CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6146 [2OC], H6325, H6326 [4OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4114 [17JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4218 [18JY], H4353 [19JY], H4481, H4498, H4515 [24JY]
Analyses
Terrorism Risk Protection Act (H.R. 3210): Committee on the Judiciary (House) Minority Staff, H8625 [29NO]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act (H.R. 3162), H7197-H7200 [23OC]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H4954 [31JY]
———S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7097 [17OC]
Articles and editorials
Bush Withdraws Michigan Judicial Nominees, Jesse J. Holland, Detroit (MI) News, E407
Bye, Bye Miss American Pic, Lance Simmons and Pamela Conley Ulich, Loyola Law School-Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review (publication), E1498
Dogs of War Bare Their Teeth Over Colombia, Arianna Huffington, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E1366
I'll Eat Anything I Can Get, Associated Press (news service), E2177
King Assembly Presents Unique Perspectives on Civil Rights, Racism, Noah Peters, Cranbrook Kingswood Crane-Clarion (high school publication), E205
Motion Picture Production—To Run or Stay Made in the U.S.A., Pamela Conley Ulich and Lance Simmons, Entertainment Law Review (publication), E1258
Seizing Dictatorial Power, William Safire, New York (NY) Times, E2101
U.S. Should Help Aristide Rebuild Haiti, Joseph P. Kennedy II, Boston (MA) Globe, E209
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2713 [24MY]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H1483 (see H.R. 1421), H1493 [4AP]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1189 [27MR]
———reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H1558 [24AP]
Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H5925 [21SE]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H400 [14FE]
Antitrust policy: make technical corrections to laws (see H.R. 809), H621 [1MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H505 [28FE]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA]
———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), H10055 [12DE]
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), H6458 [9OC]
———provide for monitoring of aircraft air quality and require air carriers to address complaints and maintain records associated with aircraft air quality (see H.R. 2158), H3466 [21JN]
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]
``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 43), H442 [27FE]
Bob Davis Post Office Building, St. Ignace, MI: designate (see H.R. 2577), H7333 [25OC]
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]
———temporary moratorium on carrying out the death penalty to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 321), H2022 [8MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H6136 [2OC]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 399), H827 [8MR]
Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H8339 [16NO]
Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H4014 [16JY]
———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H3260 [19JN]
———provide grants to State child welfare systems and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 1371), H1409 [3AP]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4216 [18JY]
Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1191 [27MR]
Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H1013 [20MR]
Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2755), H5335 [2AU]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H506 [28FE]
———protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (see H.R. 185), H112 [30JA]
Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1606), H1658 [26AP]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H4113 [17JY]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H8843 [4DE]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H5925 [21SE]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H3806 [28JN]
Crime: amend laws relative to false communications about certain criminal violations (see H.R. 3209), H7717 [1NO]
———clerical and technical corrections to laws (see H.R. 2137), H3066 [12JN]
———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]
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]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 2653), H4723 [26JY]
Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2283), H3464 [21JN]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H394 [14FE]
Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H2679 [23MY]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2215), H3258 [19JN]
———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H111 [30JA]
———require a report on the effectiveness of State Justice Institute operations (see H.R. 2048), H3069 [12JN]
Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H220 [7FE]
Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 2459), H3959 [11JY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds in California (see H.R. 2534), H4217 [18JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1557 [24AP]
———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H2571 [22MY]
Detroit, MI: tricentennial (see H. Con. Res. 80), H1115 [22MR]
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 1230), H1411 [3AP]
Developing countries: prohibit export assistance to any company challenging an intellectual property law or policy of a country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1690), H2142 [10MY]
———prohibit revocation or revision of any intellectual property or competition law or policy in any country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1185), H1861 [2MY]
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: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H76 [20JA]
———establish a commission to recommend a strategy for the global eradication of disease (see H.R. 2593), H6260 [3OC]
———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1346 [29MR]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5333 [2AU]
———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 933), H740 [7MR]
———make authority permanent for issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2317), H3618 [26JN]
Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1978), H2679 [23MY]
———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1344), H1407 [3AP]
Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H2281 [16MY]
Economy: constitutional amendment on the right to full employment and balanced growth (see H.J. Res. 28), H2281 [16MY]
Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 31), H2281 [16MY]
———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see H.R. 1513), H1498 [4AP]
———ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2648), H4723 [26JY]
———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H163 [31JA]
———increase student financial aid programs funding (see H.R. 2476), H3960 [11JY]
———provide for digital education partnerships by improving and expanding access to educational television programming and interactive computer services (see H.R. 1365), H1408 [3AP]
———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see H.R. 1180), H1113 [22MR]
———require States to equalize education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H1188 [27MR]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 1306), H1344 [29MR]
Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see H.R. 2282), H3464 [21JN]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]
———prohibit forced overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 1289), H3203 [14JN]
———require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 2782), H5336 [2AU]
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act: designate Federal agencies responsible for implementation (see H.R. 1534), H1499 [4AP]
Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H1926 [3MY]
EPA: reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H1482 (see H.R. 1413), H1492 [4AP]
———revise drinking water standards for arsenic and provide grants to small public drinking water systems to assist in meeting these standards (see H.R. 1252), H1411 [3AP]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 94), H1409 [3AP]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1345 [29MR]
Families and domestic relations: importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 167), H3202 [14JN]
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), H2183 [15MY]
———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H1558 [24AP]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H1660 [26AP]
Financial institutions: ensure continued stability of the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1293), H1664 [27AP]
———facilitate transfers between interest-bearing accounts and transactions accounts for small businesses (see H.R. 1048), H2023 [8MY]
Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 1112), H1011 [20MR]
———expand Dept. of the Treasury regulation of manufacture, distribution, and sale of weapons and ammunition (see H.R. 671), H444 [27FE]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 225), H443 [27FE]
Flag—U.S.: 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 industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 713), H398 [14FE]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H441 [27FE]
———support millenium good will food aid initiative for developing countries (see H. Con. Res. 12), H444 [27FE]
Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H3618 [26JN]
Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H8133 [13NO]
———provide multilateral debt relief to countries eligible for assistance under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative or heavily affected by HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1567), H1606 [25AP]
Foreign trade: prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H740 [7MR]
Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H1497 [4AP]
Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H395 [14FE]
Government: prohibit financing for nongovernmental organizations or individuals to carry out military, law enforcement, armed rescue, or other related operations in the Andean region, including narcotics control efforts (see H.R. 1591), H4353 [19JY]
———require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 917), H740 [7MR] (see H.R. 1457), H1485 (see H.R. 1457), H1494 [4AP]
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]
Guam: clarify local judicial structure (see H.R. 521), H828 [8MR]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 308), H877 [13MR]
Health: establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 1033), H928 [14MR]
———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H2890 [5JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1114 [22MR] (see H.R. 3080), H10910 [19DE]
———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 2743), H5334 [2AU]
Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 3336), H8421 [27NO]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H3068 [12JN]
———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H2999 [7JN]
Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1112 [22MR]
———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H2889 [5JN]
Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H929 [14MR]
Housing: constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 30), H2281 [16MY]
———ensure that communities receiving community development block grants use such funds to benefit low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 1191), H1114 [22MR]
———provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H1191 [27MR]
———provide for a study on the proximity of federally assisted housing to hazardous waste sites (see H.R. 1585), H2680 [23MY]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3712 [27JN]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H1113 [22MR]
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), H1294 [28MR]
———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 1615), H3151 [13JN]
Immigration and Nationality Act: revise various provisions (see H.R. 500), H2082 [9MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1330), H1406 [3AP]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1485), H7852 [6NO]
———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H1924 [3MY]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1346 [29MR]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H2712 [24MY]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H400 [14FE]
International Women's Day: observance (see H. Res. 86), H827 [8MR]
Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 29), H2281 [16MY]
Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H621 [1MR]
Israel: end violence in West Bank and Gaza and endorse recommendations of the Mitchell Committee Report (see H. Con. Res. 253), H7333 [25OC]
JET Magazine: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 274), H8338 [16NO]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1113 [22MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H5333 [2AU]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H2711 [24MY]
———provide for the sharing of certain foreign intelligence information with local law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 3285), H8132 [13NO]
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]
———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H5704 [14SE]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1806), H2956 [6JN]
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), H6056 [25SE]
Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (see H.R. 741), H651 [6MR]
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), H1718 [1MY]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H2888 [5JN]
———revise and simplify the transitional medical assistance program (see H.R. 2775), H8338 [16NO]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1512), H1498 [4AP]
———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services (see H.R. 1328), H2890 [5JN]
———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H7852 [6NO]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H7852 [6NO]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H1482 (see H.R. 1400), H1491 [4AP]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H5616 [13SE]
Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 1597), H1657 [26AP]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H828 [8MR] (see H.R. 2812), H5407 [5SE]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1490 [4AP]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H3712 [27JN]
National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H3805 [28JN]
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 Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 1083), H955 [15MR]
Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H8421 [27NO]
New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1606 [25AP]
———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]
NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H1859 [2MY]
Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 550), H624 [1MR]
Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H2849 [25MY]
Patent and Trademark Office: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2047), H2887 [5JN]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 740), H651 [6MR]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H1557 [24AP]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of certain prescription drugs by pharmacists and wholesalers (see H.R. 698), H397 [14FE]
Philip E. Ruppe Post Office Building, Lake Linden, MI: designate (see H.R. 1374), H7333 [25OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1637), H1659 [26AP]
———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 283), H877 [13MR]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H650 [6MR]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H221 [7FE]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H8338 [16NO]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H1295 [28MR]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1191 [27MR]
Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1667), H2335 [17MY]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2711 [24MY]
Schools: establish a grant program to promote emotional and social development and school readiness (see H.R. 2636), H4633 [25JY]
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H7719 [1NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H1923 [3MY]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H1660 [26AP]
———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1660 [26AP]
———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 3325), H8337 [16NO]
———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3328), H8337 [16NO]
———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 3326), H8337 [16NO]
———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 3327), H8337 [16NO]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H3260 [19JN]
St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 143), H741 [7MR]
States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1907), H2680 [23MY]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H5928 [21SE]
———allow an employer tax credit for the costs of providing certain transportation fringe benefits to employees (see H.R. 906), H739 [7MR]
———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), H1410 [3AP]
———constitutional amendment on progressive taxation (see H.J. Res. 34), H2281 [16MY]
———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 152), H60 [6JA]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H954 [15MR]
———foster innovation and technological advancement in the development of the Internet and electronic commerce, and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see H.R. 1410), H1482 (see H.R. 1410), H1492 [4AP]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H109 [30JA]
———provide a refund to individuals for payroll taxes (see H.R. 3015), H6781 [12OC]
———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]
———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 921), H3806 [28JN]
———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H4113 [17JY]
Telecommunications: resolve administrative disputes regarding certain spectrum licenses (see H.R. 3484), H10066 [13DE]
Telephones: ensure the application of antitrust laws to local telephone monopolies (see H.R. 1698), H1923 [3MY] (see H.R. 2120), H3066 [12JN]
Television: reinstate authority of the FCC and local franchising authorities to regulate cable television rates (see H.R. 1842), H2712 [24MY]
Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H7959 [8NO]
———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (see H.R. 2975), H6135 [2OC]
———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]
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), H4635 [25JY]
U.N.: U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 211), H4724 [26JY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H1658 [26AP]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H1717 [1MY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H955 [15MR]
Voting: permit individuals whose names do not appear on the list of registered voters at a particular polling place in a Federal election to cast provisional votes (see H.R. 1004), H876 [13MR]
———support rights of registered voters (see H. Con. Res. 159), H3150 [13JN]
Voting Rights Act: congressional commitment (see H. Res. 139), H2185 [15MY]
Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 32), H2281 [16MY]
———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]
World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 619), H1410 [3AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H25 [3JA]
Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 429), H219 [7FE]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]
Financial institutions: amend banking laws relative to offshore activities, investments, and certain bank affiliations (see H.R. 2273), H3464 [21JN]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1499 [4AP]
Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 742), H441 [27FE]
Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see H.R. 3205), H7717 [1NO]
———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H2955 [6JN]
Medicaid: coverage of all medically necessary services for uninsured families and individuals (see H.R. 2627), H4633 [25JY]
———permit uninsured individuals to obtain coverage to assure coverage of prescription drugs, substance abuse treatment, mental health services, and long-term care services (see H.R. 1142), H1059 [21MR]
Medicare: 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]
Sports: make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (see H.R. 3288), H8181 [14NO]
Telephones: ensure the application of antitrust laws to local telephone monopolies (see H.R. 1697), H1923 [3MY]
Voting: protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1112 [22MR]
Descriptions
Secure Transportation for America Act (H.R. 3150): Victim Compensation and Liability Limitation Proposal, H7644
Letters
Aerial spraying efforts to eradicate illicit crops in Colombia: Rafael Orduz, Colombian Senate, H4517 [24JY]
Importance of performing rights organizations in administering copyright and performance royalty laws: Lamont H. Dozier, E1945
Investigation into the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: by, H5632 [14SE]
Nomination of John Ashcroft to be Attorney General: by, E2101
Motions
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H599 [1MR]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6325, H6326, H6374
Antitrust policy: make technical corrections to laws (H.R. 809), H889 [14MR]
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), H5680
Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, H154 [31JA]
Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7644
———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7644
———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 274), H7624 [1NO]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5914
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H518, H576, H577, H593 [1MR]
———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to instruct conferees, H4954
———amend laws (H.R. 333), motion to recommit, H599 [1MR]
———provide additional protections under chapter 12 of bankruptcy code to family farmers and extend protections to family fishermen, H4954
———treatment of public school expenses, H577 [1MR]
``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (H. Con. Res. 43), H483
Black History Month: observance, H378 [14FE]
Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1228
Bush, President: judicial nomination process, E406
Business and industry: provide relief for individuals found liable for damages arising out of terrorist attacks, H7624, H7644
Colombia: drug interdiction assistance, E1366
———limit U.S. civilian contractors relative to anti-drug efforts, H4498, H4500 [24JY]
———prohibit aerial spraying efforts to eradicate illicit crops, H4515, H4516 [24JY]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (H.R. 40), H1569 [25AP]
Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), H4245, H4277
———provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), motion to recommit, H4278 [19JY]
Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year, E2386
Courts: allow judges to whom certain multidistrict litigation cases are transferred to retain jurisdiction and provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions (H.R. 860), H894 [14MR]
———technical amendments to U.S. Code relative to vacation of arbitration awards (H.R. 861), H902 [14MR]
Credit cards: limit issuance to underage consumers, H599 [1MR]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 863), H6812
———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1615, H1616, H1617, H1618, H1622, H1627, H1630, H1631, H1647 [26AP]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), H8179 [14NO], H8426 [28NO], H8887
Customs Service: civil liability of inspectors relative to alleged use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals, H8967 [6DE]
Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H8967 [6DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: sunset of Farm Service Agency direct loan programs, H6326 [4OC]
Dept. of HUD: Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding through reductions in HOME Investment Partnerships Program and home ownership downpayment assistance, H4732, H4733 [27JY]
———remove restriction on use of certain HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds for home ownership downpayment assistance, H4729 [27JY]
Dept. of Justice: require a report on the effectiveness of State Justice Institute operations (H.R. 2048), E1596
Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H698
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4614
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4186
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4729, H4732, H4733 [27JY]
Detroit, MI: tricentennial (H. Con. Res. 80), H2544 [22MY]
Education: make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under antitrust laws (H.R. 768), H1360, H1361 [3AP]
Elections: ensure the votes of all eligible citizens are counted, H378 [14FE]
Employment: provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees and reduce the time they must be continuously employed before applying for admission to the U.S. (H.R. 2278), E1595
———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors (H.R. 2277), E1595
FEC: State and local voting systems improvements funding, H4614
Financial institutions: amend banking laws relative to offshore activities, investments, and certain bank affiliations (H.R. 2273), E1396
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4044, H4067
Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, H378 [14FE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4498, H4500, H4515, H4516 [24JY], E1366
Government regulations: technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (S. 320), H901 [14MR]
Gregory, Roger L.: nomination to be circuit judge, E406
Haiti: U.S. policy, E209
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5278, H5281, H5282 [2AU]
———provide for health care liability and medical malpractice reform, H5278, H5281, H5282 [2AU]
Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), H2355 [21MY]
———improve policies relative to national security, H6709 [12OC]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8625
Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (H.J. Res. 75), H10423, H10424 [19DE]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 2074), E1037
Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international registration of trademarks (H.R. 741), H892 [14MR]
National Tap Dance Day: observance, E991
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit funding to initiate World Trade Organization proceedings challenging policies in developing countries relative to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals, H4186
Parliamentary inquiry, H5284 [2AU]
Patent and Trademark Office: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2047), H7729
Patents: clarify the basis for granting reexamination requests (H.R. 1866), E1597
———provide for appeals by third parties in certain patent reexamination proceedings (H.R. 1886), E1598
Religion: support for faith-based initiative relative to exemption for Government-funded religious charities from State and local hiring discrimination laws, H4278 [19JY]
Salvation Army: support for faith-based initiative relative to exemption for Government-funded religious charities from State and local hiring discrimination laws, H4245 [19JY]
Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4918, H4923, H4942
———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4918, H4923, H4942
Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms, H1570 [25AP]
Sound recording and reproducing: importance of performing rights organizations in administering copyright and performance royalty laws, E1944
Sports: make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (H.R. 3288), E2078
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 41), H1568, H1569, H1570, H1572 [25AP]
———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), H6807
Telecommunications: resolve administrative disputes regarding certain spectrum licenses (H.R. 3484), E2312
Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6766 [12OC]
———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), H6716, H6717 [12OC]
———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), same-day consideration (H. Res. 263), H6709 [12OC]
———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), H7196, H7205, H7206, H7207 [23OC]
———impact on civil liberties of implementing new law enforcement and surveillance authorities directed toward combating terrorism, E2100
Voting: protect voting rights (H.R. 1170), H4614
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H159 [31JA], H5968 [24SE], H8562 [28NO], H8947 [5DE], H9065 [6DE]
Subpoena Notices
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, H3137 [13JN]
Washtenaw County, MI, Circuit Court, H8750 [4DE]
Tributes
Dozier, Lamont H., E1944
Hampton, Lionel, E1711
Johnson, James (J.J.), E145
Lee, Representative, E1701
Sampson, Frederick G., II, E1696