WYNN, ALBERT RUSSELL (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4542 [24JY], H4596 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2702), H5125 [1AU]

———provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1408 [3AP] (see H.R. 2866), H5927 [21SE]

Afghanistan: 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), H8732 [29NO]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3714 [27JN]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H2680 [23MY]

AID: clarify process of providing education and related services to foreign law enforcement and military personnel to prevent and control HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (see H.R. 2104), H3358 [20JN]

Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: provide compensation to victims of terrorist-related anthrax infections (see H.R. 3228), H7722 [5NO]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H9078 [6DE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 914), H2184 [15MY]

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), H508 [28FE]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1280), H2680 [23MY]

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

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

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H7128 [17OC]

Aviation: ensure individuals are not penalized for canceling or rescheduling certain flights (see H.R. 3103), H7718 [1NO]

———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]

———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), H9078 [6DE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1060 [21MR]

``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 43), H442 [27FE]

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

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 193), H4013 [16JY]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1925 [3MY]

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]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 79), H1115 [22MR]

———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]

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

Cemeteries and funerals: urge maintainance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (see H. Res. 120), H1718 [1MY]

Census: funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad (see H.R. 680), H396 [14FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: vaccination activities funding for at-risk adults and adolescents in medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 2598), H4428 [23JY]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 135), H2335 [17MY]

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), H3806 [28JN]

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H443 [27FE]

———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), H2997 [7JN]

———increase the availability and quality of child care for disabled children (see H.R. 2787), H5616 [13SE]

Children's Vision Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 226), H6057 [25SE]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1558 [24AP]

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

China, Republic of: ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism with the express consent of the Taiwanese people and free from outside threats (see H. Con. Res. 221), H5455 [6SE]

———membership in international institutions (see H. Con. Res. 219), H5455 [6SE] (see H. Res. 221), H5338 [2AU]

———participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H219 [7FE]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1347 [29MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H3960 [11JY]

Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1606), H1658 [26AP]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7719 [1NO]

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), H7852 [6NO]

———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), H5925 [21SE]

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

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

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

Crime: 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: improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 2653), H4723 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: award the Purple Heart to civilian employees who are killed or wounded by a terrorist attack (see H.R. 2886), H5615 [13SE]

———establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State and at least one such team under the direction of the National Guard Bureau (see H.R. 3154), H7960 [8NO]

———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), H5339 [2AU]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H1717 [1MY]

Dept. of Education: provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3163), H7852 [6NO]

Dept. of HHS: antimicrobial resistance activities in the interagency public health action plan (see H.R. 1771), H2571 [22MY]

———establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H6702 [11OC]

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

———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), H508 [28FE]

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

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

Dept. of State: designate an Assistant Sec. of State for Victims of International Terrorism (see H.R. 1338), H2712 [24MY]

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), H6055 [25SE]

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), H6781 [12OC]

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

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H1408 [3AP]

———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]

———revise computation of retirement annuities for part-time employees (see H.R. 2182), H3201 [14JN]

Developing countries: prohibit export assistance to any company challenging an intellectual property law or policy of a country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1690), H2335 [17MY]

———prohibit revocation or revision of any intellectual property or competition law or policy in any country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1185), H1861 [2MY]

Diseases: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 684), H1664 [27AP]

———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H3519 [25JN]

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

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

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

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

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3864 [10JY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H3806 [28JN]

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

———provide for an awareness program and a study on a rare form of breast cancer (see H.R. 3186), H7529 [30OC]

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

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

———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]

———reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region (see H.R. 3366), H8564 [28NO]

———review appropriateness of reopening Pennsylvania Avenue in front of White House (see H. Res. 125), H2335 [17MY]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1978), H2679 [23MY]

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

Education: reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H2849 [25MY]

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

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 1306), H1344 [29MR]

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

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

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

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

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5339 [2AU]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 961), H826 [8MR]

Families and domestic relations: importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 167), H3202 [14JN]

———provide grants to States to encourage media campaigns to promote responsible fatherhood skills (see H.R. 1300), H1344 [29MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H10055 [12DE]

———improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 3075), H6504 [10OC]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H4723 [26JY]

Federal aid programs: increase assistance made available under certain economic development programs (see H.R. 3003), H6136 [2OC]

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]

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

———eliminate inequities in retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, Supreme Court members, and Capitol police (see H.R. 2523), H4111 [17JY]

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

———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H8338 [16NO]

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 389), H166 [31JA]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H1344 [29MR]

———make certain part-time, intermittent, or temporary Federal service by spouses of Foreign Service officers creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1496), H1497 [4AP]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 1246), H1189 [27MR]

———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]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H6137 [2OC]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2379), H3961 [11JY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H3807 [28JN]

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

FEMA: establish a minority emergency preparedness demonstration program (see H.R. 2562), H4351 [19JY]

———make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 827), H828 [8MR]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 1832), H2183 [15MY]

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

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1014), H4113 [17JY]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 225), H224 [7FE]

———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]

———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 138), H112 [30JA]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H9078 [6DE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H2713 [24MY]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 713), H741 [7MR]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H5488 [10SE]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 1321), H1345 [29MR] (see H.R. 1949), H2570 [22MY]

Foreign aid: increase accountability relative to the education and training of foreign military personnel (see H.R. 1594), H1718 [1MY]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H1717 [1MY]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve immunization injection safety in disease control programs (see H.R. 2453), H4353 [19JY]

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), H5456 [6SE]

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), H1497 [4AP]

FTC: amend trade regulation rule on ophthalmic practice to require the release of prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 2663), H8732 [29NO]

``God Bless America'': designate as the national hymn of the U.S. (see H.R. 3051), H6421 [5OC]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 169), H623 [1MR]

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

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H959 [19MR]

Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see H.R. 1964), H2678 [23MY]

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

———improve access to prescription drugs under Medicare and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and health care coverage for seniors, the self-employed, and children (see H.R. 1387), H1481 (see H.R. 1387), H1491 [4AP]

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

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

———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 2743), H5334 [2AU]

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]

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H3806 [28JN]

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

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

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H2023 [8MY]

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), H6920 [16OC]

Housing: ensure that communities receiving community development block grants use such funds to benefit low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 1191), H1114 [22MR]

———provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H507 [28FE]

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

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

———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] (see H.R. 1242), H1188 [27MR]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 13, 15), H111 [30JA] (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2889 [5JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1829), H2182 [15MY]

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

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H9239 [11DE]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1485), H7852 [6NO]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H9078 [6DE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1121 [26MR]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H5455 [6SE]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1809), H2141 [10MY]

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

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

International Women's Day: observance (see H. Res. 86), H1351 [30MR]

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

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 280), H8842 [4DE]

Jamaica: condemn civil unrest (see H. Con. Res. 198), H4634 [25JY]

JET Magazine: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 274), H8338 [16NO]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H5333 [2AU]

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

———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H3619 [26JN]

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), H4353 [19JY]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1806), H2141 [10MY]

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

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H10067 [13DE]

———permit State waiver authority to provide medical assistance in cases of congenital heart defects (see H.R. 1793), H2140 [10MY]

———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]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H8842 [4DE]

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

———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), H2890 [5JN]

———expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (see H.R. 3188), H7529 [30OC]

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

———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]

———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), H3806 [28JN]

———provide incentive payments for multi-year contracts entered into by Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 274), H2184 [15MY]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H6379 [4OC]

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

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H8420 [27NO]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H3803 [28JN]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 1994), H4353 [19JY]

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

Monuments and memorials: provide grants to repair veterans memorials (see H.R. 1469), H1926 [3MY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H10966 [20DE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H4114 [17JY]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 663), H1410 [3AP]

National Child's Day: designate (see H. Res. 231), H5339 [2AU]

National Coast Guard Museum: establish (see H.R. 850), H959 [19MR]

National Eye Institute: funding (see H.R. 590), H444 [27FE]

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

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]

National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 652), H2998 [7JN]

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

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

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]

———provide grants to local first responder agencies to combat terrorism and be a part of homeland defense (see H.R. 3435), H9077 [6DE]

National Words Can Heal Day: designate (see H. Res. 235), H6138 [2OC]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H1661 [26AP]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H4114 [17JY]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H4949 [31JY]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 348), H650 [6MR]

NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H1859 [2MY]

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

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (see H.R. 642), H395 [14FE]

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

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the U.S. electricity supply (see H.R. 1679), H3961 [11JY]

Older Americans Act: Elderly Nutrition Programs anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H9078 [6DE]

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), H955 [15MR]

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

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

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 287), H10055 [12DE]

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

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

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]

Pharmaceuticals: establish compulsory licensing of certain patented prescription drugs and medical inventions (see H.R. 1708), H1923 [3MY]

———improve safety and efficacy for children (see H.R. 2887), H5615 [13SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2360), H3802 [28JN]

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

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

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H8133 [13NO]

———waive postage for donations mailed to the White House for ``America's Fund for Afghan Children'' (see H.R. 3115), H8248 [15NO]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (see H.R. 624), H394 [14FE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H650 [6MR]

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]

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

Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2711 [24MY]

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), H6381 [4OC]

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

———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]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H10055 [12DE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H2081 [9MY]

———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), H2849 [25MY]

———provide for public access to information on the availability of insurance for small businesses (see H.R. 3339), H9240 [11DE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H3863 [10JY]

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), H400 [14FE]

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

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1660 [26AP]

———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 3325), H8337 [16NO]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2630), H4633 [25JY]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H1116 [22MR]

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3328), H8337 [16NO]

———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), H2142 [10MY]

———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 3326), H8337 [16NO]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 3327), H8337 [16NO]

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

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

States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1907), H2333 [17MY]

———provide incentive funds for having certain laws in effect (see H.R. 139), H112 [30JA]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H4725 [26JY]

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1275), H1294 [28MR]

———allow certain small businesses to defer payment of tax (see H.R. 3062), H7529 [30OC]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1410 [3AP]

———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), H3519 [25JN]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 877), H648 [6MR]

———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for a Phoenix Fund for Victim Assistance (see H.R. 2902), H5736 [19SE]

———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), H5704 [14SE]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 2691), H4948 [31JY]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 147), H167 [31JA]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H1717 [1MY]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 869), H1121 [26MR]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1717 [1MY]

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

———provide a refund to individuals for payroll taxes (see H.R. 3015), H6260 [3OC]

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

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

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 886), H1013 [20MR]

———restore partial deduction for personal interest to encourage economic recovery and avoid the need to borrow against home equity (see H.R. 2969), H6056 [25SE]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1434), H3519 [25JN]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 2641), H5705 [14SE]

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H2849 [25MY]

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

———compensate victims of bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa on the same basis as compensation is provided to victims of attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3375), H8731 [29NO]

———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), H929 [14MR]

———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 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), H6138 [2OC]

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H1489 [4AP]

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

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 211), H4780 [27JY]

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]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H877 [13MR]

———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H1929 [7MY]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H2281 [16MY]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8181 [14NO]

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

———hold Federal elections over the first weekend in November, prohibit States from preventing registered citizens from voting, and ban law enforcement activities that intimidate individuals from voting (see H.R. 1559), H1555 [24AP]

———permit individuals whose names do not appear on the list of registered voters in an election for Federal office at a particular polling place to cast provisional votes (see H.R. 1004), H1013 [20MR]

———prohibit States from denying any individual the right to register and vote in Federal elections on the grounds that the individual has been convicted of a Federal crime (see H.R. 1558), H1555 [24AP]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1112 [22MR]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: make certain sentencing safety valve provisions retroactive (see H.R. 765), H442 [27FE]

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

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in Nevada (see H.R. 2169), H3150 [13JN]

Joseph Curseen, Jr. and Thomas Morris, Jr. Processing and Distribution Center, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3287), H8132 [13NO]

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

Nwandu, Valentine: relief (see H.R. 767), H443 [27FE]

Petroleum: prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service station franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 1951), H2570 [22MY]

Public utilities: provide for the reliability of the electric power transmission system (see H.R. 312), H111 [30JA]

Taxation: provide economic benefits to small businesses (see H.R. 3159), H7127 [17OC]

Turkey: express appreciation for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 265), H7909 [7NO]

U.N.: establish permanent security force (see H. Res. 194), H4013 [16JY]

Platforms

International Affairs: American Veterans Committee, E1651-E1654 [14SE]

Remarks

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5162 [1AU]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, H5162 [1AU]

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), H5663 [14SE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7295 [24OC], H7773 [6NO], E1999 [5NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7295 [24OC], E1999 [5NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to instruct conferees, H7773 [6NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), H5887 [21SE]

Black History Month: observance, H372 [14FE]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1248 [28MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), E2186 [30NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), consideration (H. Res. 296), H8436 [28NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to enforce economic embargo of Cuba, H4605 [25JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4596, H4597, H4598, H4605 [25JY]

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (H.R. 2291), H5350 [5SE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2411 [22MY]

Elections: ensure the votes of all eligible citizens are counted, H372 [14FE]

Federal contracts: consider quality and cost before contracting out, outsourcing, privatizing, or converting any Government services, H4596, H4597, H4598 [25JY]

Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, H372 [14FE]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), consideration (H. Res. 219), H5188 [2AU]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Con. Res. 280), H8875 [5DE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: recognize historical significance (H. Con. Res. 163), H3225 [19JN]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (H.R. 2887), E2073 [14NO]

Power resources: bioenergy marketing training and education for disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, H5147 [1AU]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5147, H5162 [1AU]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7295 [24OC]

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), H5500 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5887 [21SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E2186 [30NO]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5500 [11SE]

Turkey: express appreciation for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 265), E2027 [7NO]