LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Amendments

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S713, S714, S726, S727, S747, S786, S787, S788, S789, S790 [13FE], S798, S809, S813, S821, S823, S827, S832, S834, S835, S836, S837, S838, S865, S866, S867, S868, S869, S870, S871, S872, S873, S874, S875, S876 [14FE], S881, S909, S975 [15FE], S988, S989, S993, S994, S1005, S1006 [25FE], S1142, S1143, S1147, S1148, S1166, S1167, S1169, S1170, S1172, S1188, S1193, S1194, S1217, S1218, S1220 [26FE], S1229, S1258, S1259 [27FE], S1370, S1371, S1372, S1373, S1374, S1375 [28FE], S1397 [1MR], S1425, S1426, S1427 [4MR], S2466, S2467, S2468, S2469, S2471, S2475, S2476, S2499, S2500, S2501, S2502, S2503 [10AP], S2516, S2598 [11AP]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S5257 [7JN], S5272, S5289, S5292, S5293, S5294 [10JN], S5385, S5386 [11JN]

National security: provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (H.R. 4598), H3945 [26JN]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), S2598 [11AP]

Analyses

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Judgement Fund Distribution Act (S. 3059), S10050 [7OC]

Exempt State and Local Political Committees From Certain Notification and Reporting Requirements Applicable to Political Organizations (H.R. 5596), S10781 [17OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3295, Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act, S3789 [1MY]

———H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act, H2599 [16MY]

Articles and editorials

Audit Finds Lapses in Maryland Child Care—Contact Lost With Children; One Placed With Offender, E1501 [5SE]

Bears Play, Public Pays, S3006 [22AP]

Children in Peril, E1938 [17OC]

Cleaning Up Elections, S10513 [16OC]

D.C. Speeds Group Home Change—Move Follows New Report of Assaults on Boys, E1525 [9SE]

Daley to City Workers—Pick Unpaid Days or Layoffs, S3008 [22AP]

Decision 2000/America Waits—A Modern Democracy That Can't Count Votes, S1183-S1185 [26FE]

Double Take in Ballot Probe—Voters With Same Name and Birthday Expose N.Y. System, S1384 [1MR]

Electoral Repair Work, S990 [25FE]

Enact Balloting Reforms, but Only if Money's Attached, S10513 [16OC]

Federal Election Reform, Finally—Florida's Problems Helped Congress Resolve Differences, S10514 [16OC]

*598 Soft Money, Hard Money, Strong Parties, E263-E269 [6MR]

Fixing Democracy's Machinery, S10513 [16OC]

Fixing the Vote, S1381, S1383 [1MR]

Foster-Care Tragedy Worthy of Dickens, E1304 [18JY]

Friends Bid Farewell to Community Leader, E1381 [25JY]

Getting Over It, S10514 [16OC]

Good Reason To Cooperate, E699 [3MY]

Grim Tales Arise From Foster Care, E1778 [8OC]

Helping Mend Troubled Families—Agency's Innovative Program Keeps Kids at Home or Nearby, E1684 [30SE]

How Neighbors Can Help Thwart Terrorism, E1442 [29JY]

Lawsuit To Target Rules for Foster Care by Relatives, E1636 [23SE]

Mickey Miano Dies at 95—Restaurateur Helped Define an Era in City Politics, S97 [24JA]

Nearly Two Years Later, Voting System Is Reformed, S10514 [16OC]

100-Day-Old Broomfield Happy as a Lark—New City and County Quietly Celebrating, E217 [27FE]

Score One for Sen. Dodd, S10512 [16OC]

Senate Democrats Aim for Compromises To Save Bill Overhauling Voting System, S1380 [1MR]

Should Dogs Vote?, S1384 [1MR]

Spaniel Makes Senate Appearance in Support of Bond's Reform Efforts, S1385 [1MR]

Tearful Apology in Boy's Death; County—A $1-Million Payout Is OK'd—Molina, Moved by a Mother's Plea, Vows Answers in Foster Care Case, E1569 [12SE]

Upgrading the Way We Vote, S10513 [16OC]

Vote for Voting Reforms, S1384 [1MR]

Voter Fraud Wanders Off the Reservation, S10494 [16OC]

Voting for Progress—Congressional Negotiators Agree on Election Reform, S10514 [16OC]

Bills and resolutions

Bankruptcy: limit the value of real and personal property that debtors may exempt under State and local law (see S. 2996), S9116 [24SE]

Buffalo, MN: conveyance of the former Army Reserve Training Center to the Buffalo Independent School District 877 (see H.R. 3712), H230 [8FE]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see S. Res. 284), S5535 [13JN] (see H. Res. 437), H3292 [6JN]

Children and youth: establish a Community Corps (see S. 2392), S3505 [29AP]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see S. 3057), S9983 [4OC] (see H.R. 5695), H8028 [17OC]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see S. 1965), S1208 [26FE]

Civil Rights Act: apply burden shifting rule to cases involving discrimination in State and local programs which receive Federal funding (see H.R. 4124), H1153 [9AP]

Community development: provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see S. 2692), S6250 [27JN]

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 (see H.R. 5138), H4766 [16JY]

Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (see S. 3147), S10677 [17OC] (see H.R. 5701), H8041 [24OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), consideration (see H. Res. 519), H6129 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: promote the creation of military charter schools in partnership with local public school systems (see S. 3169), S11079 [14NO]

———use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5575), H7303 [8OC]

Dept. of Education: establish a competitive demonstration grant program to provide funds for local educational agencies to experiment with ways to alleviate the substitute teacher shortage (see H.R. 3688), H201 [6FE]

———provide grants to local educational agencies for disaster relief (see H.R. 5676), H8022 [16OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require report on effectiveness of information sharing between Dept. of Homeland Security, FBI, and State and local law enforcement authorities (see S. 2956), S8753 [18SE]

Dept. of HUD: provide for renewal of project-based assisted housing contracts at reimbursement levels that are sufficient to sustain operations (see H.R. 3737), H365 [13FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a racial profiling education and awareness program and assist State and local law enforcement agencies in implementing such programs (see S. 2114), S2578 [11AP]

———provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see H.R. 5697), H8035 [21OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an office to coordinate disaster preparedness strategies with other Federal agencies, and State and local governments (see S. 2186), S2829 [17AP] (see H.R. 4559), H1618 [24AP]

———exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits (see H.R. 3771), H523 [14FE]

———maintain health care eligibility for veterans being held as a prisoner in a county or city jail (see H.R. 3772), H523 [14FE]

Disasters: modify terms of the community disaster loan program (see S. 3055), S9901 [3OC]

District of Columbia: allow direct billing and direct payment for water and sewer services furnished to Federal agencies (see H.R. 3778), H523 [14FE]

———authorize Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to provide for interstate supervision of offenders on parole, probation, and supervised release (see H.R. 5515), H6926 [1OC]

———authorize the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to provide for the interstate supervision of offenders on parole, probation, and supervised release (see S. 3044), S9901 [3OC]

———eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws (see H.R. 4155), H1200 [10AP]

———eliminate discriminatory treatment relative to provisions of the Hatch Act limiting political activities of employees (see H.R. 4617), H1688 [29AP]

———make technical and conforming changes to local legislation on the establishment of an Office of the Chief Financial Officer and subordinate offices (see S. 2316), S3435 [25AP]

———making appropriations (see S. 2809), S7430 [26JY] (see H.R. 5521), H6982 [2OC]

———repeal law banning firearms (see H.R. 4642), H2099 [2MY]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see S. 2866), S7900 [1AU] (see H.R. 5033), H4324 [27JN]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 4601), H1673 [25AP]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see S. 2763), S7104 [19JY]

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]

———provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 4894), H3291 [6JN]

Education: apply guidelines for determination of per-pupil expenditure requirements for heavily impacted local educational agencies (see H.R. 5599), H7892 [10OC]

———expand and improve teacher loan forgiveness program and focus certain recruitment and professional development funding on high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 5718), H8731 [13NO]

———promote mathematics and science education through a mathematics and science partnership and through a grant program to increase student academic achievement (see S. 2902), S8201 [4SE]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see S. 2912), S8300 [5SE] (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]

———reduce paperwork for special education teachers and make mediation mandatory for all legal disputes relative to individualized education programs (see S. 2653), S5851 [20JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: adjust method of determining eligibility for Impact Aid Program funds for heavily impacted local educational agencies (see S. 3087), S10223 [9OC]

———amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see S. 3171), S11214 [15NO]

———amend Impact Aid Program to include children of the freely associated states in the calculation of basic support payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4787), H2734 [21MY]

———permit certain States and local educational agencies to obtain waivers of student testing requirements (see S. 2954), S8753 [18SE]

Employment: provide for private-sector-led Community Workforce Partnerships (see H.R. 4104), H1153 [9AP]

EPA: enforcement of Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada relative to importation of municipal solid waste (see S. 2792), S7372 [25JY] (see H.R. 5244), H5993 [26JY]

FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 4720), H2470 [14MY]

Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 4674), H2164 [7MY]

Firefighters: establish a scientific basis for new firefighting technology standards and improve coordination of training for and responding to terrorist attacks and other emergencies (see S. 2862), S7900 [1AU]

Haines, OR: conveyance of certain lands (see S. 1907), S235 [29JA] (see H.R. 5009), H3859 [24JN]

Health: improve coordination between Federal agencies and local emergency medical service providers (see S. 2014), S1935 [14MR]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: repeal limitations on the funding percentages of the operating budgets of organizations receiving assistance (see H.R. 3963), H907 [13MR]

———support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see S. 2584), S5041 [5JN] (see H.R. 4446), H1337 [16AP]

Homeless: direct Federal aid to projects and programs that will prevent, and end, homelessness and ensure accountability through performance evaluations (see S. 2573), S4839 [23MY]

Housing: improve voucher rental assistance housing program (see S. 2721), S6649 [11JY]

Immigration: extend and modify reimbursement of State and local funds expended for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see S. 3013), S9426 [26SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reduce paperwork for special education teachers (see H.R. 5591), H7737 [9OC]

Kentucky: permit the operation of a separate retirement system for certain public employees under Social Security (see S. 1929), S586 [11FE] (see H.R. 3852), H687 [5MR]

Land use: improve relationships between Federal land managers and gateway communities to support compatible land management of both Federal and adjacent lands (see H.R. 4622), H1769 [30AP]

Law enforcement: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services funds for State and local intelligence officers (see H.R. 5307), H5996 [26JY]

———establish a Community Oriented Policing Services anti-methamphetamine grant program (see S. 2030), S2076 [19MR]

———make local governments eligible to apply for and receive grants under the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act (see H.R. 4480), H1410 [17AP]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 2480), S4064 [8MY]

Minnesota: encourage the use of medical savings accounts by certain current and retired public employees (see H.R. 5415), H6417 [19SE]

National security: make grants to State and local governments in order to prepare for and respond to terrorist threats (see S. 2077), S2412 [9AP]

———provide for homeland security block grants (see S. 2038), S2183 [20MR] (see H.R. 4059), H1089 [20MR]

———provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (see S. 2887), S7900 [1AU] (see H.R. 3825), H650 [28FE] (see H.R. 4598), H1673 [25AP]

———provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (H.R. 4598), consideration (see H. Res. 458), H3927 [25JN]

Native Americans: distribute judgment funds to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation (see S. 3059), S9983 [4OC]

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]

Public lands: limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in counties in which 50 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (see H.R. 3962), H906 [13MR]

Rural areas: establish demonstration programs to address the shortages of health care professionals (see H.R. 5113), H4574 [12JY]

———promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 2390), S3505 [29AP]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: clarify calculation of payments in lieu of taxes to counties relative to certain county projects funding (see S. 2930), S8565 [12SE] (see H.R. 5379), H6250 [12SE]

———modify full payment amount available to States (see S. 2864), S7900 [1AU]

Small business: recognize role in national defense and encourage government purchase of innovative technologies and services from small businesses to help in homeland defense and the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 264), S4064 [8MY] (see H. Res. 515), H5997 [26JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (H.R. 664), consideration (see H. Res. 493), H4931 [18JY]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see S. 2034), S2076 [19MR]

———State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 5159), H4930 [18JY]

Southeastern States: provide a framework for coordinating Federal, State, and local efforts to meet the special needs of the Southeast Crescent Region (see H.R. 3618), H36 [23JA]

Sports: require sports franchises to make all games available for local television broadcasting in order to be subject to certain presumptions relative to the sale or exchange of a sports franchise (see H.R. 5062), H4350 [8JY]

Taxation: allow residents of States with no income tax a deduction for State and local sales taxes (see H.R. 4487), H1482 [18AP]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see S. 2078), S2413 [9AP] (see H.R. 3993), H1002 [19MR] (see H.R. 4180), H1282 [11AP] (see H.R. 5596), H7892 [10OC]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 2699), S6250 [27JN]

———modify credit for holders of qualified zone academy bonds (see S. 2882), S7900 [1AU]

———preempt local taxation of satellite digital audio radio services and determine State authority for taxation of such services (see H.R. 4869), H3229 [5JN]

———provide a refundable credit for State and local real and personal property taxes paid by individuals (see H.R. 5290), H5995 [26JY]

———provide an exemption from local taxation for direct-to-subscriber satellite service providers (see H.R. 5429), H6473 [23SE]

———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see H.R. 4194), H1282 [11AP]

———provide full funding for payment in lieu of taxes program and protect local jurisdictions against loss of property tax revenues when private lands are acquired by Federal land management agencies (see H.R. 5053), H4325 [27JN] (see H.R. 5081), H4424 [9JY]

———treat Indian tribes the same as State governments relative to gambling (see H.R. 4887), H3291 [6JN]

Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of broadcast transmission facilities (see S. 3102), S10359 [10OC] (see H.R. 5632), H7894 [10OC]

———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless services facilities (see S. 3103), S10359 [10OC] (see H.R. 5631), H7894 [10OC]

Urban areas: allow transit systems in urbanized areas that have recently passed certain population limits to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants (see H.R. 5157), H4930 [18JY]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), resolve disagreements between Senate and House of Representatives (see H. Con. Res. 508), H7894 [10OC]

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. Con. Res. 515), H8545 [12NO] (see H. Res. 610), H8732 [13NO]

Water: improve financial and environmental sustainability of water programs (see S. 1961), S897 [15FE] (see S. 2813), S7469 [29JY]

Briefs

Assessing the Impact of a Ban on Soft Money—Party Soft Money Spending in the 2000 Elections: Ray La Raja and Elizabeth Jarvis-Shean, Institute of Governmental Studies and Citizens Research Foundation, E261-E263 [6MR]

Cloture motions

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S1241 [27FE], S1386 [1MR], S1417 [4MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S5246 [7JN], S5335 [11JN]

Conference reports

Help America Vote Act (H.R. 3295), H7247-H7268 [8OC]

Cost Estimates

Douglas County, OR, conveyance of certain BLM lands (H.R. 4601): CBO, E2149 [16DE]

Descriptions

Exempt State and Local Political Committees From Certain Notification and Reporting Requirements Applicable to Political Organizations (H.R. 5596), H8011 [16OC]

Letters

Clarify waiver authority granted to local workforce investment boards under the Workforce Investment Act: Kay G. Hoch and Robert Knight, National Association of Workforce Boards, H2544 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Reorganization Act: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S2839 [17AP]

District of Columbia funding: Delegate Norton, Anthony A. Williams, Mayor of the District of Columbia, and Linda W. Cropp, District of Columbia City Council, H7956 [16OC]

Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act: Andrew J. Imparato, American Association of People With Disabilities, S722 [13FE]

———Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins, League of Women Voters, S724 [13FE]

———Cathy Cox, Georgia Sec. of State, S724 [13FE]

———Dean Heller, Nevada Sec. of State, S724 [13FE]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S721 [13FE]

———James Gashel, National Federation of the Blind, S722 [13FE]

———Joan Claybrook and Frank Clemente, Public Citizen (organization), S723 [13FE]

———Kirsten A. Nyrop, United Cerebal Palsy Association, S722 [13FE]

———League of Women Voters, S1381 [1MR]

———National Commission on Federal Election Reform, S723 [13FE]

———National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (organization), S1381 [1MR]

———Ralph G. Neas and Stephanie Foster, People for the American Way (organization), S722 [13FE]

———Rebekah Harriman, Common Cause in Connecticut (organization), S723 [13FE]

———Susan Bysiewicz, Connecticut Sec. of State, S724 [13FE]

———William D. Novelli, AARP, S1380 [1MR]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, S721 [13FE]

FEMA waiver of match payments required by local communities for Federal homeland security assistance: several Representatives, H1014 [20MR]

Firefighting Research and Coordination Act: Philip C. Sittleburg, National Volunteer Fire Council, S7931 [1AU]

———several firefighting organizations, S7930 [1AU]

Help America Vote Act: Alan Reuther, UAW, H7840 [10OC]

———Angela Z. Monson and Martin R. Stephens, National Conference of State Legislatures, S10417 [15OC], H7838 [10OC]

———Bernadette Franks-Ongoy, National Association of Protection & Advocacy Systems, S10416 [15OC], H7841 [10OC]

———Brook Thompson, National Association of State Election Directors, S10417 [15OC], H7840 [10OC]

———Christopher Hansen, AARP, S10416 [15OC]

———Dan Gwadosky, National Association of Secretaries of State, S10417 [15OC], H7839 [10OC]

———Dorothy I. Height and Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S10503 [16OC]

———Douglas K. Vollmer, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S10415 [15OC]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S10415 [15OC], H7840 [10OC]

———James Gashel, National Federation of the Blind, S10415 [15OC], H7839 [10OC]

———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, S10417 [15OC], H7839 [10OC]

———Laura W. Murphy and LaShawn Y. Warren, ACLU, S10502 [16OC]

———Patricia Sandusky, United Cerebral Palsy Association, S10416 [15OC], H7841 [10OC]

———Paul W. Schroeder, American Foundation for the Blind, S10416 [15OC], H7841 [10OC]

———R. Doug Lewis, Election Center (organization), H7839 [10OC]

———Ralph G. Neas and Stephenie Foster, People for the American Way (organization), S10503 [16OC]

———Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, S10501 [16OC]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, S10415 [15OC], H7840 [10OC]

Housing Voucher Improvement Act: George Caruso, National Affordable Housing Management Association, S6653 [11JY]

———several organizations, S6652 [11JY]

———Sunia Zaterman, Council of Large Public Housing Authorities, S6653 [11JY]

Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act: Dept. of Justice, S5274 [10JN]

Permit Kentucky to operate a separate retirement system for certain public employees under Social Security: Anthony J. Cobaugh, Jefferson County, KY, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 14, S588 [11FE]

———David James, Louisville, KY, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 6, S588 [11FE]

———Michael J. (Howdy) Kurtsinger, Louisville, KY, Professional Fire Fighters Union Local 345, S588 [11FE]

———Patrick L. Doyle, Kentucky Division of Social Security, S588 [11FE]

———T. Kevin Flanery, Kentucky Sec. of Finance and Administration, S589 [11FE]

Provide sufficient State funding to meet certain election technology and administration requirements: Olene S. Walker, S1167 [26FE]

———Ron Thornburgh, Larry Naake, and William Pound, S1167 [26FE]

Sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities: Ben Hinson, American Ambulance Association, H5858 [26JY]

———William J. Johnson, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., H5858 [26JY]

Lists

Amendments to S. 565, Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act, S839 [14FE]

Congressional staff involved in H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act, S9952 [4OC]

Organizations supporting H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act, S10494, S10512 [16OC]

States defining waste-to-energy systems as a renewable energy source, S3287 [24AP]

Messages

District of Columbia Budget Request: President Bush, S6707 [12JY], H4580 [15JY]

Motions

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S1228 [27FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5320), complete congressional action to implement No Child Left Behind Act, H6955 [2OC]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H2596 [16MY], H3633 [18JN], H3677 [19JN], H4022 [26JN], H4337 [8JY], H4388 [9JY], H6286 [17SE], H6342 [18SE], H6532 [24SE], H6682 [25SE], H6948 [2OC]

Papers

Soft Money Spending by State Parties—Where Does It Really Go? Ray La Raja and Karen Pogoda, Institute of Governmental Studies and Citizens Research Foundation, E269-E273 [6MR]

Press releases

Circuit Attorney Announces Charges Against Vote Fraud Offenders: Jennifer M. Joyce, Office of the St. Louis, MO, Circuit Attorney, S2473 [10AP]

Election Reform Legislation in U.S. Congress—League Cautions—Legislation Is a Gamble, Implementation Key: League of Women Voters, S10501 [16OC]

Former Presidents Ford and Carter Welcome the Agreement Reached by Congress on Election Reform Legislation: National Commission on Federal Election Reform, S10415 [15OC], H7838 [10OC]

Proclamations

Tribute to Richard H. Finan: Representative Ney, E2027 [14NO]

Proposals

Complete congressional action on H.R. 5320, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations to implement No Child Left Behind Act, H6780 [30SE], H6954, H6959 [2OC]

Regulations

Voting System Accuracy Requirements: FEC, H7841 [10OC]

Remarks in House

Alabama: tribute to North Alabama 13-County Emergency Management/Civil Defense Mutual Assistance Association, E1422 [29JY]

Broomfield County, CO: tribute, E217 [27FE]

Broward County, FL: National Association of Counties Achievement Award recipient, E1373 [25JY]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (H. Res. 437), E1441, E1456 [29JY]

Children and youth: reform child welfare systems, E1937 [17OC]

———reform foster care systems, E1304 [18JY], E1501 [5SE], E1525 [9SE], E1569 [12SE], E1599 [18SE], E1636 [23SE], E1684 [30SE], E1778 [8OC]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H3437 [11JN]

Courts: jurisdiction over certain class actions brought by local prosecutors or private attorneys general, H866-H868 [13MR]

Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (H.R. 5701), E1955 [24OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), H217-H219 [7FE], H717 [6MR], H1075, H1078 [20MR], H1308 [16AP], E124 [8FE], E153 [14FE], E402, E433 [21MR], E1662 [26SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish National Council of First Responders, H5872 [26JY]

———establish Office for State and Local Government Coordination, H5702, H5703 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: deputizing of State and local law enforcement officials to perform immigration office functions, E699 [3MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: produce certain security documents at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis (H.R. 2509), H958-H960 [19MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5320), complete congressional action to implement No Child Left Behind Act, H6954, H6959 [2OC]

District of Columbia: authorize the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to provide for the interstate supervision of offenders on parole, probation, and supervised release (S. 3044), H8938 [14NO]

———eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws (H.R. 4155), E486 [10AP]

———eliminate discriminatory treatment relative to provisions of the Hatch Act limiting political activities of employees (H.R. 4617), E652 [29AP]

———funding, H7956 [16OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 5033), H4338 [8JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H6159 [10SE]

Education: apply guidelines for determination of per-pupil expenditure requirements for heavily impacted local educational agencies (H.R. 5599), H7900, H7901 [15OC]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H3207 [5JN]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H2213 [8MY], E1561 [12SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program to include children of the freely associated states in the calculation of basic support payments to local educational agencies (H.R. 4787), E882 [22MY]

FEMA: waiver of match payments required by local communities for Federal homeland security assistance, H1013 [20MR]

Ferndale, CA: anniversary, E1448 [29JY]

Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting community gun buy back programs (H.R. 4674), H2213 [8MY], E730 [7MY]

Haines, OR: conveyance of certain lands (S. 1907), H8912 [14NO]

Help America Vote Act: compliance deadlines, H3677-H3681 [19JN]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (H.R. 4446), E544 [16AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reduce paperwork for special education teachers (H.R. 5591), E1807 [9OC]

Law enforcement: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services funds for State and local intelligence officers (H.R. 5307), E1444 [29JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, H1195 [10AP]

———prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (H.R. 2114), H3541 [13JN], H3725 [20JN]

National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute: prohibit Federal involvement in management of grant funding, H5242 [23JY]

National security: implementation of a national identification system or card, H5853 [26JY]

———provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities, H5443, H5444 [24JY], H5858-H5861 [26JY]

———provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (H.R. 4598), H3936-H3948 [26JN], E843 [17MY]

———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), H3934-H3936 [26JN]

———require the President to prescribe procedures which determine whether, how, and to what extent, information provided by whistleblowers should be disseminated, H3946, H3947 [26JN]

National Small Cities Day: observance, E1055 [14JN]

Pennsylvania: anniversary of Registers of Wills & Clerks of Orphans' Court, E1238 [11JY]

Perryman, Darryl D.: National Organization of Black County Officials, Inc., Outstanding County Official award recipient, E726 [7MY]

Political campaigns: prohibit soft money expenditures by State, district, or local political party committees, H444-H448 [13FE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: clarify calculation of payments in lieu of taxes to counties relative to certain county projects funding (H.R. 5379), E1570 [12SE]

Ships and vessels: prohibit taxes or fees imposed by local communities on vessels merely transiting or making passage through navigable waters adjacent to such communities, E2143 [22NO]

Solid waste: State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste, E1340 [24JY]

South Carolina Policy Council: tribute, H2170 [8MY]

Taxation: allow tax credit for contributions to local agencies and organizations for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, upgrading school facilities, and certain technology expenses, H1611-H1617 [24AP], H2010-H2016 [1MY], H2220-H2227 [8MY], H2506, H2507 [15MY], H3442-H3449 [11JN], H3510-H3512 [12JN]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations, H1127-H1131 [9AP], H1160 [10AP], E481 [10AP], E504 [11AP]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (H.R. 5596), H8010-H8013 [16OC]

Terrorism: allow offering of indemnity to companies that sell anti-terrorism technology and services to Federal, State, and local governments, H5657 [25JY], H5824, H5830-H5836 [26JY], E1467 [29JY]

———liability protections to companies that sell anti-terrorism technology and services to Federal, State, and local governments, E2079 [15NO]

Thomas-Dale Block Club: tribute, E1805 [9OC]

U.S./Mexico Border Counties Coalition: release of report on impact of medical costs of treating undocumented aliens on border communities, E1697 [30SE]

Urban areas: allow transit systems in urbanized areas that have recently passed certain population limits to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants (H.R. 5157), H6090 [9SE]

Voting: direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns, H7842, H7849 [10OC], E1862 [11OC]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H6885 [1OC]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, H7836-H7854 [10OC], E1861, E1862 [11OC]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, H7377 [9OC]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), motion to instruct conferees, H2596-H2599 [16MY], H3633 [18JN], H3677-H3681 [19JN], H4022 [26JN], H4337 [8JY], H4388-H4392 [9JY], H6342-H6348 [18SE], H6682-H6685 [25SE], H6948-H6951 [2OC], E1635 [23SE]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), resolve disagreements between Senate and House of Representatives (H. Con. Res. 508), H7854 [10OC]

———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems, H2596-H2599 [16MY]

Westminster, CO: Denver Federal Executive Board Distinguished Local Government Award recipient, E1064 [14JN]

Workforce Investment Act: clarify waiver authority granted to local workforce investment boards, H2544, H2545 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

Advisory Committee on Electronic Voting and the Electoral Process: establish, S2468 [10AP]

Bankruptcy: limit the value of real and personal property that debtors may exempt under State and local law (S. 2996), S9122 [24SE]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (S. Res. 284), S5543 [13JN], S6593 [10JY]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), S11556, S11557 [19NO]

Children and youth: establish a Community Corps (S. 2392), S3510 [29AP], S3556 [30AP]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (S. 3057), S9985 [4OC]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (S. 1965), S1210 [26FE]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S709-S729 [13FE], S797-S830, S832-S840 [14FE], S879-S881, S975 [15FE], S987-S991, S993, S994 [25FE], S1142, S1166-S1196 [26FE], S1223-S1232, S1233, S1236, S1241, S1249 [27FE], S1328-S1332, S1341, S1343 [28FE], S1379-S1387, S1390, S1402-S1405 [1MR], S1412, S1414-S1417 [4MR], S2465-S2477 [10AP], S2516-S2556 [11AP], S9684 [1OC]

———establish (S. 565), unanimous-consent agreement, S1402 [1MR], S2318 [22MR], S2503 [10AP]

———establish (S. 565), vitiation of action, S2599 [11AP]

Community development: provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities (S. 2692), S6253 [27JN]

Crime: allow for possibility of death penalty in the prosecution of hate crimes, S5267-S5269, S5272-S5276 [10JN], S5327-S5330 [11JN]

———foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (S. 3147), S10711-S10716 [17OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, S1391 [1MR]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S22 [23JA], S134 [25JA], S174 [28JA], S223 [29JA], S281 [4FE], S342 [5FE], S424 [6FE], S480 [7FE], S542 [8FE], S586 [11FE], S653 [12FE], S731 [13FE], S850 [14FE], S897 [15FE], S998 [25FE], S1198 [26FE], S1249 [27FE], S1346 [28FE], S1419 [4MR], S1534 [5MR], S1595 [6MR], S1672 [7MR], S1702, S1704 [8MR], S1727 [11MR], S1776 [12MR], S1852 [13MR], S1929 [14MR], S1971 [15MR], S2070 [19MR], S2176 [20MR], S2243 [21MR], S2322 [22MR], S2481 [10AP], S2573 [11AP], S2630 [12AP], S2671 [15AP], S2720 [16AP], S2824 [17AP], S2939 [18AP], S3013 [22AP], S3161 [23AP], S3296 [24AP], S3427 [25AP], S3466 [26AP], S3501 [29AP], S3557 [30AP], S3622 [1MY], S3835 [2MY], S3898 [6MY], S3948 [7MY], S4057 [8MY], S4140 [9MY], S4269 [13MY], S4327 [14MY], S4382 [15MY], S4487 [16MY], S4525, S4526, S4533 [17MY], S4615 [21MY], S4697 [22MY], S4832 [23MY], S4883 [3JN], S4963 [4JN], S5033 [5JN], S5200 [6JN], S5246-S5248, S5251 [7JN], S5267-S5276, S5316 [10JN], S5325-S5337 [11JN], S5446, S5447 [12JN], S5530 [13JN], S5583 [14JN], S5629 [17JN], S5689 [18JN], S5767 [19JN], S5844 [20JN], S5895 [21JN], S5951 [24JN], S6009 [25JN], S6124 [26JN], S6236 [27JN], S6316 [28JN], S6354 [8JY], S6496 [9JY], S6568 [10JY], S6644 [11JY], S6706 [12JY], S6804 [15JY], S6861 [16JY], S6943 [17JY], S7029 [18JY], S7101 [19JY], S7159 [22JY], S7222 [23JY], S7306 [24JY], S7369 [25JY], S7422 [26JY], S7464 [29JY], S7572 [30JY], S7736 [31JY], S7865 [1AU], S8079 [3SE], S8195 [4SE], S8292 [5SE], S8369 [9SE], S8447 [10SE], S8505 [11SE], S8557 [12SE], S8617 [13SE], S8667 [17SE], S8747 [18SE], S8915 [19SE], S8979 [20SE], S9030 [23SE], S9110 [24SE], S9226 [25SE], S9414 [26SE], S9592 [30SE], S9707 [1OC], S9840 [2OC], S9898 [3OC], S9979 [4OC], S10037 [7OC], S10111 [8OC], S10218 [9OC], S10347 [10OC], S10434 [15OC], S10564 [16OC], S10653 [17OC], S10835 [12NO], S10879 [13NO], S11062 [14NO], S11204 [15NO], S11308 [18NO], S11551 [19NO], S11715 [20NO]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), unanimous-consent agreement, S4818 [23MY], S5195 [6JN]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), unanimous-consent request, S3454 [25AP], S4525 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish partnerships between the military and local school districts to enhance the quality of education available to military dependents, S6193 [27JN]

———promote the creation of military charter schools in partnership with local public school systems (S. 3169), S11085 [14NO]

Dept. of Energy: allow vehicle fleet administrators to choose between alternative fuel or hybrid vehicles, S2198 [21MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a risk-based program that prioritizes and allocates Federal, State, and local resources for combating terrorism, S11450 [19NO]

———require report on effectiveness of information sharing between Dept. of Homeland Security, FBI, and State and local law enforcement authorities (S. 2956), S8758 [18SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a racial profiling education and awareness program and assist State and local law enforcement agencies in implementing such programs (S. 2114), S2584 [11AP]

———study the adequacy of existing electoral fraud statutes and penalties, S2468 [10AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an office to coordinate disaster preparedness strategies with other Federal agencies, and State and local governments (S. 2186), S2839 [17AP]

Disasters: extend deadline for submission of State recommendations of local governments to receive assistance of predisaster hazard mitigation and to provide additional repair assistance to individuals (S. 1632), S10472 [15OC]

———make technical and conforming changes to local legislation on the establishment of an Office of the Chief Financial Officer and subordinate offices (S. 2316), S3439 [25AP]

———making appropriations (S. 1543), indefinitely postponed, S49 [23JA]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (S. 2866), S7936 [1AU]

District of Columbia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council: require participation of certain Federal officials with responsibility for the administration of the criminal justice system of the District of Columbia (H.R. 2305), S3976 [7MY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (S. 2763), S7107-S7109 [19JY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), S2910 [18AP]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S5651 [18JN], S8150-S8152 [4SE]

———emergency summer school funding, S4997-S5004 [5JN], S5192 [6JN]

———promote mathematics and science education through a mathematics and science partnership and through a grant program to increase student academic achievement (S. 2902), S8203 [4SE]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (S. 2912), S8307 [5SE]

———reduce paperwork for special education teachers and make mediation mandatory for all legal disputes relative to individualized education programs (S. 2653), S5853 [20JN]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S8152 [4SE]

Elections: permit use of Social Security numbers for voter registration and election administration, S809-S811, S829, S830 [14FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (S. 3171), S11215 [15NO]

———permit certain States and local educational agencies to obtain waivers of student testing requirements (S. 2954), S8756 [18SE]

EPA: enforcement of Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada relative to importation of municipal solid waste (S. 2792), S7374 [25JY]

FBI: impact on State and local law enforcement resulting from shifting of criminal investigation agents to terrorism-related duties, S4946 [4JN]

Federal-State relations: role of the Federal Government, S5323-S5325 [11JN]

FEMA: GAO report on hazard mitigation programs, S10436 [15OC]

Florida: failure of Legislature to continue support for election reform, S1337 [28FE]

———voting equipment problems in primary election, S8441 [10SE]

Haines, OR: conveyance of certain lands (S. 1907), S8017 [1AU]

Health: improve coordination between Federal agencies and local emergency medical service providers (S. 2014), S1937 [14MR]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (S. 2584), S5049 [5JN]

Homeless: direct Federal aid to projects and programs that will prevent, and end, homelessness and ensure accountability through performance evaluations (S. 2573), S4865 [23MY]

Housing: improve voucher rental assistance housing program (S. 2721), S6651 [11JY]

Immigration: extend and modify reimbursement of State and local funds expended for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (S. 3013), S9432 [26SE]

Kentucky: permit the operation of a separate retirement system for certain public employees under Social Security (S. 1929), S587 [11FE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, S5921 [24JN]

———community policing programs (S. 924), S8915 [19SE]

———establish a Community Oriented Policing Services anti-methamphetamine grant program (S. 2030), S2078 [19MR]

———prohibit racial profiling (S. 989), S1249 [27FE]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (S. 2480), S4073 [8MY]

National security: establish Federal standards for State issued driver's license and identification cards, S1387 [1MR]

———make grants to State and local governments in order to prepare for and respond to terrorist threats (S. 2077), S2414 [9AP]

———provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (S. 2887), S7953 [1AU]

———strengthen by encouraging and assisting in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical needs at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels (S. 1799), S3012 [22AP], S5949 [24JN]

National Small Cities Day: observance, S5581 [14JN]

Native Americans: distribute judgment funds to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation (S. 3059), S9993 [4OC]

Palmer, Douglas H.: Mercer County, NJ, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, S2072 [19MR]

Political campaigns: prohibit soft money expenditures by State, district, or local political party committees, S2138 [20MR]

———prohibit State candidates from spending non-Federal money on advertisements that mention Federal candidates, S2142 [20MR]

Power resources: streamline siting process for energy pipelines and transmission lines, S2602 [11AP]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (S. 1030), S8667 [17SE]

Small business: recognize role in national defense and encourage government purchase of innovative technologies and services from small businesses to help in homeland defense and the fight against terrorism (S. Res. 264), S4078 [8MY], S4191 [10MY], S6432 [8JY]

Solid waste: allow States to use municipal solid waste as a renewable energy source, S2235 [21MR]

———limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (S. 2034), S2083 [19MR], S2175 [20MR]

———modify definitions of biomass and renewable energy to exclude municipal solid waste, S3149 [23AP], S3285-S3287 [24AP], S3415 [25AP]

South Dakota: status of Native American treaty tribes, S9591 [30SE]

St. Louis, MO: voting irregularities, S718-S721 [13FE]

Taxation: exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (H.R. 5596), S10779-S10781 [17OC]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (S. 2078), S2415 [9AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (S. 2699), S6260 [27JN]

———prohibit States from imposing tax on income earned within that State by nonresidents, S209 [29JA]

Telecommunications: authorize grants for community telecommunications infrastructure planning, S848 [14FE]

———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of broadcast transmission facilities (S. 3102), S10380-S10383 [10OC]

———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless services facilities (S. 3103), S10380-S10383 [10OC]

Terrorism: allow offering of indemnity to companies that sell anti-terrorism technology and services to Federal, State, and local governments, S9369 [26SE]

———liability protections to companies that sell anti-terrorism technology and services to Federal, State, and local governments, S11405, S11419 [19NO]

Treaties and agreements: ensure equitable treatment of foreign and domestic investors under investor-State dispute settlement processes relative to compliance with local, State, and Federal regulations, S4267, S4268 [13MY], S4297, S4298 [14MY], S4593-S4605 [21MY]

Urban areas: allow transit systems in urbanized areas that have recently passed certain population limits to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants (H.R. 5157), S8623 [13SE]

Voting: application of existing criminal statutes to voting rights cases, S990 [25FE]

———clarify ability of election officials to remove registrants from official list of voters due to change of residence, S826, S833, S834 [14FE]

———eliminate mail notification requirements for provisional ballots and replace with a free access system, S2468, S2469, S2472 [10AP], S2542 [11AP]

———eliminate special treatment of punch card voting systems under voting system standards, S813-S820 [14FE]

———ensure security and confidentiality of information on the free access system relative to determining final disposition of votes, S1147 [26FE]

———ensure voting rights for disabled individuals, S713 [13FE]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), S8441 [10SE], S9951-S9955 [4OC]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, S10412-S10424 [15OC], S10488-S10516 [16OC], S10606 [17OC]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), insert S. 565 language in lieu, S2543 [11AP]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), unanimous-consent agreement, S2543 [11AP]

———establish a residual ballot performance benchmark, S834 [14FE], S1170 [26FE], S2470, S2472, S2473 [10AP], S2543 [11AP]

———guarantee States a portion of grant program funds allocated for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration, S988, S989 [25FE]

———implement significant election administration reforms, S8, S10 [23JA]

———implementation of new election technologies and electronic voting systems, S2476, S2477 [10AP]

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

———permit voter information contained in a written affirmation to be used to verify eligibility of voter under a provisional voting system, S2471 [10AP]

———provide construction grants to ensure access for disabled individuals, S2521 [11AP]

———provide funding for protection and advocacy agencies to focus on voting access for persons with disabilities, S1143-S1149 [26FE], S1390 [1MR]

———provide sufficient funding to States to meet certain election technology and administration requirements, S1166, S1167 [26FE]

———require States and localities to mail voter registration form to individuals who cast provisional ballots that were not counted, S728 [13FE]

———require that States and local election officials maintain adequate security measures to protect computerized statewide voter registration lists, S2471 [10AP]

———specify how lever voting systems may meet the multilingual materials requirement, S728 [13FE]

———study elimination of postage on absentee ballots, S1148 [26FE]

———treatment of absentee and mail-in ballots, S726 [13FE], S2521, S2522 [11AP]

———voter fraud, S2472 [10AP]

Water: improve financial and environmental sustainability of water programs (S. 1961), S907 [15FE], S1347 [28FE]

———improve financial and environmental sustainability of water programs (S. 2813), S7470, S7471 [29JY]

Wilton, CT: anniversary, S4565 [20MY]

Reports filed

Allow Urbanized Transit Systems That Have Recently Passed Certain Population Limits To Retain Flexibility in the Use of Federal Transit Grants: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5157) (H. Rept. 107-644), H6084 [5SE]

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Judgement Fund Distribution Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3059) (S. Rept. 107-313), S10442 [15OC]

Aviation Delay Prevention Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 633) (S. Rept. 107-162), S5534 [13JN]

Brownfield Site Redevelopment Assistance Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1079) (S. Rept. 107-244), S8091 [3SE]

Consideration of H.R. 4598, Homeland Security Information Sharing Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 107-535), H3927 [25JN]

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3044), S10442 [15OC]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3044) (S. Rept. 107-332), S10843 [12NO]

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Restructuring Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2305) (S. Rept. 107-145), S3504 [29AP]

District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5521) (H. Rept. 107-716), H6982 [2OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2809) (S. Rept. 107-225), S7430 [26JY]

Douglas County, OR, Conveyance of Certain BLM Lands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4601) (H. Rept. 107-761), H8021 [16OC]

Federal-Local Information Sharing Partnership Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1615), S8299 [5SE]

Firefighting Research and Coordination Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2862) (S. Rept. 107-344), S11315 [18NO]

Gateway Communities Cooperation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4622) (H. Rept. 107-653), H6228 [11SE]

Haines, OR, Conveyance of Certain Lands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1907) (S. Rept. 107-197), S6318 [28JN]

Haines, OR, Land Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1907) (H. Rept. 107-680), H6557 [24SE]

Help America Vote Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3295) (H. Rept. 107-730), H7302 [8OC]

Homeland Security Information Sharing Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4598) (H. Rept. 107-534), H3927 [25JN]

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2480), S11078 [14NO]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2480) (S. Rept. 107-345), S11573 [19NO]

Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 625) (S. Rept. 107-147), S4145 [9MY]

Lower Yellowstone Reclamation Projects Conveyance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2202) (H. Rept. 107-760), H8021 [16OC]

National Monument Fairness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2114) (H. Rept. 107-408), H1288 [15AP]

Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community Prosecutors, and Training in Our Neighborhoods (PROTECTION) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 924), S2577 [11AP]

Request President Bush To Address Issues of Neighborhood Crime Prevention and Community Policing and Support Federal Participation in National Night Out: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 437) (H. Rept. 107-606), H5193 [23JY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 284), S6249 [27JN]

Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1850) (S. Rept. 107-316), S10570 [16OC]

Water Investment Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1961) (S. Rept. 107-228), S7469 [29JY]

White House Quadrennial Small Business Summit Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 396) (S. Rept. 107-136), S487 [7FE]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5320), complete congressional action to implement No Child Left Behind Act, H6954, H6960 [2OC]

Statements

Help America Vote Act: Representative Conyers, S9953 [4OC]

———Representative Corrine Brown, S9953 [4OC]

———Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, S9952 [4OC]

———Scott Harshbarger, Common Cause (organization), S10416 [15OC], H7840 [10OC]

Summaries

Housing Voucher Improvement Act (S. 2721), S6653-S6655 [11JY]

Tables

Hate crimes prosecuted by State and local prosecutors where the death penalty was available, S5273 [10JN]

Treatment costs for certain medical ailments in North Dakota, California, New York, and the District of Columbia, S8668 [17SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 508, resolve disagreements between Senate and House of Representatives on H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act, H7854 [10OC]

H. Res. 458, consideration of H.R. 4598, Homeland Security Information Sharing Act, H3934 [26JN]

H.R. 2509, Dept. of the Treasury production of certain security documents at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis, H958 [19MR]

H.R. 3295, Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act, S2544-S2556 [11AP]

H.R. 5138, True American Heroes Act, H5021-H5023 [22JY]

H.R. 5157, allow transit systems in urbanized areas that have recently passed certain population limits to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants, H6090 [9SE]

H.R. 5596, exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations, H8011-H8013 [16OC]

H.R. 5599, apply guidelines for determination of per-pupil expenditure requirements for heavily impacted local educational agencies, H7900 [15OC]

S. 1632, extend deadline for submission of State recommendations of local governments to receive assistance of predisaster hazard mitigation and to provide additional repair assistance to individuals, S10473 [15OC]

S. 1907, conveyance of certain lands to Haines, OR, S8017 [1AU]

S. 1907, Haines, OR, land conveyance, H8912 [14NO]

S. 1961, Water Investment Act, S901-S907 [15FE]

S. 2030, COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Act, S2078 [19MR]

S. 2034, Municipal Solid Waste Interstate Transportation and Local Authority Act, S2084-S2090 [19MR]

S. 2114, Racial Profiling Education and Awareness Act, S2584 [11AP]

S. 2186, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Reorganization Act, S2839 [17AP]

S. 2573, Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act, S4866-S4873 [23MY]

S. 2584, American Dream Downpayment Act, S5050 [5JN]

S. 2862, Firefighting Research and Coordination Act, S7931 [1AU]

S. 2902, Mathematics and Science Education Excellence Act, S8203 [4SE]

S. 2912, Student Bill of Rights, S8308-S8311 [5SE]

S. 2954, Student Testing Flexibility Act, S8757 [18SE]

S. 2996, Bankruptcy Abuse Reform Act, S9123 [24SE]

S. 3013, Local Emergency Health Services Reimbursement Act, S9432 [26SE]

S. 3044, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act, S9908 [3OC], S10960 [13NO], H8938 [14NO]

S. 3102, Local Control of Broadcast Towers Act, S10380 [10OC]

S. 3103, Local Control of Cellular Towers Act, S10382 [10OC]

S. 3147, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act, S10712-S10714 [17OC]

S. Res. 264, recognize role of small business in national defense and encourage government purchase of innovative technologies and services from small businesses to help in homeland defense and the fight against terrorism, S4078 [8MY], S6432 [8JY]

S. Res. 284, request President Bush address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out, S5543 [13JN]

S. Res. 284, request President Bush to address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out, S6593 [10JY]