GRUCCI, FELIX (a Representative from New York)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H6920 [16OC]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1661 [26AP]

Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: clarify that reductions in compensation by amounts received from collateral sources that charitable contributions are not included in such sources (see H.R. 3376), H10067 [13DE]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H9078 [6DE]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decisionmaking, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2974), H10966 [20DE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H2679 [23MY]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 1363), H2571 [22MY]

———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), H8133 [13NO]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H4635 [25JY]

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), H3150 [13JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: 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), H6380 [4OC]

CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 324), H2281 [16MY]

Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H8339 [16NO]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H1121 [26MR]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H3149 [13JN]

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: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H2889 [5JN]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7853 [6NO]

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]

———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]

Corp of Engineers: shore protection and beach replenishment projects funding (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2679 [23MY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 2688), H4948 [31JY]

Credit: prohibit creditors from penalizing consumers with late fees, increased interest rates, or adverse credit reports, whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3175), H7719 [1NO]

Crime: combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (see H.R. 3004), H6259 [3OC]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H10909 [19DE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H2849 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain equipment to include counter-terrorism equipment (see H.R. 3025), H8248 [15NO]

———require certain contractors to investigate, assess, and provide fingerprint cards, with respect to individuals who perform work on military installations or facilities (see H.R. 3367), H8843 [4DE]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H2956 [6JN]

———tribute to the U.S.S. Eisenhower Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 279), H8843 [4DE]

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

Dept. of Energy: study potential regulatory improvements that may help alleviate high fuel prices (see H.R. 1834), H2890 [5JN]

Dept. of HHS: make matching grants available to States to encourage the establishment of license plate programs to fund breast cancer treatment, research, and education (see H.R. 1295), H1343 [29MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H324 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1410 [3AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H2712 [24MY]

———enhance authority to recruit and retain qualified nurses for the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 3017), H7333 [25OC]

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

———provide U.S. flags for placement on grave sites of Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 284), H9077 [6DE]

———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: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H1925 [3MY]

———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]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H3068 [12JN]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1925 [3MY]

———make authority permanent for issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2317), H4725 [26JY]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 100, 101), H877 [13MR]

———establishment of a commission on technology and education (see H. Res. 295), H10055 [12DE]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 489), H929 [14MR]

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

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

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H7529 [30OC]

EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (see H.R. 3178), H8248 [15NO]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see H.R. 3368), H8949 [5DE]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and support crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 302), H8948 [5DE]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3006), H10910 [19DE]

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 3397), H9240 [11DE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 2180), H3201 [14JN]

Federal aid programs: deny Federal public benefits to individuals who were participants in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 1910), H2999 [7JN]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H2849 [25MY]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 3460), H9239 [11DE]

Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 3358), H8563 [28NO]

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 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), H4353 [19JY]

Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3806 [28JN]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 81), H10966 [20DE]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8339 [16NO]

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

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H1488 [4AP]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H8842 [4DE]

———establish a Nurse Corps and address the nursing shortage through recruitment and retention strategies (see H.R. 3020), H8843 [4DE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H8564 [28NO]

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 (see H.R. 1242), H1188 [27MR]

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

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

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1606 [25AP]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (see H.R. 3210), H7717 [1NO]

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 887), H1013 [20MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H8181 [14NO]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H8564 [28NO]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1194), H10355 [18DE]

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

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

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

Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (see H.J. Res. 75), H10356 [18DE]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H3150 [13JN]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 280), H8842 [4DE]

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]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H5333 [2AU]

Law enforcement: 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), H10067 [13DE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3465 [21JN]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H8746 [30NO]

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]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H4949 [31JY]

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

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H10966 [20DE]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H2281 [16MY]

———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), H3260 [19JN]

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2836), H5405 [5SE]

———provide incentive payments for multi-year contracts entered into by Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 274), H109 [30JA]

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

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2805), H10910 [19DE]

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), H4352 [19JY]

Motor vehicles: establish an alternative fuel vehicle energy demonstration and commercial application of energy technology competitive grant pilot program (see H.R. 2326), H4114 [17JY]

National Coast Guard Museum: establish (see H.R. 850), H1489 [4AP]

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

National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (see H.R. 1739), H3713 [27JN]

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), H1490 [4AP]

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), H2335 [17MY]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1071), H2889 [5JN]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 3437), H9077 [6DE]

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), H3204 [14JN]

National Words Can Heal Day: designate (see H. Res. 235), H7853 [6NO]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H8248 [15NO]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3864 [10JY]

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

New York, NY: 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]

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

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

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

Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H. Con. Res. 267), H8249 [15NO]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H2998 [7JN]

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

Patriot Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 71), H7333 [25OC]

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: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H7960 [8NO]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H1556 [24AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H650 [6MR]

———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H8565 [28NO]

———waive postage for donations mailed to the White House for ``America's Fund for Afghan Children'' (see H.R. 3115), H8248 [15NO]

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), H4378 [20JY]

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

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1191 [27MR]

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

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide grants to small public drinking water systems (see H.R. 1178), H2387 [21MY]

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. 3073), H6504 [10OC] (see H.R. 3230), H7851 [6NO]

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (see H. Con. Res. 248), H6780 [12OC]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H650 [6MR]

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

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see H.R. 1088), H959 [19MR]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (see H.R. 327), H955 [15MR]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 373), H165 [31JA]

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

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H1489 [4AP]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H324 [13FE]

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), H1557 [24AP]

———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H224 [7FE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H5339 [2AU]

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1864), H4009 [12JY]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H5972 [24SE]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 102), H877 [13MR]

———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2419), H3804 [28JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H5339 [2AU]

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

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H1012 [20MR]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H10966 [20DE]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3301), H8248 [15NO]

———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), H7960 [8NO]

———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 tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H2889 [5JN]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H5406 [5SE]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H1346 [29MR]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 1037), H952 [15MR]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1532), H2281 [16MY]

Terrorism: encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H7959 [8NO]

———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]

———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), H8339 [16NO]

———waive certain limitations in the use of emergency highway funds to pay for projects in response to the attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3298), H8843 [4DE]

U.N.: transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (see H. Res. 191), H4009 [12JY]

United We Stand Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 260), H6505 [10OC]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H1116 [22MR]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H2712 [24MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1499 [4AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2679 [23MY]

Veterans Day: request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H8182 [14NO]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H6780 [12OC]

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), H1190 [27MR]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8181 [14NO]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H2184 [15MY]

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), H4216 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cemeteries and funerals: urge maintainance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (see H. Res. 120), H1556 [24AP]

Computers: require schools and libraries receiving universal service assistance to block access to certain Internet and electronic mail services (see H.R. 1846), H2183 [15MY]

Dept. of Justice: identify organizations that recruit juveniles to participate in violent and illegal activities relative to the environment or animal rights and assist States to prevent such participation (see H.R. 1847), H2183 [15MY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 827), H622 [1MR]

Government: prevent elimination of certain reports (see H.R. 1042), H953 [15MR]

Medicare: expand coverage of preventive services and provide coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 828), H622 [1MR]

National Motivation and Inspiration Day: establish (see H. Res. 308), H9077 [6DE]

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

Veterans: provide benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2442), H3861 [10JY]

Letters

Prevent elimination of certain Government reports: Representative Hansen, Committee on Resources (House), H1023 [21MR]

Tribute to New York, NY, firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire: George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, H3630 [27JN]

Remarks

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5664 [14SE]

Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), H5889 [21SE]

Cemeteries and funerals: urge maintenance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (H. Res. 120), H2253 [16MY]

Crime: combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (H.R. 3004), H6940 [17OC]

Davis Park, NY: Davis Park Fire Dept., funding, E1487 [1AU]

D-Day: anniversary, E1036 [6JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4819 [30JY], E1487 [1AU]

Disasters: anniversary of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 crash in New York, E1348 [17JY]

Emergency services: firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H4819 [30JY], E1487 [1AU]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 93), H81 [30JA]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (H.R. 827), H979 [20MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H944 [15MR], H4055 [17JY]

Government: prevent elimination of certain reports (H.R. 1042), H1022 [21MR]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (H.R. 281), E1444 [26JY]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8605 [29NO]

Medicare: reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (H.R. 758), H1110 [22MR]

National Motivation and Inspiration Day: establish (H. Res. 308), H10184 [18DE]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Week: observance, E1444 [26JY]

National Small Business Week: observance, H2068 [9MY]

New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (H. Res. 172), H3629 [27JN]

Patriot Day: designate (H.J. Res. 71), H7320 [25OC]

Power resources: national energy policy, H3441 [21JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 7), H174 [6FE]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), H3177 [14JN]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), H938 [15MR]

Suffolk County, NY: observance of Violence Prevention Week, E755 [8MY]

Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1469 [4AP]

———provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks, H10139 [13DE]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), H10139 [13DE]

———rates (H.R. 3), H812 [8MR], H1469 [4AP]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1469 [4AP]

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), H5499, H5554 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5889 [21SE]

———tribute to those killed in attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8560 [28NO]

Votes: position on missed, H187 [6FE], H207 [7FE], H3718 [28JN], H5472 [10SE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9291 [12DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H198 [6FE], H1916 [3MY], H5485 [10SE]

Special order: granted, H824 [8MR], H1110 [22MR], H1405 [3AP], H2278 [16MY], H3257 [19JN], H3463 [21JN], H5399 [5SE]

Tributes

Ahladiotis, Joanne, E1824 [5OC]

Boudreau, Robert S., E1693 [21SE]

Curtain, Michael, E1824 [5OC]

Downing, John J., H3234 [19JN]

Egan, Edward M., H605 [1MR], E264 [1MR]

Egan, Lisa, E1824 [5OC]

Egan, Samantha, E1824 [5OC]

Moloney, F. Daniel, Sr., H5377 [5SE]

Rohlf, Janice Lee, E1689 [21SE]