DAVIS, THOMAS M. (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8548 [28NO]

Appointments

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

Norman Sisisky funeral attendees, H1349 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H6920 [16OC]

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

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

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H10066 [13DE]

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]

Arlington National Cemetery: reform burial eligibility requirements for certain veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 3423), H9076 [6DE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H5488 [10SE]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 2951), H6055 [25SE]

———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 [25SE]

———require background checks for individuals enrolled in flight schools (see H.R. 2932), H6056 [25SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 333), H224 [7FE]

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]

Booker T. Washington National Monument: revise boundaries (see H.R. 1456), H1485 (see H.R. 1456), H1494 [4AP]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H875 [13MR]

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), H2680 [23MY]

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

Children and youth: provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H4113 [17JY]

———provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see H.R. 555), H258 [12FE]

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]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 583), H1660 [26AP]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 22), H624 [1MR]

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]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2454), H5928 [21SE]

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]

D. French Slaughter Post Office Building, Culpepper, VA: designate (see H.R. 1767), H2022 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain equipment to include counter-terrorism equipment (see H.R. 3025), H10355 [18DE]

———tribute to the U.S.S. Eisenhower Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 279), H8843 [4DE]

Dept. of Energy: develop plan for magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment to accelerate scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1781), H2081 [9MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H444 [27FE]

———establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H2082 [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1021), H928 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3183), H7529 [30OC]

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: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H8732 [29NO]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H877 [13MR]

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

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

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H5488 [10SE]

———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (see H. Res. 67), H1014 [20MR]

District of Columbia: designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (see H.R. 2657), H4723 [26JY]

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

———review appropriateness of reopening Pennsylvania Avenue in front of White House (see H. Res. 125), H1660 [26AP]

District of Columbia College Access Act: permit certain high school graduates who graduated prior to 1998 to participate in the tuition assistance program (see H.R. 1499), H1497 [4AP]

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see H.R. 2291), H4217 [18JY]

El Salvador: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 531), H253 [8FE]

FCC: prevent imposition of spectrum caps on future Commercial and Mobile Radio Services auctions (see H.R. 2535), H7358 [29OC]

Federal employees: allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund (see H.R. 1939), H2570 [22MY]

———allow receipt of frequent flyer miles and other promotional benefits received during Government travel (see H.R. 2456), H4541 [24JY]

———amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2388 [21MY]

———availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 579), H323 [13FE]

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

———clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (see H.R. 136), H60 [6JA]

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

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H2082 [9MY]

———reform long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2559), H4216 [18JY]

———require the same transit pass transportation benefits offered in the National Capital Region to be extended to other similarly situated employees (see H.R. 135), H60 [6JA]

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

Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H5406 [5SE]

Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 3358), H8563 [28NO]

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

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H1661 [26AP]

———extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3204 [14JN]

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H1013 [20MR]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H3863 [10JY]

GSA: authorize public-private partnerships to rehabilitate Federal real property (see H.R. 2710), H5125 [1AU]

Health: reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H9239 [11DE]

Herb E. Harris Post Office Building, Alexandria, VA: designate (see H.R. 1761), H2021 [8MY]

Herbert H. Bateman Post Office Building, Newport News, VA: designate (see H.R. 1749), H2021 [8MY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H3204 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H3204 [14JN]

Higher Education Act: make certain student loan interest rate formulas permanent (see H.R. 2781), H5336 [2AU]

History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 297), H10966 [20DE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H8564 [28NO]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 945), H826 [8MR]

———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), H1294 [28MR]

———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. 1242), H1558 [24AP]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H4113 [17JY]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2677 [23MY]

Israel: elections (see H. Res. 31), H223 [7FE]

Judiciary: provide for automatic annual increases in judicial salaries (see H.R. 570), H322 [13FE]

Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (see H. Con. Res. 77), H8421 [27NO]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H3806 [28JN]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 1887), H2333 [17MY]

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

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

Lewis F. Payne United States Post Office, Nathalie, VA: designate (see H.R. 1799), H2140 [10MY]

M. Caldwell Butler Post Office Building, Roanoke, VA: designate (see H.R. 1753), H2021 [8MY]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H3805 [28JN]

Medicare: coverage of oral drugs to reduce serum phosphate levels in patients with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 3246), H7909 [7NO]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H2184 [15MY]

———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]

Members of Congress: restrict use of franked mass mailings (see H.R. 533), H253 [8FE]

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

Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see H.R. 2450), H3861 [10JY] (see H.R. 2624), H4633 [25JY]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1558 [24AP]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5704 [14SE] (see H. Con. Res. 235), H5927 [21SE]

National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see H.R. 1120), H1011 [20MR]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H5456 [6SE]

Norman Sisisky Post Office Building, Petersburg, VA: designate (see H.R. 2910), H5925 [21SE]

OPM: determine the number of Federal employees and annuitants eligible for participation in the health benefits program but who are covered neither by such program nor by any other health insurance (see H.R. 2397), H3804 [28JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H2022 [8MY]

Pensions: application of catch-up contributions to the Federal Employees Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3340), H10055 [12DE]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H1717 [1MY]

Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 238), H5704 [14SE]

Political campaigns: increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 2252), H3357 [20JN]

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

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

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]

Ripken, Cal, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 247), H6137 [2OC]

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

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3230), H8339 [16NO]

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

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), H444 [27FE]

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

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H324 [13FE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1411 [3AP]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H10966 [20DE]

———State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H10966 [20DE]

Stafford County, VA: recognize the historical significance of the Aquia sandstone quarries of Government Island for contributions to the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Res. 261), H6701 [11OC]

Stan Parris Post Office Building, Annandale, VA: designate (see H.R. 1766), H2022 [8MY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H5406 [5SE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H1407 [3AP]

———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H1410 [3AP]

———allow businesses to expense qualified security devices (see H.R. 2970), H8133 [13NO]

———allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 2076), H3466 [21JN]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 647), H1489 [4AP]

———allow qualified technological equipment and computer software to be expensed (see H.R. 1411), H5928 [21SE]

———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), H1925 [3MY]

———expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and terminate the minimum tax preference for incentive stock options (see H.R. 2383), H3803 [28JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1552), H1555 [24AP]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H3068 [12JN]

———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 limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H223 [7FE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1675), H3519 [25JN]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H1012 [20MR]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H9078 [6DE]

———provide a higher purchase price limitation applicable to mortgage subsidy bonds based on median family income (see H.R. 43), H26 [3JA]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H928 [14MR]

———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), H8338 [16NO]

———rates (see H.R. 3), H650 [6MR]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H1012 [20MR]

———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 1487), H1606 [25AP] (see H.R. 2794), H5336 [2AU]

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H1190 [27MR]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H3260 [19JN]

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

———treatment of depreciation of computers and other technological equipment, software, and certain auction-acquired telecommunications licenses (see H.R. 2981), H6135 [2OC]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H4113 [17JY]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1013 [20MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H2142 [10MY]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 1769), H2081 [9MY]

———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 1012), H876 [13MR]

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

Terrorism: establish a memorial on the Arlington Naval Annex to the victims of the terrorist attack at the Pentagon (see H.R. 3036), H6379 [4OC]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H1557 [24AP] (see H. Res. 52), H5616 [13SE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3448), H9239 [11DE]

———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]

Tom Bliley Post Office Building, Richmond, VA: designate (see H.R. 1748), H2021 [8MY]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131, 2131), H3207 [18JN]

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

Vietnam: persecution of Montagnard peoples (see H. Con. Res. 178), H4541 [24JY]

———promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 2368), H3802 [28JN] (see H.R. 2833), H5456 [6SE]

Vietnamese Conflict: require a study on the eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and an alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 3443), H10910 [19DE]

Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 2345), H3712 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 2435), H3861 [10JY]

El Salvador: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 41), H442 [27FE]

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

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 2180), H3201 [14JN]

Federal employees: establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (see H.R. 2678), H4948 [31JY]

———increase pay rate for certain offices and positions within the executive and judicial branches of the Government (see H.R. 1824), H2147 [14MY]

———make certain service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 2355), H3802 [28JN]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H959 [19MR]

Government: increase flexibility in the procurement of property and services to facilitate the defense against terrorism (see H.R. 3426), H9077 [6DE]

National Wash America Campaign: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 236), H5971 [24SE]

National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see H.R. 2868), H5487 [10SE]

Refugees: extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (see H.R. 1840), H2183 [15MY]

Taxation: 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), H3066 [12JN]

———treatment of certain terrorist attack zone compensation of civilian uniformed personnel (see H.R. 3433), H9077 [6DE]

U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 183), H3862 [10JY]

Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (see H.R. 2440), H3861 [10JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3788 [28JN]

Letters

Encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure: several technology businesses and associations, E1293 [10JY]

Proclamations

Lions Club Week: John Mason, Mayor of Fairfax, VA, E589 [24AP]

Questions and answers

Why information sharing is essential for critical infrastructure protection, E1294 [10JY]

Remarks

Arlington, VA: tribute to YMCA Community Service New Millennium Program graduates, E784 [10MY]

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), H5662 [14SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1522 [24AP]

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (H.R. 2133), H5465, H5466 [10SE]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1265 [28MR]

Burns, Jeanne: Springfield, VA, Inter-Service Community Service Award recipient, E340 [13MR]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H2980 [7JN]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (H. Res. 56), H1373 [3AP]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (H.R. 2435), E1292 [10JY]

Court Appointed Special Advocates (organization): Springfield, VA, Inter-Service Community Service Award recipient, E339 [13MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8548 [28NO]

Dept. of Energy: Energy Star Program funding, H5110 [1AU]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H705 [7MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4596, H4597 [25JY]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 227), H5691 [14SE]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (H.R. 717), E1762 [2OC]

District of Columbia: designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (H.R. 2657), H5749 [20SE]

———designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (H.R. 2657), Senate amendment, H10372 [19DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H5993 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), conference report, H9050 [6DE]

District of Columbia College Access Act: permit certain high school graduates who graduated prior to 1998 to participate in the tuition assistance program (H.R. 1499), H4812 [30JY]

El Salvador: disaster relief funding, H4489 [24JY]

———express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 41), H970 [20MR]

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

EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (H.R. 3178), H10192 [18DE]

Fairfax, VA: anniversary of Fairfax Host Lions Club, E589 [24AP]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Inova Fairfax Hospital, E2196 [4DE]

Falls Church, VA: anniversary of Holmes Run Acres neighborhood, E1800 [4OC]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 2180), E1117 [14JN]

Federal contracts: consider quality and cost before contracting out, outsourcing, privatizing, or converting any Government services, H4596, H4597 [25JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4489 [24JY]

Herb E. Harris Post Office Building, Alexandria, VA: designate (H.R. 1761), H5470, H5471 [10SE]

Herbert H. Bateman Post Office Building, Newport News, VA: designate (H.R. 1749), H6434 [9OC]

Higher Education Act: establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders (S. 1762), H10891 [19DE]

Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), H2362 [21MY]

Kewaunee, WI: conveyance of excess Army Reserve Center (H.R. 788), H5467 [10SE]

Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (H. Con. Res. 77), H8376 [27NO]

Mankin, Elma: Herndon, VA, Rotary Club Citizen of the Year award recipient, E629 [25AP]

National Guard: tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia (H. Con. Res. 47), H680 [7MR]

National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (H.R. 2868), E1610 [10SE]

Norman Sisisky Post Office Building, Petersburg, VA: designate (H.R. 2910), H7378 [30OC]

Occoquan River: navigation project funding, H8548 [28NO]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), H1794 [2MY]

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

Prince William County, VA: anniversary, E394 [20MR]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (H.R. 624), H676 [7MR]

Refugees: extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (H.R. 1840), H7363 [30OC]

Ripken, Cal, Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 247), E1831 [9OC]

Shrader, Ralph W.: Northern Virginia Community Foundation Community Leadership Award recipient, E1860 [12OC]

Sisisky, Norman: tribute (H. Res. 107), H1331 [29MR]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), H940 [15MR]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), H276 [13FE]

Springfield, VA: anniversary of West Springfield Civic Association, E2209 [5DE]

Stan Parris Post Office Building, Annandale, VA: designate (H.R. 1766), H5468, H5469, H5470 [10SE]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), H6807 [16OC]

———rates (H.R. 3), H785 [8MR]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1316 [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), H5499, H5553 [11SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5553 [11SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9028 [6DE]

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

Vienna, VA: anniversary of First Baptist Church of Vienna, E2230 [7DE]

Vietnam: human rights violations, H4643 [26JY]

———make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 55), H4643 [26JY]

———promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 2833), H5417 [6SE]

Votes: position on missed, H8627 [29NO]

Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (H.R. 2440), H9155 [11DE]

Woodbridge, VA: tribute to members of American Legion Post #364, E591 [24AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Speaker pro tempore: designation during adjournment, H10938 [20DE]

Special order: granted, H2994 [7JN]

Summaries

National Youth Smoking Reduction Act (H.R. 2180), E1118 [14JN]

Tributes

Brown, Josh, E1320 [12JY]

Card, Kathleene, H7531 [31OC]

Cavanaugh, John, E1048 [7JN]

Downing, Thomas N., E2092 [15NO]

Estwani, Bassam A., H203 [7FE]

Graham, Katharine M., E1375 [20JY]

Hartwell, Elizabeth, E593 [24AP]

Rust, John H., Jr. (Jack), E2260 [12DE]

Smith, Kenny, E2230 [7DE]

Webb, Alan, H2985 [7JN]