FARR, SAM (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2329 [9MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5011, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6137 [10SE]

Articles and editorials

Hunting Made Easy, Jeffrey Kluger, Time (publication), E275 [6MR]

Make Enron Pirates Answer, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E754 [8MY]

Peace Corps Will Need Some Backup, Anna Selemy, Washington (DC) Post, H2768 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

———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 use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 2693), H6777 [26SE]

Armed Forces: require congressional authority to authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 109), H5996 [26JY]

Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to certain negotiations of freelance writers and artists for the sale of their written and graphic material to publishers (see H.R. 4643), H4498 [10JY]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3292 [6JN]

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), H1091 [20MR]

———require investment advisers to make prominent public disclosures of ties with companies being analyzed by them (see H.R. 3671), H907 [13MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to District of Columbia National Guard and Capitol Police for increased security after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1200 [10AP]

Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7895 [10OC]

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), H2512 [15MY]

Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H3721 [19JN]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6130 [9SE]

———ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H3775 [20JN]

———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H562 [26FE]

Colleges and universities: eliminate termination date on authority for schools with low default rates to make single disbursements of student loans (see H.R. 4639), H2472 [14MY]

Colombia: support democratically elected Government and efforts to counter threats from terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 358), H737 [6MR]

Computers: amend copyright laws relative to royalty fees for webcasting (see H.R. 5285), H6783 [30SE]

———encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5233), H5790 [25JY]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1155 [9AP]

Corps of Engineers: participation in ecosystem restoration of the San Francisco Bay estuary (see H.R. 4926), H3513 [12JN]

Courts: waive certain defenses to legal claims brought by workers participating in the Bracero Program (see H.R. 4918), H3513 [12JN]

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), H688 [5MR]

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

Cruz, Roberto: tribute (see H. Res. 576), H7738 [9OC] (see H. Res. 612), H8732 [13NO]

Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 26), H4498 [10JY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 5022), H4068 [26JN]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: expiration (see H.R. 5616), H7893 [10OC]

Dart, Justin W., Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5188), H5194 [23JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish and appoint members of a Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee (see H.R. 5595), H7738 [9OC]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H4325 [27JN]

Dept. of HHS: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2735 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior: 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: suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H141 [5FE]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (see H.R. 5378), H6420 [19SE]

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H6060 [4SE]

———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H1003 [19MR]

District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H1410 [17AP]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H4425 [9JY]

———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 2592), H284 [12FE]

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: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6304 [17SE]

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H1673 [25AP]

ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]

Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H3928 [25JN]

Families and domestic relations: increase U.S. commitment to the health of the world's mothers and children (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3775 [20JN]

FBI: reform (see H.R. 5387), H6783 [30SE]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H834 [12MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H105 [29JA]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H5453 [24JY]

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), H142 [5FE]

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]

———eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H105 [29JA]

Francis Dayle `Chick' Hearn Post Office, Encino, CA: designate (see H.R. 5340), H6084 [5SE]

Government: support use of fair trade certified coffee (see H. Res. 491), H4872 [17JY]

Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 4561), H4498 [10JY]

———technical corrections in patent laws (see H.R. 5119), H6130 [9SE]

Headwaters National Forest: designate the John L. Burton Trail (see H.R. 3765), H523 [14FE]

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

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1155 [9AP]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H1769 [30AP]

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), H3601 [17JN]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H1284 [11AP]

Immigration: assess aliens' immigration status relative to eligibility to serve in the Armed Forces and to be employed in airport security, and permit naturalization through certain active-duty military service (see H.R. 4058), H1088 [20MR]

———cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H5195 [23JY]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4575), H2235 [8MY]

———facilitate entry of nonimmigrant aliens into the U.S. for temporary stays due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3714), H1091 [20MR]

———protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H650 [28FE]

———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]

———require paid immigration consultants to be licensed and otherwise provide services in a satisfactory manner (see H.R. 654), H3160 [4JN]

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: establish a trust fund to address long-term food production and rural development needs in Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics (see H.R. 3566), H562 [26FE]

Iraq: 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), H5453 [24JY]

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

Law enforcement: provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 4027), H1087 [20MR]

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]

Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (see H.R. 4592), H2356 [9MY]

Los Angeles Sparks (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 532), H7738 [9OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H8023 [16OC]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 747), H5453 [24JY]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 898), H1201 [10AP]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4000), H1769 [30AP]

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

———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H1201 [10AP]

———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H3775 [20JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H834 [12MR]

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]

Middle East: condemn hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians and encourage peace initiatives (see H. Res. 394), H1484 [18AP]

———end violence between Israelis and Palestinians and resume Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives (see H. Res. 405), H2165 [7MY]

Motor vehicles: reduce aggressivity of light trucks, increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards, increase fuel economy standards, and improve accuracy and release of information on average fuel economy (see H.R. 2614), H9036 [19NO]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H1155 [9AP]

Nat King Cole Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 4797), H2943 [22MY]

National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H3721 [19JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H2661 [20MY]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 346), H907 [13MR]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H36 [23JA]

National Tourism Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 397), H2164 [7MY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H7929 [15OC]

Norman Shumway Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5465), H6692 [25SE]

Nuclear weapons: encourage end to the threat of nuclear destruction (see H.J. Res. 97), H6061 [4SE]

OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]

Peace Corps: funding (see H. Con. Res. 341), H737 [6MR]

Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: withdraw certain benefits from auditors that perform non-audit functions (see H.R. 3617), H834 [12MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H3721 [19JN]

———establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 1943), H932 [14MR]

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]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 82), H141 [5FE]

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), H3229 [5JN]

Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 4794), H2943 [22MY]

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H6693 [25SE]

Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4575 [12JY]

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), H2511 [15MY]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H5997 [26JY]

———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. 3729), H1201 [10AP]

———modify calculation of the child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 4857), H4326 [27JN]

———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), H7895 [10OC]

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), H2356 [9MY]

Space policy: institute a series of incremental goals that will facilitate the scientific exploration of the solar system and aid in the search for life elsewhere in the universe (see H.R. 4742), H6129 [9SE]

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), H3161 [4JN]

Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see H.R. 5023), H5998 [26JY]

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

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H907 [13MR]

———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), H3037 [23MY]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2520), H3161 [4JN]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 4180), H3161 [4JN]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H4326 [27JN]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H833 [12MR]

———modify the electric motor vehicle credit to include certain 3-wheeled vehicles (see H.R. 3631), H78 [24JA]

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

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 1931), H6129 [9SE]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H4326 [27JN]

———treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1555), H9025 [14NO]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]

Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]

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), H110 [4FE]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]

Treaties and agreements: continue applicability of the requirements of the Antiballistic Missile Treaty to the U.S. (see H.R. 4920), H3928 [25JN]

Veterans: provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H6926 [1OC]

Water: 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]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 5226), H6085 [5SE]

Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]

Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: respond to surge of coffee imports (see H. Res. 604), H8732 [13NO]

California: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 4750), H2607 [16MY]

California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (see H.R. 5699), H8041 [24OC]

Peace Corps: promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (see H.R. 4979), H3774 [20JN]

Steinbeck, John: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 336), H634 [27FE]

Excerpts

``Grapes of Wrath,'' John Steinbeck, E1918 [17OC]

Proposals

Complete congressional action on H.R. 854, Medicaid Safety Net Hospital Continued Preservation Act, H6961 [2OC]

Remarks

Afghanistan: develop a strategy for meeting security needs to allow safe and effective delivery of humanitarian assistance, H2767 [21MY]

———tribute to opening of schools to girls, E452 [9AP]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 403), H2029 [2MY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, H1459, H1461 [18AP]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 509), H5968 [26JY]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (H.R. 3464), E275 [6MR]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2909 [22MY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7426 [9OC], H7749 [10OC]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior funding, H4812 [17JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, H2909 [22MY]

———deficit, H4746 [16JY]

California: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (H.R. 4750), E2126 [22NO]

———prohibit new offshore oil and gas drilling, H4831 [17JY]

———tribute to Neighbor to Neighbor Program, E890 [23MY]

California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (H.R. 5699), E1954 [24OC]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, H1160 [10AP]

Cuba: allow the financing of agricultural sales, H1459, H1461 [18AP]

———condition lifting of travel restrictions on certification that Cuba is not developing or providing technology to terrorists for biological weapons and is not providing support or sanctuary to terrorists, H5270 [23JY]

———lift travel restrictions, H5297 [23JY]

D'Amelio, Christopher J.: Association for Rescue at Sea's Gold Medal recipient, E1987 [12NO]

Dept. of Defense: clothing regulations imposed on female personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia, E773 [10MY]

———establish a Civilian Linguist Reserve Corps, H5447 [24JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), H4149 [27JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), consideration (H. Res. 462), H4140 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4746 [16JY], H4812, H4831 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5270, H5297 [23JY]

Education: anniversary of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H3710 [19JN]

Enron Corp.: involvement in manipulation of California energy crisis, E754 [8MY]

Flinders University: tribute to internship program, E166 [14FE]

Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (H.R. 3994), H2767 [21MY]

Fort Ord, CA: transfer of lands for housing development, H4149 [27JN]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, E348 [14MR]

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), H6582 [25SE]

History: tribute to Braceros foreign guest laborers who worked in the U.S. from 1942-1964 (H. Res. 522), H6831 [1OC]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4883), H8898 [14NO]

Indonesia: condemn bombings in Bali and extend condolences to victims and their families, E1894 [17OC]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4628), H5447 [24JY]

International Women's Day: observance, E286 [6MR]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (H.R. 854), complete congressional action, H7001 [3OC]

Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (H. Res. 566), H6890 [1OC]

National Day of Silence: observance, H1160 [10AP]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3389), H3688 [19JN]

National Small Business Week: observance, E781 [10MY]

Peace Corps: promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (H.R. 4979), H3778 [21JN]

Peace Corps Day: observance, E234 [28FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H441, H443 [13FE]

———increase hard money contribution limits applicable to House candidates, H441, H443 [13FE]

Santa Cruz, CA: anniversary of Santa Cruz Community Credit Union, E645 [26AP]

Santa Cruz County, CA: tribute to Children and Families Commission Children and Families Heroes Award recipients, E214 [27FE]

Steinbeck, John: tribute (H. Con. Res. 336), E1918 [17OC]

Taxation: increase unified estate tax credit, H3254 [6JN]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3254 [6JN]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H5968 [26JY]

Votes: position on missed, H8594 [13NO]

World Summit on Sustainable Development: U.S. policy, H6112, H6113, H6114, H6115, H6117 [9SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H139 [5FE], H6371 [18SE], H6923 [1OC], H7016 [3OC]

Tributes

Brooks, Mila Williams, E1772 [7OC]

Dasmann, Raymond F., E2092 [19NO]

Greenberg, Leo, E1983 [12NO]

Hansen, Representative, H8898 [14NO]

Hashimoto, Mas and Marcia, E604 [23AP]

Haskell, Gordon, E2028 [14NO]

Hertzberg, Robert, E79 [5FE]

Keeley, Fred, E998 [7JN]

Koffman, Sandra L., E2089 [19NO]

Pelosi, Representative, H128 [5FE]

Santana, Alice, E1890 [17OC]

Shultz, Ken, E11 [23JA]

Silver, Richard, E872 [22MY]

Steinbeck, John, H566 [27FE]

Steiner, Alex, E1035 [13JN]

Stevens, Jack and Wendy, E951 [5JN]

Stewart, Jack, E2130 [22NO]

Williams, Florus, E1053 [14JN]