]

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 481), H1346 [29MR]

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

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H2388 [21MY]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H2998 [7JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 758), H1295 [28MR]

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

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H2083 [9MY]

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]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H3261 [19JN]

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

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

National Guard: provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H1557 [24AP]

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

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 1083), H955 [15MR]

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]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 72), H1296 [28MR]

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

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3806 [28JN]

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

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]

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), H1556 [24AP]

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

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

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

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

Real estate: payment of interest on escrow and impoundment accounts established to pay taxes and fire and hazard insurance premiums on federally mortgaged property (see H.R. 2208), H4010 [12JY]

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

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, 3073), H6781 [12OC] (see H.R. 3230), H7851 [6NO]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2335 [17MY]

SEC: augment emergency authority (see H.R. 3060), H6458 [9OC]

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

Small businesses: promote business incubator activities (see H.R. 1418), H1483 (see H.R. 1418), H1492 [4AP]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H5339 [2AU]

———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]

———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), H1717 [1MY]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 956), H1013 [20MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H5488 [10SE]

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

SSI: increase incentives for working, saving, and pursuing an education (see H.R. 739), H3619 [26JN]

St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 143), H325 [13FE]

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

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1190 [27MR]

———allow investments by certain retirement plans in principal residences of children and grandchildren of participants who are first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2308), H3807 [28JN]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H623 [1MR]

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

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H2023 [8MY]

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

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H1190 [27MR]

———increase individual income tax rates and deposit increased funds into the Social Security trust funds (see H.R. 2935), H5926 [21SE]

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

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

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 1754), H2712 [24MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H2022 [8MY]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1434), H1661 [26AP]

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

Television: reinstate authority of the FCC and local franchising authorities to regulate cable television rates (see H.R. 1842), H2712 [24MY]

Terrorism: 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), H5971 [24SE]

Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 1044), H953 [15MR]

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

Water: authorize appropriations for municipal construction grant program for wastewater treatment (see H.R. 1751), H2281 [16MY]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1750), H2281 [16MY]

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

———promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of breast implants and encourage FDA review of implant manufacturers (see H.R. 1961), H2999 [7JN]

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), H4949 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (see H.R. 2579), H4377 [20JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1051), H953 [15MR]

Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 1054), H953 [15MR]

———prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in consumer solicitations and limit liability of consumers in conjunction with such solicitations (see H.R. 1058), H953 [15MR]

Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 1052), H953 [15MR]

Crime: combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (see H.R. 1114), H1011 [20MR]

Dept. of HUD: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (see H.R. 888), H648 [6MR]

FDIC: merge deposit insurance funds (see H.R. 1355), H1408 [3AP]

FHA: prevent the premature shutdown of certain mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 1481), H1486 (see H.R. 1481), H1496 [4AP]

Financial institutions: prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 1055), H953 [15MR]

———prohibit predatory lending practices (see H.R. 1060), H953 [15MR]

———require insured depository institutions make affordable transaction accounts available to their customers (see H.R. 1059), H953 [15MR]

FRS: make permanent the requirement for the annual bank fee report by the Board of Governors (see H.R. 1061), H953 [15MR]

Health care facilities: provide grants for FHA-insured hospitals (see H.R. 2395), H3803 [28JN]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 674), H396 [14FE]

———reduce the downpayment required by a first-time homebuyer purchasing a home with a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 859), H628 [5MR]

———simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 858), H628 [5MR]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: modify certain restrictions (see H.R. 2772), H5335 [2AU]

Medicare: coverage of certain beta interferons and other biologicals and drugs for treatment of multiple sclerosis (see H.R. 1758), H2021 [8MY]

Minorities: reduce the impact of predatory lending on minorities (see H.R. 1053), H953 [15MR]

Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (see H.R. 1056), H953 [15MR]

National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement recommendations relative to availability of cash through automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (see H.R. 2572), H4352 [19JY]

Niagara River National Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 2609), H4539 [24JY]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 280), H7909 [7NO]

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. 2961), H6055 [25SE]

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

Securities: issue Victory Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2900), H5736 [19SE]

Taxation: allow first-time homebuyers to use tax-exempt loans from individual retirement accounts for downpayments (see H.R. 2022), H2847 [25MY]

———allow individuals a refundable credit based on their earned income (see H.R. 508), H222 [7FE]

———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data (see H.R. 3100), H6701 [11OC]

Telecommunications: promote new communications technologies through grants and other incentives (see H.R. 1416), H1483 (see H.R. 1416), H1492 [4AP]

Truth in Savings Act: extend and enhance civil liability and other enforcement provisions (see H.R. 1057), H953 [15MR]

Eulogies

Priddle, Robert B.: by Becky Muscoreil, E1356 [18JY]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H1069 [22MR]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8627 [29NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4639 [26JY]

Remarks

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

Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2891), H5686 [14SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5911 [21SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H527, H587, H596 [1MR]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), consideration (H. Res. 71), H516 [1MR]

———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to recommit, H599 [1MR]

———revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts, H587 [1MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H791 [8MR]

Buffalo, NY: selection as USA Today ``City With Heart'', E197 [14FE]

Canada: tribute for support following the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1746 [26SE]

Chretien, Jean: speech before the OAS, E164 [13FE]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 84), H1147 [27MR]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling, H6937, H6940 [17OC]

———prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2579), E1390 [20JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (H.R. 1051), E379 [15MR]

Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (H.R. 1054), E379 [15MR]

———prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in consumer solicitations and limit liability of consumers in conjunction with such solicitations (H.R. 1058), E379 [15MR]

Credit cards: consumer protections (H.R. 1052), E379 [15MR]

———limit issuance to underage consumers, H599 [1MR]

Crime: combat international money laundering, thwart the financing of terrorism, and protect the U.S. financial system, H7201, H7204 [23OC]

———combat international money laundering and protect the U.S. financial system (H.R. 1114), E397 [20MR]

———combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (H.R. 3004), H6915 [16OC], H6937, H6940 [17OC]

Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (H.R. 2510), H6011 [25SE]

Dept. of HUD: homeless prevention programs funding through reductions in home ownership downpayment assistance and administrative expenses, H4710 [26JY]

———housing programs funding, H3293 [20JN]

———provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (H.R. 888), E291 [6MR]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H705 [7MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4710 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, H7936 [8NO]

Education: national policy to improve system, E687 [1MY]

FDIC: merge deposit insurance funds (H.R. 1355), E517 [3AP]

FHA: prevent the premature shutdown of certain mortgage insurance programs (H.R. 1481), E574 [5AP]

Financial institutions: increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (H.R. 974), H1376 [3AP]

———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (H.R. 1055), E379 [15MR]

———prohibit predatory lending practices (H.R. 1060), E379 [15MR]

———require insured depository institutions make affordable transaction accounts available to their customers (H.R. 1059), E379 [15MR]

FRS: make permanent the requirement for the annual bank fee report by the Board of Governors (H.R. 1061), E379 [15MR]

Health care facilities: provide grants for FHA-insured hospitals (H.R. 2395), E1280 [29JN]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H6944 [17OC]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (H.R. 674), E176 [14FE]

———reduce the downpayment required by a first-time homebuyer purchasing a home with a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act (H.R. 859), E329 [8MR]

———simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (H.R. 858), E329 [8MR]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8599, H8607, H8617, H8621, H8622, H8624 [29NO]

———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), consideration (H. Res. 297), H8574 [29NO]

———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), motion to recommit, H8627 [29NO]

Minorities: reduce the impact of predatory lending on minorities (H.R. 1053), E379 [15MR]

Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (H.R. 1056), E379 [15MR]

National Gambling Impact Study Commission: implement recommendations relative to availability of cash through automatic teller machines in gambling establishments (H.R. 2572), E1376 [20JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3179 [14JN]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), H8201 [15NO], E2120 [16NO]

Providian Financial Corp.: Rochester Institute of Technology and USA Today Quality Cup award for achievement in customer service recipient, E1146 [19JN]

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 (H.R. 2961), E1737 [25SE]

SEC: augment emergency authority (H.R. 3060), H8066 [13NO]

———limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), H3166, H3172, H3174, H3175, H3176, H3179 [14JN]

Securities: issue Victory Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2900), E1669 [19SE]

———issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2899), H7137 [23OC]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), H275 [13FE]

Taxation: allow first-time homebuyers to use tax-exempt loans from individual retirement accounts for downpayments (H.R. 2022), E978 [25MY]

———allow individuals a refundable credit based on their earned income (H.R. 508), E137 [7FE]

———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data (H.R. 3100), E1866 [12OC]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), E607 [24AP]

———rates (H.R. 3), H791 [8MR]

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), H5522 [11SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), H7201, H7204 [23OC]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 247), H1076, H1082, H1084 [22MR]

———authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 247), consideration (H. Res. 93), H1070 [22MR]

Truth in Savings Act: extend and enhance civil liability and other enforcement provisions (H.R. 1057), E379 [15MR]

Texts of

H.R. 508, Worker's Income Tax Credit Act, E138 [7FE]

H.R. 888, Homeless Prevention Permanent Housing Renewal Act, E292 [6MR]

Tributes

Hendi, Yahya, H8183 [15NO]

Kelly, James G., H4639 [26JY]

Priddle, Robert B., E1356 [18JY]