McDERMOTT, JIM (a Representative from Washington)

Appointments

Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, H904 [14MR]

Articles and editorials

FERC Likely To Put New Limits on California Energy Prices, Mike Allen and Juliet Eilperin, Washington (DC) Post, H3183 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1408 [3AP] (see H.R. 2866), H5971 [24SE]

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H741 [7MR]

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

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H5456 [6SE]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H1483 (see H.R. 1421), H1493 [4AP]

———promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (see H.R. 3121), H9078 [6DE]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1189 [27MR]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H5925 [21SE]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 3009), H8181 [14NO]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H6421 [5OC]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H508 [28FE]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decisionmaking, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2974), H10910 [19DE]

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

Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H5592 [11SE]

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 2310), H4725 [26JY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H3618 [26JN]

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]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7358 [29OC]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6057 (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), H4353 [19JY]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H6379 [4OC]

Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 118), H1716 [1MY]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H3960 [11JY]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H739 [7MR]

———temporary moratorium on carrying out the death penalty to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 321), H5339 [2AU]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see H.R. 1038), H5339 [2AU]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 399), H218 [7FE]

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

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Con. Res. 3), H112 [30JA]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H4113 [17JY]

———give highest priority to providing assistance, services, and benefits to children who lost parents or guardians in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 228), H5928 [21SE]

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

———require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2788), H5336 [2AU]

China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (see H.R. 2739), H8421 [27NO]

———participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H1116 [22MR]

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H3465 [21JN]

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

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

Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 1152), H1059 [21MR]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H5405 [5SE]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H827 [8MR]

Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 865), H648 [6MR]

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

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H8843 [4DE]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H742 [7MR]

CPSC: promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 3283), H10355 [18DE]

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), H8181 [14NO]

Crime: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2734), H5334 [2AU] (see H.R. 2929), H5926 [21SE]

———condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H6380 [4OC]

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

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H3067 [12JN]

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

Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3864 [10JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 98), H1012 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: develop inventory of sites within former military ranges containing unexploded ordnance or other abandoned munitions that pose health or safety threats and improve public awareness of such sites (see H.R. 2605), H4780 [27JY]

———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), H878 [13MR]

Dept. of Education: make additional grants under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (see H.R. 419), H219 [7FE]

Dept. of Energy: impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (see H.R. 238), H1295 [28MR]

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

———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: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H4113 [17JY]

———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H5927 [21SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H111 [30JA]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H220 [7FE]

Dept. of the Interior: maintain moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H. Con. Res. 136), H2280 [16MY]

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

———provide assistance for the maintenance of gravesites of former U.S. Presidents (see H.R. 2806), H5407 [5SE]

Dept. of Transportation: funding for purchase of recycled materials for certain surface transportation programs (see H.R. 530), H5616 [13SE]

———require use of recycled materials in Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 529), H5616 [13SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1717), H2571 [22MY]

———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H2999 [7JN]

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

Disasters: authorize disaster assistance for recovery from earthquakes in India and El Salvador (see H.R. 1760), H2021 [8MY]

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

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1346 [29MR]

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

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 25), H651 [6MR]

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

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H3713 [27JN]

Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (see H.R. 1669), H4541 [24JY]

Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 2064), H4217 [18JY]

Education: expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 2765), H5335 [2AU]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H1295 [28MR]

———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 the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 117), H254 [8FE]

———increase student financial aid programs funding (see H.R. 2476), H4863 [30JY]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 573), H955 [15MR]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see H.R. 1180), H1113 [22MR]

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

Election Administration Commission: establish (see H.R. 263), H109 [30JA]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H826 [8MR]

———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (see H.R. 1468), H1485 (see H.R. 1468), H1495 [4AP]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 9), H1490 [4AP]

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

ERISA: extend the basic period for health care continuation from 18 months to 5 years (see H.R. 1663), H2387 [21MY]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1345 [29MR]

FAA: establish a program to train Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers to be volunteers in the Federal Air Marshal Program (see H.R. 3190), H7591 [31OC]

———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 448), H5405 [5SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 2328), H3864 [10JY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043), H953 [15MR] (see H.R. 1097), H1010 [20MR]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H444 [27FE]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H1489 [4AP]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H5125 [1AU]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 2588), H4427 [23JY]

FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 783), H6919 [16OC]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 1367), H4113 [17JY]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1157), H1060 [21MR]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H5928 [21SE]

Food: educate the public on the use of biotechnology in producing food and support additional scientific research into potential economic and environmental risks and benefits (see H.R. 115), H2281 [16MY]

Food industry: freshness dates on food (see H.R. 2611), H4539 [24JY]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H1715 [1MY]

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H5340 [2AU]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (see H.R. 3169), H7333 [25OC]

———increase accountability relative to the education and training of foreign military personnel (see H.R. 1594), H1657 [26AP]

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

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4217 [18JY]

———require the President to report on the effectiveness of the imposition of unilateral economic sanctions by the U.S. (see H.R. 1828), H4863 [30JY]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H8339 [16NO]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H2148 [14MY]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5333 [2AU]

———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), H740 [7MR]

———revise the limitations on trade readjustment allowances under the trade adjustment assistance program for workers (see H.R. 2613), H5126 [1AU]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H1497 [4AP]

Government: require purchase of hybrid electric or high-efficiency vehicles by Federal agencies (see H.R. 2263), H3864 [10JY]

———require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 917), H740 [7MR] (see H.R. 1457), H1485 (see H.R. 1457), H1494 [4AP]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1032), H3960 [11JY]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see H.R. 2167), H3961 [11JY]

———prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 1680), H4378 [20JY]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 1674), H1859 [2MY]

———authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 953), H1861 [2MY]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H5456 [6SE]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 31), H324 [13FE]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 1033), H928 [14MR]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 1269), H1294 [28MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H252 [8FE] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H741 [7MR]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2712 [24MY]

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H5456 [6SE]

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

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H2387 [21MY]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H7333 [25OC]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3961 [11JY]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see H. Con. Res. 175), H6066 [28SE]

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H741 [7MR]

———cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H1484 (see H.R. 1452), H1494 [4AP]

———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), H4113 [17JY]

———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 823), H622 [1MR]

———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses or children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1028), H1861 [2MY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H397 [14FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1713), H2281 [16MY]

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

———lift nuclear test sanctions (see H.R. 2889), H5703 [14SE]

———welcome Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee upon U.S. visit and affirm support in campaign against international terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 264), H7909 [7NO]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 293), H1556 [24AP]

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

Indonesia: provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 675), H396 [14FE]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H3863 [10JY]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H1924 [3MY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H324 [13FE]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H112 [30JA]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H1557 [24AP]

———require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 287), H3465 [21JN]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 742), H1190 [27MR]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4725 [26JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1191 [27MR]

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), H1661 [26AP]

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

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1806), H2335 [17MY]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H3807 [28JN]

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]

McCarthy, Eugene J.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1199), H1661 [26AP]

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), H3619 [26JN]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H2888 [5JN]

Medicare: accelerate reduction on the amount of beneficiary copayment liability for outpatient services (see H.R. 3284), H8421 [27NO]

———clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H1487 (see H.R. 1490), H1496 [4AP]

———coverage for qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 594), H741 [7MR]

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H621 [1MR]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H3258 [19JN]

———coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1656), H1715 [1MY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2571 [22MY]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1798), H2140 [10MY]

———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), H1191 [27MR]

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

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H959 [19MR]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H4008 [12JY]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H1558 [24AP]

———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), H2387 [21MY]

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 481), H221 [7FE]

———payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1928), H2387 [21MY]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H7852 [6NO]

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H3151 [13JN]

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2549), H4215 [18JY]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 2768), H5335 [2AU] (see H.R. 3391), H8842 [4DE]

———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), H8420 [27NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 1510), H1661 [26AP]

Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (see H.R. 677), H4113 [17JY]

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

Motor vehicles: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (see H.R. 1382), H3863 [10JY]

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

———prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 2155), H5928 [21SE]

———prohibit the purchase, rent, or lease, for use as a school bus, of a vehicle that does not comply with school bus safety standards (see H.R. 3296), H10067 [13DE]

———reduce aggressivity of light trucks, increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards, increase fuel economy standards, and improve accuracy and release of information on average fuel economy (see H.R. 2614), H4539 [24JY]

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

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

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

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H223 [7FE]

National Health Service Corps: reauthorize, amend scholarship and loan programs tax status and repayment rules, and simplify application process (see H.R. 1968), H2678 [23MY]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H3863 [10JY]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 61), H877 [13MR]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1071), H6702 [11OC]

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]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H3150 [13JN]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H3864 [10JY]

———dedicate certain funds for the purpose of reducing violence, hate crimes, and crime on reservations (see H.R. 1164), H2890 [5JN]

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

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H4010 [12JY]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3802 [28JN]

Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (see H.R. 1160), H1296 [28MR]

NIH: expand and intensify research regarding Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (see H.R. 3014), H6781 [12OC]

NIST: investigate feasibility and cost of implementing secure computer system for remote voting and communication by Congress and establish system to ensure business continuity for congressional operations (see H.R. 3481), H10066 [13DE]

Northern Ireland: recognize historical and political impact of 1981 Irish Republican hunger strikers on peace process (see H. Res. 132), H4217 [18JY]

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

NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1472), H2956 [6JN]

Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 17), H1347 [29MR]

———suspend use, sale, development, production, testing, and export of depleted uranium munitions pending the outcome of certain studies of the health effects of such munitions (see H.R. 3155), H7127 [17OC]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H1489 [4AP]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]

Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations (see H.R. 2839), H5405 [5SE]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 660), H395 [14FE]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 459), H220 [7FE]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 144), H60 [6JA]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA] (see H.R. 1637), H1659 [26AP]

Population: encourage the U.S. to develop, promote, and implement policies to slow global population growth by voluntary means (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1012 [20MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H959 [19MR]

———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1861), H4113 [17JY]

———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H3805 [28JN]

Power resources: provide assistance to those most affected by high energy prices and promote and accelerate energy conservation investments in the U.S. (see H.R. 3274), H8732 [29NO]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H3864 [10JY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H5125 [1AU]

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), H6379 [4OC]

Public welfare programs: authorize State use of funds provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to support infant safe haven programs (see H.R. 2018), H4863 [30JY]

———expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 2166), H4634 [25JY]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H6780 [12OC]

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

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1405), H3960 [11JY]

Roads and highways: use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 2369), H3802 [28JN]

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

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1125), H5125 [1AU]

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide grants to small public drinking water systems (see H.R. 1178), H6919 [16OC]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 1035), H1661 [26AP]

Schools: encourage teaching of the role of Native Americans in U.S. history and culture and leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 101), H1189 [27MR]

———honor Native Americans for their contributions to U.S. history, culture, and education (see H. Res. 168), H3207 [18JN]

Senior citizens: recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 13), H624 [1MR]

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), H1923 [3MY]

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

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H741 [7MR]

———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 128), H1716 [1MY]

———ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 3323), H8337 [16NO]

———ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3323), H8565 [28NO]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H4541 [24JY]

———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1143), H4216 [18JY]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 956), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H3960 [11JY]

SSI: increase incentives for working, saving, and pursuing an education (see H.R. 739), H441 [27FE]

Taxation: allow a credit for the purchase and installation of equipment to test for and remove radon from the air and water (see H.R. 2816), H5407 [5SE]

———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H4114 [17JY]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H224 [7FE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H1657 [26AP]

———allow disclosure of taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds (see H.R. 1443), H1484 (see H.R. 1443), H1494 [4AP]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H3960 [11JY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1112 [22MR]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2520), H4111 [17JY]

———eligibility of part-time employees for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 773), H505 [28FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 672), H396 [14FE]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 1676), H1860 [2MY]

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

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1182), H1113 [22MR]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H2142 [10MY]

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H3203 [14JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see H.R. 1657), H9239 [11DE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2184 [15MY]

———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 1514), H1498 [4AP]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H2281 [16MY]

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

———increase individual income tax rates and deposit increased funds into the Social Security trust funds (see H.R. 2935), H5926 [21SE]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H324 [13FE]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 2040), H2848 [25MY]

———provide a refund to individuals for payroll taxes (see H.R. 3015), H6381 [4OC]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 710), H1295 [28MR]

———provide credit for medical research relative to developing vaccines against widespread diseases and assure such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 1504), H1497 [4AP]

———provide disaster relief for homeowners (see H.R. 2176), H3466 [21JN]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H4949 [31JY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1661 [26AP]

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H64 [6JA]

———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), H2889 [5JN]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 1357), H1408 [3AP]

———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1711), H2998 [7JN]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H3712 [27JN]

———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H2183 [15MY]

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

———treatment of deposits and similar amounts received by a tour operator for a tour arranged by such operator (see H.R. 2618), H10966 [20DE]

———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2550), H4635 [25JY]

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H2680 [23MY]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 90), H112 [30JA]

Television: reinstate authority of the FCC and local franchising authorities to regulate cable television rates (see H.R. 1842), H2890 [5JN]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H8843 [4DE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8336 [16NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H5971 [24SE]

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

Tobacco products: prohibit importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 1454), H2083 [9MY]

———reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 1044), H953 [15MR]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (see H.R. 3019), H6378 [4OC]

———implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (see H.R. 1484), H1486 (see H.R. 1484), H1496 [4AP]

———importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H10055 [12DE]

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

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 212), H4863 [30JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 3022), H6378 [4OC]

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

Vancouver National Historic Reserve: funding (see H.R. 2099), H4014 [16JY]

Veterans: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 862), H959 [19MR]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H628 [5MR]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H412 [26FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1013 [20MR]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H1660 [26AP]

Voting: protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H3260 [19JN]

———require States to give notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for crime convictions (see H.R. 1971), H2713 [24MY]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 128), H955 [15MR]

Washington: tribute to firefighters who lost their lives fighting the Thirtymile Fire in the Cascade Mountains (see H. Res. 201), H4216 [18JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for municipal construction grant program for wastewater treatment (see H.R. 1751), H3863 [10JY]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1750), H3863 [10JY]

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

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 285), H741 [7MR]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H444 [27FE]

Wood: require warning labels on arsenic-treated wood sold in the U.S. (see H.R. 2721), H5333 [2AU]

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), H3203 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H4352 [19JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish and maintain a panel to provide expert scientific recommendations in the field of cell development (see H.R. 2863), H5455 [6SE]

Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see H.R. 3341), H8342 [19NO]

Foreign policy: remove certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see H.R. 1358), H1408 [3AP]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (see H.R. 2059), H2888 [5JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1114 [22MR]

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

Medicare: coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H2021 [8MY]

———remove restrictions on coverage of periodic health examinations (see H.R. 1568), H1555 [24AP]

Taxation: extend exclusion from an employee's gross income for employer-provided health coverage of the employee's spouse to coverage provided to the employee's domestic partner (see H.R. 2837), H5405 [5SE]

———impose a windfall profit tax on electric generating facilities having excess profits (see H.R. 2079), H2955 [6JN]

———prevent electric generating facilities having excess profits from obtaining tax incentives by denying accelerated depreciation (see H.R. 2080), H2955 [6JN]

———provide interest-free source of capital to cover costs of installing residential solar energy equipment (see H.R. 1969), H2678 [23MY]

Remarks

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (H. Con. Res. 145), H3118 [13JN]

AID: South Asian Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4451 [24JY]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), H8294 [16NO]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3312 [20JN]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5656 [14SE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H8314 [16NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8314 [16NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5899 [21SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), motion to recommit, H5916 [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, H5899 [21SE]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees and require air carriers provide health benefits to involuntarily separated employees, H5916 [21SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H764 [8MR], H1157 [27MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1157, H1160 [27MR], H1203, H1206, H1207, H1282, H1284 [28MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 136), H2029 [9MY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), motion to instruct conferees, H1510, H1514 [24AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 14), H116 [31JA]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 50), H4308 [19JY]

———release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing, H1370 [3AP]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (H. Res. 56), H1370 [3AP]

Climate: global warming, H4766 [27JY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3507), H10417 [19DE]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (H.R. 2573), E1393 [23JY]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), H4254, H4268, H4270 [19JY]

Customs Service: civil liability of inspectors relative to alleged use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals, H8968 [6DE]

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H8965, H8968, H8969 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: commend U.S. military and defense contractor personnel responsible for successful in-flight ballistic missile defense interceptor test (H. Res. 195), H4038 [17JY]

———funding, H1207 [28MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8542 [28NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration (H. Res. 210), H4656 [26JY]

Diseases: emphasize importance of early testing in combating HIV/AIDS, E1758 [2OC]

Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (H.R. 3341), H8556 [28NO]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to go to conference, H4128 [18JY]

———funding, H1514 [24AP]

Electric power: stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (H.R. 1468), consideration (H. Res. 165), H3625 [27JN]

Eximbank: funding relative to loan guarantees made to the Iron Business Corp. of Benxi Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., H4443, H4444 [24JY]

Federal aid programs: provide emergency health coverage assistance, H10851 [19DE]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7251 [24OC]

FERC: impose cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market, H3183 [14JN], H3312 [20JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4443, H4444, H4451 [24JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa, H8294 [16NO]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding, H3871 [11JY], H5327-H5329 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 526), H4208, H4209, H4210, H4211 [18JY]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 13), E52 [30JA]

———express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 15), H120 [31JA]

———welcome Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee upon U.S. visit and affirm support in campaign against international terrorism (H. Con. Res. 264), H7944 [8NO]

Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (H.J. Res. 75), H10422 [19DE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1160 [27MR]

———funding, H1203 [28MR], H1510, H1514 [24AP]

———reform, H1284 [28MR]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2929 [6JN]

National security: national missile defense system, H4766 [27JY]

New York, NY: allocation of funds relative to terrorist attacks, H8542 [28NO]

———economic impact of terrorist attacks, H8542 [28NO]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Lee Hartwell for physiology and medicine, E2171 [29NO]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), H8195, H8202, H8210 [15NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5045 [1AU]

———national energy policy, H2065 [9MY], H2575, H2645 [23MY], H2716 [25MY], H3183 [14JN], H3625 [27JN]

Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4922 [31JY]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4922 [31JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1160 [27MR], H1206 [28MR], H1514 [24AP]

Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1438 [4AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7221, H7251 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10851 [19DE]

———rates, H1157 [27MR], H1514 [24AP]

———rates (H.R. 3), H764 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), H2210 [16MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H2843 [25MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), unanimous-consent request, H2645 [23MY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1309 [29MR]

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), H5537 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5899 [21SE]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (H.R. 3008), H8956, H8958 [6DE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9001, H9011 [6DE]

———implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (H.R. 2603), H4879 [31JY]

Unemployment: prohibit use of community development funds for any purpose other than wage supplements and health insurance assistance, H8542 [28NO]

Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 55), H4646 [26JY]

———normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 51), H5431 [6SE]

Votes: position on missed, H601 [1MR], H1951, H1956 [8MY], H2844 [25MY], H8740 [30NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2079 [9MY], H4777 [27JY], H5330 [2AU], H8562 [28NO]

Statements

Benefits of Mass HIV/AIDS Testing and Counseling for Vulnerable Populations: Edward S. Ayensu, E1758 [2OC]

Tributes

Russell, Millie L., E1957 [30OC]

Velozo, Ruth, E1006 [5JN]