BROWN, CORRINE (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5607 [25JY]

———S. 1214, Maritime Transportation Antiterrorism Act, H3131 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]

African Americans: establish a memorial to slavery in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4964), H4350 [8JY]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]

American Road and Transportation Builders Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 442), H5195 [23JY]

Amtrak: make loan guarantees (see H.R. 5024), H4068 [26JN]

AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (see H. Con. Res. 314), H1156 [9AP]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H1088 [20MR]

Anthony, Susan B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 367), H4351 [8JY]

Arlington National Cemetery: placement of a memorial honoring World War II veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge (see H.R. 5055), H4351 [8JY]

Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H1155 [9AP]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 2020), H634 [27FE]

———index for inflation the amount of death gratuity paid upon death during active duty (see H.R. 3972), H1201 [10AP]

———provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 5173), H6374 [18SE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1155 [9AP]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H1201 [10AP]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 548), H6559 [24SE]

Aviation: assist employees separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions, security measures, or a military conflict with Iraq (see H.R. 5678), H8022 [16OC]

Boggs, Lindy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 439), H4767 [16JY]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H4326 [27JN]

Campanella, Roy: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 127), H1156 [9AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to District of Columbia National Guard, National Guard Bureau, and Dept. of Defense for assistance to Capitol Police and Congress after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1533 [23AP]

———tribute to District of Columbia National Guard and Capitol Police for increased security after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1339 [16AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H3562 [13JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals (see H.J. Res. 92), H2471 [14MY]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6059 [4SE] (see H.R. 5326), H6419 [19SE]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 5648), H8021 [16OC]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H79 [24JA]

———infant crib safety (see H.R. 1086), H8051 [31OC]

———protect from violence (see H.R. 5397), H8023 [16OC]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H6983 [2OC]

———tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program and commend and encourage implementation of abduction prevention programs in retail business establishments (see H. Res. 556), H6693 [25SE]

Civil War: posthumously proclaim soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 125), H9024 [14NO]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H2235 [8MY]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 3974), H1156 [9AP]

Computers: amend copyright laws relative to royalty fees for webcasting (see H.R. 5285), H5995 [26JY]

———establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 3833), H1155 [9AP]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3807), H1155 [9AP]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1338 [16AP]

Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 4091), H1152 [9AP]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 5059), H4351 [8JY]

Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H833 [12MR]

———prosecute persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain investigations or who defraud investors, prohibit certain debts from being discharged in bankruptcy, and protect whistleblowers from retaliation (see H.R. 4098), H1152 [9AP]

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H1152 [9AP]

Davis, Sammy, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3628), H834 [12MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry processed by establishments receiving inspection services (see H.R. 3956), H906 [13MR]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H285 [12FE]

Dept. of Defense: clothing regulations imposed on female personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia (see H.R. 4714), H2469 [14MY]

———disclose information on projects that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of Armed Forces members to toxic agents (see H.R. 5060), H4767 [16JY]

———provide for congressional review of regulations relative to military tribunals (see H.R. 4046), H1088 [20MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H141 [5FE]

———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2101 [2MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a national DNA database for sex offenders and those who commit violent crimes against children (see H.R. 5262), H5994 [26JY]

———seek subrogation for certain paid claims resulting from terrorist attacks and deposit confiscated assets of terrorist organizations into the general fund of the Treasury (see H. Con. Res. 302), H1202 [10AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion in Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 3630), H3721 [19JN]

———implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for substitution of parties in claims for benefits when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending (see H.R. 3733), H781 [7MR]

———allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the first day of the month in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 4036), H1088 [20MR]

———exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits (see H.R. 3771), H651 [28FE]

———extend time for application for a waiver of recovery of claims of overpayments of veterans benefits and improve administration of such overpayments (see H.R. 3735), H365 [13FE]

———improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H1087 [20MR]

———improve procurement practices in procuring health-care items (see H.R. 3645), H103 [29JA]

———maintain health care eligibility for veterans being held as a prisoner in a county or city jail (see H.R. 3772), H1284 [11AP]

———provide Government markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries that died on or after the day of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3990), H1201 [10AP]

———provide grants to States for programs to financially assist veterans who experience certain emergencies (see H.R. 5112), H4606 [15JY]

———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6130 [9SE]

———provide service-connected disability benefits for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation provided by the Dept., and for survivors of persons dying from such treatment (see H.R. 3734), H365 [13FE]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3774 [20JN]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3183), H737 [6MR]

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H907 [13MR]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H2164 [7MY]

———reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1533 [23AP]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 5458), H9025 [14NO]

Diseases: combat cancer (see H.R. 4596), H1673 [25AP]

———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H4069 [26JN]

———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H227 [7FE]

Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 3595), H4350 [8JY]

Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 4026), H1156 [9AP]

Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 31), H7895 [10OC]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]

———require medically accurate and objective factual information as part of any sex education course (see H.R. 5668), H8022 [16OC]

ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H2735 [21MY]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see H.R. 3368), H4605 [15JY]

Families and domestic relations: improve collection of child support arrears in interstate cases (see H.R. 5061), H6926 [1OC]

———increase U.S. commitment to the health of the world's mothers and children (see H. Con. Res. 404), H6085 [5SE]

———provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H1156 [9AP]

Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]

Federal Bureau of Investigation Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5213), H6419 [19SE]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H2662 [20MY]

———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H105 [29JA]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H785 [11MR]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H4425 [9JY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend relative to firefighter assistance (see H.R. 4548), H5791 [25JY]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H367 [13FE]

Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 4193), H1282 [11AP]

———improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H2607 [16MY]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4034), H1088 [20MR]

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 3207), H3928 [25JN]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 3992), H5998 [26JY]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H1769 [30AP]

Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H79 [24JA]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 3968), H1003 [19MR]

Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 5230), H6777 [26SE]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H1154 [9AP]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H1674 [25AP]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]

Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1483 [18AP]

Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H4575 [12JY]

Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H3601 [17JN]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]

———expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to research on autoimmune diseases in women (see H.R. 5104), H4552 [11JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H937 [18MR]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H562 [26FE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H1674 [25AP]

———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1490 [22AP]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]

Homeless: provide for annual placement of memorials honoring the military service of veterans who were homeless or indigent at the time of death (see H.R. 5454), H6692 [25SE]

———revise certain grants for continuum of care assistance (see H.R. 3699), H227 [7FE]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H3601 [17JN]

Housing: provide affordable housing for families that are headed by grandparents and other relatives of children (see H.R. 4033), H3562 [13JN]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H105 [29JA]

Immigration: facilitate entry of nonimmigrant aliens into the U.S. for temporary stays due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3714), H655 [4MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend to improve early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities (see H.R. 5076), H6061 [4SE]

Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 5471), H7304 [8OC]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 580), H227 [7FE]

———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), H6783 [30SE]

International Women's Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 344), H781 [7MR]

Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]

———support U.N. efforts to assure Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions and advance peace and security in the Persian Gulf region (see H. Con. Res. 473), H6418 [19SE]

Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H2099 [2MY]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1122), H4605 [15JY]

James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]

Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building, Jay, FL: designate (see H.R. 3960), H906 [13MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1410 [17AP]

Law enforcement: establish a national database of firearms ballistics information and require firearms manufacturers to provide ballistics information about new firearms (see H.R. 408), H8023 [16OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H1155 [9AP]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1294), H1154 [9AP]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H833 [12MR]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3514 [12JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H. Con. Res. 328), H366 [13FE]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4326 [27JN]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H6417 [19SE]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H1674 [25AP]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H2164 [7MY]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4939), H4069 [26JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4715), H2735 [21MY]

Memorial Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Con. Res. 86), H8023 [16OC]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]

National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H4425 [9JY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H4326 [27JN]

National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish (see H.R. 537), H4069 [26JN]

National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H2607 [16MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6129 [9SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H3668 [18JN]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H141 [5FE]

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: establish (see H. Con. Res. 429), H4425 [9JY]

National security: improve port and maritime security (see H.R. 3983), H937 [18MR]

National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see H.R. 2868), H6926 [1OC]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H8042 [24OC]

Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 5274), H5995 [26JY]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: ensure public safety officers receive benefits (see H.R. 5375), H6250 [12SE]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H2356 [9MY]

Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H3513 [12JN]

———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1089 [20MR]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H833 [12MR]

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 5334), H6560 [24SE]

Public service: facilitate participation in community and military service (see H.R. 3465), H105 [29JA]

Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5344), H6129 [9SE]

———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2472 [14MY]

———reauthorize and reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3625), H367 [13FE]

Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H1620 [24AP]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H1155 [9AP]

Robeson, Paul L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 114), H1339 [16AP]

Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 126), H4606 [15JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 5573), H8546 [12NO]

Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4767 [16JY]

Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]

———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H140 [5FE]

———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]

———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H3825 [21JN]

———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H4498 [10JY]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4017), H2101 [2MY]

States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 238), H3454 [11JN]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for expenditures for renewable energy property (see H.R. 2179), H6060 [4SE]

———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), H833 [12MR]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H230 [8FE]

———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), H1154 [9AP]

———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H1769 [30AP]

———exclude Dept. of Defense student loan repayments by members of the uniformed services from taxable gross income (see H.R. 4555), H4931 [18JY]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H1003 [19MR]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]

———provide a credit for employers who allow their employees to participate in volunteer firefighter training (see H.R. 4839), H4350 [8JY]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 5130), H4765 [16JY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H1484 [18AP]

———treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 5029), H4767 [16JY]

Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H7894 [10OC]

Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3670), H737 [6MR]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]

U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H6693 [25SE]

Veterans: increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 3719), H2662 [20MY]

———increase pension rates for surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war (see H.R. 4798), H3562 [13JN]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4085), H2101 [2MY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]

———revise and improve employment, training, and placement services (see H.R. 4015), H2164 [7MY]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Con. Res. 86), H8023 [16OC]

———issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]

———request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H201 [6FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: require a study on the eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and an alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 3443), H105 [29JA]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H1201 [10AP] (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]

———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 5395), H6373 [18SE]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 5396), H6373 [18SE]

Water Resources Development Act: limit the non-Federal share of the cost of shore protection projects (see H.R. 3749), H1155 [9AP]

William C. Cramer Post Office Building, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (see H.R. 5145), H4766 [16JY]

Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]

Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 285), H4326 [27JN]

———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H4605 [15JY]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H3774 [20JN]

———support participation of women throughout the world in a week of workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for world peace (see H. Con. Res. 290), H1091 [20MR]

Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see H.R. 4707), H2355 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H4605 [15JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, H2501 [15MY]

Amtrak: funding, H4037 [26JN]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7334 [9OC], H7750 [10OC]

Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), H4454 [10JY]

———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H4454 [10JY], H8703 [13NO]

———remove cap on number of pilots who may be deputized as Federal flight deck officers and make the program permanent, H4454 [10JY]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation: tribute to Veterans Braintrust event, E52-E54 [29JA]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 476), H1368 [17AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5656 [25JY]

———establish (H.R. 5710), H8703, H8704 [13NO]

———inclusion of Coast Guard, H5656 [25JY]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (H.R. 1795), E735 [7MY]

Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (H.R. 4691), H6579 [25SE]

Homeless: revise certain grants for continuum of care assistance (H.R. 3699), H254 [12FE]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), E735 [7MY]

Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3728 [20JN], H4042, H4043, H4044 [26JN], H4295 [27JN]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4170 [27JN]

Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (H. Res. 566), H6888 [1OC]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), conference report, H8810, H8811 [14NO]

———improve port and maritime security (H.R. 3983), H3117 [4JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H435 [13FE]

———exempt communications pertaining to veterans, military personnel, and senior citizens from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H435 [13FE]

Public welfare programs: increase work requirement, H2496 [15MY]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2501 [15MY], H2587 [16MY]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), consideration (H. Res. 422), H2496 [15MY]

Taxation: increase unified estate tax credit, H3260 [6JN]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3260 [6JN]

Votes: position on missed, E735 [7MY]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, H7847 [10OC]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), motion to instruct conferees, H6684 [25SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2509 [15MY], H2940 [22MY], H3719 [19JN], H3771 [20JN], H4065 [26JN], H4762 [16JY], H6416 [19SE], H6981 [2OC]

Statements

Help America Vote Act: by, S9953 [4OC]

Tributes

Hayes, Bob, E1647 [25SE]

Morris, Allen, E644 [26AP]