ABERCROMBIE, NEIL (a Representative from Hawaii)

Addresses

What Americans Should Know About Our Nation and the Sea: John P. Craven, Common Heritage Corp., E2134 [27NO]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

———provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H8248 [15NO]

———tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and ensure inclusion of women in any newly established Government (see H. Res. 281), H8133 [13NO]

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

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 643), H1061 [21MR]

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]

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

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

Armed Forces: increase basic pay (see H.R. 2494), H4009 [12JY] (see H.R. 2494), H4013 [16JY]

———restore certain education benefits of reservist and active duty servicemembers participating in military action against Afghanistan (see H.R. 3240), H7908 [7NO]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H3713 [27JN]

``Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Congress'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 130), H2022 [8MY]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 700), H955 [15MR]

Aung San Suu Kyi: anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5338 [2AU]

Aviation: ensure individuals are not penalized for canceling or rescheduling certain flights (see H.R. 3103), H6701 [11OC]

———establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H5592 [11SE]

———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), H5971 [24SE] (see H.R. 2955), H6260 [3OC]

———provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3347, 3347), H10966 [20DE]

———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3007), H6458 [9OC]

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

Bankruptcy: extend the priority provided to claims for compensation and benefits of all employees (see H.R. 3415, 3415), H10910 [19DE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H2023 [8MY]

Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see H.R. 2211), H3258 [19JN]

———U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5338 [2AU]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1408 [3AP]

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), H4780 [27JY]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see H.R. 1038), H4780 [27JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 169), H3357 [20JN]

———display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 106), H6381 [4OC]

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

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 105), H1295 [28MR]

Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990, 1990), H9239 [11DE]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H4428 [23JY]

———increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1650), H3068 [12JN]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H4353 [19JY]

———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care and early learning services, and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 265), H400 [14FE]

———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524, 3524), H10908 [19DE]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H3961 [11JY]

China, People's Republic of: express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (see H. Res. 121), H1556 [24AP]

———human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1012 [20MR]

———improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1060 [21MR]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4216 [18JY]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 56), H1014 [20MR]

———U.S. policy review (see H. Con. Res. 121), H1716 [1MY]

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]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1362), H1408 [3AP]

———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]

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, 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]

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

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 429), H219 [7FE]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 499), H2281 [16MY]

Crime: 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]

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

———provide loan assistance to poultry farmers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 301, 302), H650 [6MR]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321, 3321), H10355 [18DE]

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), H4635 [25JY]

———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), H826 [8MR]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 576), H624 [1MR] (see H.R. 1173), H1191 [27MR]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H1557 [24AP]

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

Dept. of Energy: establish a Natural Gas Reserve (see H.R. 245), H650 [6MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish and maintain a panel to provide expert scientific recommendations in the field of cell development (see H.R. 2863), H5616 [13SE]

———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), H1483 (see H.R. 1433), H1493 [4AP]

———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H219 [7FE]

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), H444 [27FE]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 2459), H5406 [5SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (see H.R. 2420), H3804 [28JN]

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

Dept. of Transportation: give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (see H.R. 3067), H7128 [17OC]

———make grants to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry to provide compensation for losses incurred as a result of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2945), H6505 [10OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H2387 [21MY]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H222 [7FE]

———improve presumptive compensation benefits for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 1406), H2890 [5JN]

———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (see H.R. 2540), H4541 [24JY]

———revise effective date for award of disability compensation for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation (see H.R. 290), H443 [27FE]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 1230), H1925 [3MY]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H398 [14FE]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 933), H878 [13MR]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H162 [31JA]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 1193), H6137 [2OC]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H2890 [5JN]

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

Ecology and environment: establish a grassland reserve restoration and conservation program (see H.R. 1689), H2890 [5JN]

Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see H.R. 3341), H8565 [28NO]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1693), H4724 [26JY]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H254 [8FE]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 573), H444 [27FE]

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

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

Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see H.R. 2282), H3464 [21JN]

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

———require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 2782), H5336 [2AU]

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

EPA: establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (see H.R. 64), H2571 [22MY]

———increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H224 [7FE]

———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 1116), H1011 [20MR]

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

———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), H1189 [27MR]

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

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

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H5928 [21SE]

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), H1489 [4AP]

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

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2849 [25MY]

———coverage of chiropractic services in any Federal health plan (see H. Con. Res. 46), H5488 [10SE]

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

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H955 [15MR]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H1717 [1MY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H441 [27FE]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 827), H5455 [6SE]

FHA: expand moratorium on foreclosure of mortgage loans to employees of air carriers and aircraft manufacturers affected by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3277, 3277), H10173 [17DE]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424, 3424), H10067 [13DE]

Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1922), H2387 [21MY]

———ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see H.R. 693), H1717 [1MY]

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see H.R. 1247), H1189 [27MR]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1014), H1411 [3AP]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 225), H443 [27FE]

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 2773), H5335 [2AU] (see H.R. 3207), H7717 [1NO]

———require criminal background checks for sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms at certain events and provide additional resources for gun crime enforcement (see H.R. 2377), H3803 [28JN]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 1367), H2023 [8MY]

———establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 325), H162 [31JA]

———prohibit offering for sale, selling, or purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce certain shark fins (see H.R. 2673), H4862 [30JY]

Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H954 [15MR]

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]

———international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 361), H1013 [20MR]

———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), H3618 [26JN]

Foreign policy: support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H2081 [9MY]

Foreign trade: 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]

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), H1718 [1MY]

Goro Hokama Post Office Building, Lanai City, HI: designate (see H.R. 132), H224 [7FE]

Guam: clarify local judicial structure (see H.R. 521), H1605 [25AP]

Hawaii: improve Native Hawaiian education programs (see H.R. 1250), H1189 [27MR]

Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 2729), H5333 [2AU]

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

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

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

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

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

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353, 1353), H9077 [6DE]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H1484 (see H.R. 1436), H1493 [4AP]

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]

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

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H506 [28FE]

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), H7719 [1NO]

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

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H1113 [22MR]

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), H1558 [24AP]

———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]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 1195), H1605 [25AP]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 964), H1061 [21MR]

———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]

———waiting periods for immigrant visas relative to reclassification of family preference because of naturalization of a parent or spouse (see H.R. 133), H4634 [25JY]

India: 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), H443 [27FE]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H7910 [7NO]

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

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H7529 [30OC]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H1060 [21MR]

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

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see H.R. 2160), H3149 [13JN]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H3260 [19JN]

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, 253), H9240 [11DE]

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), H4540 [24JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1113 [22MR]

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

Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (see H. Con. Res. 77), H3807 [28JN]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see H.R. 2320), H3618 [26JN]

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

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1007), H876 [13MR]

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), H4352 [19JY]

LIHEAP: make available royalties received from domestic Federal oil and gas production (see H.R. 962), H878 [13MR]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H3261 [19JN]

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), H4353 [19JY]

Maui, HI: conduct a study to determine the feasibility of including certain lands on the southeastern shoreline in the National Park System (see H.R. 591), H1717 [1MY]

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]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H323 [13FE]

Medicare: coverage for qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 594), H323 [13FE]

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H956 [15MR]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H441 [27FE]

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

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

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3519 [25JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1512), H1498 [4AP]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H1490 [4AP]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H3151 [13JN]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1798), H5456 [6SE]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H1061 [21MR]

———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]

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

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H3203 [14JN]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089, 1089), H10067 [13DE]

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

———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), H5406 [5SE]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H1113 [22MR]

———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), H7910 [7NO]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 2058), H2888 [5JN]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 2768), H5616 [13SE] (see H.R. 3391, 3391), H8842 [4DE]

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

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 3602, 3602), H10965 [20DE]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H1013 [20MR]

———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), H8732 [29NO]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H5406 [5SE]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2335 [17MY]

Middle East: encourage Lebanon, Syria, and Iran to call upon Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis presently held in Lebanon (see H. Res. 99), H1115 [22MR]

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

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1343 [29MR]

National Academy of Sciences: conduct a study to determine the causes of recent increases in the price of natural gas (see H.R. 712), H877 [13MR]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 663), H395 [14FE]

National Eye Institute: funding (see H.R. 590), H2022 [8MY]

National Guard: authorize small arms competitions and athletic competitions (see H.R. 1705), H2387 [21MY]

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

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H3863 [10JY]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 1083), H955 [15MR]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1071), H954 [15MR]

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 Tartan Day: support establishment and recognize the anniversary of signing of the Declaration of Arbroath (see H. Res. 109), H1345 [29MR]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 1873), H3151 [13JN]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H6056 [25SE]

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

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

———support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (see H.R. 1337), H1407 [3AP]

New York, NY: tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 243), H5927 [21SE]

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]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H955 [15MR]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H8732 [29NO]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H1556 [24AP]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of certain prescription drugs by pharmacists and wholesalers (see H.R. 698), H397 [14FE]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 459), H508 [28FE]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 144), H2334 [17MY]

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

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 283), H443 [27FE]

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

———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1861), H2279 [16MY]

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H3807 [28JN]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 1830), H4780 [27JY]

———increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 683), H877 [13MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1948), H2890 [5JN]

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]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H7529 [30OC]

Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1906), H2333 [17MY]

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

Refugees: support victims of torture (see H. Con. Res. 168), H3619 [26JN]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 645), H1061 [21MR]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3011), H7960 [8NO]

———conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 1035), H1346 [29MR]

Schools: establish a grant program to promote emotional and social development and school readiness (see H.R. 2636), H4633 [25JY]

Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 3478, 3478), H10065 [13DE]

Selective Service System: provide temporary amnesty period so individuals who failed to register may do so without penalty (see H.R. 3149), H8732 [29NO]

Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7910 [7NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H4113 [17JY]

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), H222 [7FE]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H3713 [27JN]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2630, 2630), H10067 [13DE]

———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), H3068 [12JN]

———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), H954 [15MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 3040), H6458 [9OC]

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1275), H1490 [4AP]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H1660 [26AP]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1190 [27MR]

———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), H5456 [6SE]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H508 [28FE]

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

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8), H28 [3JA]

———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 1309), H1344 [29MR]

———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (see H.R. 3143), H8248 [15NO]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1013 [20MR]

———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2419), H3804 [28JN]

———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 794), H506 [28FE]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H5488 [10SE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H1717 [1MY]

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

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

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

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3301), H8248 [15NO]

———provide Federal reimbursement to States for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3172), H7333 [25OC]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 2082), H5488 [10SE]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H651 [6MR]

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 3041), H6379 [4OC]

———provide tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (see H.R. 1588), H1604 [25AP]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H1344 [29MR]

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

———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H397 [14FE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H1489 [4AP]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1490 [4AP]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see H.R. 744), H741 [7MR]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H3068 [12JN]

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

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H2335 [17MY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 1596), H5406 [5SE]

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

———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), H5925 [21SE]

———provide for a congressional medal to be awarded by the President to civilians killed or wounded in terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3544, 3544), H10909 [19DE]

———provide for the distribution of assets frozen pursuant to certain Executive orders for cleanup and reconstruction costs associated with terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3294), H8181 [14NO]

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

———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 232), H6260 [3OC]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H5456 [6SE]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 133), H4353 [19JY]

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

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H621 [1MR]

Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 994), H875 [13MR]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H394 [14FE]

———improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 801), H1116 [22MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H443 [27FE]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H166 [31JA]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H959 [19MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H6458 [9OC]

Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 2345), H8564 [28NO]

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

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

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

———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]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H741 [7MR]

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

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 2670), H4779 [27JY]

———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), H877 [13MR]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1425), H4014 [16JY]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 619), H1410 [3AP]

———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H4724 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: permit the transfer of entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1958), H2678 [23MY]

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

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 94), H1409 [3AP]

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]

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 562), H322 [13FE]

Ships and vessels: stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (see H.R. 2901), H5736 [19SE]

Taxation: restore complete deductibility for business meals and entertainment and the deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse during business travel (see H.R. 1211), H1187 [27MR]

———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 563), H322 [13FE]

———treatment of meal and entertainment expenses associated with the performing arts (see H.R. 564), H322 [13FE]

Veterans: extend eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see H.R. 2247), H3356 [20JN]

Factsheets

Asian Elephants, H3018 [12JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6338, H6375 [4OC]

———price supports for sugar, H6338, H6375 [4OC]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), H8296 [16NO]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 700), H3017 [12JN]

Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2891), H5685 [14SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H6039 [25SE]

———equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (H.R. 2012), E992 [26MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8535, H8545 [28NO]

Goro Hokama Post Office Building, Lanai City, HI: designate (H.R. 132), H205 [7FE]

Mexico: safety of polar bears traveling with Suarez Brothers Circus, E1979 [2NO]

National security: national missile defense system, H1668 [1MY]

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (H.R. 562), E170 [13FE]

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

New York, NY: allocation of funds relative to terrorist attacks, H8545 [28NO]

———economic impact of terrorist attacks, H8545 [28NO]

Power resources: national energy policy, H2205 [16MY]

Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1447 [4AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H8535 [28NO]

———rates (H.R. 1836), consideration (H. Res. 142), H2205 [16MY]

Unemployment: prohibit use of community development funds for any purpose other than wage supplements and health insurance assistance, H8545 [28NO]

Votes: correction, H8971 [6DE]

———position on missed, H129 [31JA], H2090 [10MY], E629 [25AP], E915 [23MY], E1122 [14JN], E1415 [24JY], E1906 [16OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1551 [24AP], H2385 [21MY], H4426 [23JY]

Special order: granted, H5923 [21SE], H7715 [1NO]

Tables

Distribution of national emergency grant funds, H8545 [28NO]

Tributes

Craven, John P., E2133 [27NO]