KUCINICH, DENNIS J. (a Representative from Ohio)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6153 [2OC], H6371 [4OC]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3715 [27JN], H3897 [11JY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3261 [19JN], H3305 [20JN]
Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1218 [28MR]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8421, H8422 [27NO], H8477 [28NO]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4542 [24JY], H4567 [25JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4179 [18JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3619 [26JN], H3672 [27JN]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3089 [13JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4218 [18JY], H4429 [23JY], H4522 [24JY]
Articles and editorials
Climbing a Stairway to Heaven, Matthew T. Fitzsimmons, E1893
Reaching for the Stars, Todd Wilkinson, Continental (publication), E416
Reviving Steel, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E362
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: assure funds are used solely for their stated purpose (see H.R. 1145), H1059 [21MR]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H1483 (see H.R. 1421), H1493 [4AP]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1189 [27MR]
———reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H1488 (see H. Res. 117), H1500 [4AP]
Airport Noise Curfew Commission: establish (see H.R. 2746), H5334 [2AU]
Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H5925 [21SE]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 36), H1346 [29MR]
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 103), H1606 [25AP]
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]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H10054 [12DE]
Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 2693), H6066 [28SE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H505 [28FE]
Armed Forces: commend adherence by employers to policies protecting members of Reserve components from adverse employment actions motivated by involvement in the uniformed services (see H. Con. Res. 72), H1558 [24AP]
———ensure married personnel having minor dependents are eligible for military family housing containing more than two bedrooms (see H.R. 1135), H1346 [29MR]
———establish employment and tuition assistance program for military spouses (see H.R. 2413), H3961 [11JY]
———expand eligibility for participation by members of the Selected Reserve and their dependents in the TRICARE program (see H.R. 2332), H6137 [2OC]
———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA]
———increase basic pay (see H.R. 244), H254 [8FE] (see H.R. 298), H1488 [4AP] (see H.R. 2310), H4014 [16JY]
———permit the transfer of entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1958), H2678 [23MY]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H3466 [21JN]
———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H443 [27FE]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]
———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 288), H877 [13MR]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H3068 [12JN]
Aung San Suu Kyi: anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5927 [21SE]
Aviation: enhance competition between airlines, improve consumers' access to airline industry information and protect airline passenger rights (see H.R. 384), H827 [8MR]
———ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers (see H.R. 2989), H8564 [28NO]
———establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H3358 [20JN]
———impose temporary moratorium on certain airline mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 761), H624 [1MR]
———preempt State laws requiring approval prior to the construction or operation of certain airport development projects (see H.R. 2107), H3864 [10JY]
———preempt State laws requiring approval prior to the construction or operation of certain airport development projects, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2107), H5407 [5SE]
———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), H6138 [2OC] (see H.R. 2955), H6919 [16OC]
———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by FAA employees, expand the Federal Air Marshal Program, and establish requirements for carry-on baggage (see H.R. 2895), H5928 [21SE]
Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 118), H1716 [1MY]
Baltic States: independence anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 131), H5340 [2AU]
Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H167 [31JA]
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]
Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see H.R. 2211), H3258 [19JN]
———U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5927 [21SE]
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), H8339 [16NO]
———ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H3068 [12JN]
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 Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 250), H7910 [7NO]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 399), H218 [7FE]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Con. Res. 3), H112 [30JA] (see H. Res. 105), H1295 [28MR]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10910 [19DE]
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), H2710 [24MY] (see H.R. 1990), H3961 [11JY]
———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, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1990), H2849 [25MY]
———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H4541 [24JY]
———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H3960 [11JY]
———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 pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1650), H2185 [15MY]
———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care and early learning services, and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 265), H650 [6MR]
———infant crib safety (see H.R. 1086), H1116 [22MR]
———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H4113 [17JY]
———provide grants to State child welfare systems and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 1371), H1558 [24AP]
———provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see H.R. 555), H258 [12FE]
———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H1295 [28MR]
———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 367), H400 [14FE]
China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3359 [20JN]
———express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (see H. Res. 121), H3520 [25JN]
———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4780 [27JY]
Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1411 [3AP]
Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2755), H5335 [2AU]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H506 [28FE]
Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 1152), H1059 [21MR]
COBRA: extend the basic period for health care continuation, further extend coverage for individuals age 55 or older, and provide for a refundable tax credit for premiums (see H.R. 2005), H3203 [14JN]
Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H4113 [17JY]
———reduce the costs of Federal student loans to students and their families (see H.R. 1622), H2023 [8MY]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H6380 [4OC]
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), H956 [15MR]
Computers: establish an Internet site on Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 782), H3863 [10JY]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7853 [6NO]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H5925 [21SE]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1051), H2956 [6JN]
———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2498), H10067 [13DE]
———requirements on credit card issuers relative to mailing of monthly statements (see H.R. 296), H110 [30JA]
Courts: 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), H2956 [6JN]
———prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in consumer solicitations and limit liability of consumers in conjunction with such solicitations (see H.R. 1058), H2334 [17MY]
Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 1052), H2956 [6JN]
———prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H112 [30JA]
———protect consumers from unreasonable credit card fees or interest rates (see H.R. 2032), H2847 [25MY]
Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 3053), H6421 [5OC]
———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), H3067 [12JN]
Dept. of Defense: develop inventory of sites within former military ranges containing unexploded ordnance or other abandoned munitions that pose health or safety threats and improve public awareness of such sites (see H.R. 2605), H5340 [2AU]
———equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H2846 [25MY]
———field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see H.R. 948), H3358 [20JN]
———prohibit purchase of equipment containing electronic components that are not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 3597), H10965 [20DE]
———require all defense-related agencies of the U.S. to fully comply with Federal and State environmental laws (see H.R. 2154), H3864 [10JY]
———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H1489 [4AP]
Dept. of Education: make additional grants under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (see H.R. 419), H400 [14FE]
———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 477), H221 [7FE]
———make grants to recruit, train, and hire school-based resource staff (see H.R. 466), H220 [7FE]
———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2283), H3464 [21JN]
———provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H6700 [11OC]
Dept. of Energy: establish a Natural Gas Reserve (see H.R. 245), H650 [6MR]
———establish the High Performance Schools Program (see H.R. 1129), H1346 [29MR]
Dept. of HHS: antimicrobial resistance activities in the interagency public health action plan (see H.R. 1771), H2081 [9MY]
———provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H3260 [19JN]
Dept. of HUD: 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 an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H5406 [5SE]
———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), H220 [7FE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 2966), H8421 [27NO]
Dept. of Transportation: give certain workers who lost jobs as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, priority in hiring for aviation-related security positions (see H.R. 3067), H7128 [17OC]
———issue regulations addressing safety concerns in minimizing delay for automobile traffic at railroad grade crossings (see H.R. 433), H1410 [3AP]
———issue regulations on the transfer of airline tickets and air carrier ticket pricing policies (see H.R. 1074), H1861 [2MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1557 [24AP]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H8338 [16NO]
Disasters: authorize disaster assistance for recovery from earthquakes in India and El Salvador (see H.R. 1760), H2021 [8MY]
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), H1191 [27MR]
———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), H5705 [14SE]
———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), H5928 [21SE]
———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1191 [27MR]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H325 [13FE]
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]
Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, OH: designate (see H.R. 819), H621 [1MR]
Drug abuse: provide assistance to States to expand and establish treatment programs to provide services to individuals who voluntarily seek treatment (see H.R. 1896), H4429 [23JY]
Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see H.R. 2291), H4217 [18JY]
———regulate receipt of donated prescription drug samples by charitable health care entities (see H.R. 2740), H7128 [17OC]
Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see H.R. 3341), H8421 [27NO]
Education: development of high school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 620), H393 [14FE]
———encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1536), H2890 [5JN]
———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H400 [14FE]
———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H163 [31JA]
———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 117), H1556 [24AP]
———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 687), H929 [14MR]
———Pell Grant Program funding (see H. Res. 13), H400 [14FE]
———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1703), H5488 [10SE]
———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), H7910 [7NO]
———provide grants to local educational agencies for prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 1649), H1714 [1MY]
———provide grants to State and local educational agencies to pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their classroom teaching (see H.R. 1119), H1117 [22MR]
———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H928 [14MR]
———strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their children (see H.R. 972), H2571 [22MY]
El Salvador: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 41), H508 [28FE]
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. (H.R. 1468), consideration (see H. Res. 165), H3150 [13JN]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 1306), H2082 [9MY]
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), H4949 [31JY]
———limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 1289), H1343 [29MR]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]
———require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 2782), H5336 [2AU]
———require U.S. nationals that employ individuals in a foreign country to provide full transparency and disclosure in all their operations (see H.R. 460), H444 [27FE]
Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H1926 [3MY]
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), H4113 [17JY]
———provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 1431), H1558 [24AP]
———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 1116), H1191 [27MR]
———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), H1189 [27MR]
ERISA: increase the phase-in limitation for benefit improvements made prior to plan termination (see H.R. 2134), H3066 [12JN]
———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1345 [29MR]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see H.R. 3368), H10067 [13DE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 961), H826 [8MR]
Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 2328), H3711 [27JN]
FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see H.R. 3494), H10910 [19DE]
FCC: monitor complaints relative to the quality of wireless telephone service (see H.R. 1531), H1499 [4AP]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H1010 [20MR]
———improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 3075), H8949 [5DE]
Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H398 [14FE]
———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), H2279 [16MY]
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), H2388 [21MY]
———coverage of chiropractic services in any Federal health plan (see H.R. 2087), H4863 [30JY]
———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]
———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H1661 [26AP]
———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), H2281 [16MY]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H2571 [22MY]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H828 [8MR]
Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 93), H112 [30JA]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H3068 [12JN]
———safeguard public health and provide food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented (see H.R. 1816), H10067 [13DE]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H1555 [24AP]
FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 783), H1061 [21MR]
FERC: order refunds of unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential electricity rates and establish a cap on rates in the Western System Coordinating Council (see H.R. 268), H443 [27FE]
Financial institutions: 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), H2334 [17MY]
———prohibit predatory lending practices (see H.R. 1060), H2334 [17MY]
———require insured depository institutions make affordable transaction accounts available to their customers (see H.R. 1059), H2334 [17MY]
Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 3460), H10067 [13DE]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1014), H2571 [22MY]
Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H10910 [19DE]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H5340 [2AU]
Food: include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see H.R. 1276), H2082 [9MY]
———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 1356), H3960 [11JY]
Food industry: freshness dates on food (see H.R. 2611), H4539 [24JY]
Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H2185 [15MY]
Food Stamp Act: limit the collection from households of claims for nonfraudulent overissuance of food stamp benefits (see H.R. 2319), H3714 [27JN]
Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (see H.R. 3169), H7333 [25OC]
———increase accountability relative to the education and training of foreign military personnel (see H.R. 1594), H2023 [8MY]
Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4217 [18JY]
Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H7718 [1NO]
———remove certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see H.R. 1358), H1605 [25AP]
———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H2081 [9MY]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1988), H3806 [28JN]
———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), H1346 [29MR]
Forest Service: terminate the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program and offset lost revenues by prohibiting engineering support funding for sales of timber from National Forest System lands (see H.R. 908), H2712 [24MY]
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), H2334 [17MY]
Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 169), H1605 [25AP]
———prohibit financing for nongovernmental organizations or individuals to carry out military, law enforcement, armed rescue, or other related operations in the Andean region, including narcotics control efforts (see H.R. 1591), H3068 [12JN]
———require purchase of hybrid electric or high-efficiency vehicles by Federal agencies (see H.R. 2263), H4541 [24JY]
———require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 917), H740 [7MR] (see H.R. 1457), H1485 (see H.R. 1457), H1494 [4AP]
Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1032), H928 [14MR]
———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see H.R. 2167), H3150 [13JN]
———prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 1680), H1860 [2MY]
Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H399 [14FE]
Hazardous substances: prevent inhalant abuse (see H.R. 790), H506 [28FE]
———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]
———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 2729), H5333 [2AU]
Health: authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 953), H2184 [15MY]
———emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 910), H2889 [5JN]
———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]
———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums and COBRA coverage premiums (see H.R. 1255), H1189 [27MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1114 [22MR] (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] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2335 [17MY]
———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H6056 [25SE]
Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1112 [22MR]
———establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services (see H.R. 2487), H8343 [19NO]
Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H878 [13MR]
House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H6920 [16OC]
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 a study on the proximity of federally assisted housing to hazardous waste sites (see H.R. 1585), H1926 [3MY]
———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 674), H624 [1MR]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H5340 [2AU]
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5340 [2AU]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H1113 [22MR]
Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2174), H4634 [25JY]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 945), H956 [15MR]
———adjust status of certain long-staying alien children, lower high school drop out rates of certain immigrant children, and allow State and local determination of admittance to State and local colleges and universities (see H.R. 1582), H4009 [12JY]
———adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 1726), H4541 [24JY]
———allow acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died (see H.R. 1892), H2333 [17MY]
———asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H444 [27FE]
———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 1266), H1605 [25AP]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H508 [28FE]
———require paid immigration consultants to be licensed and otherwise provide services in a satisfactory manner (see H.R. 654), H650 [6MR]
———waiting periods for immigrant visas relative to reclassification of family preference because of naturalization of a parent or spouse (see H.R. 133), H1115 [22MR]
Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1713), H2281 [16MY]
———revise various provisions (see H.R. 500), H877 [13MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 737), H1013 [20MR] (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), H398 [14FE]
Indonesia: condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see H. Con. Res. 60), H832 [12MR]
———provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 675), H396 [14FE]
Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H6702 [11OC]
———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H1924 [3MY]
———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 887), H648 [6MR]
———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), H61 [6JA]
———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1194), H3960 [11JY]
———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), H506 [28FE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H253 [8FE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 2622), H5340 [2AU]
Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 29), H878 [13MR] (see H. Con. Res. 29), H2281 [16MY]
Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 742), H624 [1MR]
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), H6138 [2OC]
———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H621 [1MR]
———treat semifinished or slab steel as being in direct competition with taconite pellets for trade remedy purposes and provide assistance for impacted workers (see H.R. 837), H651 [6MR]
Israel: end violence in West Bank and Gaza and endorse recommendations of the Mitchell Committee Report (see H. Con. Res. 253), H7333 [25OC]
Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4540 [24JY]
Karekin II: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2680 [23MY]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 464), H1660 [26AP]
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]
Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (see H. Con. Res. 77), H4635 [25JY]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H2711 [24MY]
———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1007), H876 [13MR]
———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H5126 [1AU]
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]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1806), H2335 [17MY]
LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H8732 [29NO]
Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H.R. 2181), H3201 [14JN]
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), H2849 [25MY]
———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 2677), H5407 [5SE]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H10067 [13DE]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H7592 [31OC]
———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), H8248 [15NO]
———revise and simplify the transitional medical assistance program (see H.R. 2775), H8843 [4DE]
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), H4009 [12JY]
———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H828 [8MR]
———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H6056 [25SE]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1512), H1498 [4AP]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H5339 [2AU]
———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H1558 [24AP]
———expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (see H.R. 3188), H7529 [30OC]
———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H2998 [7JN]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H6137 [2OC]
———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 481), H221 [7FE]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H9078 [6DE]
———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3267), H9078 [6DE]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H7852 [6NO]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H1482 (see H.R. 1400), H1491 [4AP]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H4634 [25JY]
———remove restrictions on coverage of periodic health examinations (see H.R. 1568), H1555 [24AP]
Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152, 152), H3207 [18JN]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H396 [14FE] (see H.R. 2812), H5337 [2AU]
Minorities: reduce the impact of predatory lending on minorities (see H.R. 1053), H2956 [6JN]
Motor vehicles: enhance advertising of terms and costs of car leases and permit consumer comparison of advertised lease offerings (see H.R. 1056), H2334 [17MY]
———prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 2039), H2848 [25MY]
———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H4724 [26JY]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H3712 [27JN]
National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideas (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1660 [26AP]
National Coast Guard Museum: establish (see H.R. 850), H623 [1MR]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 36), H1346 [29MR]
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see H.J. Res. 42), H1345 [29MR]
National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets: establish (see H.R. 3552), H10963 [20DE]
National Guard: provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H223 [7FE]
National Health Service Corps: reauthorize, amend scholarship and loan programs tax status and repayment rules, and simplify application process (see H.R. 1968), H3068 [12JN]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H2281 [16MY]
National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 652), H2998 [7JN]
National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H1485 (see H.R. 1465), H1495 [4AP]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1488 (see H. Res. 116), H1499 [4AP]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 56), H2281 [16MY]
National Words Can Heal Day: designate (see H. Res. 235), H6138 [2OC]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H1558 [24AP]
Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H6056 [25SE]
NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1660 [26AP]
Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3802 [28JN]
Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (see H.R. 1160), H1112 [22MR]
New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1606 [25AP]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 348), H650 [6MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, tariff, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 2661), H4724 [26JY]
Nuclear weapons: provide the President with flexibility to set strategic nuclear delivery system levels to meet national security goals (see H.R. 2013), H2846 [25MY]
———recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 17), H28 [3JA]
———suspend use, sale, development, production, testing, and export of depleted uranium munitions pending the outcome of certain studies of the health effects of such munitions (see H.R. 3155), H7127 [17OC]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H8338 [16NO]
Office of World Trade Center Attack Claims: establish to pay claims for injury to businesses and property suffered as a result of the attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3272), H10067 [13DE]
Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H3358 [20JN]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H8339 [16NO]
Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 157), H2998 [7JN]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]
Peru: congratulate President-elect Alejandro Toledo on his election, congratulate the people for the return of democracy, and express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 181), H3712 [27JN]
Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 660), H395 [14FE]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of certain prescription drugs by pharmacists and wholesalers (see H.R. 698), H929 [14MR]
Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 459), H828 [8MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA] (see H.R. 1637), H1659 [26AP]
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]
———preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H3807 [28JN]
———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H3961 [11JY]
Power resources: assist municipalities and local communities to explore and determine options for the alternative provision of electricity and to create new public power systems (see H.R. 2233), H3619 [26JN]
———provide assistance to those most affected by high energy prices and promote and accelerate energy conservation investments in the U.S. (see H.R. 3274), H10067 [13DE]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H5928 [21SE]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H221 [7FE]
Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 2166), H3150 [13JN]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H6780 [12OC]
———reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3459), H9239 [11DE]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H10910 [19DE]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2711 [24MY]
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: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 1035), H928 [14MR]
Schools: establish a grant program to promote emotional and social development and school readiness (see H.R. 2636), H4633 [25JY]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H1926 [3MY] (see H.R. 2505), H4013 [16JY]
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), H4863 [30JY]
Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7960 [8NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2712 [24MY]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H395 [14FE]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H400 [14FE]
———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), H2142 [10MY]
———increase interest rate of trust funds (see H.R. 1320), H2184 [15MY]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1485 (see H.R. 1464), H1495 [4AP]
———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1143), H3358 [20JN]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H6458 [9OC]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H954 [15MR]
St. Louis (S.S.): express regret for refusal by the U.S. to provide asylum to Jewish refugees prior to the onset of World War II (see H. Con. Res. 185), H4013 [16JY]
Steel Industry National Historic Park: establish (see H.R. 635), H3960 [11JY]
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 931), H740 [7MR]
Surface Transportation Board: strengthen railroad merger review standards and apply Federal antitrust laws to rail carriers and railroad transportation (see H.R. 999), H1489 [4AP]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]
———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1275), H2387 [21MY]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H2335 [17MY]
———allow disclosure of taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds (see H.R. 1443), H2571 [22MY]
———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), H3519 [25JN]
———allow first-time homebuyers to use tax-exempt loans from individual retirement accounts for downpayments (see H.R. 2022), H2999 [7JN]
———allow refundable credit for rent in excess of certain amount of income (see H.R. 2338), H3711 [27JN]
———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for a Phoenix Fund for Victim Assistance (see H.R. 2902), H5928 [21SE]
———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), H10067 [13DE]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1112 [22MR]
———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 2691), H4948 [31JY]
———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 147), H258 [12FE]
———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H444 [27FE]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1116 [22MR]
———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 2281), H3464 [21JN]
———extend exclusion from an employee's gross income for employer-provided health coverage of the employee's spouse to coverage provided to the employee's domestic partner (see H.R. 2837), H8338 [16NO]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H3713 [27JN]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2184 [15MY]
———first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 1773), H4780 [27JY]
———impose a windfall profit tax on wholesale electric energy sold in the Western System Coordinating Council (see H.R. 443), H828 [8MR]
———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H2281 [16MY]
———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 refund to individuals for payroll taxes (see H.R. 3015), H6260 [3OC]
———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H1295 [28MR]
———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1819), H2141 [10MY]
———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 3445), H9238 (see H.R. 3446), H9239 [11DE]
———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 2033), H2847 [25MY]
———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H397 [14FE]
———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), H2184 [15MY]
———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2254), H7852 [6NO]
———restore partial deduction for personal interest to encourage economic recovery and avoid the need to borrow against home equity (see H.R. 2969), H6056 [25SE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2281 [16MY]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H1191 [27MR]
———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 direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (see H.R. 2352), H5488 [10SE]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1483), H1486 (see H.R. 1483), H1496 [4AP]
———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1296 [28MR]
———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H3151 [13JN]
Television: reinstate authority of the FCC and local franchising authorities to regulate cable television rates (see H.R. 1842), H3260 [19JN]
———State regulation of cable television rates and establish moratorium on increases (see H.R. 2813), H5337 [2AU]
Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H8343 [19NO]
———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), H10910 [19DE]
———encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H7959 [8NO]
———grant posthumous citizenship to certain lawfully admitted aliens killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2897), H6380 [4OC]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H6138 [2OC]
———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]
Transportation: authorize State and local governments to regulate trains that block road traffic (see H.R. 432), H1410 [3AP]
Treaties and agreements: importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H10067 [13DE]
Truth in Savings Act: extend and enhance civil liability and other enforcement provisions (see H.R. 1057), H2334 [17MY]
Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 133), H4353 [19JY]
U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H5339 [2AU]
———establish permanent security force (see H. Res. 194), H4013 [16JY]
Ukraine: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 58), H878 [13MR]
———independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 203), H5126 [1AU]
Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H1295 [28MR]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H1658 [26AP]
Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H628 [5MR]
———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 442), H1925 [3MY]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548, 548), H3207 [18JN]
———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. 65), H3067 [12JN] (see H.R. 303), H1116 [22MR]
———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]
Voting: increase the ability of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to participate in Federal elections (see H.R. 1997), H5928 [21SE]
———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]
———require States to give notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for crime convictions (see H.R. 1971), H2713 [24MY]
———restore eligibility to vote and register to vote in Federal elections to individuals who have completed sentences for criminal offenses (see H.R. 2830), H6422 [5OC]
Water: authorize appropriations for municipal construction grant program for wastewater treatment (see H.R. 1751), H2021 [8MY]
———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1750), H2021 [8MY]
Weapons: limit production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 126), H1410 [3AP]
———take Peacekeeper (MX) missiles off of high-alert status (see H.R. 2718), H5705 [14SE]
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]
World Trade Organization: oppose changes that weaken existing antidumping and safeguard laws during upcoming negotiations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H7529 [30OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Bankruptcy: extend the priority provided to claims for compensation and benefits of all employees (see H.R. 3415), H8948 [5DE]
Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education and training (see H.R. 1617), H1658 [26AP]
Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 2459), H3959 [11JY]
Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the West Creek Preserve and Greenway in Parma, OH, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3513), H10355 [18DE]
Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act: clarify the definition of qualified steel company (see H.R. 3454), H9239 [11DE]
Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see H.R. 2282), H3464 [21JN]
Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (H.R. 808), consideration (see H. Res. 304), H8949 [5DE]
National Defense Preparedness Domestic Industrial Base Board: establish (see H.R. 2394), H3803 [28JN]
Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 1564), H1555 [24AP]
Space policy: preserve peaceful uses of space by permanently prohibiting space-based weapons by the U.S. and implementing a world treaty banning such weapons (see H.R. 2977), H6135 [2OC]
Taxation: impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas products, allow an income tax credit for the purchase of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and allow grants for mass transit (see H.R. 1967), H2678 [23MY]
Letters
Farm Security Act: several organizations, E1816
Obituaries
Revis, Lola M.: Washington (DC) Post, E2240
Petitions and memorials
National League of Cities: respond to surge in steel imports, E2409
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H4117 [18JY], H8183 [15NO]
Remarks
Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6324
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6324
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3766, H3781 [28JN], H3886, H3897, H3898, H3899, H3900 [11JY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3305 [20JN]
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), H5645 [14SE]
Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons, H4118 [18JY]
Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7694 [1NO]
———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7694 [1NO]
Baker, John D.: Irish Good Fellowship Club Good Fellowship Award recipient, E451
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H510, H526 [1MR]
Beck, Robert M.: State of Israel Bonds honoree, E717
Brooklyn, OH: anniversary of St. Elias Melkite Catholic Church, E592
Budget: allocation of funds, H799 [8MR]
———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1221, H1222, H1223, H1224, H1225, H1226, H1227 [28MR]
Bureau of the Census: Hispanic origin report funding, H4140 [18JY]
———homeless report funding, H4134, H4135 [18JY]
California: energy crisis, H2940, H2941 [6JN]
Case Western Reserve University: anniversary of Upward Bound Program, E1324
Castele, Theodore J.: Cleveland, OH, West Side Ecumenical Ministry Lamplighter Humanitarian Award recipient, E1153
Children and youth: Federal aid programs funding, H1225 [28MR]
China, People's Republic of: express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (H. Res. 121), H4406 [23JY]
Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center, E1342
———anniversary of Cleveland Southeast Lions Club, E283
———anniversary of Ironworkers Local 17, E450
———anniversary of Senior Citizen Resources, E1854
———anniversary of Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis, E1797
———anniversary of Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate Ministry to the Aged, E916
———anniversary of St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral, E1373
———tribute to Blacks in Government (organization) Great Lakes-Midwest Region Five Training Conference, E1012
———tribute to Hiram House (organization), E1145
———tribute to NASA Glenn Research Center, E416
———tribute to St. Michael Hospital, E321
———tribute to University Hospital Health Network, E321
———tribute to Vietnamese community, E683
———visit by delegation from Achill Island, Ireland, E449
Cleveland Film Society: anniversary, E455
Cleveland Polka Association: anniversary, E1788
Climate: global warming, H1460 [4AP]
Colombia: prohibit aerial spraying efforts to eradicate illicit crops, H4515 [24JY]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 863), H6813
D-Day: anniversary, E1028
Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (H.R. 2510), H5356
Dept. of Agriculture: biotechnology risk assessment funding, H6371, H6372 [4OC]
Dept. of Defense: Air Force airborne laser program funding, H3305 [20JN]
———antiterrorism initiatives funding, H6028 [25SE]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5773 [20SE], H6028 [25SE]
———commend U.S. military and defense contractor personnel responsible for successful in-flight ballistic missile defense interceptor test (H. Res. 195), H4039, H4041 [17JY]
———counter-terrorism programs funding through reductions in ballistic missile defense program funding, H8477, H8478 [28NO]
———funding, H1227 [28MR]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8477, H8478, H8521 [28NO]
Dept. of Energy: National Ignition Facility funding, H3672, H3675 [27JN]
Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H686 [7MR]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3423 [21JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4566, H4617 [25JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4134, H4135, H4140, H4179, H4180, H4181 [18JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4673 [26JY]
Dimora, Jimmy: Bikur Cholim Hospital International Brotherhood Award recipient, E1878
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), H5696 [14SE]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H6004
———prohibit extension of benefits to domestic partners, H6004
Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3886 [11JY]
Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H1049 [21MR]
Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 28), H184
Electric power: provide for electricity emergencies (H.R. 1647), H2940, H2941 [6JN]
Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Board: guaranteeing of emergency loan to LTV Corp., E2408
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3672, H3675, H3680 [27JN]
Esperanza, Inc.: tribute to Annual Fiesta of Hope, E1138
Eximbank: prohibit funding for development of oil and gas fields, thermal powerplants, or petrochemical plants and refineries, H4523, H4524 [24JY]
FDA: antimicrobial resistance monitoring and prevention programs funding, H3781 [28JN]
———delay approval of transgenic or genetically engineered fish, H3897, H3898, H3899, H3900 [11JY]
Federal aid programs: provide emergency health coverage assistance, H10825 [19DE]
———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7275 [24OC]
FERC: price regulations relative to national energy crisis, H2940, H2941 [6JN]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), H3089, H3090 [13JN]
———ensure that efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest do not include genetically engineered fish, H3089, H3090 [13JN]
Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods, H3766 [28JN]
Food Not Bombs Cleveland (organization): tribute, E1371
Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trips, H488 [28FE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4515, H4523, H4524 [24JY]
Garry, Joseph J., Jr.: Signstage Theater Spotlight Award recipient, E1205
Glenn, John and Annie: Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center Greater Communicator Award recipients, E1590
Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling, H3680 [27JN]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E456
Gulf of Mexico: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in certain areas, H3423 [21JN]
Iron and steel industry: provide relief to the domestic steel industry, H8521 [28NO], H9245 [12DE]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1007
Kent State University: anniversary of Upward Bound Program, E1015
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations, E1120
Latvia: independence anniversary, E1375
Lithuanian American Community, Inc.: anniversary, E1897
Midwest Association for Latin American Studies: tribute, E1888
NASA: funding, H4673 [26JY]
National Defense Preparedness Domestic Industrial Base Board: establish (H.R. 2394), H5356
National security: national missile defense system, H6028 [25SE]
Native American Heritage Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 270), E2169
New York, NY: tribute to New York City Fire Dept., E1893
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit funding to initiate World Trade Organization proceedings challenging policies in developing countries relative to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals, H4179, H4180, H4181 [18JY]
Ohio Latino Arts Association: anniversary, E1026
OhioDance (organization): anniversary, E1783
Olmsted Falls, OH: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 201, E1326
Parma, OH: anniversary, E590
Parma Heights, OH: Parma Heights Christian Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2201
Persian Gulf Conflict: tribute to soldiers killed by Iraqi missile attack during Operation Desert Storm and support for effective theater missile defense programs (H. Con. Res. 39), E236
Peru: independence anniversary, E1464
Power resources: energy assistance funding, H1221, H1222, H1223, H1224, H1226 [28MR]
———national energy policy, H1049 [21MR], H2940, H2941 [6JN]
President's Commission To Strengthen Social Security: prohibit OMB funding to implement final report, H4617 [25JY]
Puerto Rico: observance of Constitution Day, E1425
Pulaski Day: observance, E1795
Renee Jones Empowerment Center (nonprofit organization): tribute to Celebrate Empowerment Gala, E1852
Richfield, OH: tribute to the Consecration of the Monastery Marcha Church, E1199
Sanuk, Jason J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1440
Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4920, H4937 [31JY]
———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4920, H4937 [31JY]
Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute to International Camp, E1530
Social Security: establish commission to oppose privatization, H4566 [25JY]
Taxation: allow income tax refund, H1327 [29MR]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7275 [24OC], H7311 [25OC]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320), H10825 [19DE]
———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), motion to recommit, H1327 [29MR]
Tennessee State University: tribute to Alumni Association, E193
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), H5582
———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6767 [12OC]
———Executive order to try suspected terrorists under a military tribunal, H8184 [15NO], E2162
———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks, H5773 [20SE]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), consideration (H. Res. 306), H8979 [6DE]
Ukraine: democracy efforts, E159
———human rights violations, H612 [1MR]
———independence anniversary, E1586
———political reform, E283
———visit by Pope John Paul II, E158
United Service Organization: anniversary, E915
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to casualties, E683
Vittardi, Martin: Cleveland, OH, Italian American Brotherhood Club Honoree of the Year award recipient, E1876
Votes: position on missed, H10462 [19DE]
Walters, Farah M.: Ohio Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E1861
Walton Hills, OH: anniversary, E1350
Westlake, OH: anniversary of Grace Baptist Church, E1828
———anniversary of St. John West Shore Hospital, E1330
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H619 [1MR], H1713 [1MY], H3147 [13JN], H7908 [7NO]
Songs
``Impossible Dream,'' Joe Darion, E1635
Testimonies
Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Board Guaranteeing of Emergency Loan to LTV Corp.: Bob Rankin, E2408
———Bruce Simon, E2409
———Richard Dowdell, E2408
———Roosevelt Coats, E2409
———Tony Panza, E2408
Transcripts
Comments Made by the Reverends Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson Regarding the World Trade Center Bombing: Scott Simon, National Public Radio, H6004 [25SE]
Tributes
Amos, Martin J., E1389
Becker, George, E355
Benedict, Jim, E1874
Blackwell, Luther, E847
Brady, C. Donald, E1786
Brennan, Richard M., E1144
Byrnes, David P., E719
Canitia, Sam D., E1187
Carlson, Kenneth A., E1860
Chestnut, Jacob J., E1492
Ciolek, Casimir, E1858
Condon, Marjorie Philona, E452
Cranston, Alan, E281
Cregan, John J., E1013
Culver, Susan, E1202
Darion, Joe, E1635
Dimora, Jimmy, E1137
Eszterhas, Istvan, E1063
Frascati, Marino, E1137
Frazier, David O., E1208
Frejosky, Donald R., E1323
Fulimeni, Tino, E1163
Gallagher, John (Bobo), E354
Gibson, John M., E1492
Gillespie, Robert W., E682
Gillis, Vera, E294
Girgash, William J., E1335
Gries, Roger W., E1025
Gulas, William, E981
Hall, Vera, E1439
Harp, Van A., E1021
Hughes, John J., E1010
Hujarski, Felix E., E456
Hyvnar, Vaclav, E1014
Jezeski, Henry, E1332
Kaczmarek, Walter and Lottie, E1492
Katzmar, Kurt W., E1271
Kramer, Stanley, E1327
Krise, Jack, E1481
LeBarron, Jeffrey, E1372
Malone, Madeline, E1009
Martin, Thomas, E1851
Meuti, Dominic V., E1061
Miller, Peter T., E279
Moraghan, Vincent J., E1147
Nowak, Chester J., E1785
Oblock, Chester A., E1734
O'Connor, Carroll, E1329
O'Grady, Dennis R., E913
Parisi, Tanya, E1204
Pempin, Philip, E1188
Perk, Lucille, E1855
Plymesser, Danny, E686
Psenicka, James V., E1231
Pykare, James F., E1139
Quin, Gina, E451
Regula, Representative, E912
Reineri, Mike, E1850
Resnick, Alice Robie, E454
Revis, Lola M., E2239
Rosendahl, William J., E1341
Spooner, James, E684
Stanton, Joseph M., E1273
Stefanski, Gerome Rita, E282
Tlacil, Dolores, E686
Tolliver, Dorothy O.G., E279
Van Ummersen, Claire A., E685
Vento, Tony, E1588
Wallach, John, E1530
Zbin, Raphael (Albert), E282
Zdinak, John, E1634