PASCRELL, BILL, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Appointments
Conferee: S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7097 [17OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: 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), H10067 [13DE]
Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H5456 [6SE]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H1483 (see H.R. 1421), H1493 [4AP]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1661 [26AP]
———reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H1558 [24AP]
Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: clarify that reductions in compensation by amounts received from collateral sources that charitable contributions are not included in such sources (see H.R. 3376), H9078 [6DE]
Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H9078 [6DE]
Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H9078 [6DE]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H218 [7FE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H505 [28FE]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA]
———restore certain education benefits of reservist and active duty servicemembers participating in military action against Afghanistan (see H.R. 3240), H7908 [7NO]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]
Army: prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard headgear until certification that the ammunition shortfall has been eliminated (see H.R. 1770), H3260 [19JN]
Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3110), H6779 [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]
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2362), H6702 [11OC]
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]
Budget: make process more transparent (see H.R. 1257), H1189 [27MR]
Bureau of the Census: establish a term limit for the Director of the Census and require that such Director report directly to the Sec. of Commerce (see H.R. 681), H396 [14FE]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 193), H4013 [16JY]
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: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 169), H3357 [20JN]
———establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H6505 [10OC]
Cemeteries and funerals: urge maintainance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (see H. Res. 120), H2023 [8MY]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: vaccination activities funding for at-risk adults and adolescents in in medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 2598), H4780 [27JY]
CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10065 [13DE]
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), H5126 [1AU]
———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H5340 [2AU]
———promote financial education (see H.R. 61), H5405 [5SE]
———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H1861 [2MY]
———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H440 [27FE]
———recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day (see H. Res. 124), H3261 [19JN]
China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3520 [25JN]
———human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1012 [20MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H506 [28FE]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H2022 [8MY]
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), H3359 [20JN]
Computers: establish an Internet site on Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 782), H8732 [29NO]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H8421 [27NO]
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), H7718 [1NO]
———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), H6919 [16OC]
Contracts: require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 1324), H1345 [29MR]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H878 [13MR]
Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 2688), H4948 [31JY]
———provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1226), H1188 [27MR]
CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 499), H1410 [3AP]
Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1319), H1344 [29MR]
Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H112 [30JA]
Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H6380 [4OC]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]
Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1294 [28MR]
Dept. of Defense: field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see H.R. 948), H3358 [20JN]
———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H741 [7MR]
Dept. of Education: provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3163), H7217 [23OC]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H394 [14FE]
———make matching grants available to States to encourage the establishment of license plate programs to fund breast cancer treatment, research, and education (see H.R. 1295), H5406 [5SE]
———require recreational camps to report information concerning deaths and certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2451), H3861 [10JY]
Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H2023 [8MY]
———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H219 [7FE]
———increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H3358 [20JN]
———pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-designated at-risk areas (see H.R. 989), H875 [13MR]
Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H1295 [28MR]
Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 457), H220 [7FE]
Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1661 [26AP]
———require use of recycled materials in Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 529), H252 [8FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H741 [7MR]
———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 336), H163 [31JA]
———ensure that senior citizen veterans shall be eligible for pension benefits without regard to disability (see H.R. 3087), H8181 [14NO]
———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 2633, 2634), H4633 [25JY]
———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (see H.R. 2540), H4541 [24JY]
———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H1661 [26AP]
———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]
———provide U.S. flags for placement on grave sites of Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 284), H9077 [6DE]
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: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H5340 [2AU]
———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H3863 [10JY]
———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1660 [26AP]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5333 [2AU]
———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H5928 [21SE]
———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 25), H400 [14FE]
———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H3068 [12JN]
———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3864 [10JY]
District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]
———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]
Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 2064), H3260 [19JN]
Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (see H.R. 3341), H9240 [11DE]
Education: ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2648), H4723 [26JY]
———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1693), H3806 [28JN]
———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 2765), H5488 [10SE]
———improve character education programs (see H.R. 228), H3805 [28JN]
———increase student financial aid programs funding (see H.R. 2476), H3960 [11JY]
———provide grants to establish programs that benefit the educational, health, social service, cultural, and recreational needs of cities and rural and disadvantaged suburban communities (see H.R. 756), H442 [27FE]
———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H2142 [10MY]
———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 28), H221 [7FE]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 1306), H1411 [3AP]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]
———require U.S. nationals that employ individuals in a foreign country to provide full transparency and disclosure in all their operations (see H.R. 460), H3713 [27JN]
EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H650 [6MR]
———make grants for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern and authorize assistance for research and development of innovative technologies for such purposes (see H.R. 1070), H3863 [10JY]
———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H1482 (see H.R. 1413), H1492 [4AP]
———revise drinking water standards for arsenic and provide grants to small public drinking water systems to assist in meeting these standards (see H.R. 1252), H1558 [24AP]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 94), H2185 [15MY]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5339 [2AU]
FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see H.R. 3494), H10066 [13DE]
FCC: monitor complaints relative to the quality of wireless telephone service (see H.R. 1531), H1499 [4AP]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H1717 [1MY]
Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H444 [27FE]
Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H1411 [3AP]
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), H5971 [24SE]
Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 93), H112 [30JA]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 827), H1410 [3AP]
Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 1220), H10910 [19DE]
———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), H9076 [6DE]
Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 1112), H1191 [27MR]
———ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1922), H3260 [19JN]
———expand Dept. of the Treasury regulation of manufacture, distribution, and sale of weapons and ammunition (see H.R. 671), H444 [27FE]
———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1014), H3068 [12JN]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 225), H224 [7FE]
———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]
Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H7529 [30OC]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H10966 [20DE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H2956 [6JN]
———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 Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 1949), H3466 [21JN]
———expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H1557 [24AP]
Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H8338 [16NO]
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]
Frank R. Lautenberg Aviation Security Complex, Atlantic City, NJ: designate at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center (see H.R. 2776), H5335 [2AU]
Gardner, Ava: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 34), H508 [28FE]
``God Bless America'': designate as the national hymn of the U.S. (see H.R. 3051), H6421 [5OC]
Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H6056 [25SE]
Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1032), H5488 [10SE]
———prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see H.R. 2167), H5488 [10SE]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides (see H. Con. Res. 69), H1012 [20MR]
Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 1674), H3863 [10JY]
———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 31), H324 [13FE]
———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H877 [13MR]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H252 [8FE] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9077 [6DE]
———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 1683), H1860 [2MY]
———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H878 [13MR]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H1484 (see H.R. 1436), H1493 [4AP]
———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H4541 [24JY]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]
Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1112 [22MR]
———remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (see H.R. 1992), H3068 [12JN]
Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H825 [8MR]
Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 674), H624 [1MR]
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (see H.R. 3334), H8337 [16NO]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H1558 [24AP]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 945), H826 [8MR]
———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), H3358 [20JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 737), H1717 [1MY]
Indonesia: condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3359 [20JN]
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), H1498 [4AP]
———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H4634 [25JY]
———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 887), H741 [7MR]
———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), H1556 [24AP]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H444 [27FE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see H.R. 565), H322 [13FE]
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]
Italian Americans: eliminate negative and unfair stereotyping and present in a more balanced and positive manner by the entertainment industry (see H. Con. Res. 141), H2679 [23MY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1113 [22MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H5333 [2AU]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H2711 [24MY]
———ensure ability to effectively investigate and prosecute illegal gun sales and protect the privacy of the American people (see H.R. 2778), H5336 [2AU]
———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), H1486 (see H.R. 1475), H1496 [4AP]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3465 [21JN]
Libraries: provide public library construction and technology enhancement (see H.R. 1525), H2680 [23MY]
LIHEAP: encourage the release of funds to individuals affected by the terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 300), H9240 [11DE]
———make available royalties received from domestic Federal oil and gas production (see H.R. 962), H1061 [21MR]
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), H5126 [1AU]
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), H4113 [17JY]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H10909 [19DE]
Medicare: eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H1557 [24AP]
———improve payments and regulation under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 3584), H10964 [20DE]
———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H4541 [24JY]
———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), H2680 [23MY]
———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 2058), H5126 [1AU]
———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), H1925 [3MY]
———provide that geographic reclassifications of hospitals from one urban area to another do not result in lower wage indexes (see H.R. 2003), H2710 [24MY]
Mental health: establish regional centers to help States, local governments, and other organizations develop activities and services to assist persons with persistent mental illnesses (see H.R. 2363), H4725 [26JY]
Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H2711 [24MY]
Middle East: encourage Lebanon, Syria, and Iran to call upon Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis presently held in Lebanon (see H. Res. 99), H1926 [3MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H624 [1MR]
Motor vehicles: prohibit States from requiring a license or fee relative to motor vehicles providing interstate pre-arranged ground transportation service (see H.R. 2546), H4215 [18JY]
———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H3960 [11JY]
Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 15), H5705 [14SE]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H5406 [5SE]
National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish (see H.R. 537), H1410 [3AP]
National Day of Appreciation for Emergency Response and Rescue Workers: designate (see H. Res. 259), H6505 [10OC]
National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]
National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (see H.R. 1739), H4863 [30JY]
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 Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H3805 [28JN]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H827 [8MR]
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2675), H5126 [1AU]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1488 (see H. Res. 116), H1499 [4AP]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1071), H6702 [11OC]
National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]
Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H10966 [20DE]
Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H4635 [25JY]
New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Association: tribute (see H. Res. 224), H5407 [5SE]
New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (see H. Res. 172), H3259 [19JN]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 348), H650 [6MR]
NIH: expand and intensify research regarding Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (see H.R. 3014), H10055 [12DE]
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]
Northern Ireland: recognize historical and political impact of 1981 Irish Republican hunger strikers on peace process (see H. Res. 132), H4217 [18JY]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, tariff, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 2661), H4724 [26JY]
Office of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3026), H7852 [6NO]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3149 [13JN]
Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H955 [15MR]
Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2997), H6136 [2OC]
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: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H1717 [1MY]
———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H4863 [30JY]
———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2269), H5488 [10SE]
———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]
Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation (see H.R. 459), H508 [28FE]
———require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 144), H60 [6JA]
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), H325 [13FE]
Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 1830), H4780 [27JY]
———provide assistance to those most affected by high energy prices and promote and accelerate energy conservation investments in the U.S. (see H.R. 3274), H9082 [10DE]
President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps: establish (see H.R. 2451), H3861 [10JY]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H3864 [10JY]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H741 [7MR]
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]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 970), H827 [8MR]
Safe Drinking Water Act: provide grants to small public drinking water systems (see H.R. 1178), H4428 [23JY]
Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see H.R. 3429), H9077 [6DE]
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. 3011), H6259 [3OC] (see H.R. 3308), H8248 [15NO]
———establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see H.R. 203), H6137 [2OC]
———establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (see H.R. 2666), H5340 [2AU]
———require submission of certain disagreements to the OMB for resolution and establish a minimum period for the solicitation of offers for a bundled contract (see H.R. 2867), H5455 [6SE]
Schools: prohibit the sale of foods with minimal nutritional value in schools participating in Federal meal programs (see H.R. 2129), H3066 [12JN]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H4863 [30JY]
———recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 13), H3466 [21JN]
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H7719 [1NO]
Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H8343 [19NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H1923 [3MY]
Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H9239 [11DE]
———budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 373), H400 [14FE]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H444 [27FE]
———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 844), H2184 [15MY]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H400 [14FE]
———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 560), H508 [28FE]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H2023 [8MY]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]
———allow an employer tax credit for the costs of providing certain transportation fringe benefits to employees (see H.R. 906), H739 [7MR]
———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H2679 [23MY]
———allow certain small businesses to defer tax payments (see H.R. 3062), H6458 [9OC]
———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 824), H622 [1MR]
———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 1340), H1861 [2MY]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H5455 [6SE]
———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), H5456 [6SE]
———allow refundable credit for rent in excess of certain amount of income (see H.R. 2338), H3711 [27JN]
———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 use in medical research conducted through the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1673), H3806 [28JN]
———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), H3466 [21JN]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1112 [22MR]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty relative to income limits for Individual Retirement Account deductions (see H.R. 1611), H4780 [27JY]
———encourage patronage of the hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries of New York, NY (see H.R. 2940), H6458 [9OC]
———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H323 [13FE]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H2387 [21MY]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H5406 [5SE]
———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H2998 [7JN]
———first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 1773), H5340 [2AU]
———incentives for education (see H.R. 549), H253 [8FE]
———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H223 [7FE] (see H.R. 1026), H928 [14MR]
———increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 676), H396 [14FE]
———provide a credit to public elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses, professional development expenses, and student education loans (see H.R. 703), H2849 [25MY]
———provide a refund to individuals for payroll taxes (see H.R. 3015), H6505 [10OC]
———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H4780 [27JY]
———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H1295 [28MR]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H441 [27FE]
———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 915), H2889 [5JN]
———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), H6458 [9OC]
———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H506 [28FE]
———provide individual income tax rate reductions, relief to families with children, marriage penalty relief, and eliminate the estate tax for certain decedents (see H.R. 1264), H1294 [28MR] (see H.R. 1398), H1482 (see H.R. 1398), H1491 [4AP]
———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2884), H5615 [13SE]
———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 2033), H5340 [2AU]
———repeal limit on the allowance of a deduction of interest on higher education loans (see H.R. 686), H508 [28FE]
———restore partial deduction for personal interest to encourage economic recovery and avoid the need to borrow against home equity (see H.R. 2969), H6702 [11OC]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2680 [23MY]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H2889 [5JN]
———treatment of health care subsidy payments made to employers on behalf of volunteer firefighters (see H.R. 1651), H2023 [8MY]
———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 1012), H2334 [17MY]
———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1780), H6505 [10OC]
Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 90), H112 [30JA]
Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H7959 [8NO]
———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H1061 [21MR]
———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), H5925 [21SE]
———prevent, prepare for, and respond to threats (see H.R. 3555), H10963 [20DE]
———provide for a congressional medal to be awarded by the President to civilians killed or wounded in terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3544), H10909 [19DE]
———provide for the distribution of assets frozen pursuant to certain Executive orders for cleanup and reconstruction costs associated with terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3294), H8565 [28NO]
———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), H6920 [16OC]
Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2118), H10067 [13DE]
Todd Beamer Post Office Building, Cranbury, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3248), H7909 [7NO]
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 85), H112 [30JA]
Treaties and agreements: implement the agreement establishing a U.S.-Jordan free trade area (see H.R. 1484), H1926 [3MY]
Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H621 [1MR]
Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 994), H875 [13MR]
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), H647 [6MR]
———continuation of dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a veteran if such spouse remarries after a certain age (see H.R. 1108), H2023 [8MY]
———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H394 [14FE]
———improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 801), H929 [14MR]
———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H3260 [19JN]
———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H2023 [8MY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H325 [13FE]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H3466 [21JN]
———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H166 [31JA]
———repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H2142 [10MY]
Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (see H. Res. 298), H8731 [29NO]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H3805 [28JN]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H3466 [21JN]
Voting: direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns (see H.R. 752), H624 [1MR]
———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8181 [14NO]
———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H2184 [15MY]
Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 911), H739 [7MR]
Weihenmayer, Erik: tribute for being first blind person to climb Mount Everest and recognition of abilities and potential of disabled individuals (see H. Con. Res. 150), H2888 [5JN]
William J. ``Whitey'' Conrad Air Traffic Control Tower, Newark, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2803), H5337 [2AU]
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), H5126 [1AU]
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), H5339 [2AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H28 [3JA]
Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 471), H221 [7FE]
Consumers: requirements on credit card issuers relative to mailing of monthly statements (see H.R. 296), H110 [30JA]
Crime: increase penalties for using an instrumentality of interstate commerce to threaten any individual or damage or destroy property by fire or an explosive (see H.R. 3123), H6780 [12OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H222 [7FE]
Firearms: ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see H.R. 693), H397 [14FE]
Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 3358), H8563 [28NO]
Medicare: prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 148), H60 [6JA]
Medicare/Medicaid: assure financial solvency of Medicare+Choice organizations and Medicaid managed care organizations (see H.R. 145), H60 [6JA]
Natural Gas Act: limit use of eminent domain to acquire certain State-owned property (see H.R. 295), H110 [30JA]
New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1115 [22MR]
Paterson, NJ: conduct study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Great Falls Historic District as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 146), H60 [6JA]
Sapriel, Moise Marcel: relief (see H.R. 314), H111 [30JA]
Small business: exempt from loan guarantee fees concerns owned and controlled by veterans who have been recently discharged or released from military service (see H.R. 3263), H7959 [8NO]
Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 149), H60 [6JA]
———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 147), H60 [6JA]
Veterans Day: request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H7959 [8NO]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H327 [14FE]
Remarks
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), H8290 [16NO]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 74), H8222 [15NO]
Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7294 [24OC], H7641 [1NO]
———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7294 [24OC], H7641 [1NO]
———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8303 [16NO]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5900 [21SE]
China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (H. Res. 160), E1210
———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 50), H4309 [19JY]
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), H4269 [19JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 316), H10072 [13DE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8222 [15NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), consideration (H. Res. 296), H8439 [28NO]
Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H697 [7MR]
Dept. of the Interior: hardrock mining regulations, H3428 [21JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3428 [21JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4611 [25JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits, H9148
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4093, H4094 [17JY], H4144 [18JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4817, H4831 [30JY]
Economic Development Administration: economic assistance programs funding through reductions in prison construction programs, H4093, H4094 [17JY]
Emergency services: firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H4817 [30JY]
FEC: State and local voting systems improvements funding, H4611 [25JY]
Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 93), H81 [30JA]
Firearms: ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (H.R. 693), H327 [14FE]
Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards, H10072 [13DE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4049 [17JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4525 [24JY]
Frank R. Lautenberg Aviation Security Complex, Atlantic City, NJ: designate at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center (H.R. 2776), H8058, H8060 [13NO]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H4434 [24JY], H5218
James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 2841), H8056, H8057 [13NO]
Juneteenth Independence Day: recognize historical significance (H. Con. Res. 163), H3226 [19JN]
Motor vehicles: prohibit States from requiring a license or fee relative to motor vehicles providing interstate pre-arranged ground transportation service (H.R. 2546), H8054 [13NO]
National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes, H6496, H6497 [10OC]
New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (H. Con. Res. 81), H1124 [27MR]
———tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (H. Res. 172), H3630 [27JN]
Paterson, NJ: conduct study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Great Falls Historic District as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 146), H2051 [9MY]
Power resources: national energy policy, H2960 [7JN]
SBA: establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (H.R. 2666), H6092 [2OC]
———loan and technical assistance programs funding through reductions in Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State administrative accounts, H4144 [18JY]
Sewage disposal: sewer overflow control grants program funding through reductions in EPA Superfund program funding, H4831 [30JY]
Taxation: rates, H881 [14MR]
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), H5551 [11SE]
———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5900 [21SE]
———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), H5602 [13SE]
———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8222 [15NO]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8643 [29NO], H8898, H8899, H8900, H8901 [5DE]
———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), consideration (H. Res. 306), H8976 [6DE]
U.N.: prohibit International Narcotics Control Board funding, H4525 [24JY]
Veterans: improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (H.R. 801), H1135 [27MR]
———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 310), H9148
Votes: correction, E994
———position on missed, E888
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9291 [12DE]
Tributes
Rolland, Kayla, H510 [1MR]