COYNE, WILLIAM J. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1013 [20MR]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2281 [16MY]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H4428 [23JY]

———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H3714 [27JN]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H1346 [29MR]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decisionmaking, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2974), H6135 [2OC]

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

Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H5456 [6SE]

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

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H3151 [13JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H224 [7FE]

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), H2890 [5JN]

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

———provide for monitoring of aircraft air quality and require air carriers to address complaints and maintain records associated with aircraft air quality (see H.R. 2158), H5927 [21SE]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H2571 [22MY]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2362), H3802 [28JN]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H2023 [8MY]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H4428 [23JY]

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

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10065 [13DE]

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

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]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5340 [2AU]

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

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

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H5340 [2AU]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7960 [8NO]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H7960 [8NO]

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

Crime: 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), H3204 [14JN]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see H.R. 1996), H2710 [24MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see H.R. 948), H878 [13MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 2422), H5340 [2AU]

———provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H222 [7FE]

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

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating Camp Security located in York County, PA, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3038), H6379 [4OC]

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

———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 336), H163 [31JA]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 1237), H1188 [27MR]

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

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H222 [7FE]

———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]

———revise computation of retirement annuities for part-time employees (see H.R. 2182), H3201 [14JN]

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

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H7723 [5NO]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1346 [29MR]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 25), H4863 [30JY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3864 [10JY]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H959 [19MR]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1978), H10067 [13DE]

Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H1489 [4AP]

Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see H.R. 2282), H5406 [5SE]

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

EPA: reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H2023 [8MY]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see H.R. 1471), H1718 [1MY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043), H953 [15MR] (see H.R. 1097), H1557 [24AP]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H444 [27FE]

Federal employees: improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H2281 [16MY]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H1717 [1MY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H2185 [15MY]

Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1922), H2387 [21MY]

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see H.R. 1247), H3619 [26JN]

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

———require criminal background checks for sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms at certain events and provide additional resources for gun crime enforcement (see H.R. 2377), H3803 [28JN]

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

Foreign policy: support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H2998 [7JN]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1988), H3466 [21JN]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5333 [2AU]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H740 [7MR]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H1606 [25AP]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 169), H1605 [25AP]

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

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 1674), H1859 [2MY]

———develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see H. Res. 115), H1487 (see H. Res. 115), H1499 [4AP]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 31), H324 [13FE]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H1558 [24AP]

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

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H3068 [12JN]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 623), H444 [27FE]

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H3466 [21JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 1266), H1605 [25AP]

Indonesia: condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3714 [27JN]

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

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

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

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H1717 [1MY]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1194), H3960 [11JY]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H506 [28FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H1061 [21MR]

———require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 287), H3519 [25JN]

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

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

James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2841), H7960 [8NO]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 195), H8182 [14NO]

Korea, Republic of: remove trade barriers to U.S. automotive imports (see H. Con. Res. 144), H3807 [28JN]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H1191 [27MR]

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

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H5340 [2AU]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H2849 [25MY]

Medicaid: improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 2677), H6137 [2OC]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1717 [1MY]

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

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H5406 [5SE]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3260 [19JN]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H1861 [2MY]

———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), H1191 [27MR]

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 2294), H5488 [10SE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H959 [19MR]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H6137 [2OC]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H4863 [30JY]

———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), H2185 [15MY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H4724 [26JY]

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 481), H221 [7FE]

———payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1928), H2890 [5JN]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 2058), H2888 [5JN]

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

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H10067 [13DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H6260 [3OC]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152, 152), H3207 [18JN]

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

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H3712 [27JN]

National Guard: end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 512), H1861 [2MY]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H1861 [2MY]

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 parks and recreation areas: establish the Steel Industry National Historic Park in Pennsylvania (see H.R. 635), H394 [14FE]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 61), H877 [13MR]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 72), H1490 [4AP]

Northern Ireland: recognize historical and political impact of 1981 Irish Republican hunger strikers on peace process (see H. Res. 132), H5340 [2AU]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3864 [10JY]

Paterno, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 276), H7591 [31OC]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H1410 [3AP]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA]

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

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H3359 [20JN]

Power resources: 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 lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H444 [27FE]

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

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

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1405), H2680 [23MY]

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

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H1061 [21MR]

Senior citizens: recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 13), H223 [7FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H4541 [24JY]

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

———create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see H.R. 1909), H2334 [17MY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H741 [7MR]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H2334 [17MY]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1485 (see H.R. 1464), H1495 [4AP]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 956), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H954 [15MR]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H1490 [4AP]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H4378 [20JY]

———allow credits for contributions to certain pension plans or individual retirement accounts and to small businesses for qualified pension plan contributions or start-up costs (see H.R. 1498), H1497 [4AP]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H1657 [26AP]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H5456 [6SE]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H2712 [24MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1112 [22MR]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2520), H4111 [17JY]

———enhance competitiveness of the U.S. leasing industry (see H.R. 1492), H2185 [15MY]

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

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H954 [15MR]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 2264), H3463 [21JN]

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H1558 [24AP]

———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 1514), H1498 [4AP]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H623 [1MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H928 [14MR]

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

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

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1434), H3519 [25JN]

———treatment of certain CERCLA settlement funds (see H.R. 3530), H10909 [19DE]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H3712 [27JN]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H2889 [5JN]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H1295 [28MR]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1483), H1486 (see H.R. 1483), H1496 [4AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H1557 [24AP]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 774), H3068 [12JN]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 661), H395 [14FE]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1780), H2890 [5JN]

Terrorism: 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), H5928 [21SE]

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

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131, 2131), H3207 [18JN]

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H2889 [5JN]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 3022), H6378 [4OC]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H1488 [4AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1557 [24AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H224 [7FE] (see H.R. 609), H624 [1MR]

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

Voting: protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H5339 [2AU]

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

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H955 [15MR] (see H.R. 1750), H2021 [8MY]

Weapons: take Peacekeeper (MX) missiles off of high-alert status (see H.R. 2718), H5407 [5SE]

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

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), H5339 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Taxation: change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3574), H10964 [20DE]

———expand pension benefits to those without retirement plans and provide additional protections to those who participate in the current system (see H.R. 3488), H10066 [13DE]

———permanently extend environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 1439), H1484 (see H.R. 1439), H1494 [4AP]

Remarks

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), H5676 [14SE]

Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), E1709 [24SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H789 [8MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1209 [28MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H2045 [9MY]

East End Cooperative Ministry, Inc.: anniversary, E1472 [30JY]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7257 [24OC]

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (H.R. 2142), E1168 [20JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H986 [20MR]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5217 [2AU]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2926 [6JN]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), H1792 [2MY]

Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary of Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, E1840 [10OC]

———tribute to Bloomfield Citizens Council award recipients, E693 [1MY]

Taxation: change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (H.R. 3574), E2402 [20DE]

———expand pension benefits to those without retirement plans and provide additional protections to those who participate in the current system (H.R. 3488), E2295 [14DE]

———permanently extend environmental remediation costs (H.R. 1439), E566 [5AP]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1444 [4AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7257 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), E2400 [20DE]

———rates (H.R. 3), H789 [8MR]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1316 [29MR]

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), H5588 [11SE]

Summaries

Retirement Opportunity Expansion Act (H.R. 3488), E2295 [14DE]

Tributes

Brown, Byrd R., E1053 [7JN]

Coughlin, Lawrence, E2293 [14DE], E2368 [20DE]

Epperson, David E., E1144 [19JN]

Shuster, Bud, E119 [6FE]

Smith, James I., III, E361 [14MR]

Starzl, Thomas, E362 [14MR]