ISRAEL, STEVE (a Representative from New York)
Addresses
Desire To Be a Teacher: Racine Evans, E1128
Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY, Dedication Ceremony: by, E1200
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5692 [25JY]
Articles and editorials
Breaking the Contract, Paul Krugman, New York (NY) Times, E297
Defending Whistleblowers, Christian Science Monitor, E529
More Help Sought for Those Who Blow Whistle, Bill Miller, Washington (DC) Post, E529
Mortgaging LI's Economic Future, Christian Murray, Melville (NY) Newsday, E2136
Post Hussein Iraq, Thomas Friedman, E1650
Whistleblowers Would Get Access to Courts, Right To Seek Damages Under New Bill, Government Employee Relations Report (publication), E529
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1283 [11AP]
Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse, Central Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 4006), H1002 [19MR]
Amtrak: make loan guarantees (see H.R. 5024), H4068 [26JN]
AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (see H. Con. Res. 314), H2608 [16MY]
Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H141 [5FE]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H3514 [12JN]
Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 2693), H6783 [30SE]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H4498 [10JY]
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), H3669 [18JN]
Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H142 [5FE]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7738 [9OC]
Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 4593), H1770 [30AP]
———increase statutory debt limit and require a Presidential plan to restore balanced budgets and protect Social Security (see H.R. 4594), H1673 [25AP]
———provide a responsible increase in the debt limit, restore fiscal discipline, and safeguard Social Security (see H.R. 4758), H2607 [16MY]
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]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7895 [10OC]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H3562 [13JN]
Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H105 [29JA]
Chemicals: require licenses for the sale, purchase, and distribution of certain chemicals that are precursors to chemical weapons (see H.R. 4698), H7738 [9OC]
Children and youth: provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H655 [4MR]
———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H4069 [26JN]
Children's Development Commission (Kiddie Mac): establish (see H.R. 5291), H5995 [26JY]
Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant citizenship to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (see H.R. 5294), H5996 [26JY]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1362), H1201 [10AP]
Claims: ensure equity for victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3665), H6777 [26SE]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H833 [12MR]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H3826 [21JN]
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), H6060 [4SE]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H688 [5MR]
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]
———equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H7303 [8OC]
———prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 5421), H6418 [19SE]
Dept. of Education: provide grants to local educational agencies for disaster relief (see H.R. 5676), H8546 [12NO]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6374 [18SE]
Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child care and development facilities (see H.R. 5291), H5995 [26JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish an office to monitor acts of international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or organizations (see H.R. 2098), H3562 [13JN]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a Presidential National Historic Site in Hope, AR (see H.R. 3815), H634 [27FE]
———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: improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H2356 [9MY]
———place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (see H.R. 3796), H561 [26FE]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H7172 [7OC]
———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), H7019 [3OC]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (see H.R. 5378), H6250 [12SE]
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), H2354 [9MY]
———modify terms of the community disaster loan program (see H.R. 5523), H6982 [2OC]
Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 239), H6060 [4SE]
———encourage awareness, research, and treatment of Huntington's disease (see H. Con. Res. 407), H4326 [27JN]
Drugs: correct impediments to allowing importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see H.R. 5534), H7738 [9OC]
Education: 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]
———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), H201 [6FE]
———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 335), H105 [29JA]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H1483 [18AP]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal contracts: require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1859), H1201 [10AP]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H141 [5FE]
———coverage of chiropractic services in any Federal health plan (see H. Con. Res. 46), H1533 [23AP]
———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H141 [5FE]
———index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees who died after separating from the Government and were entitled to a deferred annuity but had not established a claim (see H.R. 3521), H1289 [15AP]
———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), H4326 [27JN]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend relative to firefighter assistance (see H.R. 4548), H6251 [12SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H4425 [9JY]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 827), H1154 [9AP]
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), H37 [23JA]
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H2607 [16MY]
———inherent right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 222), H1202 [10AP]
Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H3721 [19JN]
———develop new firefighting technology (see H.R. 5479), H7019 [3OC]
———support goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all who have died in the line of duty and recognize importance of National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members (see H. Con. Res. 476), H6778 [26SE]
Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 4704), H2355 [9MY]
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: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H6061 [4SE]
Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 592), H8023 [16OC]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H2019 [1MY]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H3601 [17JN]
Health: emphasize the importance of bone marrow donation and support National Marrow Donor Program and National Marrow Awareness Month (see H. Res. 563), H8024 [16OC]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H2101 [2MY]
Health care professionals: provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care (see H.R. 4654), H2356 [9MY]
Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 5146), H5453 [24JY]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see H.R. 4446), H1337 [16AP]
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]
House Rules: amend to require a three-fifths vote to pass any measure which would result in a budget deficit (see H. Res. 397), H1674 [25AP]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6778 [26SE]
Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 4025), H1620 [24AP]
———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 887), H105 [29JA]
———modify antitrust exemption for medical malpractice insurance, address current health care provider issues, and reform medical malpractice litigation process and insurance market (see H.R. 5253), H5993 [26JY]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see H.R. 4983), H6172 [10SE]
———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), H3720 [19JN]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H3454 [11JN]
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), H4350 [8JY]
Israel: condemn attempts to boycott Israeli scientific institutions and scholars (see H. Res. 499), H6061 [4SE]
———express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1675 [25AP]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
John A. (Jack) Shea Post Office Building, Lake Placid, NY: designate (see H.R. 3797), H688 [5MR]
Law enforcement: establish a national database of firearms ballistics information and require firearms manufacturers to provide ballistics information about new firearms (see H.R. 408), H8035 [21OC]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H561 [26FE]
———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H3721 [19JN]
———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1626), H6085 [5SE]
Major League Baseball: implement a mandatory steroid testing program (see H. Res. 496), H5086 [22JY]
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), H2946 [22MY]
Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1283 [11AP]
Medicare: coverage of certain chiropractic examination procedures (see H.R. 2284), H3562 [13JN]
———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H2471 [14MY]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H3721 [19JN]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H201 [6FE]
———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3388), H7172 [7OC]
———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), H7738 [9OC]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H1484 [18AP]
———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 758), H6060 [4SE]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H932 [14MR]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H833 [12MR]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2662 [20MY]
Meucci, Antonio: tribute (see H. Res. 269), H1770 [30AP]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H142 [5FE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H2661 [20MY]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 390), H1770 [30AP]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H4605 [15JY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H141 [5FE]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H907 [13MR]
Native Americans: establish programs to improve energy development on Indian lands (see H.R. 2412), H36 [23JA]
New Windsor, NY: recognize and support efforts to develop the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 399), H6983 [2OC]
New York: recognize effects of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and express the commitment of the House of Representatives to rebuild (see H. Res. 338), H104 [29JA]
New York, NY: foster economic development through involvement of small businesses in procurements relative to the improvement and reconstruction of the area damaged by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4960), H3668 [18JN]
———provide a temporary waiver from certain transportation planning requirements for certain areas where the planning offices and resources have been destroyed by acts of terrorism (see H.R. 3880), H3721 [19JN]
———tribute to workers for their rescue, recovery, and clean-up efforts at the site of the World Trade Center and the Fresh Kills Landfill (see H. Res. 492), H4931 [18JY]
NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5074), H4424 [9JY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H7929 [15OC]
Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3382), H1620 [24AP]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H2100 [2MY]
Peter J. Ganci, Jr., Post Office Building, Farmingdale, NY: designate (see H.R. 5336), H6084 [5SE]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of certain prescription drugs (see H.R. 5186), H6983 [2OC]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4069 [26JN]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see H.R. 4693), H3293 [6JN]
Public Health Service Act: establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1089 [20MR]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H3668 [18JN]
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), H6983 [2OC]
———provide benefits to those who die or become disabled as a result of certain injuries (see H.R. 3063), H6060 [4SE]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H6559 [24SE]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 5573), H7303 [8OC]
Rowley, Coleen: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H3292 [6JN]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4767 [16JY]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H6777 [26SE]
———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1338 [16AP]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H36 [23JA]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H7895 [10OC] (see H.R. 5541), H7304 [8OC]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H201 [6FE]
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]
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 Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H4326 [27JN]
———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H1769 [30AP]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H5998 [26JY]
———limit manufacturers' deduction for advertising of FDA approved prescription drugs to the level of research and development expenditures (see H.R. 4821), H4873 [17JY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H737 [6MR]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———provide a credit for employers who allow their employees to participate in volunteer firefighter training (see H.R. 4839), H4350 [8JY]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1532 [23AP]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H3562 [13JN]
———treatment of Federal funds used for relief and revitalization of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks (see H.R. 5624), H8023 [16OC]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H1620 [24AP]
———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2462), H1338 [16AP]
———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1532), H3161 [4JN]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H4497 [10JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks or other major disasters affecting homeland security (see H.R. 5164), H5791 [25JY]
Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 5717), H8731 [13NO]
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), H2945 [22MY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H524 [14FE]
Unemployment: extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3986), H937 [18MR]
———extend the period of availability of assistance under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 5152), H4872 [17JY]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H7172 [7OC]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H1410 [17AP]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H1532 [23AP]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H105 [29JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Alaska: protect Tongass Rain Forest in Tongass National Forest and designate Duke Island Trumpeter Swan Wilderness Area (see H.R. 5765), H9128 [22NO]
Arab countries: urge Egypt and other Arab governments not to allow their government-controlled television stations to broadcast any program that lends legitimacy to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion (see H. Con. Res. 521), H9128 [22NO]
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), H1532 [23AP]
Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (H.R. 3341), consideration (see H. Res. 352), H634 [27FE]
FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 4720), H2470 [14MY]
Holocaust: issue commemorative postage stamp in remembrance of victims (see H. Res. 583), H7894 [10OC]
Medicare: provide coverage of certain tests to screen for ovarian cancer upon NIH certification that such tests are effective (see H.R. 3910), H780 [7MR]
Members of Congress: deny eligibility for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and make eligible for coverage under Medicare (see H.R. 5500), H6783 [30SE]
National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 582), H7894 [10OC]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 466), H4069 [26JN]
SBA: establish a pilot program in consultation with regional technology consultants to make direct loans to technology-related small business concerns (see H.R. 3791), H561 [26FE]
Social Security: treatment of monthly survivor benefits and lump sum death benefits relative to receipt of compensation by victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 5330), H6059 [4SE]
Taxation: allow corporations a charitable deduction for donation of services relative to contributions of computer technology or equipment (see H.R. 5551), H7018 [3OC]
———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 5402), H6373 [18SE]
Terrorism: make grants to train school nurses as ``first responders'' to a biological or chemical attack (see H.R. 3615), H35 [23JA]
Whistleblowing: protect employees that report threats or negligence by allowing them to bring civil action in Federal courts to acquire compensatory or punitive damages (see H.R. 3806), H633 [27FE]
Essays
America Changes: Justin Rigas, E1795
September 11: April Lavalle, E1796
———Emily Pertz, E1795
Letters
Corps of Engineers compliance with Water Resources Development Act relative to Fire Island Interim Project: Les Brownlee, Dept. of the Army, E1593
———by, E1593
Hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Nicole Jean-Marie Bansen, E1094
Terrorist attack on the World Trade Center: Nicole Bansen, E969
Tribute to Susan Clyne: Charlie Clyne, E81
Poems
``I Am a Veteran,'' Paul Swerdlow, E2037
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7217 [8OC]
———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, E1649
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), consideration (H. Res. 372), H1024 [20MR]
Bunger Surf Shop: anniversary, E1141
Burger, Harry R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E7
Business and industry: enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosure made pursuant to the securities laws (H.R. 3818), H4484 [10JY]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H4827
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, H5321 [24JY], H5470 [25JY]
Coins: specify that the reverse of the 5-cent piece shall bear an image of Monticello (H.R. 4903), H5020 [22JY]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (H.R. 5138), H5024, H5026 [22JY]
Corps of Engineers: compliance with Water Resources Development Act relative to Fire Island Interim Project, E1593
Deer Park, NY: tribute to John Quincy Adams Primary School fundraising efforts for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, E856
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], E608
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an advisory committee of first responders under the Under Sec. for Science and Technology, H5693 [25JY]
———establish (H.R. 5005), H5693 [25JY]
Disasters: establish investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency procedures in the wake of any building failure resulting in or having the potential for substantial loss of life (H.R. 4687), H4558 [12JY]
District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (H.R. 2982), H6517
Dix Hills, NY: tribute to Half Hollow Hills High School East for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E871
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent, H1426 [18AP]
FCC: amateur radio operator antenna installment regulations, E801
Firefighters: support goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all who have died in the line of duty and recognize importance of National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members (H. Con. Res. 476), E1751
Girl Scouts: anniversary, E349
Gretarsson, Gary: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2
Holocaust: issue commemorative postage stamp in remembrance of victims (H. Res. 583), E1839
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2066 [2MY]
Lippe, Richard: Coalition on Child Abuse and Neglect Distinguished Leadership Award recipient, E1830
Long Island, NY: impact of housing costs on local economy, E2135
Major League Baseball: implement a mandatory steroid testing program (H. Res. 496), H5049 [22JY]
Manzi, Laura: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E37
Medicare: provide coverage of certain tests to screen for ovarian cancer upon NIH certification that such tests are effective (H.R. 3910), E293
Meucci, Antonio: tribute (H. Res. 269), H3311
Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, H1398 [17AP], E475
National Police Week: observance, H2393 [14MY]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1651
National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 582), E1837
National Service Day: observance, E1092
New York, NY: tribute to workers for their rescue, recovery, and clean-up efforts at the site of the World Trade Center and the Fresh Kills Landfill (H. Res. 492), H5035 [22JY]
North Babylon, NY: tribute to Belmont Elementary School, E979
Pledge of Allegiance: reaffirm reference to ``one Nation under God'', E1899
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H271 [12FE], H391 [13FE]
Public debt: ceiling, H891 [13MR], H2436 [14MY]
Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (H.R. 3379), E1200
Reilly, Peter: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E15
Robedee, Stephanie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E38
Russo, Danielle: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E39
Sink, Rachel: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E43
Social Security: treatment of monthly survivor benefits and lump sum death benefits relative to receipt of compensation by victims of terrorist attacks (H.R. 5330), E1502
Suffolk County, NY: tribute to school psychologists, E2042
Taxation: allow corporations a charitable deduction for donation of services relative to contributions of computer technology or equipment (H.R. 5551), E1758
———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 390), H1426 [18AP]
———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (H.R. 5402), E1600
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1795
———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1094
Veeck, Kristen: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E45
Veterans: tribute to American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., the service flag, and the service lapel button (H. Con. Res. 301), H6484
Visco, Deborah: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E46
Votes: position on missed, H4073
Wescott, Alyssa: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E44
Whistleblowing: protect employees that report threats or negligence by allowing them to bring civil action in Federal courts to acquire compensatory or punitive damages (H.R. 3806), E213
Williams, Christine: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E4
Zaffulto, Allison: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E11
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3512 [12JN], H5084 [22JY]
Statements
How the Words ``Under God'' Came To Be Added to the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: Knights of Columbus, E1899
Tributes
Arciero, Thomas B., E85
Bansen, Nicole, E969
Casey, Bernadette, E1727
Clyne, Susan, H145 [6FE], E81
Graff, Kenneth M., E1714
Lustig, Susan, E1069
Pikus, Rubin and Sharon, E1000
Smith, LeRoy, E1724
Swerdlow, Paul, E2037