SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Amendments
China, People's Republic of: express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (H. Res. 121), H4407 [23JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4542 [24JY], H4598 [25JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4219 [18JY], H4512, H4519 [24JY]
Appointments
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H401 [26FE]
Conferee: S. 180, Sudan Peace Act, H8219 [15NO]
———S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7097 [17OC]
Vietnam Education Foundation Board of Directors, H9080 [10DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 20), H651 [6MR]
———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 2763), H5335 [2AU]
Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for requiring Hindus to wear identifying symbols (see H. Con. Res. 145), H2848 [25MY]
———prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Con. Res. 26), H6781 [12OC]
———provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H6700 [11OC]
———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), H7960 [8NO]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H1483 (see H.R. 1421), H1493 [4AP]
———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H3150 [13JN]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1121), H3068 [12JN]
Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: clarify that reductions in compensation received from collateral sources don't include charitable contributions in such sources (see H.R. 3376), H8949 [5DE]
Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H10910 [19DE]
———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: eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain nonavailability-of-health-care statements relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for pregnancies (see H.R. 1511), H2142 [10MY]
———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H741 [7MR]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H325 [13FE]
Aung San Suu Kyi: anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize (see H. Con. Res. 211), H6702 [11OC]
Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 2951), H6055 [25SE]
———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), H6066 [28SE]
Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H8565 [28NO]
Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H828 [8MR]
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]
Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H1117 [22MR]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H8181 [14NO]
Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see H.R. 2211), H3258 [19JN]
———U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 211), H6702 [11OC]
California: require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and land development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 262), H224 [7FE]
Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H739 [7MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: 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]
CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 324), H1488 [4AP]
Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H8339 [16NO]
Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H5455 [6SE]
———increase the age of persons considered to be minors relative to prohibiting the transportation of obscene materials (see H.R. 1523), H1661 [26AP]
———protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]
———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H1605 [25AP]
Children's Vision Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 226), H5338 [2AU]
China, People's Republic of: express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (see H. Res. 121), H1556 [24AP]
———human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1926 [3MY]
———improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1060 [21MR]
———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4216 [18JY]
———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 56), H412 [26FE]
———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1467), H1485 (see H.R. 1467), H1495 [4AP]
China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (see H.R. 2739), H6702 [11OC]
———membership in international institutions (see H. Con. Res. 219), H5455 [6SE] (see H. Res. 221), H5338 [2AU]
———participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H1116 [22MR]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5456 [6SE]
Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 1152), H1059 [21MR]
Clean Air Act: eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 1891), H3203 [14JN]
———modify oxygen content requirement and improve regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 20), H3358 [20JN]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1699), H2571 [22MY]
Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 471), H221 [7FE]
———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes, and cancel the removal, and adjust the status of certain alien college-bound students who are long-term U.S. residents (see H.R. 1918), H5340 [2AU]
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 (see H.R. 7), H1556 [24AP]
Computers: establish an Internet site on Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 782), H1489 [4AP]
———require schools and libraries receiving universal service assistance to block access to certain Internet and electronic mail services (see H.R. 1846), H3068 [12JN]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H10067 [13DE]
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), H8843 [4DE]
Corp of Engineers: shore protection and beach replenishment projects funding (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2679 [23MY]
Correctional institutions: prohibit use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1031), H928 [14MR]
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]
Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H443 [27FE]
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]
———enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 259), H224 [7FE]
———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 2146), H3149 [13JN]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H650 [6MR]
———protect school web pages from fraud and related activity (see H.R. 2752), H5334 [2AU]
———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H222 [7FE]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H1061 [21MR]
Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1294 [28MR]
Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3259 [19JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 2081), H2955 [6JN]
Dept. of Defense: require certain contractors to investigate, assess, and provide fingerprint cards, with respect to individuals who perform work on military installations or facilities (see H.R. 3367), H8843 [4DE]
———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H1121 [26MR]
———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 2006), H2710 [24MY]
Dept. of Education: make additional grants under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (see H.R. 419), H219 [7FE]
———provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H6700 [11OC]
Dept. of Energy: develop plan for magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment to accelerate scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1781), H3203 [14JN]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H3863 [10JY]
———establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 2422), H5340 [2AU]
Dept. of Justice: establish an office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (see H.R. 2098), H5456 [6SE]
———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H111 [30JA]
———identify organizations that recruit juveniles to participate in violent and illegal activities relative to the environment or animal rights and assist States to prevent such participation (see H.R. 1847), H3068 [12JN]
Dept. of State: increase rewards program payments in connection with the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2894), H5703 [14SE]
Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 2285), H3464 [21JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make service dogs available to disabled veterans and make various other improvements in health care benefits (see H.R. 2792), H5336 [2AU]
———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1746), H2021 [8MY]
Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H5488 [10SE]
———Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 1682), H3961 [11JY]
———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H651 [6MR]
———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 2069), H4009 [12JY]
———recognize importance of international tuberculosis control efforts and acknowledge the severe impact on minority populations (see H. Res. 67), H1014 [20MR]
Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 2064), H3069 [12JN]
Ecuador: condemn kidnapping and murder of individuals by terrorists and support U.S. efforts to combat such terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4353 [19JY]
Education: allow home school students who are eligible for enrollment in the overseas defense dependents' education system to use auxiliary services of system schools (see H.R. 830), H622 [1MR]
———allow parents access to certain information about their children (see H.R. 1854), H2183 [15MY]
———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H508 [28FE]
———improve character education programs (see H.R. 228), H2082 [9MY]
———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 650), H444 [27FE]
———provide for a smaller learning communities grant program (see H.R. 2571), H4352 [19JY]
———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (see H.R. 613), H650 [6MR]
El Paso, TX: establish a national immigration museum (see H.R. 2162), H6260 [3OC]
El Salvador: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 531), H253 [8FE]
———express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 41), H742 [7MR]
Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H2082 [9MY]
Families and domestic relations: recognize and support crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 302), H8948 [5DE]
———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3006), H6259 [3OC]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H10067 [13DE]
Federal aid programs: deny Federal public benefits to individuals who were participants in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 1910), H2890 [5JN]
Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H3150 [13JN]
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H441 [27FE]
Federal employees: availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 579), H877 [13MR]
———coverage of chiropractic services in any Federal health plan (see H. Con. Res. 46), H5488 [10SE]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H2185 [15MY]
FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 783), H6780 [12OC]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H9240 [11DE]
Firearms: inherent right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 222), H5487 [10SE]
———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 891), H649 [6MR]
———require criminal background checks for sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms at certain events and provide additional resources for gun crime enforcement (see H.R. 2377), H3803 [28JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]
Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (see H.R. 3169), H7333 [25OC]
———provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 2272), H3464 [21JN]
Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H4949 [31JY]
———make debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries contingent on democracy efforts and human rights reforms (see H.R. 391), H444 [27FE]
———recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (see H. Con. Res. 273), H8949 [5DE]
———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H5340 [2AU]
Foreign trade: encourage full participation in the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum (see H. Con. Res. 194), H5407 [5SE]
———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5705 [14SE]
———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H740 [7MR]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 81), H10966 [20DE]
Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8339 [16NO]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: designate (see H.R. 3392), H8842 [4DE]
Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H741 [7MR]
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: 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), H3203 [14JN] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H5406 [5SE]
Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see H.R. 2690), H5488 [10SE]
House of Representatives: post all lobbying registrations and reports on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 48), H742 [7MR]
House Rules: provide that the gift rule covers Members-elect (see H. Res. 73), H1014 [20MR]
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]
———allow acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died (see H.R. 1892), H2333 [17MY]
———allow the Dept. of State and INS electronic access to certain FBI criminal records to determine whether or not a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal record (see H.R. 2965), H6702 [11OC]
———improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S. (see H.R. 3077), H6920 [16OC]
———prohibit issuance of visa to any citizen of the People's Republic of China who participates in or otherwise supports the harvesting, transplantation, or trafficking of organs of executed Chinese prisoners (see H.R. 2530), H4112 [17JY]
———prohibit issuance of visa to any physician from the People's Republic of China who seeks to train in organ or bodily tissue transplantation (see H.R. 2030), H2847 [25MY]
———waiting periods for immigrant visas relative to reclassification of family preference because of naturalization of a parent or spouse (see H.R. 133), H1012 [20MR]
``In God We Trust'': support national motto (see H. Res. 15), H325 [13FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 214), H650 [6MR] (see H.R. 835), H622 [1MR] (see H.R. 1330), H1406 [3AP]
Indonesia: provide assistance for democracy efforts in East Timor (see H.R. 675), H396 [14FE]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1485), H3863 [10JY]
———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H1489 [4AP]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H6380 [4OC]
———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1809), H2141 [10MY]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H1488 [4AP]
International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 1794), H2140 [10MY]
Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 29), H628 [5MR]
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), H2082 [9MY]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 280), H8842 [4DE]
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), H4635 [25JY]
Karekin II: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2571 [22MY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1113 [22MR]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: treatment of refugees detained in the People's Republic of China and returned to face torture, imprisonment, and execution (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5338 [2AU]
Law enforcement: establish national prerelease warrant check system (see H.R. 362), H1013 [20MR]
———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), H3067 [12JN]
———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 1212), H1187 [27MR]
———tribute for efforts in battling the use and production of methamphetamine (see H. Res. 114), H1487 (see H. Res. 114), H1499 [4AP]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1806), H5456 [6SE]
LIHEAP: make available royalties received from domestic Federal oil and gas production (see H.R. 962), H1061 [21MR]
Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1499 [4AP]
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), H3805 [28JN]
Medal of Honor: increase rate of special pension for recipients, authorize recipients to be furnished an additional medal for display purposes, and increase criminal penalties associated with misuse or fraud (see H.R. 2561), H4216 [18JY]
———provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1294), H1343 [29MR]
Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H9078 [6DE]
Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H1487 (see H.R. 1490), H1496 [4AP]
———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H5455 [6SE]
———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H8248 [15NO]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H5406 [5SE]
———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H8338 [16NO]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2023 [8MY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 2632), H5928 [21SE]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H2680 [23MY]
———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H5406 [5SE]
———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), H2023 [8MY]
———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), H3466 [21JN]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H6779 [12OC]
———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2836), H9239 [11DE]
———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), H648 [6MR]
———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 1517), H4014 [16JY]
———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]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H1489 [4AP]
———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 716), H1861 [2MY]
———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H3204 [14JN]
Members of Congress: treatment of gifts to Members-elect (see H.R. 787), H1013 [20MR]
Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 108), H1345 [29MR]
———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2805), H6919 [16OC]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority until certification that no excavation of the Temple Mount in Israel is being conducted (see H.R. 2566), H4352 [19JY]
Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1696), H1923 [3MY]
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), H9077 [6DE]
Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 15), H4429 [23JY]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 204), H4948 [31JY]
National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 95), H1558 [24AP]
National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideas (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2023 [8MY]
National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]
National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H3805 [28JN]
Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H6260 [3OC]
New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Association: tribute (see H. Res. 224), H5407 [5SE]
New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1115 [22MR]
North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 762), H651 [6MR]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional protections to victims of rape (see H.R. 1533), H1499 [4AP]
Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H1489 [4AP]
Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2997), H6136 [2OC]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H2334 [17MY]
———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]
Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (see H.R. 2887), H5971 [24SE]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H959 [19MR]
Power resources: increase funding for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and State energy conservation grant programs and expand the use of energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 683), H650 [6MR]
Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of funding sources and amounts relative to creation of a Presidential archival depository (see H.R. 577), H650 [6MR]
Public Health Service: promote organ donation (see H.R. 624), H650 [6MR]
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), H6702 [11OC]
Public welfare programs: authorize State use of funds provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to support infant safe haven programs (see H.R. 2018), H2847 [25MY]
Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6136 [2OC]
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 242), H7719 [1NO]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1191 [27MR]
Reagan, Maureen: tribute (see H.J. Res. 60), H5455 [6SE]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]
Refugees: extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (see H.R. 1840), H2183 [15MY]
———support victims of torture (see H. Con. Res. 168), H3357 [20JN]
Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 1273), H1294 [28MR]
———protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 751), H3068 [12JN]
Russia: condition participation in the Group of Eight on voluntary acceptance of and adherence to the norms and standards of democracy (see H. Con. Res. 128), H2022 [8MY]
———prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba, is permanently closed (see H.R. 160), H61 [6JA]
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), H6702 [11OC]
Schools: allow certain grants to be used to establish and maintain school safety hotlines (see H.R. 899), H1013 [20MR]
———authorize grants and expand tax incentives to States for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 771), H1190 [27MR]
———recognize right of students in public schools for silent prayer or meditation, encourage recitation of Pledge of Allegiance, and prevent discrimination based on religious character or speech (see H.J. Res. 54), H3465 [21JN]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H1926 [3MY]
Senior citizens: 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), H2023 [8MY]
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H10055 [12DE]
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: increase amount paid to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces who died in the performance of duty (see H.R. 1015), H956 [15MR]
Ships and vessels: stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (see H.R. 2901), H8843 [4DE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2281 [16MY]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H3465 [21JN]
———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), H5339 [2AU]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H2956 [6JN]
———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 80), H5736 [19SE]
———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H741 [7MR]
———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H443 [27FE]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1485 (see H.R. 1464), H1495 [4AP]
———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H3863 [10JY]
———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), H3068 [12JN]
———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H954 [15MR]
St. Louis (S.S.): express regret for refusal by the U.S. to provide asylum to Jewish refugees prior to the onset of World War II (see H. Con. Res. 185), H4950 [31JY]
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 2052), H2956 [6JN]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3807 [28JN]
———allow a deduction for State tuition program expenses and prohibit exclusion of distributions used for education expenses from gross income (see H.R. 475), H624 [1MR]
———allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 82), H5736 [19SE]
———allow a refundable credit for education expenses of children receiving or eligible to receive free or reduced price school meals (see H.R. 316), H224 [7FE]
———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H1407 [3AP]
———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1275), H1558 [24AP]
———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H5455 [6SE]
———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 1340), H1558 [24AP]
———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), H3864 [10JY]
———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), H2148 [14MY]
———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 424), H6780 [12OC]
———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 368), H650 [6MR]
———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for use in medical research conducted through the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1673), H1859 [2MY]
———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), H4378 [20JY]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H2712 [24MY]
———encourage the development and deployment of innovative and efficient energy technologies (see H.R. 1945), H3203 [14JN]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H954 [15MR]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H3068 [12JN]
———increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 676), H396 [14FE]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H5126 [1AU]
———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1316), H1344 [29MR]
———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H3712 [27JN]
———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 710), H398 [14FE]
———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H651 [6MR]
———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 credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H1012 [20MR]
———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 369), H224 [7FE]
———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H624 [1MR]
———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]
———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H2889 [5JN]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H877 [13MR]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]
———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1466), H1485 (see H.R. 1466), H1495 [4AP]
———treatment of certain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1524), H1606 [25AP]
———treatment of contributions to funeral trusts (see H.R. 985), H1660 [26AP]
———treatment of depreciation of computers and other technological equipment, software, and certain auction-acquired telecommunications licenses (see H.R. 2981), H6135 [2OC]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H650 [6MR]
———treatment of unused benefits under cafeteria plans that allow flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket medical expenses (see H.R. 167), H167 [31JA]
Television: prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching (see H.R. 1005), H876 [13MR]
Terrorism: establish a partnership between the Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense to develop education and training programs on medical responses to consequences of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3254), H7958 [8NO]
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3448), H9239 [11DE]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H5928 [21SE]
———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]
Tobacco products: prohibit importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 1454), H2083 [9MY]
Todd Beamer Post Office Building, Cranbury, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3248), H7909 [7NO]
Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H3066 [12JN]
Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 133), H1928 [7MY]
———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 269), H8343 [19NO]
U.N.: transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (see H. Res. 191), H4009 [12JY]
———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 212), H4780 [27JY]
Ukraine: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 58), H878 [13MR]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H1658 [26AP]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H650 [6MR]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1557 [24AP]
———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1499 [4AP]
Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (see H. Res. 293), H8343 [19NO] (see H. Res. 298), H8731 [29NO]
Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H959 [19MR]
Vietnam: persecution of Montagnard peoples (see H. Con. Res. 178), H4353 [19JY]
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), H1061 [21MR]
———establish a grant program to assist State and local governments with improving the administration of elections through activities which may include the modernization of voting procedures and equipment (see H.R. 354), H2142 [10MY]
———require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop electronic voting plan for for such voters (see H.R. 311), H167 [31JA]
Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 911), H828 [8MR]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H396 [14FE]
William J. ``Whitey'' Conrad Air Traffic Control Tower, Newark, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2803), H5337 [2AU]
World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Res. 27), H224 [7FE]
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), H3466 [21JN]
Yugoslavia: commend transfer of Slobodan Milosevic and other alleged war criminals to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and provide aid to support economic and democratic reforms (see H. Res. 200), H5126 [1AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Arlington National Cemetery: reform burial eligibility requirements for certain veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 3423), H9076 [6DE]
Armed Forces: restore certain education benefits of reservist and active duty servicemembers participating in military action against Afghanistan (see H.R. 3240), H7908 [7NO]
Aviation: limit amount of total compensation for top executives of air carriers that receive certain Federal relief (see H.R. 2927), H5926 [21SE]
Baltic States: independence anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 131), H2142 [10MY]
China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3002 [8JN]
Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 45), H399 [14FE]
Computers: protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail (see H.R. 3146), H6919 [16OC]
Credit: prohibit creditors from penalizing consumers with late fees, increased interest rates, or adverse credit reports, whose mail service has been disrupted due to hazardous substance attacks (see H.R. 3175), H7357 [29OC]
Cuba: human rights violations (see H. Res. 91), H959 [19MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (see H.R. 811), H621 [1MR]
———enhance authority to recruit and retain nurses, establish an additional basis for determining inability of veterans to defray expenses of medical care, and enhance certain health care programs (see H.R. 3447), H9239 [11DE]
———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (see H.R. 3253), H7958 [8NO]
———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (see H.R. 2540), H4215 [18JY]
Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H1189 [27MR]
Hazardous substances: develop protocols for uniform national responses to public health emergencies involving dangerous biological or chemical agents (see H.R. 3176), H7358 [29OC]
Health: establish Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources (see H.R. 2667), H4779 [27JY]
Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 2716), H5332 [2AU]
Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1345 [29MR]
Motor vehicles: support graduated driver's license programs (see H. Con. Res. 171), H3358 [20JN]
National Stem Cell Donor Bank: establish to preserve donation of qualifying human stem cells and to conduct and support research using such cells (see H.R. 2096), H2996 [7JN]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 707), H397 [14FE]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp to fund mail security enhancements (see H.R. 3200), H7591 [31OC]
Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1405), H1482 (see H.R. 1405), H1492 [4AP]
Russia: anniversary of emigration of Kalmyk community to the U.S. from displaced persons camps in Germany after World War II (see H. Res. 137), H2022 [8MY]
Taxation: allow a credit against gross income for organ donation (see H.R. 2090), H2956 [6JN]
———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]
———provide relief for U.S. military or civilian employees who are victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3500), H10066 [13DE]
———restore deductibility for meals and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 3083), H6505 [10OC]
Veterans: allow insurance payments to alternate beneficiary, extend Native American Veteran Housing Loan Pilot Program, and eliminate notification requirement relative to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see H.R. 2359), H3802 [28JN]
———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), H507 [28FE]
———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1343 [29MR]
———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 310), H9239 [11DE]
———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 2361), H3802 [28JN]
Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 2368), H3802 [28JN] (see H.R. 2832, 2833), H5405 [5SE]
Explanations
Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act (H.R. 3447): Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) and Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), E2404
Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act (H.R. 1291): House Amendment to Senate Amendments (H. Res. 310), H9136-H9143 [11DE]
Letters
Homeless Veterans Assistance Act: by, Committee on Veterans Affairs (House), H6820 [16OC]
———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H6820 [16OC]
Viet Nam Human Rights Act: Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, H5424 [6SE]
Motions
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (S. 180), H8218 [15NO]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H7855 [7NO]
Remarks
Arlington National Cemetery: reform burial eligibility requirements for certain veterans and their dependents (H.R. 3423), H10476, H10477 [19DE], E2231
Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5655 [14SE]
———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H6024 [25SE]
———restore certain education benefits of reservist and active duty servicemembers participating in military action against Afghanistan (H.R. 3240), H8118, H8119 [13NO], E2025
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1520
Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on democratization in Central Asia, E1483
———human rights violations in Central Asia, E2373
Aung San Suu Kyi: anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize (H. Con. Res. 211), H8039, H8040 [13NO]
Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7675 [1NO]
———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7675 [1NO]
Baltic States: independence anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (H. Con. Res. 131), E781
Belarus: elections, E573
Bosnia and Herzegovina: human rights violations, E811
Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1263 [28MR]
———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H2037 [9MY]
Burlington City, NJ: Burlington City High School recipient of GRAMMY Signature School award, E2360
Burma: U.S. policy (H. Con. Res. 211), H8039, H8040 [13NO]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: autism research funding, E449
Chile: approval of certain abortifacients, E1000
China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (H. Res. 160), H3481, H3482, H3486 [25JN]
———express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (H. Res. 121), H4405 [23JY]
———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 50), H4317 [19JY]
———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (H. Res. 56), H1371 [3AP]
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: briefing on registration requirements for certain religious groups, E2334
Congress: establishment of Coalition for Autism Research and Education (C.A.R.E.) Caucus, E162
Corps of Engineers: shore protection and beach replenishment projects funding, E1284
Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1645 [26AP]
Cuba: human rights violations (H. Res. 91), H1366 [3AP]
———lift travel restrictions, H4598, H4601 [25JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H6024 [25SE]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2092, H2095, H2120, H2129, H2131 [10MY], H2193, H2197, H2199, H2200 [16MY]
———enhance authorities of special agents and provide limited authorities to uniformed officers responsible for the protection of domestic facilities (H.R. 2541), H8038, H8039 [13NO]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4598, H4601 [25JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (H.R. 811), H1137, H1138, H1142 [27MR], H1263 [28MR], H2690 [24MY], H4694 [26JY], E263
———authorize projects to facilitate the treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease, H4696 [26JY]
———benefit claims processing funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4694 [26JY]
———enhance authority to recruit and retain nurses, establish an additional basis for determining inability of veterans to defray expenses of medical care, and enhance certain health care programs (H.R. 3447), H9217, H9223 [11DE], E2404
———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), E2043
———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (H.R. 2540), H4896, H4899, H4902 [31JY], H9121, H9122 [11DE]
———Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H4842, H4843 [30JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4694, H4696, H4699
———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), motion to recommit, H4860 [30JY]
Diseases: improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (H.R. 2069), H9104 [11DE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), E1284
EPA: beach water quality testing and notification grants funding, H4829
———prohibit use of funds to delay implementation of revised drinking water standards for arsenic, H4750
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4057
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2095 [10MY], H2193, H2197, H2199, H2200 [16MY]
———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services, H2095 [10MY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4495, H4508, H4512, H4513, H4514, H4519, H4520 [24JY]
Foreign policy: recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (H. Con. Res. 273), H10221 [18DE]
France: civil and criminal sanctions against certain religious organizations and their leaders, E2027
Frank R. Lautenberg Aviation Security Complex, Atlantic City, NJ: designate at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center (H.R. 2776), H8058 [13NO]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: designate (H.R. 3392), H8803, H8804, H8806 [4DE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E414
Health: embryonic stem cell research funding, H3870 [11JY]
———establish Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources (H.R. 2667), E1457
Homeless: improve programs for veterans (H.R. 2716), H6814, H6819, H6822, H6874 [16OC], H9112, H9117, H9119 [11DE], E1519
Immigration: allow the Dept. of State and INS electronic access to certain FBI criminal records to determine whether or not a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal record, H6393 [5OC]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), H6393 [5OC]
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: encourage cooperation by all governments, entities, and municipalities in the region, H4513, H4514 [24JY]
International Labor Organization: tribute to Worldwide Workers' Rights public awareness poster campaign, E691
International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party, H2092, H2120 [10MY]
Kazakhstan: human rights violations, E828
Kosovo: human rights violations, E811
Medal of Honor: increase rate of special pension for recipients, authorize recipients to be furnished an additional medal for display purposes, and increase criminal penalties associated with misuse or fraud (H.R. 2561), H10480 [19DE]
Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (H. Con. Res. 91), H1674 [1MY], E663
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 (H. Res. 99), H3487 [25JN]
Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1696), H2160 [15MY], H2395
National Institute on Aging: Alzheimer's disease research funding, E449
New Jersey: Manasquan Inlet Project funding, E1284
New Jersey State Law Enforcement Officers Association: tribute (H. Res. 224), H7699
NIH: biomedical research funding, E449
———Lyme disease research funding, E449
Northern Ireland: prohibit funding for joint training between Royal Ulster Constabulary and Federal law enforcement agencies, H2092 [10MY]
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: combat torture, police abuse, and racial profiling in member states, E1545
———efforts to address human rights abuses against Romani people, E581
Otpor (organization): tribute, E315
Point of order, H4508, H4512 [24JY], H4601 [25JY]
Postal Service: tribute (H. Con. Res. 257), H8051 [13NO]
Reagan, Maureen: tribute (H.J. Res. 60), H8772 [4DE]
Romania: tribute to political reforms relative to chairmanship of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, E1455
Russia: anniversary of emigration of Kalmyk community to the U.S. from displaced persons camps in Germany after World War II (H. Res. 137), E752
———expand democracy, good governance, and anti-corruption programs to promote and strengthen democratic government and civil society and to support independent media (H.R. 2121), H9111 [11DE]
Schools: set aside sufficient period of time to allow children to pray for, or quietly reflect on behalf of, the Nation during this time of struggle against international terrorism (H. Con. Res. 239), H8114 [13NO]
Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4925, H4938 [31JY]
———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4925, H4938 [31JY], H7856 [7NO], H8428 [28NO]
Slovak Republic: proposed amendment to penal code that repeals articles that make defamation of certain public officials a crime, E2236
Spina Bifida Association of America: tribute, E1779
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), H3099, H3111 [13JN]
———increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (S. 180), H8217 [15NO]
———prohibit any entity engaged in the development of oil or gas in Sudan from raising capital or trading its securities in the U.S., H3111 [13JN]
Taxation: 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 (H.R. 3001), E1773
———provide incentives for the recovery of businesses in New York, NY, which were impacted by terrorist attacks, H10139 [13DE]
———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), H10139 [13DE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H2293 [17MY]
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), H5507, H5565, H5568, H5572, H5590 [11SE], E1643
———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), corrections in engrossment, H5524 [11SE]
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), H9214 [11DE]
———protection of U.S. embassies abroad, E1643
———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 232), H8862 [5DE]
———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5507 [11SE]
Todd Beamer Post Office Building, Cranbury, NJ: designate (H.R. 3248), H8865 [5DE]
Trenton, NJ: anniversary of Holy Cross School, E1750
———anniversary of Our Lady of the Divine Shepherd Roman Catholic Church, E1985
———anniversary of St. Joachim's Roman Catholic Church, E1749
U.N.: adjust a condition on the payment of U.S. arrearages that sets the maximum share of peacekeeping operation's budget that may be assessed of any country (S. 248), H5942 [24SE]
———condition payment of U.S. arrearages on restoration of U.S. membership on the Commission on Human Rights, H2092, H2129 [10MY]
———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance, H5417 [6SE]
Ukraine: allocation of foreign aid, H4495 [24JY]
———remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, E2060
Ukrainian Public Group To Promote the Implementation of the Helsinki Accords (organization): anniversary, E2060
UNESCO: U.S. membership, H2131 [10MY]
Veterans: health care funding, H2037 [9MY], H4860 [30JY]
———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), H1126, H1130, H1136 [27MR], H1263 [28MR], H2687, H2690 [24MY], E246
———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), H3212 [19JN]
———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 310), H9128, H9135, H9146, H9148 [11DE]
———prohibit funding to implement proposal forcing military retirees to choose between VA and TRICARE health care plans, H4699
Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (H. Res. 298), H8809 [4DE]
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act: funding through reductions in Dept. of State and AID antitrafficking initiatives, H4519, H4520 [24JY]
———implementation, E2179
Vietnam: human rights violations, H4646 [26JY]
———make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 55), H4646 [26JY]
———promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 2833), H5415, H5417, H5424, H5425 [6SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H241 [8FE], H504 [28FE]
Reports filed
Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Requirements for Certain Veterans and Their Dependents: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3423) (H. Rept. 107-346), H10401, H10908 [19DE]
Disabled Veterans Service Dog and Health Care Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2792) (H. Rept. 107-242), H6918 [16OC]
Homeless Veterans Assistance Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2716) (H. Rept. 107-241), H6918 [16OC]
Veterans Benefits Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2540) (H. Rept. 107-156), H4539 [24JY]
Veterans Hospital Emergency Repair Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 811) (H. Rept. 107-28), H1121 [26MR]
Veterans Opportunities Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 801) (H. Rept. 107-27), H1121 [26MR]
Resolutions by organizations
Combat trafficking in women and children: Conference of Major Superiors of Men and Leadership Conference of Women Religious, E2179
Rules
Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H502
Statements
Trafficking in Human Beings and Illegal Immigration, E1011 [5JN]
Tribute to Joseph Thompson: by, H9146 [11DE]
Transcripts
International Criminal Court: Committee on International Relations (House), H2121-H2123 [10MY]
Tributes
Burlingame, Charles F., III, H10477 [19DE]
Dollarhide, Celia, E795
Lord, Karen S., H230 [8FE]
Sakharov, Andrei D., E848
Thompson, Joseph, H9146 [11DE]