LIPINSKI, WILLIAM O. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [3JA]

Conferee: S. 1447, Airport Security Federalization Act, H7782 [6NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 20), H399 [14FE]

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]

———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H3150 [13JN]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1661 [26AP]

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]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA]

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 2494), H4541 [24JY]

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]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3110), H6779 [12OC]

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

Bankruptcy: extend the priority provided to claims for compensation and benefits of all employees (see H.R. 3415), H10055 [12DE]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see H.R. 2152), H4541 [24JY]

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]

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]

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]

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2521), H6781 [12OC]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]

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 (see H. Con. Res. 228), H5928 [21SE]

———protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H1295 [28MR]

China, People's Republic of: improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1347 [29MR]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1467), H1485 (see H.R. 1467), H1495 [4AP]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2755), H5335 [2AU]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs for use in coal-based electricity generating facilities (see H.R. 2365), H3802 [28JN]

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 245), H10910 [19DE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1699), H2335 [17MY]

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), H6780 [12OC]

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), H7960 [8NO]

Congressional Trade Office: establish (see H.R. 3422), H10067 [13DE]

CPSC: promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 3283), H8132 [13NO]

———require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 688), H397 [14FE]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H254 [8FE]

Crime: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 2146), H3149 [13JN]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H325 [13FE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 2081), H2955 [6JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Natural Gas Reserve (see H.R. 245), H224 [7FE]

Dept. of HHS: require recreational camps to report information concerning deaths and certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2451), H3861 [10JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H220 [7FE]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1557 [24AP]

———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), H7529 [30OC]

———improve security at U.S. maritime borders (see H.R. 3013), H7358 [29OC]

———require consideration of sulfur or carbon emissions reductions and make renewable fuel projects eligible under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 2088), H3069 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H929 [14MR]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H624 [1MR]

———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H1861 [2MY]

———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]

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H3150 [13JN]

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

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

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H4114 [17JY]

———make authority permanent for issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2317), H4725 [26JY]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H162 [31JA]

District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H7960 [8NO]

Education: establishment of a commission on technology and education (see H. Res. 295), H9240 [11DE]

El Paso, TX: establish a national immigration museum (see H.R. 2162), H6260 [3OC]

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]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 1984), H8564 [28NO]

EPA: reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H1482 (see H.R. 1413), H1492 [4AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: ensure protection for employees of traveling sales crews (see H.R. 3070), H7529 [30OC]

———reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 961), H826 [8MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H1010 [20MR]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H2712 [24MY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H4353 [19JY]

FHA: expand moratorium on foreclosure on mortgage loans to employees of air carriers and aircraft manufacturers affected by the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3277), H8182 [14NO]

Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 225), H224 [7FE]

———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]

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

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H1715 [1MY]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H7910 [7NO]

———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), H828 [8MR]

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

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8133 [13NO]

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]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H959 [19MR]

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

Health: establish compulsory licensing of certain patented medical inventions (see H.R. 3235), H8949 [5DE]

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

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2335 [17MY]

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]

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

Immigration: allow the Dept. of State and INS electronic access to certain FBI criminal records to determine whether or not a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal record (see H.R. 2965), H6138 [2OC]

———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), H1861 [2MY]

———establish a moratorium on issuance of visas for nonimmigrant students and other exchange program participants and improve reporting requirements for universities under the foreign student monitoring program (see H.R. 3221), H7910 [7NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 737), H1013 [20MR]

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

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H8949 [5DE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), 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), H6505 [10OC]

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

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H621 [1MR]

Korea, Republic of: remove trade barriers to U.S. automotive imports (see H. Con. Res. 144), H3204 [14JN]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H1013 [20MR]

Lamb, Brian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1565), H1861 [2MY]

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

———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]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1661 [26AP]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H224 [7FE]

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

Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H8843 [4DE]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3260 [19JN]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H4113 [17JY]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H4352 [19JY]

———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), H4009 [12JY]

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H8842 [4DE]

———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: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H4010 [12JY]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1861 [2MY]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H2711 [24MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H624 [1MR]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 2161), H3149 [13JN]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H10966 [20DE]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideas (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1660 [26AP]

National Children's Memorial Flag Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1660 [26AP]

———support (see H. Con. Res. 98), H1606 [25AP]

National Day of Appreciation for Emergency Response and Rescue Workers: designate (see H. Res. 259), H6505 [10OC]

National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H3805 [28JN]

National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 271), H8248 [15NO]

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), H3203 [14JN]

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 177), H3465 [21JN]

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

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1660 [26AP]

Navy: tribute to crew of reconnaissance plane that made emergency landing in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 106), H1926 [3MY]

NIST: investigate feasibility and cost of implementing secure computer system for remote voting and communication by Congress and establish system to ensure business continuity for congressional operations (see H.R. 3481), H10066 [13DE]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H10055 [12DE]

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

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]

Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 157), H2142 [10MY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H2712 [24MY]

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

———require a more uniform formula for gasoline and diesel fuel so that fuels manufactured in one region may be transported and sold in other regions (see H.R. 2249), H3357 [20JN]

Pipelines: inclusion of Armenia in all oil and gas pipeline routes built in the South Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 162), H4010 [12JY]

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

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), H508 [28FE]

President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps: establish (see H.R. 2451), H3861 [10JY]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy (see H.R. 2135), H5488 [10SE]

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

Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2711 [24MY]

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see H.R. 3429), H9077 [6DE]

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 program for an information clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation (see H.R. 2560), H5340 [2AU]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2281 [16MY]

Securities: issue 21st Century Independence Savings Bonds (see H.R. 3111), H7718 [1NO]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H2081 [9MY]

———provide for public access to information on the availability of insurance for small businesses (see H.R. 3339), H8342 [19NO]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H828 [8MR]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H508 [28FE]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1116 [22MR]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H3806 [28JN]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1411 [3AP]

St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 143), H325 [13FE]

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

———allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (see H.R. 1127), H1117 [22MR]

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

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H3203 [14JN]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to senior centers and community centers (see H.R. 2259), H3357 [20JN]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H3713 [27JN]

———provide a refundable tax credit against increased natural gas costs (see H.R. 610), H393 [14FE]

———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), H6702 [11OC]

———provide protections for participants in cash or deferred arrangements under section 401(k) relative to the acquisition and holding of employer securities (see H.R. 3463), H10054 [12DE]

———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H828 [8MR]

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H167 [31JA]

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

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1524), H1498 [4AP]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H875 [13MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H2889 [5JN]

Terrorism: 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), H5928 [21SE]

———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), H6505 [10OC]

———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 232), H6260 [3OC]

Tobacco products: prohibit importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 1454), H2083 [9MY]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H959 [19MR]

Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 994), H1191 [27MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H3067 [12JN]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H6137 [2OC]

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

———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H7960 [8NO]

———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]

White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see H.R. 3498), H10967 [20DE]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H4949 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: preempt State laws requiring approval prior to the construction or operation of certain airport development projects (see H.R. 2107), H2997 [7JN]

———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), H5704 [14SE]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10065 [13DE]

Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (see H.R. 677), H396 [14FE]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H87 [30JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H2951, H2952 [6JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E626 [25AP]

Aviation: effect of airline industry mergers on competition, H1387 [3AP]

———Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7624, H7635, H7638, H7640 [1NO], H7774, H7778 [6NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7635, H7638, H7640 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 274), H7624 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), H7786 [6NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8302 [16NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to instruct conferees, H7774, H7778 [6NO]

———preempt State laws requiring approval prior to the construction or operation of certain airport development projects (H.R. 2107), H2984 [7JN], E1051 [7JN]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5899 [21SE]

Chicago, IL: construction of new runways at O'Hare International Airport, H2984 [7JN], E1051 [7JN]

———expand aviation capacity, H9323 [12DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (H.R. 2081), E1034 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8512, H8513, H8514 [28NO]

Duke University: tribute to men's basketball team, H1387 [3AP]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2598 [23MY]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, H2598 [23MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 28), H184 [6FE]

Headtke, Betty: St. Richard's Parish of Chicago, IL, Council of Catholic Women Woman of the Year award recipient, E1183 [21JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief to the domestic steel industry, E2163 [28NO]

Joliet, IL: tribute to Joliet Catholic Academy football team, E2121 [16NO]

Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (H.R. 677), E189 [14FE]

National Nurses Week: observance, E782 [10MY]

Neal, Steve: tribute to book ``Harry & Ike, The Partnership That Remade the Postwar World'', E2113 [16NO]

Point of order, H8513 [28NO]

Riverside, IL: tribute to Riverside Brookfield High School football team, E2121 [16NO]

Taxation: treatment of medical savings accounts, E462 [27MR]

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), H5578 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5899 [21SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8512, H8514 [28NO]

———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 232), H8861, H8863 [5DE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5578 [11SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9015 [6DE]

U.S. Marshals Service: Northern District of Illinois recipient of the Director's Distinguished District Award, E246 [28FE]

VFW: tribute, E554 [5AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1405 [3AP], H2568 [22MY], H2672 [23MY], H2994 [7JN], H7850 [6NO], H7908 [7NO], H9237 [11DE], H10053 [12DE]

Tributes

Dixon, Alan J., E2161 [28NO]

Kolimas, John and Mary, E1222 [27JN]

Lambert, Cyril (Barry), E652 [26AP]

McCarthy, John F., E1945 [30OC]

Rio, Michael E., E1694 [21SE]

Sims, Bernard, E1224 [27JN]

Sirles, John E., III, E1965 [31OC]

Thompson, Gina, E530 [3AP]