BOEHLERT, SHERWOOD L. (a Representative from New York)
Addresses
Committee on Science (House) Priority Assignments: by, E234
NIST Anniversary: by, E294
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6140 [2OC], H6294 [4OC]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5114 [1AU]
Analyses
Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act (H.R. 4): Boehlert Amendment on Average Fuel Economy Standards for Sport Utility Vehicles and Other Light Trucks, H5116 [1AU]
Water Infrastructure Security and Research Development Act (H.R. 3178), H10189 [18DE]
Appointments
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H77 [30JA]
Conferee: H.R. 2883, intelligence services appropriations, H8849 [5DE]
———S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7097 [17OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H7960 [8NO]
Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H927 [14MR]
Air Force: enhance science and technology planning and budgeting (see H.R. 2659), H4724 [26JY]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1189 [27MR]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 36), H1925 [3MY]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H218 [7FE]
Armed Forces: provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H623 [1MR]
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), H2281 [16MY]
Aviation: establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H2335 [17MY]
———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), H8248 [15NO]
———require background checks for pilot and flight service training applicants (see H.R. 2957), H7128 [17OC]
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]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H875 [13MR]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 193), H4013 [16JY]
Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H7852 [6NO]
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]
CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]
———provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (see H.R. 2869), H5487 [10SE]
Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H8181 [14NO]
Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H4780 [27JY]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H6381 [4OC]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H25 [3JA]
Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 471), H221 [7FE]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H3149 [13JN]
Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (see H.R. 3400), H8842 [4DE]
———provide greater cybersecurity (see H.R. 3482), H10066 [13DE]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H8133 [13NO]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H7960 [8NO]
———award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H8843 [4DE]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H1011 [20MR]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African and Caribbean farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 1894), H2333 [17MY]
Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H6700 [11OC]
———provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3163), H7852 [6NO]
Dept. of Energy: authorize appropriations for environmental research and development, scientific and energy research, development, and demonstration, and commercial application of energy technology bioenergy programs (see H.R. 2358), H3802 [28JN]
———establish the High Performance Schools Program (see H.R. 1129), H1012 [20MR]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H394 [14FE]
Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H1013 [20MR]
Dept. of the Interior: 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 Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1557 [24AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H1408 [3AP]
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), H398 [14FE]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H6056 [25SE]
Education: authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs, student loan forgiveness, and professional development programs for teachers in rural areas (see H.R. 2102), H3069 [12JN]
———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H1605 [25AP]
———provide for digital education partnerships by improving and expanding access to educational television programming and interactive computer services (see H.R. 1365), H1408 [3AP]
———reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (see H.R. 692), H397 [14FE]
Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H1557 [24AP]
———provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity (see H.R. 381), H2998 [7JN]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (see H.R. 648), H1605 [25AP]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]
EPA: establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (see H.R. 64), H3067 [12JN]
———increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H62 [6JA]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 448), H2184 [15MY]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2849 [25MY]
———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 2588), H5488 [10SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 1474), H1486 (see H.R. 1474), H1495 [4AP]
Financial institutions: 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), H9240 [11DE]
Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 3460), H9239 [11DE]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H2712 [24MY]
———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H4725 [26JY]
Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 325), H162 [31JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]
———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5616 [13SE]
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]
Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H4353 [19JY]
Foreign aid: provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 2272), H3464 [21JN]
Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8133 [13NO]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: designate (see H.R. 3392), H8842 [4DE]
``God Bless America'': designate as the national hymn of the U.S. (see H.R. 3051), H6421 [5OC]
Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 1674), H3863 [10JY]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H4428 [23JY]
Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H507 [28FE]
Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2174), H3201 [14JN]
Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (see H.R. 2111), H3806 [28JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 737), H832 [12MR] (see H.R. 1330), H1406 [3AP]
Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H61 [6JA]
Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
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), H2334 [17MY]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 280), H8842 [4DE]
Judiciary: provide for automatic annual increases in judicial salaries (see H.R. 570), H741 [7MR]
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), H1489 [4AP]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1661 [26AP]
Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (see H.R. 2777), H5335 [2AU]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H9078 [6DE]
Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H2023 [8MY]
———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H8421 [27NO]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H1861 [2MY]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H10055 [12DE]
———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H2956 [6JN]
———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), H2185 [15MY]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H1113 [22MR]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H6779 [12OC]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H8732 [29NO]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H4428 [23JY]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H3803 [28JN]
Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1696), H2142 [10MY]
Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1815), H2141 [10MY]
Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 15), H8565 [28NO]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 36), H1925 [3MY]
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see H.J. Res. 42), H1345 [29MR]
National Guard: end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 512), H1557 [24AP]
———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H1557 [24AP]
National Health Service Corps: reauthorize, amend scholarship and loan programs tax status and repayment rules, and simplify application process (see H.R. 1968), H2678 [23MY]
National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 834), H622 [1MR]
———update the feasibility and suitability studies of certain national historic trails and provide for possible additions (see H.R. 37), H1556 [24AP]
National Weather Service: conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities relative to tropical cyclone inland forecasting improvement (see H.R. 2486), H4008 [12JY]
Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3802 [28JN]
New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 1334), H2082 [9MY]
New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (see H. Res. 172), H3466 [21JN]
———tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 243), H5927 [21SE]
NIST: establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (see H.R. 524), H252 [8FE]
———improve computer security (see H.R. 1259), H1293 [28MR]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
NSF: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2023 [8MY]
Office of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3026), H6458 [9OC]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3149 [13JN]
Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H4724 [26JY]
Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]
Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 157), H2387 [21MY]
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), H507 [28FE]
Power resources: research and development funding for ultra-deep water and unconventional natural gas and petroleum exploration and production technologies (see H.R. 2756), H5335 [2AU]
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), H1191 [27MR]
———provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 2950), H6781 [12OC]
Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (see H.R. 3379), H10055 [12DE]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]
Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H1061 [21MR]
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]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H4009 [12JY]
———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 844), H1557 [24AP]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1485 (see H.R. 1464), H1495 [4AP]
———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H258 [12FE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H4634 [25JY]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]
———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1275), H1294 [28MR]
———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H1660 [26AP]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1605 [25AP]
———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 877), H648 [6MR]
———allow 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), H5406 [5SE]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H5339 [2AU]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8), H28 [3JA]
———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H6422 [5OC]
———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (see H.R. 3143), H8746 [30NO]
———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 923), H828 [8MR]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H954 [15MR]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2889 [5JN]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 154), H167 [31JA]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H650 [6MR]
———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H827 [8MR]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H2387 [21MY]
———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1316), H1344 [29MR]
———provide incentives to businesses that rebuild and invest in lower Manhattan (see H.R. 3373), H10067 [13DE]
———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H506 [28FE]
———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 relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H223 [7FE]
———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), H10067 [13DE]
———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]
———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]
———treatment of certain CERCLA settlement funds (see H.R. 3530), H10909 [19DE]
———treatment of depreciation of computers and other technological equipment, software, and certain auction-acquired telecommunications licenses (see H.R. 2981), H6135 [2OC]
Telecommunications: promote new communications technologies through grants and other incentives (see H.R. 1416), H1483 (see H.R. 1416), H1492 [4AP]
Terrorism: protect children (see H.R. 3106), H6781 [12OC]
———waive certain limitations in the use of emergency highway funds to pay for projects in response to the attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3298), H8421 [27NO]
Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 988), H875 [13MR]
Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H959 [19MR]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 3022), H7529 [30OC]
Veterans: 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. 303), H224 [7FE]
———provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March (see H.R. 963), H8732 [29NO]
Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H4378 [20JY]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H650 [6MR]
Voting: direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns (see H.R. 2275), H5340 [2AU]
———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8181 [14NO]
———establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 50), H26 [3JA]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H1114 [22MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 324), H162 [31JA]
Coal: authorize research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities for clean coal technologies (see H.R. 2626), H4633 [25JY]
Committee on Science (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 60), H442 [27FE]
Dept. of Energy: establish a pilot program to provide grants to facilitate the use of alternative fuel school buses (see H.R. 2518), H4111 [17JY]
Education: improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 1858), H2279 [16MY]
———increase the technically trained workforce (see H.R. 3130), H6918 [16OC]
EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (see H.R. 3178), H7528 [30OC]
———redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection and elevate to cabinet level position (see H.R. 2438), H3861 [10JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 255), H7529 [30OC]
Global Science and Technology Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 111), H1660 [26AP]
Motor vehicles: establish an alternative fuel vehicle energy demonstration and commercial application of energy technology competitive grant pilot program (see H.R. 2326), H3711 [27JN]
Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 287), H10055 [12DE]
Power resources: authorizing appropriations for environmental research and development and Dept. of Energy and EPA Office of Air and Radiation energy technology programs, projects, and activities (see H.R. 2460), H3959 [11JY]
Research: computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs funding (see H.R. 3394), H8842 [4DE]
Cost Estimates
Water Infrastructure Security and Research Development Act (H.R. 3178): CBO, H10190 [18DE]
Explanations
Water Infrastructure Security and Research Development Act (H.R. 3178), H10188 [18DE]
Letters
Energy Security Act: by, Committee on Science (House), H5149 [1AU]
———Representative Hansen, Committee on Resources (House), H5149 [1AU]
Help America Vote Act: by, Committee on Science (House), H9306 [12DE]
NSF role in construction of a science laboratory in Lead, SD: by, Committee on Science (House), H10218 [18DE], H10932
———Rita R. Colwell, NSF, H10219 [18DE], H10933
Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Response Act: by, Committee on Science (House), H9210 [11DE]
Secure Transportation for America Act: by, Committee on Science (House), H7634 [1NO]
Water Infrastructure Security and Research Development Act: by, Committee on Science (House), H10191 [18DE]
———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H10191 [18DE]
———Representative Tauzin, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H10190 [18DE]
Lists
Supporters of H.R. 3178, Water Infrastructure Security and Research Development Act, H10190 [18DE]
Remarks
Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6299, H6321 [4OC]
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6287, H6299, H6321 [4OC]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3910
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5155, H5163 [1AU]
———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, H5163 [1AU]
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), H5659 [14SE]
Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5904 [21SE]
———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, H5904 [21SE]
CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (H.R. 1831), H2351 [21MY]
———provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (H.R. 2869), H10903
Committee on Science (House): priority assignments, E234
Delhi, NY: tribute to Delhi High School football team, E2234
Dept. of Agriculture: senior citizen meal programs funding through reductions in agriculture buildings and facilities and rental payments, H3910
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), conference report, H10932
Dept. of Energy: coal gasification project funding, H5149 [1AU]
———Energy Sun Partnership Program funding, H5112 [1AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: benefit claims processing funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4694 [26JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), conference report, E2118
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4680
———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, E2051
Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 100), H4805 [30JY]
———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (H.R. 1858), H4792, H4798, H4801 [30JY]
EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (H.R. 3178), H10186, H10187, H10191 [18DE], E2020
———implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H3922 [11JY]
———prohibit use of funds to delay implementation of revised drinking water standards for arsenic, H4746, H4747 [27JY]
———redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection and elevate to cabinet level position, E689
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 255), E1950
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), H6391 [5OC]
———linguistics training funding, H6391 [5OC]
Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6287 [4OC]
Lead, SD: conveyance of certain real property for construction of a science laboratory, H10932
———conveyance of certain real property for construction of a science laboratory (S. 1389), H10218 [18DE]
Morrison, Walter G.: permanently etch name on the National Fallen Firefighters Monument, E1823
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H5115, H5127 [1AU]
NIST: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 27), H455
———establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (H.R. 524), H343, H344, H347 [14FE]
———funding, E2118
———improve computer security (H.R. 1259), H8354 [27NO]
NOAA: funding, E2118
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize, H6287 [4OC]
NSF: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 108), E789
Oneonta, NY: tribute to Soccer Hall of Fame honorees, E1819
Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6287 [4OC]
Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (H. Con. Res. 287), E2271
Power resources: bioenergy marketing training and education for disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, H5147 [1AU]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5013, H5040, H5042, H5112, H5115, H5127, H5147, H5149, H5155, H5163 [1AU]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 216), H4999 [1AU]
———ocean thermal energy production incentives, H5042 [1AU]
SBA: reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 1860), H5941
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H6287 [4OC]
Taxation: reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), E503
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), H5529 [11SE]
———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5529 [11SE]
Voting: direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns, H9297 [12DE]
———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9297 [12DE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H389 [14FE], H4946 [31JY]
Reports filed
Comprehensive Energy Research and Technology Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2460) (H. Rept. 107-177), H4948 [31JY]
EPA Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology Position Establishment: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 64) (H. Rept. 107-311), H8745 [30NO]
National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 107-134), H3959 [11JY]
National Science Education Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 100) (H. Rept. 107-133), H3959 [11JY]
Voting Technology Standards Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2275) (H. Rept. 107-263), H7591 [31OC]
Rules
Committee on Science (House), H384-H389 [14FE]
Summaries
Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act (H.R. 4), H5013-H5040 [1AU]
Tributes
Myers, Isabel Briggs, H4967 [31JY]