HASTINGS, ALCEE L. (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), consideration (H. Res. 585), H7958 [16OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H3038 [23MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5698 [25JY]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 342), H153 [6FE]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4628), H5197, H5198 [23JY], H5448 [24JY]
Research: computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs funding (H.R. 3394), H142 [5FE]
Taxation: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), consideration (H. Res. 435), H3244 [6JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3009, Trade Act, H4020 [26JN]
Articles and editorials
Make the Rules the Same, Fort Lauderdale (FL) Sun-Sentinel, E713
Misguided INS Policy, Miami (FL) Herald, E713
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
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: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H141 [5FE]
Armed Forces: authorize a voluntary leave sharing program (see H.R. 4119), H1533 [23AP]
———encourage employers who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve to provide a pay differential benefit and an extension of employee benefits to members on active duty (see H. Con. Res. 362), H3826 [21JN]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H1533 [23AP]
———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 4676), H3825 [21JN]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H3775 [20JN]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H2356 [9MY]
Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 628), H1154 [9AP]
Aviation: crash of Transporte Aereo Militar Ecuatoriano (TAME) Flight 120 (see H. Con. Res. 313), H141 [5FE]
Canada: condolences relative to military personnel killed by U.S. friendly fire while participating in military training exercises in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 412), H2105 [3MY]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7738 [9OC]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H6061 [4SE]
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), H6230 [11SE]
Choctaw Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3439), H1533 [23AP]
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]
Comanche Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3512), H1533 [23AP]
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), H6060 [4SE]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: express sympathy to people who were tragically affected by the eruption of Nyiragongo volcano and support an increase in the amount of U.S. assistance (see H. Con. Res. 304), H285 [12FE]
Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 4091), H8023 [16OC]
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), H7738 [9OC]
———prohibit unauthorized placement of a writing on or inside a consumer product (see H.R. 2621), H3037 [23MY]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H8023 [16OC]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 26), H4498 [10JY]
Democracy: strengthen democratic institutions and promote good governance overseas by contributing to the development of professional legislative staff (see H.R. 4973), H3774 [20JN]
Dept. of Defense: provide for congressional review of regulations relative to military tribunals (see H.R. 4046), H1156 [9AP]
Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 4774), H8023 [16OC]
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), H2662 [20MY]
Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2165 [7MY]
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), H78 [24JA]
———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 benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H3161 [4JN]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6230 [11SE]
———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 5359), H6304 [17SE]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H2101 [2MY]
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), H6374 [18SE]
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]
Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 629), H1154 [9AP]
Education: 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), H3292 [6JN]
———establish a pilot program to encourage certification of teachers in low-income, low-performing public elementary and secondary schools by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (see H.R. 4599), H3669 [18JN]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H8035 [21OC]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6560 [24SE]
ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H2946 [22MY]
———provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H285 [12FE]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H1483 [18AP]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: clarify relative to rules of civil procedure (see H.R. 3533), H737 [6MR]
Families and domestic relations: 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), H1675 [25AP]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H1484 [18AP]
———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), 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), H201 [6FE]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H1154 [9AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H3230 [5JN]
Financial institutions: identification of hidden assets that have been stolen or misappropriated from foreign countries by corrupt foreign political figures (see H.R. 4711), H3293 [6JN]
———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), H834 [12MR]
Fire prevention: improve capacity to address wildfire prone conditions, establish fire management contracting authorities review process, and authorize appropriations for hazardous fuel reduction projects (see H.R. 5319), H6059 [4SE]
———improve capacity to address wildfire prone conditions, establish fire management contracting authorities review process, and authorize appropriations for hazardous fuel reduction projects, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 5319), H6130 [9SE]
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H2607 [16MY]
———prohibit possession or transfer of certain handguns (see H.R. 3679), H1338 [16AP]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4034), H1088 [20MR]
Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H1201 [10AP]
———establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 3992), H2472 [14MY]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H2608 [16MY]
Florida: appointment of additional Federal district judges (see H.R. 4905), H3453 [11JN]
Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H79 [24JA]
Foreign policy: commend continued political, economic, cultural, and strategic partnerships and support of war on terrorism by Turkey and Israel (see H. Con. Res. 327), H4873 [17JY]
———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]
Government: give preference in awarding of construction project contracts to qualified apprenticeship programs participants (see H.R. 5492), H8035 [21OC]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1483 [18AP]
Hampton, Lionel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 363), H1156 [9AP]
Health: expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to research on autoimmune diseases in women (see H.R. 5104), H7303 [8OC]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H2945 [22MY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H142 [5FE]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
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]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H1091 [20MR]
———condemn the use of torture, and other forms of cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment or punishment in the U.S. and other countries, and express support for victims (see H. Con. Res. 431), H4069 [26JN]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 945), H2945 [22MY]
———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4575), H3038 [23MY]
———protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H650 [28FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: establish a method to provide outcome-based funding increases to States (see H.R. 5001), H4425 [9JY]
Indonesia: commemorate independence of East Timor and encourage establishment of diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 405), H2735 [21MY]
Insurance: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H561 [26FE]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1675 [25AP]
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), H5087 [22JY]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H3859 [24JN]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H1155 [9AP]
Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 180), H1484 [18AP]
Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H36 [23JA]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H2164 [7MY]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H4425 [9JY]
Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H3161 [4JN]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2512 [15MY]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H.J. Res. 113), H7172 [7OC]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see H.R. 3335), H3292 [6JN]
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), H6085 [5SE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H2661 [20MY]
National Fragile X Research Day: observance (see H. Res. 398), H6130 [9SE]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6129 [9SE]
National Office for Combating Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2165 [7MY]
National Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5124), H6130 [9SE]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H781 [7MR]
National security: provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (see H.R. 3825), H650 [28FE] (see H.R. 4598), H1673 [25AP]
NATO: affirm importance, support continued U.S. participation, and ensure that enlargement proceeds in a manner consistent with U.S. interests (see H. Res. 468), H6085 [5SE]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H7929 [15OC]
Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 17), H3162 [4JN]
Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for supportive services to older individuals who reside in naturally occurring retirement communities (see H.R. 5134), H4766 [16JY]
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against recent escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination directed against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Res. 469), H4325 [27JN]
Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 287), H5087 [22JY]
Pensions: prevent the wearing away of an employee's accrued benefit under a defined plan by reducing future accruals under the plan (see H.R. 4181), H1282 [11AP]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]
Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 182), H1156 [9AP]
Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 1943), H932 [14MR]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H7738 [9OC]
Public service: facilitate participation in community and military service (see H.R. 3465), H105 [29JA]
Public welfare programs: provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2356 [9MY]
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), H4766 [16JY]
Robeson, Paul L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 114), H1339 [16AP]
Sakharov, Andrei D.: confer honorary citizenship posthumously (see H.J. Res. 89), H3454 [11JN]
Salt Lake City, UT: tribute to athletes, organizing committees, Utah, and security personnel who participated in the Olympic games (see H. Res. 363), H1156 [9AP]
Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H5998 [26JY]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H4350 [8JY]
———support programs and activities to prevent perpetrators of fraud from victimizing senior citizens (see H. Res. 443), H6085 [5SE]
Sioux Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3250), H2356 [9MY]
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), H4498 [10JY]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2472 [14MY]
———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), H2471 [14MY]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H4498 [10JY]
Somerset County, PA: authorize a national memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (see H.R. 3917), H3775 [20JN]
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), H1620 [24AP]
Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H3038 [23MY]
———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 application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see H.R. 2001), H3859 [24JN]
———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H6060 [4SE]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H6060 [4SE]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in response to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4152), H3454 [11JN]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H5791 [25JY]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H4497 [10JY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3038 [23MY]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———treat Indian tribes the same as State governments relative to gambling (see H.R. 4887), H3928 [25JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
———mint coins to commemorate events related to the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3980), H931 [14MR]
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), 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: importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H105 [29JA]
Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 133), H1485 [18AP]
———commend cooperation in the war against terrorism, economic reforms, and economic partnership meetings (see H. Con. Res. 437), H4425 [9JY]
Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 3561), H3514 [12JN]
U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H1154 [9AP]
Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair parliamentary election process (see H. Res. 339), H202 [6FE]
Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H5453 [24JY]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H8023 [16OC]
Veterans: authorize additional compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for whom a family member dependent on the veteran for support provides care (see H.R. 4621), H2735 [21MY]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H1283 [11AP]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H6420 [19SE]
VFW: amend charter to make members of the Armed Forces who receive special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger eligible for membership (see H.R. 3838), H4350 [8JY]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 5510), H6926 [1OC]
William C. Cramer Post Office Building, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (see H.R. 5145), H4766 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: require congressional authority to authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 110), H6473 [23SE]
Business and industry: require investment advisers to make prominent public disclosures of ties with companies being analyzed by them (see H.R. 3671), H110 [4FE]
Civil Air Patrol: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 311), H110 [4FE]
Davis, Sammy, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3628), H78 [24JA]
Dept. of Education: provide assistance to families of teachers or school employees killed by violence while performing school duties (see H.R. 5254), H5994 [26JY]
Health: support Federal and State funded in-home care for the elderly (see H. Res. 503), H5790 [25JY]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian nationals (see H.R. 4649), H2100 [2MY]
———facilitate entry of nonimmigrant aliens into the U.S. for temporary stays due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3714), H283 [12FE]
Indonesia: condemn bombings in Bali and urge renewed effort to the international war on terrorism (see H. Res. 589), H8022 [16OC]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn failure to comply with Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework (see H. Con. Res. 517), H8732 [13NO]
Middle East: condemn hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians and encourage peace initiatives (see H. Res. 382), H1200 [10AP]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H2607 [16MY]
Salt Lake City, UT: tribute to athletes, organizing committees, Utah, and security personnel who participated in the Olympic games (see H. Res. 362), H737 [6MR]
SBA: include drought in the definition of disaster for purposes of the Disaster Loan Program (see H.R. 5260), H5994 [26JY]
Terrorism: provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 5441), H6558 [24SE]
Washington metropolitan area: tribute to law enforcement officials involved in sniper shooting spree investigation and express condolences to the snipers' victims and their families (see H. Res. 610), H8732 [13NO]
Motions
House of Representatives: adjournment, H3952, H3960 [26JN]
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H3633 [18JN], H3677 [19JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H3231 [6JN]
Remarks
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, H5958 [26JY]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 509), H5962 [26JY]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 450), H3953, H3957, H3959, H3960 [26JN]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), consideration (H. Res. 580), H7819, H7820, H7821 [10OC]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), consideration (H. Res. 585), H7951, H7952, H7957, H7958 [16OC]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 124), consideration (H. Res. 602), H8549 [13NO]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2999 [23MY]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), consideration (H. Res. 431), H3042 [24MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7794
———require congressional authority to authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 110), E1636
Aviation: provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (H.R. 2946), H743 [7MR]
Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H6701 [26SE]
Broward County, FL: National Association of Counties Achievement Award recipient, E1373
———tribute to schools for improved standardized test scores, E1371
Brown, Henry L., III: National Teacher of the Year award finalist, E64
Budget: allocation of funds, E224
———reduce preexisting pay-go balances (H.R. 5708), consideration (H. Res. 602), H8549 [13NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1012 [20MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), consideration (H. Res. 372), H1023 [20MR]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, E224
Bush, President: response to media reports alleging prior knowledge of intelligence relative to terrorist attacks, H2642, H2644 [20MY]
———signing of Executive order speeding up the citizenship process for non-citizens serving in the U.S. military since terrorist attacks, E1284
Business and industry: require investment advisers to make prominent public disclosures of ties with companies being analyzed by them (H.R. 3671), E65
Civil Air Patrol: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 311), H642, H643 [28FE], E63
Colombia: limitation on the number of deployed U.S. military personnel, H2999 [23MY]
Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 449), H3697 [19JN]
Consumers: prohibit preemption of State laws that regulate rental-purchase agreements as a form of consumer credit, H6319 [18SE]
———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (H.R. 1701), consideration (H. Res. 528), H6319, H6320 [18SE]
Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), consideration (H. Res. 367), H841 [13MR]
Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), consideration (H. Res. 426), H2843 [22MY]
Dade County, FL: tribute to Miami-Dade County schools for improved standardized test scores, E1371
Davis, Sammy, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3628), E18
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), consideration (H. Res. 415), H2248 [9MY]
Dept. of Education: provide assistance to families of teachers or school employees killed by violence while performing school duties (H.R. 5254), E1432
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5698, H5699 [25JY]
———establish (H.R. 5005), consideration (H. Res. 502), H5626 [25JY]
———establish (H.R. 5710), H8709
———require compliance with equal employment opportunity and whistleblower protection laws, H5698, H5699 [25JY]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 552), H6698, H6701 [26SE]
Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish, E1041
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the inclusion of Virginia Key Beach, FL, in the National Park System (H.R. 2109), H1700
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (H.R. 4514), H2617
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (H. Con. Res. 312), H148, H149, H151, H152 [6FE]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H7951 [16OC]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (H. Res. 393), E1286
Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2871), consideration (H. Res. 402), H1774, H1775 [1MY]
Federal employees: establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (H.R. 3925), consideration (H. Res. 380), H1163 [10AP]
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (H.R. 3994), consideration (H. Res. 419), H2480 [15MY]
Foreign trade: extend Generalized System of Preferences, H3957 [26JN]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, E508
Government: authorize telecommuting for Federal contractors (H.R. 3924), consideration (H. Res. 373), H1010, H1012, H1014, H1015 [20MR]
Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4600), consideration (H. Res. 553), H6706, H6707, H6708, H6718 [26SE]
———support Federal and State funded in-home care for the elderly (H. Res. 503), E1369
Help America Vote Act: compliance deadlines, H3677, H3680 [19JN]
House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H147 [6FE]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 342), H147, H148, H149, H151, H152, H154 [6FE]
———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 507), H5958 [26JY]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian nationals (H.R. 4649), E713
———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (H.R. 4575), E1284
Indonesia: condemn bombings in Bali and urge renewed effort to the international war on terrorism (H. Res. 589), E1896
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (H.R. 3231), consideration (H. Res. 396), H1626 [25AP]
Insurance: ensure jury awards exceeding certain limits are used to reduce medical liability premiums for physicians, H6706, H6708 [26SE]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4628), H5437, H5438, H5449, H5450 [24JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 497), H5414, H5416 [24JY]
———hiring and retention of minorities in the intelligence community, H5449, H5450 [24JY]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2060 [2MY]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn failure to comply with Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework (H. Con. Res. 517), E2021
Middle East: condemn hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians and encourage peace initiatives (H. Res. 382), E483
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish, H5437, H5438 [24JY]
———require representation by family members of victims of terrorist attacks, H5437, H5438 [24JY]
National Drought Council: establish (H.R. 4754), E846
National Office for Combating Terrorism: establish (H.R. 3078), E1041
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3389), consideration (H. Res. 446), H3681 [19JN]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 605), H8737, H8738 [14NO]
———provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (H.R. 4598), consideration (H. Res. 458), H3935 [26JN]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (H. Res. 406), E1075
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), consideration (H. Res. 386), H1207 [11AP]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (H. Res. 368), E404
Point of order, H154 [6FE], H744 [7MR]
Public welfare programs: eligibility of certain legal immigrants for food stamps, H2553
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2479 [15MY], H2553
Research: computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs funding (H.R. 3394), consideration (H. Res. 343), H205 [7FE]
Salt Lake City, UT: tribute to athletes, organizing committees, Utah, and security personnel who participated in the Olympic games (H. Res. 363), H1106 [9AP]
SBA: include drought in the definition of disaster for purposes of the Disaster Loan Program (H.R. 5260), E1429
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H148, H149, H152 [6FE], E289
———preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted to strengthen and protect Social Security and Medicare trust funds, H152 [6FE]
Taxation: constitutional amendment on tax limitations (H.J. Res. 96), E1061
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), consideration (H. Res. 435), H3239, H3241, H3242, H3244 [6JN]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, H470 [14FE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 360), H743 [7MR]
———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, E224
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 347), H470 [14FE]
———treatment of elementary and secondary education expenses (H.R. 5193), consideration (H. Res. 521), H6236 [12SE]
Terrorism: provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (H.R. 5441), E1649
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, H3953 [26JN]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H5962 [26JY]
U.S.-Ireland Business Summit: recognize historical significance and timeliness (H. Res. 513), E1566
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H147 [6FE], H470 [14FE], H743 [7MR]
Veterans: health care funding, H2248 [9MY]
———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4085), H2627
———revise and improve employment, training, and placement services (H.R. 4015), H2623
Votes: position on missed, H1592 [24AP], E1810
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, H7853
———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), motion to instruct conferees, H3633 [18JN], H3677, H3680 [19JN], H6344 [18SE]
Williams, Serena: tribute (H. Res. 94), H6022
Williams, Venus: tribute (H. Res. 94), H6022
Women: recognize importance of good cervical health and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (H. Con. Res. 309), H2634
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1332 [16AP], H4348 [8JY], H4422 [9JY], H4601 [15JY], H6923 [1OC], H7301 [8OC]
Tributes
Cole, Jack, E20
Glasner, Harriette, E768
Jones, Clarence (Gator), E174