MORELLA, CONSTANCE A. (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6154 [2OC], H6273 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2702), H5125 [1AU]

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (see H. Con. Res. 145), H2848 [25MY]

———prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Con. Res. 26), H4010 [12JY]

———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (see H.R. 3330), H8337 [16NO]

———provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H8181 [14NO]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2023 [8MY]

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

———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H3150 [13JN]

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

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 36), H400 [14FE]

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 103), H1606 [25AP]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H6421 [5OC]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H508 [28FE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H10054 [12DE]

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

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H325 [13FE]

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), H2141 [10MY]

``Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Congress'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 130), H2022 [8MY]

Aung San Suu Kyi: anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5407 [5SE]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 2951), H6919 [16OC]

———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), H6781 [12OC]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H6379 [4OC]

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

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

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H875 [13MR]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see H.R. 2211), H3258 [19JN]

———U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5407 [5SE]

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]

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]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 79), H1115 [22MR]

———design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 169), H3357 [20JN]

———display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 106), H1295 [28MR]

———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]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 250), H7910 [7NO]

Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H2710 [24MY] (see H.R. 1990), H3806 [28JN]

———ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1990), H2849 [25MY]

———ensure the safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities (see H.R. 251), H108 [30JA]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H1012 [20MR]

———improve access to books (see H.R. 116), H112 [30JA]

———increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1650), H1714 [1MY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H3260 [19JN]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H1497 [4AP]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H5616 [13SE]

———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (see H. Res. 124), H3069 [12JN]

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H648 [6MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H651 [6MR]

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

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 471), H221 [7FE]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1918), H6056 [25SE]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 583), H4378 [20JY]

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), H10173 [17DE]

———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 H.R. 2917), H8843 [4DE]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2454), H5928 [21SE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H1664 [27AP]

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

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

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 499), H877 [13MR]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 1488), H1487 (see H.R. 1488), H1496 [4AP]

Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H6380 [4OC]

———increase penalties for using an instrumentality of interstate commerce to threaten any individual or damage or destroy property by fire or an explosive (see H.R. 3123), H6780 [12OC]

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

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

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H5456 [6SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African and Caribbean farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 1894), H2333 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H3466 [21JN]

———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), H826 [8MR]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2283), H3464 [21JN]

Dept. of Energy: authorize appropriations for environmental research and development, scientific and energy research, development, and demonstration, and commercial application of energy technology bioenergy programs (see H.R. 2358), H3802 [28JN]

———develop plan for magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment to accelerate scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1781), H2185 [15MY]

Dept. of HHS: antimicrobial resistance activities in the interagency public health action plan (see H.R. 1771), H2571 [22MY]

———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 an office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (see H.R. 2098), H3961 [11JY]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H25 [3JA]

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

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

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

———blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H4633 [25JY]

———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H76 [20JA]

———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H1112 [22MR]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H444 [27FE]

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

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 2069), H4009 [12JY]

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

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

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1112 [22MR]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H162 [31JA]

———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (see H. Res. 67), H1014 [20MR]

District of Columbia: authorize Federal contribution for costs incurred in providing public safety services for demonstrations and other activities (see H.R. 1725), H1924 [3MY]

———designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (see H.R. 2657), H4723 [26JY]

———make permanent the Federal-local funding match for the Water and Sewer Authority (see H.R. 2306), H3518 [25JN]

District of Columbia College Access Act: permit certain high school graduates who graduated prior to 1998 to participate in the tuition assistance program (see H.R. 1499), H1497 [4AP]

Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H221 [7FE]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 117), H112 [30JA] (see H.R. 1858), H3961 [11JY]

———increase the technically trained workforce (see H.R. 3130), H7718 [1NO]

———provide for digital education partnerships by improving and expanding access to educational television programming and interactive computer services (see H.R. 1365), H1408 [3AP]

———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), H5704 [14SE]

———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (see H.R. 613), H444 [27FE]

———provide grants to establish programs that benefit the educational, health, social service, cultural, and recreational needs of cities and rural and disadvantaged suburban communities (see H.R. 756), H442 [27FE]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 46), H6137 [2OC]

El Salvador: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 41), H442 [27FE]

Employment: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 1489), H1487 (see H.R. 1489), H1496 [4AP]

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

———provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 2489), H4008 [12JY]

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

EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (see H.R. 3178), H7528 [30OC]

———establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (see H.R. 64), H2571 [22MY]

———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 1116), H1011 [20MR]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 94), H1409 [3AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 2239), H8338 [16NO]

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

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

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 920), H740 [7MR]

Federal employees: allow receipt of frequent flyer miles and other promotional benefits received during Government travel (see H.R. 2456), H3959 [11JY]

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

———availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 579), H323 [13FE]

———clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (see H.R. 136), H60 [6JA]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H442 [27FE]

———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H8338 [16NO]

———establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (see H.R. 2678), H8181 [14NO]

———make certain part-time, intermittent, or temporary Federal service by spouses of Foreign Service officers creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1496), H3260 [19JN]

———reform long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2559), H4216 [18JY]

———require the same transit pass transportation benefits offered in the National Capital Region to be extended to other similarly situated employees (see H.R. 135), H60 [6JA]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H959 [19MR]

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H3150 [13JN]

———make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 93), H112 [30JA]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H10356 [18DE]

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

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 891), H649 [6MR]

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

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H7529 [30OC]

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

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (see H.R. 3169), H7333 [25OC]

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

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H3618 [26JN]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H3203 [14JN]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H3260 [19JN]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H6380 [4OC]

———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]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H9239 [11DE]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 169), H623 [1MR]

Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H399 [14FE]

Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building, College Park, MD: designate (see H.R. 2911), H5925 [21SE]

Health: 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), H1861 [2MY]

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

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 1269), H1294 [28MR]

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

———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H10054 [12DE]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H10356 [18DE]

———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 1683), H1860 [2MY]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H111 [30JA]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2335 [17MY]

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

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

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H506 [28FE]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 623), H4352 [19JY]

House of Representatives: post all lobbying registrations and reports on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 48), H508 [28FE]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2414), H3804 [28JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H5125 [1AU]

Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2174), H3201 [14JN]

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

———adjust status of certain long-staying alien children, lower high school drop out rates of certain immigrant children, and allow State and local determination of admittance to State and local colleges and universities (see H.R. 1582), H5406 [5SE]

———asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H444 [27FE]

———eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for Federal aid programs (see H.R. 2258), H3357 [20JN]

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

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

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 13, 15), H111 [30JA]

———welcome Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee upon U.S. visit and affirm support in campaign against international terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 264), H7909 [7NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 659), H508 [28FE] (see H.R. 737), H441 [27FE] (see H.R. 1330), H1661 [26AP]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 714), H398 [14FE]

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

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

———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), H61 [6JA]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1194), H1114 [22MR]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 580), H1660 [26AP]

———require coverage of hair prostheses for individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 547), H10909 [19DE]

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

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

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H253 [8FE]

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

Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 29), H628 [5MR]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2677 [23MY]

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]

Judiciary: provide for automatic annual increases in judicial salaries (see H.R. 570), H741 [7MR]

Karekin II: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2571 [22MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1861 [2MY]

Law enforcement: limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1007), H876 [13MR]

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H2955 [6JN]

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]

Libraries: provide public library construction and technology enhancement (see H.R. 1525), H2680 [23MY]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 180), H4863 [30JY]

Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (see H.R. 2777), H5335 [2AU]

———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), H2849 [25MY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H2888 [5JN]

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

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H1717 [1MY]

Medicare: coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H8248 [15NO]

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H3619 [26JN]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H5456 [6SE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H2997 [7JN]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H5616 [13SE]

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

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

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1798), H3961 [11JY]

———eliminate cost-sharing for bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1720), H5927 [21SE]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H1557 [24AP]

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

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

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

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H1558 [24AP]

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

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 2058), H5126 [1AU]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H3806 [28JN]

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

———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), H9240 [11DE]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H4863 [30JY]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1718 [1MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 108), H1345 [29MR]

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

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority until certification that no excavation of the Temple Mount in Israel is being conducted (see H.R. 2566), H5927 [21SE]

Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1815), H3260 [19JN]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H2334 [17MY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H5406 [5SE]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 204), H4948 [31JY]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideas (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1660 [26AP]

National Children's Memorial Flag Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1660 [26AP]

———support (see H. Con. Res. 98), H1558 [24AP]

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

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 36), H400 [14FE]

National Eye Institute: funding (see H.R. 590), H2184 [15MY]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see H.J. Res. 42), H1345 [29MR]

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), H2849 [25MY]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H827 [8MR]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H1661 [26AP]

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

Navy: tribute to crew of reconnaissance plane that made emergency landing in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 106), H1718 [1MY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 72), H507 [28FE]

———expand and intensify research regarding Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (see H.R. 3014), H6260 [3OC]

———uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H5488 [10SE]

NIST: establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (see H.R. 524), H325 [13FE]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (see H.R. 642), H395 [14FE]

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

NSF: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2023 [8MY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3149 [13JN]

OPM: determine the number of Federal employees and annuitants eligible for participation in the health benefits program but who are covered neither by such program nor by any other health insurance (see H.R. 2397), H3804 [28JN]

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]

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

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

Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations (see H.R. 2839), H5405 [5SE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H322 [13FE]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (see H.R. 2887), H6505 [10OC]

Pipelines: inclusion of Armenia in all oil and gas pipeline routes built in the South Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 162), H4010 [12JY]

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

Population: encourage the U.S. to develop, promote, and implement policies to slow global population growth by voluntary means (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1012 [20MR]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (see H.R. 624), H650 [6MR]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H221 [7FE]

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

Public 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), H3260 [19JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1346 [29MR]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1405), H3713 [27JN]

Research: computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs funding (see H.R. 3394), H10356 [18DE]

Ripken, Cal, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 247), H6137 [2OC]

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

———use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 2369), H3802 [28JN]

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

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2961), H6055 [25SE]

———conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 1035), H1489 [4AP]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H394 [14FE]

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

Small business: permit the collection of demographic information in connection with small business loan applications (see H.R. 3372), H8731 [29NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H3260 [19JN]

Social Security: 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), H222 [7FE]

———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), H2142 [10MY]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2630), H5456 [6SE]

———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1143), H1059 [21MR]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H4634 [25JY]

———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]

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

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H4725 [26JY]

———allow an employer tax credit for the costs of providing certain transportation fringe benefits to employees (see H.R. 906), H739 [7MR]

———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 1340), H2571 [22MY]

———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), H3519 [25JN]

———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), H1557 [24AP]

———applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 161), H61 [6JA]

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

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8), H28 [3JA]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H6057 [25SE]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H444 [27FE]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H4113 [17JY]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 869), H1557 [24AP]

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

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

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

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H507 [28FE]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H1717 [1MY]

———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 1329), H1925 [3MY]

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

———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H5406 [5SE]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H1556 [24AP]

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

———provide for an election to exchange research-related tax benefits for a refundable tax credit, for the recapture of refunds in certain circumstances (see H.R. 2153), H4010 [12JY]

———provide incentives for health coverage for the uninsured (see H.R. 1181), H1296 [28MR]

———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 1487), H1861 [2MY] (see H.R. 2794), H6919 [16OC]

———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H1926 [3MY]

———repeal sunset on increase of dependent care tax credit and make the credit refundable (see H.R. 2708), H5125 [1AU]

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

———treatment of certain terrorist attack zone compensation of civilian uniformed personnel (see H.R. 3433), H9240 [11DE]

———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H3806 [28JN]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H1557 [24AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H2889 [5JN]

———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 1012), H876 [13MR]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 90), H623 [1MR]

Terrorism: condemn anthrax threats sent to reproductive health centers and abortion providers (see H. Con. Res. 285), H9077 [6DE]

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

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H252 [8FE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8336 [16NO]

———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]

———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 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), H6057 [25SE]

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

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 97), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 97), H1499 [4AP]

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H1489 [4AP]

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

U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 183), H3862 [10JY]

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

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H394 [14FE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H2679 [23MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1346 [29MR]

Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see H.R. 1875), H2280 [16MY] (see H.R. 3193), H7591 [31OC]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H7127 [17OC]

Voting: direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns (see H.R. 2275), H5340 [2AU]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1346 [29MR]

Weapons: limit production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 126), H224 [7FE]

Weihenmayer, Erik: tribute for being first blind person to climb Mount Everest and recognition of abilities and potential of disabled individuals (see H. Con. Res. 150), H2957 [6JN]

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

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H444 [27FE]

``Women in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 66), H955 [15MR]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1425), H4014 [16JY]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H3619 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afghanistan: ensure participation of women from all ethnic groups in the economic and political reconstruction (see H. Con. Res. 268), H8133 [13NO]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H2082 [9MY]

District of Columbia: make technical and conforming changes to local legislation on the establishment of an Office of the Chief Financial Officer and subordinate offices (see H.R. 2994, 2995), H6136 [2OC]

———review appropriateness of reopening Pennsylvania Avenue in front of White House (see H. Res. 125), H1660 [26AP]

District of Columbia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council: require participation of certain Federal officials with responsibility for the administration of the criminal justice system of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 2305), H3518 [25JN]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 2588), H4427 [23JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 689), H397 [14FE]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H3804 [28JN]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see H. Con. Res. 175), H3712 [27JN]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 1887), H2333 [17MY]

Medicaid: permit State waiver authority to provide medical assistance in cases of congenital heart defects (see H.R. 1793), H2140 [10MY]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H323 [13FE]

Montgomery County, MD: convey certain Federal property to Gaithersburg, MD, for use as a public park (see H.R. 3355), H8421 [27NO]

NIST: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 27), H324 [13FE]

———improve computer security (see H.R. 1259), H1293 [28MR]

Pensions: application of catch-up contributions to the Federal Employees Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3340), H8342 [19NO] (see H.R. 3354), H8421 [27NO]

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

Women: require U.S. activities in Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries relative to post-conflict peace, reconstruction, and relief comply with basic human rights (see H.R. 3342), H8343 [19NO]

YMCA: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 172), H3519 [25JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H629 [6MR]

Remarks

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (H. Con. Res. 145), H3118 [13JN]

———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (S. 1573), H8350 [27NO]

———treatment of women and girls by the Taliban regime, H6884 [16OC]

Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6320 [4OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6273, H6275, H6320, H6367 [4OC]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock, H6367 [4OC]

AID: South Asian Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4451 [24JY]

American Heart Month: observance, H329 [14FE]

American Liver Foundation: tribute to Greater Washington, DC, Chapter for Liver Walk, E1995 [2NO], E2005 [6NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5161 [1AU]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, H5161 [1AU]

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), H5661 [14SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1533 [24AP]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior and Forest Service funding, H3387 [21JN]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H6884 [16OC], H7685 [1NO]

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

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful, H6275 [4OC]

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (H.R. 2133), H3635, H3636, H3639, H3640 [27JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 79), H2345 [21MY]

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 14), H118 [31JA]

Children and youth: provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees, H7542 [31OC]

———provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (H.R. 555), H4598 [25JY], E149 [12FE]

———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (H. Res. 124), E1180 [21JN]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (H. Res. 97), H3019, H3020, H3024 [12JN]

Computers: tribute to Intel Corp. and American Cancer Society launch of Intel.com/cure website to assist in leukemia research, E561 [5AP]

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), H10195 [18DE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), H8885 [5DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (H.R. 1784), H2058 [9MY], E824 [17MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), H4392 [23JY]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office, H4392 [23JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2197, H2236 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3387 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4598 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2590), conference report, H7542 [31OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4171 [18JY], E1377 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), conference report, H8156 [14NO]

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 (H. Con. Res. 227), E1707 [24SE]

Diseases: HIV/AIDS research and prevention programs funding, H1855 [2MY]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries, H1855 [2MY]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (H.R. 2069), H9097 [11DE]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS in women and children, H908 [14MR]

———international tuberculosis control and Child Survival and Maternal Health Account funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4470 [24JY]

———international tuberculosis control funding through reductions in Asian Development Fund and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency funding, H4483 [24JY]

———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (H. Res. 67), H966 [20MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease, E1614 [10SE]

———tribute to ``Beads of Hope'' lymphoma awareness project, E633 [25AP]

District of Columbia: designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (H.R. 2657), H5740, H5744, H5746, H5749, H5750 [20SE]

———designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (H.R. 2657), Senate amendment, H10366, H10370, H10372 [19DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H5990, H6002 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), conference report, H9050 [6DE]

———permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities (H.R. 2199), H6012 [25SE]

———permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities (H.R. 2199), concur with Senate amendment, H10403, H10404 [19DE]

———prohibit extension of benefits to domestic partners, H6002 [25SE]

———review appropriateness of reopening Pennsylvania Avenue in front of White House (H. Res. 125), E658 [26AP]

District of Columbia College Access Act: permit certain high school graduates who graduated prior to 1998 to participate in the tuition assistance program (H.R. 1499), H4811, H4812 [30JY]

District of Columbia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council: require participation of certain Federal officials with responsibility for the administration of the criminal justice system of the District of Columbia (H.R. 2305), H8811, H8813 [4DE]

Dolan, Robert F., Jr.: Professional Golfers Association Junior Golf Leader award recipient, E511 [3AP]

Dunn, Alan M.: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search finalist, E431 [22MR]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H10110 [13DE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 100), H4806 [30JY]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (H.R. 1858), H4800 [30JY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 28), H182 [6FE]

El Salvador: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 41), H973 [20MR]

EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (H.R. 3178), H10192 [18DE]

Federal employees: allow receipt of frequent flyer miles and other promotional benefits received during Government travel (H.R. 2456), H4807, H4808 [30JY]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (H.R. 2588), E1396 [23JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (H.R. 689), E187 [14FE]

———coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug coverage, H7542 [31OC]

Flag Day: observance, E1120 [14JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2197 [16MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4451, H4470, H4483, H4521 [24JY]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (H.R. 2722), E2149 [28NO]

4-H Youth Development Program: centennial (H. Res. 112), H1690 [1MY]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (H.R. 169), H6075 [2OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H984 [20MR]

Gwynn, Tony: tribute (H. Res. 198), H6083, H6085 [2OC]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (H.R. 2405), H3791 [28JN], E1265 [29JN]

———embryonic stem cell research funding, H3873 [11JY]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (H. Con. Res. 31), H669 [7MR]

———expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5261 [2AU]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (H.R. 1269), H1855 [2MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5261 [2AU]

Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (H. Res. 55), H423 [27FE]

Henry, Joseph: tribute (H. Con. Res. 157), H8356, H8358 [27NO]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims, H2236 [16MY]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals, H6273 [4OC]

Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), H2361 [21MY]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 15), H121 [31JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H10110 [13DE]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Con. Res. 280), H8871 [5DE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: recognize historical significance (H. Con. Res. 163), H3226 [19JN]

Medicaid: permit State waiver authority to provide medical assistance in cases of congenital heart defects (H.R. 1793), E779 [10MY]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (H.R. 595), E154 [13FE]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (H. Con. Res. 91), H1676 [1MY]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2918 [6JN]

Montgomery County, MD: anniversary of Montgomery County Task Force on Mentoring, E1789 [3OC]

———convey certain Federal property to Gaithersburg, MD, for use as a public park (H.R. 3355), H8741 [30NO]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H5118 [1AU]

———extend child passenger protection education grant funding (H.R. 691), E1263 [29JN]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 190), H4809, H4810 [30JY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 204), E1715 [25SE]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (H.J. Res. 42), H6079 [2OC]

National Women's Health Week: observance, E824 [17MY]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, E1377 [20JY]

———anniversary (H. Con. Res. 27), H453, H454, H455 [28FE]

———establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (H.R. 524), H346 [14FE]

———improve computer security (H.R. 1259), H8351, H8353, H8355 [27NO]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (H.R. 642), H1359 [3AP]

NSF: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 108), H1941 [8MY]

Office of Government Ethics: authorizing appropriations (S. 1202), H10365, H10366 [19DE]

Pastor, William A.: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search finalist, E431 [22MR]

Pensions: application of catch-up contributions to the Federal Employees Thrift Savings Plan, H1791 [2MY]

———application of catch-up contributions to the Federal Employees Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 3340), E2129 [19NO]

———application of catch-up contributions to the Federal Employees Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 3354), E2135 [27NO]

———reform (H.R. 10), H1791 [2MY]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (S. 1789), H10208 [18DE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (H.R. 250), E46 [30JA]

———tribute (H. Con. Res. 257), H8050 [13NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5118, H5161 [1AU]

Refugees: support victims of torture (H. Con. Res. 168), H3819 [10JY]

Ripken, Cal, Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 247), H6080, H6081, H6082 [2OC]

Rockville, MD: anniversary of Prince George's Parish, E1599 [6SE]

Santee, CA: shooting of students at Santana High School (H. Con. Res. 57), H844 [13MR]

SBA: reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 1860), E1720 [25SE]

———Women's Business Centers funding, H4171 [18JY]

Small business: permit the collection of demographic information in connection with small business loan applications (H.R. 3372), E2176 [29NO]

Southeastern University: amend charter relative to Board of Trustees membership requirements (H.R. 2061), H5739, H5740 [20SE]

Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), E809 [16MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H2296 [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), H5514 [11SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5514 [11SE]

Toerge, Susan Tresky: American Mothers, Inc., Maryland Mother of the Year award recipient, E509 [3AP]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9021 [6DE]

Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (H. Res. 298), H8807, H8810 [4DE]

Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act: funding through reductions in Dept. of State and AID antitrafficking initiatives, H4521 [24JY]

``Women in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (H. Con. Res. 66), H1382 [3AP]

Women's History Month: observance, H908 [14MR]

World AIDS Day: observance, H8572 [29NO]

YMCA: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 172), H3596 [26JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9065 [6DE]

Special order: granted, H925 [14MR], H1009 [20MR], H1405 [3AP], H1551 [24AP], H3800 [28JN], H4351 [19JY], H6915 [16OC], H8840 [4DE]

Tributes

Beauchamp, Zack, E1880 [12OC]

Cahan, Leonard S., E747 [8MY]

Farmer, Herschel, E2161 [28NO]

Graham, Katharine M., H4368 [20JY]

Macaulay, Joseph H., E1525 [3AU]

McCarrick, Theodore, H6789 [16OC]

Miller, Garland, E1718 [25SE]

Murphy, Conor, E1880 [12OC]

Twitchelll, Ani (Michelle), E2055 [13NO]

Wiegmann, Woody, E1880 [12OC]