JONES, STEPHANIE TUBBS (a Representative from Ohio)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1408 [3AP]
Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H878 [13MR]
———provide assistance for relief and reconstruction (see H.R. 3427), H10067 [13DE]
———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (see H.R. 3330), H8337 [16NO]
Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4541 [24JY]
African Americans: tribute to pioneers in Colorado (see H. Res. 54), H444 [27FE]
AID: clarify process of providing education and related services to foreign law enforcement and military personnel to prevent and control HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (see H.R. 2104), H3358 [20JN]
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]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H505 [28FE]
Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1280), H1717 [1MY]
———ensure married personnel having minor dependents are eligible for military family housing containing more than two bedrooms (see H.R. 1135), H1012 [20MR]
———establish employment and tuition assistance program for military spouses (see H.R. 2413), H3804 [28JN]
———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H2570 [22MY]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]
Aviation: ensure individuals are not penalized for canceling or rescheduling certain flights (see H.R. 3103), 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), H6057 (see H.R. 2955), H6055 [25SE]
Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 118), H1716 [1MY]
Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 256), H412 [26FE]
———extend the priority provided to claims for compensation and benefits of all employees (see H.R. 3415), H10055 [12DE]
———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 188), H412 [26FE]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1060 [21MR]
``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 43), H442 [27FE]
Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2133), H3619 [26JN]
Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 71), H5339 [2AU]
Business and industry: allow a grace period for payment of bills by consumers whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3217), H8133 [13NO]
———ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1925 [3MY]
Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H739 [7MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 106), H2083 [9MY]
———establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H6505 [10OC]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 399), H218 [7FE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: vaccination activities funding for at-risk adults and adolescents in medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 2598), H4428 [23JY]
Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H4724 [26JY]
———give highest priority to providing assistance, services, and benefits to children who lost parents or guardians in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 228), H5928 [21SE]
———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H3260 [19JN]
———mental health services (see H.R. 75), H5339 [2AU]
———require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2788), H5336 [2AU]
Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1191 [27MR]
Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H1116 [22MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H506 [28FE]
Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 471), H3863 [10JY]
———increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1606), H1658 [26AP]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H827 [8MR]
Community development: enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 865), H648 [6MR]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H9078 [6DE]
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), H9078 [6DE]
———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]
Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2454), H4217 [18JY]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1051), H953 [15MR]
———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2498), H4541 [24JY]
———requirements on credit card issuers relative to mailing of monthly statements (see H.R. 296), H110 [30JA]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H1011 [20MR]
Contracts: require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 1324), H1345 [29MR]
Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 2688), H4948 [31JY]
———provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1226), H1188 [27MR]
———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 429), H219 [7FE]
Credit: adjust statutory exemptions and civil penalties to reflect inflation and eliminate certain rules in accounting for interest rebates in consumer credit transactions (see H.R. 1054), H953 [15MR]
———allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually from any consumer reporting agency (see H.R. 2031), H2847 [25MY]
———prohibit creditors from penalizing consumers with late fees, increased interest rates, or adverse credit reports, whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3175), H7960 [8NO]
———prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in consumer solicitations and limit liability of consumers in conjunction with such solicitations (see H.R. 1058), H953 [15MR]
———protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1319), H1344 [29MR]
Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 1052), H953 [15MR]
———prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H112 [30JA]
Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 164), H61 [6JA]
———limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 760), H624 [1MR]
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]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]
Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H3204 [14JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: extend and expand conservation programs (see H.R. 1938), H3068 [12JN]
———improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 2653), H4723 [26JY]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H2846 [25MY]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 576), H624 [1MR] (see H.R. 1173), H1191 [27MR]
Dept. of Education: make additional grants under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (see H.R. 419), H219 [7FE]
———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2283), H3464 [21JN]
Dept. of HHS: antimicrobial resistance activities in the interagency public health action plan (see H.R. 1771), H2081 [9MY]
———establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H444 [27FE]
———establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H2082 [9MY]
———make matching grants available to States to encourage the establishment of license plate programs to fund breast cancer treatment, research, and education (see H.R. 1295), H4216 [18JY]
———provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H222 [7FE]
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]
———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H219 [7FE]
Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H111 [30JA]
Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H444 [27FE]
Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 2459), H3959 [11JY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (see H.R. 2420), H3804 [28JN]
———study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2008), H2999 [7JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H412 [26FE]
———conduct Stand Down event outreach programs and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 3271), H7959 [8NO]
———eligibility of retired members of the Armed Forces for priority health care on the same basis as former POWs (see H.R. 2711), H5125 [1AU]
———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 336), H955 [15MR]
———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H1408 [3AP]
———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H400 [14FE]
———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1746), H2185 [15MY]
———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3183), H7529 [30OC]
Developing countries: prohibit revocation or revision of any intellectual property or competition law or policy in any country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1185), H1113 [22MR]
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: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1346 [29MR]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5971 [24SE]
———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 933), H878 [13MR]
———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H4353 [19JY]
———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H3068 [12JN]
———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H399 [14FE]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H162 [31JA]
———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (see H. Res. 67), H1014 [20MR]
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), H6137 [2OC]
Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 3595), H10965 [20DE]
Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, OH: designate (see H.R. 819), H621 [1MR]
Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1978), H2679 [23MY]
———regulate receipt of donated prescription drug samples by charitable health care entities (see H.R. 2740), H6056 [25SE]
Earnhardt, Dale: tribute (see H. Res. 57), H442 [27FE]
Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see H.R. 3341), H8421 [27NO]
Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H1605 [25AP]
———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H1410 [3AP]
———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 687), H397 [14FE]
———provide for a smaller learning communities grant program (see H.R. 2571), H4352 [19JY]
———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H2849 [25MY]
———require States to equalize education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H1188 [27MR]
Election Administration Commission: establish (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 1306), H1344 [29MR]
Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act: revise eligibility and other requirements for loan guarantees (see H.R. 3428), H9077 [6DE]
Employment: ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income people (see H.R. 2243), H3619 [26JN]
———prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 1489), H1487 (see H.R. 1489), H1496 [4AP]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]
EPA: make grants for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern and authorize assistance for research and development of innovative technologies for such purposes (see H.R. 1070), H3863 [10JY]
———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]
ERISA: increase the phase-in limitation for benefit improvements made prior to plan termination (see H.R. 2134), H3261 [19JN]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (see H.R. 163), H61 [6JA]
Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 191), H5407 [5SE]
———provide grants to States to encourage media campaigns to promote responsible fatherhood skills (see H.R. 1300), H1344 [29MR]
FDIC: provide coverage for municipal deposits (see H.R. 1899), H2333 [17MY]
Federal aid programs: increase assistance made available under certain economic development programs (see H.R. 3003), H6422 [5OC]
Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H444 [27FE]
———require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1859), H3466 [21JN]
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H441 [27FE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H10910 [19DE]
———availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 579), H323 [13FE]
———eliminate inequities in retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, Supreme Court members, and Capitol police (see H.R. 2523), H4111 [17JY]
———include legislative branch employees in the program under which Federal agencies may agree to repay student loans of their employees (see H.R. 2555), H5340 [2AU]
———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H4428 [23JY]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3358 [20JN]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2379), H3961 [11JY]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H4378 [20JY]
FEMA: establish a minority emergency preparedness demonstration program (see H.R. 2562), H4351 [19JY]
———make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 827), H3068 [12JN]
FHA: prevent the premature shutdown of certain mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 1481), H2956 [6JN]
Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 557), H444 [27FE]
———ensure continued stability of the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1293), H1343 [29MR]
———permit privately insured credit unions to become members of a Federal home loan bank (see H.R. 2796), H5336 [2AU]
———prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 1055), H953 [15MR]
———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), H9240 [11DE]
———prohibit predatory lending practices (see H.R. 1060), H953 [15MR]
———require insured depository institutions make affordable transaction accounts available to their customers (see H.R. 1059), H953 [15MR]
Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1922), H2387 [21MY]
———require criminal background checks for sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms at certain events and provide additional resources for gun crime enforcement (see H.R. 2377), H3803 [28JN]
———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 138), H60 [6JA]
Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H1715 [1MY]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H441 [27FE]
Foreign Assistance Act: improve immunization injection safety in disease control programs (see H.R. 2453), H4010 [12JY]
Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H8133 [13NO]
———provide multilateral debt relief to countries eligible for assistance under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative or heavily affected by HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1567), H1861 [2MY]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1988), H3466 [21JN]
———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H8181 [14NO]
———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H740 [7MR]
Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H1497 [4AP]
FRS: make permanent the requirement for the annual bank fee report by the Board of Governors (see H.R. 1061), H953 [15MR]
Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H828 [8MR]
Government: require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 917), H740 [7MR] (see H.R. 1457), H1485 (see H.R. 1457), H1494 [4AP]
Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see H.R. 2167), H3150 [13JN]
Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H399 [14FE]
Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 1335), H1407 [3AP]
Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 31), H324 [13FE]
———establish compulsory licensing of certain patented medical inventions (see H.R. 3235), H8133 [13NO]
———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 1033), H928 [14MR]
———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H877 [13MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1499 [4AP]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H3519 [25JN]
———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 2743), H5334 [2AU]
———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H1718 [1MY]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H1861 [2MY]
———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H2849 [25MY]
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: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1112 [22MR]
———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H2022 [8MY]
Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H825 [8MR]
Housing: ensure that communities receiving community development block grants use such funds to benefit low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 1191), H1114 [22MR]
———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 674), H396 [14FE]
———provide home ownership assistance to public safety officers and teachers (see H.R. 3191), H8421 [27NO]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3961 [11JY]
Hughes, Langston: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 205), H4862 [30JY]
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5616 [13SE]
Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H741 [7MR]
———cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H3863 [10JY]
India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2889 [5JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 659), H828 [8MR] (see H.R. 1330), H1406 [3AP]
———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 714), H444 [27FE]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H4428 [23JY]
———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H3203 [14JN]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H324 [13FE]
———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H1116 [22MR]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H325 [13FE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H444 [27FE]
———require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 287), H3358 [20JN]
International Women's Day: observance (see H. Res. 86), H827 [8MR]
Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see H.R. 2160), H4113 [17JY]
Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H621 [1MR]
Jamaica: condemn civil unrest (see H. Con. Res. 198), H4634 [25JY]
JET Magazine: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 274), H8338 [16NO]
Judiciary: provide for automatic annual increases in judicial salaries (see H.R. 570), H444 [27FE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1113 [22MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H5333 [2AU]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H2711 [24MY]
———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H3864 [10JY]
LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H8732 [29NO]
Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H1718 [1MY]
———coverage of all medically necessary services for uninsured families and individuals (see H.R. 2627), H4633 [25JY]
———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H3713 [27JN]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H10356 [18DE]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H2888 [5JN]
———permit uninsured individuals to obtain coverage to assure coverage of prescription drugs, substance abuse treatment, mental health services, and long-term care services (see H.R. 1142), H1059 [21MR]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H323 [13FE]
———provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see H.R. 2364), H3802 [28JN]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 1604), H3358 [20JN]
Medicare: coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H8132 [13NO]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H2997 [7JN]
———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H2890 [5JN]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3519 [25JN]
———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H1061 [21MR]
———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services (see H.R. 1328), H1351 [30MR]
———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), H2185 [15MY]
———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 148), H623 [1MR]
———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), H3465 [21JN]
———provide incentive payments for multi-year contracts entered into by Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 274), H3805 [28JN]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H1482 (see H.R. 1400), H1491 [4AP]
———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), H10055 [12DE]
Mental health: establish regional centers to help States, local governments, and other organizations develop activities and services to assist persons with persistent mental illnesses (see H.R. 2363), H3802 [28JN]
———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H4010 [12JY]
Middle East: encourage Lebanon, Syria, and Iran to call upon Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis presently held in Lebanon (see H. Res. 99), H1115 [22MR]
Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 1994), H2710 [24MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H396 [14FE]
Minorities: reduce the impact of predatory lending on minorities (see H.R. 1053), H953 [15MR]
Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (see H.R. 1056), H953 [15MR]
Nathaniel R. Jones and Frank J. Battisti Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 852), H5406 [5SE]
National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H3519 [25JN]
National Advisory Commission on Federal Election Standards: establish (see H.R. 430), H219 [7FE]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H3712 [27JN]
National Coast Guard Museum: establish (see H.R. 850), H623 [1MR]
National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish (see H.R. 537), H2281 [16MY]
National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]
National Defense Preparedness Domestic Industrial Base Board: establish (see H.R. 2394), H3803 [28JN]
National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H3805 [28JN]
National Health Service Corps: reauthorize, amend scholarship and loan programs tax status and repayment rules, and simplify application process (see H.R. 1968), H2678 [23MY]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1488 (see H. Res. 116), H1499 [4AP]
National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]
Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H8181 [14NO]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 1660), H1715 [1MY]
Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H955 [15MR]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H10067 [13DE]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]
Pharmaceuticals: establish compulsory licensing of certain patented prescription drugs and medical inventions (see H.R. 1708), H1923 [3MY]
———importation of certain prescription drugs by pharmacists and wholesalers (see H.R. 698), H624 [1MR]
Power resources: increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 683), H650 [6MR]
Public Health Service Act: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1540), H5928 [21SE]
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]
Public welfare programs: authorize State use of funds provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to support infant safe haven programs (see H.R. 2018), H2847 [25MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H8338 [16NO]
Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 1564), H1555 [24AP]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1191 [27MR]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 280), H8421 [27NO]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2711 [24MY]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1125), H5125 [1AU]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 970), H827 [8MR]
SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2961), H6380 [4OC] (see H.R. 3011), H6259 [3OC] (see H.R. 3308), H8248 [15NO]
———conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 1035), H928 [14MR]
———expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 2538), H5927 [21SE]
———require submission of certain disagreements to the OMB for resolution and establish a minimum period for the solicitation of offers for a bundled contract (see H.R. 2867), H5455 [6SE]
Schools: authorize grants and expand tax incentives to States for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 771), H1190 [27MR]
———establish a grant program to promote emotional and social development and school readiness (see H.R. 2636), H4633 [25JY]
Securities: issue Victory Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2900), H5736 [19SE]
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: make certain improvements (see H.R. 2222), H3807 [28JN]
Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7960 [8NO]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H3713 [27JN]
———provide for public access to information on the availability of insurance for small businesses (see H.R. 3339), H8342 [19NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H3863 [10JY]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 853), H828 [8MR]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H444 [27FE]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H222 [7FE]
———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 128), H1716 [1MY]
———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1116 [22MR]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1485 (see H.R. 1464), H1495 [4AP]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1411 [3AP]
Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H1187 [27MR]
States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1907), H2333 [17MY]
———provide incentive funds for having certain laws in effect (see H.R. 139), H60 [6JA]
Taxation: allow a business credit for the development of low-to-moderate income housing for home ownership (see H.R. 3000), H6781 [12OC]
———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]
———allow a refundable credit against payroll taxes (see H.R. 493), H444 [27FE]
———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 1340), H3519 [25JN]
———allow individuals a refundable credit based on their earned income (see H.R. 508), H222 [7FE]
———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 National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 424), H7718 [1NO]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1112 [22MR]
———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2520), H4111 [17JY]
———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H6057 [25SE]
———establish a temporary checkoff on income tax returns to provide funds to States for Federal election administration improvement (see H.R. 1025), H1346 [29MR]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H508 [28FE] (see H.R. 1676), H1860 [2MY]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1116 [22MR]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H5406 [5SE]
———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 2281), H3464 [21JN]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H1717 [1MY]
———incentives for education (see H.R. 549), H253 [8FE]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H109 [30JA]
———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA] (see H.R. 1026), H928 [14MR]
———modify highest marginal income tax rates, increase estate tax deduction, repeal certain phaseouts of deductions and exemptions, and establish a task force on accomplishing critical priorities (see H.R. 2999), H6136 [2OC]
———provide a credit to public elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses (see H.R. 1477), H1661 [26AP]
———provide a refund to individuals for payroll taxes (see H.R. 3015), H6919 [16OC]
———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1819), H2185 [15MY]
———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]
———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H223 [7FE]
———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H1410 [3AP]
———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 886), H741 [7MR]
———restore partial deduction for personal interest to encourage economic recovery and avoid the need to borrow against home equity (see H.R. 2969), H6138 [2OC]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]
———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H2183 [15MY]
———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1489 [4AP]
———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 678), H396 [14FE]
Terrorism: prevent, prepare for, and respond to threats (see H.R. 3555), H10963 [20DE]
———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), H6138 [2OC]
Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2118), H3806 [28JN]
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 85), H3465 [21JN]
Truth in Savings Act: extend and enhance civil liability and other enforcement provisions (see H.R. 1057), H953 [15MR]
U.N.: U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 211), H4780 [27JY]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 3022), H7529 [30OC]
Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 994), H1061 [21MR]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H1658 [26AP]
Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 134), H325 [13FE]
———increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2123), H3961 [11JY]
———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 442), H2022 [8MY]
———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1499 [4AP]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3805 [28JN]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H8181 [14NO]
———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H166 [31JA]
———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H1929 [7MY]
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8181 [14NO]
———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]
———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), H4428 [23JY]
———hold Federal elections over the first weekend in November, prohibit States from preventing registered citizens from voting, and ban law enforcement activities that intimidate individuals from voting (see H.R. 1559), H1555 [24AP]
———increase the ability of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to participate in Federal elections (see H.R. 1997), H3068 [12JN]
———permit individuals whose names do not appear on the list of registered voters in an election for Federal office at a particular polling place to cast provisional votes (see H.R. 1004), H3863 [10JY]
———prohibit States from denying any individual the right to register and vote in Federal elections on the grounds that the individual has been convicted of a Federal crime (see H.R. 1558), H1555 [24AP]
———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1112 [22MR]
Voting Rights Act: congressional commitment (see H. Res. 139), H2335 [17MY]
White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see H.R. 3498), H10356 [18DE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H1114 [22MR]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 2670), H4779 [27JY]
———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H1061 [21MR]
``Women in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 66), H955 [15MR]
World Trade Organization: oppose changes that weaken existing antidumping and safeguard laws during upcoming negotiations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H7529 [30OC]
———preserve ability of the U.S. to rigorously enforce its trade laws and ensure that U.S. exports are not subject to abusive use of trade laws by other countries (see H. Con. Res. 262), H7852 [6NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H3149 [13JN]
Iron and steel industry: encourage use of domestic steel in rebuilding and military efforts following attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 234), H5927 [21SE]
———provide retiree health care by allowing steel companies a partial refund of net operating loss carryforwards (see H.R. 3059), H6458 [9OC]
NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H1859 [2MY]
Biographies
Cuyahoga County, OH, Bar Association Government Service Honorees, H209 [7FE]
Letters
Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding: Terri Hamilton Brown, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, E1478
Obituaries
Burks, Walter: Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E1469
Proclamations
Voluntary Medicare Outpatient Prescription Drug Discount and Security Program: National Pharmaceutical Association, E1631
Remarks
Afghanistan: provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (S. 1573), H8350
———treatment of women and girls by the Taliban regime, E1913
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), H5653 [14SE]
Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, H147, H154 [31JA]
Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7396, H7397 [30OC], H7660 [1NO]
———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7396, H7397 [30OC], H7660 [1NO]
———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8307 [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]
———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]
``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (H. Con. Res. 43), H479 [28FE]
Black History Month: observance, H311, H312, H313, H314 [13FE], H370, H371, H372, H377 [14FE]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7292 [24OC]
Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (H.R. 2133), H3640 [27JN]
Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1226 [28MR]
———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1199 [28MR]
———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, H5383 [5SE]
Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H1597 [25AP]
Children and youth: give highest priority to providing assistance, services, and benefits to children who lost parents or guardians in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 228), H8083 [13NO]
Cleveland, OH: passage of municipal bond issue on fixing infrastructure of city schools, H2064 [9MY]
Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (H.R. 2145), H3634
Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1632 [26AP]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), E2077
Cuyahoga County, OH, Bar Association: tribute to Government service honorees, H209 [7FE]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8522 [28NO]
Dept. of HUD: Public Housing Drug Elimination Grant Program funding, H4674 [26JY]
———Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding through reductions in HOME Investment Partnerships Program and home ownership downpayment assistance, H4736, H4740 [27JY]
Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, E1359
Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 79), H663 [7MR]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2097 [10MY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4146, H4201
———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), conference report, H8158
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4674 [26JY], H4736, H4740 [27JY], E1478
Diseases: Global AIDS Trust Fund funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding and the Foreign Military Financing Program, H4459 [24JY]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H5383 [5SE]
Elections: ensure the votes of all eligible citizens are counted, H370, H377 [14FE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3681 [27JN]
Eximbank: funding relative to loan guarantees made to the Iron Business Corp. of Benxi Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., H4444 [24JY]
Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 93), H84 [30JA]
Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, H370 [14FE]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2097 [10MY]
———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services, H2097 [10MY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4444, H4459 [24JY]
Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling, H3681 [27JN]
Health: guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages, H5270 [2AU]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5270, H5283 [2AU]
———provide for health care liability and medical malpractice reform, H5283 [2AU]
Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (H. Res. 55), H423 [27FE]
Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (H.R. 808), H511 [1MR]
———provide relief to the domestic steel industry, H8522 [28NO], H8912, H8913 [5DE]
LTV Corp.: encourage negotiation with labor union relative to bankruptcy reorganization, H3078 [13JN]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H3032, H3033, H3034 [12JN], H5383 [5SE]
Minorities: impact of economy on minority communities, H8912 [5DE]
NASA: funding, H4674 [26JY]
Nathaniel R. Jones and Frank J. Battisti Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (H.R. 852), H7749
New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (H. Res. 172), H3634
NOAA: Great Lakes Science Center underwater simulator funding, H8158
Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), H1817 [2MY]
Point of order, H152 [31JA]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 188), H3987 [12JY]
SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (H.R. 2538), H8859 [5DE]
———loan and technical assistance programs funding through reductions in Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State administrative accounts, H4146, H4201
Small business: assistance programs funding, H1199 [28MR]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H8912 [5DE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7229 [24OC]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10858 [19DE]
———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1308 [29MR]
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), H5555 [11SE]
———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5905 [21SE]
Votes: correction, H1650
———position on missed, H10934 [20DE], E1408
Women: tribute to health care professionals, E437
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2019 [8MY], H4537 [24JY], H4945 [31JY]
Special order: granted, H216 [7FE], H824 [8MR], H948 [15MR], H2079 [9MY], H3710 [27JN], H4721 [26JY], H4777 [27JY], H5968 [24SE]
Tributes
Arnold, Narvell L., H2895 [6JN]
Burks, Walter, E1469
Reynolds, Emma Ann, E437