TANCREDO, THOMAS G. (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2130 [10MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3467 [21JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3619 [26JN], H3657, H3662 [27JN]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 180, Sudan Peace Act, H8219 [15NO]

Articles and editorials

``Full Disclosure'' Standard in TMJ Approval Opens New FDA Era, FDA Webview (internet site), H3760 [28JN]

Suspects in Hijackings Exploited Loopholes in Immigration Policy, New York (NY) Times, H6127 [2OC]

Toughest Device Approval Clears Last of Embattled Firm's Implants, FDA Webview (internet site), H3761 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

———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), H7960 [8NO]

African Americans: tribute to pioneers in Colorado (see H. Res. 54), H444 [27FE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 914), H3713 [27JN]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H6421 [5OC]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H218 [7FE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H325 [13FE]

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), H2388 [21MY]

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

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 8), H224 [7FE]

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

———sequestration of Federal spending relative to gross domestic product (see H.R. 1521), H1498 [4AP]

California: address habitat enhancement projects at Salton Sea, Federal environmental compliance, and off-stream water management reservoirs near the All American Canal (see H.R. 2764), H7358 [29OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H6505 [10OC]

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

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 135), H2281 [16MY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H4217 [18JY]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3359 [20JN]

———human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1012 [20MR]

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

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4216 [18JY]

———prohibit payment of any claim for reimbursement of costs associated with the Navy reconnaissance plane forced to make an emergency landing (see H.R. 2507), H4111 [17JY]

———U.S. policy review (see H. Con. Res. 121), H1716 [1MY]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1467), H1485 (see H.R. 1467), H1495 [4AP]

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), H1190 [27MR]

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), H3067 [12JN]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 175), H254 [8FE]

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

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 99), H167 [31JA]

Corporations: encourage contributions to faith-based organizations (see H. Con. Res. 170), H3358 [20JN]

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

Crime: enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 259), H109 [30JA]

———funding for States relative to legislation requiring death penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 201), H1295 [28MR]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H221 [7FE]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H222 [7FE]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H929 [14MR]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1294 [28MR]

———human rights violations (see H. Res. 91), H1191 [27MR]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for national teacher testing or certification and the withholding of funds to States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific certification proposals (see H.R. 966), H827 [8MR]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule relative to confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (see H.J. Res. 38), H1117 [22MR]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (see H.J. Res. 35), H740 [7MR]

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

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see H.R. 1462), H5927 [21SE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H412 [26FE]

Diseases: improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 2069), H4009 [12JY]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 25), H651 [6MR]

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

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H4112 [17JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: change due date for corporate estimated taxes (see H.R. 2825), H5616 [13SE]

———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2212), H3466 [21JN] (see H.R. 2316), H4217 [18JY]

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), H622 [1MR]

———allow parents access to certain information about their children (see H.R. 1854), H2183 [15MY]

———provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation (see H.R. 3273), H8565 [28NO]

———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]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: eliminate the funding limitation applicable to grants for special alternative instructional programs (see H.R. 637), H508 [28FE]

Employment: protect employer rights by not allowing professional union organizers to compel employers to force employees to pay union dues as a condition of employment (see H.R. 2800), H5456 [6SE]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1982), H2709 [24MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H1346 [29MR] (see H.R. 3333), H8337 [16NO]

———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 1984), H8564 [28NO]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H2680 [23MY]

Families and domestic relations: eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage (see H.R. 270), H6056 [25SE]

———recognize and support crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 302), H8948 [5DE]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3006), H7718 [1NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify (see H.R. 2366), H4353 [19JY]

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

Federal aid programs: deny Federal public benefits to individuals who were participants in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 1910), H3068 [12JN]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H441 [27FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to clinically superior modifications to previously approved or licensed drugs (see H.R. 386), H650 [6MR]

Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 1220), H1717 [1MY]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H10910 [19DE]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (see H.R. 581), H955 [15MR]

Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H3358 [20JN]

———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]

Foreign policy: recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (see H. Con. Res. 273), H8949 [5DE]

———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H2081 [9MY]

Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3519 [25JN]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H740 [7MR]

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), H8133 [13NO]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 353), H164 [31JA]

Government: nullify effects of certain Executive Orders (see H.R. 19), H5592 [11SE]

———preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2055), H3069 [12JN]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H4429 [23JY]

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), H3203 [14JN]

House Rules: prohibit the inclusion in any legislation of any provision which makes a decrease in Federal income taxes contingent upon another event or circumstance (see H. Res. 123), H1605 [25AP]

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H1347 [29MR]

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

Immigration: establish a temporary moratorium on visas for certain aliens (see H.R. 3286), H8182 [14NO]

———improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S. (see H.R. 3077), H6504 [10OC]

———prohibit issuance of visa to any citizen of the People's Republic of China who participates in or otherwise supports the harvesting, transplantation, or trafficking of organs of executed Chinese prisoners (see H.R. 2530), H4112 [17JY]

———prohibit issuance of visa to any physician from the People's Republic of China who seeks to train in organ or bodily tissue transplantation (see H.R. 2030), H3519 [25JN]

``In God We Trust'': support national motto (see H. Res. 15), H112 [30JA]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H2281 [16MY]

Insurance: provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H1116 [22MR]

International Criminal Court Treaty: intentions relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 23), H878 [13MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see H.R. 565), H322 [13FE]

———renewal of interstate economic protectionism (see H. Res. 230), H5339 [2AU]

Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (see H.J. Res. 75), H9240 [11DE]

Kazakhstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1318), H8133 [13NO]

Labor unions: permit elections to decertify representation by a labor organization (see H.R. 694), H828 [8MR]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H1011 [20MR]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see H.R. 1013), H927 [14MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: provide greater protection of private property rights (see H.R. 1592), H4113 [17JY]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H827 [8MR]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see H.R. 3229), H8339 [16NO]

Law enforcement officers: 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), H1190 [27MR]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 1212), H2082 [9MY]

Medicare: extend availability of cost contracts (see H.R. 2612), H4539 [24JY]

———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), H648 [6MR]

———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), H8843 [4DE]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 1087), H1117 [22MR]

———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), H5927 [21SE]

Minimum wage: provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 1441), H1605 [25AP]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2114), H2997 [7JN]

Motor vehicles: prohibit States from requiring a license or fee relative to motor vehicles providing interstate pre-arranged ground transportation service (see H.R. 2546), H4215 [18JY]

National Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government: establish (see H.R. 374), H1116 [22MR]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H.R. 2300), H3518 [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 184), H3862 [10JY]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H7853 [6NO]

National Health Service Corps: include tertiary-care nurses (see H.R. 2594), H4428 [23JY]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1926 [3MY]

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 Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 834), H622 [1MR]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1890), H2998 [7JN]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (see H.R. 1782), H6702 [11OC]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H2848 [25MY]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H3464 [21JN]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Persian Gulf Conflict: provide compensation to the U.S. Government and individuals who suffered damages as a result of the attack on Kuwait by Iraq (see H.R. 1632), H1926 [3MY]

Peru: tribute to individuals injured or killed in missionary aircraft mistakenly shot down by a Peruvian fighter jet (see H. Con. Res. 117), H1716 [1MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1444), H1484 (see H.R. 1444), H1494 [4AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H1925 [3MY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H254 [8FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: recognize birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln (see H.R. 420), H219 [7FE]

Privacy: prohibit the establishment of any uniform national health care identifying number or health information database (see H.R. 2615), H4540 [24JY]

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), H3260 [19JN]

R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 35), H254 [8FE]

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

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H1410 [3AP]

Refugees: support victims of torture (see H. Con. Res. 168), H3519 [25JN]

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), H2184 [15MY]

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 812), H621 [1MR]

Schools: 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), H3465 [21JN]

Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see H.R. 3495), H10910 [19DE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2023 [8MY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H3203 [14JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H3713 [27JN]

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

———ensure solvency (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5456 [6SE]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 832), H622 [1MR]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H394 [14FE]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H507 [28FE]

———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), H2679 [23MY]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H258 [12FE]

Sudan: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 82), H1115 [22MR]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 67), H1718 [1MY]

Taxation: 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 deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 777), H505 [28FE]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H3519 [25JN]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 647), H3260 [19JN]

———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), H1116 [22MR]

———allow tax credit for contributions for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, upgrading school facilities, and certain technology expenses (see H.R. 1681), H2712 [24MY]

———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 370), H6056 [25SE]

———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 368), H6056 [25SE]

———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), H2142 [10MY]

———applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 161), H61 [6JA]

———clarify that certain small businesses are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 656), H3713 [27JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1115 [22MR]

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

———disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee in addition to the total amount of such taxes for such employee (see H.R. 1584), H1604 [25AP]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H444 [27FE]

———exempt deduction for charitable contributions from the phase-out of itemized deductions (see H.R. 776), H505 [28FE]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H624 [1MR]

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 1263), H1294 [28MR]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2410), H6056 [25SE]

———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 1336), H1407 [3AP]

———first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 1773), H4428 [23JY]

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

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

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H3067 [12JN]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H1717 [1MY]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H4353 [19JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 826), H4352 [19JY]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 710), H1295 [28MR]

———provide incentives for health coverage for the uninsured (see H.R. 1181), H1113 [22MR]

———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), H827 [8MR]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses, establish more options for obtaining quality health care, and expand insurance coverage to the uninsured (see H.R. 2250), H5616 [13SE]

———rates (see H.R. 1018), H927 [14MR]

———reduce and simplify income tax rates and eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 456), H400 [14FE]

———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]

———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 921), H1717 [1MY]

———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), H167 [31JA]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H1190 [27MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H224 [7FE]

———temporarily reduce capital gains rates (see H.R. 2293), H5616 [13SE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H5332 [2AU]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]

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

———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 1268), H4724 [26JY]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H3806 [28JN]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H2889 [5JN]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 774), H505 [28FE]

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H2142 [10MY]

———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]

Terrorism: authorize issuance of letters of marque and reprisal to respond to acts of air piracy (see H.R. 3076), H8181 [14NO]

———declare a state of war between the U.S. and international terrorists and their sponsors (see H.J. Res. 62), H5615 [13SE]

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

———update definition of piracy to include air piracy to allow for punishment and issuance of letters of marque and reprisal (see H.R. 3074), H8181 [14NO]

U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), H5125 [1AU]

U.S.: reaffirm as a republic (see H. Con. Res. 48), H2185 [15MY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H7308 [24OC]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1557 [24AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H2956 [6JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H325 [13FE]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H166 [31JA]

Voting: 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), H3806 [28JN]

———require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop electronic voting plan for for such voters (see H.R. 311), H167 [31JA]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: clarify that State attorneys general may enforce consumer protection laws relative to air transportation (see H.R. 711), H398 [14FE]

Children and youth: increase the age of persons considered to be minors relative to prohibiting the transportation of obscene materials (see H.R. 1523), H1498 [4AP]

Colorado: tribute to Civil Air Patrol (see H. Res. 215), H4862 [30JY]

Congress: affirming commitment to preserving U.S. sovereignty and the integrity of its border (see H. Con. Res. 220), H5455 [6SE]

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), H5925 [21SE]

Corps of Engineers: revise certain policies for the purpose of improving the Corps' community relations (see H.R. 2353), H3712 [27JN]

Education: require parental notification and consent before enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative instructional language program (see H.R. 385), H165 [31JA]

Flag—U.S.: prohibit any U.S. department or agency from transferring funds to any individual or entity that prohibits the display of the U.S. flag (see H.R. 3201), H7591 [31OC]

Immigration: limit number of temporary visas for skilled workers (see H.R. 3222), H7718 [1NO]

———moratorium (see H.R. 2712), H5125 [1AU]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 214), H62 [6JA]

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

National Border Security Agency: establish (see H.R. 3600), H10965 [20DE]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 95), H1409 [3AP]

National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 88), H1189 [27MR]

Schools: allow certain grants to be used to establish and maintain school safety hotlines (see H.R. 899), H649 [6MR]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 931), H740 [7MR] (see H.R. 2052), H2888 [5JN]

Tariff: fructooligosaccharides (FOS) (see H.R. 603), H324 [13FE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for education expenses of children receiving or eligible to receive free or reduced price school meals (see H.R. 316), H202 [6FE]

Essays

Relocation of the American Embassy to Jerusalem—A Proposition Whose Time Has Come: Cheston D. Mizel, E167-E169 [13FE]

Letters

FDA premarket approval application review process of TMJ Implants, Inc.'s, total and partial joint prostheses: Roland Jankelson, E15 [3JA]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H6457 [9OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3077 [13JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6275 [4OC]

———dependence of States on price support programs, H3753 [28JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3753, H3760 [28JN], E1321 [12JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3339 [20JN]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities, H6050-H6053 [25SE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7300 [24OC], H7841 [6NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7300 [24OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), H7841 [6NO]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful, H6275 [4OC]

Budget: treatment of any budget surpluses, H5386 [5SE]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 50), H4309 [19JY]

———U.S. policy, H3196 [14JN]

Colorado: tribute to Civil Air Patrol (H. Res. 215), H5183 [2AU]

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, H5739 [20SE]

Corps of Engineers: shore protection and beach replenishment projects funding, H3662, H3665, H3666, H3668 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: Renewable Energy Research Program funding through reductions in Corps of Engineers' General Investigation Account, H3657, H3658 [27JN]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2130, H2132 [10MY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4619 [25JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6636, H6675 [11OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H5386 [5SE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2601 [23MY]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, H2601 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3657, H3658, H3662, H3665, H3666, H3668 [27JN]

Ethnic groups: impact of diversity on national unity, H6452 [9OC]

FEMA: funding through reductions in non-defense allocations, H3339 [20JN]

Fitzpatrick, Betty: National Association of School Nurses Nurse Administrator of the Year honoree, E91 [1FE]

Freedom of speech: constitutional protection, H3705 [27JN]

Immigration: costs of legal and illegal immigrants entering the U.S., H857 [13MR]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), H8416, H8417 [27NO]

———impact of population growth, H2990-H2994 [7JN], H3079 [13JN], H3197-H3199 [14JN], H3705 [27JN]

———improve policies relative to national security, H6127-H6132 [2OC], H6453-H6455 [9OC], H7843 [6NO], H7895-H7900 [7NO], H8128-H8131 [13NO], H10148, H10152, H10153 [13DE]

———improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S., H7845 [6NO], H7895-H7900 [7NO]

———limit number of temporary visas for skilled workers, H7844 [6NO], H8413 [27NO]

———moratorium, H6050-H6053 [25SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H2943, H2945, H2946, H2947, H2948, H2949 [6JN], H5387-H5391 [5SE]

———national policy, H2700, H2702 [24MY], H4535-H4537 [24JY], H5327 [2AU], H6248-H6252 [3OC], H6498-H6503 [10OC]

———reform, H10148, H10152, H10153 [13DE]

INS: reform, H6498-H6503 [10OC], H8129 [13NO], H10148, H10152, H10153 [13DE]

Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (H. Con. Res. 30), E167 [13FE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: juvenile delinquency prevention and accountability programs funding (H.R. 1900), H5760 [20SE]

Languages: prohibit funding to implement Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency, H6675 [11OC]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders, H7301, H7302, H7303, H7304, H7306 [24OC]

Littleton, CO: observance of Heart of Columbine Day, E592 [24AP]

Mexico: reaction to U.S. military response to terrorist attacks, H6453 [9OC]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H3706-H3709 [27JN]

National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 88), H8043 [13NO]

National objectives: criticism of patriotism and U.S. foreign policies, H8126-H8128 [13NO], H8415 [27NO]

OMB: budget authority suballocation funding, H4619 [25JY]

Operations Management International, Inc.: Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, E85 [31JA]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H4994 [1AU]

———national energy policy, H3705 [27JN]

Public broadcasting: funding, H3707-H3709 [27JN]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), H3101 [13JN]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7300 [24OC], H8413 [27NO]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H6049 [25SE], H6127 [2OC]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H6248 [3OC]

TMJ Implants, Inc.: conduct investigation into FDA actions relative to the Pre-Market Application for the Fossa-Eminece Prosthesis, H3760 [28JN], E1321 [12JY]

———FDA premarket approval application review process of total and partial joint prostheses, E15 [3JA]

Todd Beamer Post Office Building, Cranbury, NJ: designate (H.R. 3248), H8866 [5DE], E2244 [10DE]

Ukraine: independence anniversary (H. Res. 222), H5323 [2AU]

UNESCO: U.S. membership, H2130, H2132 [10MY]

Votes: position on missed, H430 [27FE], E1461 [27JY]

Weihenmayer, Erik: tribute for being first blind person to climb Mount Everest and recognition of abilities and potential of disabled individuals (H. Con. Res. 150), H2905, H2907 [6JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H738 [7MR], H874 [13MR], H4109 [17JY], H5330 [2AU], H5701 [14SE], H10353 [18DE]

Testimonies

INS Reform: Michael Cutler, E2243 [10DE]

Tributes

Ceresko, Richard F., E1850 [11OC]

Chandler, Christopher T., E2350 [20DE]

Cottrell, Kent A. (Bo), E511 [3AP]

Dahl, Jason M., E2244 [10DE]

Hall, James C., E590 [24AP]

Marks, Morton, E1617 [10SE]

Reagan, Ronald, H193 [6FE]