UDALL, TOM (a Representative from New Mexico)

Articles and editorials

Dead Firefighters Were Sent Where They Didn't Belong, Andy Stahl, Portland (OR) Oregonian, E1482 [1AU]

Robert M. McKinney—1910-2001, Paper's Owner Dead at 90, Santa Fe (NM) New Mexican, E1200 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4353 [19JY]

Agriculture: grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see H.R. 1093), H4113 [17JY]

———promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer (see H.R. 3121), H6780 [12OC]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1121), H1011 [20MR]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H10966 [20DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H877 [13MR]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1280), H1925 [3MY]

———authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for members who die in the line of duty (see H.R. 2203), H5928 [21SE]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H2956 [6JN]

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

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

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), H5340 [2AU]

Aviation: 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), H6380 [4OC] (see H.R. 2955), H6260 [3OC]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees, expand the Federal Air Marshal Program, and establish requirements for carry-on baggage (see H.R. 2895), H5928 [21SE]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1811), H3619 [26JN]

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), H929 [14MR]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 250), H7530 [30OC]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Con. Res. 3), H444 [27FE] (see H. Res. 105), H1295 [28MR]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10910 [19DE]

Children and youth: 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]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H6056 [25SE]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4635 [25JY]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1189 [27MR]

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

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]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H398 [14FE]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H10067 [13DE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H9078 [6DE]

Contracts: require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 1324), H1345 [29MR]

Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 1310), H1344 [29MR]

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]

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), H5456 [6SE]

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

———field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see H.R. 948), H1013 [20MR]

———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]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2283), H3961 [11JY]

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

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H223 [7FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 2966), H6380 [4OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1116 [22MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (see H.R. 811), H1121 [26MR]

———clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1061 [21MR]

———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 336), H624 [1MR]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H444 [27FE]

———make service dogs available to disabled veterans and make various other improvements in health care benefits (see H.R. 2792), H6505 [10OC]

———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (see H.R. 2540), H4215 [18JY]

———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H1664 [27AP]

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

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H8248 [15NO]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 1230), H3068 [12JN]

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

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

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H5928 [21SE]

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

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H955 [15MR]

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

Education: development of high school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 620), H393 [14FE]

———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]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1703), H5488 [10SE]

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

———reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (see H.R. 692), H624 [1MR]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H2142 [10MY]

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 1628), H3806 [28JN]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H1346 [29MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 1716), H2185 [15MY]

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

EPA: provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 1431), H6422 [5OC]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (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), H2712 [24MY]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H2680 [23MY]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 57), H112 [30JA]

Federal employees: improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H2680 [23MY]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H1605 [25AP]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 93), H112 [30JA]

Financial institutions: ensure continued stability of the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1293), H3519 [25JN]

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

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (see H.R. 581), H323 [13FE]

Firearms: prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 891), H649 [6MR]

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

Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H1861 [2MY]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H8181 [14NO]

———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), H1346 [29MR]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H1346 [29MR]

Health: availability of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 943), H825 [8MR]

———conduct oversight hearings to determine the causes and outcomes surrounding the influenza vaccine shortage (see H. Res. 11), H167 [31JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H400 [14FE]

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

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H4428 [23JY]

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]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H825 [8MR] (see H.R. 2716), H6702 [11OC]

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]

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

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

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H3068 [12JN]

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 887), H648 [6MR]

———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), H1115 [22MR]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1809), H5928 [21SE]

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

Interstate commerce: renewal of interstate economic protectionism (see H. Res. 230), H5456 [6SE]

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

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H2334 [17MY]

Israel: end violence in West Bank and Gaza and endorse recommendations of the Mitchell Committee Report (see H. Con. Res. 253), H7853 [6NO]

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

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

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2387 [21MY]

———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H5971 [24SE]

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

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H10067 [13DE]

Medicaid: improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 2677), H4862 [30JY]

———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]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 1604), H2281 [16MY]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H4113 [17JY]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H5456 [6SE]

———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), H3260 [19JN]

———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), H3068 [12JN]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 2058), H5971 [24SE]

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H2890 [5JN]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H1925 [3MY]

———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), H10965 [20DE]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H8842 [4DE]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 3318), H8337 [16NO]

———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), H9078 [6DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H2185 [15MY]

Mental health: establish regional centers to help States, local governments, and other organizations develop activities and services to assist persons with persistent mental illnesses (see H.R. 2363), H8843 [4DE]

Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see H.R. 1814), H2712 [24MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H6137 [2OC]

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

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

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see H.J. Res. 42), H1345 [29MR]

National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets: establish (see H.R. 3552), H10963 [20DE]

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), H1410 [3AP]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H1485 (see H.R. 1465), H1495 [4AP]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1488 (see H. Res. 116), H1499 [4AP]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see H.R. 3473), H10055 [12DE]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 1873), H5927 [21SE]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H5340 [2AU]

———establish programs to improve energy development on Indian lands (see H.R. 2412), H4010 [12JY]

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

New Mexico: require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation (see H.R. 1913), H5928 [21SE]

NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H2281 [16MY]

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), 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]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Peru: congratulate President-elect Alejandro Toledo on his election, congratulate the people for the return of democracy, and express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 181), H3712 [27JN]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 459), H650 [6MR]

———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]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H224 [7FE]

———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1861), H2571 [22MY]

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H4429 [23JY]

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

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

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

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 1800), H2140 [10MY]

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

Rural areas: improve access to telecommunications and Internet services (see H.R. 2669), H7910 [7NO]

———promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H4113 [17JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide grants to small public drinking water systems (see H.R. 1178), H1113 [22MR]

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), H6259 [3OC] (see H.R. 3308), H8248 [15NO]

———conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 1035), H928 [14MR]

———require submission of certain disagreements to the OMB for resolution and establish a minimum period for the solicitation of offers for a bundled contract (see H.R. 2867), H5455 [6SE]

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]

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

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

———prohibit the sale of foods with minimal nutritional value in schools participating in Federal meal programs (see H.R. 2129), H3066 [12JN]

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

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

Small business: permit the collection of demographic information in connection with small business loan applications (see H.R. 3372), H8731 [29NO]

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]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2630), H5971 [24SE]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H5340 [2AU]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H4428 [23JY]

States: identify certain routes as part of the Ports-to-Plains High Priority Corridor (see H.R. 3522), H10908 [19DE]

Taxation: allow an investment credit by farmers for value-added agricultural property (see H.R. 1094), H4113 [17JY]

———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 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), H9239 [11DE]

———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), H1410 [3AP]

———designate educational empowerment zones in certain low-income areas and give a tax incentive to attract teachers to work in such areas (see H.R. 221), H400 [14FE]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1296 [28MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H5592 [11SE]

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

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H628 [5MR]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA] (see H.R. 1026), H928 [14MR]

———permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see H.R. 224), H63 [6JA]

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

———provide for nonrecognition of gain on dispositions of dairy property which is certified as having been covered by a bovine tuberculosis eradication program agreement (see H.R. 1933), H2569 [22MY]

———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), H7723 [5NO]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 369), H165 [31JA]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H650 [6MR]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H7959 [8NO]

———encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H7959 [8NO]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H5736 [19SE]

———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]

———prevent, prepare for, and respond to threats (see H.R. 3555), H10963 [20DE]

———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]

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

Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans and circumstances deemed to have been radiation-risk activities (see H.R. 1957), H2678 [23MY]

———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), H1121 [26MR]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1343 [29MR]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H2679 [23MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1499 [4AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H443 [27FE] (see H.R. 303), H225 [7FE]

———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), H650 [6MR]

Voting: protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H3863 [10JY]

Weapons: take Peacekeeper (MX) missiles off of high-alert status (see H.R. 2718), H6137 [2OC]

Weihenmayer, Erik: tribute for being first blind person to climb Mount Everest and recognition of abilities and potential of disabled individuals (see H. Con. Res. 150), H2888 [5JN]

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), H1012 [20MR]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H7910 [7NO]

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), H1346 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize construction of the Jicarilla Apache Nation Municipal Water Delivery Systems in New Mexico (see H.R. 3223), H7718 [1NO]

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

Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act: clarify tax treatment of payments made (see H.R. 1095), H959 [19MR]

Courts: appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2537), H4112 [17JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: recall of meat and poultry that is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise unsafe (see H.R. 3127), H6780 [12OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance authority to recruit and retain qualified nurses for the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 3017), H6260 [3OC]

———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H2387 [21MY]

Federal aid programs: establish low-income gasoline assistance program (see H.R. 2427), H3805 [28JN]

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), H1409 [3AP]

Navajo Long Walk to Bosque Redondo: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 1384), H1409 [3AP]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: ensure timely payment of benefits to eligible individuals (see H.R. 1132), H1012 [20MR]

———provide permanent appropriations for claims made by certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (see H.R. 1131), H1012 [20MR]

SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 2538), H4112 [17JY]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see H.R. 1010), H876 [13MR]

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: establish Presidential commission to determine validity of certain land claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (see H.R. 1823), H2142 [10MY]

Letters

Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Institutions funding: James E. Shanley, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, E912 [23MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), E1860 [12OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), motion to instruct conferees, H3975 [12JY]

Aqui en el Valle (publication): anniversary, E689 [1MY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1734 [25SE]

———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), H5667 [14SE]

———restore certain education benefits of reservist and active duty servicemembers participating in military action against Afghanistan (H.R. 3240), E2119 [16NO]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7223 [24OC], H7686 [1NO], H8312 [16NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7223 [24OC], H7686 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8312 [16NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), H5890 [21SE]

Bennett, Pat and Bill: honorary renaming of Placitas, NM, Volunteer Fire Brigade, E1351 [18JY]

Bloomfield, NM: Central Primary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E869 [21MY]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H1600 [25AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of the rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers (H. Con. Res. 174), H3824 [10JY]

Clovis, NM: Mesa Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E869 [21MY]

D-Day: anniversary, E1046 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), consideration (H. Res. 296), H8440 [28NO]

Dept. of Energy: National Ignition Facility funding, E1303 [11JY]

———uranium mining industry cooperative research and development and demonstration projects funding, H5004 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance authority to recruit and retain nurses, establish an additional basis for determining inability of veterans to defray expenses of medical care, and enhance certain health care programs (H.R. 3447), E2267 [12DE]

———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program, H4905 [31JY], H9147 [11DE]

———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (H.R. 2540), H4905 [31JY], H9123 [11DE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4145 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), E1880 [12OC]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H1600 [25AP]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2534 [22MY], H2622 [23MY]

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (H.R. 1628), H5463 [10SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Impact Aid Program funding, H2622 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), E1303 [11JY]

Federal aid programs: establish low-income gasoline assistance program (H.R. 2427), E1270 [29JN]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 93), H84 [30JA]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), H2054 [9MY]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3084 [13JN]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (H.R. 2722), E2234 [7DE]

Forest Service: fire management plan reassessment, E1482 [1AU]

Giron, Rico: Andrew Carnegie Hero Fund Foundation Carnegie Medal recipient, E523 [3AP]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 526), H3242, H3243 [19JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5215 [2AU]

Henio, Katie: Rural Community Assistance Corp. Yoneo Ono award recipient, E1406 [24JY]

Hispanic Americans: health care issues, H3242, H3243 [19JN]

``Hispanic Americans in Congress'': authorizing printing (H. Con. Res. 90), H6427 [9OC]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (H.R. 2716), H6822 [16OC], H9121 [11DE]

Indall, Peter: National Geographic Bee participant, E986 [26MY]

Intel Corp.: New Mexico site recipient of Green Zia Environmental Excellence Program Award, E1905 [16OC]

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

Martinez, Joelle: Santa Fe, NM, Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year award recipient, E823 [17MY]

Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (S. 1741), E2400 [20DE]

National Catholic School Week: observance, E99 [1FE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (S. Con. Res. 44), H8370 [27NO]

Native Americans: Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Institutions funding, H2534 [22MY]

Navajo Long Walk to Bosque Redondo: designate as a national historic trail (H.R. 1384), H6096, H6097 [2OC]

New Mexico: tribute to school nurses, E184 [14FE]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), E2275 [13DE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 188), H3989 [12JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 216), H5004 [1AU]

———national energy policy, H1602 [25AP]

President's Commission To Strengthen Social Security: final report, H9245 [12DE]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: funding, H3975 [12JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries, E2275 [13DE]

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

Roper, Jim: New Mexico Broadcasting Association Hall of Fame inductee, E1204 [26JN]

Santa Fe, NM: tribute to ``Carr, O'Keefe, Kahlo—Places of Their Own'' art exhibit, E166 [13FE]

SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (H.R. 2538), H8857, H8859 [5DE]

———loan and technical assistance programs funding through reductions in Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State administrative accounts, H4145 [18JY]

———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 1860), H5939 [24SE]

Schools: honor Native Americans for their contributions to U.S. history, culture, and education (H. Res. 168), H3274 [20JN]

Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee: tribute to participants from New Mexico, E1014 [5JN]

Small business: permit the collection of demographic information in connection with small business loan applications (H.R. 3372), H8571 [29NO]

Social Security: ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (H.R. 3323), E2272 [13DE]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10863 [19DE]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1734 [25SE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), E1650 [14SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), H6716 [12OC], E2067 [13NO]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), H7206 [23OC], E2064 [13NO]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5890 [21SE]

———impact on civil liberties of implementing new law enforcement and surveillance authorities directed toward combating terrorism, E2064 [13NO]

Tobacco products: national policy to reduce tobacco use, H4002, H4003, H4004, H4005, H4006 [12JY]

———tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H4002, H4003, H4004, H4005, H4006 [12JY]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), E2259 [12DE]

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: anniversary of signing and resolution of certain land claim disputes, H207 [7FE]

Veterans: increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 310), H9147 [11DE]

Votes: position on missed, H5875 [21SE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), E2387 [20DE]

Washington: tribute to firefighters who lost their lives fighting the Thirtymile Fire in the Cascade Mountains, E1482 [1AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1603 [25AP], H1859 [2MY]

Tributes

Haycox, Dencil, E1078 [12JN]

Holman, Larry, E1300 [11JY]

Ivey, William J., E1769 [2OC]

McKinney, Robert M., E1200 [26JN]

Musgrave, Susan, E656 [26AP]

Rendon, Andrew, E987 [26MY]