WELDON, DAVE (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4429 [23JY], H4592 [25JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6647, H6651 [11OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4726 [26JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H6002 [25SE]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7097 [17OC]

Articles and editorials

Ex-Agency Head Sentenced in Theft From Jewish Center, Washington (DC) Post, H9052 [6DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1121), H2956 [6JN] (see H.R. 1605), H3203 [14JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 914), H3713 [27JN]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]

———tribute to U.S. servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 161), H3519 [25JN]

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]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 333), H163 [31JA]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H2956 [6JN]

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), H3807 [28JN]

Children and youth: increase the age of persons considered to be minors relative to prohibiting the transportation of obscene materials (see H.R. 1523), H7529 [30OC]

———protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3261 [19JN]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4353 [19JY]

Civil rights: limit attorneys' fees in certain civil rights cases (see H.R. 3319), H8337 [16NO]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 175), H827 [8MR]

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), H7529 [30OC]

Corporations: encourage contributions to faith-based organizations (see H. Con. Res. 170), H3358 [20JN]

Correctional institutions: prohibit cable television and other luxuries for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 458), H5455 [6SE]

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), H8248 [15NO]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H955 [15MR]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H222 [7FE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1294 [28MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1972), H3713 [27JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 98), H3067 [12JN]

Dept. of Labor: impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see H.R. 2457), H10355 [18DE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1021), H3806 [28JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a new veterans benefits office in Florida (see H.R. 1450), H4780 [27JY]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H398 [14FE]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H1295 [28MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: change due date for corporate estimated taxes (see H.R. 2825), H5338 [2AU]

———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H4949 [31JY] (see H.R. 2327), H3864 [10JY]

Education: allow parents access to certain information about their children (see H.R. 1854), H2183 [15MY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 100, 101), H877 [13MR]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1703), H1923 [3MY]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1944), H2570 [22MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 28), H221 [7FE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1982), H3068 [12JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H1346 [29MR]

EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (see H.R. 3178), H8343 [19NO]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H6137 [2OC]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and support crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 302), H8948 [5DE]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 482), H5971 [24SE]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H1346 [29MR]

Financial institutions: safeguard the public from fraud and streamline and facilitate efforts of Federal and State regulators to share antifraud information (see H.R. 1408), H2281 [16MY]

Firearms: 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), H955 [15MR]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H3151 [13JN]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H4014 [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 119), H5592 [11SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H3069 [12JN]

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

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5333 [2AU]

———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), H3358 [20JN]

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), H9078 [6DE]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H1011 [20MR]

———protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H1013 [20MR]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 169), H1605 [25AP]

———preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2055), H3069 [12JN]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN]

———provide for accountability of health plans (see H.R. 2367), H3802 [28JN]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2113), H3806 [28JN]

———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 (see H.R. 3181), H8249 [15NO]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 13, 15), H111 [30JA]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H2281 [16MY]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (see H.R. 3210), H7717 [1NO]

———provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident victims (see H.R. 1704), H3260 [19JN]

International Criminal Court Treaty: intentions relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 23), H5456 [6SE]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2677 [23MY]

Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (see H.J. Res. 75), H9240 [11DE]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 598), H3068 [12JN]

Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building, Jay, FL: designate (see H.R. 2240), H5340 [2AU]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H5488 [10SE]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H1410 [3AP]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see H.R. 3229), H8339 [16NO]

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), H10055 [12DE]

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H5406 [5SE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H323 [13FE]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H3713 [27JN]

———coverage of home infusion drug therapies (see H.R. 2750), H6137 [2OC]

———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 2057), H3864 [10JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3260 [19JN]

———exclude services of certain providers from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 3094), H10173 [17DE]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H4008 [12JY]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H3068 [12JN]

———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), H4216 [18JY]

———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), H2148 [14MY]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H8181 [14NO]

———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), H8843 [4DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H4353 [19JY]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 108), H2023 [8MY]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1950), H3068 [12JN]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6057 [25SE]

National Homeland Security Agency: establish (see H.R. 1158), H7529 [30OC]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 3437), H9077 [6DE]

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), H3069 [12JN]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 189), H5927 [21SE]

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]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1444), H1484 (see H.R. 1444), H1494 [4AP]

———increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 1019), H1013 [20MR] (see H.R. 2252), H3357 [20JN]

———limit contributions by nondistrict or out-of-State residents and entities other than individuals in congressional elections (see H.R. 2122), H3066 [12JN]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H5455 [6SE]

Project Apollo: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 631), H394 [14FE]

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: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H3960 [11JY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]

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), H2334 [17MY]

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. 3230), H8133 [13NO]

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (see H. Con. Res. 248), H6780 [12OC]

Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research and encourage equivalent restrictions by other countries (see H.R. 1372), H2184 [15MY]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see H.R. 1088), H959 [19MR]

Sharon, Ariel: commend election as Prime Minister of Israel, encourage end to Middle East violence, and reaffirm U.S. commitment to friendship (see H. Res. 34), H325 [13FE]

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

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H1924 [3MY]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 931), H740 [7MR] (see H.R. 2052), H2888 [5JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H877 [13MR]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H8732 [29NO]

———allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 1872), H2890 [5JN]

———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H61 [6JA]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H5456 [6SE]

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

———clarify restrictions on the lobbying and campaign activities of churches (see H.R. 2931), H6380 [4OC]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1115 [22MR]

———disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee in addition to the total amount of such taxes for such employee (see H.R. 1584), H1604 [25AP]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 102), H877 [13MR]

———encourage the development of a cost effective commercial space transportation industry (see H.R. 2177), H3201 [14JN]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H444 [27FE]

———expand child tax credit (see H.R. 539), H253 [8FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1552), H6458 [9OC]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2680 [23MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H3805 [28JN]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H223 [7FE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1675), H6458 [9OC]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H5928 [21SE]

———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H5406 [5SE]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H928 [14MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 826), H5455 [6SE]

———provide incentives for the ownership and control of corporations by employees (see H.R. 2416), H3804 [28JN]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]

———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry (see H.R. 3550), H10909 [19DE]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H929 [14MR]

———provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for property (see H.R. 1789), H2082 [9MY]

———rates (see H.R. 1018), H1013 [20MR]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 42), H167 [31JA]

———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 estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H224 [7FE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H400 [14FE]

———temporarily reduce capital gains rates (see H.R. 2293), H5927 [21SE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H5332 [2AU]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H2571 [22MY]

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1524), H3806 [28JN]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H5616 [13SE]

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H2680 [23MY]

———treatment of unused benefits under cafeteria plans that allow flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket medical expenses (see H.R. 167), H623 [1MR]

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), H8339 [16NO]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8336 [16NO]

———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 232), H6920 [16OC]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H2890 [5JN]

U.N.: reject any decree, proclamation, or treaty adopted by the Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects which would infringe on the right of U.S. citizens to bear arms (see H. Res. 197), H5341 [2AU]

U.S.: reaffirm as a republic (see H. Con. Res. 48), H5456 [6SE]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H3519 [25JN]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H253 [8FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H223 (see H.R. 303), 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), H4541 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: require certain parent corporations of Federal contractors to provide health care benefits to retired employees of the contractor (see H.R. 1691), H1860 [2MY]

Immigration: establish a temporary moratorium on visas for certain aliens (see H.R. 3286), H8132 [13NO]

Medicare: study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 716), H398 [14FE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 278), H8343 [19NO]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1287), H1343 [29MR]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional protections to victims of rape (see H.R. 1533), H1499 [4AP]

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), H1659 [26AP] (see H.R. 2505), H4013 [16JY]

Space policy: declaration of space leadership (see H. Con. Res. 107), H1605 [25AP]

Taxation: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H3067 [12JN]

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 1931), H2569 [22MY]

Citations

Electronic Technology for Space Rocket Launches, 1950-1969: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, E862 [21MY]

Excerpts

``American Spirit in the New Millennium,'' Ron Morgan, E2250 [11DE]

Letters

Agriculture conservation programs funding: Carl B. Loop, Jr., Florida Farm Bureau Federation, H6314 [4OC]

Food and Friends (organization) funding: Wayne Turner, AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power, H9051 [6DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6314 [4OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6314 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3894 [11JY]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H6023 [25SE]

———tribute to U.S. servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia (H. Con. Res. 161), H3490 [25JN]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7674 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7674 [1NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), same-day consideration (H. Res. 242), H5878 [21SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), consideration (H. Res. 71), H514 [1MR]

China, People's Republic of: release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing, H1460 [4AP]

Corps of Engineers: shore protection and beach replenishment projects funding, H3664 [27JN]

Crime: combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (H.R. 3004), H6940 [17OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H6023 [25SE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2124 [10MY], H2195 [16MY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4592, H4593 [25JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6647, H6648, H6651, H6652 [11OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4850 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, H7935 [8NO]

Diseases: autism diagnosis and intervention funding through reductions in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention communicable disease activities, H6651, H6652 [11OC]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (H.R. 2069), H9097 [11DE]

———State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs funding through reductions in other AIDS-related services funding, H6647, H6648 [11OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H5991, H6002, H6003 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), conference report, H9051 [6DE]

———prohibit extension of benefits to domestic partners, H5991, H6002, H6003 [25SE]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by U.S. citizens for personal use, H3894 [11JY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2593 [23MY]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H2593 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3664 [27JN]

Financial institutions: IRS requirements on reporting of deposit interest paid to nonresident aliens, H4592, H4593 [25JY]

Food and Friends (organization): funding, H9051 [6DE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2195 [16MY]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding, H3870 [11JY]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (H. Con. Res. 15), H126 [31JA]

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: dedication of Milestone plaque honoring the nation's space program, E862 [21MY]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8623 [29NO]

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, H2124 [10MY]

M. Caldwell Butler Post Office Building, Roanoke, VA: designate (H.R. 1753), H3277 [20JN]

Morgan, Ron: tribute to book ``The American Spirit in the New Millennium'', E2250 [11DE]

NASA: funding, H7935 [8NO]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (H.R. 1287), E488 [29MR]

Pensions: increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans, H1794 [2MY]

———reform (H.R. 10), H1794 [2MY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 7), H172 [6FE]

Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (H.R. 395), H179 [6FE]

Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4911, H4915, H4923, H4937 [31JY]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 1644), H1653 [26AP]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4766-H4770 [27JY], H4923, H4937 [31JY], H8426 [28NO]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), consideration (H. Res. 214), H4907, H4909, H4915 [31JY]

Space policy: space station program funding, H2314 [17MY], H4850 [30JY]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), consideration (H. Res. 162), H3094 [13JN]

Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1449 [4AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H10060 [13DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 319), H10501 [19DE]

———rates, H171 [6FE]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1316 [29MR]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5538 [11SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9004, H9025 [6DE]

Votes: position on missed, H5875 [21SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1058 [21MR], H1478 [4AP]

Special order: granted, H1551 [24AP], H2181 [15MY], H3957 [11JY], H5701 [14SE], H6258 [3OC]

Tributes

Eccleston, Douglas, E2377 [20DE]

Fagan, Susan M., E2373 [20DE]

Fitzgerald, John F., E1705 [24SE]

Guidry, Scott, H1460 [4AP]

Lockett, Willie T., H1297 [29MR]

McCartney, Forrest S., E457 [27MR]

O'Connor, Ed, E82 [31JA]