WOLF, FRANK R. (a Representative from Virginia)
Addresses
Confronting Global Terrorism: President Bush, E2062
Amendments
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), H6261 [3OC], H6381 [4OC], H6404 [5OC]
Appointments
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H401 [26FE]
Conferee: H.R. 2216, supplemental appropriations, H3979 [12JY]
———H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H7549 [31OC]
———H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H5959 [24SE]
———H.R. 2590, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H6383 [5OC]
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, H3212 [19JN]
Norman Sisisky funeral attendees, H1349 [30MR]
Articles and editorials
Blood for Oil, Mindy Belz, World (publication), H638 [6MR]
Bryan Wary of Internet Gambling, Tony Batt, H6941 [17OC]
Change Is Forever, Thomas E. Lloyd, Marine Corps Gazette (publication), E1940
Katharine Graham 1917-2001, Washington (DC) Post, E1378
Lebanon To Resist U.S. Sanctions on Hezbollah, John Kifner, New York (NY) Times, H7878 [7NO]
Nevada Approves Online Gambling, Matt Richtel, New York (NY) Times, H6940 [17OC]
Paterno's 324th Win Moves Coach Into 1st, Washington (DC) Post, E1950
Why Trade Won't Bring Democracy to China, Lawrence F. Kaplan, New Republic (publication), H4311-H4314 [19JY]
William Holmes Brown; House Parliamentarian, Washington (DC) Post, H2864 [5JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and ensure inclusion of women in any newly established Government (see H. Res. 281), H8843 [4DE]
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]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H1346 [29MR]
Arlington National Cemetery: reform burial eligibility requirements for certain veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 3423), H9076 [6DE]
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), H3358 [20JN]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H2570 [22MY]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]
Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 2503), H4353 [19JY]
Baltic States: independence anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 131), H5126 [1AU]
Bill Emerson Memorial Fellowship Program: establish (see H.R. 1420), H1483 (see H.R. 1420), H1493 [4AP]
Bingham, Hiram, IV: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 75), H1060 [21MR]
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]
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), H2387 [21MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 79), H1115 [22MR]
———establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H6136 [2OC]
Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 250), H7128 [17OC]
Cargo transportation: require inspection of all cargo on commercial trucks and vessels entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2960), H6055 [25SE]
Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]
———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H1497 [4AP]
China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3151 [13JN]
———human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1012 [20MR]
———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), H4863 [30JY]
———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 56), H412 [26FE]
China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H1190 [27MR]
Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 245), H10910 [19DE]
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), H3805 [28JN]
Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 2435), H4541 [24JY]
———prohibit unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1017), H1346 [29MR]
———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H398 [14FE]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H8421 [27NO]
———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]
Crime: amend laws relative to false communications about certain criminal violations (see H.R. 3209), H7717 [1NO]
———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H1557 [24AP]
Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1294 [28MR]
———human rights violations (see H. Res. 91), H959 [19MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide emergency crop loss assistance to respond to economic losses incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the increase in energy prices (see H.R. 396), H1410 [3AP]
Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]
———provide assistance for the maintenance of gravesites of former U.S. Presidents (see H.R. 2806), H5337 [2AU]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1021), H928 [14MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H2023 [8MY]
Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5704 [14SE]
Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H3358 [20JN]
———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H398 [14FE]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5456 [6SE]
———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 25), H3204 [14JN]
———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H1189 [27MR]
———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1191 [27MR]
District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]
———make permanent the Federal-local funding match for the Water and Sewer Authority (see H.R. 2306), H3518 [25JN]
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]
———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (see H.R. 1), H1112 [22MR]
———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 100, 101), H741 [7MR]
———improve character education programs (see H.R. 228), H650 [6MR]
———increase the technically trained workforce (see H.R. 3130), H10067 [13DE]
———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (see H.R. 613), H650 [6MR]
Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3006), H6458 [9OC]
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H5488 [10SE]
Federal employees: allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund (see H.R. 1939), H3863 [10JY]
———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 2588), H4427 [23JY]
———clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (see H.R. 136), H60 [6JA]
———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H442 [27FE]
———establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (see H.R. 2678), H5340 [2AU]
———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H1411 [3AP]
———make certain part-time, intermittent, or temporary Federal service by spouses of Foreign Service officers creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1496), H1558 [24AP]
———require the same transit pass transportation benefits offered in the National Capital Region to be extended to other similarly situated employees (see H.R. 135), H60 [6JA]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H959 [19MR]
Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 93), H112 [30JA]
Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 557), H444 [27FE]
Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H6137 [2OC]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]
———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (see H.R. 94), H2679 [23MY]
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]
Foreign policy: support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H2081 [9MY]
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), H740 [7MR]
Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H7717 [1NO]
———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H1011 [20MR]
Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H623 [1MR]
Hazardous substances: prevent inhalant abuse (see H.R. 790), H506 [28FE]
Health: provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9077 [6DE]
Herb E. Harris Post Office Building, Alexandria, VA: designate (see H.R. 1761), H2021 [8MY]
Herbert H. Bateman Post Office Building, Newport News, VA: designate (see H.R. 1749), H2021 [8MY]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]
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 (see H.R. 2965), H7960 [8NO]
———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), H3519 [25JN]
Indonesia: condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see H. Con. Res. 60), H832 [12MR]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H324 [13FE]
———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H1116 [22MR]
———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1194), H1114 [22MR]
———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H506 [28FE]
Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
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), H3068 [12JN]
Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4540 [24JY]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H1011 [20MR]
Lamb, Brian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1565), H1861 [2MY]
Law enforcement: 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), H1061 [21MR]
Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 1887), H3260 [19JN]
———tribute for efforts in battling the use and production of methamphetamine (see H. Res. 114), H2335 [17MY]
Lewis F. Payne United States Post Office, Nathalie, VA: designate (see H.R. 1799), H2140 [10MY]
M. Caldwell Butler Post Office Building, Roanoke, VA: designate (see H.R. 1753), H2021 [8MY]
Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H6056 [25SE]
———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), H3151 [13JN]
———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H959 [19MR]
———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H3519 [25JN]
———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H3806 [28JN]
Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 108), H1345 [29MR]
Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H3520 [25JN]
Mickey Leland Memorial Fellowship Program: establish (see H.R. 1420), H1483 (see H.R. 1420), H1493 [4AP]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H5406 [5SE]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 204), H5592 [11SE]
National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H.R. 2300), H3518 [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 184), H3862 [10JY]
National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see H.J. Res. 42), H1345 [29MR]
National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see H.R. 1120), H1011 [20MR]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1488 (see H. Res. 116), H1499 [4AP]
NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H1660 [26AP]
Norman Sisisky Post Office Building, Petersburg, VA: designate (see H.R. 2910), H5925 [21SE]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Paterno, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 276), H8133 [13NO]
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: reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H108 [30JA]
———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1861), H2279 [16MY]
Presidents of the U.S.: recognize birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln (see H.R. 420), H225 [7FE]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H5488 [10SE]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H6918 [16OC]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2815), H5337 [2AU]
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), H4010 [12JY]
SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 1035), H2142 [10MY]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H1926 [3MY] (see H.R. 2172), H3201 [14JN]
———prohibit the cloning of humans, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2172), H3261 [19JN]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H395 [14FE]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H400 [14FE]
———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H3204 [14JN]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H3068 [12JN]
Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H1490 [4AP]
———State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H1490 [4AP]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Spann, Johnny M. (Mike): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 281), H8842 [4DE]
Stafford County, VA: recognize the historical significance of the Aquia sandstone quarries of Government Island for contributions to the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Res. 261), H6701 [11OC]
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 refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 1872), H2890 [5JN]
———allow expanded penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement plans for unemployed employees of air carriers or manufacturers of aircrafts or aircraft parts or components (see H.R. 2968), H6380 [4OC]
———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), H3519 [25JN]
———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), H2334 [17MY]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 8), H112 [30JA]
———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 102), H741 [7MR]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H5592 [11SE]
———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H2022 [8MY]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H5488 [10SE]
———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H4725 [26JY]
———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 710), H741 [7MR]
———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 1754), H3203 [14JN]
———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 alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 1487), H2680 [23MY] (see H.R. 2794), H5336 [2AU]
———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), H167 [31JA]
———S corporation reform (see H.R. 2576), H6458 [9OC]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]
———treatment of certain terrorist attack zone compensation of civilian uniformed personnel (see H.R. 3433), H9077 [6DE]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H875 [13MR]
———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H3150 [13JN]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H4009 [12JY]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 1596), H3466 [21JN]
———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1780), H6422 [5OC]
Telecommunications: require customer consent to the provision of wireless call location information (see H.R. 260), H3067 [12JN]
Terrorism: compensate victims of bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa on the same basis as compensation is provided to victims of attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3375), H8731 [29NO]
———establish a memorial on the Arlington Naval Annex to the victims of the terrorist attack at the Pentagon (see H.R. 3036), H6379 [4OC]
———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]
———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), H6138 [2OC]
Thresher (U.S.S.): erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor the crew, H2571 [22MY]
Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2118), H3261 [19JN]
Tom Bliley Post Office Building, Richmond, VA: designate (see H.R. 1748), H2021 [8MY]
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), H5340 [2AU]
Veterans: increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2123), H3066 [12JN]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H2679 [23MY]
———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H2142 [10MY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H507 [28FE]
———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H166 [31JA]
Vietnam: persecution of Montagnard peoples (see H. Con. Res. 178), H4541 [24JY]
———promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 2368), H3802 [28JN] (see H.R. 2833), H5456 [6SE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H650 [6MR]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H5406 [5SE]
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8181 [14NO]
———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), H3863 [10JY]
Weihenmayer, Erik: tribute for being first blind person to climb Mount Everest and recognition of abilities and potential of disabled individuals (see H. Con. Res. 150), H2888 [5JN]
Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts: rename as Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (see H.R. 2440), H8421 [27NO]
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), H3806 [28JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Commission for Comprehensive Review of the FAA: establish (see H.R. 903), H649 [6MR]
Correctional institutions: authorize use of Federal inmate labor by private companies to produce items that would otherwise be produced by foreign labor (see H.R. 1535), H1499 [4AP]
D. French Slaughter Post Office Building, Culpepper, VA: designate (see H.R. 1767), H2022 [8MY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2500), H4013 [16JY]
Foreign policy: make debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries contingent on democracy efforts and human rights reforms (see H.R. 391), H166 [31JA]
Native Americans: require State approval of new gambling facilities, develop minimum Federal standards for Indian gaming, and establish commission to report on living standards on Indian lands (see H.R. 2244), H3259 [19JN]
Sisisky, Norman: tribute (see H. Res. 107), H1345 [29MR]
Stan Parris Post Office Building, Annandale, VA: designate (see H.R. 1766), H2022 [8MY]
Taxation: treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 1012), H876 [13MR]
Conference reports
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2500), H7986-H8033 [9NO]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H401 [26FE], H829 [12MR], H1458 [4AP], H2145 [14MY], H2845 [25MY], H7331 [25OC]
Letters
Compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations: by, H3555 [26JN]
Hiring practices of private employers for aviation security personnel: John E. Collingwood, FBI, H7684
People's Republic of China human rights violations relative to religious freedom: Michael E. Guest, Dept. of State, E1097
Preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former World War II prisoners of war used as slave labor: Margaret Mikyung Lee, Congressional Research Service, H7946 [8NO]
Promote competition and privatization in satellite communications: Senator Breaux and Representative Markey, H8145 [14NO]
Religious persecution in the People's Republic of China: Shixiong Li, Committee for Investigation on Persecution of Religion in China, Inc., E1951
Resignation of William H. Brown as U.S. House of Representatives Parliamentarian: William H. Brown (1994), H2862 [5JN]
Status of religious freedom in the People's Republic of China: Michael E. Guest, Dept. of State, H4314 [19JY]
Lists
Religious prisoners in the People's Republic of China, H4314 [19JY], E1097
Memorandums
Aviation Security Compliance and Enforcement Philosophy: FAA, H7685
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H3205 [18JN]
Prayers
Installation of Rickey R. Dean as Manassas, VA, Postmaster: Lawrence Violette, E1968
Remarks
Africa: report on trip to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Sudan, and Kenya, H145-H147 [31JA]
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), H5653 [14SE]
Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7683
———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7683
Bureau of the Census: Hispanic origin report funding, H4137 [18JY]
Buy American Act: compliance, H4155 [18JY]
Census: funding for the planning of the inclusion of U.S. citizens living abroad in future decennial censuses, H4132 [18JY]
China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (H. Res. 160), H3486
———human rights violations, E1097
———make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 50), H4310 [19JY]
———prohibit payment of any claim for reimbursement of costs associated with the Navy reconnaissance plane forced to make an emergency landing, H4148 [18JY]
———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (H. Res. 56), E582
———use of organs from executed prisoners, H4187, H4188, H4189 [18JY], E1255
Commission for Comprehensive Review of the FAA: establish (H.R. 903), E284
Commission on International Religious Freedom: tribute, E842
Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary staff, H8145 [14NO]
Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling, H6940 [17OC]
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: funding, H4085 [17JY]
Correctional institutions: authorize use of Federal inmate labor by private companies to produce items that would otherwise be produced by foreign labor (H.R. 1535), E551
Crime: combat the financing of terrorism and other financial crimes (H.R. 3004), H6940 [17OC]
Cuba: human rights violations (H. Res. 91), E582
Danforth, John C.: appointment as special envoy to Sudan to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts, H5441 [6SE]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8497 [28NO]
Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H4095 [17JY]
———Community Oriented Policing Services methamphetamine production and trafficking prevention funding through reductions in International Broadcasting Operations, H4091 [17JY]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2097
———legal representation funding for parents seeking the return of children abducted to foreign countries, H4155 [18JY]
———new or updated extradition treaties negotiation funding, H4087 [17JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), permission to file conference report, H7317 [25OC]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3554 [26JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 299), H8737 [30NO]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4071, H4083, H4085, H4087, H4091, H4092, H4093, H4095 [17JY], H4131, H4132, H4136, H4137, H4141, H4143, H4148, H4152, H4153, H4155, H4159, H4161, H4163, H4168, H4172, H4173, H4176, H4177, H4179, H4180, H4184, H4187, H4188, H4189, H4190, H4193, H4194, H4195 [18JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), conference report, H8144, H8155 [14NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), motion to instruct conferees, H7946 [8NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), return to Senate (H. Res. 240), H5858 [20SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), unanimous-consent agreement, H4097 [17JY], H4167 [18JY]
Drugs: prohibit funding to prevent certain States from implementing laws allowing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H4190 [18JY]
Economic Development Administration: economic assistance programs funding through reductions in prison construction programs, H4093 [17JY]
EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H4161 [18JY]
FBI: prohibit destruction of records from the national instant criminal background check system, H4173 [18JY]
Firearms: prohibit funding to prevent States from participating in child safety lock programs, H4163 [18JY]
———promote the use of child safety locks, H4083 [17JY]
Foreign policy: make debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries contingent on democracy efforts and human rights reforms (H.R. 391), E100
Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (H.R. 2722), H8382 [27NO]
———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds, H5858 [20SE]
———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (H.R. 918), H945 [15MR]
Gambling: national objectives priority assignments, H4372-H4374 [20JY]
Herb E. Harris Post Office Building, Alexandria, VA: designate (H.R. 1761), H5471 [10SE]
Herbert H. Bateman Post Office Building, Newport News, VA: designate (H.R. 1749), H6434
Houston, TX: after school programs for children at risk funding, H4193 [18JY]
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims, E1011
Immigration: international policies on illegal entries, E1011
———prohibit deportation of criminal aliens if certain plea agreements were in place or if certain discretionary relief was requested, H4163 [18JY]
———prohibit funding for processing applications by aliens who participate in or otherwise support the harvesting, transplantation, or trafficking of organs of executed prisoners, H4187, H4188, H4189 [18JY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), H6404 [5OC]
Lebanon: reaction to statements made by former Prime Minister relative to the U.S. war against terrorism, H7878 [7NO]
M. Caldwell Butler Post Office Building, Roanoke, VA: designate (H.R. 1753), H3278
Marine Corps: anniversary, E1940
Maritime Administration: State maritime academies funding, H4172 [18JY]
Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations, H3554 [26JN], H8737 [30NO]
National Commission on Terrorism: implement recommendations, H6404 [5OC]
National Textile Center: funding, H4168 [18JY]
———inclusion of Cornell University, H4168 [18JY]
———inclusion of University of California, Davis, H4168 [18JY]
NOAA: funding, H4085 [17JY]
Norman Sisisky Post Office Building, Petersburg, VA: designate (H.R. 2910), H7376 [30OC]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: prohibit funding to initiate World Trade Organization proceedings challenging policies in developing countries relative to HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals, H4179, H4180, H4184 [18JY]
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: prohibit funding for tax harmonization among developing nations, H4172 [18JY]
Pahokee, FL: city marina dredging project funding, H4136 [18JY]
Paterno, Joe: tribute (H. Res. 276), H8113
Point of order, H4149, H4150, H4155, H4162, H4169, H4179, H4180, H4187, H4189 [18JY]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: funding, H4092 [17JY]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 7), H175
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate, H4152, H4153 [18JY]
SBA: loan and technical assistance programs funding through reductions in Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State administrative accounts, H4143 [18JY]
———small business investment companies programs funding, H4159 [18JY]
———Women's Business Centers funding, H4172 [18JY]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees, H4159 [18JY]
Sisisky, Norman: tribute (H. Res. 107), H1330, H1337 [29MR]
Spann, Johnny M. (Mike): tribute (H. Con. Res. 281), H9151 [11DE]
Stan Parris Post Office Building, Annandale, VA: designate (H.R. 1766), H5469 [10SE]
Sudan: appoint special envoy to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts, H2097
———human rights violations, H638 [6MR]
———increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts, E609
———increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), H3109 [13JN]
———prohibit any entity engaged in the development of oil or gas in Sudan from raising capital or trading its securities in the U.S., H3109 [13JN]
———U.S. policy, H5441 [6SE]
Taxation: treatment of telecommuting (H.R. 1012), E341
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), H5500, H5517 [11SE]
———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8497 [28NO]
———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2888), H5625 [14SE]
———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5500 [11SE], E1802
U.N.: prohibit funding for payment of U.S. contributions to peacekeeping operations, H4177 [18JY]
———prohibit funding for payment of U.S. contributions to U.N. or any affiliated agency, H4176, H4177 [18JY]
———prohibit funding to implement recommendations adopted at Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, H4194 [18JY]
Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 2833), H5424 [6SE]
Votes: position on missed, H8627 [29NO]
World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (H.R. 1198), H7946 [8NO]
———provide additional compensation to Armed Forces members and U.S. civilian employees who performed slave labor for Japan (H.R. 2835), H7946 [8NO]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1405 [3AP], H1478 [4AP]
Speaker pro tempore: designation during adjournment, H5324 [2AU]
Special order: granted, H874 [13MR], H5453 [6SE]
Reports
Fact-Finding Mission to Sudan: U.S. Catholic Bishop's Conference, E609
Reports filed
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2500) (H. Rept. 107-278), H8034 [9NO]
———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2500) (H. Rept. 107-139), H4013 [16JY]
Statements
Trafficking in Human Beings and Illegal Immigration: Representative Christopher H. Smith, E1011
Tribute to William H. Brown: G.V. Montgomery (1994), H2863 [5JN]
———Robert H. Michel (1994), H2863 [5JN]
———Thomas H. Foley (1994), H2863 [5JN]
Tables
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2500): conference report, H8147-H8154 [14NO]
Religious persecution in the People's Republic of China, E1951
Testimonies
Religious Persecution in the People's Republic of China, E1952
Use of Organs From Executed Prisoners in the People's Republic of China: Wang Guoqi, H4188 [18JY], E1256
Texts of
H.R. 391, Responsible Debt Relief and Democracy Reform Act, E100
H.R. 903, Commission for Comprehensive Review of the FAA Act, E285
H.R. 1012, Telework Tax Incentive Act, E342
Tributes
Bell, Stewart, Jr., E1033
Brown, William H., H2862 [5JN]
Burdick, Glenn, E1078
Chadbourne, Sally, H8145, H8155 [14NO]
Dean, Rickey R., E1968
Downing, Thomas N., H7325 [25OC], E2091
Forbes, Representative, H3523 [26JN]
Gleason, Geoff, H8145 [14NO]
Graham, Katharine M., E1378
Gulick, Edwin, E2076
Parish, Harry J., E268
Paterno, Joe, E1950
Schreiber, Ed, H445 [28FE]
Sisisky, Norman, H1326 [29MR]
Solomon, Gerald B.H., H7706