INSLEE, JAY (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6150 [2OC], H6344 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8516 [28NO]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3426, H3467 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4542 [24JY], H4577 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H5925 [21SE]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H6421 [5OC]

———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: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H325 [13FE]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H5927 [21SE]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7333 [25OC]

———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), H5971 [24SE] (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), H6702 [11OC]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see H.R. 2152), H6137 [2OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1060 [21MR]

Budget: public disclosure on treatment of Social Security trust funds (see H.R. 1204), H10966 [20DE]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), 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), H5406 [5SE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 105), H1295 [28MR]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5928 [21SE]

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

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H10067 [13DE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H1011 [20MR]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1764), H3151 [13JN]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 429), H400 [14FE]

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

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to compensate schools for rising energy prices (see H.R. 2731), H5333 [2AU]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize feasibility studies of water resource projects in Washington (see H.R. 1937), H2570 [22MY]

———prevent the westward spread of aquatic nuisance species and provide rapid response capacity in certain Western States (see H.R. 2732), H5333 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H2999 [7JN]

———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), H1925 [3MY]

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

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1925 [3MY]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H4113 [17JY]

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]

Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H1605 [25AP]

———increase the technically trained workforce (see H.R. 3130), H8421 [27NO]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H2142 [10MY]

Electric power: stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (H.R. 1468), consideration (see H. Res. 165), H3150 [13JN]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]

EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (see H.R. 3178), H8133 [13NO]

———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), H1490 [4AP]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043), H1661 [26AP] (see H.R. 1097), H1717 [1MY]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H444 [27FE]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 57), H26 [3JA]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H3203 [14JN]

———coverage of chiropractic services in any Federal health plan (see H. Con. Res. 46), H5488 [10SE]

Federal Power Act: require guaranteed payment whenever any electric energy supplier is required to sell electric energy to a purchaser under the emergency authority (see H.R. 971), H827 [8MR]

Fish and fishing: continue State management of the West Coast Dungeness Crab fishery (see H.R. 1661), H2680 [23MY]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H1061 [21MR]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (see H.R. 2643), H8564 [28NO]

Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 2737), H5334 [2AU]

Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 2729), H5333 [2AU]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 31), H624 [1MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H1061 [21MR]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9077 [6DE]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H4353 [19JY]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H6422 [5OC]

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H4541 [24JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1713), H5488 [10SE]

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

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 3166), H7308 [24OC]

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

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H1556 [24AP]

———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), H6422 [5OC]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H444 [27FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H8248 [15NO]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see H.R. 2320), H3618 [26JN]

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

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]

———tribute for efforts in battling the use and production of methamphetamine (see H. Res. 114), H1487 (see H. Res. 114), H1499 [4AP]

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), H2335 [17MY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H2888 [5JN]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1013 [20MR]

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

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H1487 (see H.R. 1490), H1496 [4AP]

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H621 [1MR]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H7852 [6NO]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H2890 [5JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H5455 [6SE]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1798), H8133 [13NO]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H959 [19MR]

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H6458 [9OC]

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2549), H4215 [18JY]

———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), H3806 [28JN]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H8732 [29NO]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H4114 [17JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H396 [14FE]

Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1815), H2141 [10MY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H6919 [16OC]

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

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

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

NIH: expand and intensify research regarding Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (see H.R. 3014), H6458 [9OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, tariff, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 2661), H4724 [26JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H2022 [8MY]

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

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 660), H395 [14FE]

Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 459), H220 [7FE]

———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 144), H60 [6JA]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA]

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 365), H624 [1MR]

Population: encourage the U.S. to develop, promote, and implement policies to slow global population growth by voluntary means (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1012 [20MR]

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

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 1830), H4780 [27JY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H6919 [16OC]

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), H6379 [4OC]

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

Roads and highways: use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 2369), H4429 [23JY]

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), H5406 [5SE]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H7719 [1NO]

Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7910 [7NO]

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

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

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H4634 [25JY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H2712 [24MY]

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

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H224 [7FE]

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1275), H1294 [28MR]

———allow an employer tax credit for the costs of providing certain transportation fringe benefits to employees (see H.R. 906), H739 [7MR]

———allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 2076), H3151 [13JN]

———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), H8133 [13NO]

———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), H3806 [28JN]

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1864), H2849 [25MY]

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

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H8133 [13NO]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see H.R. 1657), H3519 [25JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H1557 [24AP]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H3961 [11JY]

———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), H224 [7FE]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1316), H1344 [29MR]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (see H.R. 3501), H10066 [13DE]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H651 [6MR]

———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H624 [1MR]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H3260 [19JN]

———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 1487), H1861 [2MY]

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

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H3713 [27JN]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H8343 [19NO]

———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see H. Con. Res. 233), H5926 [21SE]

———tribute 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. Con. Res. 232), H6920 [16OC]

Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 1044), H1661 [26AP]

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

Vancouver National Historic Reserve: funding (see H.R. 2099), H4217 [18JY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H3863 [10JY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1557 [24AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1556 [24AP] (see H.R. 609), H624 [1MR]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H4113 [17JY]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8565 [28NO]

———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), H4724 [26JY]

Washington: tribute to firefighters who lost their lives fighting the Thirtymile Fire in the Cascade Mountains (see H. Res. 201), H4216 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Education: expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 2765), H5335 [2AU]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H826 [8MR]

———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (see H.R. 1468), H1485 (see H.R. 1468), H1495 [4AP]

Health: authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 953), H826 [8MR]

National Living Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 955), H826 [8MR]

Taxation: incentives for renewable and alternative electric energy, alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles, energy efficiency and conservation, and demand management and distributive energy generation (see H.R. 2392), H3803 [28JN]

Remarks

Afghanistan: tribute to relief efforts, H8741 [30NO]

Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6318 [4OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6318, H6344 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3923 [11JY]

Air pollution: clean air standards, H882 [14MR]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3311, H3314, H3317, H3318 [20JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5156, H5163 [1AU]

———preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness, H5163 [1AU]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5667 [14SE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7209, H7210 [23OC], H7393, H7394, H7395, H7396, H7397 [30OC], H7577, H7578 [31OC], H7682 [1NO], H7837, H7838, H7840 [6NO], H8237 [15NO]

———improve security, H6671, H6684, H6685, H6686, H6687, H6688, H6689, H6690 [11OC], H6878, H6879, H6880, H6881, H6882, H6883 [16OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H6923 [17OC], H7209, H7210 [23OC], H7222, H7234 [24OC], H7311 [25OC], H7393, H7394, H7395, H7396, H7397 [30OC], H7533, H7577, H7578 [31OC], H7682 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), H7837, H7838, H7840 [6NO], H8237, H8239 [15NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8304 [16NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5905 [21SE]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), motion to recommit, H5916 [21SE]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures, H5905 [21SE]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (H.R. 2946), H6107 [2OC]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft, H8237 [15NO], H8304 [16NO], H8428, H8516, H8517 [28NO]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (H.R. 3029), H6416 [5OC], H6684, H6685, H6686, H6687, H6688, H6689, H6690 [11OC], H6878, H6879, H6880, H6881, H6882, H6883 [16OC]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees and require air carriers provide health benefits to involuntarily separated employees, H5916 [21SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H821 [8MR]

———deficit, H364 [14FE]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1183 [27MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 136), H2031 [9MY]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H364 [14FE]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H1601 [25AP]

California: energy crisis, H3622 [27JN]

Children and youth: abstinence education program funding through reductions in certain disease control programs and child care development grants, H6671 [11OC]

Climate: global warming, H911 [14MR]

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), H4275 [19JY]

Courts: awarding of noneconomic damages in case of death of spouse as a result of terrorism, H8605 [29NO]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1628 [26AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), H10059 [13DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: assist producers in assessing and developing on-farm renewable energy resources, H6344 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8503, H8516, H8517 [28NO]

Dept. of the Interior: hardrock mining regulations, H3427, H3428, H3429 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3427, H3428, H3429 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4577, H4579, H4580, H4582 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3584 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6671 [11OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4750 [27JY]

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 (H. Con. Res. 227), H5695 [14SE]

Education: expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (H.R. 2765), E1529 [3AU]

———funding, H2031 [9MY]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (H.R. 954), H911 [14MR]

———stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (H.R. 1468), consideration (H. Res. 165), H3622 [27JN]

EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H3923 [11JY], H4437 [24JY]

———prohibit use of funds to delay implementation of revised drinking water standards for arsenic, H4750 [27JY]

Eximbank: funding relative to loan guarantees made to the Iron Business Corp. of Benxi Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., H4446 [24JY]

———prohibit funding for development of oil and gas fields, thermal powerplants, or petrochemical plants and refineries, H4523 [24JY]

FEMA: Project Impact funding, H630 [6MR]

FERC: impose cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market, H3311, H3314 [20JN], H5145 [1AU]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3083, H3085, H3089 [13JN]

———support goals, objectives, and recommendations of Governors of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington relative to efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H3089 [13JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4446, H4523 [24JY]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas, H1830 [2MY]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 15), H125 [31JA]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8605 [29NO]

Kirkland, WA: dedication of ``The Homecoming'' memorial honoring Armed Forces members and their families, E1226 [27JN]

———tribute to Eastside Youth Wall of Fame honorees, E1583 [5SE]

Kyoto Protocol: allow funding for certain activities authorized by law, H3584 [26JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations, H3126 [13JN]

Native American Heritage Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 270), H8390 [27NO]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Lee Hartwell for physiology and medicine, E2028 [7NO]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H2268 [16MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H4762 [27JY], H4987-H4989 [31JY], H5012, H5145, H5156, H5163 [1AU]

———impose temporary wholesale price cap, H882 [14MR]

———national energy policy, H1601 [25AP], H2219, H2268 [16MY], H2375, H2376 [21MY], H2554, H2555 [22MY], H2646 [23MY], H2682 [24MY], H4577, H4579, H4580, H4582 [25JY], H4762 [27JY]

Privacy: protection of personal information on Government websites, H2961 [7JN]

Seattle, WA: anniversary, E2209 [5DE]

Snohomish County, WA: tribute to Prosecutor's office ``Courtrooms to Classrooms'' program, E599 [24AP]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7234 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320), H10825 [19DE]

———rates (H.R. 3), H821 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), H2219 [16MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H2840 [25MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), motion to instruct conferees, H2652 [23MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), unanimous-consent request, H2646 [23MY]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5500 [11SE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack, H8239 [15NO]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8503, H8516, H8517 [28NO]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5500 [11SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9004 [6DE]

Vice Presidents of the U.S.: consolidation of Naval Observatory official residence utility costs with other Navy activities, H4577, H4579, H4580, H4582 [25JY]

Washington: tribute to firefighters who lost their lives fighting the Thirtymile Fire in the Cascade Mountains, E1683 [20SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2079 [9MY]

Special order: granted, H925 [14MR], H1110 [22MR], H1603 [25AP], H1656 [26AP], H1859 [2MY], H3147 [13JN], H4537 [24JY], H4777 [27JY], H6419 [5OC], H7216 [23OC], H7307 [24OC], H7331 [25OC], H8947 [5DE]

Tributes

Clayton, Representative, H8571 [29NO]

Hunter, Celia, E2371 [20DE]