PRICE, DAVID E. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Appointments

British-American Interparliamentary Group, H7950 [8NO]

Conferee: H.R. 2590, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H6383 [5OC]

———H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H5857 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H10055 [12DE]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H8338 [16NO]

———increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 1956), H2890 [5JN]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H218 [7FE]

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

Armed Forces: increase basic pay (see H.R. 2310), H4014 [16JY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H1556 [24AP]

———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 288), H4113 [17JY]

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), H3713 [27JN]

Aviation: 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. 2955), H6422 [5OC]

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]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see H.R. 2211), H5736 [19SE]

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: establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H6136 [2OC]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H5340 [2AU]

Children's Vision Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 226), H5338 [2AU]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5488 [10SE]

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

———protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (see H.R. 185), H112 [30JA]

Clean Air Act: eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 1891), H3863 [10JY]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H3519 [25JN]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H10055 [12DE]

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), H10067 [13DE]

———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), H6260 [3OC]

Consumers: protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 1176), H6780 [12OC]

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

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

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H5340 [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 2653), H4723 [26JY]

———provide administrative authority to investigate live poultry dealers (see H.R. 231), H2281 [16MY]

———treatment of overtime, night, and holiday inspection and quarantine services performed by employees (see H.R. 3390), H10910 [19DE]

Dept. of Defense: establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State and at least one such team under the direction of the National Guard Bureau (see H.R. 3154), H10966 [20DE]

———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), H5339 [2AU]

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

———establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H5456 [6SE]

Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H3260 [19JN]

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

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program (see H.R. 1381), H5339 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612, 612), H3207 [18JN]

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

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

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1116 [22MR]

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

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 25), H444 [27FE]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H1117 [22MR]

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), H1556 [24AP]

Earnhardt, Dale: tribute (see H. Res. 57), H442 [27FE]

Education: authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs, student loan forgiveness, and professional development programs for teachers in rural areas (see H.R. 2102), H3466 [21JN]

———encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1536), H4009 [12JY]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H2956 [6JN]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 228), H1488 [4AP]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 687), H1190 [27MR]

———provide for a smaller learning communities grant program (see H.R. 2571), H4352 [19JY]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 2286), H3961 [11JY]

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

Election Administration Commission: establish (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H3260 [19JN]

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

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), H2183 [15MY]

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

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 389), H166 [31JA]

———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H2281 [16MY]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H2281 [16MY]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 1246), H1189 [27MR]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H4634 [25JY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H4353 [19JY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 557), H1013 [20MR]

Floods: reduce losses (see H.R. 2021), H2999 [7JN]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 1506), H1497 [4AP]

———establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 1949), H5616 [13SE]

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

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H5927 [21SE]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H6781 [12OC]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8732 [29NO]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H2712 [24MY]

Gardner, Ava: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 34), H508 [28FE]

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

Health: develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see H. Res. 115), H1487 (see H. Res. 115), H1499 [4AP]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H.R. 2059), H5340 [2AU]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H1490 [4AP]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 1269), H3466 [21JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H400 [14FE] (see H.R. 2563), H5126 [1AU]

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

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H444 [27FE]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H3151 [13JN]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H7592 [31OC]

Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1191 [27MR]

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

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H1490 [4AP]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H2849 [25MY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 945), H3358 [20JN]

———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 1266), H2334 [17MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 737), H1557 (see H.R. 1330), H1558 [24AP]

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), H3359 [20JN]

Insurance: 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), H61 [6JA]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1194), H4724 [26JY]

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

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

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

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H2082 [9MY]

Israel: end violence in West Bank and Gaza and endorse recommendations of the Mitchell Committee Report (see H. Con. Res. 253), H7530 [30OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H8248 [15NO]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H5406 [5SE]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 180), H4541 [24JY]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H1717 [1MY]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H10910 [19DE]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H5340 [2AU]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H508 [28FE]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H2889 [5JN]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H1558 [24AP]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H5592 [11SE]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H8843 [4DE]

———coverage of home health services (see H.R. 2071), H4541 [24JY]

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

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3260 [19JN]

———coverage of pharmacist services (see H.R. 2799), H6422 [5OC]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H5455 [6SE]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H3519 [25JN]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1798), H6137 [2OC]

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 2294), H4635 [25JY]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H1558 [24AP]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H7910 [7NO]

———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), H2998 [7JN]

———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 1517), H6505 [10OC]

———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), H10055 [12DE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H396 [14FE]

Motor vehicles: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (see H.R. 1382), H4634 [25JY]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H3619 [26JN]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H3519 [25JN]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H4114 [17JY]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 663), H2022 [8MY]

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

National Disaster Medical System: establish (see H.R. 2333), 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), H4863 [30JY]

National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H3805 [28JN]

National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 271), H8248 [15NO]

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]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H62 [6JA]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H2571 [22MY]

National Weather Service: conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities relative to tropical cyclone inland forecasting improvement (see H.R. 2486), H4008 [12JY]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H2184 [15MY]

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

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), H6138 [2OC]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 72), H828 [8MR]

———uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H4428 [23JY]

Norman Sisisky Post Office Building, Petersburg, VA: designate (see H.R. 2910), H6066 [28SE]

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

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

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), H2184 [15MY]

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), H8339 [16NO]

Pharmaceuticals: expand human clinical trials qualifying for the orphan drug tax credit (see H.R. 1298), H2712 [24MY]

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), H877 [13MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H7718 [1NO]

———amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1948), H5928 [21SE]

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

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

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H5616 [13SE]

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

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1405, 1405), H3207 [18JN]

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. 3230), H10910 [19DE]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H1061 [21MR]

Selective Service System: provide temporary amnesty period so individuals who failed to register may do so without penalty (see H.R. 3149), H8843 [4DE]

Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2751), H5334 [2AU]

Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H8746 [30NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H4541 [24JY]

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H7718 [1NO]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H2387 [21MY]

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

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H2334 [17MY]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H7718 [1NO]

———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), H3358 [20JN]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H2281 [16MY]

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

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H7719 [1NO]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H875 [13MR]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H8949 [5DE]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 877), H878 [13MR]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H1557 [24AP]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H3806 [28JN]

———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 contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 1309), H5928 [21SE]

———encourage qualified conservation contributions by allowing an estate tax deduction for such contributions made by heirs of the estate (see H.R. 1486), H1487 (see H.R. 1486), H1496 [4AP]

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

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H7529 [30OC]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see H.R. 1657), H3519 [25JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H3713 [27JN]

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

———incentives for education (see H.R. 549), H253 [8FE]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H8732 [29NO]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H2387 [21MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H1717 [1MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 826), H7592 [31OC]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 2033), H2847 [25MY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 1487), H1661 [26AP] (see H.R. 2794), H6056 [25SE]

———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (see H.R. 804), H10966 [20DE]

———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H4724 [26JY]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H4428 [23JY]

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

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H5455 [6SE]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H7592 [31OC]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H1557 [24AP]

———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 2290), H6380 [4OC]

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. 2907), H5971 [24SE]

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

———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 232), H6138 [2OC]

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

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

Vernon Tarlton Post Office Building, Forest City, NC: designate (see H.R. 3072), H6458 [9OC]

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

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H2712 [24MY]

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

———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]

———guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H3863 [10JY]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1925 [3MY]

W. Joe Trogdon Post Office Building, Asheboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 821), H741 [7MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H3465 [21JN]

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

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), H4724 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 839), H622 [1MR]

Political campaigns: require disclosure of funding sources for certain candidate advocacy advertising (see H.R. 156), H60 [6JA]

Eulogies

Preyer, Richardson: by Jane Preyer, H1591 [25AP]

———by L. Richardson Preyer, Jr., H1592 [25AP]

———by Tom Lambeth, H1592 [25AP]

Obituaries

Preyer, Richardson: Raleigh (NC) News and Observer, H1590 [25AP]

Remarks

American Heart Month: observance, E181 [14FE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), conference report, H4364 [20JY]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), motion to instruct conferees, H3974 [12JY]

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), H5652 [14SE]

Aviation: improve security (H.R. 3150), H7297 [24OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H770 [8MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1162, H1171, H1172, H1181, H1182, H1183 [27MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H1948 [8MY], H2038, H2039 [9MY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), motion to instruct conferees, H1510, H1511 [24AP]

Chatterjee, Swadesh: India Padma Bhushan award recipient, E1149 [19JN]

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 (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 196), H4230 [19JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service funding for border inspections and monitoring of emerging animal and plant diseases, H3974 [12JY], H4364 [20JY]

Dept. of HUD: section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, H4742 [27JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4612 [25JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4742 [27JY], H4853 [30JY]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease, H5448, H5449 [6SE]

Duke University: tribute to men's basketball team, H1386, H1387 [3AP]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2408 [22MY]

———funding, H1162 [27MR], H1511 [24AP], H2038, H2039 [9MY]

———reductions in school class size, H2408 [22MY]

Election Administration Commission: establish (H.R. 775), H4612 [25JY]

FEC: State and local voting systems improvements funding, H4612 [25JY]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7297 [24OC]

FHA: prohibit raising multifamily housing mortgage insurance premiums to an amount greater than cost through reductions in Dept. of HUD Operation Safe Home program, H4853 [30JY]

GAO: tribute to assistance enabling the House of Representatives to continue its work while House office buildings were closed due to anthrax bacteria outbreak (H. Res. 294), H8396 [27NO]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 131), H1948 [8MY]

Medicare: funding, H1510 [24AP]

———protection of certain trust funds in coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1510 [24AP]

Religion: support for faith-based initiative relative to exemption for Government-funded religious charities from State and local hiring discrimination laws, H4230 [19JY]

Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4935 [31JY]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4935 [31JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1510 [24AP]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7297 [24OC], H8425 [28NO]

———rates (H.R. 3), H770 [8MR]

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), H5539 [11SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9002 [6DE]

Upchurch, Gina: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1282 [29JN]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9294 [12DE]

———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems (H.R. 775), H2317 [17MY], H4612 [25JY]

———implement significant election administration reforms, H2317 [17MY]

———provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems, H1171, H1172 [27MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1405 [3AP], H2953 [6JN]

Tributes

Chambers, Julius L., H2932 [6JN]

Preyer, Richardson, H1590 [25AP]