DISASTERS related term(s) Earthquakes; Famines; Floods; Hunger; Hurricanes

Addresses

Condemn and Respond to Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft Into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Evan Wallach, U.S. Court of International Trade, S9735 [24SE]

———President Bush, H5677 [14SE]

———Tony Blair, Prime Minister of Great Britain, S10263-S10266 [4OC]

Confronting the Challenge of Terrorism: Winston S. Churchill, S11607-S11609 [8NO]

Discovery and Discourse, Leadership and Service—The Role of the Academy in Times of Crisis: Shirley Tilghman, Princeton University, H6415 [5OC]

From Tragedy to Opportunity—Acting Wisely in a Time of Uncertainty: Senator Biden, S10971-S10973 [24OC]

Historic Preservation in the Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks: Richard Moe, National Trust for Historic Preservation, S11606 [8NO]

Impact of Terrorist Attacks on New York, NY, Hospitals and Mental Health: Herb Pardes, E2147 [28NO]

Memorial Service for Victims Killed in Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon: Donald H. Rumsfeld. Sec. of Defense, S10631 [11OC], E1869 [12OC], E1899 [16OC]

———President Bush, S10631 [11OC], E1869 [12OC]

———Richard B. Myers, Joint Chiefs of Staff, S10632 [11OC], E1870 [12OC]

Recovery and Response to Terrorist Attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon: Bill Clinton, S10899-S10902 [23OC]

———President Bush, S9553-S9555 [20SE], H5859-H5862 [20SE]

———Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., E2007 [6NO]

Times in Which We Live: Gordon B. Hinckley, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, S10361 [9OC]

Amendments

Armed Forces: tribute to National Guard and Reserve units activated in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Res. 287), H8322 [16NO]

China, People's Republic of: express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (H. Res. 121), H4407 [23JY]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), H2057 [9MY]

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 (S. 1499), S11731 [13NO]

Taxation: provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), S12008 [16NO], S13858, S13982 [20DE], H10115 [13DE], H10954 [20DE]

Terrorism: 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 (S. 1422), S9401 [13SE]

———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 232), H8881 [5DE]

———waive certain limitations in the use of emergency highway funds to pay for projects in response to the attack on the World Trade Center (S. 1637), S14010, S14062 [20DE]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 247), H959 [19MR], H1061 [21MR], H1083, H1084 [22MR]

Announcements

Senate: moment of silence, S9429 [14SE]

Articles and editorials

Agony of the Left, E1815 [5OC]

Airport Security Shouldn't Be Hit-or-Miss, E1948 [30OC]

Airport Security—7 O'Hare Screeners Suspended Over Lapse, S11432 [5NO]

Americans Under Attack, E1730 [25SE]

Answer Terror With Resolution, S9325 [12SE]

Apple Growers' Aid Dropping, S11068 [25OC]

Apple Situation Still Disastrous, Tart Cherries Better, S11066 [25OC]

Attacks Hit Low-Pay Jobs the Hardest—Many of the Unemployed Were in Service Industry, H7904 [7NO]

Attacks Mark Bloody End to Complacency, H5575 [11SE]

Bush to Bin Laden, E1941 [30OC]

Chemical Train Fire, S8048-S8050 [23JY]

Climbing a Stairway to Heaven, E1893 [16OC]

Coping With New Tensions, O'Hare Arrest Tied to Terror?, S11433 [5NO]

Corporations Setting Up Own Charitable Foundations, E1792 [3OC]

Day Laborers at Ground Zero Say They Are Not Being Paid, H7907 [7NO]

Face to Face With the Taliban, E1775 [2OC]

Fight or Flight?, S11192 [30OC]

Flag Staff Dedicated in Downtown Park, E2402 [20DE]

Grief Returns to Street of Heroes, H8325 [16NO]

Home-Front Emergency, S12468 [6DE]

Is It Wrong To Ask for Help on Building Codes?, S7957 [19JY]

Missionary Says Drug Surveillance Should Resume Quickly, H1695 [1MY]

N.J. Town Becomes Community of Sorrow, Commuter Haven Took Heavy Hit, H6247 [3OC]

New York's Firefighters Grieve for Lost Brothers, E1674 [20SE]

No Truer Friend, E1746 [26SE]

Police Officers Save People From Burning Chaska Apartment, S1460 [15FE]

Real Masters of the Universe, S10262 [4OC]

Ripples of Sept. 11 Widen in Retailing, S12822 [11DE]

Sorrow Binds a Special Place, H8326 [16NO]

Supporting El Salvador, H974 [20MR]

Suspects in Hijackings Exploited Loopholes in Immigration Policy, H6127 [2OC]

Teachers Safely Evacuated Children Caught in Attacks, E1853 [11OC]

Terrorist Attack Can't Destroy Spirit, Faith of Our Family, E1744 [26SE]

Terrorist Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5575 [11SE]

Test of Strength, S9347-S9351 [13SE]

There When You Need Them, S8051 [23JY]

Ties That Bind the Rockaways, H8326 [16NO]

Tornado Damage, H1079 [22MR]

U.S. Must Lead Efforts To Prevent Refugee Crisis in Afghanistan, S9954 [1OC]

Unanimity Not Same as Right—Senate, House Have Important Differences About Federal Role, E2080 [14NO]

Unplayable Lies, S9864 [26SE]

Unshakable Rockaway, H8325 [16NO]

Va. Apple Producers Face Many Pressures, S11068 [25OC]

Volunteers Prepare for N.Y.C.'s Call, H5566 [11SE]

Washing Away Grief—Mother Donates Deceased Son's Clothes to Rescue Workers, E1939 [30OC]

Where Apples Don't Pay, Developers Will, S11067 [25OC]

Where Do We Go From Here?, E2019 [6NO]

Why Rely on Low-Bid Airport Safety?, S11433 [5NO]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant viruses and diseases and loan eligibility for producers who suffer such losses (see H.R. 1249), H1189 [27MR]

———provide market loss assistance for apple producers (see S. 1018), S6127 [12JN] (see H.R. 2128), H3066 [12JN]

———reauthorize tree loss assistance program to compensate commercial orchardists and tree farmers who lose trees as a result of a natural disaster (see H.R. 1790), H2082 [9MY]

Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: provide compensation to victims of terrorist-related anthrax infections (see H.R. 3228), H7722 [5NO]

American Airlines, Inc.: tribute to victims of flight 587 air disaster (see S. Con. Res. 87), S12247 [30NO] (see H. Con. Res. 272), H8338 [16NO]

Animals: recognize trained service dogs for rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 241), H6260 [3OC]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S.J. Res. 23), S9440 [14SE] (see H.J. Res. 64), H5704 [14SE]

———tribute to National Guard and Reserve units activated in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 275), H7591 [31OC] (see H. Res. 287), H8133 [13NO]

Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (see S. 1450), S9620 [21SE] (see H.R. 2926), H5926 [21SE] (see H.R. 3055), H6421 [5OC]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), same-day consideration (see H. Res. 242), H5924 [21SE]

———provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3347), H8420 [27NO]

———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3007), H6259 [3OC]

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

———provide indemnification and liability protection to, and facilitate the procurement of insurance for, contractors responding to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3549), H10909 [19DE]

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

———permit use of rotunda for a prayer vigil in memory of those who lost their lives in the hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 223), H5592 [11SE]

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act: clarify tax treatment of payments made (see S. 557), S2388 [15MR] (see H.R. 1095), H959 [19MR]

Charities: tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 259), H7718 [1NO]

Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H7591 [31OC]

Children and youth: direct the President to appoint Children's Coordinating Officers for disaster areas in which children have lost a custodial parent (see S. 1623), S11362 [1NO]

———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), H5704 [14SE]

China, People's Republic of: express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (see H. Res. 121), H1556 [24AP]

Claims: allow victims of terrorist attacks to receive certain compensation regardless of any collateral source compensation they may be eligible to receive (see S. 1812), S13051 [12DE]

Commission on Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3378), H8731 [29NO]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see S. 1841), S13465 [18DE] (see H.R. 3054), H6421 [5OC]

———award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1434), S9504 [19SE] (see H.R. 2916, 2917), H5925 [21SE]

Courts: allow judges to whom certain multidistrict litigation cases are transferred to retain jurisdiction and provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions (see H.R. 860), H647 [6MR]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure that agricultural producers that suffer or are likely to suffer substantial economic injury as the result of a sharp and significant increase in certain costs are eligible to receive emergency loans (see S. 380), S1463 [15FE]

Dept. of Defense: accept contributions for the Pentagon Reservation Maintenance Revolving Fund to be used to repair damage caused by terrorist attack (see H.R. 2956), H6055 [25SE]

———award the Purple Heart to civilian employees who are killed or wounded by a terrorist attack (see H.R. 2886), H5615 [13SE]

———clarify authority to respond to environmental emergencies (see H.R. 1976), H2679 [23MY]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see S. 1570), S10835 [18OC] (see S. 1793), S12772 [10DE] (see H.R. 3086), H6700 [11OC]

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

Dept. of State: increase rewards program payments in connection with the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2894), H5703 [14SE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide compensation to individuals who are injured by an escaped prescribed fire and amend certain tort procedure provisions relating to claims for such fires (see H.R. 3196), H7591 [31OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: issue guidance to victims of disasters in their application to charitable organizations for relief (see H.R. 3420), H9076 [6DE]

Dept. of Transportation: enhance authorities relating to emergency preparedness grants (see S. 1820), S13145 [13DE]

———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 S. 1544), S10693 [15OC] (see H.R. 3067), H6458 [9OC]

———make grants to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry to provide compensation for losses incurred as a result of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2945), H5971 [24SE]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include disasters caused by Federal actions within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (see S. 1384), S8911 [3AU]

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]

Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (see S. 424), S1746 [1MR] (see H.R. 1669), H1715 [1MY] (see H.R. 2762), H5335 [2AU]

Economy: provide incentives for economic recovery and relief for victims of terrorism (see S. 1732), S12055 [27NO]

El Salvador: authorize disaster assistance for construction or reconstruction of permanent single family housing for those made homeless by the earthquake (see S. 260), S1063 [6FE]

———authorize disaster assistance for recovery from earthquakes (see H.R. 1760), H2021 [8MY]

———express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see S. Res. 18), S1063 [6FE] (see H. Con. Res. 41), H442 [27FE]

Federal Emergency Transportation Administration: establish (see S. 1462), S9807 [25SE]

Federal-State relations: extend deadline for submission of State recommendations of local governments to receive assistance of predisaster hazard mitigation and to provide additional repair assistance to individuals (see S. 1632), S11437 [5NO]

FEMA: conduct a study to determine the resources that are needed for development of an effective nationwide communications system for emergency response personnel (see S. 1631), S11437 [5NO]

———develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 783), H506 [28FE]

———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: provide loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 1653), S11611 [8NO]

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

———authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), consideration (see H. Res. 135), H2021 [8MY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: expedite relief for commercial fishery failure in the Pacific Coast Ground Fishery and improve management and enforcement in that fishery (see S. 973), S5694 [25MY] (see H.R. 2376), H3803 [28JN]

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. 224), H5592 [11SE] (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5616 [13SE]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to surviving victims and families of deceased victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 239), H5704 [14SE]

Floods: ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such changes (see H.R. 2091), H2956 [6JN]

———ensure States and local governments quickly and safely remove flood debris to reduce the risk and severity of subsequent flooding (see H.R. 2186), H3201 [14JN]

———improve ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1100), H1010 [20MR]

———provide a discount in flood insurance rates for certain low-cost properties in flood hazard zones (see H.R. 2384), H3803 [28JN]

———reduce losses (see H.R. 2021), H2847 [25MY]

GAO: conduct a study relative to children directly affected by terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3226), H7718 [1NO]

Glick, Jeremy: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously for acts of bravery, courage, and patriotism on United Airlines flight 93 during the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2921), H5926 [21SE]

Government: develop a uniform standard for declaring levels of alert in cases of emergencies for Federal agencies, and conduct a study of how to implement such standards (see H.R. 3225), H7718 [1NO]

Health: expand network of public health preparedness centers relative to homeland security (see S. 1705), S11940 [15NO]

Health care facilities: ensure continuity of medical care following a major disaster by making private for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster assistance (see S. 1708), S11940 [15NO] (see H.R. 3239), H7852 [6NO]

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 S.J. Res. 30), S13944 [20DE] (see H.J. Res. 67), H6505 [10OC] (see H.J. Res. 77), H8948 [5DE]

Houston, TX: tribute to recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Allison (see H. Res. 166), H3202 [14JN]

Ice storms: disaster assistance (see H.R. 1240), H1188 [27MR]

India: authorize disaster assistance for recovery from earthquakes (see H.R. 1760), H2021 [8MY]

———express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see S. Con. Res. 6), S707 [30JA] (see H. Con. Res. 13, 15), H111 [30JA] (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2889 [5JN]

Insurance: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 785), H506 [28FE]

———encourage financial institutions to continue to support economic development through the provision of affordable insurance coverage against acts of terrorism (see S. 1748, 1751), S12247 [30NO]

International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 12), S3053 [28MR]

Iron and steel industry: encourage use of domestic steel in rebuilding and military efforts following attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 234), H5927 [21SE]

Latin America: improve building practices in eligible countries (see S. 1197), S7955 [19JY] (see H.R. 2567), H4352 [19JY]

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

Medicare: ensure that participating hospitals can recognize and respond to epidemics resulting from natural causes and bioterrorism (see S. 1574), S11105 [25OC]

Mental health: establish State and local grants to provide services in response to public health emergencies and disasters resulting from terrorism (see H.R. 3413), H8948 [5DE]

Minnesota: authorize payments to sugar beet producers for crop damage from a late season freeze that was not fully manifested until after delivery to the processor (see H.R. 2552), H4216 [18JY]

National Commission on Threats to the Homeland and U.S. National Security: establish (see S. 1735), S12055 [27NO]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see S.J. Res. 25), S10640 [11OC] (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5704 [14SE] (see H. Con. Res. 235), H5927 [21SE]

National Disaster Medical System: establish (see H.R. 2333), H3711 [27JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (see H.R. 1428), H1483 (see H.R. 1428), H1493 [4AP] (see H.R. 1551), H1555 [24AP] (see H.R. 2545), H4215 [18JY]

National Guard: tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia (see S. Con. Res. 22; S. Res. 45), S1972 [7MR] (see H. Con. Res. 47), H649 [6MR]

National Junior College for Deaf and Blind: establish (see S. 1654), S11611 [8NO] (see H.R. 3252), H7958 [8NO]

National parks and recreation areas: free admission to survivors, victims' families, and rescue and recovery personnel affected by terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2976), H6135 [2OC]

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

———provide grants to local first responder agencies to combat terrorism and be a part of homeland defense (see H.R. 3435), H9077 [6DE]

National Weather Service: conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities relative to tropical cyclone inland forecasting improvement (see H.R. 2486), H4008 [12JY]

———provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see H.R. 2868), H5487 [10SE]

New York, NY: tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 243), 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]

NRC: ensure that sufficient stockpiles of potassium iodide tablets have been established near nuclear power plants and that appropriate plans for their utilization exist (see H.R. 3279), H8132 [13NO]

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 S. 1624), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 3272), H8034 [9NO]

Patriot Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 29), S11789 [14NO] (see H.J. Res. 71), H7333 [25OC]

Peru: congratulate President-elect Alejandro Toledo on his election, congratulate the people for the return of democracy, and express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 181), H3712 [27JN]

———tribute to individuals injured or killed in missionary aircraft mistakenly shot down by a Peruvian fighter jet (see H. Con. Res. 117), H1716 [1MY]

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

Pharmaceuticals: ensure prompt research, development, and distribution of new drugs, biologics, and medical devices that prevent or mitigate the consequences of a chemical or biological terrorist attack (see S. 1635), S11488 [6NO] (see H.R. 3457), H9239 [11DE]

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 S. Con. Res. 75), S10287 [4OC] (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6379 [4OC]

———award to public safety officers killed in the line of duty in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. Con. Res. 66), S9504 [19SE]

Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (see H.R. 3379), H8731 [29NO]

Research: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and other windstorms through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 3592), H10965 [20DE]

Rockefeller, Senator: authorize use of office to collect donations of clothing from Members of Congress and staff to assist West Virginia families suffering from recent flooding and storm disasters (see S. Res. 134), S7688 [16JY]

Safety: authorize the President to carry out a program for the protection of the health and safety of community members, volunteers, and workers in a disaster area (see S. 1621), S11362 [1NO]

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 S. 1499), S10287 [4OC] (see H.R. 2961), H6055 [25SE] (see H.R. 3011), H6259 [3OC] (see H.R. 3073), H6504 [10OC] (see H.R. 3085), H6700 [11OC] (see H.R. 3230), H7851 [6NO] (see H.R. 3308), H8248 [15NO]

———make grants and loans to small businesses and agricultural enterprises to enable them to reopen after natural or other disasters (see H.R. 540), H253 [8FE] (see H.R. 748), H441 [27FE]

———make grants for losses suffered by general aviation small business concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see S. 1552), S10769 [16OC]

———make loans to any small business concern that suffers substantial economic injury (see H.R. 3350), H8420 [27NO]

Securities: issue U.S. Defense of Freedom Bonds to aid in funding the war against terrorism (see S. 1432), S9440 [14SE] (see H.R. 3021), H6378 [4OC]

———issue Unity Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1430), S9440 [14SE]

———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]

———issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1431), S9440 [14SE] (see H.R. 2899), H5727 [17SE]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H7591 [31OC]

Ships and vessels: establish an assistance program for families of maritime disaster victims (see H.R. 2228), H3259 [19JN]

———provide for the stockpiling of potassium iodide tablets in areas near the homeport of nuclear powered naval vessels (see H.R. 3510), H10355 [18DE]

Small business: forgive interest payments on certain disaster loans and provide tax relief for concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see S. 1493), S10154 [3OC]

States: develop medical disaster response plans for terrorist attacks that use biological or chemical weapons (see H.R. 3269), H7959 [8NO]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for a Phoenix Fund for Victim Assistance (see H.R. 2902), H5736 [19SE]

———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for the benefit of victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2938), H5926 [21SE]

———designate lower Manhattan as an empowerment zone authorized by the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act (see H.R. 3168), H7308 [24OC]

———provide disaster relief for homeowners (see H.R. 2176), H3201 [14JN]

———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]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1433, 1440), S9504 [19SE] (see H.R. 2884), H5615 [13SE]

———treatment of associations which prepare for, or mitigate, the effects of natural disasters (see S. 797), S4044 [30AP]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 2354), H3801 [28JN]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals significantly affected by the terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3365), H8564 [28NO]

Terrorism: compensate victims of bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa on the same basis as compensation is provided to victims of attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3375), H8731 [29NO]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S.J. Res. 22), S9337 [12SE] (see H.J. Res. 61), H5592 [11SE]

———declare a state of war between the U.S. and those determined to have planned, carried out, or otherwise supported the attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.J. Res. 63), H5615 [13SE]

———designation of school nurses as ``first responders'' and removal of any barriers impeding them from responding to a biological or chemical attack (see H. Con. Res. 298), H10966 [20DE]

———develop and disseminate educational materials on responding to terrorist events involving nuclear, biological, or chemical elements, and provide for an emergency medicine alert network (see H.R. 3458), H9239 [11DE]

———establish a board of inquiry to review the activities of U.S. intelligence, law enforcement, and other agencies leading up to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1837), S13464 [18DE]

———establish a memorial on the Arlington Naval Annex to the victims of the terrorist attack at the Pentagon (see H.R. 3036), H6379 [4OC]

———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 S. 1422), S9395 [13SE] (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), H5704 [14SE]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see S. 1453), S9621 [21SE] (see H.R. 525), H252 [8FE] (see H. Res. 52), H399 [14FE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2905, 2907), H5925 [21SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1426), S9440 [14SE] (see H.R. 2888), H5703 [14SE] (see H.R. 3393), H8842 [4DE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2888), same-day consideration (see H. Res. 236), H5592 [11SE] (see H. Res. 237), H5615 [13SE]

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

———protect children (see S. 1539), S10640 [11OC] (see S. 1685), S11789 [14NO] (see H.R. 3106), H6701 [11OC]

———provide for a congressional medal to be awarded by the President to civilians killed or wounded in terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3544), H10909 [19DE]

———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]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see S. Con. Res. 73), S9621 [21SE] (see H. Con. Res. 233), H5926 [21SE]

———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 232), H5926 [21SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. Con. Res. 76), S10287 [4OC]

———waive certain limitations in the use of emergency highway funds to pay for projects in response to the attack on the World Trade Center (see S. 1637), S11488 [6NO] (see H.R. 3298), H8247 [15NO]

Todd Beamer Post Office Building, Cranbury, NJ: designate (see S. 1771), S12447 [5DE] (see H.R. 3248), H7909 [7NO]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (see S. 680), S3340 [3AP] (see H.R. 247), H108 [30JA]

———authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 247), consideration (see H. Res. 93), H1010 (see H. Res. 93), H1012 [20MR]

Tourist trade: provide loan guarantees to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry that have been affected by the terrorist attacks (see S. 1578), S11105 [25OC]

U.S. Congress-Russian Federation Parliament Joint Taskforce on Antiterrorism: establish (see H. Con. Res. 246), H6458 [9OC]

Unemployment: extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1622), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 3593), H10965 [20DE]

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

Workforce Investment Act: establish national emergency grant program to respond to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3112), H6780 [12OC]

Broadcasts

Americans: Gordon Sinclair, H5547 [11SE]

Cost Estimates

True American Heroes Act (H.R. 3054): CBO, H10196 [18DE]

Court documents

U.S. v. Osama bin Laden, S9294-S9296 [12SE]

Declarations

Condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: European Union, H5580 [11SE]

Descriptions

Small Business Leads to Economic Recovery Act (S. 1493), S10163-S10165 [3OC]

Essays

Attack on the U.S.A.: Justin Wright, E1683 [20SE]

Eternal Flame of America: Dino Laudati, H5932 [24SE]

Everyone a Soldier: Silvio Laccetti, E2111 [16NO]

Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft Into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Jacquelyn C.C. Mendiola, E1819 [5OC]

Explanations

Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program Funding, H6654 [11OC]

Senate Bipartisan Compromise—Establishment of a September 11 Victims' Compensation Fund, S9564 [21SE]

Victims of Terrorism Relief Act (H.R. 2884): Committee on Taxation (Joint), H5609 [13SE]

Victims of Terrorism Relief Act (S. 1440), S9513 [19SE]

Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief Act (H.R. 2884): Committee on Taxation (Joint), H10127-H10138 [13DE]

Histories

California Hospital Seismic Mandate: California Healthcare Association, E685 [1MY]

Letters

American Small Business Emergency Relief and Recovery Act: Anthony R. Wilkinson, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, Inc., S12046 [27NO], S13928 [20DE]

———Donald J. Borut, National League of Cities, S12046 [27NO]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S12046 [27NO]

———Senator Kerry, S13044 [12DE]

———Steven C. Anderson and Lee Culpepper, National Restaurant Association, S12046 [27NO]

Big Thompson Canyon Flood anniversary: Senator Allard, S8456 [31JY]

Canadian support of U.S. in aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Peter Milliken, E1818 [5OC]

Committee on Financial Services (House) jurisdiction over legislation relative to expression of sympathy for victims of earthquake in India and support of ongoing aid efforts: Representative Oxley, E101 [1FE]

Comparison of responses to Dale Earnhardt's death and soldiers killed in Army Black Hawk helicopter accident in Hawaii: Jennifer Liedel, H856 [13MR]

Condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5547 [11SE]

———Aunali Khalfan, Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an, Inc., S10671 [15OC]

———British Parliamentary Delegation, H5580 [11SE]

———Chris Johnson, E1660 [14SE]

———Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E1644 [13SE], E1680 [20SE]

———Hussein H. Shousher, H5547 [11SE]

———Imelda Read, European Parliament, H5580 [11SE]

———Joseph A. Poirier, H5547 [11SE]

———Nancy Harshman, H5547 [11SE]

———Robert Kocharian, E1703 [21SE]

———Stanislaw Shyrokoradiuk, H5547 [11SE]

Express sympathy for victims of earthquake in El Salvador and support of ongoing aid efforts: Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), H969 [20MR]

———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H969 [20MR]

———several religious organizations, H975 [20MR]

Federal capabilities to combat domestic terrorism: several Senators, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), Committee on Armed Services (Senate), and Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S9308 [12SE]

Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel: Representative Mica, H6784 [16OC]

FEMA disaster relief funding: Senator Hutchison, H3330 [20JN]

Free legal services relative to relief funds for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Leo V. Boyle, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, S9599 [21SE], H5911, H5914 [21SE]

Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act: Peter J. Keitel, New York State Higher Education Services Corp., H7134 [23OC]

Hiring practices of private employers for aviation security personnel: John E. Collingwood, FBI, H7684 [1NO]

ILSA Extension Act: Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, Inc., S8176 [25JY]

Investigation into the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Representatives Sensenbrenner and Conyers and Senators Leahy and Hatch, H5632 [14SE]

Loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks: John Taylor, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, S10291 [4OC]

Mexican support of U.S. in aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Diego Fernandez de Cevallos, Mexican Senate, S10380 [9OC]

Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act: Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., H896 [14MR]

———William Terrell Hodges, Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, H897 [14MR]

Provide market loss assistance for apple producers: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S11066 [25OC]

———Kraig R. Naasz, U.S. Apple Association, S11066 [25OC]

Put Our Children First Resolution: Clarice J. Kestenbaum, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, H8085 [13NO]

———Eileen McCaffrey, Orphan Foundation of America, H8084 [13NO]

———Kathleen Connolly, Save the Children (organization), H8084 [13NO]

———Libby K. Nealis, National Association of School Psychologists, H8084 [13NO]

———Michael M. Faenza, National Mental Health Association, H8084 [13NO]

———Paramjit Joshi, Children's National Medical Center, H8084 [13NO]

———Shay Bilchik, Child Welfare League of America, Inc., H8085 [13NO]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, H8955 [6DE]

Travel and tourism aid to certain businesses that have been affected by the terrorist attacks: Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Carlson Cos., S13674 [19DE]

Tribute to FEMA for relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S9353 [13SE]

Use of Armed Forces against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: President Bush, S9951 [1OC]

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

———several Representatives, H2055 [9MY]

Lists

Congressional appropriations committees' responses to natural disasters, S12528 [6DE]

Cosponsors of S. 1499, American Small Business Emergency Relief and Recovery Act, S12046 [27NO]

Hospitals eligible for disaster assistance under S. 1708, Parity in Emergency Preparedness and Response Act, S11943 [15NO]

Pennsylvania volunteers participating in relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1849 [11OC]

People killed in attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H7953-H7957 [8NO], H8163, H8165 [14NO], H8228, H8233 [15NO], H8328 [16NO], H8884 [5DE], H9054 [6DE], H10141 [13DE]

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey employees killed in the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, E1761 [2OC]

Supporters of S. 1499, American Small Business Emergency Relief and Recovery Act, S13927 [20DE]

Utah Task Force One members, S11359 [1NO]

Warnings by Representative Rohrabacher relative to the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, H5711 [17SE]

Memorandums

Aviation Security Compliance and Enforcement Philosophy: FAA, H7685 [1NO]

Economic Impact of Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft Into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: John Haycock, Haycock Petroleum Co., S9467 [19SE]

Messages

Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Bush, S9738 [24SE], H5964 [24SE]

National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks: President Bush, S9438 [14SE], H5700 [14SE]

Recovery and Response to Terrorist Attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon: President Bush, S9553-S9555 [20SE]

Motions

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5681 [14SE]

Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5915 [21SE]

Taxation: provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), H10120 [13DE]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: condemn terrorist attacks, express sympathy to victims, and commend emergency personnel that responded to attacks, E1857 [12OC]

Poems

``American Promise,'' Sarah Beth Soendker, E2018 [6NO]

``Day of Nine-One-One,'' Ira Somers, S9734 [24SE]

``Day To Remember,'' Stacy Caldwell, S11360 [1NO]

``Lady Liberty Still Stands Tall,'' Kenneth E. Webster, E1705 [24SE]

``Moment,'' Ben Strok, E2363 [20DE]

``Prayer for My Country,'' Sarah Shaw, E1862 [12OC]

``Take Your Seats,'' Jacquelyn C.C. Mendiola, E1819 [5OC]

``Towers of Flowers'', H7322 [25OC], E1888 [12OC]

``Tragedy That Hit America,'' Shanleigh Hart, E2357 [20DE]

``Tragic Tuesday,'' Kira Schiavello, E2009 [6NO]

``Tribute . . . and Warning,'' Amy Farley, E1906 [16OC]

``Turn Back to God,'' Ethel A. Smith, S10284 [4OC]

``United We Stand,'' Brittni N. Bates, E1689 [21SE]

``When the Twin Towers Were Hit,'' Jessica Szewczuk, H6068 [2OC]

``Whispers of Liberty,'' Rachel Bennett, S13937 [20DE]

``Young Dead Soldiers,'' Archibald MacLeish, S9322 [12SE]

Prayers

``Firemen's Prayer'', H6077 [2OC]

World Trade Center Disaster—My Prayer for My Brother: Laura Matthews, Spirituality.com (Internet site), E1649 [14SE]

Press releases

Council of Khalistan Condemns Attack on U.S.—Urges Sikhs To Give Blood: Council of Khalistan, E1644 [13SE], E1680 [20SE]

State Department Condemns Qatar; USTR Ignores Human Rights Abuses, H7564 [31OC]

Proclamations

Tribute to Victims of Terrorist Attacks and Rescue Workers: Clovis, CA, City Council, E1862 [12OC]

Proposals

Use of Armed Forces against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Executive Office of the President, S9950 [1OC]

Questions and answers

Use of force against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Council on Foreign Relations and Senator Biden, S10973-S10976 [24OC]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant viruses and diseases and loan eligibility for producers who suffer such losses (H.R. 1249), H1278 [28MR]

———provide market loss assistance for apple producers, H8080 [13NO]

AID: South Asian Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4449-H4453 [24JY]

Allstate Insurance Co.: Phoenix Award recipient, E787 [10MY]

American Airlines, Inc.: tribute to victims of flight 587 air disaster, E2072 [14NO]

———tribute to victims of flight 587 air disaster (H. Con. Res. 272), H8324-H8327 [16NO], E2128 [19NO]

Animals: recognize trained service dogs for rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 241), E1787 [3OC]

Architect of the Capitol: authorize lease, purchase, or acquisition of buildings and facilities in certain emergency situations, H8515, H8516 [28NO], H10933 [20DE]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1734 [25SE]

———authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5632, H5634, H5638-H5683 [14SE], E1679 [20SE], E1701 [21SE]

———authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), motion to recommit, H5681 [14SE]

———authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 23), H5683 [14SE]

———require the President to regularly report to Congress on use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5681 [14SE]

———tribute to National Guard and Reserve units activated in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Res. 275), E1970 [31OC]

———tribute to National Guard and Reserve units activated in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Res. 287), H8320-H8322 [16NO]

Army: tribute to soldiers killed in Black Hawk helicopter accident in Hawaii, H855 [13MR]

Aviation: anniversary of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 crash in New York, E1348 [17JY]

———Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H6714 [12OC], H6784, H6786, H6884, H6885, H6898 [16OC], H6923 [17OC], H7208, H7209, H7210 [23OC], H7223, H7284, H7294-H7296, H7300 [24OC], H7310, H7312, H7326 [25OC], H7359, H7360, H7393-H7397, H7400-H7406 [30OC], H7532, H7533, H7534, H7535, H7546-H7549, H7560, H7565-H7585 [31OC], H7594, H7595, H7596, H7618-H7626, H7631, H7634-H7649, H7659, H7660, H7671-H7695 [1NO], H7728, H7772-H7780, H7835-H7843 [6NO], H7880, H7888, H7894 [7NO], H7914 [8NO], H8035 [13NO], H8136, H8137, H8162, H8163, H8167 [14NO], H8184, H8185, H8186, H8187, H8231, H8237, H8238 [15NO], H8252, H8309-H8315 [16NO], E1947 [30OC], E1999, E2001 [5NO], E2016 [6NO], E2065 [13NO], E2080 [14NO]

———naturalization requirements for aviation security personnel, H7660, H7672 [1NO], H7776, H7777 [6NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5894-H5918, H5922 [21SE], H5978 [25SE], H7312 [25OC], H7413 [30OC], E1709 [24SE], E1715, E1716, E1740, E1741 [25SE], E1745 [26SE], E1764, E1778 [2OC], E1823 [5OC]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), H5884-H5893 [21SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), same-day consideration (H. Res. 242), H5875-H5884 [21SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), motion to recommit, H5915 [21SE]

———provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 3347), E2139 [27NO]

———security standards relative to airport size, H7565-H7570 [31OC]

Baltimore, MD: CSX train accident in tunnel, H4380 [23JY]

Bin Laden, Osama: U.S. military efforts to capture, H10058 [13DE]

Brookwood, AL: tribute to coal miners killed in attempt to rescue trapped colleagues, E1743 [26SE]

Bullentini, Debby: tribute to Comfort Quilts Project, H8424 [28NO]

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-H8109 [13NO], E2088 [15NO]

California: flood control projects funding, E1986 [2NO]

Canada: tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1818 [5OC]

———tribute for support following the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1746 [26SE], E1942 [30OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a prayer vigil in memory of those who lost their lives in the hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 223), H5502, H5503 [11SE]

Charities: tribute to entertainment industry fundraising efforts in response to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1990 [2NO]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 259), H9158-H9160 [11DE]

Charity Accountability Board: establish (H.R. 3192), E1977 [31OC], E1997 [2NO]

Children and youth: give highest priority to providing assistance, services, and benefits to children who lost parents or guardians in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H6652, H6653, H6688 [11OC]

———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 (H. Con. Res. 228), H5635 [14SE], H5738, H5865 [20SE], H6880 [16OC], H7391, H7406-H7412 [30OC], H7887-H7894 [7NO], H8081-H8087 [13NO], H8138 [14NO], H9325 [12DE]

China, People's Republic of: express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (H. Res. 121), H4405-H4407 [23JY], E599 [24AP]

China, Republic of: tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H6488 [10OC], E1841, E1844, E1845, E1846 [10OC], E1862 [12OC]

Climate: global warming, H3209 [19JN]

Coastal zones: encourage use of non-engineering methods to protect beaches, H3209 [19JN]

Colorado: flood control projects funding, H7604 [1NO]

Columbia, SC: tribute to White Knoll Middle School fundraising activities to buy the New York, NY, Fire Dept., a new fire truck, E2034 [8NO]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H629 [6MR], H2265-H2271 [16MY], H3449-H3452 [21JN]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (H.R. 3054), H10193-H10197 [18DE]

———award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5739 [20SE], E1684 [20SE]

———award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2917), H10195, H10197 [18DE]

Construction industries: tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, H9230 [11DE]

Corps of Engineers: dam rehabilitation, repair, and safety measures funding, H3323 [20JN]

Courts: allow judges to whom certain multidistrict litigation cases are transferred to retain jurisdiction and provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions (H.R. 860), H893-H898 [14MR], E280 [6MR]

Cyprus: tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1755 [2OC], E2223 [7DE]

Denmark: tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1851 [11OC]

Denver, CO: tribute to Urban Search and Rescue Team, E1842 [10OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: payment of disaster assistance to onion farmers in Orange County, NY, H3875 [11JY]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H3889 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: accept contributions for the Pentagon Reservation Maintenance Revolving Fund to be used to repair damage caused by terrorist attack, H6018 [25SE]

———antiterrorism initiatives funding, H6025-H6032, H6036 [25SE], E1746 [26SE]

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

———Pentagon reconstruction funding, H5868 [21SE]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (H.R. 3086), H7131-H7136 [23OC]

———provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (S. 1793), H10891, H10892 [19DE], H10938 [20DE], E2396 [20DE]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant funding, H4823, H4824 [30JY]

Dept. of State: increase rewards program payments in connection with the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2894), H5634 [14SE], H6714 [12OC]

Dept. of Transportation: 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 (H.R. 3067), E1879 [12OC]

———make grants to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry to provide compensation for losses incurred as a result of terrorist attacks (H.R. 2945), E1985 [2NO]

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, H5594 [13SE], H5920, H5921, H5922 [21SE], E1655 [14SE], E1676 [20SE], E1702 [21SE], E2089 [15NO], E2120 [16NO]

———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 (H. Con. Res. 227), H5691-H5698 [14SE], E1662 [14SE], E1680, E1685 [20SE], E1707 [24SE]

District of Columbia: emergency operations plan funding, H5993, H5994, H5999 [25SE]

———tribute to Camp Unity relief efforts relative to terrorist attack on the Pentagon, E2356 [20DE]

Dominican American National Roundtable (organization): tribute, E2328 [19DE]

Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (H.R. 1669), E685 [1MY]

Ecology and environment: clarify certain provisions of the Endangered Species Act relative to the safety of rescue workers during emergency situations, H5979 [25SE]

El Salvador: disaster relief funding, H3301 [20JN], H4343 [19JY], H4488-H4492 [24JY]

———express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 41), H969-H979 [20MR], E410 [21MR]

Elizabeth, NJ: tribute to Elizabeth Fire Dept., E2001 [5NO]

Emergency services: State and local emergency responders funding, H3123 [13JN]

European Parliament: condolences relative to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5580 [11SE]

Federal aid programs: improve predisaster mitigation and reform disaster assistance programs relative to repetitively damaged properties, H1667 [1MY]

FEMA: disaster relief funding, H3282-H3289, H3301, H3323, H3330, H3340-H3342, H3346, H3347 [20JN], H3970, H3972-H3979 [12JY], H4364, H4365, H4369 [20JY], H4654-H4656, H4670, H4675, H4676, H4679 [26JY], H4823, H4824 [30JY]

———establish a minority emergency preparedness demonstration program, H4841 [30JY]

———establish a minority emergency preparedness demonstration program (H.R. 2562), E1373 [19JY]

———funding through reductions in non-defense allocations, H3337-H3340 [20JN]

———Project Impact funding, H629, H630 [6MR], H751 [8MR], H3521 [26JN], H4834-H4837 [30JY]

FHA: expand moratorium on foreclosure of mortgage loans to employees of air carriers and aircraft manufacturers affected by terrorist attacks (H.R. 3277), E2062 [13NO]

Financial institutions: tribute to New York credit unions relief efforts relative to terrorist attack on World Trade Center, E1927 [25OC]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), H2053-H2057 [9MY], E807 [15MY]

———authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), consideration (H. Res. 135), H2050, H2051 [9MY]

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 (H. Con. Res. 224), E1630 [11SE]

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 225), H5595-H5598 [13SE], E1649, E1661, E1663 [14SE]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to surviving victims and families of deceased victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Res. 239), H5699, H5700 [14SE]

Floods: disaster assistance to Houston, TX, H3330 [20JN], H4670, H4675, H4676, H4679 [26JY]

———ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such changes (H.R. 2091), E1029 [6JN]

———provide a discount in flood insurance rates for certain low-cost properties in flood hazard zones (H.R. 2384), E1281 [29JN]

Foreign countries: tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H9322 [12DE]

Germany: tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H7562 [31OC]

Glick, Jeremy: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously for acts of bravery, courage, and patriotism on United Airlines flight 93 during the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2921), H10196 [18DE]

Guam: condolences relative to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5932 [24SE]

———earthquake, H6788 [16OC]

Hendersonville, TN: tribute to Girl Scout Troop 2765 for relief efforts surrounding the terrorist attacks, E2306 [14DE]

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 (H.J. Res. 67), H6489 [10OC]

Housing: use of unspent rural rental assistance funds to help prospective tenants who are temporarily residing in homes provided by FEMA, H3785 [28JN]

Houston, TX: impact of floods, H3028 [12JN], H3438 [21JN]

———Sims Bayou project funding, H3659-H3662 [27JN], H3736 [28JN]

———traffic monitoring control center funding, H3571, H3572 [26JN]

———tribute to recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Allison (H. Res. 166), H3129 [13JN], H3187 [14JN], H3438 [21JN], H3526-H3533 [26JN], H4823, H4824 [30JY]

Hutchinson, KS: natural gas explosions disaster assistance funding, H4695 [26JY]

Ice storms: disaster assistance, H3303, H3305 [20JN]

Ida Township, MI: tribute to Ida Township Volunteer Fire Dept., E2296 [14DE]

India: disaster relief funding, H3301, H3322, H3323 [20JN], H4347, H4348 [19JY], H4528 [24JY]

———express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts, E114 [6FE]

———express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 13), E52 [30JA]

———express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 15), H115, H118-H127 [31JA], H856 [13MR], E101 [1FE], E107, E111 [6FE]

Iowa: flood control projects funding, H7604 [1NO]

John Ogonowski Farmer-to-Farmer Program: designate, H8076, H8079 [13NO]

Kazakhstan: tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1967 [31OC]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (H. Res. 300), E2165 [29NO]

Louisiana: impact of floods, H3029 [12JN]

Mexico: reaction to U.S. military response to terrorist attacks, H6453 [9OC]

———tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1858 [12OC]

Minnesota: tribute to volunteers for flood disaster recovery efforts, H1608 [26AP]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties, H629 [6MR]

———improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 1428), H1537 [24AP]

———improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 1551), E649 [26AP]

National Guard: tribute to efforts of the Rhode Island Air National Guard relative to response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H6414 [5OC]

———tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia, H637 [6MR], E279 [6MR], E320 [8MR], E333 [12MR]

———tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia (H. Con. Res. 47), H677-H681 [7MR]

National Junior College for Deaf and Blind: establish (H.R. 3252), H7912 [8NO]

National parks and recreation areas: free admission to survivors, victims' families, and rescue and recovery personnel affected by terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2976), H8064 [13NO], E1765 [2OC]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes, H6494-H6498 [10OC], E2390 [20DE]

———develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (H.R. 3161), H7210-H7216 [23OC]

National Weather Service: conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities relative to tropical cyclone inland forecasting improvement (H.R. 2486), E1320 [12JY]

———provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (H.R. 2868), E1610 [10SE]

Nevada: tribute to Air National Guard 152d Intelligence Squadron upon deployment to respond to terrorist attacks, H5934 [24SE]

New Jersey: tribute to Office of Emergency Management Urban Search and Rescue Team for efforts relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, E1669 [19SE]

New York, NY: allocation of funds relative to terrorist attacks, H7912 [8NO], H8188 [15NO], H8433, H8437-H8440, H8473, H8540-H8547 [28NO], E2174 [29NO]

———economic impact of terrorist attacks, H8540-H8547 [28NO]

———tribute to High School of Economics and Finance staff, E1883 [12OC]

———tribute to New York City Fire Dept., E1893 [16OC], E1931 [25OC]

———tribute to New York City Police Dept., E1931 [25OC]

———tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (H. Res. 243), H6044 [25SE]

Nuclear energy: transportation of nuclear waste, H4380 [23JY]

Ohio: tribute to railroad workers efforts to stop runaway train, E849 [17MY]

Oklahoma State University: tribute to individuals killed in plane crash associated with the men's basketball program, E83 [31JA]

Oregon: water shortage in the Klamath Basin, H1829, H1830 [2MY], H1957 [8MY], H3302 [20JN], H3442-H3447 [21JN]

Palm Beach County, FL: tribute to increased blood donations in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5932 [24SE]

Patriot Day: designate (H.J. Res. 71), H7317-H7325 [25OC]

———designate (H.J. Res. 71), unanimous-consent agreement, H7300 [24OC]

Peru: involvement of the CIA in the shooting down of an aircraft carrying missionaries, H1563 [25AP]

———make Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding contingent on report on missionary aircraft mistakenly shot down by a Peruvian fighter jet and notification of U.S. involvement in counternarcotic flights, H4501 [24JY]

———tribute to individuals injured or killed in missionary aircraft mistakenly shot down by a Peruvian fighter jet (H. Con. Res. 117), H1694-H1696 [1MY], E750 [8MY]

Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5500 [11SE]

———condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Res. 238), H5683, H5684 [14SE]

Phoenix, AZ: tribute to Phoenix Fire Dept., Urban Search and Rescue Team/Arizona Task Force-1, E1886 [12OC]

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 (H. Con. Res. 243), H7362, H7365-H7368 [30OC], E2001 [5NO]

Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (H.R. 3379), H10183, H10185, H10186 [18DE], E2172 [29NO], E2348 [20DE]

Real estate: recognize the importance of maintaining private property and curtail environmentalists' efforts to restrict private land use, H4968 [31JY]

Rhode Island: tribute to victims of terrorist hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H6878 [16OC]

Sacramento, CA: flood control projects funding, H3656 [27JN]

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, H8523, H8524 [28NO]

———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]

———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. 3230), E2005 [6NO]

———make loans to any small business concern that suffers substantial economic injury (H.R. 3350), E2297 [14DE]

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), H7136-H7139 [23OC]

Taxation: provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks, H10115-H10141 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks (H.R. 3402), E2197 [4DE]

———provide incentives to businesses that rebuild and invest in lower Manhattan (H.R. 3373), E2175 [29NO]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), H5605-H5612 [13SE], H7858 [7NO], H9327, H9328 [12DE], H10115-H10141 [13DE], E1662 [14SE]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), concur with Senate amendment, H10954-H10959 [20DE]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), unanimous-consent agreement, H5605 [13SE]

———treatment of compensation for damages arising from the prescribed burn on the Bandelier National Monument, E326 [8MR]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals significantly affected by the terrorist attacks (H.R. 3365), H9057 [6DE]

Taylorville, IL: tribute to North Elementary School fundraising efforts for America's Fund for Afghan Children and American Red Cross relief fund, E2038 [8NO]

Terrorism: characterization of causes of terrorist attacks by teachers, E2271 [13DE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5593-H5595, H5610 [13SE], H5631-H5637 [14SE], H5707-H5715 [17SE], H5738 [20SE], H5932, H5966, H5967 [24SE], H5977, H5980, H6046-H6053 [25SE], H6068, H6121-H6132 [2OC], H6240-H6247, H6252-H6256 [3OC], H6264 [4OC], H6416 [5OC], H6449-H6451 [9OC], H6489-H6493, H6494 [10OC], H6691-H6695 [11OC], H7112-H7119 [17OC], H7129 [23OC], H7220, H7221 [24OC], H7327-H7331 [25OC], H7417 [30OC], H7887, H7893 [7NO], H9083 [11DE], E1641, E1643, E1645, E1647 [13SE], E1649, E1650, E1651, E1655, E1658, E1659, E1662 [14SE], E1669 [19SE], E1675, E1679, E1683 [20SE], E1695, E1700, E1702 [21SE], E1726, E1734 [25SE], E1775 [2OC], E1810, E1812, E1815, E1827 [5OC], E1835 [9OC], E1888 [12OC], E1905 [16OC], E2019 [6NO], E2115 [16NO], E2357, E2363 [20DE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5494-H5591 [11SE], H5701 [14SE], H5922 [21SE], E1627, E1628, E1635 [11SE], E1638, E1641, E1643, E1645 [13SE], E1650, E1655, E1660 [14SE], E1665, E1666 [17SE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), corrections in engrossment, H5524 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5884-H5894, H5898, H5899, H5909-H5915 [21SE], H6243-H6248 [3OC], H6683, H6694 [11OC], E1704 [21SE]

———economic impact of terrorist attacks on working families, H7900-H7907 [7NO]

———establish a memorial on the Arlington Naval Annex to the victims of the terrorist attack at the Pentagon (H.R. 3036), E1815 [5OC]

———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), H5598-H5604 [13SE], E1650, E1659, E1663 [14SE]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks, H5765, H5768-H5770, H5773, H5776, H5779 [20SE]

———integration of firefighters and emergency medical service personnel with the military to respond to emergency situations, H5849 [20SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2907), E1678, E1685 [20SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8220-H8227 [15NO], H8330 [16NO], H8494-H8506, H8512-H8525 [28NO], H9311-H9318 [12DE], E2186 [30NO]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2888), H5619-H5631, H5634 [14SE], E1672, E1680 [20SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2888), same-day consideration (H. Res. 236), H8189 [15NO]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2888), same-day consideration (H. Res. 237), H8189 [15NO]

———memorial services to honor those killed in the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1869 [12OC]

———mental health impact of terrorist attacks, E2146 [28NO]

———protect children (H.R. 3106), E1866 [12OC]

———reopening of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5738 [20SE], H6265 [4OC]

———significance of recent history of Afghanistan relative to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5707-H5712 [17SE]

———tort liability limits for damages relative to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H7658 [1NO], H8302 [16NO]

———tribute to employees of the New York and New Jersey Port Authority killed in the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, E1761 [2OC]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks, H7858 [7NO], E1676 [20SE]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (H. Con. Res. 233), H7383-H7387 [30OC], E1989 [2NO]

———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 232), H8860-H8864, H8881 [5DE], E2226, E2234 [7DE], E2263 [12DE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5497, H5498, H5500-H5502, H5504, H5505, H5507, H5510, H5514, H5517, H5519, H5520, H5522, H5524-H5539, H5543, H5546, H5548, H5550, H5552, H5553, H5555, H5556, H5558, H5559, H5561-H5571, H5574, H5576, H5578, H5579, H5583, H5586 [11SE], H5635 [14SE], H5980, H6044 [25SE], H6166 [3OC], H6265 [4OC], H6462, H6495 [10OC], H6682 [11OC], E1628 [11SE], E1644 [13SE], E1651, E1655, E1656 [14SE], E1674 [20SE], E1695, E1696 [21SE], E1726, E1730 [25SE], E1763, E1766, E1767, E1769, E1770, E1771, E1772, E1773, E1774, E1776, E1779 [2OC], E1792 [3OC], E1795, E1796, E1798, E1799, E1800, E1801, E1802 [4OC], E1805, E1806 [5OC], E1849, E1853 [11OC], E1885 [12OC], E1921 [24OC], E1933 [29OC], E1979, E1992, E1995 [2NO], E2001 [5NO], E2022 [6NO], E2054, E2067 [13NO], E2133 [27NO], E2268 [12DE], E2334 [19DE], E2357, E2401 [20DE]

———tribute to those killed in attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H7914, H7953 [8NO], H8137, H8163, H8165 [14NO], H8228, H8233 [15NO], H8328 [16NO], H8556-H8562 [28NO], H8884 [5DE], H9054 [6DE], H10141 [13DE]

———tribute to women relief workers responding to the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8750 [4DE]

———U.S. policy, H7327-H7331 [25OC], E1701 [21SE]

Texas: tribute Coast Guard rescue efforts in Queen Isabella Causeway collapse, E1800 [4OC]

———tribute to public safety officers, E2110 [16NO]

Todd Beamer Post Office Building, Cranbury, NJ: designate (H.R. 3248), H8864-H8866 [5DE], E2244 [10DE]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 247), H1075-H1086 [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), H1068-H1074 [22MR]

———authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 247), corrections in engrossment, H1086 [22MR]

Tourist trade: revitalize, H6070 [2OC]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: extend assistance to workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks funding, H8954-H8960 [6DE]

U.S. Congress-Russian Federation Parliament Joint Taskforce on Antiterrorism: establish (H. Con. Res. 246), H6113 [2OC]

Unemployment: prohibit use of community development funds for any purpose other than wage supplements and health insurance assistance, H8540-H8547 [28NO]

Vietnam: crash of helicopter attempting to account for U.S. MIAs, E787 [10MY]

Whiteman AFB, MO: tribute to 509th Bomb Wing emergency response team, E1408 [24JY]

Williamson Brothers Bar-B-Q (business): tribute to relief efforts relative to terrorist attack on the Pentagon, E2345 [20DE]

Wisconsin: tribute to flood relief volunteers and organizations, H2658 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: ensure any military action is targeted toward terrorists and minimize danger to civilians, S9954 [1OC]

Agriculture: provide market loss assistance for apple producers, S11066-S11070 [25OC]

———provide market loss assistance for apple producers (S. 1018), S6137 [12JN]

———relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by weather, S11072 [25OC]

American Airlines, Inc.: tribute to victims of flight 587 air disaster, S11712, S11713 [13NO]

———tribute to victims of flight 587 air disaster (H. Con. Res. 272), S12272 [30NO], S12813 [10DE]

———tribute to victims of flight 587 air disaster (S. Con. Res. 87), S12813, S12814 [10DE]

Anchorage, AK; Kenai Peninsula Borough Spruce Bark Beetle Task Force funding, S7406 [10JY]

Arctic Rose (vessel): sinking off the coast of Alaska, S3697 [6AP]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 23), S9416-S9430, S9459 [14SE], S9948-S9953 [1OC]

———authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 23), unanimous-consent agreement, S9412, S9413 [14SE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, S10259, S10270 [4OC], S10356-S10361 [9OC], S10417, S10445 [10OC], S10488, S10545 [11OC], S10802 [17OC], S10863 [23OC], S11280 [31OC], S11402 [2NO], S11423, S11431 [5NO], S11481-S11483 [6NO], S11584 [8NO], S11671, S11673, S11674, S11713 [13NO], S11977 [16NO]

———limit liability of airlines as a result of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9366 [13SE], S9594, S9602 [21SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), S9673 [21SE], S12532 [6DE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (S. 1450), S9589-S9608, S9673 [21SE], S10144, S10146 [3OC], S10352 [9OC]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (S. 1450), unanimous-consent agreement, S9588 [21SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (S. 1450), unanimous-consent request, S9584 [21SE]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures, S9588-S9608 [21SE]

———require aviation security personnel be Dept. of Justice employees, S10273, S10274 [4OC], S10362 [9OC], S10514-S10516, S10520, S10527 [11OC], S11978 [16NO]

Baltimore, MD: CSX train accident in tunnel, S7939, S7941 [19JY], S8048-S8053 [23JY]

———tribute to emergency personnel for response to CSX train accident in tunnel, S8050, S8052 [23JY]

Bellingham, WA: anniversary of pipeline accident, S5959 [7JN]

Biden, Senator: characterization of remarks relative to use of force against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10971-S10976 [24OC]

Bono, AR: flood control projects funding, S7796 [17JY]

Bush, President: tribute for speech relative to recovery and response to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon, S9562 [21SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a prayer vigil in memory of those who lost their lives in the hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 223), S9341, S9342 [12SE]

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act: clarify tax treatment of payments made (S. 557), S2412 [15MR]

China, Republic of: tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10282 [4OC], S10450, S10451 [10OC]

Claims: allow victims of terrorist attacks to receive certain compensation regardless of any collateral source compensation they may be eligible to receive (S. 1812), S13057 [12DE]

Coast Guard: tribute to helicopter crew for oil rig fire rescue in the Gulf of Mexico, S1266 [13FE]

Coca-Cola Co.: tribute for donation and relief efforts relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9553 [20SE]

Colorado: anniversary of Big Thompson Canyon Flood, S8456 [31JY]

Columbia, SC: tribute to White Knoll Middle School fundraising activities to buy the New York, NY, Fire Dept., a new fire truck, S12310 [3DE]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 2888, emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding terrorist attacks, S13920 [20DE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1434), S9507 [19SE]

Defense Intelligence Agency: tribute to memorial for victims of terrorist attack on Pentagon, S10450 [10OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: payment of disaster assistance to farmers, S1920 [7MR], S13857 [20DE]

Dept. of Defense: tribute to soldiers killed in Army Black Hawk helicopter accident in Hawaii, S1458 [15FE]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (S. 1570), S10841 [18OC]

———provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (S. 1793), S13311 [14DE]

Dept. of Justice: antiterrorism initiatives funding, S11878-S11881 [15NO]

———Center for Leadership in Education and Applied Research funding, S9245 [10SE]

Dept. of Transportation: enhance authorities relating to emergency preparedness grants (S. 1820), S13148-S13150 [13DE]

———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 (S. 1544), S10694 [15OC]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include disasters caused by Federal actions within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (S. 1384), S8958 [3AU]

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, S9368, S9369 [13SE], S9551 [20SE], S10381 [9OC]

———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 (H. Con. Res. 227), S9614 [21SE], S9859 [26SE]

Earthquakes: disaster assistance to Washington, S1736 [1MR]

———provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (S. 424), S1754-S1757 [1MR]

Economy: provide incentives for economic recovery and relief for victims of terrorism (S. 1732), S12059 [27NO], S12065 [28NO]

El Salvador: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (S. Res. 18), S1090 [6FE], S1234 [8FE]

Federal Emergency Transportation Administration: establish (S. 1462), S9810 [25SE]

Federal employees: tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10382 [9OC]

FEMA: disaster relief funding for current fiscal year, S8543, S8544 [1AU]

———Project Impact funding, S1736, S1742 [1MR], S1894 [6MR], S2067 [8MR], S3659-S3661 [6AP]

———provide families of victims of American Airlines flight 587 access to disaster relief services, S11712 [13NO]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), S5658 [24MY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: expedite relief for commercial fishery failure in the Pacific Coast Ground Fishery and improve management and enforcement in that fishery (S. 973), S5704 [25MY]

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, S9460 [14SE]

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 225), S9410 [13SE]

Floods: disaster assistance to Nevada, S1736 [1MR]

Foreign policy: condemn suicide bombings as an act of terrorism, S10921 [24OC]

Forest Service: use of wildfire mitigation funding for fire hazard reduction activities in high risk areas, S7572 [12JY]

Fort Fairfield, ME: flood control projects funding, S7896 [19JY]

Georgia: Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District projects funding, S7900 [19JY]

Government: establish a Federal fund to compensate victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9564, S9594, S9597, S9599, S9600 [21SE]

Greece: tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10454 [10OC]

Green Brook, NJ: flood control projects funding, S7898 [19JY]

Health: expand network of public health preparedness centers relative to homeland security (S. 1705), S11941 [15NO]

Health care facilities: ensure continuity of medical care following a major disaster by making private for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster assistance, S13902, S14030 [20DE]

———ensure continuity of medical care following a major disaster by making private for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster assistance (S. 1708), S11943 [15NO]

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 (S.J. Res. 30), S13980 [20DE]

Ice storms: disaster assistance funding for Arkansas and Oklahoma, S7384, S7385 [10JY]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts, S1162 [7FE], S2214 [13MR]

———express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (S. Con. Res. 6), S1234 [8FE]

Insurance: encourage financial institutions to continue to support economic development through the provision of affordable insurance coverage against acts of terrorism (S. 1748), S12273 [30NO], S12276 [3DE]

———encourage financial institutions to continue to support economic development through the provision of affordable insurance coverage against acts of terrorism (S. 1751), S12255-S12259 [30NO]

International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (S.J. Res. 12), S3063 [28MR], S14050 [20DE]

Kazakhstan: tribute to response relative to terrorist hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9609 [21SE]

Latin America: improve building practices in eligible countries (S. 1197), S7957 [19JY]

Legislative Branch Emergency Preparedness Task Force: tribute, S13692 [19DE]

Los Alamos, NM: flood mitigation efforts, S7419 [10JY]

McVeigh, Timothy: delay of execution for bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK, relative to FBI delay in release of evidence, S5001 [16MY]

Medicare: ensure that participating hospitals can recognize and respond to epidemics resulting from natural causes and bioterrorism (S. 1574), S11110 [25OC]

Mental health: expand and improve counseling and mental health services for posttraumatic stress syndrome relative to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9955 [1OC]

Mexico: tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10380 [9OC]

Minnesota: acknowledgement of support relative to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9412 [14SE]

Montana: tribute to firefighters killed battling wildfires, S9151 [6SE]

National Commission on Threats to the Homeland and U.S. National Security: establish (S. 1735), S12056 [27NO]

National Day of Prayer and Remembrance: observance, S9430 [14SE]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (S.J. Res. 25), S10538 [11OC]

———designate (S.J. Res. 25), unanimous-consent agreement, S10536 [11OC]

National Guard: tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia (H. Con. Res. 47), S2101 [8MR]

———tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia (S. Con. Res. 22), S2101 [8MR]

———tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia (S. Res. 45), S2011 [7MR], S2137 [9MR]

National security: allow exceptions to procurement laws during national emergencies to acquire necessary technology in a timely manner, S10268 [4OC]

———authorize a Federal grant program to assist local governments in improving public safety against emergencies, S11506 [7NO]

New Jersey: dredging, flood control, and beach replenishment projects funding, S7897 [19JY]

———reimbursement for assistance relative to the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, S9428, S9429 [14SE]

New York, NY: allocation of funds relative to terrorist attacks, S12047-S12049 [27NO], S12096-S12098 [28NO], S12130 [29NO], S12298 [3DE], S12437 [5DE], S12513 [6DE]

———economic impact of terrorist attacks, S12047-S12049 [27NO], S12096-S12098 [28NO], S12130 [29NO]

———health care impact of terrorist attacks, S12437 [5DE]

Oklahoma State University: tribute to individuals killed in plane crash associated with the men's basketball program, S835, S836 [31JA]

Oregon: water shortage in the Klamath Basin, S6945 [27JN], S9379 [13SE]

Patriot Day: designate (H.J. Res. 71), S12272, S12273 [30NO]

Patriotism: commend actions and prayers of U.S. citizens in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9460 [14SE]

Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9313 [12SE]

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 (S. Con. Res. 75), S10335 [4OC]

———award to public safety officers killed in the line of duty in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. Con. Res. 66), S9513, S9514 [19SE]

Rockefeller, Senator: authorize use of office to collect donations of clothing from Members of Congress and staff to assist West Virginia families suffering from recent flooding and storm disasters (S. Res. 134), S7712 [16JY]

Salt Lake City, UT: tribute to Utah Task Force One, S11359 [1NO]

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 (S. 1499), S10289-S10293, S10340 [4OC], S10345, S10379 [9OC], S11717 [13NO], S12045-S12047 [27NO], S12821-S12826 [11DE], S13044 [12DE], S13423 [18DE], S13691 [19DE], S13925-S13929 [20DE]

———make grants for losses suffered by general aviation small business concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (S. 1552), S10770 [16OC]

———prohibit sale of disaster loans to any private company or other entity, S9237, S9238 [10SE]

Scott AFB, IL: tribute to Air National Guard 126th Refueling Wing upon deployment to respond to terrorist attacks, S10266 [4OC]

Securities: issue Unity Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9487, S9493 [19SE]

———issue Unity Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1430), S9442 [14SE]

———issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9485-S9488, S9493 [19SE], S10521 [11OC]

———issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1431), S9442 [14SE], S9553 [20SE]

Small business: forgive interest payments on certain disaster loans and provide tax relief for concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (S. 1493), S10131, S10159-S10161 [3OC]

South Dakota: James River Water Development District projects funding, S7899 [19JY]

Taxation: provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S11544 [7NO]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), S11991-S11993 [16NO], S13864 [20DE]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), unanimous-consent agreement, S13856-S13858 [20DE]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1433), S9506 [19SE]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1440), S9512 [19SE]

———treatment of associations which prepare for, or mitigate, the effects of natural disasters (S. 797), S4398 [4MY]

Technology: establish national emergency technology guard to recreate and repair compromised communications and technology infrastructure in response to emergency situations, S9825 [26SE]

Terrorism: anniversary of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10635 [11OC]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9362, S9366, S9388 [13SE], S9468, S9470, S9475, S9486, S9488, S9491 [19SE], S9735 [24SE], S9800 [25SE], S9845, S9846-S9854, S9864 [26SE], S9942, S9970 [1OC], S10029 [2OC], S10141-S10144 [3OC], S10262 [4OC], S10899 [23OC], S11185-S11189 [30OC], S11356-S11359 [1NO], S12344-S12348 [4DE], S12443 [5DE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 22), S9284-S9332 [12SE], S9343-S9354 [13SE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 22), unanimous-consent agreement, S9342 [12SE]

———convene independent board to investigate hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10268 [4OC]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9467, S9480 [19SE], S9596 [21SE], S9846-S9851 [26SE], S10496 [11OC], S11673 [13NO]

———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), S9409 [13SE]

———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 (S. 1422), S9359 [13SE]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks, S9845, S9851-S9854 [26SE], S11252 [31OC]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9495 [19SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S12467-S12471, S12515-S12529, S12533 [6DE], S12587-S12594, S12646-S12648 [7DE], S13832, S13868-S13870 [20DE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2888), S9430, S9434 [14SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1426), S9413-S9416, S9420, S9421, S9423-S9429, S9434, S9460 [14SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1426), unanimous-consent agreement, S9412, S9413 [14SE]

———memorial services to honor those killed in the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10630 [11OC]

———protect children from bioterrorism, S10871-S10873 [23OC]

———protect children (S. 1539), S10649 [11OC]

———protect children (S. 1685), S11791-S11794 [14NO]

———reopening of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10255 [3OC]

———tribute to California residents who perished due to the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9609 [21SE]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (S. Con. Res. 73), S9634 [21SE], S12813 [10DE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9285-S9292, S9298, S9304, S9314, S9315, S9320, S9322, S9328, S9330 [12SE], S9353, S9359-S9361 [13SE], S9486, S9491 [19SE], S9613 [21SE], S9801 [25SE], S9970 [1OC], S10687 [15OC], S10789 [17OC], S11548 [7NO], S11933 [15NO]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. Con. Res. 76), S10400, S10401 [9OC]

———U.S. policy, S9308-S9310 [12SE]

———waive certain limitations in the use of emergency highway funds to pay for projects in response to the attack on the World Trade Center (S. 1637), S14062 [20DE]

Todd Beamer Post Office Building, Cranbury, NJ: designate (H.R. 3248), S14053 [20DE]

Tourist trade: aid to certain businesses that have been affected by the terrorist attacks, S13673 [19DE]

———provide loan guarantees to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry that have been affected by the terrorist attacks (S. 1578), S11095, S11113 [25OC]

Unemployment: extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1622), S13893, S13901 [20DE]

Vietnam: crash of helicopter attempting to account for U.S. MIAs, S3875 [25AP]

West Virginia: flood relief funding, S7405 [10JY]

Wildfires: National Fire Plan and base fire programs funding, S3483 [5AP]

Williamson, WV: tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S13937 [20DE]

Reports

Federal Capabilities To Combat Domestic Terrorism: Several Senators, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), Committee on Armed Services (Senate), and Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S9309 [12SE]

U.S.-Russia-Turkey Partnership—Anti-Terrorism and Afghanistan, H6114 [2OC]

Reports filed

American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2985) (H. Rept. 107-276), H8034 [9NO]

Congressional Consent to International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 12), S11286 [31OC]

Consideration of H.R. 247, Tornado Shelters Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 93) (H. Rept. 107-24), H1010 [20MR]

Consideration of H.R. 581, Wildfire Management Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 135) (H. Rept. 107-59), H2021 [8MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2926, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 244) (H. Rept. 107-214), H5924 [21SE]

Express Sympathy to El Salvador for Victims of Earthquake and Support Ongoing Aid Efforts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 18), S1121 [7FE]

Express Sympathy to India for Victims of Earthquake and Support Ongoing Aid Efforts: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 6), S1121 [7FE]

Extend Deadline for State Recommendations of Local Governments To Receive Predisaster Assistance and Provide Repair Assistance to Individuals: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1632) (S. Rept. 107-124), S13145 [13DE]

FEMA Study To Determine Resources Needed for Development of an Effective Nationwide Communications System for Emergency Response Personnel: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1631) (S. Rept. 107-127), S13359 [17DE]

Healing Opportunities in Parks and the Environment Pass Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2976) (H. Rept. 107-286), H8132 [13NO]

Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1793), S13049 [12DE]

Presidential Appointment of Children's Coordinating Officers for Disaster Areas in Which Children Have Lost a Custodial Parent: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1623) (S. Rept. 107-115), S12681 [7DE]

Presidential Program for the Protection of the Health and Safety of Community Members, Volunteers, and Workers in a Disaster Area: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1621) (S. Rept. 107-114), S12681 [7DE]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 244, Consideration of H.R. 2926, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 242) (H. Rept. 107-209), H5924 [21SE]

Same-Day Consideration of H.R. 2888, Emergency Appropriations for Initiatives Surrounding Crashing of Aircraft Into World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 236) (H. Rept. 107-204), H5592 [11SE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 237) (H. Rept. 107-205), H5615 [13SE]

Unemployment Assistance Availability Period Extension in the Case of the Terrorist Attacks: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1622) (S. Rept. 107-120), S12772 [10DE]

Use of Certain Wildland Fire Management Funds To Reimburse Certain Interagency Cooperation Costs in Connection With Wildland Fire Management: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 581) (H. Rept. 107-35), H1406 [3AP]

Waive Limitations in the Use of Emergency Highway Funds To Pay for Projects in Response to Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1637) (S. Rept. 107-121), S12772 [10DE]

Wildfire Management Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 581), S5541 [23MY]

World Trade Center Attack Claims Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1624) (S. Rept. 107-116), S12681 [7DE]

Resolutions by organizations

Canadian support of U.S. in aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Canadian House of Commons, E1818 [5OC]

Condemn and Respond to Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft Into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Guam Legislature, H5933 [24SE]

Condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Baca County, CO, Board of Commissioners, E1847 [10OC]

Sermons

Paul's Advice: Carol Custead, E1781 [2OC]

Things To Keep in Mind: Carol Custead, E1724 [25SE]

Tribute to Victims of Flight 587 Air Disaster: Michael Miller, E2393 [20DE]

Songs

``Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning?'' Alan Jackson, E2115 [16NO]

Statements

Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO, H5879 [21SE]

Condemn and Respond to Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft Into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9970 [1OC]

———Beth Horner, H5932 [24SE]

———David Freemyer, E1698 [21SE]

———European Parliament, H5580 [11SE]

———Israel Zoberman, E1785 [3OC]

———Mary Christ, H5578 [11SE]

———Several Members of Representative Karen McCarthy's Staff, H5585 [11SE]

Impact of California Hospital Seismic Mandate: California Healthcare Association, E685 [1MY]

Kazakhstan Support of U.S. in Aftermath of Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft Into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, E1968 [31OC]

Mexican Participation in OAS Special Permanent Council Meeting: Mexican Government, E1859 [12OC]

Mexican Support of U.S. in Aftermath of Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft Into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Mexican Senate, S10380 [9OC], E1859 [12OC]

Support for U.S. Relative to Hijacking and Crashing of Commercial Aircraft Into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: NATO, H5549 [11SE]

Summaries

Kids and Terrorism Preparedness Act (S. 1685), S11792 [14NO]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (S. 1751), S12258 [30NO]

Tables

Distribution of national emergency grant funds, H8545 [28NO]

Market loss assistance for apple producers, S11066 [25OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 15, express sympathy for victims of earthquake in India and support ongoing aid efforts, H118 [31JA]

H. Con. Res. 41, express sympathy for victims of earthquake in El Salvador and support ongoing aid efforts, H969 [20MR]

H. Con. Res. 47, tribute to National Guard members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia, H677 [7MR]

H. Con. Res. 117, tribute to individuals injured or killed in missionary aircraft mistakenly shot down by a Peruvian fighter jet, H1696 [1MY]

H. Con. Res. 223, permit use of Capitol rotunda for a prayer vigil in memory of those who lost their lives in the hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5503 [11SE]

H. Con. Res. 227, 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, H5698 [14SE]

H. Con. Res. 228, Put Our Children First Resolution, H8081 [13NO]

H. Con. Res. 232, tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8860 [5DE]

H. Con. Res. 233, tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks, H7383 [30OC]

H. Con. Res. 241, recognize trained service dogs for rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1787 [3OC]

H. Con. Res. 243, award Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor 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, H7365 [30OC]

H. Con. Res. 246, U.S. Congress-Russian Federation Parliament Joint Taskforce on Antiterrorism, H6113 [2OC]

H. Con. Res. 255, encourage displaying of the U.S. flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5595 [13SE]

H. Con. Res. 259, tribute to charities for relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H9158 [11DE]

H. Con. Res. 272, tribute to victims of American Airlines, Inc., flight 587 air disaster, H8327 [16NO]

H. Res. 93, consideration of H.R. 247, Tornado Shelters Act, H1068 [22MR]

H. Res. 121, express condolences to families of people killed in People's Republic of China elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards, H4407 [23JY]

H. Res. 135, consideration of H.R. 581, Wildfire Management Act, H2050 [9MY]

H. Res. 166, tribute to recovery efforts in Houston, TX, following Tropical Storm Allison, H3526 [26JN]

H. Res. 238, condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5684 [14SE]

H. Res. 239, Terrorist Victims Flag Memorial Resolution, H5700 [14SE]

H. Res. 242, same-day consideration of H. Res. 244, consideration of H.R. 2926, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, H5875 [21SE]

H. Res. 244, consideration of H.R. 2926, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, H5884 [21SE]

H. Res. 287, tribute to National Guard and Reserve units activated in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8321 [16NO]

H.J. Res. 61, condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5503 [11SE]

H.J. Res. 64, use of Armed Forces against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5638 [14SE]

H.J. Res. 71, Patriot Day, H7318 [25OC]

H.R. 247, Tornado Shelters Act, H1083 [22MR]

H.R. 581, Wildfire Management Act, H2056 [9MY]

H.R. 860, Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act, H893 [14MR]

H.R. 2882, 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, H5598 [13SE]

H.R. 2884, Victims of Terrorism Relief Act, H5605 [13SE]

H.R. 2884, Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief Act, S13858-S13863 [20DE], H10120-H10126 [13DE], H10954-H10958 [20DE]

H.R. 2888, emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5619 [14SE]

H.R. 2899, Freedom Bonds Act, H7136 [23OC]

H.R. 2926, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, H5894-H5897 [21SE]

H.R. 2976, Healing Opportunities in Parks and the Environment Pass Act, H8064 [13NO]

H.R. 2985, American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act, H8107 [13NO]

H.R. 3054, True American Heroes Act, H10193 [18DE]

H.R. 3086, Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act, H7131 [23OC]

H.R. 3192, Disaster Relief Charities Accountability Act, E1977 [31OC]

H.R. 3248, Todd Beamer Post Office Building, Cranbury, NJ, H8864 [5DE]

H.R. 3379, Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY, H10185 [18DE]

S. 424, Earthquake Loss Reduction Act, S1757-S1760 [1MR]

S. 680, Tornado Shelters Act, S3344 [3AP]

S. 973, Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Preservation Act, S5705 [25MY]

S. 1426, emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9415, S9441 [14SE]

S. 1433, Victims of Terrorism Relief Act, S9507 [19SE]

S. 1434, Honoring the Passengers and Crew of United Flight 93 Act, S9508 [19SE]

S. 1440, Victims of Terrorism Relief Act, S9512 [19SE]

S. 1450, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, S9605-S9608, S9627-S9630 [21SE]

S. 1493, Small Business Leads to Economic Recovery Act, S10161-S10163 [3OC]

S. 1539, Protecting America's Children Against Terrorism Act, S10650-S10652 [11OC]

S. 1544, 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, S10694 [15OC]

S. 1622, extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S13893 [20DE]

S. 1635, Pathogen Research, Emergency Preparedness and Response Efforts (PREPARE) Act, S11489-S11491 [6NO]

S. 1685, Kids and Terrorism Preparedness Act, S11792 [14NO]

S. 1708, Parity in Emergency Preparedness and Response Act, S11943 [15NO]

S. 1735, National Commission on Threats to the Homeland and U.S. National Security establishment, S12057 [27NO]

S. 1751, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, S12256-S12258 [30NO]

S. 1793, Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act, S13311 [14DE], H10891 [19DE]

S. 1812, September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Fairness Act, S13057 [12DE]

S. 1820, Heroic Emergency Response Operations (HERO) Act, S13149 [13DE]

S. Con. Res. 6, express sympathy for victims of earthquake in India and support ongoing aid efforts, S786 [30JA], S1235 [8FE]

S. Con. Res. 22, tribute to National Guard members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia, S2013 [7MR]

S. Con. Res. 66, award Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to public safety officers killed in the line of duty in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9513 [19SE]

S. Con. Res. 73, tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks, S12813 [10DE]

S. Con. Res. 73, tribute to first responders injured or killed following terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks, S9633 [21SE]

S. Con. Res. 75, award Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor 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, S10335 [4OC]

S. Con. Res. 76, tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S10336 [4OC], S10401 [9OC]

S. Con. Res. 87, tribute to victims of American Airlines, Inc., flight 587 air disaster, S12264 [30NO], S12814 [10DE]

S. Res. 18, express sympathy for victims of earthquake in El Salvador and support ongoing aid efforts, S1089 [6FE], S1234 [8FE]

S. Res. 45, tribute to National Guard members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia, S2011 [7MR], S2137 [9MR]

S. Res. 134, use of Senator Rockefeller's office to collect donations of clothing from Members of Congress and staff to assist West Virginia families suffering from recent flooding and storm disasters, S7691 [16JY]

S.J. Res. 12, congressional consent to International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding, S3063 [28MR]

S.J. Res. 12, congressional consent to the International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding, S14050-S14052 [20DE]

S.J. Res. 22, condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9284, S9340 [12SE]

S.J. Res. 23, use of Armed Forces against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9421, S9443 [14SE], S9951 [1OC]

S.J. Res. 25, National Day of Remembrance Act, S10539, S10653 [11OC]

Transcripts

Comments Made by the Reverends Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson Regarding the World Trade Center Bombing: Scott Simon, National Public Radio, H6004 [25SE]