OBERSTAR, JAMES L. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Aviation: improve security (H.R. 3150), H7661 [1NO]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1447, Airport Security Federalization Act, H7782 [6NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3359 [20JN]

Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1121), H1558 [24AP]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H218 [7FE]

Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2501), H4013 [16JY]

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

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 244), H224 [7FE]

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H3203 [14JN]

Aviation: permit carriers to meet and discuss their schedules in order to reduce flight delays (see H.R. 1407), H1482 (see H.R. 1407), H1492 [4AP]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (see H.R. 2891), H5703 [14SE]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6057 (see H.R. 2955), H6055 [25SE]

———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), H7529 [30OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1861 [2MY]

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium on carrying out the death penalty to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 321), H3465 [21JN]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see H.R. 1038), H3466 [21JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for performances sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (see H. Con. Res. 76), H1060 [21MR]

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

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H2890 [5JN]

———protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

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

Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 1152), H1059 [21MR]

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 245), H6458 [9OC]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1699), H1923 [3MY] (see H.R. 3507), H10355 [18DE]

———make changes in laws governing personnel, increase marine safety, and improve operations and policies (see H.R. 2481), H4008 [12JY]

———make changes in laws governing personnel, increase marine safety, renew certain safety advisory groups, and improve operations and policies (see H.R. 1099), H1010 [20MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H7718 [1NO]

Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (see H.R. 727), H440 [27FE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H221 [7FE]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see H.R. 948), H2712 [24MY]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H444 [27FE]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H219 [7FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H220 [7FE]

Dept. of the Interior: prevent the westward spread of aquatic nuisance species and provide rapid response capacity in certain Western States (see H.R. 2732), H5333 [2AU]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H2142 [10MY]

———realignment of policy responsibility (see H.R. 3441), H9238 [11DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve presumptive compensation benefits for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 1406), H3068 [12JN]

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

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H8248 [15NO]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H651 [6MR]

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

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H1346 [29MR]

———make authority permanent for issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2317), H3618 [26JN]

———provide for an awareness program and a study on a rare form of breast cancer (see H.R. 3186), H7529 [30OC]

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

Education: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1536), H4009 [12JY]

———establish international education policy (see H. Con. Res. 201), H4724 [26JY]

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

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H325 [13FE]

———increase student financial aid programs funding (see H.R. 2476), H4541 [24JY]

———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H6260 [3OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 1716), H1923 [3MY]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H2335 [17MY]

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

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

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

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

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

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 57), H26 [3JA]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H5125 [1AU]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 255), H7529 [30OC]

Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H7960 [8NO]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2248), H3357 [20JN]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 1506), H1861 [2MY]

———establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 1949), H2570 [22MY]

———expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H954 [15MR]

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

Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 2737), H5334 [2AU]

Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe transportation of hazardous material (see H.R. 3276), H8034 [9NO]

Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see H.R. 1964), H2890 [5JN]

———allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (see H.R. 1078), H1411 [3AP]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H1014 [20MR]

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

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H1661 [26AP]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see H.R. 2690), H5407 [5SE]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H825 [8MR]

Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: repeal requirement to collect information on nonimmigrant foreign students and exchange program participants (see H.R. 2779), H5336 [2AU]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 293), H443 [27FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1330), H1406 [3AP]

Indonesia: condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4429 [23JY]

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

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 3166), H7308 [24OC]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1485), H6380 [4OC]

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 887), H648 [6MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H324 [13FE]

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H1489 [4AP]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H6380 [4OC]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1194), H1661 [26AP]

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

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H1488 [4AP]

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

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

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

McCarthy, Eugene J.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1199), H1661 [26AP]

Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H1718 [1MY]

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

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H1346 [29MR]

———revise and simplify the transitional medical assistance program (see H.R. 2775), H6422 [5OC]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2849 [25MY]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1798), H3068 [12JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H2334 [17MY]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services (see H.R. 1328), H1558 [24AP]

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

———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H2387 [21MY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H1113 [22MR]

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

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

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H2185 [15MY]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H4010 [12JY]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H5704 [14SE]

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

National Guard: end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 512), H223 [7FE]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H223 [7FE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H2281 [16MY]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see H.R. 3473), H10055 [12DE]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1071), H6702 [11OC]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H1558 [24AP]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H4429 [23JY]

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

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3802 [28JN]

Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (see H.R. 1160), H1112 [22MR]

NTSB: establish a program of assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents (see H.R. 554), H258 [12FE]

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

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

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

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 1830), H4780 [27JY]

———increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 683), H444 [27FE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H4429 [23JY]

Public welfare programs: authorize State use of funds provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to support infant safe haven programs (see H.R. 2018), H4378 [20JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1059 [21MR]

Raystown Lake: redesignate as Bud Shuster Lake (see H.R. 1955), H2678 [23MY]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H6918 [16OC]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3149 [13JN]

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see H.R. 3429), H9077 [6DE]

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

Ships and vessels: improve the recording and discharging of maritime liens and expand the American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor (see H.R. 1098), H1010 [20MR]

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

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H6137 [2OC]

———choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H3805 [28JN]

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

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H508 [28FE]

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

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

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H2889 [5JN]

Sports: make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (see H.R. 3288), H8181 [14NO]

States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1907), H2388 [21MY]

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

———allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 3040), H6458 [9OC]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military Reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military Reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H2022 [8MY]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H1116 [22MR]

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

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1186), H1113 [22MR]

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

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H10966 [20DE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see H.R. 1657), H3806 [28JN]

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

———prohibit treatment of certain games of chance as an unrelated trade or business expense (see H.R. 2237), H3259 [19JN]

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 3041), H6920 [16OC]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H3260 [19JN]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1558 [24AP]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1660 [26AP]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1604 [25AP]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2462), H9082 [10DE]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1934), H2570 [22MY]

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

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8421 [27NO]

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

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

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

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (see H.R. 181), H61 [6JA]

University of Minnesota: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 140), H2570 [22MY]

Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 134), H2998 [7JN]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans and circumstances deemed to have been radiation-risk activities (see H.R. 1957, 1957), H3207 [18JN]

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

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H166 [31JA]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1232), H1717 [1MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H650 [6MR]

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

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1411 [3AP]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 128), H1605 [25AP]

Weapons: limit production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 126), H827 [8MR]

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Res. 27), H508 [28FE]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H4724 [26JY]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1724), H1924 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 20), H399 [14FE]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3110), H6779 [12OC]

Dept. of Transportation: oversight of airline industry competitive activities relative to mergers (see H.R. 142), H60 [6JA]

GSA: procurement of photovoltaic solar electric systems for public buildings (see H.R. 2407), H3804 [28JN]

Iron and steel industry: treat semifinished or slab steel as being in direct competition with taconite pellets for trade remedy purposes and provide assistance for impacted workers (see H.R. 837), H622 [1MR]

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

Motor vehicles: extend child passenger protection education grant funding (see H.R. 691), H397 [14FE]

Pipelines: require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 144), H60 [6JA]

Ships and vessels: revitalize international competitiveness of U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 3262), H7959 [8NO]

St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 143), H60 [6JA]

Surface Transportation Board: enhance railroad competition and collective bargaining agreements between railroads and their employees (see H.R. 141), H60 [6JA]

Motions

Aviation: improve security (H.R. 3150), H7689 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), H7772 [6NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2145 [14MY]

Poems

``Irish Blessing'', H343 [14FE]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6284 [4OC]

Amtrak: anniversary, E687 [1MY]

Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2501), H5319 [2AU]

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

Aviation: enhance airline security, H5532 [11SE]

———Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H6714 [12OC], H7634, H7636, H7638, H7641, H7642, H7660, H7672, H7673, H7683, H7694 [1NO], H7774, H7778 [6NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7634, H7636, H7638, H7641, H7642, H7660, H7671, H7672, H7673, H7674, H7680, H7683, H7694 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 274), H7626 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8301, H8305, H8308, H8309 [16NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to instruct conferees, H7772, H7774, H7778 [6NO]

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

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2891), H5685, H5686, H5687, H5688 [14SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5898, H5900, H5907, H5908 [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, H5907, H5908 [21SE]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft, H8305 [16NO], H8518 [28NO]

———screening of airline passengers and property, H7674 [1NO]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1265 [28MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Book Festival (S. Con. Res. 41), H3280 [20JN]

CERCLA: provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (H.R. 2869), H10902 [19DE]

Chatham County, GA: land conveyance (H.R. 2595), H9158 [11DE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1699), H2966, H2968, H2973 [7JN]

———require new vessels be constructed in the U.S. using U.S. iron and steel, H2973 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8514, H8516, H8518, H8521 [28NO]

Dept. of Justice: opposition to proposed merger of United Airlines, Inc., and US Airways, Inc., H4765 [27JY]

Dept. of Transportation: realignment of policy responsibility (H.R. 3441), H9169 [11DE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3570, H3584, H3590 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration (H. Res. 178), H3541, H3542, H3546 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 299), H8737, H8739 [30NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4756 [27JY], H4835 [30JY]

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

Education: funding, H1265 [28MR]

EPA: Office of Compliance and Enforcement funding, H4756 [27JY]

FEMA: Project Impact funding, H4835 [30JY]

GSA: procurement of photovoltaic solar electric systems for public buildings (H.R. 2407), E1240 [28JN]

Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for safe transportation of hazardous material (H.R. 3276), E2052 [9NO]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H6777 [12OC], H7325 [25OC], H7697 [1NO]

Houston, TX: tribute to recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Allison (H. Res. 166), H3532 [26JN]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (H.R. 3166), E2524 [3JA]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6284 [4OC]

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

James C. Corman Federal Building, Van Nuys, CA: designate (H.R. 621), H451 [28FE]

James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 2841), H8057 [13NO]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (H.R. 559), H342 [14FE]

Kyoto Protocol: allow funding for certain activities authorized by law, H3584 [26JN]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, H3546, H3590 [26JN], H8739 [30NO]

Mike Mansfield Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Butte, MT: designate (H.R. 3282), H9154 [11DE]

Motor vehicles: extend child passenger protection education grant funding (H.R. 691), H3687 [27JN], E190 [14FE]

National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission: establish (H.R. 3442), H9173 [11DE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize, H6284 [4OC]

NTSB: establish a program of assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents (H.R. 554), H332 [14FE]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6284 [4OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7641 [1NO]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), H9165 [11DE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 1140), H4959, H4960, H4964 [31JY]

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (H.R. 3429), E2238 [7DE]

Ships and vessels: revitalize international competitiveness of U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 3262), E2035 [8NO]

Small Community Air Service Development Pilot Program: funding, H3570 [26JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H4964 [31JY]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6284 [4OC]

St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (H.R. 143), E19 [6JA]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H2291 [17MY]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5532 [11SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), H6714 [12OC]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5898, H5900 [21SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8514, H8518, H8521 [28NO]

———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), H5626 [14SE]

———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), E2234 [7DE]

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 988), H5322 [2AU]

Transportation: funding, H1265 [28MR]

Votes: position on missed, H8431 [28NO]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: redesignate National Airport Station as the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Station, H3541, H3542 [26JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4777 [27JY]

Summaries

Aviation and Transportation Security Act (S. 1447): Conference Report, H8303 [16NO]

Tributes

Lynn, Jean M., H2145 [14MY]

Moller, Maersk Mc-Kinney, E1099 [13JN]

Nadon, Michael J., E150 [12FE]

Oberstar, Jo, H4783 [30JY]