MORAN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4115 [17JY], H4172 [18JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2217, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H5857 [20SE]

———H.R. 2647, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H5857 [20SE]

———H.R. 3338, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9318 [12DE]

James Madison Commemoration Commission, H837 [13MR]

John Joseph Moakley funeral attendees, H2929 [6JN]

Norman Sisisky funeral attendees, H1349 [30MR]

U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, H853 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H878 [13MR]

———condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (see H. Con. Res. 145), H2848 [25MY]

———provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H8181 [14NO]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2023 [8MY]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H2680 [23MY]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1189 [27MR]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 36), H400 [14FE]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 3009), H8181 [14NO]

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), H508 [28FE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H505 [28FE]

Armed Forces: eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain nonavailability-of-health-care statements relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for pregnancies (see H.R. 1511), H1718 [1MY]

———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. 2310), H3807 [28JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H224 [7FE]

Aviation: direct NIST to develop standards for effective aviation security technologies and direct the FAA to evaluate such technologies (see H.R. 3101), H8338 [16NO]

———improve security (see H.R. 2951), H6781 [12OC]

———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), H5971 [24SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 333), H163 [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]

Booker T. Washington National Monument: revise boundaries (see H.R. 1456), H1485 (see H.R. 1456), H1494 [4AP]

Budget: use of a legislative trigger or safety mechanism to link long-term Federal budget surplus reductions with actual budgetary outcomes (see H. Con. Res. 55), H741 [7MR]

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), H929 [14MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 79), H1115 [22MR]

———display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 106), H8339 [16NO]

———establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H6136 [2OC]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 250), H7530 [30OC]

Census: include U.S. citizens living abroad in future decennial censuses for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 1745), H4014 [16JY]

Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H8339 [16NO]

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), H3260 [19JN]

———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H3068 [12JN]

———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), H6138 [2OC]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H5928 [21SE]

———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H10908 [19DE]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H4780 [27JY]

———provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see H.R. 555), H258 [12FE]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H8343 [19NO]

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H506 [28FE]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 583), H323 [13FE]

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

———establish an Internet site on Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 782), H8181 [14NO]

———importance of the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project (P3P) specification in protecting the privacy of Internet users (see H. Res. 159), H2998 [7JN]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H9078 [6DE]

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), H6260 [3OC]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H1011 [20MR]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 2341), H3712 [27JN]

———give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 2688), H4948 [31JY]

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

Crime: combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (see H.R. 3004), H6381 [4OC]

———condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H6380 [4OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H3067 [12JN]

D. French Slaughter Post Office Building, Culpepper, VA: designate (see H.R. 1767), H2022 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 779), H506 [28FE]

———award the Purple Heart to civilian employees who are killed or wounded by a terrorist attack (see H.R. 2886), H5615 [13SE]

———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), H826 [8MR]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 576), H624 [1MR] (see H.R. 1173), H1191 [27MR]

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

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 477), H221 [7FE]

———provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3163), H8339 [16NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H394 [14FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H111 [30JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1021), H928 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H1484 (see H.R. 1435), H1493 [4AP]

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), H1112 [22MR]

———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), H5407 [5SE]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 25), H3204 [14JN]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H399 [14FE]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1112 [22MR]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 326), H959 [19MR]

———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (see H. Res. 67), H1014 [20MR]

District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]

———make permanent the Federal-local funding match for the Water and Sewer Authority (see H.R. 2306), H3518 [25JN]

———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]

———review appropriateness of reopening Pennsylvania Avenue in front of White House (see H. Res. 125), H1660 [26AP]

Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 3595), H10965 [20DE]

Education: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1536), H4724 [26JY]

———ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2648), H4723 [26JY]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H412 [26FE]

El Salvador: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 531), H444 [27FE]

———express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 41), H508 [28FE]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see H.R. 263), H109 [30JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 345), H164 [31JA]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 1642), H2335 [17MY]

EPA: 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), H3151 [13JN]

FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see H.R. 3494), H10066 [13DE]

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 3397), H8842 [4DE]

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

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 57), H112 [30JA]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H6056 [25SE]

———availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 579), H323 [13FE]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 2588), H4427 [23JY]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H442 [27FE]

———establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (see H.R. 2678), H4948 [31JY]

———increase pay rate for certain offices and positions within the executive and judicial branches of the Government (see H.R. 1824), H2571 [22MY]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H2082 [9MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H5736 [19SE]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H959 [19MR]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 689), H397 [14FE]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2379), H8181 [14NO]

FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 783), H8248 [15NO]

Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1922), H2387 [21MY]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1014), H2571 [22MY]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 225), H63 [6JA]

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 2773), H5335 [2AU] (see H.R. 3207), H7717 [1NO]

———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]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H4352 [19JY]

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

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H4353 [19JY]

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), H3861 [10JY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4863 [30JY]

Foreign policy: recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (see H. Con. Res. 273), H8949 [5DE]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to provide more fairness to U.S. industry (see H.R. 2770), H5335 [2AU]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H6919 [16OC]

———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), H1489 [4AP]

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]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H10355 [18DE]

———protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H1605 [25AP]

Government: enhance citizen access to information and services through use of Internet-based information technology (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H1114 [22MR]

Health: develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see H. Res. 115), H1487 (see H. Res. 115), H1499 [4AP]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H.R. 2059), H3358 [20JN]

———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), H3203 [14JN]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H10910 [19DE]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H3204 [14JN]

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

Herbert H. Bateman Post Office Building, Newport News, VA: designate (see H.R. 1749), H2021 [8MY]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2414), H3804 [28JN]

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]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 945), H826 [8MR]

———eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for Federal aid programs (see H.R. 2258), H5406 [5SE]

———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), H4113 [17JY]

———ensure that aliens studying in the U.S. comply with the terms and conditions applicable to such study (see H.R. 3515), H10355 [18DE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1713), H2185 [15MY]

———revise various provisions (see H.R. 500), H5405 [5SE]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H1498 [4AP]

———coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 37), H399 [14FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H324 [13FE]

———provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident victims (see H.R. 1704), H1923 [3MY]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H2712 [24MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H444 [27FE]

International Olympic Committee: commend efforts to bring about understanding between cultures, protection of civil rights, intolerance of discrimination, and promotion of world peace through sports (see H. Con. Res. 167), H3357 [20JN]

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]

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]

———ensure ability to effectively investigate and prosecute illegal gun sales and protect the privacy of the American people (see H.R. 2778), H5336 [2AU]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 1887), H2333 [17MY]

———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1486 (see H.R. 1475), H1496 [4AP]

Lewis F. Payne United States Post Office, Nathalie, VA: designate (see H.R. 1799), H2140 [10MY]

M. Caldwell Butler Post Office Building, Roanoke, VA: designate (see H.R. 1753), H2021 [8MY]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 180), H4010 [12JY]

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), H8248 [15NO]

———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]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H2335 [17MY]

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

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H10067 [13DE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H4113 [17JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3151 [13JN]

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

———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), H2890 [5JN]

———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]

———remove restrictions on coverage of periodic health examinations (see H.R. 1568), H1555 [24AP]

———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), H8949 [5DE]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H3806 [28JN]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H6380 [4OC]

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), H4353 [19JY]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H5927 [21SE]

National Academy of Sciences: conduct a study to determine the causes of recent increases in the price of natural gas (see H.R. 712), H651 [6MR]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H8732 [29NO]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H6781 [12OC]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 36), H400 [14FE]

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 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 Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H1717 [1MY]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H4725 [26JY]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3802 [28JN]

NIH: expand and intensify research regarding Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (see H.R. 3014), H8248 [15NO]

Norman Sisisky Post Office Building, Petersburg, VA: designate (see H.R. 2910), H5925 [21SE]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3149 [13JN]

OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]

OPM: determine the number of Federal employees and annuitants eligible for participation in the health benefits program but who are covered neither by such program nor by any other health insurance (see H.R. 2397), H3804 [28JN]

Patriot Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 71), H7333 [25OC]

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]

Pensions: application of catch-up contributions to the Federal Employees Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3340), H10055 [12DE]

———exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H1190 [27MR]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H6919 [16OC]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H1717 [1MY]

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]

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]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7591 [31OC]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 1830), H4780 [27JY]

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 Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6421 [5OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2815), H5337 [2AU]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2961), H6061 [26SE] (see H.R. 3073), H6504 [10OC] (see H.R. 3230), H7851 [6NO]

Schools: encourage teaching of the role of Native Americans in U.S. history and culture and leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 101), H2890 [5JN]

———honor Native Americans for their contributions to U.S. history, culture, and education (see H. Res. 168), H3207 [18JN]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H7719 [1NO]

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

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 1805), H2141 [10MY]

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

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H444 [27FE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H400 [14FE]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H5927 [21SE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2630), H4633 [25JY]

———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), H2334 [17MY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H954 [15MR]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H1187 [27MR]

———State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H1187 [27MR]

Sports: make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (see H.R. 3288), H8181 [14NO]

Stafford County, VA: recognize the historical significance of the Aquia sandstone quarries of Government Island for contributions to the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Res. 261), H6701 [11OC]

Stan Parris Post Office Building, Annandale, VA: designate (see H.R. 1766), H2022 [8MY]

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

———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), H3151 [13JN]

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

———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for a Phoenix Fund for Victim Assistance (see H.R. 2902), H6056 [25SE]

———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), H3806 [28JN]

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

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income and provide a refundable credit for job training expenses of older long-time employees who are laid off (see H.R. 3001), H6136 [2OC]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H2889 [5JN]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 1137), H1558 [24AP]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see H.R. 2108), H3069 [12JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H3260 [19JN]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H400 [14FE] (see H.R. 1026), H928 [14MR]

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

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H443 [27FE]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H441 [27FE]

———provide for tax reduction in the case of low economic growth (see H.R. 927), H740 [7MR]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (see H.R. 3501), H10066 [13DE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H3806 [28JN]

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 3041), H8338 [16NO]

———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] (see H.R. 2794), H5336 [2AU]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H650 [6MR]

———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 certain terrorist attack zone compensation of civilian uniformed personnel (see H.R. 3433), H9077 [6DE]

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

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H3068 [12JN]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1483), H1486 (see H.R. 1483), H1496 [4AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H3260 [19JN]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 1769), H2081 [9MY]

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

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

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2882), H5615 [13SE]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 52), H5928 [21SE]

———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), H5971 [24SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3393), H9078 [6DE]

———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), H5926 [21SE]

Tom Bliley Post Office Building, Richmond, VA: designate (see H.R. 1748), H2021 [8MY]

Treaties and agreements: implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (see H.R. 1484), H1486 (see H.R. 1484), H1496 [4AP]

Turkey: express appreciation for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 265), H8843 [4DE]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1117), H1011 [20MR]

U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 183), H3862 [10JY]

Unemployment: expand coverage options for unemployed workers to receive and pay for COBRA health insurance benefits and provide for a program of enhanced unemployment coverage (see H.R. 3471), H10054 [12DE]

United We Stand Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 260), H6505 [10OC]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H1658 [26AP]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H412 [26FE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H6381 [4OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H325 [13FE]

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

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H222 [7FE]

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

———increase the ability of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to participate in Federal elections (see H.R. 1997), H9239 [11DE]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H3068 [12JN]

Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (see H.R. 2440), H8421 [27NO]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H1114 [22MR]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 2670), H4779 [27JY]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H1489 [4AP]

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), H1605 [25AP]

———preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H6919 [16OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

District of Columbia: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region (see H.R. 3366), H8564 [28NO]

Federal employees: allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund (see H.R. 1939), H2570 [22MY]

———clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (see H.R. 136), H60 [6JA]

———make certain part-time, intermittent, or temporary Federal service by spouses of Foreign Service officers creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1496), H1497 [4AP]

———require the same transit pass transportation benefits offered in the National Capital Region to be extended to other similarly situated employees (see H.R. 135), H60 [6JA]

Herb E. Harris Post Office Building, Alexandria, VA: designate (see H.R. 1761), H2021 [8MY]

National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see H.R. 1120), H1011 [20MR]

Taxation: establish a Federal tax refund offset program for State and local governments (see H.R. 3261), H7959 [8NO]

Terrorism: establish a memorial on the Arlington Naval Annex to the victims of the terrorist attack at the Pentagon (see H.R. 3036), H6379 [4OC]

Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 2345), H3712 [27JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2959 [7JN]

Remarks

Afghanistan: treatment of women and girls by the Taliban regime, H6897 [16OC]

Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6409 [5OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6409 [5OC]

Air Force Sergeants Association: anniversary, E595 [24AP]

Alexandria, VA: integration of the T.C. Williams High School football team, E222 [27FE]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), H8292 [16NO]

Arlington County, VA: anniversary, E334 [12MR]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior and Forest Service funding, H3389 [21JN]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7312 [25OC], H7776 [6NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7312 [25OC]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8304 [16NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), motion to instruct conferees, H7776 [6NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5908 [21SE]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures, H5908 [21SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H594 [1MR]

Black History Month: observance, E222 [27FE]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1167, H1169 [27MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H2043 [9MY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1199 [28MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H1169 [27MR]

Buy American Act: compliance, H4894 [31JY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (H. Res. 105), H1340 [29MR]

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), H4307 [19JY]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute through honorary naming of Peace Corps headquarters, World Wise Schools Program, and the Institute of the Biomedical and Health Sciences at the University of Georgia (S. 360), H4031 [17JY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions, H4603 [25JY]

Defense Logistics Agency: anniversary, E1294 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: funding, H1167 [27MR]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H4096 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3389 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4559, H4597, H4603 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration (H. Res. 178), H3540, H3541, H3542, H3543 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4096 [17JY], H4172, H4173, H4175 [18JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4818 [30JY]

Diseases: improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries, H3688 [27JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H5989 [25SE]

———prohibit extension of benefits to domestic partners, H5989 [25SE]

———reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region (H.R. 3366), E2153 [28NO]

El Salvador: disaster relief funding, H4490 [24JY]

———express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 41), H973 [20MR]

Emergency services: firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H4818 [30JY]

FBI: prohibit destruction of records from the national instant criminal background check system, H4172, H4173, H4175 [18JY]

Federal contracts: consider quality and cost before contracting out, outsourcing, privatizing, or converting any Government services, H4597 [25JY]

Federal employees: allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund (H.R. 1939), E883 [22MY]

———clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (H.R. 136), E11 [3JA]

———make certain part-time, intermittent, or temporary Federal service by spouses of Foreign Service officers creditable for retirement purposes (H.R. 1496), E553 [5AP]

———reform long-term care insurance (H.R. 2559), H7369 [30OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4065 [17JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations, H3688 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4490 [24JY]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, H3688 [27JN]

Herb E. Harris Post Office Building, Alexandria, VA: designate (H.R. 1761), H5470, H5471 [10SE]

Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), H2362 [21MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2647), H4886, H4887, H4894 [31JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2647), conference report, H7614 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2647), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 273), H7555 [31OC]

McLean, VA: tribute to McLean High School marching band, E50 [30JA]

Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, H2960 [7JN]

Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1696), H2394 [22MY]

Norman Sisisky Post Office Building, Petersburg, VA: designate (H.R. 2910), H7375 [30OC]

NSF: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 108), H1942 [8MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2047), H7729 [6NO]

Point of order, H3540 [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 (H. Con. Res. 243), H7367 [30OC]

Refugees: extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (H.R. 1840), H7364 [30OC]

Sisisky, Norman: tribute (H. Res. 107), H1331, H1337 [29MR]

Stan Parris Post Office Building, Annandale, VA: designate (H.R. 1766), H5469 [10SE]

Taxation: establish a Federal tax refund offset program for State and local governments (H.R. 3261), E2033 [8NO]

———rates, H358 [14FE]

———rates (H.R. 1836), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 153), H2829 [25MY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1308 [29MR]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5553 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5908 [21SE]

———establish a memorial on the Arlington Naval Annex to the victims of the terrorist attack at the Pentagon (H.R. 3036), E1815 [5OC]

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2882), H5601 [13SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2888), H5627 [14SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H6044 [25SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8997 [6DE]

———implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (H.R. 2603), H4878 [31JY]

Vietnam: full accounting of POW/MIA, H5440 [6SE]

———make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 55), H4648 [26JY]

———normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 51), H5440 [6SE]

Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 2345), E1228 [27JN]

Votes: position on missed, H2310 [17MY], E634 [25AP]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9296 [12DE]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: redesignate National Airport Station as the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Station, H3495 [25JN], H3540, H3541, H3542, H3543 [26JN]

Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (H.R. 2440), H9155 [11DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H389 [14FE], H3514 [25JN], H3710 [27JN], H6053 [25SE]

Tributes

Bash, Marvin, E671 [1MY]

Boone, Herman, E222 [27FE]

Gallagher, Eymard, E669 [1MY]

Glisson, Henry T., E1336 [16JY]

Hampton, Deloris Carter, E1529 [3AU]

Harris, Charles T., E195 [14FE]

Ivey, William J., E1772 [2OC]

Temoshok, Jane, E1982 [2NO]