LOFGREN, ZOE (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1559 [24AP], H1640 [26AP], E594
Articles and editorials
``Borking''—Then and Now, William B. Gould, IV, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E132
God and George W. Bush Could Face a Fight, Even With Christians, If He Tries To Make Religion More Public, Patty Fisher, San Jose (CA) Mercury News, E378
Stem Cell Injection Helps Mice To Walk Again as Scientists Fight for Funding, Katty Kay and Mark Henderson, London (England) Times, H4912-H4914 [31JY]
Team Uses Primate's Own Cells To Repair Spinal Cord Injury, Jacqueline Weaver, Yale Bulletin & Calendar (publication), H4912 [31JY]
With a Hand on the Bible, Joan Ryan, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E377
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (see H. Con. Res. 145), H2890 [5JN]
———tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and ensure inclusion of women in any newly established Government (see H. Res. 281), H8949 [5DE]
Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3204 [14JN]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 2270), H3464 [21JN]
———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H3619 [26JN]
Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H5925 [21SE]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H6066 [28SE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H624 [1MR]
Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H8421 [27NO]
———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H224 [7FE]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H224 [7FE]
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), H3863 [10JY]
``Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Congress'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 130), H2022 [8MY]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H6422 [5OC]
Aviation: ensure individuals are not penalized for canceling or rescheduling certain flights (see H.R. 3103), H7529 [30OC]
———preserve nonstop service to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for certain communities in case of airline bankruptcy (see H.R. 2387), H3803 [28JN]
———require background checks for pilot and flight service training applicants (see H.R. 2957), H7128 [17OC]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H3203 [14JN]
Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H8564 [28NO]
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), H878 [13MR]
Census: funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad (see H.R. 680), H5339 [2AU]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Con. Res. 3), H444 [27FE]
Children and youth: construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 286), H9077 [6DE]
———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), H10173 [17DE]
———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H4541 [24JY]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5488 [10SE]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5928 [21SE]
Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H1013 [20MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H2082 [9MY]
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), H4113 [17JY]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1918), H6056 [25SE]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H3519 [25JN]
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), H8133 [13NO]
Computers: establish an Internet site on Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 782), H6919 [16OC]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7853 [6NO]
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), H8133 [13NO]
———award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H8843 [4DE]
Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2454), H4217 [18JY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H3960 [11JY]
Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 2688), H5488 [10SE]
CPSC: promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 3283), H10355 [18DE]
Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H6380 [4OC]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (see H.R. 2144), H3067 [12JN]
Dept. of Education: make additional grants under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (see H.R. 419), H325 [13FE]
Dept. of Energy: impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (see H.R. 238), H507 [28FE]
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 the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H223 [7FE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds in California (see H.R. 2534), H4217 [18JY]
———maintain moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H. Con. Res. 136), H2280 [16MY]
———prohibit mineral leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1066), H1191 [27MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H2889 [5JN]
———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H3203 [14JN]
———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H10966 [20DE]
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: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 1682), H3619 [26JN]
———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H1112 [22MR]
———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), H6919 [16OC]
———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H5488 [10SE]
———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3864 [10JY]
———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1112 [22MR]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H224 [7FE]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H2890 [5JN]
Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 2592), H6505 [10OC]
Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (see H.R. 1669), H1715 [1MY]
Education: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1536), H2023 [8MY]
———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1693), H2890 [5JN]
———establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs (see H.R. 1476), H10055 [12DE]
———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H400 [14FE]
———provide grants to local educational agencies for prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 1649), H9078 [6DE]
El Salvador: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 531), H444 [27FE]
Electric power: stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale power market in the western U.S. (see H.R. 1468), H1485 (see H.R. 1468), H1495 [4AP]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 1306), H1344 [29MR]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain computer professionals (see H.R. 1545), H3358 [20JN]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]
———prohibit forced overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 1289), H8181 [14NO]
———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees and reduce the time they must be continuously employed before applying for admission to the U.S. (see H.R. 2278), H3464 [21JN]
———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and treaty investors (see H.R. 2277), H3864 [10JY]
EPA: establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (see H.R. 64), H3519 [25JN]
———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 1116), H1558 [24AP]
———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H1482 (see H.R. 1413), H1492 [4AP]
ERISA: increase the phase-in limitation for benefit improvements made prior to plan termination (see H.R. 2134, 2134), H3207 [18JN]
———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5339 [2AU]
FAA: establish a program to train Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers to be volunteers in the Federal Air Marshal Program (see H.R. 3190), H7591 [31OC]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H3961 [11JY]
Families and domestic relations: community-based family resource and support grants appropriations (see H.R. 1391), H10067 [13DE]
FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see H.R. 3494), H10066 [13DE]
Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 127), H623 [1MR]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H3807 [28JN]
FERC: order refunds of unjust and unreasonable electricity rates (see H.R. 2274), H3464 [21JN]
———refund of certain overcharges for electricity in Western States (see H.R. 2757), H5335 [2AU]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H10967 [20DE]
Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 225), H1060 [21MR]
Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H7529 [30OC]
———provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 3358), H8563 [28NO]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1157), H1060 [21MR]
———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H5340 [2AU]
Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 1949), H4863 [30JY]
Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H5592 [11SE]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H441 [27FE]
Foreign Assistance Act: improve immunization injection safety in disease control programs (see H.R. 2453), H4010 [12JY]
Foreign policy: support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H2081 [9MY]
Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H1555 [24AP]
———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5705 [14SE]
———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]
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), H3519 [25JN]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (see H.R. 1953), H2677 [23MY]
Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 1674), H2712 [24MY]
———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 1269), H3466 [21JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H3519 [25JN]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2712 [24MY]
Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 1366), H1661 [26AP]
Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see H.R. 2690), H5407 [5SE]
Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H825 [8MR]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3961 [11JY]
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (see H.R. 3334), H8337 [16NO]
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: repeal requirement to collect information on nonimmigrant foreign students and exchange program participants (see H.R. 2779), H5488 [10SE]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 945), H826 [8MR]
———allow acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died (see H.R. 1892), H2333 [17MY]
———cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H2712 [24MY]
———eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for Federal aid programs (see H.R. 2258), H5971 [24SE]
———establish an alien nonimmigrant student information collection program and require a GAO review of such program (see H.R. 3033), H8248 [15NO]
———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 1195), H1605 [25AP] (see H.R. 1242), H1490 [4AP]
———Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 823), H1190 [27MR]
———grant U.S. citizenship to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who complete 3 years of honorable service on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1616), H8421 [27NO]
———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 964), H1061 [21MR]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H828 [8MR]
Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1713), H2083 [9MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 659), H5927 [21SE]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H324 [13FE]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H8181 [14NO]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H400 [14FE]
———require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 287), H3713 [27JN]
Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 742), H8949 [5DE]
James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco, CA: designate (see H.R. 2804), H5337 [2AU]
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), H2571 [22MY]
Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (see H. Con. Res. 77), H3807 [28JN]
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), H3806 [28JN]
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]
LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H8732 [29NO]
Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (see H.R. 2777), H7910 [7NO]
———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H3203 [14JN]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H2888 [5JN]
———require criminal background checks on drivers providing medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 453), H220 [7FE]
Medicare: coverage for qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 594), H741 [7MR]
———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H5592 [11SE]
———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H6056 [25SE]
———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H1605 [25AP]
———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 868), H2281 [16MY]
———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), H10355 [18DE]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H3803 [28JN]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H1557 [24AP]
Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1696), H1923 [3MY]
Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1815), H2141 [10MY]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H3961 [11JY]
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), H1490 [4AP]
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), H3466 [21JN]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1488 (see H. Res. 116), H1499 [4AP]
National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7529 [30OC]
Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H3961 [11JY]
———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 1662), H1715 [1MY]
Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H4353 [19JY]
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]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1472), H1486 (see H.R. 1472), H1495 [4AP]
———identify opportunities to collaborate with other Federal agencies on increasing the utilization of existing technologies and developing new research areas to detect, prevent, and respond to terrorism (see H.R. 3344), H8343 [19NO]
Office of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3026), H6919 [16OC]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3261 [19JN]
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]
Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations (see H.R. 2839), H5405 [5SE]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]
Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 111), H10966 [20DE]
Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (see H.R. 2887), H5615 [13SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA] (see H.R. 1637), H1659 [26AP]
Population: encourage the U.S. to develop, promote, and implement policies to slow global population growth by voluntary means (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1012 [20MR]
Postal Service: preservation of six day mail delivery (see H. Res. 154), H3807 [28JN]
Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 1830), H4780 [27JY]
———establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2324), H3618 [26JN]
Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6379 [4OC]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H6780 [12OC]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1558 [24AP]
Refugees: extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (see H.R. 1840), H3713 [27JN]
———treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1405), H1605 [25AP]
Roads and highways: use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 2369), H3961 [11JY]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2815), H5337 [2AU]
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H7719 [1NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H5927 [21SE]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H1190 [27MR]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H1410 [3AP]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H222 [7FE]
———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 128), H1716 [1MY]
———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H3203 [14JN]
———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), H1117 [22MR]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H4634 [25JY]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H2023 [8MY]
Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1848), H2388 [21MY]
———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H4725 [26JY]
———allow advanced applied technology equipment to be expensed and reduce the depreciation recovery periods for certain other property (see H.R. 2485), H5456 [6SE]
———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H3465 [21JN]
———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]
———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 2695), H5705 [14SE]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H5339 [2AU]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H5927 [21SE]
———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 147), H3465 [21JN]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H2889 [5JN]
———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), H5705 [14SE]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H5592 [11SE]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H5488 [10SE]
———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see H.R. 2108), H2997 [7JN]
———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H827 [8MR] (see H.R. 1026), H1191 [27MR]
———increase the exclusion equivalent of the unified credit (see H.R. 759), H956 [15MR]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H623 [1MR]
———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H4429 [23JY]
———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H1556 [24AP]
———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H3068 [12JN]
———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 2033), H4725 [26JY]
———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 2794), H5336 [2AU]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H64 [6JA]
———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H1660 [26AP]
———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 charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H4352 [19JY]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H4009 [12JY]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 774), H4724 [26JY]
———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 1769), H3358 [20JN]
———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1934), H2570 [22MY]
Terrorism: authorize implementation of Executive order to try suspected terrorists under a military tribunal (see H.R. 3468), H10054 [12DE]
———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (see H.R. 2975), H6135 [2OC]
———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 232), H6920 [16OC]
Time: permit States in the Pacific time zone to temporarily adjust the standard time relative to the energy crisis (see H.R. 704), H397 [14FE]
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 85), H224 [7FE]
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), H4635 [25JY]
U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H5125 [1AU]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H1658 [26AP]
Veterans: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 862), H1557 [24AP]
———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans and circumstances deemed to have been radiation-risk activities (see H.R. 1957, 1957), H3207 [18JN]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H624 [1MR]
———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), H224 [7FE]
———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H1925 [3MY]
Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 2368), H3802 [28JN] (see H.R. 2833), H5456 [6SE]
Voting: protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1112 [22MR]
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]
``Women in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 66), H955 [15MR]
Wood: require warning labels on arsenic-treated wood to prohibit the use in playground equipment (see H.R. 2727), H10355 [18DE]
World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 619), H1557 [24AP]
———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H3466 [21JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Computers: protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 2472), H3960 [11JY]
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: amend to enable farmers and ranchers to refinance certain farm ownership loans (see H.R. 1721), H1924 [3MY]
Dept. of Energy: develop plan for magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment to accelerate scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1781), H2081 [9MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H2333 [17MY]
Education: provide grants to local agencies that agree to later starting times for secondary school classes (see H.R. 1313), H1344 [29MR]
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. 77), H8948 [5DE]
Patents: amend patent reexamination proceedings (see H.R. 2231), H3259 [19JN]
Taxation: allow individuals a refundable credit for unpaid child support and increase the tax liability of the individual required to pay such support by the amount of the unpaid child support (see H.R. 1618), H1658 [26AP]
———encourage qualified conservation contributions by allowing an estate tax deduction for such contributions made by heirs of the estate (see H.R. 1486), H1487 (see H.R. 1486), H1496 [4AP]
———increase the amount excluded from gain on the sale of a principal residence for both single and joint filers (see H.R. 1722), H1924 [3MY]
———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 1487), H1487 (see H.R. 1487), H1496 [4AP]
———treatment of capital losses applicable to individuals (see H.R. 1619), H1659 [26AP]
Declarations
Religious freedom in Vietnam: several Vietnamese Catholic priests, H5418-H5420 [6SE]
Examples
Impact of alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options, H7272 [24OC]
Motions
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4943 [31JY]
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5666 [14SE]
Asian Americans for Community Involvement (organization): anniversary, E423
Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H8314
———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8314
Budget: allocation of funds, H774
China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 50), H4327
Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), H4246 [19JY]
Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1618, H1619, H1640, H1642, H1644, H1646, H1647 [26AP], E594
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), H8424 [28NO]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H6035
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2199 [16MY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4679
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4046 [17JY]
———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 225), H5596 [13SE]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2199 [16MY]
Health: guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages, H5269 [2AU]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5269 [2AU]
Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2927
Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1696), H2161
NASA: funding, H4679
National security: national missile defense system, H6035
NSF: funding, H4679
Patents: amend patent reexamination proceedings (H.R. 2231), E1191
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5041 [1AU]
San Jose, CA: anniversary of Billy DeFrank Lesbian and Gay Community Center, E651
Santa Clara County, CA: tribute to Pro Bono Project for providing free legal services for low-income clients, E1736
Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4910, H4919, H4923, H4924, H4943 [31JY]
———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4919, H4923, H4924 [31JY]
———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), consideration (H. Res. 214), H4910, H4912 [31JY]
———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), motion to recommit, H4943 [31JY]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7272 [24OC]
———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale, H7272 [24OC]
Terrorism: authorize implementation of Executive order to try suspected terrorists under a military tribunal (H.R. 3468), E2285
———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5557 [11SE]
———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6761 [12OC]
———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), same-day consideration (H. Res. 263), H6710 [12OC]
———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), H7203 [23OC]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9024
Vietnam: human rights violations, H4640 [26JY], H5436 [6SE]
———make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 55), H4640 [26JY]
———normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 51), H5436 [6SE]
———promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 2833), H5418 [6SE]
Walsh, Bill: San Jose State University Tower Award recipient, E765
Women's Fund of Silicon Valley (organization): tribute to Women of Achievement Awards, E444
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H7850 [6NO]
Studies
Administration's Budget Reserve—Do the Numbers Add Up? Robert Greenstein, Richard Kogan, and Joel Friedman, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H776
Administration's Budget—Gaps Between Rhetoric and Reality: Robert Greenstein, Richard Kogan, and Joel Friedman, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H777
In Bush Budget, Tax Cuts for Top One Percent Are Larger Than Health, Education, and All Other Initiatives Combined: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H778 [8MR]
In Many States, One-Third To One-Half of Families Would Not Benefit From Bush Tax Plan: Nick Johnson, Allen Dupree, and Isaac Shapiro, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H779
Is a Large Tax Cut Needed To Forestall an Explosion in Spending? Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H776
Is the House Tax Bill Needed To Avert a Recession? Peter R. Orszag, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H778
New Joint Tax Committee Estimates Raise Cost of Bush Tax Plan: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H775
Tributes
Alquist, Elaine, E1349
Burns, John, E165
Carlton, Lucy, E1629
Collins, Drina, E672
Days, Virginia M., E1386
Evans, Judy, E1631
Freesemann, John L., E1232
Gould, William B., IV, E132
Grisham, Julie, E127
Kilgore, Beryl Hampton, E486
King, Virgil A., E2380
Neece, John, E1729
Nguyen Van Thieu, E2377
Owens, T.J., E670
Rieder, Barbara Ann, E23
Sporleder, Douglas G., E2373
Thomas, Jackie, E1805