DeLAURO, ROSA L. (a Representative from Connecticut)
Amendments
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H3028 [23MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5887 [26JY]
Appointments
Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H3699 [19JN]
Patsy T. Mink funeral attendees, H7006 [3OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2702), H4350 [8JY]
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H6304 [17SE]
Animals: ensure use of certain antibiotic drugs in agriculture does not compromise human health by contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 3804), H3161 [4JN]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H7894 [10OC]
Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H6085 [5SE]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 548), H6559 [24SE]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H79 [24JA]
Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 4653), H3230 [5JN]
———recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3162 [4JN]
Business and industry: enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosure made pursuant to the securities laws (see H.R. 3818), H650 [28FE]
———provide for enhanced corporate responsibility under securities laws (see H.R. 4083), H1152 [9AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 169), H1091 [20MR]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H6130 [9SE]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H1484 [18AP]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6130 [9SE]
———improve access to books (see H.R. 116), H6060 [4SE]
Children's Development Commission (Kiddie Mac): establish (see H.R. 5291), H6061 [4SE]
COBRA: extend the basic period for health care continuation, further extend coverage for individuals age 55 or older, and provide for a refundable tax credit for premiums (see H.R. 2005), H8029 [17OC]
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), H3161 [4JN]
Computers: amend copyright laws relative to royalty fees for webcasting (see H.R. 5285), H6256 [13SE]
Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of Connecticut and Massachusetts (see H.R. 4721), H2470 [14MY]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H2235 [8MY]
Contracts: require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 1324), H3037 [23MY]
Corp. for National and Community Service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 4854), H3563 [13JN]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H4767 [16JY]
———prohibit from making loans to their officers, directors, and principal shareholders (see H.R. 5048), H4325 [27JN]
———review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (see H.R. 4630), H2018 [1MY]
Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 4091), H1152 [9AP]
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), H1484 [18AP]
———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 3053), H2945 [22MY]
———prosecute persons who alter or destroy evidence in investigations or defraud investors, prohibit certain debts from being discharged in bankruptcy, and protect whistleblowers (see H.R. 4098), H4872 [17JY]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H1152 [9AP]
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 Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H9025 [14NO]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 4665), H6060 [4SE]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 5703), H8044 [28OC]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H1532 [23AP]
Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child care and development facilities (see H.R. 5291), H6061 [4SE]
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]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 2966), H6172 [10SE]
———establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 4072), H3161 [4JN]
———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: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H8041 [24OC]
———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3774 [20JN]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1338 [16AP]
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 H.R. 4687), H2608 [16MY]
Diseases: 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), H3720 [19JN]
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: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see H.R. 1530), H105 [29JA]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 4579), H1619 [24AP]
Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3912), H3230 [5JN]
———authorize appropriations and establish advisory committee to help implement the Advanced Technological Education Program and strengthen technological education at associate-degree granting colleges (see H.R. 4680), H3514 [12JN]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]
———provide for a smaller learning communities grant program (see H.R. 2571), H3562 [13JN]
———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H781 [7MR]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H2662 [20MY]
ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to pension participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H2661 [20MY]
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: increase U.S. commitment to the health of the world's mothers and children (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3038 [23MY]
———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]
FBI: permit access to National Instant Criminal Background Check System records in law enforcement investigations (see H.R. 3494), H37 [23JA]
FDA: establish authority for the imposition of civil penalties for certain direct-to-consumer advertisements (see H.R. 4833), H3036 [23MY]
———require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (see H.R. 4730), H2470 [14MY]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
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), H780 [7MR]
———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), H3161 [4JN]
———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H105 [29JA]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H6250 [12SE]
———provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 4760), H6061 [4SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H1338 [16AP]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H1201 [10AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5079), H6419 [19SE]
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), H3601 [17JN]
Fire prevention: reduce threat of wildfires in the wildland-urban interface, support community and private wildfire control efforts, and return receipts generated from hazardous fuels reduction projects to the Treasury (see H.R. 5358), H6304 [17SE]
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]
Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 1356), H1484 [18AP] (see H.R. 4704), H3038 [23MY] (see H.R. 5747), H9023 [14NO]
Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 5230), H6130 [9SE]
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]
FTC: amend trade regulation rule on ophthalmic practice to require the release of prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 2663), H1155 [9AP]
———deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H1688 [29AP]
———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H6061 [4SE]
Government regulations: technical corrections in patent laws (see H.R. 5119), H6304 [17SE]
Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 5040), H4324 [27JN]
Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H6130 [9SE]
———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 5412), H7738 [9OC]
———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums and COBRA coverage premiums (see H.R. 1255), H8028 [17OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2019 [1MY]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H2471 [14MY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H2101 [2MY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H688 [5MR]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H3453 [11JN]
———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 380), H6061 [4SE]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H6060 [4SE]
House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]
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]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H5791 [25JY]
Immigration: provide permanent resident status for certain long-term resident workers and college-bound students and modify the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants in order to promote family unification (see H.R. 5600), H7892 [10OC]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H141 [5FE]
———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), H3928 [25JN]
International Women's Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 344), H781 [7MR]
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]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H6060 [4SE]
Law enforcement: require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see H.R. 5663), H8051 [31OC]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H651 [28FE]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H110 [4FE]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3826 [21JN]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3626), H3562 [13JN]
———coverage of pharmacist services (see H.R. 2799), H3928 [25JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H6417 [19SE]
———increase payments for ambulance services in rural areas, determine rural areas based on population density, and require the use of recent data in determining payment adjustments (see H.R. 3545), H7894 [10OC]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H6229 [11SE]
———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H367 [13FE]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H1289 [15AP]
———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 3602), H7303 [8OC]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H932 [14MR]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H2608 [16MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: conduct studies on comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of prescription drugs that account for high levels of expenditures or use by individuals (see H.R. 4832), H3036 [23MY]
———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4715), H2512 [15MY]
Mental health: establish State and local grants to provide services in response to public health emergencies and disasters resulting from terrorism (see H.R. 3413), H4326 [27JN]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H2943 [22MY]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H688 [5MR]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H2735 [21MY]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 346), H1410 [17AP]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6172 [10SE]
National Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5124), H6130 [9SE]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H7929 [15OC]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H634 [27FE]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H201 [6FE]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H2019 [1MY]
———require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 5037), H7172 [7OC]
Pipelines: require periodic inspections and improve safety (see H.R. 144), H3160 [4JN]
Power resources: prohibit unethical acts, increase penalties for certain illegal acts, provide for audit trails and transparency in electric and natural gas markets, and expand FERC authority to order refunds of certain rates (see H.R. 5614), H7893 [10OC]
Privacy: restore certain standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information (see H.R. 5646), H8546 [12NO]
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: withdraw certain benefits from auditors that perform non-audit functions (see H.R. 3617), H7018 [3OC]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H3229 [5JN]
———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1089 [20MR]
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]
———reauthorize and reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3625), H1284 [11AP]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H6559 [24SE]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4932 [18JY]
Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 4743), H6061 [4SE]
———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2630), H7018 [3OC]
———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), H737 [6MR] (see H.R. 3729), H1201 [10AP]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H6172 [10SE]
Somerset County, PA: tribute to rescue of coal miners (see H. Con. Res. 459), H6374 [18SE]
Steinbeck, John: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 336), H634 [27FE]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 4483), H3562 [13JN]
Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H6250 [12SE]
———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H3161 [4JN]
———allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax refunds for use by the Dept. of HHS to improve the health of minorities and women (see H.R. 4937), H4425 [9JY]
———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see H.R. 2001), H3859 [24JN]
———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2520), H3161 [4JN]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 5416), H6417 [19SE]
———limit manufacturers' deduction for advertising of FDA approved prescription drugs to the level of research and development expenditures (see H.R. 4821), H2944 [22MY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H1284 [11AP]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H634 [27FE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
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. 3359), H105 [29JA]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H562 [26FE]
———provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3694), H1091 [20MR]
U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H1156 [9AP]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H7929 [15OC]
University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 401), H1769 [30AP]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H907 [13MR]
Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see H.R. 3193), H6060 [4SE]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Women: 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), H105 [29JA]
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]
World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1724), H6374 [18SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Children and youth: establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 5613), H7893 [10OC]
Medicare: coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services (see H.R. 5511), H6926 [1OC]
National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H2943 [22MY]
Taxation: treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 5661), H8021 [16OC]
Women: recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H4605 [15JY]
Motions
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5885 [26JY]
Remarks
Afghanistan: tribute to opening of schools to girls, E519
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, H1460 [18AP]
Airports: extend deadline for installing explosive detection machines for screening checked baggage, H5657 [25JY], H5844
Amtrak: funding, H4035 [26JN]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, H5983
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 111), H6766 [26SE]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H3016, H3028
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7312 [9OC]
Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior funding, H4813
Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), H4434 [10JY]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H4434 [10JY]
Campbell, Ellen: Marymount College Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E983
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts, H4912 [18JY]
Cuba: allow the financing of agricultural sales, H1460 [18AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), motion to instruct conferees, E1867
Dept. of HHS: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (H. Con. Res. 385), H5051 [22JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify Freedom of Information Act exemptions relative to sharing of critical infrastructure information with other agencies, H5850, H5853 [26JY]
———establish (H.R. 5005), H5657 [25JY], H5844
———establish (H.R. 5005), motion to recommit, H5885 [26JY]
———establish (H.R. 5005), Senate amendment, H9113
———maintain civil service rights and protections for transferred Federal employees, E1468
———prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts, H5657 [25JY], H5885 [26JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4813
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), consideration (H. Res. 488), H4912 [18JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (H. Con. Res. 312), H159 [6FE]
———make tax benefits permanent, H1448
Education: anniversary of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, E1107
———funding, H6766 [26SE]
Enron Corp.: economic collapse, H1244 [11AP]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, E791
———tribute to Gold Award recipients, E791
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports, H631
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), H2081 [2MY]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4174 [27JN]
———treatment of certain counties relative to reimbursement rates, H3028
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (H. Res. 566), H6891 [1OC]
New Haven, CT: anniversary of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1676
———anniversary of Graduate Club, E667
———anniversary of Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, E2124
Older Americans Month: observance, E675
Pearce, Herbert H.: New Haven Colony Historical Society Seal of the City Award recipient, E1675
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1244 [11AP]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H402 [13FE]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 344), H261 [12FE]
Public debt: ceiling, H2837 [22MY], H3016 [23MY]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), Senate amendment, H5058
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4090), E637
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2586 [16MY]
Senate: legislative program, H6071, H6072 [5SE]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1448
———investment of trust funds in private financial markets, H2668 [21MY]
———provide miscellaneous enhancements in benefits for women (H.R. 4069), H2422
Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), H1448
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H758 [7MR]
Terrorism: allow offering of indemnity to companies that sell anti-terrorism technology and services to Federal, State, and local governments, E1467
———anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6203
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H5983
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H758 [7MR]
University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team, H1161 [10AP]
———tribute to women's basketball team (H. Res. 401), H1748, H1749 [30AP]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, E1867
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, H7849 [10OC]
Wallingford, CT: anniversary of Gaylord Hospital, E1213
Woodall, Jerry M.: Technology Administration National Medal of Technology recipient, E1041
Woodbridge, CT: anniversary of Congregation B'nai Jacob, E1878
———anniversary of Woodbridge Fathers Baseball League, E629
———anniversary of Woodbridge Senior Center, E788
Woodson, Nathaniel D.: Connecticut Anti-Defamation League Torch of Liberty Award recipient, E525
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3596 [17JN]
Special order: granted, H4065 [26JN]
Tributes
Aronow, Aaron, E206
Clark, Frances, E1678
Cruz, Kenneth, E208
Geelan, Mary Faith, E854
Glucksman, Sidney and Libby, E856
Hird, Elizabeth, E2121
Kupcho, Benedict, E2127
Martinez, Juan, E1555
Perez, Maria, E8
Perry, Sydney Alderman, E204
Ruff, Willie, E853
Sangiovanni, Bill, E526
Sirico, Theresa, E2123
Webber, Mal and Rae, E1523
Young, Peter C., E985