HART, MELISSA (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Articles and editorials

By Resisting Layoffs, Small Manufacturers Help Protect Economy, Clare Ansberry, Wall Street Journal, E1310 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: assure funds are used solely for their stated purpose (see H.R. 1145), H1059 [21MR]

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 20), H399 [14FE]

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H828 [8MR]

———ensure participation of women from all ethnic groups in the economic and political reconstruction (see H. Con. Res. 268), H8421 [27NO]

———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (see H.R. 3330), H8337 [16NO]

———provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H8421 [27NO]

———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), H8421 [27NO]

Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H4634 [25JY]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1605), H4724 [26JY]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H929 [14MR]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1280), H1558 [24AP]

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

———commend adhherence by employers to policies protecting members of Reserve components from adverse employment actions motivated by involvement in the uniformed services (see H. Con. Res. 72), H1411 [3AP]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H224 [7FE]

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 244), H827 [8MR] (see H.R. 298), H1556 [24AP]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H2570 [22MY]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H955 [15MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H224 [7FE]

Army: prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard headgear until certification that the ammunition shortfall has been eliminated (see H.R. 1770), H4863 [30JY]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 1363), H1605 [25AP]

———establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H2712 [24MY]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H5971 [24SE]

———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]

———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (see H.R. 2896), H6138 [2OC]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H167 [31JA]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2362), H3802 [28JN]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H1117 [22MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 8), H166 [31JA]

———establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 129), H224 [7FE] (see H.R. 981), H875 [13MR]

———require sequestration of certain discretionary non-defense spending equal to the size of any on-budget deficit (see H.R. 2865), H5455 [6SE]

———use budget surpluses attributable to the Dept. of Defense Military Retirement Fund for military retirement and survivor benefit programs (see H. Res. 23), H956 [15MR]

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]

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2521), H5927 [21SE]

———urge maintenance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (see H. Res. 120), H2849 [25MY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H1013 [20MR]

Civil rights: limit attorneys' fees in certain civil rights cases (see H.R. 3319), H8337 [16NO]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see H.R. 2323), H3618 [26JN]

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 245), H10910 [19DE]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1918), H6056 [25SE]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H3261 [19JN]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (see H.R. 7), H2889 [5JN]

Computers: establish an Internet site on Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 782), H1557 [24AP]

———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), H9240 [11DE]

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), H6260 [3OC]

Correctional institutions: prohibit cable television and other luxuries for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 458), H1410 [3AP]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1031), H928 [14MR]

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

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 2341), H8564 [28NO]

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

Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1319), H1344 [29MR]

———protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1319), H3204 [14JN]

Crime: enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 259), H224 [7FE]

———establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see H.R. 1877), H2280 [16MY]

———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 2146), H3149 [13JN]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 2817), H5592 [11SE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H955 [15MR]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H444 [27FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide loan assistance to agricultural producers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 478), H3713 [27JN]

———provide loan assistance to greenhouse farming operations experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 479, 480), H3713 [27JN]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 2081), H4634 [25JY]

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), H8248 [15NO]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H877 [13MR]

———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]

———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 2006), H2710 [24MY]

Dept. of Energy: study potential regulatory improvements that may help alleviate high fuel prices (see H.R. 1834), H2890 [5JN]

Dept. of HUD: increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H4113 [17JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H6137 [2OC]

Dept. of State: designate an Assistant Sec. of State for Victims of International Terrorism (see H.R. 1338), H3068 [12JN]

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

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating Camp Security located in York County, PA, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3038), H6379 [4OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1557 [24AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H877 [13MR]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H1012 [20MR]

———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), H877 [13MR]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (see H.R. 1237), H1188 [27MR]

———establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans (see H.R. 2095), H3466 [21JN]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H2023 [8MY]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H2387 [21MY]

———provide U.S. flags for placement on grave sites of Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 284), H9077 [6DE]

———revise computation of retirement annuities for part-time employees (see H.R. 2182), H3807 [28JN]

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

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 3592), H10965 [20DE]

Diseases: 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), H5928 [21SE]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H1190 [27MR]

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see H.R. 2291), H4780 [27JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H4949 [31JY]

Education: allow home school students who are eligible for enrollment in the overseas defense dependents' education system to use auxiliary services of system schools (see H.R. 830), H828 [8MR]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (see H.R. 1), H1112 [22MR]

———establishment of a commission on technology and education (see H. Res. 295), H9078 [6DE]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 1858), H3961 [11JY]

———increase the technically trained workforce (see H.R. 3130), H6918 [16OC]

———provide college scholarships to high school students who have demonstrated proficiency in mathematics and science (see H.R. 919), H1410 [3AP]

———provide funding to States to establish and administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 949), H1410 [3AP]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1944), H2570 [22MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 28), H221 [7FE]

Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, PA: designate (see H.R. 558), H444 [27FE]

EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (see H.R. 3178), H8133 [13NO]

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

ERISA: increase the phase-in limitation for benefit improvements made prior to plan termination (see H.R. 2134), H3066 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and support crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 302), H8948 [5DE]

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 3397), H10173 [17DE]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 482), H3260 [19JN]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2373), H3802 [28JN]

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

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

FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 783), H2082 [9MY]

Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460, 1460), H3207 [18JN]

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

Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy persons (see H.R. 2185), H3201 [14JN]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H5928 [21SE]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1988), H5928 [21SE]

———revise the limitations on trade readjustment allowances under the trade adjustment assistance program for workers (see H.R. 2613), H4539 [24JY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 81), H10966 [20DE]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8249 [15NO]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H1410 [3AP]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 1680), H6702 [11OC]

Health: establish Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources (see H.R. 2667), H6137 [2OC]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H1191 [27MR]

———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 1683), H2185 [15MY]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H2890 [5JN]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H6137 [2OC]

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: remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (see H.R. 1992), H6056 [25SE]

History: celebrate anniversary of William Penn's Charter of Privileges, the Liberty Bell, and the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence (see H. Con. Res. 254), H7719 [1NO]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H878 [13MR]

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]

Immigration: allow acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died (see H.R. 1892), H2956 [6JN]

———eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for Federal aid programs (see H.R. 2258), H6422 [5OC]

———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), H1925 [3MY]

———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), H2082 [9MY]

Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 37), H399 [14FE]

———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (see H.R. 3210), H8034 [9NO]

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 887), H741 [7MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1557 [24AP]

———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]

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

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

Iron and steel industry: encourage use of domestic steel in rebuilding and military efforts following attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 234), H6057 [25SE]

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

———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H. Res. 16), H28 [3JA]

Karekin II: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2571 [22MY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: provide greater protection of private property rights (see H.R. 1592), H2890 [5JN]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H2849 [25MY]

———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 199), H1295 [28MR]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2712 [24MY]

———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H5704 [14SE]

Medicaid: provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see H.R. 2364), H3802 [28JN]

———State requirements for financial recovery from an individual's estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health plan (see H.R. 1001), H1925 [3MY]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H2849 [25MY]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 18), H2280 [16MY]

———coverage of home infusion drug therapies (see H.R. 2750), H5334 [2AU]

———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 2057), H3864 [10JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2849 [25MY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H874 [13MR]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H1605 [25AP]

———importance of comprehensive modernization (see H. Con. Res. 155), H2998 [7JN]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H6137 [2OC]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H2023 [8MY]

———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), H5339 [2AU]

———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), H877 [13MR]

———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 1517), H6505 [10OC]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H8133 [13NO]

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

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H3260 [19JN]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 438), H220 [7FE]

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), H3802 [28JN]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 108), H2023 [8MY]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2805), H5456 [6SE]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H3069 [12JN]

———require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (see H.R. 677), H4634 [25JY]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority until certification that no excavation of the Temple Mount in Israel is being conducted (see H.R. 2566), H5340 [2AU]

Motor vehicles: prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 2155), H3806 [28JN]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1490 [4AP]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5340 [2AU]

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), H3519 [25JN]

National 4-H Council: centennial of 4-H Youth Development Program (see H. Res. 112), H1409 [3AP]

National Guard: provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H1410 [3AP]

National Homeland Security Agency: establish (see H.R. 1158), H5928 [21SE]

National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 271), H8248 [15NO]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2675), H4862 [30JY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 56), H2335 [17MY]

National Stem Cell Donor Bank: establish to preserve donation of qualifying human stem cells and to conduct and support research using such cells (see H.R. 2096), H2996 [7JN]

National Weather Service: conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities relative to tropical cyclone inland forecasting improvement (see H.R. 2486), H4950 [31JY]

Navy: tribute to crew of reconnaissance plane that made emergency landing in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 106), H2083 [9MY]

New York, NY: tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 243), H6138 [2OC]

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

NSF: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2023 [8MY]

———identify opportunities to collaborate with other Federal agencies on increasing the utilization of existing technologies and developing new research areas to detect, prevent, and respond to terrorism (see H.R. 3344), H8343 [19NO]

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the U.S. electricity supply (see H.R. 1679), H3358 [20JN]

———improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H. Con. Res. 267), H9082 [10DE]

Office of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3026), H7960 [8NO]

———establish Internet site for individuals to report suspicious activities to be used by the FBI or other Government entities in the war on terrorism or to protect homeland security (see H.R. 3353), H9078 [6DE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (see H.R. 1782), H8133 [13NO]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 695), H397 [14FE]

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]

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

Paterno, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 276), H7591 [31OC]

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]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 1147), H1059 [21MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H5405 [5SE]

Power resources: authorizing appropriations for environmental research and development and Dept. of Energy and EPA Office of Air and Radiation energy technology programs, projects, and activities (see H.R. 2460), H4950 [31JY]

Privacy: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 89), H112 [30JA]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (see H.R. 3487), H10066 [13DE]

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]

Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 1273), H3960 [11JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide grants to small public drinking water systems (see H.R. 1178), H2387 [21MY]

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), H9078 [6DE]

Schools: allow certain grants to be used to establish and maintain school safety hotlines (see H.R. 899), H1191 [27MR]

———allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (see H. Con. Res. 248), H6780 [12OC]

———recognize right of students in public schools for silent prayer or meditation, encourage recitation of Pledge of Allegiance, and prevent discrimination based on religious character or speech (see H.J. Res. 54), H4725 [26JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H1926 [3MY]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see H.R. 1088), H959 [19MR]

Securities: issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2899), H5928 [21SE]

Sharon, Ariel: commend election as Prime Minister of Israel, encourage end to Middle East violence, and reaffirm U.S. commitment to friendship (see H. Res. 34), H325 [13FE]

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

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H1190 [27MR]

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

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 844), H3068 [12JN]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H929 [14MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H2712 [24MY]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H3204 [14JN]

———improve benefit computation formula for workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 870), H1061 [21MR]

———increase lump-sum death benefit and allow payment of such benefit to legal representative of the deceased's estate in the absence of a surviving spouse or child (see H.R. 2378), H3803 [28JN]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 96), H1488 [4AP]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1485 (see H.R. 1464), H1495 [4AP]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 930), H740 [7MR]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H3358 [20JN]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H252 [8FE]

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

States: issue vouchers to older individuals for nutrition services (see H.R. 2188), H4780 [27JY]

Steel Industry National Historic Park: establish (see H.R. 635), H1861 [2MY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H3068 [12JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H5704 [14SE]

———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 a tax credit for incremental hydropower for additional generating capacity and increased efficiency at existing at FERC-licensed dams (see H.R. 1677), H2680 [23MY]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H8339 [16NO]

———allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation of abandoned mine land areas (see H.R. 3218), H7717 [1NO]

———allow certain small businesses to defer tax payments (see H.R. 3062), H6458 [9OC]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H2184 [15MY]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 824), H622 [1MR]

———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 1340), H1407 [3AP]

———allow expanded penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement plans for unemployed employees of air carriers or manufacturers of aircrafts or aircraft parts or components (see H.R. 2968), H6056 [25SE]

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

———allow investments by certain retirement plans in principal residences of children and grandchildren of participants who are first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2308), H4863 [30JY]

———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 Start-up Success Accounts for small businesses (see H.R. 1923), H3358 [20JN]

———allow tax credit for contributions for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, upgrading school facilities, and certain technology expenses (see H.R. 1681), H4780 [27JY]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military Reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military Reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H6380 [4OC]

———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 368), H1013 [20MR]

———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), H6780 [12OC]

———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see H.R. 2001), H3619 [26JN]

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

———eliminate marriage tax penalty relative to income limits for Individual Retirement Account deductions (see H.R. 1611), H2956 [6JN]

———employer credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see H.R. 867), H648 [6MR]

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

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income and provide a refundable credit for job training expenses of older long-time employees who are laid off (see H.R. 3001), H6136 [2OC]

———exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of farm businesses (see H.R. 1179), H1113 [22MR]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 294), H955 [15MR]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H1410 [3AP]

———expand child tax credit (see H.R. 539), H253 [8FE]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 869), H1557 [24AP]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H6056 [25SE]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2410), H3804 [28JN]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 1137), H1558 [24AP]

———first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 1773), H3466 [21JN]

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

———incentives for education (see H.R. 549), H253 [8FE]

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

———increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 676), H396 [14FE]

———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 1329), H2680 [23MY]

———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), H7960 [8NO]

———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H4780 [27JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H3466 [21JN]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H877 [13MR]

———provide comparable unrelated business taxable income treatment to tax-exempt organizations with interests in S corporations to treatment of such organizations with interests in partnerships (see H.R. 2846), H8421 [27NO]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 710), H1013 [20MR]

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

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1819), H2141 [10MY]

———provide incentives for health coverage for the uninsured (see H.R. 1181), H1296 [28MR]

———provide incentives for the ownership and control of corporations by employees (see H.R. 2416), H3804 [28JN]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H956 [15MR]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H3203 [14JN]

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

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H224 [7FE]

———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H223 [7FE]

———rates (see H.R. 1018), H927 [14MR]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H1490 [4AP]

———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), H952 [15MR]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 437), H929 [14MR] (see H.R. 871), H832 [12MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

———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), H224 [7FE]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 1694), H3863 [10JY]

———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H1658 [26AP]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H3466 [21JN]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H877 [13MR]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 886), H741 [7MR]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 1575), H2185 [15MY]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1717 [1MY]

———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1466), H4216 [18JY]

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1524), H1498 [4AP]

———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 494), H222 [7FE]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H875 [13MR]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1296 [28MR]

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

———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see H.R. 991), H5455 [6SE]

———treatment of health care subsidy payments made to employers on behalf of volunteer firefighters (see H.R. 1651), H2571 [22MY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H254 [8FE]

Telecommunications: require customer consent to the provision of wireless call location information (see H.R. 260), H3358 [20JN]

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

Television: prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching (see H.R. 1005), H876 [13MR]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (see H.R. 2975), H6135 [2OC]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H1861 [2MY]

———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), H5928 [21SE]

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

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

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 85), H507 [28FE]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H3068 [12JN]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H10966 [20DE]

———increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2123), H5126 [1AU]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1558 [24AP]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 548), H325 [13FE]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp to provide financial assistance to Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A. Inc., veterans programs and services (see H.R. 2919), H7333 [25OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H325 [13FE] (see H.R. 609), H832 [12MR]

———provide benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2442), H8133 [13NO]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H8181 [14NO]

———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), H224 [7FE]

Veterans Day: request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H8182 [14NO]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H929 [14MR]

Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3193), H8339 [16NO]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H3466 [21JN]

Voting: direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns (see H.R. 2275), H5340 [2AU]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 2398), H4780 [27JY] (see H.R. 3295), H8181 [14NO]

———guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H8842 [4DE]

———prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 159), H112 [30JA]

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

``Women in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 66), H955 [15MR]

World War I: honor commitment to U.S. aviators who lost their lives flying for France by appropriating sufficient funds to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3150 [13JN]

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), H3466 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: prohibit unauthorized placement of a writing on or inside a consumer product (see H.R. 2621), H4633 [25JY]

Employment: provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 2489), H4008 [12JY]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in Pennsylvania (see H.R. 3453), H9239 [11DE]

Law enforcement: conduct study on effectiveness of ballistic imaging technology and evaluate its effectiveness as a law enforcement tool (see H.R. 3491), H10066 [13DE]

Pennsylvania: designate Route 60 as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (see H.R. 3028), H6379 [4OC]

Public welfare programs: authorize State use of funds provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to support infant safe haven programs (see H.R. 2018), H2847 [25MY]

Remarks

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7572 [31OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7572 [31OC]

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

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1617, H1646 [26AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6568 [11OC]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2594 [23MY]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H2594 [23MY]

Extrude Hone Corp.: tribute, E1310 [11JY]

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

Financial institutions: increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (H.R. 974), H1379 [3AP]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8605 [29NO]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (H. Con. Res. 91), H1676 [1MY]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E803 [15MY]

Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to hospitals honored by U.S. News & World Report, E1407 [24JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5042 [1AU]

———national energy policy, E1111 [14JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 1140), E1544 [3AU]

Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception, H6568 [11OC]

Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4919 [31JY]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4919 [31JY]

Social Security: extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care (H.R. 2873), H8093 [13NO]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 41), H1569 [25AP]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6765 [12OC]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5498 [11SE]

Women: domestic violence assistance programs, E411 [21MR]

Women's History Month: observance, E411 [21MR]

Testimonies

National Energy Policy Relative to Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy Research and Development: Arthur T. Katsaros, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., E1112 [14JN]

Tributes

Murdick, Anthony V., E1460 [27JY]

Naim, James, H964 [20MR]

Reagan, Ronald, H194 [6FE]

Starzl, Thomas E., E616 [24AP]

Wilson, Scott B., E1460 [27JY]