ISAKSON, JOHNNY (a Representative from Georgia)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, H4130 [18JY]

———S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7097 [17OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H6920 [16OC]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H10966 [20DE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H400 [14FE]

Armed Forces: provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H741 [7MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H443 [27FE]

Aviation: ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers (see H.R. 2989), H7718 [1NO]

———ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 1363), H1408 [3AP]

———improve security (see H.R. 3150), H7127 [17OC]

———permit carriers to meet and discuss their schedules in order to reduce flight delays (see H.R. 1407), H1482 (see H.R. 1407), H1492 [4AP]

———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), H6781 [12OC]

———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H6702 [11OC]

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

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H2387 [21MY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: design, construct, and equip new facilities and renovate existing facilities to improve response to bioterrorism (see H.R. 3219), H7960 [8NO]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H2142 [10MY]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H1116 [22MR]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5456 [6SE]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 1102), H2334 [17MY] (see H.R. 1623), H2142 [10MY]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 583), H624 [1MR]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 2435), H3861 [10JY]

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

———improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 22), H2713 [24MY]

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

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), H7852 [6NO]

———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), H6260 [3OC]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H1923 [3MY]

Contracts: require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 1324), H2998 [7JN]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 2341), H8338 [16NO]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute through honorary naming of the Institute of the Biomedical and Health Sciences at the University of Georgia (see H.R. 1884), H2280 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: tribute to the U.S.S. Eisenhower Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 279), H8746 [30NO]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H6700 [11OC]

Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H1483 (see H.R. 1433), H1493 [4AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 2235), H3259 [19JN]

———impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see H.R. 2457), H4780 [27JY]

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

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 1008), H876 [13MR]

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

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H2712 [24MY]

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

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5333 [2AU]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3864 [10JY]

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

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see H.R. 2291), H3465 [21JN]

Earl T. Shinhoster Post Office, Decatur, GA: designate (see H.R. 2261), H3357 [20JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2212), H4780 [27JY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (see H.R. 1), H1112 [22MR]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 100, 101), H224 [7FE]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1703), H1923 [3MY]

———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H4112 [17JY]

Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain computer professionals (see H.R. 1545), H2148 [14MY]

———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees (see H.R. 2070), H3713 [27JN]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1982), H2709 [24MY]

———reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see H.R. 1602), H2890 [5JN]

FCC: fulfill support requirements for universal service for high cost areas (see H.R. 1171), H1489 [4AP]

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

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

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

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

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

———make certain service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 2355), H4949 [31JY]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H9076 [6DE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H224 [7FE]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2999 [7JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5616 [13SE]

Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H954 [15MR]

Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H2281 [16MY]

———extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3261 [19JN]

G. Elliot Hagan Post Office Building, Sylvania, GA: designate (see H.R. 1183), H1113 [22MR]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8339 [16NO]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H2998 [7JN]

Georgia: tribute to 48th Infantry Brigade of the Army National Guard upon deployment to Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 65), H955 [15MR]

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), H2888 [5JN]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H2889 [5JN]

Health: develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see H. Res. 115), H1861 [2MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H5406 [5SE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]

Higher Education Act: make certain student loan interest rate formulas permanent (see H.R. 2781), H5336 [2AU]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see H.R. 2690), H5407 [5SE]

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

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

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

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see H.R. 1013), H1116 [22MR]

Law enforcement officers: honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (see H. Res. 116), H2148 [14MY]

Major Lyn McIntosh Post Office Building, Valdosta, GA: designate (see H.R. 1432), H10067 [13DE]

Mays, Benjamin E.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Res. 49), H399 [14FE]

Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H9078 [6DE]

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H5125 [1AU]

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

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H1718 [1MY]

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H3619 [26JN]

———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H5456 [6SE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H3260 [19JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2185 [15MY]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H1861 [2MY]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H2185 [15MY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H4216 [18JY]

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

———improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special needs beneficiaries by targeting enrollment and eliminating beneficiary lock-in and other administrative barriers (see H.R. 2709), H6380 [4OC]

———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H4863 [30JY]

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H3713 [27JN]

———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), H877 [13MR]

———remove inpatient limitation on the proportion of hospice care that certain rural hospice programs may provide (see H.R. 3270), H8249 [15NO]

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

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H3619 [26JN]

———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 716), H624 [1MR]

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

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1718 [1MY]

Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1696), H2142 [10MY]

Motor vehicles: establish an alternative fuel vehicle energy demonstration and commercial application of energy technology competitive grant pilot program (see H.R. 2326), H4114 [17JY]

———prohibit States from requiring a license or fee relative to motor vehicles providing interstate pre-arranged ground transportation service (see H.R. 2546), H4215 [18JY]

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

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H2082 [9MY]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 663), H1605 [25AP]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 95), H1558 [24AP]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6422 [5OC]

National Disaster Medical System: establish (see H.R. 2333), H5406 [5SE]

National Guard: tribute to continued commitment of combat units deployed in support of Army operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2997 [7JN]

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), H3069 [12JN]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H1489 [4AP]

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

Patent and Trademark Office: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2047), H3069 [12JN]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H2387 [21MY]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Persian Gulf Conflict: provide compensation to the U.S. Government and individuals who suffered damages as a result of the attack on Kuwait by Iraq (see H.R. 1632), H2281 [16MY]

Petroleum: require a more uniform formula for gasoline and diesel fuel so that fuels manufactured in one region may be transported and sold in other regions (see H.R. 2249), H3961 [11JY]

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), H1013 [20MR] (see H.R. 2252), H3357 [20JN]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H108 [30JA]

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

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

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1948), H3713 [27JN]

———establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 1943), H4378 [20JY]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H1013 [20MR]

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]

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), H2956 [6JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H2849 [25MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2281 [16MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H3358 [20JN]

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

———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 80), H1295 [28MR]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H394 [14FE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H2571 [22MY]

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

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H3960 [11JY]

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

———allow a deduction for State tuition program expenses and prohibit exclusion of distributions used for education expenses from gross income (see H.R. 475), H1346 [29MR]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H1407 [3AP]

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 2206), H3202 [14JN]

———allow advanced applied technology equipment to be expensed and reduce the depreciation recovery periods for certain other property (see H.R. 2485), H5928 [21SE]

———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H1860 [2MY]

———allow businesses to expense qualified security devices (see H.R. 2970), H6919 [16OC]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H2680 [23MY]

———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), H4353 [19JY]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H2712 [24MY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H3466 [21JN]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 877), H648 [6MR]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H508 [28FE]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H1116 [22MR]

———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see H.R. 2001), H2710 [24MY]

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

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H4352 [19JY]

———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), H3713 [27JN]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 102), H224 [7FE]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H252 [8FE]

———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), H258 [12FE]

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

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

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H1012 [20MR]

———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H4114 [17JY]

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

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3301), H8248 [15NO]

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

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 369), H165 [31JA]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]

———repeal 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), H1661 [26AP]

———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 the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (see H.R. 804), H3713 [27JN]

———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H3806 [28JN]

———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), H1190 [27MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H5332 [2AU]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 1357), H3358 [20JN]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1438), H5406 [5SE]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see H.R. 744), H1121 [26MR]

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

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H1489 [4AP]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H4113 [17JY]

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

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1604 [25AP]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 1769), H2281 [16MY]

———treatment of prepayments for natural gas (see H.R. 1986), H2709 [24MY]

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

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 1037), H3203 [14JN]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1532), H5927 [21SE]

Terrorism: compensate victims of bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa on the same basis as compensation is provided to victims of attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3375), H8731 [29NO]

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

———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), H6702 [11OC]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 85), H112 [30JA]

Veterans: 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), H224 [7FE]

Vietnam: persecution of Montagnard peoples (see H. Con. Res. 178), H4541 [24JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H650 [6MR]

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), H2387 [21MY]

———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), H3260 [19JN]

———require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop electronic voting plan for for such voters (see H.R. 311), H167 [31JA]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H741 [7MR]

Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of breast implants and encourage FDA review of implant manufacturers (see H.R. 1961), H2678 [23MY]

———require U.S. activities in Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries relative to post-conflict peace, reconstruction, and relief comply with basic human rights (see H.R. 3342), H10355 [18DE]

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), H1346 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: tribute to U.S. servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 161), H3202 [14JN]

Education: repeal limitation on financial aid for telecommunication courses (see H.R. 1349), H1408 [3AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 881), H648 [6MR]

Higher Education Act: remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (see H.R. 1992), H2710 [24MY]

Tariff: nelfilcon polymer (see H.R. 1876), H2280 [16MY]

———steam turbines and generators for power generation (see H.R. 2703), H5125 [1AU]

Taxation: permit advanced refunding of private activity bonds with general obligation bonds if the governmental issuer takes over the private activity bond (see H.R. 884), H648 [6MR]

———provide economic relief to farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 882), H648 [6MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H259 [13FE], H3153 [14JN], H10357 [19DE]

Excerpts

Power of the Internet for Learning: Web-Based Education Commission, H6474 [10OC]

Letters

Internet Equity and Education Act: Dallas Martin, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, H6466 [10OC]

———Roderick R. Paige, Sec. of Education, H6465 [10OC]

Remarks

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), H5643 [14SE]

———tribute to U.S. servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia (H. Con. Res. 161), H3489 [25JN]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to First Baptist Church student choir, E1496 [2AU]

Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), same-day consideration (H. Res. 242), H5878 [21SE]

Cohen, Brad: Georgia Teacher of the Year award recipient, H7914 [8NO]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute through honorary naming of Peace Corps headquarters, World Wise Schools Program, and the Institute of the Biomedical and Health Sciences at the University of Georgia (S. 360), H4033 [17JY]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H2528 [22MY]

———pilot program to establish performance agreements with school districts to consolidate certain Federal funds and to allow flexibility in the use of such funds, H2538 [22MY]

District of Columbia: tribute to KaBOOM! Inc., Home Depot, Inc., and the National Association of Stock Car Automobile Racing for completion of playground for disadvantaged children, H4867 [31JY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2396, H2528, H2538 [22MY], E2210 [5DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H10094 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2309 [17MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 315), H10084 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to go to conference, H4124 [18JY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to recommit, H2634 [23MY]

———improve the reading and literacy skills of children, H2396 [22MY]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, H2309 [17MY], H2634 [23MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: percentage of Title I funding targeted to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, H2309 [17MY]

Health: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5260 [2AU]

———guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages, H5268 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5260, H5268 [2AU]

Higher Education Act: remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (H.R. 1992), H6473, H6482, H6485 [10OC], E921 [24MY]

———remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (H.R. 1992), consideration (H. Res. 256), H6465, H6466 [10OC]

Journal: question of approval, H3522 [26JN]

Kennesaw, GA: observance of Power Team Week, E886 [22MY]

Paterno, Joe: tribute (H. Res. 276), H8109, H8110, H8111, H8113 [13NO]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), H8211 [15NO]

Schools: set aside sufficient period of time to allow children to pray for, or quietly reflect on behalf of, the Nation during this time of struggle against international terrorism (H. Con. Res. 239), H8113, H8117 [13NO]

Taxation: treatment of certain medical savings accounts, H5260 [2AU]

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), H5577 [11SE]

———tribute to those killed in attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8559 [28NO]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8138 [14NO], H8847 [5DE]

Votes: position on missed, H7617 [1NO], E1324 [12JY]

Tributes

Conrad, Gary, E2305 [14DE]