STEARNS, CLIFF (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5489, H5490 [10SE], H5732 [19SE], H5847, H5852 [20SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3432 [21JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4115 [17JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6665 [11OC]
Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2605 [23MY]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H4951 [31JY]
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2313 [17MY]
Articles and editorials
Marion County Legend Voted Top Driver in NHRA's First 50 Years of Drag Racing, Gainesville (FL) Sun, E2112
Research Is Newest `Cure-All' Craze, H4940 [31JY]
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: provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H6920 [16OC]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 23), H507 [28FE]
Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H9078 [6DE]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H224 [7FE]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H3806 [28JN]
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), H2081 [9MY]
Aviation: provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (see H.R. 2896), H6781 [12OC]
———require background checks for individuals enrolled in flight schools (see H.R. 2932), H6056 [25SE]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H4378 [20JY]
Business and industry: increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 2985), H6135 [2OC]
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), H4009 [12JY]
CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2388 [21MY]
Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]
China, People's Republic of: withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1467), H1485 (see H.R. 1467), H1495 [4AP]
Commission To Study the Structure and Reauthorization of the FCC: establish (see H.R. 646), H395 [14FE]
Communications Act: increase penalties for common carrier violations (see H.R. 1765), H2022 [8MY]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H398 [14FE]
Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 175), H3618 [26JN]
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), H5925 [21SE]
Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 1966), H2678 [23MY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H221 [7FE]
———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), H2956 [6JN]
Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1294 [28MR]
Davis-Bacon Act: waive requirements relative to contracts for school and library construction and repair (see H.R. 331), H443 [27FE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the inclusion of Virginia Key Beach, FL, in the National Park System (see H.R. 2109), H10055 [12DE]
———dispose of all BLM administered public lands that have been identified for disposal under the Federal land use planning process (see H.R. 1174), H1605 [25AP]
———establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]
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]
———clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1660 [26AP]
———establish a new veterans benefits office in Florida (see H.R. 1450), H1484 (see H.R. 1450), H1494 [4AP]
———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (see H.R. 3253), H7958 [8NO]
———provide U.S. flags for placement on grave sites of Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 284), H9077 [6DE]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H444 [27FE]
Drugs: regulate receipt of donated prescription drug samples by charitable health care entities (see H.R. 2740), H7128 [17OC]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316, 2327), H10966 [20DE]
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), H828 [8MR]
———allow parents access to certain information about their children (see H.R. 1854), H2183 [15MY]
———Pell Grant Program funding (see H. Res. 13), H1014 [20MR]
Employment: exclude employer contributions to health care expenditure accounts from gross income for tax purposes and clarify applicability of ERISA to plans employing such accounts (see H.R. 2658), H4723 [26JY]
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), H6919 [16OC]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 950), H8842 [4DE]
———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H2848 [25MY]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H25 [3JA]
Florida: prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1631), H1659 [26AP]
Foreign policy: recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (see H. Con. Res. 273), H8949 [5DE]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 81), H10966 [20DE]
GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 353), H959 [19MR]
Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2055), H3806 [28JN]
Health: carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 2288), H3465 [21JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN]
Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H929 [14MR]
India: welcome Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee upon U.S. visit and affirm support in campaign against international terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 264), H7909 [7NO]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1330), H1558 [24AP]
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2677 [23MY]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 280), H8842 [4DE]
———relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 30), H324 [13FE]
Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building, Jay, FL: designate (see H.R. 2240), H3619 [26JN]
Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H878 [13MR]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H4352 [19JY]
Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 364), H443 [27FE]
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: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3806 [28JN]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H9078 [6DE]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H4541 [24JY]
———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 716), H741 [7MR]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2805), H5456 [6SE]
National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1950), H3619 [26JN]
National Guard: tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia (see H. Con. Res. 47), H649 [6MR]
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]
NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 72), H1296 [28MR]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional protections to victims of rape (see H.R. 1533), H1499 [4AP]
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), H1410 [3AP]
———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]
Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 238), H5704 [14SE]
Presidents of the U.S.: recognize birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln (see H.R. 420), H225 [7FE]
Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 1101), H1010 [20MR]
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]
Railroads: use State and private sector initiatives to provide for the competitive operation of Northeast rail corridor and Autotrain (see H.R. 3591), H10965 [20DE]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H1410 [3AP]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H6918 [16OC]
Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 395), H218 [7FE]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2148 [14MY]
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]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2281 [16MY]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H508 [28FE]
———ensure solvency (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5338 [2AU]
———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 80), H741 [7MR]
Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H443 [27FE]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1115 [22MR]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2410), H4635 [25JY]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H10966 [20DE]
———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H1605 [25AP]
———phase out estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H1345 [29MR]
———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 369), H444 [27FE]
———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, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H167 [31JA]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H5332 [2AU]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H9077 [6DE]
———treatment of depreciation of computers and other technological equipment, software, and certain auction-acquired telecommunications licenses (see H.R. 2981), H6135 [2OC]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H8949 [5DE]
———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1013 [20MR]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H443 [27FE]
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]
U.S. Congress-Russian Federation Parliament Joint Taskforce on Antiterrorism: establish (see H. Con. Res. 246), H6458 [9OC]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H1488 [4AP]
———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1661 [26AP]
———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), H6459 [9OC]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H443 [27FE] (see H.R. 303), H225 [7FE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H828 [8MR]
Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 50), H400 [14FE]
———guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H3806 [28JN]
———prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 159), H3713 [27JN]
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), H1717 [1MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H4634 [25JY]
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. 2916), H5925 [21SE]
Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (see H.R. 727), H440 [27FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, FL, metropolitan area (see H.R. 1205), H1114 [22MR]
Electric power: provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity (see H.R. 381), H165 [31JA]
FCC: amend media ownership rules (see H.R. 2536), H4112 [17JY]
———prevent imposition of spectrum caps on future Commercial and Mobile Radio Services auctions (see H.R. 2535), H4112 [17JY]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 382), H165 [31JA]
———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]
Flag—U.S.: desecration (see H. Con. Res. 105), H1556 [24AP]
Interstate commerce: clarify jurisdiction over digital transactions of goods and services on the Internet (see H.R. 2421), H3804 [28JN]
North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 762), H442 [27FE]
Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research and encourage equivalent restrictions by other countries (see H.R. 1372), H1409 [3AP]
Taxation: allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (see H.R. 383), H165 [31JA] (see H.R. 1127), H1011 [20MR]
———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (see H.R. 804), H507 [28FE]
World War I: honor commitment to U.S. aviators who lost their lives flying for France by appropriating sufficient funds to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3150 [13JN]
Letters
Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel: Representative Mica, H6784 [16OC]
Sholl's Cafeteria: Jim McGrath, Save Our Sholl's Cafeteria Committee, E2209
Poems
``Death of an Innocent,'' Elisabeth Cercek, E1934
Remarks
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H4436 [24JY], H4993 [1AU]
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), H5674
Army: foreign purchase of berets, H884, H885 [14MR]
Aspen, CO: tribute to National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, E510
Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H6784 [16OC]
———improve security, H6784 [16OC]
———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, H6265 [4OC]
Budget: allocation of funds, H834 [13MR]
———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1065 [22MR]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, H834 [13MR]
Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H4379 [23JY]
Business and industry: increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially declared emergency or disaster (H.R. 2985), E2088
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: biological disease and chemical threat prevention studies funding through reductions in the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, H6665 [11OC]
Charities: distribution of donations collected to support relief efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks, H7880 [7NO]
China, People's Republic of: release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing, H1354 [3AP]
———U.S. policy, H1354 [3AP]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (H. Con. Res. 197), E1427
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), H4270 [19JY]
———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), consideration (H. Res. 196), H4226 [19JY]
Congressional Record: correction, E1942
Conservation of energy: conservation grant programs funding by striking increase in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H3432, H3433 [21JN]
Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (H.R. 727), H633, H634 [6MR]
Defense Science Board: release of report encouraging the use of energy efficient technologies by the Dept. of Defense, H4782 [30JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5848 [20SE]
———encourage the use of energy efficient technologies, H5848 [20SE]
Dept. of Education: reporting by States on assessment of low performing schools, H2605 [23MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3432, H3433 [21JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, FL, metropolitan area (H.R. 1205), E422
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4200
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6665 [11OC]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H6001, H6003 [25SE]
———prohibit extension of benefits to domestic partners, H6001, H6003 [25SE]
———tribute to Sholl's Cafeteria, E2209
Drunken driving: alcohol-related accidents awareness, E1934
Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2605 [23MY]
———study on per pupil spending in California public schools, H1936 [8MY]
Elections: Presidential election results, H1414 [4AP]
FCC: amend media ownership rules (H.R. 2536), H4200
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4066 [17JY]
———desecration (H. Con. Res. 105), E609
Florida: disputed results in Presidential election, H1414 [4AP]
Foreign policy: congressional delegation trip to Russia, Italy, and Turkey, H6118, H6119 [2OC]
France: restoration of Lafayette-Escadrille Memorial, H1667 [1MY]
FTC: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in determining if products are U.S.-made (H.R. 725), H883, H884, H885 [14MR]
———report on the music industry's lack of restrictions on materials marketed to underaged children, H9244 [12DE]
Government: reduce wasteful spending, H3469 [25JN]
Health: embryonic stem cell research funding, H4765 [27JY]
Hydroelectric power: research projects funding, H3869 [11JY]
Immigration: establish a temporary moratorium on and improve procedures for the issuance of nonimmigrant student visas and enhance procedures for admission at U.S. ports of entry, H7726 [6NO]
Intelligence services: enhance intelligence and intelligence-related activities in the prevention of terrorism, E1721
Journal: question of approval, H1063 [22MR]
National Guard: tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia, E279
———tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia (H. Con. Res. 47), H681
NIST: establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (H.R. 524), H347 [14FE]
North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (H.R. 762), H413 [27FE]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H4782 [30JY], H4993 [1AU]
———national energy policy, H2188 [16MY], H3623 [27JN], H3869 [11JY]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 7), H174
Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran, H882 [14MR]
Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4939 [31JY]
———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4939 [31JY], H8425 [28NO]
Shenwick, Linda: reinstate to former position with the U.N., reimburse for expenses, and expunge unsatisfactory reviews from personnel files, H2149 [15MY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H963 [20MR]
Spence, Floyd: tribute (H. Res. 234), H5370 [5SE]
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), consideration (H. Res. 162), H3095 [13JN]
Taxation: allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (H.R. 1127), H961 [20MR]
———allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (H.R. 383), E94
———provide an income tax rebate to individuals and families, H3077 [13JN]
———rates, H632 [6MR], H1065 [22MR], H2895 [6JN], H5182 [2AU]
———rates (H.R. 3), H656 [7MR], H834 [13MR]
———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H3077 [13JN]
———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations, H4226 [19JY]
———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (H.R. 804), H629 [6MR], H7880 [7NO], E246
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), consideration (H. Res. 141), H2287 [17MY]
Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (H.R. 496), E426
Television: Kaiser Family Foundation v-chip technology study, H4547 [25JY]
Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H9083 [11DE]
———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5501, H5545 [11SE], E1627
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9021
Votes: position on missed, H5008
World War I: honor commitment to U.S. aviators who lost their lives flying for France by appropriating sufficient funds to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial, H5848 [20SE]
———honor commitment to U.S. aviators who lost their lives flying for France by appropriating sufficient funds to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial (H. Con. Res. 160), H3004 [12JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1186 [27MR], H7307 [24OC]
Special order: granted, H102 [30JA], H4777 [27JY], H7908 [7NO]
Tributes
Garlits, Don (Big Daddy), E2112