WEXLER, ROBERT (a Representative from Florida)

Addresses

Federation of Turkish American Associations Cultural Lifetime Achievement Award Acceptance: Ahmet Ertegun, E1323 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1408 [3AP]

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

———provide assistance for relief and reconstruction (see H.R. 3427), H9077 [6DE]

———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), H10067 [13DE]

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

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H1483 (see H.R. 1421), H1493 [4AP]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1605), H6137 [2OC]

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

———reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H1488 (see H. Res. 117), H1500 [4AP]

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

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H5925 [21SE]

al-Assad, Bashar: condemn anti-Semitic remarks relative to Israel (see H. Con. Res. 133), H2184 [15MY]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H10910 [19DE]

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

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H10054 [12DE]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 2693), H6066 [28SE]

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

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

———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 288), H443 [27FE]

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), H3863 [10JY]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7358 [29OC]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6057 [25SE] (see H.R. 2955), H8421 [27NO]

———regulate flight schools and flight school applicants to enhance national security and aviation safety (see H.R. 2988), H7529 [30OC]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H7358 [29OC]

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

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H828 [8MR]

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]

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]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 105), H1295 [28MR]

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

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H5455 [6SE]

———give highest priority to providing assistance, services, and benefits to children who lost parents or guardians in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 228), H5928 [21SE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1429), H1483 (see H.R. 1429), H1493 [4AP]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H4353 [19JY]

———provide grants to State child welfare systems and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 1371), H1558 [24AP]

———provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see H.R. 555), H258 [12FE]

———require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2788), H5336 [2AU]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4216 [18JY]

China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (see H.R. 2739), H8421 [27NO]

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

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H1861 [2MY]

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]

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]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H4429 [23JY]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H9240 [11DE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H878 [13MR]

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

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

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 499), H1410 [3AP]

Crime: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2734), H5334 [2AU] (see H.R. 2929), H5926 [21SE]

———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: 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), H959 [19MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 98), H1012 [20MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish certain procedures for exports of commercial satellites and related items (see H.R. 1707), H2281 [16MY]

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), H878 [13MR]

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

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2283), H3464 [21JN]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H1410 [3AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the inclusion of Virginia Key Beach, FL, in the National Park System (see H.R. 2109), H10055 [12DE]

———establish the Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program (see H.R. 1381), H3260 [19JN]

———maintain moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H. Con. Res. 136), H2280 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H2022 [8MY]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H3960 [11JY] (see H.R. 1717), H5455 [6SE]

———establish a new veterans benefits office in Florida (see H.R. 1450), H1484 (see H.R. 1450), H1494 [4AP]

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

———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H1718 [1MY]

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

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

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H6056 [25SE]

Disasters: authorize disaster assistance for recovery from earthquakes in India and El Salvador (see H.R. 1760), H2021 [8MY]

———ensure continuity of medical care following a major disaster by making private for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster assistance (see H.R. 3239), H8565 [28NO]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5704 [14SE]

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H9078 [6DE]

———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H5488 [10SE]

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

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

———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 public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 25), H2023 [8MY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H508 [28FE]

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

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H650 [6MR]

———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (see H. Res. 67), H1014 [20MR]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 1193), H6137 [2OC]

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

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H223 [7FE]

El Salvador: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 41), H442 [27FE]

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

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

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

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]

FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see H.R. 3494), H10066 [13DE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043), H953 [15MR]

FEC: issue voluntary standards to promote voting system accessibility and effectiveness and make grants to assist States in complying with such standards and carrying out other voting accessibility promotion activities (see H.R. 1151), H1489 [4AP]

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

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H6919 [16OC]

———availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 579), H877 [13MR]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H651 [6MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H444 [27FE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H8421 [27NO]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 689), H397 [14FE]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2379), H4353 [19JY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H4353 [19JY]

Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 1112), H1011 [20MR]

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

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see H.R. 1247), H1189 [27MR]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1014), H1605 [25AP]

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 2773), H5335 [2AU] (see H.R. 3207), H7717 [1NO]

———require criminal background checks for sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms at certain events and provide additional resources for gun crime enforcement (see H.R. 2377), H3803 [28JN]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H5340 [2AU]

Florida: prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1631), H1659 [26AP]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H1715 [1MY]

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H5340 [2AU]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 361), H443 [27FE]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H441 [27FE]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve immunization injection safety in disease control programs (see H.R. 2453), H4541 [24JY]

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), H4113 [17JY]

———remove certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see H.R. 1358), H1558 [24AP]

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

Foreign trade: encourage full participation in the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum (see H. Con. Res. 194), H6702 [11OC]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5928 [21SE]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H1346 [29MR]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H1497 [4AP]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 1674), H3863 [10JY]

———emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 910), H8732 [29NO]

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

———prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care workers who report unsafe conditions and practices (see H.R. 2340), H4353 [19JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H2712 [24MY]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9240 [11DE]

———require a study on reducing the discriminatory pricing of health services for the uninsured (see H.J. Res. 49), H2334 [17MY]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H741 [7MR]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2083 [9MY]

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

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H1558 [24AP]

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

———asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H444 [27FE]

———eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for Federal aid programs (see H.R. 2258), H4725 [26JY]

———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: condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1490 [4AP]

———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 675), H650 [6MR]

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

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H1718 [1MY]

———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), H1557 [24AP]

———require coverage of hair prostheses for individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 547), H1929 [7MY]

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

———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), H651 [6MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H444 [27FE]

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

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]

Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building, Jay, FL: designate (see H.R. 2240), H3864 [10JY]

Kazakhstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1318), H2849 [25MY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H1191 [27MR]

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

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

Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1606 [25AP]

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]

Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 364), H443 [27FE]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1294), H1343 [29MR]

Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H10055 [12DE]

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

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H10910 [19DE]

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

Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H8421 [27NO]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H1557 [24AP]

———coverage of nursing facilities and in-home services (see H.R. 913), H1605 [25AP]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H3260 [19JN]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1798), H3961 [11JY]

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

———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), H5928 [21SE]

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

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 2058), H3864 [10JY]

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

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H2082 [9MY]

———remove restrictions on coverage of periodic health examinations (see H.R. 1568), H1555 [24AP]

———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), H10355 [18DE]

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), H4217 [18JY]

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]

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

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H827 [8MR]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 1083), H955 [15MR]

National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H2998 [7JN]

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

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

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H5928 [21SE]

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

North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 762), H1013 [20MR]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 708), H877 [13MR]

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]

Patent and Trademark Office: reauthorize (see H.R. 740), H441 [27FE]

Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment (see H.R. 2839), H8732 [29NO]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H322 [13FE]

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), H443 [27FE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H4429 [23JY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H221 [7FE]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6919 [16OC]

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 242), H7719 [1NO]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1558 [24AP]

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

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

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 395), H218 [7FE]

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), H7529 [30OC]

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]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H4113 [17JY]

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H8564 [28NO]

———choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H27 [3JA]

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

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H400 [14FE]

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

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H4428 [23JY]

———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), H4114 [17JY]

———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), H4009 [12JY]

———provide lump-sum death payments to surviving spouses (see H.R. 266), H443 [27FE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H954 [15MR]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H443 [27FE]

———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), H5126 [1AU]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H955 [15MR]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1013 [20MR]

———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 2281), H3464 [21JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H1190 [27MR]

———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H4353 [19JY]

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

———provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for property (see H.R. 1789), H2082 [9MY]

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

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H1295 [28MR]

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

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

Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 1044), H953 [15MR]

Treaties and agreements: implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (see H.R. 1484), H1926 [3MY]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H3066 [12JN]

Turkey: express appreciation for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 265), H8843 [4DE]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1117), H1296 [28MR]

———transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (see H. Res. 191), H4009 [12JY]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H1410 [3AP]

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

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H628 [5MR]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 134), H443 [27FE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H444 [27FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H224 [7FE]

———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H4541 [24JY]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8565 [28NO]

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

———implement significant election administration reforms prior to the next general Federal election (see H. Con. Res. 63), H1490 [4AP]

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

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]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H444 [27FE]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 619), H4428 [23JY]

———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H1605 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Apara, Akintomide: relief (see H.R. 243), H76 [20JA]

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]

Dept. of Defense: review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H324 [13FE]

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

Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 225), H63 [6JA]

Moise, Cinette Dorlus: relief (see H.R. 242), H76 [20JA]

Moise, Jean Rigaud: relief (see H.R. 242), H76 [20JA]

Moise, Phara: relief (see H.R. 242), H76 [20JA]

Moise, Rigaud: relief (see H.R. 242), H76 [20JA]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 853), H623 [1MR]

Letters

Kazakhstan normal trade relations status: A. Machekvitch, Jewish Congress of Kazakhstan, E1275 [29JN]

U.S. policy towards the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China: by, E440 [22MR]

Remarks

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5657 [14SE]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1845 [10OC]

———tribute for support following the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1845 [10OC]

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), H4258 [19JY]

Crime: combat international money laundering, thwart the financing of terrorism, and protect the U.S. financial system, E1936 [29OC]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions, H4601 [25JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4601 [25JY], E1485 [1AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4837 [30JY]

Employment: provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees and reduce the time they must be continuously employed before applying for admission to the U.S. (H.R. 2278), H5358 [5SE]

———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors (H.R. 2277), H5357 [5SE]

Ertegun, Ahmet: Federation of Turkish American Associations Cultural Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1323 [12JY]

FEC: State and local voting systems improvements funding, E1485 [1AU]

FEMA: Project Impact funding, H4837 [30JY]

Health: guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages, H5274 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5274 [2AU]

Kazakhstan: independence anniversary, E1993 [2NO]

———normal trade relations status (H.R. 1318), E1275 [29JN]

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), H5586 [11SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), E1936 [29OC]

Turkey: independence anniversary, E1969 [31OC]