SESSIONS, PETE (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

John Joseph Moakley funeral attendees, H2929 [6JN]

Articles and editorials

Cloning's Big Test, Leon R. Kass and Daniel Callahan, New Republic (publication), E1509 [2AU]

Review & Outlook—Space Invaders, Wall Street Journal, E1167 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H2570 [22MY]

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

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H2709 [24MY]

Army: prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard headgear until certification that the ammunition shortfall has been eliminated (see H.R. 1770), H3863 [10JY]

Aviation: require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H7529 [30OC]

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

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

Children's Vision Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 226), H5592 [11SE]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3261 [19JN]

China, Republic of: ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism with the express consent of the Taiwanese people and free from outside threats (see H. Con. Res. 221), H5455 [6SE]

———membership in international institutions (see H. Con. Res. 219), H5455 [6SE] (see H. Res. 221), H5338 [2AU]

———participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H219 [7FE]

Clean Air Act: eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 1891), H3203 [14JN]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see H.R. 2323), H4541 [24JY]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (see H.R. 7), H3358 [20JN]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 2435), H3861 [10JY]

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 22), H624 [1MR]

———prohibit unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1017), H3150 [13JN]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H398 [14FE]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 175), H3618 [26JN]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H8843 [4DE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H1923 [3MY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit cable television and other luxuries for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 458), H1557 [24AP]

Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 1966), H2678 [23MY]

Crime: increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain aliens (see H.R. 993), H1296 [28MR]

———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 2146), H3149 [13JN]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H1061 [21MR]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1294 [28MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 98), H1012 [20MR]

———extend and expand conservation programs (see H.R. 1938), H3068 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 1282), H4541 [24JY]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H741 [7MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H394 [14FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit use of surplus funds to make any investment in securities, other than Government and municipal securities (see H.R. 2132), H3066 [12JN]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 1008), H876 [13MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: limit amount of time veterans must wait to get a doctor's appointment at veterans clinics (see H.R. 435), H741 [7MR]

Diseases: 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]

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

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see H.R. 2291), H3465 [21JN]

Ecology and environment: establish a grassland reserve restoration and conservation program (see H.R. 1689), H1860 [2MY]

———provide that no permit shall be required for animal feeding operations within State boundaries if the State has implemented a nutrient management program for such operations (see H.R. 1138), H1558 [24AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2212), H3807 [28JN] (see H.R. 2316), H4541 [24JY]

Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1944), H2570 [22MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 28), H221 [7FE]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 448), H1664 [27AP]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (see H.R. 163), H61 [6JA]

FDIC: make certain temporary Federal service performed creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1586), H1604 [25AP]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2373), H3802 [28JN]

Federal aid programs: deny Federal public benefits to individuals who were participants in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 1910), H2712 [24MY]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H441 [27FE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H1555 [24AP]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 827), H1013 [20MR]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H1012 [20MR]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H3261 [19JN]

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

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

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), H2849 [25MY]

Foreign trade: encourage full participation in the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum (see H. Con. Res. 194), H5407 [5SE]

———export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H1926 [3MY]

———extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3149 [13JN]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8564 [28NO]

———protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H1013 [20MR]

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

Government: nullify effects of certain Executive Orders (see H.R. 19), H5592 [11SE]

———preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2055), H2888 [5JN]

Hazardous substances: prevent inhalant abuse (see H.R. 790), H506 [28FE]

Health: 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), H877 [13MR]

———reduce paperwork and improve payment policies for services, and prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education (see H.R. 1128), H1191 [27MR]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H5406 [5SE]

House Rules: prohibit the inclusion in any legislation of any provision which makes a decrease in Federal income taxes contingent upon another event or circumstance (see H. Res. 123), H1605 [25AP]

———provide that the gift rule covers Members-elect (see H. Res. 73), H878 [13MR]

Immigration: allow acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died (see H.R. 1892), H2680 [23MY]

———establish a moratorium on issuance of visas for nonimmigrant students and other exchange program participants and improve reporting requirements for universities under the foreign student monitoring program (see H.R. 3221), H7910 [7NO]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 823), H622 [1MR]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1554 [24AP]

International Criminal Court Treaty: intentions relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1661 [26AP]

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]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 598), H1925 [3MY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H1013 [20MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H1011 [20MR]

Law enforcement officers: ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 199), H1012 [20MR]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1717 [1MY]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 1212), H1187 [27MR]

———tribute for efforts in battling the use and production of methamphetamine (see H. Res. 114), H1487 (see H. Res. 114), H1499 [4AP]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H4724 [26JY]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H1295 [28MR]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H874 [13MR]

———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), H5406 [5SE]

———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), H648 [6MR]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H7852 [6NO]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H4014 [16JY]

———remove the sunset and numerical limitation on participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2802), H5456 [6SE]

———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), H8420 [27NO]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H2387 [21MY]

———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 716), H398 [14FE]

Members of Congress: treatment of gifts to Members-elect (see H.R. 787), H877 [13MR]

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 1597), H2185 [15MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2114), H2997 [7JN]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H2142 [10MY]

National Advisory Commission on Tax Reform and Simplification: establish (see H.R. 335), H507 [28FE]

National Coast Guard Museum: establish (see H.R. 850), H959 [19MR]

National Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government: establish (see H.R. 374), H877 [13MR]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6057 [25SE]

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

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), H3261 [19JN]

National Guard: tribute to continued commitment of combat units deployed in support of Army operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3204 [14JN]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1488 (see H. Res. 116), H1499 [4AP]

National Stem Cell Donor Bank: establish to preserve donation of qualifying human stem cells and to conduct and support research using such cells (see H.R. 2096), H5704 [14SE]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1287), H1343 [29MR]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1890), H2998 [7JN]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 708), H624 [1MR]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H6919 [16OC]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1444), H1484 (see H.R. 1444), H1494 [4AP]

———increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 1019), H1411 [3AP] (see H.R. 2252), H3357 [20JN]

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

———treatment of cooperative mailings by nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 1169), H8338 [16NO]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H254 [8FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of funding sources and amounts relative to creation of a Presidential archival depository (see H.R. 577), H650 [6MR]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (see H.R. 624), H624 [1MR]

Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 1101), H1010 [20MR]

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), H4863 [30JY]

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

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

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H1410 [3AP]

Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 1273), H1294 [28MR]

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

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3466 [21JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide grants to small public drinking water systems (see H.R. 1178), H1861 [2MY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2890 [5JN]

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: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 542), H1557 [24AP]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H2081 [9MY]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 1805), H2849 [25MY]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H443 [27FE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H400 [14FE]

———ensure solvency (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5338 [2AU]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 832), H3519 [25JN]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H394 [14FE]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H252 [8FE]

———reform relative to State and local government employees (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2083 [9MY]

Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1848), H2183 [15MY]

———adjust for inflation the amount of agricultural labor wages that can be paid without being subject to Federal unemployment taxes (see H.R. 1003), H876 [13MR]

———allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (see H.R. 1127), H1411 [3AP]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H443 [27FE]

———allow a deduction for State tuition program expenses and prohibit exclusion of distributions used for education expenses from gross income (see H.R. 475), H1346 [29MR]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H1861 [2MY]

———allow advanced applied technology equipment to be expensed and reduce the depreciation recovery periods for certain other property (see H.R. 2485), H6056 [25SE]

———allow an investment credit by farmers for value-added agricultural property (see H.R. 1094), H1346 [29MR]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H4724 [26JY]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1410 [3AP]

———applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 161), H623 [1MR]

———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see H.R. 2001), H3069 [12JN]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H2712 [24MY]

———disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee in addition to the total amount of such taxes for such employee (see H.R. 1584), H1604 [25AP]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H878 [13MR]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty relative to income limits for Individual Retirement Account deductions (see H.R. 1611), H2142 [10MY]

———enhance domestic oil and gas production (see H.R. 805), H507 [28FE]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 923), H740 [7MR]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H323 [13FE]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H508 [28FE]

———expand child tax credit (see H.R. 539), H253 [8FE]

———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 1336), H1407 [3AP]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H1190 [27MR]

———incentives for education (see H.R. 538), H253 [8FE]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H3465 [21JN]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H400 [14FE]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities (see H.R. 1427), H2890 [5JN]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H3519 [25JN]

———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), H224 [7FE]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H5340 [2AU]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H441 [27FE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 3041), H8338 [16NO]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses, establish more options for obtaining quality health care, and expand insurance coverage to the uninsured (see H.R. 2250), H3357 [20JN]

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

———rates (see H.R. 1018), H927 [14MR]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H4113 [17JY]

———reduce capital gains rates and index the basis of certain assets (see H.R. 15), H25 [3JA]

———reduce individual capital gains rates (see H.R. 1342), H2082 [9MY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H224 [7FE]

———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H3203 [14JN]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H325 [13FE]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H1605 [25AP]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H224 [7FE] (see H.R. 192), H3067 [12JN]

———repeal the alternative minimum tax and income limitations on itemized deductions, personal exemptions, and the child tax credit (see H.R. 275), H224 [7FE]

———temporarily reduce capital gains rates (see H.R. 2293), H5616 [13SE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H5332 [2AU]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H875 [13MR]

———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1466), H1485 (see H.R. 1466), H1495 [4AP]

———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 certain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1524), H1498 [4AP]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see H.R. 744), H651 [6MR]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and other technological equipment, software, and certain auction-acquired telecommunications licenses (see H.R. 2981), H6135 [2OC]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H3806 [28JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 1308), H1411 [3AP]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1013 [20MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H4009 [12JY]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H2083 [9MY]

———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see H.R. 991), H875 [13MR]

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

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

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H254 [8FE]

———treatment of timber sales by landowners (see H.R. 1341), H3619 [26JN]

Terrorism: declare a state of war between the U.S. and international terrorists and their sponsors (see H.J. Res. 62), H5615 [13SE]

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

———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), H6781 [12OC]

U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), H3960 [11JY]

Ukraine: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 203), H5126 [1AU]

United Mine Workers of America: provide additional sources of revenue to the Combined Benefit Fund and Benefit Plan (see H.R. 3567), H10964 [20DE]

Veterans: increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2123), H3066 [12JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2022 [8MY]

Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (see H. Res. 298), H8843 [4DE]

Voting: guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H2082 [9MY]

———prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 159), H224 [7FE]

———require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop an electronic voting plan for such voters (see H.R. 311), H224 [7FE]

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), consideration (see H. Res. 71), H507 [28FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), consideration (see H. Res. 180), H3618 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 272), H7591 [31OC]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H1554 [24AP]

Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 1220), H1188 [27MR]

———ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 2730), H5333 [2AU]

GSA: authorize public-private partnerships to rehabilitate Federal real property (see H.R. 2710), H5125 [1AU]

Health: provide for accountability of health plans (see H.R. 2367), H3802 [28JN]

House of Representatives: pro forma sessions during summer district work period (see H. Res. 220), H5332 [2AU]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 217), H4948 [31JY]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), consideration (see H. Res. 297), H8563 [28NO]

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

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

National Athletic Training Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 50), H649 [6MR]

Pensions: allow individuals the opportunity to provide for their retirement through S.A.F.E. accounts (see H.R. 849), H623 [1MR]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H1924 [3MY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1115 [22MR]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 41), consideration (see H. Res. 118), H1554 [24AP]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), consideration (H. Res. 183), H3743 [28JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), consideration (H. Res. 71), H512, H514, H515 [1MR]

Bunny Love Foundation: tribute to partnership with the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center, E2185 [30NO]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Friends of Lakewood program for efforts on behalf of Lakewood Elementary School students, E705 [2MY]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes, H2535 [22MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), consideration (H. Res. 296), H8436 [28NO]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4597 [25JY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2535 [22MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), consideration (H. Res. 180), H3641, H3644 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2311), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 272), H7596, H7598 [1NO]

FCC: reform spectrum allocation and licensing procedures, E1167 [20JN]

Federal contracts: consider quality and cost before contracting out, outsourcing, privatizing, or converting any Government services, H4597 [25JY]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H3250 [19JN]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), consideration (H. Res. 297), H8572, H8576, H8582 [29NO]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), H6086 [2OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2647), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 273), H7553, H7554, H7556 [31OC]

Mesquite, TX: Mesquite Independent School District anniversary, E369 [15MR]

Nucor Steel Corp.: tribute to Jewett, TX, facility for civic involvement and environmental programs, E1852 [11OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 188), H3982 [12JY]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), H268, H269, H273 [13FE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 41), consideration (H. Res. 118), H1563, H1565, H1566, H1567 [25AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H8171 [14NO]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1650 [14SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3257 [19JN], H10053 [12DE]

Reports filed

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 217) (H. Rept. 107-179), H4948 [31JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2311, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 107-260), H7591 [31OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 41, Constitutional Amendment To Require a Two-Thirds Majority on the Passage of Legislation Increasing Taxes: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 118) (H. Rept. 107-49), H1554 [24AP]

Consideration of H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 71) (H. Rept. 107-4), H505 [28FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2311, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 107-114), H3617 [26JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3210, Terrorism Risk Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 297) (H. Rept. 107-304), H8563 [28NO]

House of Representatives Pro Forma Sessions During Summer District Work Period: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 220) (H. Rept. 107-185), H5332 [2AU]

Tributes

Armey, Representative, H9325 [12DE]

Coleman, Rogers K., E1850 [11OC]

Horn, John, E830 [17MY]