McCARTHY, CAROLYN (a Representative from New York)

Articles and editorials

Taxation on Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, Dennis Fitzgerald, E623 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (see H.R. 3330), H8565 [28NO]

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]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H6458 [9OC]

Airport Noise Curfew Commission: establish (see H.R. 2746), H5334 [2AU]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H7718 [1NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H1557 [24AP]

Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H8564 [28NO]

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H443 [27FE]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H3466 [21JN]

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), H2680 [23MY]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7358 [29OC]

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

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]

Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see H.R. 2607), H4539 [24JY]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 71), H6380 [4OC]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 193), H4013 [16JY]

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: display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 106), H6381 [4OC]

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

———increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1650), H3619 [26JN]

———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H10908 [19DE]

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

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7529 [30OC]

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

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H1011 [20MR]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 499), H400 [14FE]

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

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

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H929 [14MR]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H6700 [11OC]

———study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 73), H1925 [3MY]

Dept. of HUD: pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-designated at-risk areas (see H.R. 989), H875 [13MR]

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), H7333 [25OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (see H.R. 811), H1121 [26MR]

———clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H3203 [14JN]

———enhance authority to recruit and retain qualified nurses for the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 3017), H6260 [3OC]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 2633, 2634), H4633 [25JY]

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

———payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 879), H648 [6MR]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H3961 [11JY]

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

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

———Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 1682), H3203 [14JN]

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

———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), H3068 [12JN]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H877 [13MR]

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

District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 958), H826 [8MR]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H163 [31JA]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 117), H1190 [27MR]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 687), H412 [26FE]

———increase the technically trained workforce (see H.R. 3130), H8248 [15NO]

———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), H4112 [17JY]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H928 [14MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 345), H164 [31JA]

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

EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H224 [7FE]

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

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

FDA: ensure protection of the U.S. food supply (see H.R. 3184), H8249 [15NO]

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

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H5616 [13SE]

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

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H3619 [26JN]

———establish a Dependent Care Assistance Program (see H.R. 252), H108 [30JA]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H2849 [25MY]

Firearms: ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see H.R. 693), H397 [14FE]

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

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5616 [13SE]

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

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]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H1497 [4AP]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 232), H64 [6JA]

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

Government: enhance citizen access to information and services through use of Internet-based information technology (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

———require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 917), H2334 [17MY]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H412 [26FE]

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

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H877 [13MR]

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

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H1484 (see H.R. 1436), H1493 [4AP]

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H2333 [17MY]

Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1112 [22MR]

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

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H6920 [16OC]

———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), H1113 [22MR]

Immigration: allow the Dept. of State and INS electronic access to certain FBI criminal records to determine whether or not a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal record (see H.R. 2965), H6138 [2OC]

———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. 1195), H1605 [25AP] (see H.R. 1242), H1188 [27MR]

India: 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. 737), H1013 [20MR]

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

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

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H5339 [2AU]

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

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H254 [8FE]

———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]

Iron and steel industry: encourage use of domestic steel in rebuilding and military efforts following attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 234), H6459 [9OC]

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

Israel: end violence in West Bank and Gaza and endorse recommendations of the Mitchell Committee Report (see H. Con. Res. 253), H7333 [25OC]

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

———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]

———provide for the sharing of certain foreign intelligence information with local law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 3285), H8132 [13NO]

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]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1556 [24AP]

———honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (see H. Res. 116), H2148 [14MY]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H10356 [18DE]

———make available royalties received from domestic Federal oil and gas production (see H.R. 962), H826 [8MR]

Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H9078 [6DE]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H8948 [5DE]

———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), H323 [13FE]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H2335 [17MY]

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H2334 [17MY]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H4725 [26JY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H8564 [28NO]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3519 [25JN]

———coverage of self-administered drugs that, when used as a replacement for covered drugs, result in overall cost savings to the program (see H.R. 3317), H8337 [16NO]

———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), H5455 [6SE]

———ensure geographic reclassifications of hospitals in urban areas do not result in lower wage indexes (see H.R. 1638), H2281 [16MY]

———improve payments and regulation under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 3584), H10964 [20DE]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H1408 [3AP]

———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), H3358 [20JN]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H7910 [7NO]

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2836), H6380 [4OC]

———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), H3960 [11JY]

———provide incentive payments for multi-year contracts entered into by Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 274), H6380 [4OC]

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

———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), H8843 [4DE]

———stabilize and improve the Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 2980), H8564 [28NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure financial solvency of Medicare+Choice organizations and Medicaid managed care organizations (see H.R. 145), H60 [6JA]

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3331), H8337 [16NO]

Middle East: encourage Lebanon, Syria, and Iran to call upon Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis presently held in Lebanon (see H. Res. 99), H1115 [22MR]

———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), H5340 [2AU]

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

National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish (see H.R. 537), H2281 [16MY]

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

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), H2890 [5JN]

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

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

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H10355 [18DE]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H4863 [30JY]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 1334), H2082 [9MY]

New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (see H. Res. 172), H3259 [19JN]

———tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 243), H5927 [21SE]

———tribute to the New York City public school community during and after the terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and support Federal assistance to New York City public schools (see H. Res. 325), H10909 [19DE]

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

Northern Ireland: recognize historical and political impact of 1981 Irish Republican hunger strikers on peace process (see H. Res. 132), H4353 [19JY]

Office of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3026), H7852 [6NO]

Office of World Trade Center Attack Claims: establish to pay claims for injury to businesses and property suffered as a result of the attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3272), H9078 [6DE]

OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H955 [15MR]

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]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

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]

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

———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1861), H2279 [16MY]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H8133 [13NO]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (see H.R. 3487), H10066 [13DE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H877 [13MR]

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), H5928 [21SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1296 [28MR]

Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (see H.R. 3379), H10055 [12DE]

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1405), H3068 [12JN]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 970), H827 [8MR]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H828 [8MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2172), H3201 [14JN]

———prohibit the cloning of humans, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2172), H3261 [19JN]

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]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H3863 [10JY]

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

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 844), H623 [1MR]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1346 [29MR]

———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), H5455 [6SE]

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

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

———establish incentives to improve the quality of child care and expand alternatives for families with children (see H.R. 253), H108 [30JA]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H2889 [5JN]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA] (see H.R. 1026), H928 [14MR]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H224 [7FE]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H443 [27FE]

———provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3402), H8842 [4DE]

———provide incentives to businesses that rebuild and invest in lower Manhattan (see H.R. 3373), H8731 [29NO]

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

———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), H8949 [5DE]

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H167 [31JA]

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

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

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

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2882), H5615 [13SE]

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

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

———protect children (see H.R. 3106), H8732 [29NO]

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 988), H1191 [27MR]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2118), H3261 [19JN]

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]

———improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 801), H1121 [26MR]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H6138 [2OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H877 [13MR]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H3466 [21JN]

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

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H959 [19MR]

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

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. 752), H1557 [24AP]

———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]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1112 [22MR]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3359 [20JN]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 2670), H4779 [27JY]

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

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), H4780 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Charities: distribution of donations collected to support relief efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 276), H8338 [16NO]

Children and youth: construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 286), H110 [30JA]

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

Education: 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]

FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see H.R. 3494), H10066 [13DE]

Insurance: require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 287), H110 [30JA]

Law enforcement: ensure ability to effectively investigate and prosecute illegal gun sales and protect the privacy of the American people (see H.R. 2778), H5336 [2AU]

Medicare: reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 758), H442 [27FE]

Million Mom March Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 129), H2022 [8MY]

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

Queens, NY: temporarily limit the number of airline flights at LaGuardia Airport (see H.R. 757), H442 [27FE]

Summer Emergency Blood Donor Month: establish (see H. Res. 202), H4216 [18JY]

Taxation: treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 678), H396 [14FE]

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

———provide for the distribution of assets frozen pursuant to certain Executive orders for cleanup and reconstruction costs associated with terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3294), H8181 [14NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6789 [16OC], H7130 [23OC]

Remarks

African Americans: tribute to World War II veterans, E424 [22MR]

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), H5673 [14SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E625 [25AP]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7645 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7645 [1NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5913 [21SE]

Baldwin, NY: anniversary of First Presbyterian Church, E471 [28MR]

Billet, Shira: Siemens Foundation Westinghouse Science and Technology Competition award recipient, E2282 [13DE]

Brewington, Frederick: New York's Fourth Congressional District Citizen of the Month honoree, E400 [20MR]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1170 [27MR]

Carle Place, NY: tribute to Carle Place Middle School, E2033 [8NO]

Dept. of Defense: funding, E188 [14FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), E2174 [29NO]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (H.R. 3086), H7132, H7135 [23OC]

Dept. of Justice: funding, H1170 [27MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (H.R. 2540), H9123 [11DE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4173, H4174 [18JY]

DiGiorgio, Joseph: New York's Fourth Congressional District Citizen of the Month honoree, E54 [30JA]

East Meadow, NY: tribute to Meadowbrook Elementary School, E398 [20MR]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2403 [22MY], H2586 [23MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H10109 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 315), H10088 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to go to conference, H4126 [18JY]

———national policy to improve system, H142 [31JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), H1609 [26AP]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 345), H142 [31JA]

Emmel, Bill: New York's Fourth Congressional District Citizen of the Month honoree, E1440 [26JY]

FBI: prohibit destruction of records from the national instant criminal background check system, H4173, H4174 [18JY]

Firearms: gun control, E262 [1MR]

Flag Day: observance, E1114 [14JN]

Garden City Park, NY: tribute to Mineola High School, E48 [30JA]

Health: clarify liability of small businesses relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H3704 [27JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 526), H3701, H3703, H3704 [27JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5201, H5214 [2AU]

Higher Education Act: establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders (S. 1762), H10890 [19DE]

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), H2363 [21MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, H2586 [23MY]

———funding, H4126 [18JY], H10109 [13DE]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Con. Res. 280), H8880 [5DE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: juvenile delinquency prevention and accountability programs funding (H.R. 1900), E1695 [21SE]

Krupp, Gary: Order of St. Gregory the Great Knight Commander honoree, E1486 [1AU]

Kumar, Karen (Bobby): New York's Fourth Congressional District Citizen of the Month honoree, E459 [27MR]

Law enforcement officers: honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (H. Res. 116), H2164 [15MY]

Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1696), H2161 [15MY]

Nassau County, NY: tribute to Floral Park Memorial High School, E778 [10MY]

———tribute to United Veterans Organization flag education program, E1137 [18JN]

National Institute of Justice: conduct a study on firearms injuries and deaths involving youths, E1695 [21SE]

National Nurses Week: observance, E723 [3MY]

National Nursing Home Week: observance, E780 [10MY]

New York, NY: allocation of funds relative to terrorist attacks, E2174 [29NO]

———tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (H. Res. 172), H3635 [27JN]

Patriot Day: designate (H.J. Res. 71), H7324 [25OC]

Pensions: increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans, H1783 [2MY]

———reform (H.R. 10), H1783 [2MY]

Postal Service: tribute (H. Con. Res. 257), H8053 [13NO]

Santee, CA: shooting of students at Santana High School (H. Con. Res. 57), H841 [13MR]

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (H. Con. Res. 248), H6791 [16OC]

Sinar, Banu: New York's Fourth Congressional District Citizen of the Month honoree, E1439 [26JY]

Sosnowik, Dora: Siemens Foundation Westinghouse Science and Technology Competition award recipient, E2282 [13DE]

Summer Emergency Blood Donor Month: establish (H. Res. 202), H5354 [5SE]

Taxation: provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks, H10140 [13DE]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), H10140 [13DE]

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), H5497, H5587 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5913 [21SE]

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2882), H5604 [13SE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), E2270 [13DE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9024 [6DE]

Veterans Day: observance, E2037 [8NO]

Votes: position on missed, H5590 [11SE], H7110 [17OC], H9053 [6DE], E1660 [14SE]

Westbury, NY: tribute to Powell's Lane Elementary School, E355 [14MR]

Resignations

Committee on Small Business (House), H463 [28FE]

Statements

Anniversary of the Death of Kayla Rolland Due to Gun Violence: Veronica McQueen, E262 [1MR]

Tributes

Dunayer, Holli, E926 [24MY]

Geraghty, Edward, E2075 [14NO]

Heslin, Fran, E723 [3MY]

Jaroslaw, Harry, E1013 [5JN]

Rolland, Kayla, E262 [1MR]

Sennett, Mira Rosenfeld, E1342 [17JY]

Shuart, James, E1048 [7JN]

Walker, Richard H., E1600 [6SE]

Wallick, Gloria, E1341 [17JY]