LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Addresses

Congress Should Spend More To Reform Public Education: Representative Owens, H9768 [12DE]

Amendments

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), S3879, S3896, S3929 [25AP]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S13764 [19DE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), S11507, S11515, S11529, S11531, S11532, S11535, S11562, S11563, S11564 [7NO], H5972, H5975 [24SE], H5999, H6000, H6002, H6007, H6008 [25SE]

———permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities (H.R. 2199), S12984, S12986 [11DE], H10403 [19DE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), S6305 [14JN], S6369 [18JN], S6395, S6456 [19JN], H2185 [15MY], H2421, H2516, H2519, H2520, H2522, H2524, H2525, H2533, H2535, H2536 [22MY], H2577, H2580, H2581, H2582, H2586, H2588, H2596, H2603, H2605, H2611, H2615, H2616, H2617, H2620, H2622, H2623 [23MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289), S13422, S13478 [18DE], H10430 [19DE]

EPA: provide grants to drinking water and wastewater facilities to meet immediate security needs (S. 1608), S14061 [20DE]

Flag—U.S.: ensure that rules of etiquette for flying the flag do not preclude the flying of flags at half mast when ordered by city and local officials (H.R. 1022), H9192 [11DE]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), S11962 [15NO], S12058 [27NO]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9240 [11DE]

Analyses

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 484), S1996 [7MR]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures Act (S. 216), S779 [30JA]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, S7417 [10JY]

———H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, H4130 [18JY]

———H.R. 2944, District of Columbia appropriations, S11544 [7NO], H7919 [8NO]

Articles and editorials

Big Rotten Apple—New York City After Giuliani, S6392 [19JN]

Heil Leaves Office on High Note, E2256 [12DE]

How the U.S. Tax Code Worsens the Education Gap, S6028 [11JN]

Iowa Is Laboratory for Federal Role in Building Schools, S11305 [1NO]

Justices Back Bible Group—Access to School Facilities Widened, S6252 [14JN]

Managing Mobility, H2415 [22MY]

Miles Park Finds Answers, H2414 [22MY]

Mobile Students Score Lower on State Test, H2414 [22MY]

Mountain of Tests Slowly Crushing School Quality, S4796 [10MY]

Newspapers' Recount Shows Bush Prevailed in Florida Vote, H1459 [4AP]

Rancher's Legacy To Stay Wide Open, E522 [3AP]

Rehberg Gets Earful on Forests, E546 [5AP]

Right Answer, Wrong Score—Test Flaws Take Toll, E863-E866 [21MY]

Same Old FBI, S11018 [25OC]

Schools Find Wrong Answers to Test Pressure, S4795 [10MY]

Solid Research, Solid Teaching, S6195 [13JN]

Wired Schools—A Technology Revolution Is About To Sweep America's Classrooms, S6111 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: regulation of wetlands (see S. 49), S98 [22JA]

Amtrak: promote cooperation with local governments to enhance railroad property and structures (see H.R. 2205), H3202 [14JN]

Ann Arbor, MI: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 50), S6318 [14JN]

Aviation: streamline approval process for runways, terminals, and airports and grant airlines a limited antitrust exemption to relieve congestion at airports (see S. 633), S2979 [27MR]

BIA: provide grants to ensure participation of local governments and tribes in Federal recognition proceedings (see S. 1393), S8911 [3AU]

Bipartisan Commission on Election Reform: establish (see H.R. 561), H322 [13FE]

Bureau of Reclamation: convey Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and Intake Irrigation Project to local control (see S. 1148), S7193 [29JN] (see H.R. 2202), H3202 [14JN]

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

Census: require use of adjusted census data to determine the amount of benefits received by State or local governments (see H.R. 941), H825 [8MR]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S1462 [15FE]

Children and youth: assist States and communities in developing a comprehensive approach to helping small children who have been exposed to domestic violence or violence in the community (see S. 1862), S13943 [20DE]

———establish national policy on youth development (see S. 1005), S5967 [7JN] (see H.R. 17), H25 [3JA]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 2198), H3202 [14JN]

Citizens' Privacy Commission: establish (see S. 851), S4589 [9MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see S. 1318, 1328), S8704 [2AU]

Commission on Election Procedures: establish (see H.R. 119), H59 [6JA]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (see S. 216), S707 [30JA] (see H.R. 60), H26 [3JA]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (see S. 565), S2472 [19MR]

Community development: provide and assure continuation of grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and correct certain inequities in the program (see H.R. 2637), H4634 [25JY]

———provide grant funding for additional enterprise communities (see S. 634), S2979 [27MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see S. 1841), S13465 [18DE] (see H.R. 3054), H6421 [5OC]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (see S. 194), S636 [29JA]

———exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (see S. 33), S98 [22JA]

———jail-based substance abuse treatment programs funding (see S. 146), S456 [23JA]

———prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see S. 842), S4508 [8MY] (see H.R. 1764), H2022 [8MY]

———provide for safe incarceration of juvenile offenders (see S. 1174), S7589 [12JY]

Courts: provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1226), H1188 [27MR]

Crime: funding for States relative to legislation requiring death penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 201), H62 [6JA]

———improve capacity and commitment of local communities to prevent and reduce crime, violence, and substance abuse (see H.R. 3579), H10964 [20DE]

———prevent juvenile crime, promote accountability, rehabilitate juvenile offenders, and punish and deter violent gang crime (see S. 1165), S7494 [11JY]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 625), S2979 [27MR] (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: pilot program to make grants to local units of government or local nonprofit organizations in Arkansas to employ non-Federal resource conservation and development coordinators (see S. 1815), S13145 [13DE]

Dept. of Defense: enhance the ability of States and local governments to participate in certain projects that acquire and improve military housing (see H.R. 813), H621 [1MR]

———establish grant program to assist States and local governments in improving their ability to prevent and respond to domestic terrorism (see H.R. 1547), H1554 [24AP]

———expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain emergency and rescue equipment (see H.R. 125), H59 [6JA]

———expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain equipment to include counter-terrorism equipment (see H.R. 3025), H6378 [4OC]

———require all defense-related agencies of the U.S. to fully comply with Federal and State environmental laws (see H.R. 2154), H3149 [13JN]

———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 2006), H2710 [24MY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds (see H.R. 1868), H2280 [16MY]

———enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (see S. 183), S568 [25JA]

———prohibit funding for national teacher testing or certification and the withholding of funds to States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific certification proposals (see H.R. 966), H827 [8MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H222 [7FE]

Dept. of HUD: provide for renewal of project-based assisted housing contracts at reimbursement levels that are sufficient to sustain operations (see S. 1887), S13943 [20DE]

Dept. of Justice: provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (see S. 1351), S8910 [3AU]

Dept. of Labor: establish grant program to train law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2491), H4008 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program (see H.R. 1381), H1409 [3AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: produce certain security documents at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis (see H.R. 2509), H4111 [17JY]

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

Dept. of Transportation: enhance authorities relating to emergency preparedness grants (see S. 1820), S13145 [13DE]

———offer federally financed, interest-free loans to public schools, municipalities, and local governments for the purchase of hybrid electric or other high-efficiency vehicles (see H.R. 2544), H4215 [18JY]

———provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation projects (see S. 948), S5615 [24MY] (see H.R. 2029), H2847 [25MY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include disasters caused by Federal actions within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (see S. 1384), S8911 [3AU]

Disasters: extend deadline for submission of State recommendations of local governments to receive assistance of predisaster hazard mitigation and to provide additional repair assistance to individuals (see S. 1632), S11437 [5NO]

———improve ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1100), H1010 [20MR]

District of Columbia: make permanent the Federal-local funding match for the Water and Sewer Authority (see H.R. 2306), H3518 [25JN]

———make technical and conforming changes to local legislation on the establishment of an Office of the Chief Financial Officer and subordinate offices (see H.R. 2994, 2995), H6136 [2OC]

———making appropriations (see S. 1543), S10693 [15OC] (see H.R. 2944), H5971 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), consideration (see H. Res. 245), H5971 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 307), H8948 [5DE]

———permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities (see S. 1807), S12859 [11DE] (see H.R. 2199), H3202 [14JN]

———prohibit use of funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any order that invalidates the Boy Scouts policy on homosexuality (see H.R. 2390), H3803 [28JN]

———provide Mayor with the authority to call on the National Guard (see H.R. 3122), H6780 [12OC]

———retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 810), H621 [1MR]

District of Columbia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council: require participation of certain Federal officials with responsibility for the administration of the criminal justice system of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 2305), H3518 [25JN]

Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 3595), H10965 [20DE]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see S. 317), S1270 [13FE] (see H.R. 2580), H4377 [20JY]

———extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see S. 1075), S6518 [20JN] (see H.R. 2291), H3465 [21JN]

Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (see S. 424), S1746 [1MR] (see H.R. 1669), H1715 [1MY] (see H.R. 2762), H5335 [2AU]

Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 2064), H2888 [5JN]

———promote brownfields redevelopment in urban and rural areas and spur community revitalization in low- and moderate-income areas (see S. 1078), S6601 [21JN]

———provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 1079), S6601 [21JN]

Education: allow parents access to certain information about their children (see H.R. 1854), H2183 [15MY]

———assist local educational agencies by providing grants for proven measures to increase the quality of education (see S. 342), S1462 [15FE]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see S. 167), S527 [24JA]

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

———assist poor communities with public elementary and secondary school construction (see H.R. 2007), H2711 [24MY]

———assist State and local educational agencies in establishing teacher recruitment centers, teacher internship programs, and mobile professional development teams (see S. 337), S1394 [14FE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (see H.R. 1), H1112 [22MR]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 143), H2279 [16MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 315), H10054 [12DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 289), H10066 [13DE]

———creation of matching grant program for new school construction (see S. 308), S1270 [13FE]

———development of high school dropout prevention programs (see S. 102), S100 [22JA] (see H.R. 620), H393 [14FE]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see S. 460), S1897 [6MR] (see H.R. 1513), H1498 [4AP]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (see S. 120), S100 [22JA]

———establish a National Teacher Corps and a National Principal Corps (see S. 476), S1971 [7MR]

———high school dropout prevention demonstration program (see S. 1470), S9874 [26SE]

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

———improve teacher quality (see S. 101), S100 [22JA] (see S. 438), S1747 [1MR]

———provide bonus funds to local educational agencies that adopt a policy to end social promotion (see H.R. 3588), H10965 [20DE]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see S. 334, 339), S1394 [14FE] (see S. 475), S1971 [7MR]

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

———provide for teacher technology training (see S. 164), S527 [24JA] (see S. 307), S1270 [13FE] (see S. 473), S1971 [7MR] (see H.R. 573), H322 [13FE] (see H.R. 1703), H1923 [3MY]

———provide funding flexibility to States and local educational agencies for programs to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities (see H.R. 1527), H1498 [4AP]

———provide grants for the renovation of schools (see S. 471), S1897 [6MR]

———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (see S. 311), S1270 [13FE] (see H.R. 613), H393 [14FE]

———provide grants to expand public school choice and assist charter schools with start-up costs and incentives for States to provide per pupil facilities funding programs (see S. 669), S3215 [30MR]

———provide grants to local agencies that agree to later starting times for secondary school classes (see H.R. 1313), H1344 [29MR]

———provide grants to local agencies to assist schools in obtaining computer software for multilingual education (see H.R. 1217), H1187 [27MR]

———provide grants to local educational agencies for prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 1649), H1714 [1MY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and expand loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 1843), H2183 [15MY]

———provide grants to rural educational agencies (see H.R. 1148), H1059 [21MR]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies to pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their classroom teaching (see H.R. 1119), H1011 [20MR]

———require States to equalize education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H1188 [27MR]

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

———strengthen the role of the Federal Government in helping to identify children with reading deficiencies and provide grants to State and local governments to implement early reading intervention programs (see S. 377), S1463 [15FE]

———support teacher corps programs (see S. 444), S1747 [1MR]

———voucher program to provide school choice (see S. 717), S3530 [5AP]

Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs: funding (see H.R. 1395), H1481 (see H.R. 1395), H1491 [4AP]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 218), S707 [30JA] (see S. 953), S5616 [24MY] (see H.R. 263), H109 [30JA] (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]

Elections: require certain disclosure and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 150), H60 [6JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 1716), H1923 [3MY]

———amend Impact Aid Program relative to the calculation of payments for small local educational agencies (see H.R. 1133), H1012 [20MR]

———permit local educational agencies to use funds made available under the innovative education program to support certain community service programs (see H.R. 1557), H1555 [24AP]

———specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used (see S. 309), S1270 [13FE]

———strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students (see S. 158), S456 [23JA]

Employment: provide for private-sector-led Community Workforce Partnerships (see S. 1193), S7878 [18JY]

———provide for regional skills training alliances (see S. 431), S1747 [1MR] (see H.R. 1419), H1483 (see H.R. 1419), H1493 [4AP]

EPA: authorize Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat) to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (see S. 707), S3530 [5AP] (see S. 1466), S9874 [26SE] (see H.R. 1519), H1498 [4AP]

———increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H62 [6JA]

———provide grants to drinking water and wastewater facilities to meet immediate security needs (see S. 1608), S11286 [31OC]

Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving needs (see H.R. 226), H63 [6JA]

FBI: establish joint terrorism task forces and promote sharing of personnel between Federal and other public law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3514), H10355 [18DE]

FEC: issue voluntary standards to promote voting system accessibility and effectiveness and make grants to assist States in complying with such standards and carrying out other voting accessibility promotion activities (see H.R. 1151), H1059 [21MR]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 57), H26 [3JA] (see H.R. 920), H740 [7MR]

Federal Land Policy and Management Act: require the value of public benefits created by State and local governments and nonprofit entities to be offset against certain rights-of-way fees held by those entities (see H.R. 3187), H7529 [30OC]

Federal Transit Administration: authorize a pilot program for purchasing buses by public transit authorities that are recipients of assistance or grants (see S. 1844), S13465 [18DE]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to consult with State and local governments on environmental impact statements (see S. 301), S1218 [8FE]

Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 278), H109 [30JA]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H59 [6JA]

———provide grants to States and localities to supplement or expand existing programs to combat school violence and to keep firearms from children (see H.R. 255), H108 [30JA]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see S. 1617), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 3185), H7529 [30OC]

Flag—U.S.: ensure that rules of etiquette for flying the flag do not preclude the flying of flags at half mast when ordered by city and local officials (see H.R. 1022), H928 [14MR]

Floods: ensure States and local governments quickly and safely remove flood debris to reduce the risk and severity of subsequent flooding (see H.R. 2186), H3201 [14JN]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 541), H253 [8FE] (see H.R. 749), H441 [27FE]

GSA: reform the Federal Protective Service to enhance the safety and security of Federal, State, and local employees, and members of the public at airports (see H.R. 2898), H5704 [14SE]

Gun-Free Schools Act: modify certain provisions (see S. 649), S3152 [29MR]

Health: allow States and localities to provide primary and preventive care services to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 2635), H4633 [25JY] (see H.R. 2704), H5125 [1AU] (see H.R. 2728), H5333 [2AU]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 825), H622 [1MR]

Housing: exempt small public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing annual public housing agency plans (see H.R. 1960), H2678 [23MY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain long-staying alien children, lower high school drop out rates of certain immigrant children, and allow State and local determination of admittance to State and local colleges and universities (see H.R. 1582), H1604 [25AP]

———increase State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding and provide Federal reimbursement for treatment of illegal aliens (see S. 169), S527 [24JA]

Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1023), H928 [14MR] (see H.R. 1392), H1481 (see H.R. 1392), H1491 [4AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior (see H.R. 651), H395 [14FE] (see H.R. 977), H875 [13MR]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 1500), H1497 [4AP]

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

Interstate commerce: clarify jurisdiction over digital transactions of goods and services on the Internet (see H.R. 2421), H3804 [28JN]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (see S. 886), S4940 [15MY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see S. 924), S5438 [22MY] (see H.R. 2009), H2711 [24MY]

———prohibit racial profiling (see S. 989), S5889 [6JN] (see H.R. 2074), H2955 [6JN]

———provide for the sharing of certain foreign intelligence information with local law enforcement personnel (see S. 1615), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 3285), H8132 [13NO]

———provide grants to enable States to provide information regarding parolees to local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1223), H1188 [27MR]

———reimburse State and local law enforcement organizations for expenses incurred in providing assistance to the Secret Service in the protection of the President (see S. 772), S3921 [25AP]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 952), S5616 [24MY] (see H.R. 1475), H1486 (see H.R. 1475), H1496 [4AP]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see S. 840), S4508 [8MY] (see H.R. 1626), H1659 [26AP]

———establish a matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (see S. 440), S1747 [1MR]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see S. 490), S2070 [8MR] (see H.R. 1212), H1187 [27MR]

———require adoption of a health standard establishing a legal presumption that heart, lung, and respiratory disease are occupational diseases for public safety officers (see H.R. 709), H398 [14FE]

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

Mental health: establish regional centers to help States, local governments, and other organizations develop activities and services to assist persons with persistent mental illnesses (see H.R. 2363), H3802 [28JN]

———establish State and local grants to provide services in response to public health emergencies and disasters resulting from terrorism (see H.R. 3413), H8948 [5DE]

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

National Advisory Commission on Federal Election Standards: establish (see H.R. 430), H219 [7FE]

National Children's Memorial Flag Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 98), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 98), H1499 [4AP]

National Commission on the Modernization of Federal Elections: establish (see S. 379), S1463 [15FE]

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), H1924 [3MY]

National Guard: authorize the operation of counterdrug schools (see S. 374), S1463 [15FE]

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

———provide for homeland security block grants (see S. 1737), S12100 [28NO]

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

———strengthen by encouraging and assisting in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical needs at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels (see S. 1799), S12858 [11DE]

Native Americans: payment of State and local taxes on the sale of cigarettes and motor fuel by tribal retail enterprises to persons that are not members of the tribe (see H.R. 2726), H5333 [2AU]

———provide grants to local governments to assist in the participation of certain decisions related to Indian groups and Indian tribes (see H.R. 992), H875 [13MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 2218), H3258 [19JN]

Orange County, CA: increase the ceiling on the Federal share of certain costs of the Regional Water Reclamation Project (see H.R. 1729), H1924 [3MY]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: distribute revenues to coastal States and counties (see H.R. 2475), H3960 [11JY]

Power resources: assist municipalities and local communities to explore and determine options for the alternative provision of electricity and to create new public power systems (see H.R. 2233), H3259 [19JN]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 1564), H1555 [24AP]

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

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 1030), S6212 [13JN] (see H.R. 2157), H3149 [13JN]

Schools: authorize grants and expand tax incentives to States for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 625), H394 [14FE] (see H.R. 771), H505 [28FE]

———provide for national digital school districts (see S. 1337), S8704 [2AU]

———provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (see S. 119), S100 [22JA]

———provide school construction funding to local educational agencies that have made improvements in teacher quality and student achievement (see H.R. 341), H164 [31JA]

———provide States with funds to support State, regional, and local school construction (see H.R. 1430), H1483 (see H.R. 1430), H1493 [4AP]

Small business: provide for national quadrennial and State summits (see S. 396), S1616 [27FE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 611), S2894 [26MR] (see H.R. 664), H395 [14FE]

———create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 484), S1971 [7MR] (see H.R. 1909), H2334 [17MY]

———reform relative to State and local government employees (see H. Con. Res. 120), H1716 [1MY]

———urge that any reform not include mandatory coverage of State and local employees (see H. Con. Res. 229), H5704 [14SE]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H1187 [27MR]

———limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and authorize State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see S. 1194), S7878 [18JY]

———State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H1187 [27MR]

———State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 667), H396 [14FE]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: require compliance with leak detection and prevention standards for underground storage tanks and provide funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see S. 1850), S13700 [19DE]

States: authorize grants to fund arrangements between local police and public accommodations for emergency domestic violence shelters (see H.R. 2697), H5124 [1AU]

———authorize prohibition or imposition of certain limitations on the receipt of foreign municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1927), H2387 [21MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for Federal, State, and local fuel taxes (see H.R. 2025), H2847 [25MY]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H162 [31JA] (see H.R. 2683), H4948 [31JY]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes and allow the State and local income tax deduction against the alternative minimum tax (see S. 291), S1218 [8FE]

———allow certain deductions for school bus owner-operators (see H.R. 2067), H2888 [5JN]

———allow rollover contributions to individual retirement plans from deferred compensation plans maintained by States and local governments and allow State and local governments to maintain 401(k) plans (see H.R. 465), H220 [7FE]

———allow State and local income taxes to be deducted in computing the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1196), H1114 [22MR]

———allow tax credits for donations of computers to community and senior centers (see S. 292), S1218 [8FE]

———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 S. 677), S3274 [2AP] (see H.R. 951), H826 [8MR]

———apply graduated income tax rates for principal campaign committees of congressional candidates to comparable committees of candidates for State and local offices (see H.R. 1881), H2280 [16MY]

———disclose to State and local law enforcement agencies individuals using Social Security numbers of others to claim tax benefits (see H.R. 2077), H2955 [6JN]

———ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the State (see H.R. 926), H740 [7MR]

———establish a Federal tax refund offset program for State and local governments (see H.R. 3261), H7959 [8NO]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see S. 527), S2306 [14MR] (see S. 744), S3706 [6AP] (see H.R. 527), H252 [8FE] (see H.R. 1544), H1554 [24AP] (see H.R. 1676), H1860 [2MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 905), S5005 [16MY] (see H.R. 1076), H954 [15MR]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 1076), consideration (see H. Res. 146), H2679 [23MY]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 512), S2117 [9MR]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 246), S1062 [6FE] (see S. 1525), S10457 [10OC] (see H.R. 1552), H1555 [24AP]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see S. 1542), S10640 [11OC] (see S. 1567), S10835 [18OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and encourage States to simplify their sales and use taxes (see S. 288), S1218 [8FE] (see S. 1481), S10058 [2OC] (see S. 1504), S10287 [4OC]

———foster innovation and technological advancement in the development of the Internet and electronic commerce, and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see H.R. 1410), H1482 (see H.R. 1410), H1492 [4AP]

———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools (see H.R. 379), H165 [31JA]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 245), S1062 [6FE] (see S. 589), S2662 [21MR] (see S. 777), S3921 [25AP] (see H.R. 1675), H1860 [2MY] (see H.R. 2526), H4112 [17JY]

———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see S. 1554), S10769 [16OC]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see S. 1643), S11549 [7NO] (see H.R. 3301), H8248 [15NO] (see H.R. 3398), H8842 [4DE]

———provide jurisdictional standards for imposition of State and local business activity, sales, and use tax obligations on interstate commerce (see S. 664), S3152 [29MR]

———treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in connection with delinquent real property taxes (see H.R. 3381), H8731 [29NO]

———treatment of health care subsidy payments made to employers on behalf of volunteer firefighters (see H.R. 1651), H1715 [1MY]

———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 2290), H3465 [21JN]

Teachers: encourage national board certification by increasing subsidies to pay fee, heightening awareness of process, and providing tax incentives (see S. 262), S1063 [6FE]

Telecommunications: authorize grants for community telecommunications infrastructure planning (see S. 1056), S6318 [14JN]

Television: reinstate authority of the FCC and local franchising authorities to regulate cable television rates (see H.R. 1842), H2183 [15MY]

Terrorism: establish a national clearinghouse for information on incidents of environmental terrorism and establish a program to reduce environmental terrorism (see H.R. 2583), H4377 [20JY]

Transportation: authorize State and local governments to regulate trains that block road traffic (see H.R. 432), H219 [7FE]

Traverse City, MI: modify reversionary interest in certain real property conveyed to school district (see H.R. 3370), H8564 [28NO]

U.S. Commission on Election Law Reform: establish (see H.R. 49), H26 [3JA]

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 S. 368), S1463 [15FE] (see H.R. 752), H441 [27FE] (see H.R. 2275), H3464 [21JN]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local governments in upgrading voting systems and devices and enhance participation by military personnel in national elections (see S. 479), S1971 [7MR] (see H.R. 1482), H1486 (see H.R. 1482), H1496 [4AP]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local governments with improving the administration of elections through activities which may include the modernization of voting procedures and equipment (see H.R. 354), H164 [31JA]

———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 grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), consideration (see H. Res. 311), H9234 (see H. Res. 311), H9238 [11DE]

———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 all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see S. 28), S98 [22JA]

———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 S. 731), S3705 [6AP] (see H.R. 1377), H1409 [3AP]

———implement significant election administration reforms prior to the next general Federal election (see H. Con. Res. 63), H929 [14MR]

Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements (see H.R. 2183), H3201 [14JN]

White House Quadrennial Commission on Small Business: establish (see S. 396), S1616 [27FE]

Conference reports

District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 2944), H8914-H8945 [5DE]

No Child Left Behind Act (H.R. 1), H9773-H10052 [12DE]

Cost Estimates

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act (S. 350): CBO, S3895 [25AP]

True American Heroes Act (H.R. 3054): CBO, H10196 [18DE]

Documents

Antiquities Act, S425 [22JA]

Explanations

National Advisory Commission on Federal Election Standards (H.R. 430), E124 [6FE]

Factsheets

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 484), S1995 [7MR]

Histories

California Hospital Seismic Mandate: California Healthcare Association, E685 [1MY]

New Bedford, MA, Wastewater Improvements Funding: Fred Kalisz, Mayor of New Bedford, MA, E55 [30JA]

Letters

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), S1488 [15FE], S3888 [25AP]

———Anne E. Estabrook and Thomas J. Bisacquino, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, S1487 [15FE]

———Gordon H. Chong, American Institute of Architects, S3888 [25AP]

———H. Brent Coles, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S1486 [15FE], S3887 [25AP]

———Jeffrey D. DeBoer, Real Estate Roundtable (organization), S1487 [15FE]

———Jeremiah D. Jackson, Environmental Business Action Coalition, S1488 [15FE]

———Joe Hackney, National Conference of State Legislatures, S3886 [25AP]

———John G. Arlington, American Insurance Association, S1487 [15FE]

———Richard D. Baier, Building Owners and Managers Association International, S3889 [25AP]

———Richard Mendenhall, National Association of Realtors, S1486 [15FE], S3889 [25AP]

———Robert D. Evans, ABA, S3887 [25AP]

———Robert W. Bein, American Society of Civil Engineers, S3888 [25AP]

———Robin K. Wiener, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc., S1488 [15FE], S3889 [25AP]

———Senators Bob Smith, Chafee, Reid, and Boxer, Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3896 [25AP]

———several environmental organizations, S1488, S1489 [15FE], S3887 [25AP]

———William H. Hoffman III, International Council of Shopping Centers, S1487 [15FE]

Building, Renovating, Improving, and Constructing Kids' Schools Act: Brenda L. Welburn, National Association of State Boards of Education, S394 [22JA]

———James E. Rier, Jr., Maine State Board of Education, S394 [22JA]

———Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S393 [22JA]

———Vicki Rafel, National PTA, S394 [22JA]

Collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments: Don Borut, National League of Cities, S11447 [5NO]

———J. Thomas Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S11446 [5NO]

———Philip C. Stittleburg, National Volunteer Fire Council, S11447 [5NO]

———Reed Larson, National Right To Work Committee, S11447 [5NO]

———William T. Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, S11447 [5NO]

Construction of new runways at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, IL: Craig Burzych, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, S12643 [7DE]

Disputed results in Presidential election in Florida: several Representatives, H52 [6JA]

District of Columbia needle exchange programs: A. Cornelius Baker, Whitman-Walker Clinic, Inc., S11513 [7NO]

———Michael Kelly, District of Columbia Housing Authority, S11513 [7NO]

———Mohammad N. Akhter, American Public Health Association, S11513 [7NO]

———Paola Barahona, Prevention Works (organization), S11514 [7NO]

Drinking water standards for arsenic: Senators Domenici, Kyl, Craig, Hatch, and Bennett, S8555 [1AU]

Drug-Free Communities Support Program extension and modification and National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute authorization: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), H5348 [5SE]

———Representative Tauzin, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H5348 [5SE]

Effect of student transiency on academic performance: GAO, H2412 [22MY]

Emergency School Repair Program funding: Robert P. Canavan, Rebuild America's Schools (organization), S11305 [1NO]

Encourage national board certification by teachers by increasing subsidies to pay fee, heightening awareness of process, and providing tax incentives: Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S1085 [6FE]

Help America Vote Act: Cathy Pearsall-Stipek, National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials, and Clerks, H9305 [12DE]

———Daniel J. Bryant, Dept. of Justice, H9304 [12DE]

———J. Kenneth Blackwell, Ohio Sec. of State, H9306 [12DE]

———James Gashel, National Federation of the Blind, H9256, H9306 [12DE]

———Lance Gough, International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials, and Treasurers, H9306 [12DE]

———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, H9305 [12DE]

———Martin R. Stephens and Daniel T. Bluc, National Conference of State Legislatures, H9305 [12DE]

———Philip Zelikow, National Commission on Federal Election Reform, H9298 [12DE]

———R. Doug Lewis, Election Center (organization), H9305 [12DE]

———Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H9306 [12DE]

———Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), H9307 [12DE]

———Representative Hoyer, Committee on House Administration (House), H9298 [12DE]

———Representative Stump, Committee on Armed Services (House), H9307 [12DE]

HOME Investment Partnerships program funding: several State and local government and nonprofit community development organizations, H4697 [26JY]

Incentives to assist communities with brownfields revitalization: Aliceann Wohlbruck, National Association of Development Organizations, S6610 [21JN]

———Coalition for Economic Development, S6610 [21JN]

———Don Chen, Smart Growth America (organization), S6610 [21JN]

———F. Barton Harvey III, Enterprise Foundation, S6610 [21JN]

———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, S6610 [21JN]

Internet Tax Moratorium and Equity Act: e-Fairness Coalition, S2133 [9MR]

———several State and local government organizations, S2133 [9MR]

Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act: several State and local government organizations, S11913 [15NO]

No Child Left Behind Act: James R. Ruhland and Anne L. Bryant, National School Boards Association, H10100 [13DE]

———several Governors, S13342 [17DE]

Pilot program for purchasing buses by public transit authorities that are recipients of Federal Transit Administration assistance or grants: William W. Millar, American Public Transportation Association, S12856 [11DE], S13468 [18DE]

Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training in Our Neighborhoods (PROTECTION) Act: Chuck Wexler, Police Executive Research Forum, S5443 [22MY]

———Jerry Gaines, National Sheriffs' Association, S5444 [22MY]

———Kenneth T. Lyons, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, S5444 [22MY]

———Robert T. Scully, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., S5443 [22MY]

Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding: Terri Hamilton Brown, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, E1478 [31JY]

Redesignate Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority National Airport Station as the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Station: Barry B. Anderson, CBO, H3541 [26JN]

Remove 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program from pilot program establishing State performance agreements with school districts relative to flexibility in the use of Federal funds: Fight Crime Invest in KIDS (organization), S6158 [13JN]

———Kenneth L. Gladish, YMCA, S6159 [13JN]

School personnel authority to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S4225 [3MY]

School renovation grants: Kristor W. Cowan, New York, NY, Board of Education, S4991 [16MY]

———Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S4990 [16MY]

———Michael D. Casserly, Council of the Great City Schools, S4990 [16MY]

———Robert P. Canavan, Rebuild America's Schools Coalition, S4990 [16MY]

———Wilson Davis, Jr., Jane Babcock, and Kate Baldwin, Keokuk, IA, Community School District, S4990 [16MY]

State or local educational agencies or schools that deny equal access to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality: several organizations, H2619 [23MY]

Teacher technology training: E.J. Black, Computer & Communications Industry Association, S6177 [13JN]

———Edward D. Lazowska and Patricia M. Wasley, University of Washington, S6178 [13JN]

———Irene K. Spero, SchoolTone Alliance, S6178 [13JN]

———Jack Krumholtz, Microsoft Corp., S6178 [13JN]

———Jill A. Lesser, AOL Time Warner Inc., S6177 [13JN]

———Kim Jones, Sun Microsystems, Inc., S6178 [13JN]

———Robert W. Holleyman, Business Software Alliance, S6177 [13JN]

———Terry Bergeson, Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction, S6177 [13JN]

Lists

Cities concerned with rail crossings and rail line relocation, S11190 [30OC]

Events relative to disputed results in Presidential election in Florida, H52 [6JA]

Examples of discrimination against the Boy Scouts, S6256 [14JN]

National monument acreage added under the Antiquities Act by U.S. Presidents, S425 [22JA]

National monuments added under the Antiquities Act by President Clinton, S425 [22JA]

Supporters of Dodd amendment to S. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, removing the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program from pilot program establishing State performance agreements with school districts, S6157 [13JN]

Meetings

Support for faith-based initiative relative to exemption for Government-funded religious charities from State and local hiring discrimination laws: Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4224 [19JY]

Memorandums

Dept. of Education Office of Civil Rights Enforcement of Statutes Prohibiting Discrimination in State and Local Programs Receiving Federal Funds: Congressional Research Service, S4867 [14MY]

Help America Vote Act: Kevin J. Kennedy, Wisconsin State Elections Board, H9306 [12DE]

State or Local Educational Agencies or Schools That Deny Equal Access to the Boy Scouts Relative to Policy on Homosexuality: American Center for Law & Justice, S4867 [14MY]

———Congressional Research Service, S4867 [14MY]

Motions

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), S11514 [7NO], H7918 [8NO]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2627, H2630 [23MY], H4121, H4129 [18JY]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), S11914 [15NO]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9302 [12DE]

Obituaries

Burks, Walter: Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E1469 [30JY]

Outlines

Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth Study Act (H.R. 1739), E730 [4MY]

Remarks in House

Alliance for Community Media: anniversary, H8818 [4DE]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H3901 [11JY]

Amtrak: promote cooperation with local governments to enhance railroad property and structures (H.R. 2205), E1119 [14JN]

Baca County, CO: tribute to Board of Commissioners, E1846 [10OC]

Batavia, NY: New York Capital for a Day honoree, E1411 [24JY]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds by State or local educational agencies or schools that deny equal access to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality, H2618-H2620 [23MY]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (H. Res. 193), H5316, H5317 [2AU], E1555 [3AU]

Chicago, IL: construction of new runways at O'Hare International Airport, H2984 [7JN], E1051 [7JN]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (H.R. 17), H3267, H3271 [20JN], E4, E8 [3JA]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (H.R. 2198), E1111 [14JN]

Cleveland, OH: passage of municipal bond issue on fixing infrastructure of city schools, H2064 [9MY]

Colorado: effects of congressional redistricting, H9761-H9764 [12DE]

Commission on Civil Rights: report on voting irregularities in Florida during the Presidential election, E1027 [6JN]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (H.R. 60), H376 [14FE], H2322 [17MY]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (H.R. 1170), H9293, H9295, H9297, H9299 [12DE], E2300 [14DE]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H629 [6MR], H833 [13MR], H1931 [8MY], H2265-H2271 [16MY], H3449-H3452 [21JN], H10176 [18DE]

———provide and assure continuation of grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and correct certain inequities in the program (H.R. 2637), E1427 [25JY], E1447 [26JY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (H.R. 3054), H10193-H10197 [18DE]

Connecticut: infrastructure improvement and economic development projects funding, E2093 [15NO]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H1935 [8MY]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), H7857 [7NO], H7952 [8NO], H8174-H8180 [14NO], H8424, H8425, H8426, H8427, H8428 [28NO], H8884, H8885, H8887, H8888, H8891, H8892, H8893 [5DE], H10058, H10059, H10060 [13DE], E523 [3AP], E2077 [14NO], E2150 [28NO], E2214 [5DE]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes, H2535, H2536 [22MY]

———expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain equipment to include counter-terrorism equipment (H.R. 3025), E1806 [5OC]

———promote livable communities initiatives, H259 [13FE], H3449-H3452 [21JN]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H2548 [22MY]

———pilot program to establish performance agreements with school districts to consolidate certain Federal funds and to allow flexibility in the use of such funds, H2537-H2542 [22MY]

———prohibit funding for national teacher testing or certification and the withholding of funds to States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific certification proposals (H.R. 966), E321 [8MR]

———urge continuation of safety patrol visits to U.S. Capitol, H6264 [4OC]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (H.R. 504), E129 [7FE]

Dept. of HUD: homeless prevention programs funding through reductions in home ownership downpayment assistance and administrative expenses, H4710-H4713 [26JY]

———housing programs funding, H4671, H4673, H4674, H4677 [26JY]

———Public Housing Authorities reserve funding, H4672, H4673 [26JY]

———Public Housing Drug Elimination Grant Program funding, H4672, H4674 [26JY]

———Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding through reductions in HOME Investment Partnerships Program and home ownership downpayment assistance, H4730-H4742 [27JY]

———remove restriction on use of certain HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds for home ownership downpayment assistance, H4727-H4730, H4734, H4735 [27JY]

———Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE) Program funding through reductions in Public Housing Capital Fund, H4705 [26JY]

———section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, H4742, H4743 [27JY], H4821 [30JY]

———YouthBuild Program funding through reductions in administrative expenses, H4708-H4710 [26JY]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services methamphetamine production and trafficking prevention funding through reductions in International Broadcasting Operations, H4091, H4092 [17JY], E1417 [24JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish grant program to train law enforcement officers (H.R. 2491), E1324 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program (H.R. 1381), E521 [3AP]

Dept. of Transportation: include local officials in Statewide transportation planning decisions, H3553 [26JN]

———offer federally financed, interest-free loans to public schools, municipalities, and local governments for the purchase of hybrid electric or other high-efficiency vehicles (H.R. 2544), E1366 [18JY]

———provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation projects (H.R. 2029), E973 [25MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: section 8 housing vouchers programs and veterans' extended care facilities funding through reductions in home ownership downpayment assistance, H4696-H4700 [26JY]

District of Columbia: make permanent the Federal-local funding match for the Water and Sewer Authority (H.R. 2306), E1178 [21JN], E1194 [25JN]

———making appropriations, H5451-H5453 [6SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H5984-H6011 [25SE], H7918 [8NO], E1745 [26SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), conference report, H9045-H9053 [6DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), consideration (H. Res. 245), H5980-H5983 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), motion to instruct conferees, H7918, H7919 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), unanimous-consent agreement, H5983, H5999 [25SE]

———permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities (H.R. 2199), H6012 [25SE], E1114 [14JN]

———permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities (H.R. 2199), concur with Senate amendment, H10403, H10404 [19DE]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H9051, H9052 [6DE]

———prohibit use of Federal funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any order that invalidates the Boy Scouts policy on homosexuality, H6007, H6008 [25SE]

———prohibit use of funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any order that invalidates the Boy Scouts policy on homosexuality, H6007 [25SE], E1745 [26SE]

———provide Mayor with the authority to call on the National Guard (H.R. 3122), E1879 [12OC]

———reinstate local fiscal authority, H296 [13FE]

———retrocession to Maryland (H.R. 810), H605 [1MR]

———South Capitol Street improvements funding, H3556 [26JN]

———status of D.C. General Hospital, E845 [17MY]

District of Columbia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council: require participation of certain Federal officials with responsibility for the administration of the criminal justice system of the District of Columbia (H.R. 2305), H8811-H8813 [4DE]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors, H3190 [14JN]

———extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (H.R. 2291), H5345-H5353 [5SE]

Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (H.R. 1669), E685 [1MY]

Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfield sites (H.R. 2064), E1253 [29JN]

Economic Development Administration: economic assistance programs funding through reductions in prison construction programs, H4092-H4094 [17JY]

Education: adjust Osborne Mentoring Program to allow both adults and high school students to participate as mentors, H2580, H2581 [23MY]

———allow parents access to certain information about their children, H2587, H2588 [23MY]

———allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, H2398 [22MY], H2576, H2577-H2579 [23MY], H10096 [13DE]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, H2606 [23MY]

———assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (H.R. 958), E330 [8MR]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H1102 [22MR], H1178 [27MR], H1672 [1MY], H2154 [15MY], H2188 [16MY], H2310-H2313 [17MY], H2396-H2542, H2548 [22MY], H2574, H2576, H2577-H2645 [23MY], H3004 [12JN], H3080, H3140 [13JN], H3210 [19JN], H3791-H3797 [28JN], H4121-H4130 [18JY], H6252, H6256-H6258 [3OC], H9764-H9771 [12DE], E437 [22MR], E475 [28MR], E559 [5AP], E863 [21MY], E929, E930 [24MY], E976, E977 [25MY], E989, E992 [26MY], E1012 [5JN], E1025 [6JN], E1083 [13JN], E1143 [19JN], E2210 [5DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), amendment process, H2090 [10MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H10092-H10113, H10143 [13DE], E2292 [14DE], E2327, E2329, E2333 [19DE], E2345, E2352, E2365, E2377 [20DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2298-H2310 [17MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 315), H10082-H10092 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289), H10113 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289)—concur with Senate amendment, H10430 [19DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to go to conference, H4121-H4129 [18JY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H4130 [18JY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to recommit, H2630, H2633, H2634 [23MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, H2396 [22MY]

———effect of student transiency on academic performance, H2412, H2417 [22MY]

———encourage school districts to hire certain professionals without certification as teachers, H230 [8FE]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests, H2603-H2605 [23MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, H2304 [17MY], H2406 [22MY], H10090 [13DE], E863 [21MY]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, H2598-H2603 [23MY]

———High Performance Schools Program funding, H2309 [17MY]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, H2402, H2404 [22MY]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (H.R. 340), E96 [1FE]

———improve teacher quality, H2406 [22MY]

———improve the reading and literacy skills of children, H2396, H2403 [22MY], H2574, H2580, H2581 [23MY]

———include smaller learning community programs as an educational option, H2522, H2524 [22MY]

———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (H.R. 613), H328 [14FE], E475 [28MR]

———provide grants to expand public school choice and assist charter schools with start-up costs and incentives for States to provide per pupil facilities funding programs, H2301 [17MY]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies to pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their classroom teaching (H.R. 1119), E395 [20MR]

———require a comparison between achievement levels and State annual achievement objectives of certain student subgroups, H2533-H2535 [22MY]

———school choice for students in rural areas, H2408 [22MY]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, H2305, H2308, H2309, H2312 [17MY], H2633, H2634 [23MY]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, H2520, H2521 [22MY], H2642 [23MY]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H2589-H2596 [23MY]

Election Administration Commission: establish (H.R. 263), E44 [30JA]

———establish (H.R. 775), H483, H493 [28FE], H4612 [25JY], E241 [28FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, H2308 [17MY], H2418 [22MY]

———amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies, H4365 [20JY]

———amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (H.R. 1716), H1937 [8MY], E719 [3MY], E733 [4MY]

———percentage of Title I funding targeted to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, H2308, H2309 [17MY], H2419 [22MY]

———treatment of local educational agencies that include multiple counties relative to calculation of Title I grants, H10101, H10105 [13DE]

Emergency services: State and local emergency responders funding, H3123 [13JN]

Emerson, GA: tribute, E1245 [29JN]

Emery County, UT: tribute to Emery County Public Lands Council, E1248 [29JN]

EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (H.R. 187), E5 [3JA]

FEC: issue voluntary standards to promote voting system accessibility and effectiveness and make grants to assist States in complying with such standards and carrying out other voting accessibility promotion activities (H.R. 1151), H1038 [21MR]

———State and local voting systems improvements funding, H4610-H4614 [25JY], E1485 [1AU]

Federal aid programs: ease the ability of disadvantaged communities to apply for grants under the 21st Century Learning Centers Program, H2620 [23MY]

FEMA: Project Impact funding, H629, H630 [6MR], H751 [8MR], H3521 [26JN], H4834-H4837 [30JY]

Firearms: provide grants to States and localities to supplement or expand existing programs to combat school violence and to keep firearms from children (H.R. 255), E75 [31JA]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards, H10072, H10076 [13DE], E1905 [16OC]

———authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (H.R. 3185), E1950 [30OC]

Flag—U.S.: ensure that rules of etiquette for flying the flag do not preclude the flying of flags at half mast when ordered by city and local officials (H.R. 1022), H9192, H9193 [11DE]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, H30, H31, H46-H53 [6JA], H370-H380 [14FE], H718 [7MR], H1414, H1458 [4AP], H8945, H8946 [5DE], E19 [6JA]

———tribute to individuals who provide vital county services to residents, E654 [26AP]

Health: allow States and localities to provide primary and preventive care services to undocumented aliens (H.R. 2635), E1428 [25JY]

Homeland Security Task Force: ensure bioterrorism preparedness of State and local governments, H7283 [24OC]

Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1023), E356 [14MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1392), H1354 [3AP], E914 [23MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, H2583-H2586 [23MY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, H4070 [17JY], H4200 [18JY]

———prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 2074), E1037 [6JN]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (H.R. 1475), E545 [5AP]

———require adoption of a health standard establishing a legal presumption that heart, lung, and respiratory disease are occupational diseases for public safety officers (H.R. 709), E187 [14FE]

Missoula, MT: roundtable discussion on forest health issues, E546 [5AP]

National Advisory Commission on Federal Election Standards: establish (H.R. 430), E123 [6FE]

National Capital Planning Commission: review Interagency Task Force recommendations on proposed security measures for the District of Columbia, H7725 [6NO]

National Children's Memorial Flag Day: support (H. Con. Res. 98), E575 [5AP]

National County Government Week: observance, E654 [26AP]

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 (H.R. 1739), E729 [4MY]

National security: develop and implement a strategy for homeland security, H8846, H8886 [5DE]

———develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes, H6494-H6498 [10OC], E2390 [20DE]

———develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (H.R. 3161), H7210-H7216 [23OC]

New Bedford, MA: efforts to improve harbor water quality, E55 [30JA]

New York, NY: tribute to public schools faculty efforts during terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, E2375 [20DE]

Oak Creek, WI: Oak Creek Water and Sewer Utility and CH2M Hill, Inc., recipients of the American Consulting Engineers Council Engineering Excellence Awards, E343 [13MR]

Public lands: Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program funding, H6265 [4OC]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, H2066 [9MY]

Real estate: recognize the importance of maintaining private property and curtail environmentalists' efforts to restrict private land use, H4968 [31JY]

Real property: economic impact of governmental acquisition of private lands, H1037 [21MR]

Refuse disposal: regulate interstate transportation of garbage, H9054 [6DE]

Religion: support for faith-based initiative relative to exemption for Government-funded religious charities from State and local hiring discrimination laws, H3992 [12JY], H4224, H4225, H4228-H4231, H4246-H4248, H4252-H4256, H4278, H4279 [19JY], E1450 [26JY]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services, H203, H204 [7FE]

Salvation Army: support for faith-based initiative relative to exemption for Government-funded religious charities from State and local hiring discrimination laws, H3832 [10JY], H4245 [19JY]

Schools: mental health services grants, H2518, H2519 [22MY]

———provide States with funds to support State, regional, and local school construction (H.R. 1430), E567 [5AP]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (H.R. 1909), E844 [17MY]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste, H1066 [22MR], H3212 [19JN]

St. Louis, MO: behavior of alderman during Board of Aldermen meeting, H4785 [30JY]

States: authorize prohibition or imposition of certain limitations on the receipt of foreign municipal solid waste (H.R. 1927), E866 [21MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for Federal, State, and local fuel taxes (H.R. 2025), E989 [26MY]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (H.R. 322), H132, H133, H135 [31JA]

———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 (H.R. 951), E316 [8MR]

———apply graduated income tax rates for principal campaign committees of congressional candidates to comparable committees of candidates for State and local offices (H.R. 1881), E829 [17MY]

———disclose to State and local law enforcement agencies individuals using Social Security numbers of others to claim tax benefits (H.R. 2077), E1030 [6JN]

———ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption relative to consolidation of a political subdivision with the State (H.R. 926), E300 [7MR]

———establish a Federal tax refund offset program for State and local governments (H.R. 3261), E2033 [8NO]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 1076), H3079, H3080, H3137-H3141 [13JN], H3183 [14JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), H6803-H6808 [16OC], E1966 [31OC]

———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools (H.R. 379), E79 [31JA]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 2526), E1349 [18JY]

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

———treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in connection with delinquent real property taxes (H.R. 3381), E2211 [5DE]

Teachers: encourage national board certification by increasing subsidies to pay fee, heightening awareness of process, and providing tax incentives, H2405 [22MY]

Terrorism: combat environmental terrorism, H7857 [7NO]

———establish a national clearinghouse for information on incidents of environmental terrorism and establish a program to reduce environmental terrorism (H.R. 2583), E1387 [20JY]

Texas: tribute to individuals who provide vital county services to residents, E654 [26AP]

Traverse City, MI: modify reversionary interest in certain real property conveyed to school district (H.R. 3370), H9127, H9128 [11DE]

Unemployment: prohibit use of community development funds for any purpose other than wage supplements and health insurance assistance, H8540-H8547 [28NO]

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, H9290, H9297 [12DE]

———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 (H.R. 2275), H4561 [25JY], E1183 [21JN]

———establish a grant program to assist State and local governments with improving the administration of elections through activities which may include the modernization of voting procedures and equipment, H351 [14FE]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H8252 [16NO], H9264-H9308 [12DE], E2300, E2306, E2312 [14DE], E2387 [20DE]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), consideration (H. Res. 311), H9254-H9264 [12DE]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), motion to recommit, H9303-H9307 [12DE]

———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems (H.R. 775), H483, H493 [28FE], H2317, H2320 [17MY], H4612 [25JY], E241 [28FE]

———implement significant election administration reforms, H2316-H2323 [17MY], H4371 [20JY], E845 [17MY], E861 [21MY], E1394 [23JY]

———implement significant election administration reforms prior to the next general Federal election, E1027 [6JN]

———implement significant election administration reforms prior to the next general Federal election (H. Con. Res. 63), H905 [14MR]

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

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: redesignate National Airport Station as the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Station, H3495 [25JN], H3540-H3543 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: regulation of wetlands (S. 49), S320 [22JA]

Ann Arbor, MI: tribute (S. Con. Res. 50), S6350, S6351 [14JN]

Aviation: streamline approval process for runways, terminals, and airports and grant airlines a limited antitrust exemption to relieve congestion at airports (S. 633), S3000 [27MR]

BIA: provide grants to ensure participation of local governments and tribes in Federal recognition proceedings (S. 1393), S8968 [3AU]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds by State or local educational agencies or schools that deny equal access to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality, S4866 [14MY], S6249-S6268 [14JN]

———require State or local educational agencies or schools to allow equal access to school facilities to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality, S6269-S6275 [14JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: convey Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and Intake Irrigation Project to local control (S. 1148), S7202 [29JN]

CERCLA: clarify liability relative to railroad industry contract carriage agreements and spur track contamination in the transport of hazardous waste, S3905 [25AP]

———eco-industrial parks development projects, S3901 [25AP]

———eligibility of certain petroleum contaminated sites for brownfield cleanup funding, S3904 [25AP]

———eligibility of sites contaminated by cattle dipping vats for brownfield cleanup funding, S3906 [25AP]

———eligiblity of Alaska native corporations for brownfields redevelopment funding, S3906 [25AP]

———eligiblity of Indian Tribes for brownfield redevelopment in cases where contamination migrates across State lines, S3907 [25AP]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), S1481-S1491 [15FE], S2379 [15MR], S3773 [23AP], S3797, S3798 [24AP], S3868, S3869, S3879-S3912 [25AP], S3980 [26AP], S4019 [30AP], S14064 [20DE]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), unanimous-consent agreement, S3877 [25AP]

———provide mechanism for citizens to request State officials to assess potential brownfields, S3905, S3906 [25AP]

———require consultation with States prior to enforcement actions based on new information relative to cleanup and reuse of brownfields, S3904, S3906 [25AP]

Chicago, IL: construction of new runways at O'Hare International Airport, S8097-S8099 [24JY]

———increase commercial air service at the Gary-Chicago Airport and the Greater Rockford Airport, S8094, S8097-S8099, S8112 [24JY], S8529, S8530 [1AU]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (S. 1005), S5983-S5985 [7JN]

———improve access to books and other reading materials and resources, S4195 [3MY]

Citizens' Privacy Commission: establish (S. 851), S4604-S4607 [9MY]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, S623 [29JA]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 1318), S8726 [2AU]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (S. 1328), S8749 [2AU]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (S. 216), S777-S780 [30JA]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish, S9962-S9965 [1OC]

———establish (S. 565), S2475 [19MR], S5604 [24MY], S8044 [23JY], S8876-S8878, S8882 [3AU], S11545 [7NO], S12134, S12135 [29NO], S13290 [14DE], S13681-S13686 [19DE], S13931 [20DE]

Community development: provide grant funding for additional enterprise communities (S. 634), S3001 [27MR]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (S. 194), S638 [29JA]

———exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (S. 33), S309-S311 [22JA]

———jail-based substance abuse treatment programs funding (S. 146), S457 [23JA]

———prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (S. 842), S4511 [8MY]

———provide for safe incarceration of juvenile offenders (S. 1174), S7592-S7594 [12JY]

Crime: prevent juvenile crime, promote accountability, rehabilitate juvenile offenders, and punish and deter violent gang crime (S. 1165), S7499-S7516 [11JY]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S2993 [27MR], S3832 [24AP], S3914 [25AP], S3980 [26AP], S4036 [30AP], S4095 [1MY], S4168 [2MY], S4238 [3MY], S4397 [4MY], S4414 [7MY], S4500 [8MY], S4586 [9MY], S4816 [10MY], S4885 [14MY], S4936 [15MY], S5002 [16MY], S5112 [17MY], S5262 [21MY], S5430 [22MY], S5531 [23MY], S5606 [24MY], S5686 [25MY], S5826 [5JN], S5884 [6JN], S5959 [7JN], S6005 [8JN], S6052 [11JN], S6120 [12JN], S6209 [13JN], S6315 [14JN], S6373 [18JN], S6442 [19JN], S6515 [20JN], S6597 [21JN], S6660 [22JN], S6861 [25JN], S6919 [26JN], S6983 [27JN], S7079 [28JN], S7189 [29JN], S7327 [9JY], S7419 [10JY], S7491 [11JY], S7584 [12JY], S7683 [16JY], S7801 [17JY], S7875 [18JY], S7945 [19JY], S8010 [20JY], S8056 [23JY], S8115 [24JY], S8198 [25JY], S8278 [26JY], S8341 [27JY], S8393 [30JY], S8452 [31JY], S8567 [1AU], S8697 [2AU], S8907 [3AU], S9066 [4SE], S9118 [5SE], S9189 [6SE], S9247 [10SE], S9389 [13SE], S9434 [14SE], S9501 [19SE], S9614 [21SE], S9734 [24SE], S9802 [25SE], S9867 [26SE], S9970 [1OC], S10056 [2OC], S10146 [3OC], S10283 [4OC], S10382 [9OC], S10454 [10OC], S10549, S10636 [11OC], S10686 [15OC], S10766 [16OC], S10791 [17OC], S10835 [18OC], S10977 [24OC], S11099 [25OC], S11192 [30OC], S11281 [31OC], S11356 [1NO], S11412 [2NO], S11436 [5NO], S11486 [6NO], S11547 [7NO], S11657 [9NO], S11716 [13NO], S11784 [14NO], S11934 [15NO], S11997 [16NO], S12052 [27NO], S12099 [28NO], S12154 [29NO], S12242 [30NO], S12309 [3DE], S12364 [4DE], S12460 [5DE], S12533 [6DE], S12677 [7DE], S12769 [10DE], S12854 [11DE], S13043 [12DE], S13141 [13DE], S13291 [14DE], S13355 [17DE], S13460 [18DE], S13691 [19DE], S13932 [20DE]

Dept. of Education: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (S. 183), S571 [25JA]

———establish national principal recruitment program, S5864 [6JN]

———support access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes, S4919 [15MY]

Dept. of HUD: provide for renewal of project-based assisted housing contracts at reimbursement levels that are sufficient to sustain operations (S. 1887), S13978-S13980 [20DE]

———YouthBuild Program funding, S11600 [8NO]

Dept. of Justice: Office of Justice Programs Justice Assistance Account funding, S13845 [20DE]

———provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (S. 1351), S8915-S8917 [3AU]

———State and local law enforcement assistance programs funding, S3645 [6AP]

Dept. of Transportation: enhance authorities relating to emergency preparedness grants (S. 1820), S13148-S13150 [13DE]

———provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation projects (S. 948), S5621 [24MY], S11190 [30OC]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: include disasters caused by Federal actions within the meaning of the term ``major disaster'' (S. 1384), S8958 [3AU]

District of Columbia: making appropriations, S8002-S8004 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), S11317 [1NO], S11475-S11480 [6NO], S11505-S11519, S11526-S11544 [7NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), conference report, S12530 [6DE], S12582, S12583 [7DE], S12856 [11DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S12579 [6DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), unanimous-consent agreement, S11458, S11486 [6NO]

———needle exchange programs funding, S12583 [7DE]

———permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities (H.R. 2199), S12986 [11DE]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, S11507-S11515 [7NO]

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (H.R. 2291), S9410 [13SE], S12216 [29NO]

———extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (H.R. 2291), unanimous-consent agreement, S9412 [14SE]

———extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (S. 1075), S6526-S6530 [20JN]

Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (S. 424), S1754-S1757 [1MR]

Ecology and environment: preservation of land and open space and maintenance of environmental quality, S1167 [8FE]

———promote brownfields redevelopment in urban and rural areas and spur community revitalization in low- and moderate-income areas (S. 1078), S6607-S6611 [21JN]

———provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 1079), S6607-S6611 [21JN]

Education: allow States to use independent firms to analyze success of testing by school districts, S4916, S4917 [15MY]

———assist local educational agencies by providing grants for proven measures to increase the quality of education, S4492, S4496 [8MY], S4920 [15MY]

———assist local educational agencies by providing grants for proven measures to increase the quality of education (S. 342), S1469 [15FE]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, S4143, S4146, S4150 [2MY], S4191 [3MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (S. 167), S537-S540 [24JA]

———assist State and local educational agencies in establishing teacher recruitment centers, teacher internship programs, and mobile professional development teams (S. 337), S1422 [14FE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), S3966-S3969 [26AP], S6304, S6305, S6306-S6312, S6357-S6361, S6366 [14JN], S6369 [18JN], S6395-S6398, S6443 [19JN], S6515 [20JN], S12307 [3DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S13322-S13349 [17DE], S13365-S13422 [18DE], S13934 [20DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13092 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289), S13422 [18DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), insert S. 1 language in lieu, S6304 [14JN]

———creation of matching grant program for new school construction, S6103-S6110 [12JN]

———creation of matching grant program for new school construction (S. 308), S1325 [13FE]

———encourage States to require expelled or suspended students to perform community service, S4921 [15MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, S4075-S4077 [1MY], S4527-S4534 [9MY], S4794-S4803 [10MY], S4868-S4870 [14MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (S. 460), S1898 [6MR]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers, S4493, S4494, S4496 [8MY]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (S. 120), S395 [22JA]

———establish a National Teacher Corps and a National Principal Corps (S. 476), S1986 [7MR]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, S6062-S6078, S6081-S6091 [12JN]

———establish summer academic enrichment programs for students not meeting State performance standards, S6048-S6050 [11JN]

———expand programs to combat school violence and to keep firearms from children, S2842 [26MR]

———high school dropout prevention demonstration program (S. 1470), S9878 [26SE]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, S3819 [24AP], S4070, S4072, S4077-S4081, S4085, S4087, S4090 [1MY], S4142 [2MY], S6086 [12JN]

———improve teacher quality, S4902 [15MY]

———improve teacher quality (S. 101), S369 [22JA]

———improve teacher quality (S. 438), S1778 [1MR]

———improve the reading and literacy skills of children, S4194-S4198 [3MY], S4541-S4544 [9MY], S4979, S4983 [16MY]

———improve the reading skills of children by use of reading readiness screening, S6194 [13JN]

———include smaller learning community programs as an educational option, S6287 [14JN]

———make funding increases contingent on improvement of student achievement, S4376 [4MY], S4440 [7MY], S4461, S4462, S4474, S4479 [8MY]

———math and science partnerships funding, S5850-S5854 [6JN], S13785 [20DE]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (S. 339), S1424 [14FE]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (S. 475), S1985 [7MR]

———provide for teacher technology training, S5863 [6JN], S6111, S6112 [12JN], S6177-S6179 [13JN]

———provide for teacher technology training (S. 164), S531 [24JA]

———provide for teacher technology training (S. 307), S1324 [13FE]

———provide for teacher technology training (S. 473), S1984 [7MR]

———provide grants for the renovation of schools, S4926-S4930 [15MY], S4986-S4998 [16MY]

———provide grants for the renovation of schools (S. 471), S1910 [6MR]

———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (S. 311), S1328-S1331 [13FE]

———provide grants to expand public school choice and assist charter schools with start-up costs and incentives for States to provide per pupil facilities funding programs, S6094-S6098 [12JN]

———provide grants to expand public school choice and assist charter schools with start-up costs and incentives for States to provide per pupil facilities funding programs (S. 669), S3219 [30MR]

———provide out-of-school educational opportunities to students attending failing school systems, S5878 [6JN]

———public elementary and secondary school construction funding, S11349 [1NO]

———remove 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program from pilot program establishing State performance agreements with school districts relative to flexibility in the use of Federal funds, S6157-S6168, S6179, S6180 [13JN]

———require States to equalize education funding throughout the State, S5867-S5874, S5876-S5881 [6JN], S5908-S5916 [7JN], S6100-S6102 [12JN]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S4085 [1MY]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, S4474 [8MY]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, S5923-S5925 [7JN]

———support teacher corps programs (S. 444), S1784 [1MR]

———voucher program to provide school choice (S. 717), S3541 [5AP]

Election Administration Commission: establish (S. 218), S782 [30JA]

———establish (S. 953), S5631 [24MY], S8044 [23JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, S4861-S4864 [14MY]

———assist local educational agencies by increasing Title I funding to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, S4086 [1MY], S4217-S4232 [3MY]

———condition implementation of State testing and assessment programs on funding for Title I programs, S5926-S5942, S5945-S5947 [7JN]

———improve allocation of funds to boost teacher quality in schools with disadvantaged students, S6155-S6157 [13JN]

———increase Title I grants funding through reductions in school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S11300-S11308, S11310, S11314 [1NO]

———percentage of Title I funding targeted to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, S6027-S6033, S6037-S6046 [11JN]

———specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used, S4998 [16MY]

———specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used (S. 309), S1326 [13FE]

———strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students (S. 158), S433, S483-S485 [23JA]

Employment: provide for regional skills training alliances (S. 431), S1761, S1767 [1MR]

EPA: authorize Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat) to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (S. 1466), S9876 [26SE]

———authorize Project SEARCH (special environmental assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat) to provide grants to assist small communities in meeting certain regulations (S. 707), S3535 [5AP]

———establish a national primary drinking water standard for arsenic and restore requirement to notify the public of risks posed by arsenic in drinking water, S8552-S8561 [1AU], S8896 [3AU]

———provide grants to drinking water and wastewater facilities to meet immediate security needs, S13903, S13910, S13911 [20DE]

———provide grants to drinking water and wastewater facilities to meet immediate security needs (S. 1608), S14061, S14062 [20DE]

Federal Transit Administration: authorize a pilot program for purchasing buses by public transit authorities that are recipients of assistance or grants, S12856 [11DE]

———authorize a pilot program for purchasing buses by public transit authorities that are recipients of assistance or grants (S. 1844), S13467 [18DE]

Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to consult with State and local governments on environmental impact statements (S. 301), S1228 [8FE]

FEMA: Project Impact funding, S1736, S1742 [1MR], S1894 [6MR], S2067 [8MR], S3659-S3661 [6AP]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (S. 1617), S11370-S11372 [1NO]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, S7735 [17JY]

Gun-Free Schools Act: modify certain provisions (S. 649), S3160-S3162 [29MR]

Immigration: increase State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding and provide Federal reimbursement for treatment of illegal aliens (S. 169), S540, S541 [24JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize continued services for children with disabilities who have been expelled or suspended, S6241-S6248 [14JN]

———authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S4224 [3MY], S6199-S6201, S6205-S6207 [13JN], S6240-S6249, S6268, S6269 [14JN]

Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund: establish (S. 886), S4947 [15MY]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (S. 924), S5441 [22MY]

———prohibit racial profiling (S. 989), S5891-S5897 [6JN], S10283 [4OC]

———reimburse State and local law enforcement organizations for expenses incurred in providing assistance to the Secret Service in the protection of the President (S. 772), S3923 [25AP]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (S. 952), S5630 [24MY]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (S. 840), S4509 [8MY]

———establish a matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing bullet resistant equipment (S. 440), S1780 [1MR]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (S. 490), S2075 [8MR]

Mental health: expand and improve counseling and mental health services for posttraumatic stress syndrome relative to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9955 [1OC]

Minnesota Taxpayers Association: anniversary, S10637 [11OC]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S424 [22JA]

National Commission on the Modernization of Federal Elections: establish (S. 379), S1523 [15FE]

National Guard: authorize the operation of counterdrug schools (S. 374), S1517, S1518 [15FE]

National Library Week: observance, S3273 [2AP]

National security: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local governments in improving public safety against emergencies, S11506 [7NO]

———develop and implement a strategy for homeland security, S11747 [14NO], S12071-S12073 [28NO], S12671, S12675 [7DE], S12836 [11DE], S13868-S13870 [20DE]

———establish Federal standards for State issued driver's license and identification cards, S13776-S13778 [20DE]

———provide for homeland security block grants (S. 1737), S12101 [28NO]

———strengthen by encouraging and assisting in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical needs at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels (S. 1799), S12860 [11DE]

New Orleans, LA: Canal Street Streetcar extension opening, S8344 [27JY]

Philadelphia, PA: use of Community Development Block Grant Program funds for Neighborhood Transformation Initiative, S8668 [2AU]

Public lands: public participation in oil and gas exploration decisions, S11098 [25OC]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for those employed by States or local governments, S11260-S11262, S11270-S11272 [31OC], S11302 [1NO], S11407 [2NO], S11445-S11448 [5NO], S11449-S11453 [6NO]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations, S11271, S11272 [31OC], S11302 [1NO]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services, S11162 [30OC]

———promote and improve access to health care services (S. 1030), S6221-S6226 [13JN]

Schools: clarify that only youth groups listed in the U.S. Code as patriotic societies be allowed equal access to public school facilities, S6267, S6268 [14JN]

———ensure safety through prevention and intervention programs, S4475 [8MY]

———provide for national digital school districts (S. 1337), S8757 [2AU]

———provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (S. 119), S392 [22JA]

Small business: provide for national quadrennial and State summits (S. 396), S1623 [27FE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (S. 611), S2897 [26MR]

———create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (S. 484), S1994-S1998 [7MR]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and authorize State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (S. 1194), S7881 [18JY]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: require compliance with leak detection and prevention standards for underground storage tanks and provide funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (S. 1850), S13704 [19DE]

States: use of the National Assessment of Educational Progress examination, S6315 [14JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes, S3672, S3673 [6AP]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes and allow the State and local income tax deduction against the alternative minimum tax (S. 291), S1222 [8FE], S3672 [6AP]

———allow tax credits for donations of computers to community and senior centers (S. 292), S1223 [8FE]

———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 (S. 677), S3280 [2AP]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations, S2800-S2803 [23MR], S3117 [29MR]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (S. 744), S3754-S3756 [6AP]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (S. 905), S5019 [16MY]

———extend the moratorium on taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 512), S2131-S2135 [9MR], S2159 [12MR]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), S11149 [25OC], S11153 [30OC], S11902-S11915 [15NO], S11995 [16NO]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), unanimous-consent agreement, S11902 [15NO]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), unanimous-consent request, S10874 [23OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 1525), S10459, S10460 [10OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes, S11906-S11914 [15NO]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (S. 1542), S10652 [11OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and encourage States to simplify their sales and use taxes (S. 1481), S10056, S10059 [2OC], S10811 [18OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and encourage States to simplify their sales and use taxes (S. 1504), S10302, S10303 [4OC], S10810-S10814 [18OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and encourage States to simplify their sales and use taxes (S. 1504), unanimous-consent request, S10811 [18OC], S10874-S10876 [23OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce and encourage States to simplify their sales and use taxes (S. 288), S1216 [8FE], S2470 [19MR]

———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools, S4971, S4972, S4995 [16MY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S5227, S5228, S5257 [21MY]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (S. 1643), S11550-S11552 [7NO]

———provide jurisdictional standards for imposition of State and local business activity, sales, and use tax obligations on interstate commerce (S. 664), S3172-S3174 [29MR]

———State administration of State and local sales and use taxes relative to out-of-State remote sales, S11905 [15NO]

———treatment of cleanup costs for redevelopment of brownfield sites, S3900 [25AP]

Teachers: encourage national board certification by increasing subsidies to pay fee, heightening awareness of process, and providing tax incentives (S. 262), S1083 [6FE]

Telecommunications: authorize grants for community telecommunications infrastructure planning (S. 1056), S6347 [14JN]

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 (S. 368), S1507, S1508 [15FE]

———guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (S. 28), S301 [22JA]

———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, S9962-S9965 [1OC]

———implement significant election administration reforms, S8044 [23JY], S8692-S8694 [2AU], S9383 [13SE], S11545 [7NO]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: redesignate National Airport Station as the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Station, S12334 [4DE]

White House Quadrennial Commission on Small Business: establish (S. 396), S1623 [27FE]

Reports

Elementary School Children—Many Change Schools Frequently, Harming Their Education: GAO, H2413 [22MY]

Evaluation of the Florida A-Plus Accountability and School Choice Program: Jay P. Greene, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, H2636-H2640 [23MY]

Motor Voter Reform Task Force, H9257-H9259, H9262 [12DE]

New Study Shows Sales Tax Revenue Losses From E-Commerce 41 Percent Higher Than Previous Estimates: Institute for State Studies, S10302 [4OC]

Reports filed

Address Issues of Neighborhood Crime Prevention, Community Policing, and Reduction of School Crime by President Bush: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 107-167), H4723 [26JY]

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 350) (S. Rept. 107-2), S2162 [12MR]

Community Recognition Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1022) (H. Rept. 107-305), H8654, H8731 [29NO]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 315) (H. Rept. 107-336), H10054 [12DE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2944, District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 307) (H. Rept. 107-324), H8948 [5DE]

Consideration of H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 107-69), H2279 [16MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2944, District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. Rept. 107-217), H5971 [24SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 311) (H. Rept. 107-331), H9234, H9238 [11DE]

District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2944) (H. Rept. 107-321), H8947 [5DE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2944) (H. Rept. 107-216), H5971 [24SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1543) (S. Rept. 107-85), S10692 [15OC]

District of Columbia Police Coordination Amendment Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2199) (S. Rept. 107-103), S12160 [29NO]

Drug-Free Communities Support Program Extension and Modification and National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute Authorization: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2291) (H. Rept. 107-175), H4862 [30JY]

EPA Grants to Drinking Water and Wastewater Facilities To Meet Immediate Security Needs: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1608) (S. Rept. 107-119), S12771 [10DE]

Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. 565), S12100 [28NO]

Extend Deadline for State Recommendations of Local Governments To Receive Predisaster Assistance and Provide Repair Assistance to Individuals: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1632) (S. Rept. 107-124), S13145 [13DE]

Help America Vote Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 3295) (H. Rept. 107-329), H9081 [10DE]

Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1552) (H. Rept. 107-240), H6918 [16OC]

Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 625), S8279 [26JY]

No Child Left Behind Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 107-334), H10054 [12DE]

———Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 107-63), H2147 [14MY]

Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 952), S9504 [19SE]

Voting Technology Standards Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2275) (H. Rept. 107-263), H7591 [31OC]

Statements

Assist Small Communities With Achieving or Maintaining Compliance With Drinking Water Standards: National Rural Water Association, S8555 [1AU]

Impact of California Hospital Seismic Mandate: California Healthcare Association, E685 [1MY]

Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act: Executive Office of the President, S11902 [15NO]

Require States To Equalize Education Funding Throughout the State: Representative Fattah, S6102 [12JN]

Student Standardized Tests: Jonathan Kozol, S4077 [1MY]

Summaries

Cooperative Landscape Conservation Act (H.R. 1381), E522 [3AP]

Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act (S. 565), S2476 [19MR]

Excellence in Education Act (S. 308), S1326 [13FE]

Gun-Free Schools Refinement Act (S. 649), S3161 [29MR]

Homeland Security Defense Funding Allocation, S13870 [20DE]

Meet Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Needs of Incarcerated Children and Youth (H.R. 2198), E1111 [14JN]

Regional Skills Alliances Act (S. 431), S1766 [1MR]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2944, District of Columbia appropriations, S12530 [6DE]

Distribution of national emergency grant funds, H8545 [28NO]

District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 2944), H5986 [25SE]

———conference report, H9046 [6DE]

State allocation of Title I grants under Dodd amendment to S. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, S4217 [3MY]

State-by-State loss of Impact Aid funds, H4366 [20JY]

Testimonies

Forest Health Issues in Montana: Kim Liles, E547 [5AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 289, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, S13422 [18DE], H10113 [13DE]

H. Res. 143, consideration of H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, H2298 [17MY]

H. Res. 193, address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime by President Bush, H5317 [2AU]

H. Res. 245, consideration of H.R. 2944, District of Columbia appropriations, H5980 [25SE]

H. Res. 311, consideration of H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act, H9254 [12DE]

H. Res. 315, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, H10082 [13DE]

H.R. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, S6672-S6831 [22JN]

H.R. 1022, Community Recognition Act, H9192 [11DE]

H.R. 1552, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, H6803 [16OC]

H.R. 2199, permit Federal law enforcement agencies to enter into cooperative agreements with District of Columbia police to assist in carrying out crime prevention and law enforcement activities, H6012 [25SE]

H.R. 2291, Drug-Free Communities Support Program extension and modification and National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute authorization, H5345-H5347 [5SE]

H.R. 2305, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Restructuring Act, H8811 [4DE]

H.R. 2306, make permanent the Federal-local funding match for the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, E1179 [21JN]

H.R. 2544, offer federally financed, interest-free loans to public schools, municipalities, and local governments for the purchase of hybrid electric or other high-efficiency vehicles, E1367 [18JY]

H.R. 2944, District of Columbia appropriations, S11535-S11544 [7NO]

H.R. 3054, True American Heroes Act, H10193 [18DE]

H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act, H9264, H9276-H9287 [12DE]

H.R. 3370, modify reversionary interest in certain real property conveyed to Traverse City, MI, school district, H9127 [11DE]

S. 28, Military Voting Rights Act, S301 [22JA]

S. 33, exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, S311 [22JA]

S. 101, Quality Teachers for All Act, S370-S372 [22JA]

S. 102, development of high school dropout prevention programs, S372 [22JA]

S. 120, Master Teacher Act, S396 [22JA]

S. 146, jail-based substance abuse treatment programs funding, S458 [23JA]

S. 158, School Improvement Accountability Act, S485-S494 [23JA]

S. 164, Technology for Teachers Act, S531 [24JA]

S. 167, Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act), S537-S540 [24JA]

S. 194, Offender Reentry and Community Safety Act, S639-S643 [29JA]

S. 216, Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures Act, S778 [30JA]

S. 262, encourage national board certification by teachers by increasing subsidies to pay fee, heightening awareness of process, and providing tax incentives, S1084 [6FE]

S. 292, Community Technology Assistance Act, S1223 [8FE]

S. 308, Excellence in Education Act, S1325 [13FE]

S. 309, Title I Integrity Act, S1327 [13FE]

S. 311, Strong Character for Strong Schools Act, S1329 [13FE]

S. 337, Teacher Recruitment, Development, and Retention Act, S1423 [14FE]

S. 339, Rural Education Development Initiative for the 21st Century Act, S1424 [14FE]

S. 342, Quality Classrooms Act, S1470 [15FE]

S. 350, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S1481-S1486 [15FE], S3907-S3912 [25AP]

S. 374, National Guard operation of counterdrug schools, S1517 [15FE]

S. 396, White House Quadrennial Small Business Summit Act, S1624-S1626 [27FE]

S. 424, Earthquake Loss Reduction Act, S1757-S1760 [1MR]

S. 431, Regional Skills Alliances Act, S1765 [1MR]

S. 438, Teacher Quality Act, S1778-S1780 [1MR]

S. 440, Bulletproof Police Protective Equipment Act, S1781 [1MR]

S. 490, Law Enforcement Officers Due Process Act, S2075 [8MR]

S. 664, New Economy Tax Fairness (NET FAIR) Act, S3173 [29MR]

S. 677, Housing Bond and Credit Modernization and Fairness Act, S3281 [2AP]

S. 717, voucher program to provide school choice, S3542 [5AP]

S. 842, Public Safety Act, S4512 [8MY]

S. 851, Citizens' Privacy Commission Act, S4605 [9MY]

S. 886, Katie Poirier Abduction Emergency Fund establishment, S4948 [15MY]

S. 924, Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training in Our Neighborhoods (PROTECTION) Act, S5442 [22MY]

S. 948, Community Rail Line Relocation Assistance Act, S5753 [25MY]

S. 952, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, S5755-S5757 [25MY]

S. 989, End Racial Profiling Act, S5893-S5895 [6JN]

S. 1030, Rural Health Care Improvement Act, S6222-S6225 [13JN]

S. 1075, Drug-Free Communities Support Program extension and modification and National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute authorization, S6527-S6529 [20JN]

S. 1078, Brownfields Economic Development Act, S6608 [21JN]

S. 1079, Brownfield Site Redevelopment Assistance Act, S6608-S6610 [21JN]

S. 1165, Juvenile Crime Prevention and Control Act, S7500-S7515 [11JY]

S. 1351, Fugitive Apprehension Act, S8916 [3AU]

S. 1393, provide grants to ensure participation of local governments and tribes in BIA Federal recognition proceedings, S8972 [3AU]

S. 1504, Internet Tax Moratorium Extension Act, S10303 [4OC]

S. 1567, Internet Tax Moratorium and Equity Act, S10839 [18OC]

S. 1608, EPA grants to drinking water and wastewater facilities to meet immediate security needs, S14061 [20DE]

S. 1608, provide grants to drinking water and wastewater facilities to meet immediate security needs, S11291 [31OC]

S. 1617, Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Act, S11370 [1NO]

S. 1643, Sales Tax Holiday Act, S11550 [7NO]

S. 1737, Homeland Security Block Grant Act, S12102-S12106 [28NO]

S. 1807, District of Columbia Police Coordination Amendment Act, S12865 [11DE]

S. 1820, Heroic Emergency Response Operations (HERO) Act, S13149 [13DE]

S. 1844, pilot program for purchasing buses by public transit authorities that are recipients of Federal Transit Administration assistance or grants, S13468 [18DE]

S. 1850, Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act, S13705-S13707 [19DE]

S. Con. Res. 50, tribute to Ann Arbor, MI, S6350 [14JN]