STUPAK, BART (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6161 [2OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3909 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3519 [25JN]

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H1116 [22MR]

———reauthorize tree loss assistance program to compensate commercial orchardists and tree farmers who lose trees as a result of a natural disaster (see H.R. 1790), H2082 [9MY]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1280), H1490 [4AP]

———extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H6056 [25SE]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H624 [1MR]

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 244), H650 [6MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), 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), H3068 [12JN]

Aviation: 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. 2955), H6260 [3OC]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see H.R. 2152), H3961 [11JY]

Budget: use budget surpluses attributable to the Dept. of Defense Military Retirement Fund for military retirement and survivor benefit programs (see H. Res. 23), H412 [26FE]

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 Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 250), H8746 [30NO]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10967 [20DE]

Children and youth: amend certain laws relative to pediatric studies of drugs (see H.R. 3047), H6379 [4OC]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H1489 [4AP]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1661 [26AP]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H6381 [4OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H506 [28FE]

Clean Air Act: eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 1891), H2998 [7JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1699), H2335 [17MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 65), H3204 [14JN]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H398 [14FE]

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]

Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H6422 [5OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1490 [4AP]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H3466 [21JN]

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

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H7217 [23OC]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H5455 [6SE]

Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H3466 [21JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H444 [27FE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1661 [26AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H508 [28FE]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H1012 [20MR] (see H.R. 1717), H3203 [14JN]

———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 336), H624 [1MR]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H1490 [4AP]

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

———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), H10356 [18DE]

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H7852 [6NO]

Detroit, MI: tricentennial (see H. Con. Res. 80), H1115 [22MR]

Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 1230), H1605 [25AP]

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

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H4114 [17JY]

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

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H5704 [14SE]

Drug abuse: provide assistance to States to expand and establish treatment programs to provide services to individuals who voluntarily seek treatment (see H.R. 1896), H3863 [10JY]

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

Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see H.R. 3341), H8843 [4DE]

Education: authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs, student loan forgiveness, and professional development programs for teachers in rural areas (see H.R. 2102), H3466 [21JN]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 228), H650 [6MR]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 1096), H1010 [20MR]

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

Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (see H.R. 1916), H2334 [17MY]

EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H443 [27FE]

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

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

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

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reform relative to liability for noncompliance (see H.R. 2014), H8564 [28NO]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H1010 [20MR]

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

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), H2388 [21MY]

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

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H1013 [20MR]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H1717 [1MY]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H2280 [16MY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 827), H1013 [20MR]

Financial institutions: ensure continued stability of the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1293), H3863 [10JY]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 3460), H10910 [19DE]

Firearms: ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see H.R. 693), H628 [5MR]

Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 3358), H8563 [28NO]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1157), H1060 [21MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H1661 [26AP]

Food: permit States to use administrative funds to pay costs relating to the processing, transporting, and distributing of donated wild game to eligible food distribution agencies (see H.R. 3466), H10910 [19DE]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 1506), H1497 [4AP]

———expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H954 [15MR]

Foreign aid: increase accountability relative to the education and training of foreign military personnel (see H.R. 1594), H6056 [25SE]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1988), H3713 [27JN]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H6380 [4OC]

———revise the limitations on trade readjustment allowances under the trade adjustment assistance program for workers (see H.R. 2613), H6380 [4OC]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 1680), H1860 [2MY]

Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 2737), H5971 [24SE]

Health: improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums and COBRA coverage premiums (see H.R. 1255), H1189 [27MR]

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

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H10910 [19DE]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H3068 [12JN]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H5488 [10SE]

Higher Education Act: make certain student loan interest rate formulas permanent (see H.R. 2781), H6380 [4OC]

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

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H7719 [1NO]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 293), H443 [27FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 214), H1012 [20MR] (see H.R. 1829), H2182 [15MY]

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

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

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

Iron and steel industry: encourage use of domestic steel in rebuilding and military efforts following attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 234), H6381 [4OC]

———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H1346 [29MR]

———provide retiree health care by allowing steel companies a partial refund of net operating loss carryforwards (see H.R. 3059), H6458 [9OC]

———treat semifinished or slab steel as being in direct competition with taconite pellets for trade remedy purposes and provide assistance for impacted workers (see H.R. 837), H622 [1MR]

Korea, Republic of: remove trade barriers to U.S. automotive imports (see H. Con. Res. 144), H3807 [28JN]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H1013 [20MR]

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

———establish national prerelease warrant check system (see H.R. 362), H1013 [20MR]

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]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2281 [16MY]

———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H3806 [28JN]

LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H8732 [29NO]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H3807 [28JN]

Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H2849 [25MY]

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H2082 [9MY]

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

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

Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H6056 [25SE]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2571 [22MY]

———coverage of pharmacist services (see H.R. 2799), H6422 [5OC]

———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), H2890 [5JN]

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

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H4113 [17JY]

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

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

———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), H8420 [27NO]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H4113 [17JY]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H5406 [5SE]

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

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152, 152), H3207 [18JN]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H1557 [24AP]

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), H3861 [10JY] (see H.R. 2624), H4633 [25JY]

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), H3149 [13JN]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H10966 [20DE]

National Coast Guard Museum: establish (see H.R. 850), H623 [1MR]

National Commission on Farmworkers and Federal Health Coverage: establish (see H.R. 2642), H4634 [25JY]

National Disaster Medical System: establish (see H.R. 2333), H3711 [27JN]

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), H2849 [25MY]

National Guard: end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 512), H1861 [2MY]

———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H1861 [2MY]

National Health Service Corps: reauthorize, amend scholarship and loan programs tax status and repayment rules, and simplify application process (see H.R. 1968), H3068 [12JN]

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), H3619 [26JN]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2675), H6056 [25SE]

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

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

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see H.R. 3473), H10055 [12DE]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1071), H4009 [12JY]

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

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

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H2184 [15MY]

Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 270), H8421 [27NO]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 1873), H5406 [5SE]

Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see H.R. 2335), H4010 [12JY]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 1662), H1715 [1MY]

———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 166), H5340 [2AU]

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

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

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, tariff, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 2661), H5340 [2AU]

Office of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3026), H7718 [1NO]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H1489 [4AP]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 238), H5704 [14SE]

Pharmaceuticals: establish compulsory licensing of certain patented prescription drugs and medical inventions (see H.R. 1708), H4113 [17JY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H412 [26FE]

———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1861), H2279 [16MY]

———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H8565 [28NO]

Product safety: require safety labels for certain Internet-advertised toys and games (see H.R. 604), H324 [13FE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (see H.R. 3487), H10910 [19DE]

———amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H5456 [6SE]

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

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 751), H3806 [28JN]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3149 [13JN]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 970), H827 [8MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide grants to small public drinking water systems (see H.R. 1178), H1861 [2MY]

Schools: encourage teaching of the role of Native Americans in U.S. history and culture and leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 101), H1189 [27MR]

———honor Native Americans for their contributions to U.S. history, culture, and education (see H. Res. 168), H3207 [18JN]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H1659 [26AP] (see H.R. 2505), H4013 [16JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2571 [22MY]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H443 [27FE]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H1116 [22MR]

———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), H2998 [7JN]

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

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

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1489 [4AP]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H1187 [27MR]

———State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H1187 [27MR]

St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 143), H741 [7MR]

States: authorize prohibition or imposition of certain limitations on the receipt of foreign municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1927), H3068 [12JN]

Steel Industry National Historic Park: establish (see H.R. 635), H3358 [20JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H5488 [10SE]

Tariff Act: expedite antidumping investigations when imports increase materially from new suppliers after an antidumping order and amend provisions on export prices and constructed export prices (see H.R. 3571), H10964 [20DE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to members of the Armed Forces who serve on active duty during a taxable year (see H.R. 1299), H1344 [29MR]

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

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1605 [25AP]

———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), H6137 [2OC]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military Reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military Reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H1410 [3AP]

———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), H3466 [21JN]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H2679 [23MY]

———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 1309), H6919 [16OC]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1296 [28MR]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H4010 [12JY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2680 [23MY]

———impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas products, allow an income tax credit for the purchase of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and allow grants for mass transit (see H.R. 1967), H2849 [25MY]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H2956 [6JN]

———permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see H.R. 224), H8564 [28NO]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 2040), H2848 [25MY]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 710), H398 [14FE] (see H.R. 1727), H2023 [8MY]

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

———provide 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), H3203 [14JN]

———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H1489 [4AP]

———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), H2184 [15MY]

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

———treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 1692), H1860 [2MY]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1434), H4009 [12JY]

———treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in connection with delinquent real property taxes (see H.R. 3381), H8731 [29NO]

———treatment of contributions to funeral trusts (see H.R. 985), H2184 [15MY]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 2354), H10355 [18DE]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and other technological equipment, software, and certain auction-acquired telecommunications licenses (see H.R. 2981), H7852 [6NO]

———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (see H.R. 2352), H6056 [25SE]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H3806 [28JN]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H4009 [12JY]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1604 [25AP]

———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), H2849 [25MY]

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

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3448), H9239 [11DE]

———prevent, prepare for, and respond to threats (see H.R. 3555), H10963 [20DE]

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

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H621 [1MR]

Veterans: increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2123), H3066 [12JN]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 442), H2184 [15MY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1925 [3MY]

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

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H443 [27FE]

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), H650 [6MR]

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

Voting: protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H2680 [23MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for municipal construction grant program for wastewater treatment (see H.R. 1751), H2142 [10MY]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H1489 [4AP] (see H.R. 1750), H2142 [10MY]

Wisconsin: conveyance of certain National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1654), H6066 [28SE]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 2670), H8843 [4DE]

World Trade Organization: oppose changes that weaken existing antidumping and safeguard laws during upcoming negotiations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H7529 [30OC]

———preserve ability of the U.S. to rigorously enforce its trade laws and ensure that U.S. exports are not subject to abusive use of trade laws by other countries (see H. Con. Res. 262), H7852 [6NO]

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), H1717 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bob Davis Post Office Building, St. Ignace, MI: designate (see H.R. 2577), H4352 [19JY]

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

Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see H.R. 2038), H2848 [25MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 764), H442 [27FE]

———make motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans comparable to reimbursement rates for Federal employees (see H.R. 551), H254 [8FE]

Fred W. Matz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Menominee, MI: designate (see H.R. 763), H442 [27FE]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1032), H928 [14MR]

———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see H.R. 2167), H3150 [13JN]

Iron and steel industry: prohibit investment of loan proceeds in foreign steel companies and probibit use of loan proceeds to import steel products from foreign countries that are subject to certain trade remedies (see H.R. 851), H623 [1MR]

———prohibit investment of loan proceeds in foreign steel companies and prohibit use of loan proceeds to import steel products from foreign countries that are subject to certain trade remedies (see H.R. 1006), H876 [13MR]

Law enforcement: 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), H876 [13MR]

Local government: require adoption of a health standard establishing a legal presumption that heart, lung, and respiratory disease are occupational diseases for public safety officers (see H.R. 709), H398 [14FE]

Medicare: adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (see H.R. 1375), H1409 [3AP]

Michigan: Federal recognition of the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 1633), H1659 [26AP]

Native Americans: settle certain land claims of Bay Mills Indian Community and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 1634), H1659 [26AP] (see H.R. 2495), H4009 [12JY]

———treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 1635), H1659 [26AP]

NATO: recommend integration of Slovak Republic (see H. Res. 253), H6260 [3OC]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 550), H254 [8FE]

Philip E. Ruppe Post Office Building, Lake Linden, MI: designate (see H.R. 1374), H1409 [3AP]

Robert W. Davis Post Office Building, St. Ignace, MI: designate (see H.R. 1373), H1409 [3AP]

Taxation: allow distilled spirits to be produced in dwelling houses and certain other connected structures (see H.R. 3249), H7909 [7NO]

Traverse City, MI: modify reversionary interest in certain real property conveyed to school district (see H.R. 3370), H8564 [28NO]

Letters

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by U.S. citizens for personal use: William B. Simpkins, DEA, H3892 [11JY]

———William K. Hubbard, FDA, H3893 [11JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3884, H3892, H3909, H3910 [11JY]

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), H5669 [14SE]

Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), H5889 [21SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H789 [8MR]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (H. Res. 193), H5317 [2AU], E1555 [3AU]

Carney, MI: tribute to Carney-Nadeau High School girls' basketball team, E2361 [20DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: senior citizen meal programs funding through reductions in agriculture buildings and facilities and rental payments, H3909, H3910 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8522 [28NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4172 [18JY]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3884 [11JY]

———allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3892 [11JY]

East Jordan, MI: tribute to Family Health Center, E1527 [3AU]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3626, H3677 [27JN]

Engelhard, Raymond W. (Jake): Michigan's Upper Peninsula Labor Hall of Fame inductee, E576 [5AP]

Finlandia University: tribute to men's basketball team, E634 [25AP]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling, H3626, H3677 [27JN]

House of Representatives: cancellation of prayer breakfast, H10827 [19DE]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief to the domestic steel industry, H8522 [28NO]

Law enforcement: limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (H.R. 1007), E346 [13MR]

Law enforcement officers: honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (H. Res. 116), H2163 [15MY]

Lehto, Paul: Northern Michigan University President's Award for Distinguished Citizenship recipient, E1958 [30OC]

Local government: require adoption of a health standard establishing a legal presumption that heart, lung, and respiratory disease are occupational diseases for public safety officers (H.R. 709), E187 [14FE]

Maritime Administration: State maritime academies funding, H4172 [18JY]

Millersburg, MI: centennial, E529 [3AP]

Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1696), E820 [17MY]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (H.R. 2887), H7562 [31OC], H7727 [6NO], H8100, H8101 [13NO], H8166 [14NO]

———improve safety and efficacy for children (S. 1789), E2389 [20DE]

Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4933 [31JY]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4933 [31JY]

Seldenright, Paul H.: Michigan's Upper Peninsula Labor Hall of Fame inductee, E578 [5AP]

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

———rates (H.R. 3), H789 [8MR]

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), H5568 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5889 [21SE]

———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 (H.R. 2882), H5601 [13SE]

Traverse City, MI: modify reversionary interest in certain real property conveyed to school district (H.R. 3370), H9127 [11DE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8644, H8648 [29NO]

Vanderbilt, MI: anniversary, E1413 [24JY]

Votes: correction, H2189 [16MY], E820 [17MY]

———position on missed, H1328 [29MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H646 [6MR], H5485 [10SE]

Special order: granted, H1603 [25AP], H4861 [30JY], H7590 [31OC], H7715 [1NO], H7850 [6NO], H7908 [7NO], H8180 [14NO]

Tributes

Childs, K. Ross, E2394 [20DE]

Goldsmith, James N., E1592 [5SE]

Ivey, William J., E1771 [2OC]

Johnson, Rollin (Ruffy), E2216 [5DE]

Larson, Bob, E1903 [16OC]

Prusi, Mike, E527 [3AP]

Sarvello, Salvatore, E14 [3JA]

Tesanovich, Paul, E633 [25AP]