LYNCH, STEPHEN F. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: improve indoor air quality in schools and other buildings (see H.R. 3532), H285 [12FE]

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H1532 [23AP]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H285 [12FE]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H6061 [4SE]

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H655 [4MR]

Armed Forces: extend the deadline for granting posthumous citizenship to members who die while on active-duty service (see H.R. 2623), H1155 [9AP]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H907 [13MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H3037 [23MY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H105 [29JA]

Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to certain negotiations of freelance writers and artists for the sale of their written and graphic material to publishers (see H.R. 4643), H4425 [9JY]

Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see H. Con. Res. 401), H4069 [26JN]

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), H1003 [19MR]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H9025 [14NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 169), H1202 [10AP]

———display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 106), H5454 [24JY]

———tribute to District of Columbia National Guard, National Guard Bureau, and Dept. of Defense for assistance to Capitol Police and Congress after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1533 [23AP]

———tribute to District of Columbia National Guard and Capitol Police for increased security after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1284 [11AP]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]

———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H105 [29JA]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H1154 [9AP]

———increase the availability and quality of child care for disabled children (see H.R. 2787), H1090 [20MR]

———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), H2235 [8MY]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H7172 [7OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H634 [27FE]

Clothing industry: provide access to information about sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4768), H2607 [16MY]

Computers: penalties for individuals who use false or misleading domain names to attract children to Internet sites not appropriate for children (see H.R. 4658), H2165 [7MY]

Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H3826 [21JN]

———promote responsibility (see H.R. 5160), H4930 [18JY]

CPSC: promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 3283), H6693 [25SE]

———promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4607), H1673 [25AP]

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), H3453 [11JN]

———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 4645), H3562 [13JN]

———prosecute persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain investigations or who defraud investors, prohibit certain debts from being discharged in bankruptcy, and protect whistleblowers from retaliation (see H.R. 4098), H1152 [9AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1090 [20MR]

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

———make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H1283 [11AP]

———proposed referendum on political reform (see H. Res. 453), H3774 [20JN]

Davis, Sammy, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3628), H834 [12MR]

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), H4767 [16JY]

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), H2356 [9MY]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H3928 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in Taunton, MA, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 5547), H7018 [3OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 4005), H1002 [19MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for substitution of parties in claims for benefits when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending (see H.R. 3733), H738 [6MR]

———improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H1087 [20MR]

———improve procurement practices in procuring health-care items (see H.R. 3645), H103 [29JA]

———maintain health care eligibility for veterans being held as a prisoner in a county or city jail (see H.R. 3772), H1284 [11AP]

———provide Government markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries that died on or after the day of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3990), H1201 [10AP]

———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6061 [4SE]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H4069 [26JN]

———repeal requirement that former POW must have been interred for a specified minimum period of time to be eligible for dental benefits (see H.R. 3826), H1484 [18AP]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3183), H737 [6MR]

———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), H6374 [18SE]

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H907 [13MR]

Diseases: combat cancer (see H.R. 4596), H1673 [25AP]

———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H367 [13FE]

———increase testing of pregnant women and newborn infants for HIV infection (see H.R. 4644), H3454 [11JN]

Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H4069 [26JN]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6778 [26SE]

———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 4951), H4425 [9JY]

———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), H1284 [11AP]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H284 [12FE]

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H3038 [23MY]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H6171 [10SE]

Executive Office of the President: ensure that requests or petitions for executive clemency are treated as lobbying contacts (see H.R. 5131), H4765 [16JY]

Families and domestic relations: provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H1156 [9AP]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1043), H2735 [21MY] (see H.R. 1097), H2471 [14MY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H561 [26FE]

———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H1156 [9AP]

———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H227 [7FE]

———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H284 [12FE]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H4425 [9JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H1156 [9AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5079), H4424 [9JY]

Firearms: require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 3207), H1003 [19MR]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H201 [6FE]

Flag—U.S.: prohibit importation of foreign-made U.S. flags (see H.R. 3107), H6419 [19SE]

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]

Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 5040), H4767 [16JY]

Health: authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 4086), H1338 [16AP]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H4351 [8JY]

———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H2101 [2MY]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H688 [5MR]

Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 3336), H1003 [19MR]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H1674 [25AP]

———help solve the nursing shortage in hospitals and continuing care settings (see H.R. 1897), H2356 [9MY]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]

Higher Education Act: establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services (see H.R. 2487), H3161 [4JN]

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]

Housing: provide affordable housing for families that are headed by grandparents and other relatives of children (see H.R. 4033), H3454 [11JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: establish a method to provide outcome-based funding increases to States (see H.R. 5001), H4425 [9JY]

Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H833 [12MR]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H1410 [17AP]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H655 [4MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H6559 [24SE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H834 [12MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H781 [7MR]

———remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H2099 [2MY]

Israel: condemn attempts to boycott Israeli scientific institutions and scholars (see H. Res. 499), H6061 [4SE]

Joseph D. Early Post Office Building, Worcester, MA: designate (see H.R. 5333), H6059 [4SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1201 [10AP]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H1090 [20MR]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H688 [5MR]

———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1090 [20MR]

Massachusetts: tribute to Air National Guard 102d Fighter Wing for efforts relative to national security in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H.J. Res. 94), H2944 [22MY]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H1003 [19MR]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H1484 [18AP]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H1283 [11AP]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1201 [10AP]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H1091 [20MR]

Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H1284 [11AP]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H1154 [9AP]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4000), H1156 [9AP]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H6417 [19SE]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H1090 [20MR]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H561 [26FE]

———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H1003 [19MR]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H833 [12MR]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H562 [26FE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H1003 [19MR]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 400), H1674 [25AP]

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H2470 [14MY]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2101 [2MY]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H5453 [24JY]

Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see H.R. 2624), H1155 [9AP]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H36 [23JA]

National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H5998 [26JY]

National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 358), H1533 [23AP]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 5047), H4325 [27JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H5195 [23JY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 390), H2108 [6MY]

National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H4932 [18JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H781 [7MR]

National Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5124), H5998 [26JY]

NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H1201 [10AP]

Older Americans Act: Elderly Nutrition Programs anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H4606 [15JY]

Organ donors: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 4008), H1201 [10AP]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H833 [12MR]

Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 4187), H1282 [11AP]

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: withdraw certain benefits from auditors that perform non-audit functions (see H.R. 3617), H562 [26FE]

Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H6304 [17SE]

———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), H1154 [9AP]

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), H8023 [16OC]

Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see H.R. 5216), H5789 [25JY]

Robeson, Paul L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 114), H1339 [16AP]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H3160 [4JN]

———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]

———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H6172 [10SE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H687 [5MR]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1532 [23AP]

States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 238), H3826 [21JN]

Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H3161 [4JN]

———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), H1338 [16AP]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H687 [5MR]

———apply the harbor maintenance tax to certain ports that import cargo exceeding a certain amount per year (see H.R. 4835), H3036 [23MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H6129 [9SE]

———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2419), H1533 [23AP]

———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]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H5194 [23JY] (see H.R. 4002), H1201 [10AP]

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

Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H8029 [17OC]

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

Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3670), H1091 [20MR]

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

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H7172 [7OC]

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]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H79 [24JA]

Veterans: authorize additional compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for whom a family member dependent on the veteran for support provides care (see H.R. 4621), H1768 [30AP]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 4904), H4767 [16JY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4085), H2165 [7MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H651 [28FE]

———prevent contributions to GI bill benefits from reducing Federal student financial assistance (see H.R. 745), H737 [6MR]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H4932 [18JY]

———revise and improve employment, training, and placement services (see H.R. 4015), H2164 [7MY]

Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: require a study on the eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and an alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 3443), H834 [12MR]

Williams, Ted: tribute (see H. Res. 482), H4574 [12JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H907 [13MR]

———increase financial and programmatic contributions to advancing the status of women and girls in low-income countries around the world (see H.R. 4114), H1289 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Boston, MA: tribute to Sail Boston event (see H.J. Res. 107), H5453 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pilot program to assess the benefits of establishing a nurse preceptor program (see H.R. 5576), H7303 [8OC]

———pilot program to assess benefits of dispensing medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 5332), H6059 [4SE]

Food industry: provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of tomato sauce preparation (see H.R. 4230), H1289 [15AP]

Health: expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to research on autoimmune diseases in women (see H.R. 5104), H4552 [11JY]

Iron and steel industry: tribute to ironworkers for rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 376), H1289 [15AP]

Tariff: filament yarns (see H.R. 4217, 4218), H1288 [15AP]

Remarks

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 450), H3959 [26JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), E971 [6JN]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7234 [8OC]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1598 [24AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions, H5296 [23JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5296 [23JY]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), H2086 [2MY], E780 [10MY]

Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3677 [19JN], H3844, H3845 [24JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H269 [12FE]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 4070), E1157 [27JN]

Taxation: accelerate marriage penalty relief and modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (H.R. 4626), H2688 [21MY]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country, H2688 [21MY]

———rates, E971 [6JN]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), E1587 [17SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H3959 [26JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3450 [11JN], H3512 [12JN]

Special order: granted, H199 [6FE], H281 [12FE]

Statements

Tribute to Senator Kennedy: by, S1153 [26FE]

Tributes

Mink, Patsy T., E1796 [8OC]

Tynan, Mary Ann, E1919 [17OC]