DEATH AND DYING

Amendments

Clergy: ensure that chaplains killed in the line of duty receive public safety officer death benefits (S. 2431), S3975 [7MY]

Disasters: establish investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency procedures in the wake of any building failure resulting in or having the potential for substantial loss of life (H.R. 4687), S8389 [9SE], H4563 [12JY], H6278 [17SE]

Native Americans: provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (S. 1340), S11783 [20NO]

Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), S9915, S9923 [3OC], H8794 [14NO]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 609), H8763 [14NO]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by members of the uniformed services or Foreign Service and treatment of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services (H.R. 5557), S11136 [14NO]

Analyses

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Programs Amendments (S. 2526), S4496 [16MY]

Estate Tax Repeal Acceleration (ExTRA) for Family-Owned Businesses and Farms Act (S. 2994), S9121 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

For the People, S11717 [20NO]

Girl Scout Uses What She Learned From Grief To Help Other Teens, S2070 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions

Afghanistan: provide compensation for families of noncombatants killed in U.S. military actions (see H.R. 5448), H6558 [24SE]

Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 4940), H3561 [13JN]

Armed Forces: forgive certain overpayments of retired pay to deceased retired members after death (see H.R. 5287), H5995 [26JY]

———index for inflation the amount of death gratuity paid upon death during active duty (see H.R. 3972), H931 [14MR]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see S. 2783), S7308 [24JY] (see H.R. 3973), H931 [14MR]

Capital punishment: allow post-conviction DNA testing, improve performance of lawyers and judges handling State capital criminal cases, and ensure quality of defense counsel in Federal capital cases (see S. 2739), S6947 [17JY]

———ensure that defendants have a true opportunity to have their cases considered by the courts (see S. 2443), S3842 [2MY]

———ensure that indigent defendants in State courts receive adequate legal representation (see S. 2442), S3842 [2MY]

Cemeteries and funerals: improve funeral home, cemetery, and crematory inspection systems and establish consumer protections for funeral service contracts (see S. 3168), S11079 [14NO] (see H.R. 5743), H9023 [14NO]

Citizenship: permit aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence whose spouse died as a result of terrorist attacks to apply for naturalization under the conditions that would have applied prior to such death (see H.R. 3984), H937 [18MR]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 3681), H140 [5FE]

Clergy: ensure that chaplains killed in the line of duty receive public safety officer death benefits (see S. 2431), S3625 [1MY]

Computers: condemn, and call for the immediate removal of, video and pictures posted on the Internet of the murder of Daniel Pearl (see S. Res. 351), S10677 [17OC]

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), H365 [13FE]

———amend programs (see S. 2526), S4492 [16MY]

———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), H937 [18MR]

———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]

Disasters: establish investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency procedures in the wake of any building failure resulting in or having the potential for substantial loss of life (see S. 2496), S4145 [9MY] (see H.R. 4687), H2354 [9MY]

———establish investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency procedures in the wake of any building failure resulting in or having the potential for substantial loss of life (H.R. 4687), consideration (see H. Res. 475), H4424 [9JY]

Firefighters: provide for an independent investigation of firefighter deaths (see S. 2471), S4064 [8MY]

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), H931 [14MR]

Forest Service: provide for an independent investigation of firefighter deaths caused by wildfire entrapment or burnover (see H.R. 3971), H931 [14MR]

Health: authorize demonstration projects to increase the supply of organs donated for human transplant (see H.R. 5224), H5790 [25JY]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see S. 2590), S5041 [5JN] (see S. 3029), S9846 [2OC] (see H.R. 5478), H6776 [26SE]

Immigration: facilitate entry of nonimmigrant aliens into the U.S. for temporary stays due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3714), H283 [12FE]

Lapic, Trudy: Senate payment of benefits relative to death of Thomas Lapic (see S. Res. 356), S11079 [14NO]

Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see S. 2179), S2828 [17AP]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 221), S1676 [7MR] (see H. Res. 406), H2019 [1MY]

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 S. 3114), S10571 [16OC] (see H.R. 5334), H6084 [5SE]

Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day: designate (see S. Res. 266), S4281 [13MY]

Social Security: clarify level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death and increase lump sum death benefits to reflect cost-of-living changes (see H.R. 5404), H6373 [18SE]

Taxation: apply exclusion from gross income for public safety officer survivor benefits to all beneficiaries (see H.R. 5069), H4350 [8JY]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (see S. 2816), S7469 [29JY]

———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (see S. 2994), S9116 [24SE]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 5063), H4350 [8JY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (see H. Res. 609), H8732 [13NO]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), consideration of Senate amendments—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 587), H7929 [15OC]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by members of the uniformed services or Foreign Service and treatment of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 5557), H7171 [7OC]

Veterans: payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to survivors of a deceased veteran who had service-connected disabilities that included compensable cold-weather injuries preceding death (see H.R. 5127), H4605 [15JY]

———permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 5355), H6129 [9SE]

Women: ensure safe pregnancies by increasing research and data collection on treatments and cures for pregnancy complications and providing information to women, practitioners, and the public (see S. 2328), S3435 [25AP] (see H.R. 4602), H1673 [25AP]

Cost Estimates

Indian Probate Reform Act (S. 1340): CBO, S11553 [19NO]

Court documents

Hamilton v. Texas, S3860 [2MY]

Letters

Albert J. Solnit's death announcement: David Kessler, S6645 [11JY]

Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act: J. Neil McFarland, S9922 [3OC]

———J.D. Griffith, S9922 [3OC]

———James A. Brooks, S9922 [3OC]

———Jay R. Hildebrand, S9922 [3OC]

———Thomas D. Heinold, S9922 [3OC]

———Thomas J. Hicks, S9922 [3OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs amendments: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4495 [16MY]

Estate tax relief: Senator Grassley, S11717 [20NO]

Indian Probate Reform Act: Neal A. McCaleb, Dept. of the Interior, S11554 [19NO]

Police and Fire Chaplains Public Safety Officers' Benefit Act: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, S3976 [7MY]

———Steve Young, Fraternal Order of Police, S3975 [7MY]

———William J. Johnson, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., S3976 [7MY]

Reflections on life: Justin W. Dart, Jr., S5999 [25JN]

Lists

Family Business Estate Tax Coalition, S326 [5FE], S647 [12FE]

People killed in attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H646 [28FE], H1608-H1610 [24AP], E1282 [17JY]

People killed in terrorist attack at the Pentagon, S8477 [11SE]

Small Business Legislative Council, S327 [5FE], S647 [12FE]

Supporters of S. 2590, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, S7368 [25JY]

Victims of gun violence, S6299 [28JN]

Motions

Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), H8794 [14NO]

Poems

``Crossing the Bar,'' Alfred (Lord) Tennyson, S10823 [12NO]

``Farewell! But Whenever You Welcome the Hour,'' Thomas Moore, S10817, S10824 [12NO]

``I Did Not Die,'' Mary Frye, S8478 [11SE]

Press releases

Dorgan Death-Tax Amendment: National Federation of Independent Business, S5410 [12JN]

Remarks in House

Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (H.R. 4940), H5013-H5017 [22JY], E1379 [25JY]

Armed Forces: restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (H.R. 3973), H3770 [20JN]

Clergy: ensure that chaplains killed in the line of duty receive public safety officer death benefits (H.R. 3297), H3393-H3395 [11JN], E1030, E1036 [13JN]

———ensure that chaplains killed in the line of duty receive public safety officer death benefits (S. 2431), H3399 [11JN]

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 (H.R. 3733), E176 [15FE]

Disasters: establish investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency procedures in the wake of any building failure resulting in or having the potential for substantial loss of life (H.R. 4687), H4557-H4564 [12JY], E1256 [15JY]

———establish investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency procedures in the wake of any building failure resulting in or having the potential for substantial loss of life (H.R. 4687), Senate amendment, H6278-H6283 [17SE]

———establish investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency procedures in the wake of any building failure resulting in or having the potential for substantial loss of life (H.R. 4687), consideration (H. Res. 475), H4555-H4557 [12JY]

Ele's Place (organization): tribute, E869 [22MY]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (H.R. 3968), E359 [14MR], E1908 [17OC]

Forest Service: provide for an independent investigation of firefighter deaths caused by wildfire entrapment or burnover (H.R. 3971), H3832 [24JN]

LaCroix, Clarence: addition of name to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, E788 [14MY]

Matthews, Joachim: addition of name to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, E787 [14MY]

Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers, H6744 [26SE]

National Hospice Month: observance, E1981 [12NO]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (H. Res. 406), H2515 [16MY], H3311-H3313 [11JN], E1075 [17JN]

Poland: commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv, E1579 [17SE]

Public Health Service: tribute to Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team, E38 [29JA]

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 (H.R. 5334), H6965, H6966 [2OC], H8925 [14NO], E1518 [5SE]

Taxation: apply exclusion from gross income for public safety officer survivor benefits to all beneficiaries (H.R. 5069), E1207 [8JY]

———increase unified estate tax credit, H3250-H3274 [6JN]

———prohibit use of Social Security trust funds to make repeal of estate taxes permanent, H3274, H3275 [6JN]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (H.R. 42), H3260 [6JN], H6402 [19SE]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), H4365-H4369 [9JY], E1235 [11JY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), concur with Senate amendments with an amendment, H8794-H8801 [14NO]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 609), H8757-H8764 [14NO]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by members of the uniformed services or Foreign Service and treatment of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services (H.R. 5557), H7164-H7167 [7OC], H7800 [10OC]

Terrorism: tribute to those killed in attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H646 [28FE], H1608-H1610 [24AP], E73 [5FE], E1282 [17JY]

Tulare County, CA: dedication of Peace Officer Memorial and tribute to Tulare County peace officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, E818 [16MY], E849 [17MY]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (S. 129), S998 [25FE]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (S. 2783), S7314 [24JY]

Capital punishment: allow post-conviction DNA testing, improve performance of lawyers and judges handling State capital criminal cases, and ensure quality of defense counsel in Federal capital cases (S. 2739), S6950 [17JY]

———ensure that defendants have a true opportunity to have their cases considered by the courts (S. 2443), S3859-S3865 [2MY]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 486), S889-S891 [15FE], S2478 [10AP], S11247 [18NO]

———ensure that indigent defendants in State courts receive adequate legal representation (S. 2442), S3859-S3865 [2MY]

———exonerations based on postconviction DNA testing, S889-S891 [15FE], S2478 [10AP]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 233), S2478 [10AP], S2630 [12AP], S2692-S2694 [16AP], S5845 [20JN]

Cemeteries and funerals: improve funeral home, cemetery, and crematory inspection systems and establish consumer protections for funeral service contracts (S. 3168), S11084 [14NO]

Children's Memorial Flag Day: designate (S. Res. 109), S3577 [30AP]

Clergy: ensure that chaplains killed in the line of duty receive public safety officer death benefits (S. 2431), S3627 [1MY], S3975, S3976 [7MY], S4486 [16MY], S5252 [7JN], S5442 [12JN]

Computers: condemn, and call for the immediate removal of, video and pictures posted on the Internet of the murder of Daniel Pearl (S. Res. 351), S10779 [17OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: amend programs (S. 2526), S4494 [16MY]

Disasters: establish investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency procedures in the wake of any building failure resulting in or having the potential for substantial loss of life (H.R. 4687), S7175 [22JY], S7179 [23JY], S8391, S8392 [9SE]

Firefighters: provide for an independent investigation of firefighter deaths (S. 2471), S4066 [8MY]

Forest Service: provide for an independent investigation of firefighter deaths caused by wildfire entrapment or burnover (H.R. 3971), S6046 [25JN], S6049 [26JN], S6592 [10JY]

Health: improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (S. 2590), S5052, S5053 [5JN], S7367 [25JY]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (S. 3029), S9848 [2OC]

Illinois: Governor's Commission on Capital Punishment report, S2692-S2694 [16AP]

Lapic, Trudy: Senate payment of benefits relative to death of Thomas Lapic (S. Res. 356), S11148 [14NO]

Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers, S9700 [1OC]

———provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (S. 2179), unanimous-consent request, S4519 [17MY]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 109), S3577 [30AP]

Native Americans: provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (S. 1340), S11783-S11789 [20NO]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 221), S1681 [7MR], S1982 [15MR], S4382 [15MY]

Poland: commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv, S8669 [17SE]

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 (H.R. 5334), S11246 [18NO]

———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 (S. 3114), S10573 [16OC]

Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day: designate (S. Res. 266), S10777 [17OC]

Taxation: improve tax equity for military personnel, S9915-S9927 [3OC], S9937, S9978 [4OC]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (S. 2816), S7498 [29JY]

———increase unified estate tax credit, S5346-S5358 [11JN], S5398-S5412, S5433-S5435 [12JN]

———make repeal of estate and gift taxes permanent, S220 [29JA], S315, S324-S334, S336 [5FE], S608, S637-S648 [12FE], S676, S677, S688, S691 [13FE]

———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (S. 2994), S9118 [24SE]

———prohibit use of Social Security trust funds to make permanent certain scheduled tax cuts, S639, S640, S644, S645 [12FE], S676, S677, S691 [13FE]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), S9915-S9927 [3OC], S9937, S9978 [4OC]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by members of the uniformed services or Foreign Service and treatment of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services (H.R. 5557), S11159, S11160 [14NO]

Voting: permit States to coordinate computerized statewide voter registration list with Federal records relative to death and identity, S2475, S2476 [10AP]

Women: ensure safe pregnancies by increasing research and data collection on treatments and cures for pregnancy complications and providing information to women, practitioners, and the public (S. 2328), S3440 [25AP]

Reports filed

Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4940) (H. Rept. 107-588), H4930 [18JY]

Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 5063) (S. Rept. 107-283), S8671 [17SE]

Consideration of H.R. 4687, National Construction Safety Team Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 475) (H. Rept. 107-560), H4424 [9JY]

Consideration of Senate Amendments With an Amendment to H.R. 5063, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 609) (H. Rept. 107-784), H8731 [13NO]

Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5334) (H. Rept. 107-786), H9023 [14NO]

Indian Probate Reform Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1340), S11573 [19NO]

Innocence Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 486) (S. Rept. 107-315), S10570 [16OC]

Law Enforcement Tribute Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2624) (H. Rept. 107-458), H2465, H2469 [14MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2179), S4492 [16MY]

National Children's Memorial Day and Children's Memorial Flag Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 109), S3433 [25AP]

National Construction Safety Team Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 4687) (H. Rept. 107-530), H3927 [25JN]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 221), S1935 [14MR]

Police and Fire Chaplains Public Safety Officers' Benefit Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3297) (H. Rept. 107-384), H1151 [9AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2431), S3842 [2MY]

Safe Motherhood Act for Research and Treatment (SMART Mom Act): Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2328), S8671 [17SE]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 5063, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 587) (H. Rept. 107-757), H7929 [15OC]

Tables

Budget estimates from President Bush's budget submission relative to use of Social Security trust funds to make permanent certain scheduled tax cuts, S676 [13FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 406, Peace Officers Memorial Day, H3311 [11JN]

H. Res. 475, consideration of H.R. 4687, National Construction Safety Team Act, H4555 [12JY]

H. Res. 609, consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment to H.R. 5063, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act, H8757 [14NO]

H.R. 3297, Police and Fire Chaplains Public Safety Officers' Benefit Act, H3393 [11JN]

H.R. 3968, Fallen Heroes Flag Act, E359 [14MR]

H.R. 3971, provide for an independent investigation of firefighter deaths caused by wildfire entrapment or burnover, H3832 [24JN]

H.R. 4687, National Construction Safety Team Act, H6278-H6280 [17SE]

H.R. 4940, Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act, H5013-H5015 [22JY]

H.R. 5063, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act, S9923-S9927 [3OC], H4365 [9JY], H8794-H8798 [14NO]

H.R. 5334, Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act, H8925 [14NO]

H.R. 5557, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act, H7164 [7OC]

S. 1340, Indian Probate Reform Act, S11783-S11789 [20NO]

S. 2431, Police and Fire Chaplains Public Safety Officers' Benefit Act, S3976 [7MY], H3399 [11JN]

S. 2442, Capital Defense Counsel Standards Act, S3870 [2MY]

S. 2443, Death Penalty Review Act, S3870 [2MY]

S. 2526, Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs amendments, S4494 [16MY]

S. 2816, Foreign and Armed Services Tax Fairness Act, S7499 [29JY]

S. 2994, Estate Tax Repeal Acceleration (ExTRA) for Family-Owned Businesses and Farms Act, S9119-S9121 [24SE]

S. Res. 109, National Children's Memorial Day and Children's Memorial Flag Day, S3577 [30AP], S3789 [1MY]

S. Res. 221, Peace Officers Memorial Day, S1681 [7MR], S1983 [15MR]

S. Res. 266, Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day, S4285 [13MY], S10778 [17OC]

S. Res. 351, condemn, and call for the immediate removal of, video and pictures posted on the Internet of the murder of Daniel Pearl, S10733, S10779 [17OC]

S. Res. 356, Senate payment of benefits to Trudy Lapic relative to death of Thomas Lapic, S11086, S11148 [14NO]