McNULTY, MICHAEL R. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Floyd Spence funeral attendees, H5372 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H741 [7MR]

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

———provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H7217 [23OC]

———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), H8182 [14NO]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3204 [14JN]

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H1661 [26AP]

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

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1189 [27MR]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H5339 [2AU]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H505 [28FE]

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

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 2310), H3807 [28JN]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H3466 [21JN]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H623 [1MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H167 [31JA]

———tribute to National Guard and Reserve units activated in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Res. 275) (see H. Res. 287), H8339 [16NO]

———tribute to U.S. servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 161), H3466 [21JN]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H2890 [5JN]

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

Aviation: establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H1924 [3MY]

———impose temporary moratorium on certain airline mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 761), H1489 [4AP]

———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), H6458 [9OC]

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

Baltic States: independence anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4780 [27JY]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H2713 [24MY]

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

Business and industry: expand the Manufacturing Extension Program to bring new technologies to small and medium-sized businesses (see H.R. 1417), H1483 (see H.R. 1417), H1492 [4AP]

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: 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]

———establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H6380 [4OC]

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

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

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

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 135), H2184 [15MY]

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

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H2142 [10MY]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H4863 [30JY]

———increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1650), H4353 [19JY]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H7333 [25OC]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1012 [20MR]

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]

———participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H1116 [22MR]

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), H506 [28FE]

Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 1152), H1059 [21MR]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H443 [27FE]

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

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H7127 [17OC]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H6920 [16OC]

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), H7960 [8NO]

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

Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 696), H1410 [3AP]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 429), H325 [13FE]

Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 3053), H6421 [5OC]

———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]

Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3961 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H1557 [24AP]

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

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 1620), H1659 [26AP]

———provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3163), H7719 [1NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H394 [14FE]

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

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 Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H2023 [8MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H2956 [6JN]

———ensure that senior citizen veterans shall be eligible for pension benefits without regard to disability (see H.R. 3087), H8343 [19NO]

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

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 2633, 2634), H4633 [25JY]

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), H5333 [2AU]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H4353 [19JY]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H1346 [29MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H399 [14FE]

———make authority permanent for issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2317), H4725 [26JY]

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

District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H7960 [8NO]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (see H. Res. 26), H400 [14FE]

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

Education: improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H2022 [8MY]

Elie Wiesel Youth Leadership Congressional Fellowship Program: establish (see H.R. 2640), H5456 [6SE]

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

———provide for regional skills training alliances (see H.R. 1419), H1483 (see H.R. 1419), H1493 [4AP]

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

———revise drinking water standards for arsenic and provide grants to small public drinking water systems to assist in meeting these standards (see H.R. 1252), H2890 [5JN]

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

ERISA: extend the basic period for health care continuation from 18 months to 5 years (see H.R. 1663), H2335 [17MY]

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

FDA: ensure protection of the U.S. food supply (see H.R. 3184), H8249 [15NO]

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

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 57), H26 [3JA]

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

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

———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]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 689), H397 [14FE]

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

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

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

Firearms: inherent right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 222), H8133 [13NO]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H8564 [28NO]

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

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5616 [13SE]

Foreign aid: increase accountability relative to the education and training of foreign military personnel (see H.R. 1594), H5455 [6SE]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H3618 [26JN]

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), H3203 [14JN]

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), H1606 [25AP]

Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: designate (see H.R. 3392), H8842 [4DE]

Government: 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), H623 [1MR]

Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H399 [14FE]

Health: allow certain retirees who lose employer-based coverage to acquire coverage under Medicare or COBRA and require employers to notify retirees of any changes in their health benefits (see H.R. 1078), H1061 [21MR]

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

———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 insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 1683), H1860 [2MY]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H3619 [26JN]

Health care facilities: provide grants for FHA-insured hospitals (see H.R. 2395), H6781 [12OC]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H1558 [24AP]

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H2849 [25MY]

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

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

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

Housing: ensure that communities receiving community development block grants use such funds to benefit low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 1191), H3863 [10JY]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3712 [27JN]

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H741 [7MR]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 1242), H1558 [24AP]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H397 [14FE]

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

———welcome Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee upon U.S. visit and affirm support in campaign against international terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 264), H7909 [7NO]

Indonesia: provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 675), H396 [14FE]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 3166), H7592 [31OC]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H1498 [4AP]

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H4634 [25JY]

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

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

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H956 [15MR]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H61 [6JA]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1194), H1114 [22MR]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H506 [28FE]

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

———require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 287), H929 [14MR]

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

Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 29), H628 [5MR]

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

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

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

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 598), H1925 [3MY]

———relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 30), H324 [13FE]

James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2841), H7960 [8NO]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4540 [24JY]

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

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

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

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

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

———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1007), H3806 [28JN]

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

———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 199), H1060 [21MR]

———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H5927 [21SE]

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

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H9240 [11DE]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H3201 [14JN]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 180), H4541 [24JY]

Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H9078 [6DE]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H8948 [5DE]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H4353 [19JY]

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

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

———coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H4862 [30JY]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H4725 [26JY]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H323 [13FE]

———coverage of home infusion drug therapies (see H.R. 2750), H5928 [21SE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H4863 [30JY]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H2571 [22MY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2890 [5JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 339), H163 [31JA]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H2680 [23MY]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H2185 [15MY]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1798), H5592 [11SE]

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

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

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 2294), H3807 [28JN]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H1498 [4AP]

———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), H3619 [26JN]

———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), H1408 [3AP]

———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), H3203 [14JN]

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

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 481), H221 [7FE]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H6779 [12OC]

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

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H2998 [7JN]

———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3267), H10055 [12DE]

———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), H3465 [21JN]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 2768), H5335 [2AU] (see H.R. 3391), H8842 [4DE]

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

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

———remove restrictions on coverage of periodic health examinations (see H.R. 1568), H2023 [8MY]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H8732 [29NO]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H4428 [23JY]

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

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 1087), H955 [15MR]

———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]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H412 [26FE]

Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see H.R. 2450), H4429 [23JY] (see H.R. 2624), H4725 [26JY]

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]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H8248 [15NO]

National Day of Appreciation for Emergency Response and Rescue Workers: designate (see H. Res. 259), H6505 [10OC]

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

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

National Guard: end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 512), H1116 [22MR]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H1116 [22MR]

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), H4353 [19JY]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H400 [14FE]

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

National security: 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]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1660 [26AP]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3802 [28JN]

Navy: tribute to crew of reconnaissance plane that made emergency landing in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 106), H1926 [3MY]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 1334), H2082 [9MY]

New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (see H. Res. 172), H3466 [21JN]

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

———tribute to the New York City public school community during and after the terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and support Federal assistance to New York City public schools (see H. Res. 325), H10967 [20DE]

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: expand and intensify research regarding Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (see H.R. 3014), H7718 [1NO]

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

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

Northern Ireland: recognize historical and political impact of 1981 Irish Republican hunger strikers on peace process (see H. Res. 132), H1925 [3MY]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H1664 [27AP]

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

Palestinians: condemn the Palestinian Authority and various Palestinian organizations for using children as soldiers and inciting children to acts of violence and war (see H. Con. Res. 202), H4779 [27JY]

Patriot Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 71), H7333 [25OC]

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: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H1410 [3AP]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Pipelines: inclusion of Armenia in all oil and gas pipeline routes built in the South Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 162), H4010 [12JY]

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

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

———preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H3359 [20JN]

———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H6381 [4OC]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H5488 [10SE]

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

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 2166), H5340 [2AU]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H8421 [27NO]

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

Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (see H.R. 3379), H10055 [12DE]

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

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. 3230), H10910 [19DE]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H3713 [27JN]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H2999 [7JN]

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 businesses: promote business incubator activities (see H.R. 1418), H1483 (see H.R. 1418), H1492 [4AP]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2335 [17MY]

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

———create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see H.R. 1909), H2334 [17MY]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 844), H1557 [24AP]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H222 [7FE]

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

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

———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]

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

———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), H1558 [24AP]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 956), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]

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

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

Spruance, Raymond A.: promote posthumously to the grade of Fleet Admiral of the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 2492), H5592 [11SE]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 931), H740 [7MR]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]

———allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 3040), H6781 [12OC]

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

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H5488 [10SE]

———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 1340), H1718 [1MY]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H3358 [20JN]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H5456 [6SE]

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

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2520), H4111 [17JY]

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H5972 [24SE]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 1676), H1860 [2MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H954 [15MR]

———expand work opportunity credit for small business jobs creation (see H.R. 1414), H1483 (see H.R. 1414), H1492 [4AP]

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H4780 [27JY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2022 [8MY]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 909), H739 [7MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H1296 [28MR]

———provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new communications technologies (see H.R. 1415), H1483 (see H.R. 1415), H1492 [4AP]

———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]

———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), H6702 [11OC]

———provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3402), H8842 [4DE]

———provide individual income tax rate reductions, relief to families with children, marriage penalty relief, and eliminate the estate tax for certain decedents (see H.R. 1398), H1482 (see H.R. 1398), H1491 [4AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]

———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 that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 1754), H6380 [4OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H64 [6JA]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 1357), H1408 [3AP]

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

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1434), H2184 [15MY]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H3712 [27JN]

———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H2335 [17MY]

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

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H1116 [22MR]

———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2550), H4215 [18JY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 661), H395 [14FE]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1780), H2335 [17MY]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 795), H507 [28FE]

Telecommunications: promote new communications technologies through grants and other incentives (see H.R. 1416), H1483 (see H.R. 1416), H1492 [4AP]

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

———encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H8182 [14NO]

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2882), H5615 [13SE]

———grant posthumous citizenship to certain lawfully admitted aliens killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2897), H5928 [21SE]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H5736 [19SE] (see H. Res. 52), H5705 [14SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2905, 2907), H5925 [21SE]

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

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

———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 232), H6702 [11OC]

———waive certain limitations in the use of emergency highway funds to pay for projects in response to the attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3298), H8421 [27NO]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2118), H3359 [20JN]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 85), H4541 [24JY]

Treaties and agreements: implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (see H.R. 1484), H1486 (see H.R. 1484), H1496 [4AP]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 97), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 97), H1499 [4AP]

Ukraine: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 203), H5126 [1AU]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H959 [19MR]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 3022), H7529 [30OC]

United We Stand Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 260), H6505 [10OC]

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

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

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

———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), H507 [28FE]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H1489 [4AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H2956 [6JN]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H6137 [2OC]

Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 50), H112 [30JA]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H3358 [20JN]

———require States to give notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for crime convictions (see H.R. 1971), H2713 [24MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H2889 [5JN]

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

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

———promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of breast implants and encourage FDA review of implant manufacturers (see H.R. 1961), H2678 [23MY]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H1061 [21MR]

———require U.S. activities in Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries relative to post-conflict peace, reconstruction, and relief comply with basic human rights (see H.R. 3342), H10355 [18DE]

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), H4216 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Army: authorize arsenals to undertake orders or contracts for articles or services in advance of the receipt of payment under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1970), H2678 [23MY]

Health care professionals: prohibit dental licensing discrimination by States on the basis of nonresidency (see H.R. 463), H220 [7FE]

Henry, Joseph: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 157), H3067 [12JN]

Johnson, Henry: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 461), H220 [7FE]

Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 464), H220 [7FE]

New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on Interstate 787 (see H.R. 363), H164 [31JA]

Taxation: allow rollover contributions to individual retirement plans from deferred compensation plans maintained by States and local governments and allow State and local governments to maintain 401(k) plans (see H.R. 465), H220 [7FE]

———treatment of the sale of certain property used in the performance of an exempt function by tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 1359), H1408 [3AP]

Veterans: computation of retirement pay credit for military reservists who are retained in active service (see H.R. 462), H220 [7FE]

``Yankee Doodle'': recognize Richard Shuckburgh as primary author and Rensselaer, NY, as official home (see H. Con. Res. 21), H221 [7FE]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H5180, H5184, H5196 [2AU]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H3874 [11JY], H3967, H3979 [12JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H931 [15MR], H1297 [29MR], H2085 [10MY], H3361 [21JN], H3522 [26JN], H4991 [1AU], H5593 [13SE], H5737 [20SE], H7309 [25OC], H8733 [30NO], H8845 [5DE], H9241 [12DE]

Remarks

Albany, NY: anniversary of Maimonides Hebrew Day School, E870 [21MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E747 [8MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H765 [8MR]

———deficit, H2837 [25MY]

Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: designate (H.R. 3392), H8805 [4DE]

Henry, Joseph: tribute (H. Con. Res. 157), H8357 [27NO]

House of Representatives: welcome to former Members of Congress, H1736 [2MY]

Journal: question of approval, H743 [8MR], H1302 [29MR], H1747 [2MY], H2025 [9MY], H2681 [24MY], H2963 [7JN], H3621 [27JN], H3867 [11JY], H3966 [12JY], H4117 [18JY], H4221 [19JY], H4895 [31JY], H4991 [1AU], H7219 [24OC], H7911 [8NO]

Memorial Day: observance, H2685 [24MY], H2716 [25MY]

New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (H. Res. 172), H3631 [27JN]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), H271 [13FE]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), consideration (H. Res. 162), H3095 [13JN]

Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), H2167 [15MY]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (H.R. 1727), H2165, H2166 [15MY]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), H5606, H5608, H5610 [13SE]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), unanimous-consent agreement, H5605 [13SE]

———rates (H.R. 3), H765 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H2837 [25MY]

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), H5495 [11SE]

Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, E2045 [8NO]

Vietnam: full accounting of POW/MIA, H5428, H5438 [6SE]

———normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 51), H5428, H5438 [6SE]

Votes: position on missed, H4652 [26JY]

Washington: tribute to firefighters who lost their lives fighting the Thirtymile Fire in the Cascade Mountains (H. Res. 201), H4400 [23JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4777 [27JY], H5399 [5SE], H7850 [6NO], H9065 [6DE], H10153 [13DE]

Tributes

Moran, John, H5608, H5610 [13SE]

Solomon, Gerald B.H., H7593 [1NO]