DOOLITTLE, JOHN T. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2311, energy and water development appropriations, H5857 [20SE]

———H.R. 2944, District of Columbia appropriations, H7919 [8NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 2763), H5335 [2AU]

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (see H. Con. Res. 145), H2890 [5JN]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 2270), H3464 [21JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 914), H739 [7MR]

Armed Forces: eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain nonavailability-of-health-care statements relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for pregnancies (see H.R. 1511), H2142 [10MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H1060 [21MR]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H10067 [13DE]

Army: prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard headgear until certification that the ammunition shortfall has been eliminated (see H.R. 1770), H2081 [9MY]

Aviation: provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (see H.R. 2896), H6138 [2OC]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1811), H2956 [6JN]

Budget: sequestration of Federal spending relative to gross domestic product (see H.R. 1521), H1498 [4AP]

California: address habitat enhancement projects at Salton Sea, Federal environmental compliance, and off-stream water management reservoirs near the All American Canal (see H.R. 2764), H6422 [5OC]

———implement program to increase water yield and environmental benefits, improve water system reliability, quality, use efficiency, watershed management, water transfers, and levee protection (see H.R. 1985), H2709 [24MY]

Cargo transportation: require inspection of all cargo on commercial trucks and vessels entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2960), H6055 [25SE]

Census: include U.S. citizens living abroad in future decennial censuses for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 1745), H2849 [25MY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

China, People's Republic of: improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1060 [21MR]

China, Republic of: membership in international institutions (see H. Con. Res. 219), H5455 [6SE]

Civil rights: limit attorneys' fees in certain civil rights cases (see H.R. 3319), H8337 [16NO]

Clean Air Act: impose certain requirements on areas upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3362), H8564 [28NO]

———prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1695), H1923 [3MY]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H955 [15MR]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 175), H827 [8MR]

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), H8843 [4DE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 99), H254 [8FE]

Corporations: encourage contributions to faith-based organizations (see H. Con. Res. 170), H3358 [20JN]

Credit unions: limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 760), H3619 [26JN]

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]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H222 [7FE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1294 [28MR]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for national teacher testing or certification and the withholding of funds to States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific certification proposals (see H.R. 966), H827 [8MR]

Dept. of Energy: develop plan for magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment to accelerate scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1781), H2081 [9MY]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (see H.J. Res. 35), H740 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior: dispose of all BLM administered public lands that have been identified for disposal under the Federal land use planning process (see H.R. 1174), H1490 [4AP]

———establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit use of surplus funds to make any investment in securities, other than Government and municipal securities (see H.R. 2132), H3066 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H2712 [24MY]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 785), H506 [28FE]

———improve ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1100), H1010 [20MR]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H398 [14FE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 1193), H1346 [29MR]

———provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1193), H1411 [3AP]

———review appropriateness of reopening Pennsylvania Avenue in front of White House (see H. Res. 125), H1660 [26AP]

Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (see H.R. 1669), H1715 [1MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H4541 [24JY] (see H.R. 2327), H3864 [10JY]

———provide retroactive implementation and repeal sunset on individual income tax rate reductions (see H.R. 3050), H6702 [11OC]

Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1944), H2570 [22MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: eliminate the funding limitation applicable to grants for special alternative instructional programs (see H.R. 637), H628 [5MR]

Employment: protect employer rights by not allowing professional union organizers to compel employers to force employees to pay union dues as a condition of employment (see H.R. 2800), H5456 [6SE]

Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 2829), H5338 [2AU]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H2022 [8MY]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2373), H3802 [28JN]

Federal aid programs: deny Federal public benefits to individuals who were participants in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 1910), H3068 [12JN]

Federal employees: coverage of chiropractic services in any Federal health plan (see H. Con. Res. 46), H2713 [24MY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 93), H112 [30JA]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H5616 [13SE]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 950), H2023 [8MY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H2712 [24MY]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H64 [6JA]

———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), H3961 [11JY] (see H.R. 1762), H4009 [12JY]

———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 1455), H2185 [15MY]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H2680 [23MY]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H3151 [13JN]

Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (see H.R. 1139), H1059 [21MR]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 81), H10966 [20DE]

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H828 [8MR]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 353), H164 [31JA]

———tribute to assistance enabling the House of Representatives to continue its work while House office buildings were closed due to anthrax bacteria outbreak (see H. Res. 294), H8421 [27NO]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2055), H3069 [12JN]

———separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 864), H1013 [20MR]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 1366), H1558 [24AP]

House Rules: prohibit the inclusion in any legislation of any provision which makes a decrease in Federal income taxes contingent upon another event or circumstance (see H. Res. 123), H1605 [25AP]

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

Immigration: establish a temporary moratorium on visas for certain aliens (see H.R. 3286), H8132 [13NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 835), H622 [1MR]

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

Klamath Basin: authorize refunds of amounts collected from Klamath Project irrigation and drainage districts for operation and maintenance of transferred and reserved water works (see H.R. 2828), H5338 [2AU]

———compensation of persons who were economically harmed as a result of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 2389), H4378 [20JY]

———respond to economic disaster threatening certain farmers and communities resulting from denial of irrigation water for the Klamath Project (see H.R. 2827), H5338 [2AU]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H1011 [20MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: provide greater protection of private property rights (see H.R. 1592), H3863 [10JY]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H827 [8MR]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see H.R. 3229), H8339 [16NO]

Law enforcement officers: ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 199), H1660 [26AP]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1115 [22MR]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 1212), H8842 [4DE]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3151 [13JN]

———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 716), H1116 [22MR]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2805), H5456 [6SE]

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 1597), H2281 [16MY]

Minimum wage: provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 1441), H1605 [25AP]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2114), H2997 [7JN]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 2161), H3466 [21JN]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1343 [29MR]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1950), H4541 [24JY]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5340 [2AU]

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

National Stem Cell Donor Bank: establish to preserve donation of qualifying human stem cells and to conduct and support research using such cells (see H.R. 2096), H2996 [7JN]

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]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 189), H325 [13FE]

New York, NY: tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 243), H5927 [21SE]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1890), H2998 [7JN]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H1410 [3AP]

Political campaigns: increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 1019), H1661 [26AP] (see H.R. 2252), H3357 [20JN]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H507 [28FE]

Power resources: allow any business or individual in any State experiencing a power emergency to operate any type of power generation available to ensure their economic stability (see H.R. 1075), H954 [15MR] (see H.R. 1874), H2280 [16MY]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H254 [8FE]

Presidents of the U.S.: clarify that Presidential treaty power is limited by the Constitution and that any exercise of such power inconsistent with the Constitution shall have no legal force or effect (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1013 [20MR]

———repeal the War Powers Resolution (see H.J. Res. 27), H1013 [20MR]

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]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H1557 [24AP]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6380 [4OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1191 [27MR]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H1410 [3AP]

Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 1273), H1294 [28MR]

———protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 751), H5125 [1AU]

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide grants to small public drinking water systems (see H.R. 1178), H8248 [15NO]

Santee, CA: shooting of students at Santana High School (see H. Con. Res. 57), H827 [8MR]

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (see H. Con. Res. 248), H6780 [12OC]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2083 [9MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H3863 [10JY]

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

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H1924 [3MY]

———ensure solvency (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5338 [2AU]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H1116 [22MR]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 930), H740 [7MR]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 931), H740 [7MR]

Taxation: adjust for inflation the amount of agricultural labor wages that can be paid without being subject to Federal unemployment taxes (see H.R. 1003), H876 [13MR]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H8949 [5DE]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H5126 [1AU]

———clarify restrictions on the lobbying and campaign activities of churches (see H.R. 2931), H5926 [21SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1115 [22MR]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H878 [13MR]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H508 [28FE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H3068 [12JN]

———incentives for education (see H.R. 538), H253 [8FE]

———incentives to assist small refiners to comply with new regulations on sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 2502), H4013 [16JY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H507 [28FE]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H3067 [12JN]

———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 1329), H2849 [25MY]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H6056 [25SE]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 507), H1488 [4AP]

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

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H441 [27FE]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H1861 [2MY]

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

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H929 [14MR]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses, establish more options for obtaining quality health care, and expand insurance coverage to the uninsured (see H.R. 2250), H3357 [20JN]

———rates (see H.R. 445), H828 [8MR] (see H.R. 1018), H927 [14MR]

———reduce and simplify income tax rates and eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 456), H400 [14FE]

———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 excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H224 [7FE]

———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H5406 [5SE]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H325 [13FE]

———temporarily reduce capital gains rates (see H.R. 2293), H5616 [13SE]

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns (see H.R. 191), H325 [13FE]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H3068 [12JN]

———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1466), H1485 (see H.R. 1466), H1495 [4AP]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 1507), H3151 [13JN]

———treatment of depreciation of computer equipment (see H.R. 1895, 1895), H3207 [18JN]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H3069 [12JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 1308), H1411 [3AP]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1116 [22MR]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1934), H2570 [22MY]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 496), H741 [7MR]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H252 [8FE]

Time: permit States in the Pacific time zone to temporarily adjust the standard time relative to the energy crisis (see H.R. 704), H397 [14FE]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H3961 [11JY]

U.S.: reaffirm as a republic (see H. Con. Res. 48), H1013 [20MR]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H400 [14FE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8181 [14NO]

———guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H2184 [15MY]

———prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 159), H400 [14FE]

———require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop an electronic voting plan for such voters (see H.R. 311), H254 [8FE]

``Women in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 66), H955 [15MR]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H1114 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for maintenance of concrete dams and weirs located in the Emigrant Wilderness (see H.R. 434), H219 [7FE]

Dept. of the Interior: construct a bridge on Federal land west of and adjacent to Folsom Dam in California (see H.R. 2301), H3518 [25JN]

English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 16), H324 [13FE]

Flag—U.S.: ensure that rules of etiquette for flying the flag do not preclude the flying of flags at half mast when ordered by city and local officials (see H.R. 1022), H928 [14MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1444), H1484 (see H.R. 1444), H1494 [4AP]

Stanislaus National Forest: convey parcels of land that contain recreational cabins to the owners of such cabins (see H.R. 3386), H8732 [29NO]

Taxation: treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2548), H4215 [18JY]

Letters

Headwaters Forest acquisition plan initiated by the FDIC and the OTS: Duane R. Gibson, E2412 [20DE]

Memorandums

Establishment of Task Force and Release of Documents Relative to Headwaters Forest Acquisition Plan Initiated by the FDIC and the OTS: Morton Rosenberg, Congressional Research Service, E2413-E2415 [20DE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3900 [11JY]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7535 [31OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7535 [31OC]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1225, H1226, H1247 [28MR]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 84), H1146 [27MR]

Council of Khalistan: anniversary, E1545 [3AU]

Dept. of Defense: funding, H1226 [28MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6674 [11OC]

English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (H.J. Res. 16), E161 [13FE]

FDA: delay approval of transgenic or genetically engineered fish, H3900 [11JY]

Financial institutions: Headwaters Forest acquisition plan initiated by the FDIC and the OTS, E2411 [20DE]

Flag—U.S.: ensure that rules of etiquette for flying the flag do not preclude the flying of flags at half mast when ordered by city and local officials (H.R. 1022), H9193 [11DE]

India: civil liberties violations of religious minorities, E1551 [3AU]

Languages: prohibit funding to implement Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency, H6674 [11OC]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (H. Con. Res. 184), H7148 [23OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H3992 [12JY]

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (H. Con. Res. 248), H6792 [16OC]

Taxation: rates, H1225 [28MR]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (H.R. 1198), E1177 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5485 [10SE]

Special order: granted, H4006 [12JY], H5701 [14SE]

Reports

Headwaters Forest Acquisition Plan Initiated by the FDIC and the OTS: Committee on Resources (House), E2415-E2521 [20DE]

Tributes

Allan, Brendan J., E492 [29MR]

Dempsey, Thomas J., E163 [13FE]

Fite, Charles F., E917 [23MY]

Richmond, Bryan P., E492 [29MR]

Weygandt, Harold W., Jr., E1936 [29OC]