ISRAEL, STEVE (a Representative from New York)

Articles and editorials

Bush Freezes Assets of Biggest U.S. Muslim Charity, Calling It a Deadly Terror Group, David E. Sanger and Judith Miller, New York (NY) Times, E2395 [20DE]

Bush to Bin Laden, Thomas L. Friedman, New York (NY) Times, E1941 [30OC]

Jim Conte Leading To Make a Difference, Cheryl Johnston, E309 [7MR]

Washing Away Grief—Mother Donates Deceased Son's Clothes to Rescue Workers, Nedra Rhone, Melville (NY) Newsday, E1939 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H10067 [13DE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H10066 [13DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H2571 [22MY]

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), H9078 [6DE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H3067 [12JN]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H3806 [28JN]

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), H5488 [10SE]

Aviation: direct NIST to develop standards for effective aviation security technologies and direct the FAA to evaluate such technologies (see H.R. 3101), H7960 [8NO]

———ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers (see H.R. 2989), H10966 [20DE]

———establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H8564 [28NO]

———improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7718 [1NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (see H.R. 2891), H5927 [21SE]

———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), H6380 [4OC] (see H.R. 2955), H6055 [25SE]

———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), H6702 [11OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H5616 [13SE]

Budget: use of a legislative trigger or safety mechanism to link long-term Federal budget surplus reductions with actual budgetary outcomes (see H. Con. Res. 55), H741 [7MR]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H7852 [6NO]

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]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: design, construct, and equip new facilities and renovate existing facilities to improve response to bioterrorism (see H.R. 3219), H8133 [13NO]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H3863 [10JY]

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

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H7852 [6NO]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1051), H4634 [25JY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H5736 [19SE]

Corp of Engineers: shore protection and beach replenishment projects funding (see H. Con. Res. 142), H3261 [19JN]

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

Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 1052), H1411 [3AP]

Crime: combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (see H.R. 3004), H6381 [4OC]

———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]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 2817), H8421 [27NO]

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

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

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H9239 [11DE]

Dept. of HUD: increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H2387 [21MY]

Dept. of Transportation: make grants to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry to provide compensation for losses incurred as a result of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2945), H7718 [1NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H2022 [8MY]

———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: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H2082 [9MY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H6056 [25SE]

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

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H5704 [14SE]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H3203 [14JN]

Education: ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2648), H4723 [26JY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1693), H1922 [3MY]

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

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H2142 [10MY]

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

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

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

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

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H3150 [13JN]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H2890 [5JN]

Firearms: 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]

———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 138), H112 [30JA]

Flag—U.S.: 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), H1717 [1MY]

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]

———remove certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see H.R. 1358), H2184 [15MY]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 232), H112 [30JA]

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), H1190 [27MR]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H1295 [28MR]

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

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H1661 [26AP]

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

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H4724 [26JY]

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), H7333 [25OC]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 674), H1346 [29MR]

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]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 737), H1116 [22MR]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1717 [1MY]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H8343 [19NO]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H3863 [10JY]

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

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

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H1190 [27MR]

Israel: elections (see H. Res. 31), H223 [7FE]

———express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 280), H8949 [5DE]

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 598), H2889 [5JN]

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

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

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H8181 [14NO]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H8732 [29NO]

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

Medicare: 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), H3806 [28JN]

———ensure geographic reclassifications of hospitals in urban areas do not result in lower wage indexes (see H.R. 1638), H2712 [24MY]

———expand coverage of preventive services and provide coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 828), H3465 [21JN]

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

———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), H3619 [26JN]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H9078 [6DE]

———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), H3465 [21JN]

———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), H10355 [18DE]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H8732 [29NO]

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]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H1557 [24AP]

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

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H7333 [25OC]

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

National Day of Appreciation for Emergency Response and Rescue Workers: designate (see H. Res. 259), H6505 [10OC]

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

National Guard: end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 512), H1410 [3AP]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H1410 [3AP]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1297), H8338 [16NO]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H2281 [16MY]

National Motivation and Inspiration Day: establish (see H. Res. 308), H10356 [18DE]

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]

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]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1472), H1486 (see H.R. 1472), H1495 [4AP]

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]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H3863 [10JY]

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: reform (see H.R. 10), H1410 [3AP]

Pipelines: inclusion of Armenia in all oil and gas pipeline routes built in the South Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 162), H7592 [31OC]

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), H443 [27FE]

Power resources: establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2324), H3618 [26JN]

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]

Queens, NY: temporarily limit the number of airline flights at LaGuardia Airport (see H.R. 757), H3068 [12JN]

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

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. 3085), H6781 [12OC] (see H.R. 3230), H8565 [28NO]

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

Securities: issue Victory Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2900), H5928 [21SE]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H7719 [1NO]

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), H2281 [16MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H1410 [3AP]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H2956 [6JN]

———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), H3806 [28JN]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1411 [3AP]

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

States: provide incentive funds for having certain laws in effect (see H.R. 139), H112 [30JA]

Summer Emergency Blood Donor Month: establish (see H. Res. 202), H4780 [27JY]

Taxation: allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H7960 [8NO]

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

———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (see H.R. 3143), H7592 [31OC]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H3068 [12JN]

———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 2281), H3464 [21JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H109 [30JA]

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

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H1295 [28MR]

———provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3402), H9078 [6DE]

———provide incentives to businesses that rebuild and invest in lower Manhattan (see H.R. 3373), H9078 [6DE]

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

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 678), H1605 [25AP]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 1596), H3806 [28JN]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), 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. 2905), H5925 (see H.R. 2907), H5928 [21SE]

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

———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]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see H. Con. Res. 233), H5926 [21SE]

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]

Unemployment: expand coverage options for unemployed workers to receive and pay for COBRA health insurance benefits and provide for a program of enhanced unemployment coverage (see H.R. 3471), H10054 [12DE]

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

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H2890 [5JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1556 [24AP]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H4216 [18JY]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8565 [28NO]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H4113 [17JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Entertainment industry: prohibit deceptive, targeted marketing of adult-rated media to minors (see H.R. 2246), H3356 [20JN]

Medicare: 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]

Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (see H.R. 3379), H8731 [29NO]

Taxation: provide a credit to individuals for energy conservation expenditures and energy efficient appliances in residences (see H.R. 2393), H3803 [28JN]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3398), H8842 [4DE]

———provide that no organization providing support to terrorists shall be qualified for tax-exempt status (see H.R. 3583), H10964 [20DE]

Terrorism: designation of school nurses as ``first responders'' and removal of any barriers impeding them from responding to a biological or chemical attack (see H. Con. Res. 298), H10966 [20DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4433 [24JY]

Poems

``When the Twin Towers Were Hit,'' Jessica Szewczuk, H6068 [2OC]

Proclamations

Tribute to Raymond and Catherine Jansen: by, E284 [6MR]

Remarks

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5169 [1AU]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, H5169 [1AU]

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H527 [1MR]

Black History Month: observance, E233 [28FE]

Brownell, Evan C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1666 [17SE], E1758 [2OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 14), H117, H118 [31JA]

Coast Guard: funding, H5345 [5SE]

Crime: combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (H.R. 3004), H6938 [17OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8535 [28NO]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2119 [10MY]

Dept. of Transportation: make grants to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry to provide compensation for losses incurred as a result of terrorist attacks (H.R. 2945), E1985 [2NO]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H10105 [13DE]

Eisner, Robert G.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1755 [2OC]

Engel, Matthew A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1386 [20JY], E1411 [24JY]

Farmingdale, NY: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen exhibit at Republic Airport American Airpower Museum, E233 [28FE]

Fucaloro, David A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2027 [7NO]

Fucaloro, Steven: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1786 [3OC]

Goshman, Sarah: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E2249 [11DE]

Greb, Erik: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1100 [13JN]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5206 [2AU]

Henner, Jordan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1139 [18JN], E1203 [26JN]

Hofstra University: tribute to George M. Estabrook Distinguished Service Award recipients, E2151 [28NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H10105 [13DE]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party, H2119 [10MY]

Jenkins, Amanda: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E2249 [11DE]

Korean War Project: tribute to Finding the Families website, H4435 [24JY]

Lapreziosa, Paul: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1191 [25JN]

Lehane, James: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2086 [15NO]

Lipsy, Joel: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1980 [2NO]

Medicare: provide incentive payments for multi-year contracts entered into by Medicare+Choice organizations (H.R. 274), H1586 [25AP]

Monsees, Stephen E.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1866 [12OC]

National Payroll Week: observance, E1608 [6SE]

New York: provide for temporary emergency unemployment assistance, H8535 [28NO]

———tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E1100 [13JN], E1110 [14JN], E1148 [19JN], E1425 [25JY]

———tribute to Second Congressional District veterans, E1700 [21SE]

New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (H. Res. 172), H3632 [27JN]

Nunnenkamp, Melissa: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E2249 [11DE]

Perez, Anthony: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2132 [27NO]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H2179 [15MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H3965 [12JY]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 188), H3965 [12JY]

Porter, Gregory M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2082 [15NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5169 [1AU]

———national energy policy, H2179 [15MY]

Ramirez, Kelly M.: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1665 [17SE]

Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (H.R. 3379), H10186 [18DE], E2172 [29NO]

Ruck, James A.: Golden Apple Award recipient, E1942 [30OC]

Russo, Bruce: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1191 [25JN]

Smith, Gregory: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1191 [25JN]

Suffolk County, NY: tribute to Police Dept., 3rd Precinct Gang Interdiction Team, E2320 [17DE]

Taxation: provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited sales tax holiday, E2185 [30NO]

———provide that no organization providing support to terrorists shall be qualified for tax-exempt status (H.R. 3583), E2395 [20DE]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), E583 [5AP]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (H.R. 3255), H7913 [8NO]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H6068 [2OC], E1695, E1700 [21SE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5524 [11SE]

———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), H5600 [13SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5524 [11SE], E1695 [21SE]

Thompson, PA: tribute to Camp Chen-a-Wanda, E1508 [2AU]

U.N.: condemn proposed Zionism resolution at the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance, H4789 [30JY]

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (H. Res. 212), H4789 [30JY]

Votes: position on missed, E1200 [26JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1603 [25AP]

Tributes

Broxmeyer, Mark, E782 [10MY]

Gioglio, Jean, E1939 [30OC]

Schwartz, Scott C., E2015 [6NO]