BOUCHER, RICK (a Representative from Virginia)

Announcements

107th Congress Private Calendar official objectors, H4011 [16JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H4954 [31JY]

James Madison Commemoration Commission, H837 [13MR]

Norman Sisisky funeral attendees, H1349 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2702), H5125 [1AU]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H7852 [6NO]

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H927 [14MR]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H6702 [11OC]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 36), H1346 [29MR]

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

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

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1280), H2712 [24MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H224 [7FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]

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. 2946), H6057 (see H.R. 2955), H6055 [25SE]

———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3007), H6458 [9OC]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H6379 [4OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 333), H163 [31JA]

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]

Booker T. Washington National Monument: revise boundaries (see H.R. 1456), H1485 (see H.R. 1456), H1494 [4AP]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H3068 [12JN]

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), H878 [13MR]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H5928 [21SE]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H1557 [24AP]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 190), H3260 [19JN]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see H.R. 2323), H3618 [26JN]

———develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs for use in coal-based electricity generating facilities (see H.R. 2365), H3802 [28JN]

Communications Act: increase penalties for common carrier violations (see H.R. 1765), H2022 [8MY]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (see H. Con. Res. 132), H3714 [27JN]

———establish an Internet site on Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 782), H1557 [24AP]

———prohibit unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1017), H927 [14MR]

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

Conservation of energy: require Federal agencies to acquire central air conditioners and heat pumps that meet or exceed certain efficiency standards (see H.R. 2516), H4111 [17JY]

Copyrights: reform laws to facilitate the efficient delivery of music over the Internet (see H.R. 2724), H5333 [2AU]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 2341), H3712 [27JN]

———product liability reform (see H.R. 1966), H2678 [23MY]

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

Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H6380 [4OC]

———constitutional amendment on incarceration for minor traffic offenses (see H.J. Res. 46), H2849 [25MY]

———increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain aliens (see H.R. 993), H1121 [26MR]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H5405 [5SE]

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H3067 [12JN]

D. French Slaughter Post Office Building, Culpepper, VA: designate (see H.R. 1767), H2022 [8MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 779), H506 [28FE]

———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), H826 [8MR]

Dept. of Energy: fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Res. 250), H6137 [2OC]

———terminate exemption of nonprofit institutions from civil penalties for violations of nuclear safety requirements (see H.R. 723), H411 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: antimicrobial resistance activities in the interagency public health action plan (see H.R. 1771), H2571 [22MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H324 [13FE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H828 [8MR]

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

———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), H400 [14FE]

———establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans (see H.R. 2095), H3864 [10JY]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H400 [14FE]

———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]

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H8248 [15NO]

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: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H3806 [28JN]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5407 [5SE]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 933), H3713 [27JN]

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

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H3466 [21JN]

Earnhardt, Dale: tribute (see H. Res. 57), H442 [27FE]

Ecology and environment: establish a grassland reserve restoration and conservation program (see H.R. 1689), H1860 [2MY]

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]

———establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs (see H.R. 1476), H2185 [15MY]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 489), H929 [14MR]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H221 [7FE]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H1717 [1MY]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 687), H1410 [3AP]

———increase student financial aid programs funding (see H.R. 2476), H3960 [11JY]

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

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 573), H650 [6MR]

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

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H4723 [26JY]

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), H2082 [9MY]

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

Federal employees: establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (see H.R. 2678), H8181 [14NO]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3519 [25JN]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 950), H1346 [29MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H400 [14FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H1488 [4AP]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H4949 [31JY]

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 1367), H1558 [24AP]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H4352 [19JY]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 1506), H2335 [17MY]

———establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 1949), H2570 [22MY]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H1557 [24AP]

———provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 2272), H3464 [21JN]

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

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H3863 [10JY]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5333 [2AU]

———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]

———revise the limitations on trade readjustment allowances under the trade adjustment assistance program for workers (see H.R. 2613), H4539 [24JY]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H7717 [1NO]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H1296 [28MR]

``God Bless America'': designate as the national hymn of the U.S. (see H.R. 3051), H6421 [5OC]

Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H1717 [1MY]

Health: develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see H. Res. 115), H1487 (see H. Res. 115), H1499 [4AP]

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

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

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2335 [17MY]

Herb E. Harris Post Office Building, Alexandria, VA: designate (see H.R. 1761), H2021 [8MY]

Herbert H. Bateman Post Office Building, Newport News, VA: designate (see H.R. 1749), H2021 [8MY]

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

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H1191 [27MR]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 1266), H3519 [25JN]

———grant U.S. citizenship to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who complete 3 years of honorable service on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1616), H8421 [27NO]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 835), H828 [8MR]

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

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

———provide premium assistance for COBRA continuation coverage for certain individuals and permit States to provide temporary Medicaid coverage for certain uninsured individuals (see H.R. 3364), H8564 [28NO]

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

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

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

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 742), H4634 [25JY]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1351 [30MR]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H826 [8MR]

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

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H112 [30JA]

Lewis F. Payne United States Post Office, Nathalie, VA: designate (see H.R. 1799), H2140 [10MY]

Libraries: provide public library construction and technology enhancement (see H.R. 1525), H2680 [23MY]

M. Caldwell Butler Post Office Building, Roanoke, VA: designate (see H.R. 1753), H2021 [8MY]

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), H4010 [12JY]

Medicaid: 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]

———permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 2701), H5125 [1AU]

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

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H1346 [29MR]

———State requirements for financial recovery from an individual's estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health plan (see H.R. 1001), H1717 [1MY]

Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 898), H1925 [3MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H2997 [7JN]

———coverage of oral drugs to reduce serum phosphate levels in patients with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 3246), H7909 [7NO]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H7718 [1NO]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H5406 [5SE]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1798), H5456 [6SE]

———eliminate cost-sharing for bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1720), H5927 [21SE]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H1558 [24AP]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H1605 [25AP]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H4725 [26JY]

———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), H4216 [18JY]

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H3519 [25JN]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H1605 [25AP]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H6459 [9OC]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H7852 [6NO]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H3068 [12JN]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H3068 [12JN]

———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), H9240 [11DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H4353 [19JY]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H3466 [21JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 1510), H1661 [26AP]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H4541 [24JY]

Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (see H.R. 677), H4113 [17JY]

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

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 36), H1346 [29MR]

National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see H.R. 2515), H6260 [3OC]

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), H2281 [16MY]

National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see H.R. 1120), H3150 [13JN]

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

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H4353 [19JY]

NIH: implement guidelines for research using human pluripotent stem cells (see H.R. 2747), H5456 [6SE]

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

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

NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 1660), H1715 [1MY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H4429 [23JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H955 [15MR]

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

Patent and Trademark Office: consideration of funding (see H. Res. 110), H1409 [3AP]

Patents: establish an administrative opposition process to allow parties to challenge any granted patent in an expeditious and less costly alternative to litigation (see H.R. 1333), H1407 [3AP]

———publish all business method patents, allow presentation of art or prior use information before such a patent issues, and create a challenge process for business method patents (see H.R. 1332), H1407 [3AP]

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

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]

Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment (see H.R. 2839), H10355 [18DE]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H1190 [27MR]

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]

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

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H5616 [13SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1346 [29MR]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 1035), H2142 [10MY]

Schools: authorize grants and expand tax incentives to States for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 771), H1190 [27MR]

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), H3713 [27JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H4863 [30JY]

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), H395 [14FE]

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

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H7718 [1NO]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2630), H4633 [25JY]

———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 80), H2082 [9MY]

———improve benefit computation formula for workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 870), H648 [6MR]

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

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1605 [25AP]

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

Stafford County, VA: recognize the historical significance of the Aquia sandstone quarries of Government Island for contributions to the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Res. 261), H8421 [27NO]

Stan Parris Post Office Building, Annandale, VA: designate (see H.R. 1766), H2022 [8MY]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: reauthorize (see H.R. 724), H411 [26FE]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H2388 [21MY]

Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1848), H2890 [5JN]

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

———allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 82), H2082 [9MY]

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

———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), H3466 [21JN]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 647), H1489 [4AP]

———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), H1116 [22MR]

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

———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H6138 [2OC]

———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (see H.R. 3143), H8746 [30NO]

———exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco quota and allotment holders and tobacco growers pursuant to the settlement agreement between a State and tobacco product manufacturers (see H.R. 769), H505 [28FE]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H323 [13FE]

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

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H2998 [7JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H1410 [3AP]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H1605 [25AP]

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

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

———increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 676), H877 [13MR]

———increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit (see H.R. 759), H651 [6MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 2526), H4112 [17JY]

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

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 3041), H7723 [5NO]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]

———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H1410 [3AP]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H3805 [28JN]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H5616 [13SE]

———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H2183 [15MY]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and other technological equipment, software, and certain auction-acquired telecommunications licenses (see H.R. 2981), H6135 [2OC]

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

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

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 1769), H2081 [9MY]

Telecommunications: resolve administrative disputes regarding certain spectrum licenses (see H.R. 3484), H10356 [18DE]

Terrorism: establish a memorial on the Arlington Naval Annex to the victims of the terrorist attack at the Pentagon (see H.R. 3036), H6379 [4OC]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H6056 [25SE]

Tobacco products: make leaf tobacco eligible under the Market Access Program (see H.R. 1610), H1718 [1MY]

Tom Bliley Post Office Building, Richmond, VA: designate (see H.R. 1748), H2021 [8MY]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 85), H325 [13FE]

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

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 133), H4353 [19JY]

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

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

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H650 [6MR]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H394 [14FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H223 (see H.R. 303), H224 [7FE]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1232), H2082 [9MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H4352 [19JY]

Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 2345), H3712 [27JN]

Voting: protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H5406 [5SE]

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

Water: authorize appropriations for municipal construction grant program for wastewater treatment (see H.R. 1751), H2021 [8MY]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H444 [27FE] (see H.R. 1750), H2021 [8MY]

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

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

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 285), H1012 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: clarify protections under the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act (see H.R. 2738), H5334 [2AU]

Copyrights: exempt certain performances or displays used for distance learning from copyright infringement provisions and allow the making of a single copy of such performances or displays (see H.R. 2100), H2997 [7JN]

Flag—U.S.: protect (see H.R. 2312), H3617 [26JN]

Remarks

Armed Forces: clarify protections under the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act (H.R. 2738), E1603 [6SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H523 [1MR]

Copyrights: exempt certain performances or displays used for distance learning from copyright infringement provisions and allow the making of a single copy of such performances or displays (H.R. 2100), E1076 [12JN]

———reform laws to facilitate the efficient delivery of music over the Internet (H.R. 2724), E1543 [3AU]

Dept. of Energy: coal gasification project funding, H5149 [1AU]

———Energy Sun Partnership Program funding, H5112 [1AU]

FERC: impose cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market, H5144 [1AU]

Nuclear energy: remediation of uranium and thorium processing sites (H.R. 3343), H10198, H10200 [18DE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5009, H5112, H5144, H5149 [1AU]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: reauthorize (H.R. 724), H633 [6MR]

Tributes

Sisisky, Norman, H1326 [29MR]