RAHALL, NICK J., II (a Representative from West Virginia)

Addresses

Orange Park High School Commencement: Mike Bennett, E1056 [7JN]

U.S.-Lebanese Relations: Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Maronite Patriarch, E303 [7MR]

West Virginian of the Century Award Acceptance: Senator Byrd, H3354 [20JN]

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3360 [20JN], H3413 [21JN]

Analyses

Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Reform Act (H.R. 297), E68 [30JA]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7097 [17OC]

Articles and editorials

Airport Security Shouldn't Be Hit-or-Miss, James E. Casto, Huntington (WV) Herald Dispatch, E1948 [30OC]

Coast Guard Office Honored for Business Practices, Bob Withers, Huntington (WV) Herald-Dispatch, E2324 [19DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 36), H2889 [5JN]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H10910 [19DE]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1280), H1717 [1MY]

———eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain nonavailability-of-health-care statements relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for pregnancies (see H.R. 1511), H3358 [20JN]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H624 [1MR]

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 2310), H3807 [28JN]

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

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H2709 [24MY]

———tribute to U.S. servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 161), H3466 [21JN]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H2890 [5JN]

———prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard headgear until certification that the ammunition shortfall has been eliminated (see H.R. 1770), H2956 [6JN]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3110), H6779 [12OC]

———preempt State laws requiring approval prior to the construction or operation of certain airport development projects (see H.R. 2107), H3864 [10JY]

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

———provide for monitoring of aircraft air quality and require air carriers to address complaints and maintain records associated with aircraft air quality (see H.R. 2158), H5340 [2AU]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H1117 [22MR]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1558 [24AP]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H878 [13MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of the rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers (see H. Con. Res. 174), H3618 [26JN]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10065 [13DE]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3466 [21JN]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H1116 [22MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H2334 [17MY]

Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1606), H6702 [11OC]

Committee on Resources (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 44), H399 [14FE]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H10356 [18DE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H7960 [8NO]

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

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

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H508 [28FE]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H2082 [9MY]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see H.R. 1996), H2710 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H2846 [25MY]

———field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see H.R. 948), H1557 [24AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H1556 [24AP]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 2459), H3959 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior: prevent the westward spread of aquatic nuisance species and provide rapid response capacity in certain Western States (see H.R. 2732), H5333 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H624 [1MR]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H2890 [5JN]

———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H1861 [2MY]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H1484 (see H.R. 1435), H1493 [4AP]

———recognize for purposes of employing physicians, board certifications from the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (see H. Res. 75), H2680 [23MY]

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

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H508 [28FE]

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

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see H.R. 2291), H3807 [28JN]

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

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H1926 [3MY]

EPA: reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H1605 [25AP]

———revise drinking water standards for arsenic and provide grants to small public drinking water systems to assist in meeting these standards (see H.R. 1252), H1558 [24AP]

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

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2183 [15MY]

———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H2998 [7JN]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H7852 [6NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H3619 [26JN]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H1555 [24AP]

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

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 382), H165 [31JA]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 950), H1116 [22MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H3150 [13JN]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460, 1460), H3207 [18JN]

———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 1455), H1926 [3MY]

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

Foreign policy: support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H2712 [24MY]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5705 [14SE]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H1925 [3MY]

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

Guam: clarify local judicial structure (see H.R. 521), H828 [8MR]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 308), H827 [8MR]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians, provide a process for the reorganization of the Native Hawaiian government, and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 617), H393 [14FE]

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

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H1061 [21MR] (see H.R. 2563), H4635 [25JY]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H3806 [28JN]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

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

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (see H.R. 3334), H8337 [16NO]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 1266), H1605 [25AP]

Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 87), H443 [27FE]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 151), H3151 [13JN]

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

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 3166), H7308 [24OC]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1346 [29MR]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H929 [14MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H444 [27FE]

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

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 742), H2022 [8MY]

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

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H8338 [16NO]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H3863 [10JY]

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

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

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2281 [16MY]

Libraries: provide public library construction and technology enhancement (see H.R. 1525), H2680 [23MY]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 180), H4010 [12JY]

Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H2335 [17MY]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H3260 [19JN]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H876 [13MR]

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

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 898), H1925 [3MY]

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

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H874 [13MR]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H1926 [3MY]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H1191 [27MR]

———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H2023 [8MY]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H3465 [21JN]

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

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H3260 [19JN]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 3318), H8732 [29NO]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H8843 [4DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H1861 [2MY]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H3204 [14JN]

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), H5927 [21SE]

———increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1606 [25AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 108), H1345 [29MR]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H2711 [24MY]

———require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (see H.R. 677), H396 [14FE]

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

Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1696), H1923 [3MY]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H2680 [23MY]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 15), H1411 [3AP]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H8843 [4DE]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 36), H2889 [5JN]

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

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2675), H4862 [30JY]

National Stem Cell Donor Bank: establish to preserve donation of qualifying human stem cells and to conduct and support research using such cells (see H.R. 2096), H2996 [7JN]

Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 270), H8421 [27NO]

Native Americans: improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 1662), H1715 [1MY]

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

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, tariff, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 2661), H4724 [26JY]

Office of World Trade Center Attack Claims: establish to pay claims for injury to businesses and property suffered as a result of the attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3272), H10355 [18DE]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H397 [14FE]

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

Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 157), H2184 [15MY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H3465 [21JN]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

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

———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4780 [27JY]

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

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

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 280), H8421 [27NO]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2815), H5337 [2AU]

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

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see H.R. 3429), H9077 [6DE]

Schools: allow certain grants to be used to establish and maintain school safety hotlines (see H.R. 899), H878 [13MR]

———recognize right of students in public schools for silent prayer or meditation, encourage recitation of Pledge of Allegiance, and prevent discrimination based on religious character or speech (see H.J. Res. 54), H3465 [21JN]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2680 [23MY]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H3713 [27JN]

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2281 [16MY]

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H8949 [5DE]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H444 [27FE]

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

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H623 [1MR]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 210), H2184 [15MY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H954 [15MR]

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

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

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H3806 [28JN]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1134), H3806 [28JN]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H2889 [5JN]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 147), H3863 [10JY]

———exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco quota and allotment holders and tobacco growers pursuant to the settlement agreement between a State and tobacco product manufacturers (see H.R. 769), H505 [28FE]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1489 [4AP]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 154), H3358 [20JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H1861 [2MY]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 507), H1488 [4AP]

———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H3807 [28JN]

———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H955 [15MR]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 1754), H2712 [24MY]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H2890 [5JN]

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

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H1861 [2MY]

———treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 1692), H1860 [2MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1489 [4AP]

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

———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2550), H4215 [18JY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H624 [1MR]

Terrorism: issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H5928 [21SE]

Treaties and agreements: implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (see H.R. 1484), H1926 [3MY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H1488 [4AP]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H3465 [21JN]

———increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2123), H3961 [11JY]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1558 [24AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548, 548), H3207 [18JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H224 [7FE]

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

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

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1425), H1483 (see H.R. 1425), H1493 [4AP]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H2680 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Medicaid: State requirements for financial recovery from an individual's estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health plan (see H.R. 1001), H876 [13MR]

Mining and mineral resources: reform and improve programs for the reclamation of abandoned coal mine sites (see H.R. 297), H110 [30JA]

———reform certain provisions of the general mining laws (see H.R. 1085), H955 [15MR]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 2161), H3149 [13JN]

National parks and recreation areas: free admission to survivors, victims' families, and rescue and recovery personnel affected by terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2976), H6135 [2OC]

Native Americans: establish programs to improve energy development on Indian lands (see H.R. 2412), H3804 [28JN]

———protect sacred sites located within the Valley of the Chiefs, MT (see H.R. 2085), H2955 [6JN]

Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program: implementation (see H.R. 517), H223 [7FE]

Wildlife: protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (see H.R. 3558), H10963 [20DE]

Letters

Recommendation for Joseph J. Jacobs to receive Presidential Citizens Medal: by, E617 [24AP]

Remarks

Adams Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family (H.R. 1668), H3479 [25JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5161 [1AU]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, H5161 [1AU]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7646 [1NO], E1947 [30OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3110), E1947 [30OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7646 [1NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5912 [21SE]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures, H5912 [21SE]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (H.R. 2955), E1738 [25SE]

Blenko Glass Co.: tribute to documentary ``Blenko Retro—Three Designers of American Glass'', E2361 [20DE]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1175 [27MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: provide security for dams, facilities, and resources (H.R. 2925), H7151 [23OC]

Byrd, Senator: West Virginian of the Century award recipient, H3354, H3355 [20JN]

Craters of the Moon National Monument: ensure access to hunters and continue the applicability of the Taylor Grazing Act to the disposition of grazing fees arising from the use of such lands (H.R. 601), H1681 [1MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), H10077 [13DE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2243 [16MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (H.R. 400), H8062, H8063 [13NO]

———hardrock mining regulations, H3428 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3409, H3414, H3418, H3428 [21JN]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 1230), H8395 [27NO]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 227), H5692 [14SE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H1175 [27MR]

Federal Power Marketing Administration: provide authority to reduce vandalism and destruction of property (H.R. 2924), H7150 [23OC]

Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination, H3409 [21JN]

Huntington, WV: Coast Guard Marine Safety Office recipient of Commandant's Quality Award, E2324 [19DE]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Con. Res. 280), H8877, H8878 [5DE]

Jacobs, Joseph J.: recommend for receipt of Presidential Citizens Medal, E617 [24AP]

Klamath Basin: authorize refunds of amounts collected from Klamath Project irrigation and drainage districts for operation and maintenance of transferred and reserved water works (H.R. 2828), H8061 [13NO]

Lead, SD: conveyance of certain real property for construction of a science laboratory (S. 1389), H10217 [18DE]

Lebanon: military assistance funding relative to deployment of Lebanese armed forces to Israeli-Lebanese border, H2243 [16MY]

Lee H. Hamilton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, New Albany, IN: designate (H.R. 1583), H5946 [24SE]

Marshall University: Corp. for National and Community Service Martin Luther King Day of Service Grant recipient, E2355 [20DE]

———tribute to football team, H10939 [20DE]

Medicaid: State requirements for financial recovery from an individual's estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health plan (H.R. 1001), E345 [13MR]

Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (H.R. 1814), H7154 [23OC]

Mining and mineral resources: reform and improve programs for the reclamation of abandoned coal mine sites (H.R. 297), E67 [30JA]

———reform certain provisions of the general mining laws (H.R. 1085), E373 [15MR]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2926 [6JN]

Moccasin Bend National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 980), H7152, H7153 [23OC]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (H.R. 2161), E1099 [13JN]

National monuments: prohibit new oil, gas, and coal leasing, H3414, H3418 [21JN]

National parks and recreation areas: free admission to survivors, victims' families, and rescue and recovery personnel affected by terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2976), H8064 [13NO], E1765 [2OC]

Native American Heritage Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 270), H8387, H8388 [27NO]

Native Americans: establish programs to improve energy development on Indian lands, H5169, H5170 [1AU]

———establish programs to improve energy development on Indian lands (H.R. 2412), E1258 [29JN]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (H.R. 1662), E688 [1MY]

New Mexico: require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation (H.R. 1913), H8393 [27NO]

NTSB: establish a program of assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents (H.R. 554), H332 [14FE]

Oklahoma City, OK: authorize construction of a Native American Cultural Center and Museum (H.R. 2742), H9187 [11DE]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), H9166 [11DE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5047, H5109, H5110, H5161, H5169, H5170 [1AU]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 216), H4997 [1AU]

Puerto Rico: use of Vieques Island for military operations, H10077 [13DE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 1140), H4965 [31JY], E414 [21MR]

Ramadan: observance, E2087 [15NO]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5526, H5577 [11SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E2067 [13NO]

———tribute to those killed in attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8562 [28NO]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, E438 [22MR]

West Virginia: anniversary of statehood, H3354 [20JN]

Wildlife: protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (H.R. 3558), E2391 [20DE]

WMUL-Radio (Huntington, WV): anniversary, E2061 [13NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3355 [20JN], H3858 [10JY]

Statements

Ramadan Observance and Tribute to Muslims for Their Faith: by, E2087 [15NO]

Tributes

Bennett, Mike, E1056 [7JN]

Galvin, Denis P., E2284 [13DE]

Hendi, Yahya, E2087 [15NO]

Kyle, Birdie, H3831 [10JY]

Mansour, Michael L. (Mitch), E2326 [19DE]

Perry, James, E2324 [19DE]

Sfeir, Nasrallah Boutros (Maronite Patriarch), E303 [7MR]