McGOVERN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
Amendments
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2662 [20MY], H2996 [23MY]
Articles and editorials
Armenians Still Seek Justice for 1915 Genocide by Ottomans, Jason Sohigian, Worcester (MA) Telegram and Gazette, H1607 [24AP]
Congressional Cowardice, New York (NY) Times, H4912 [18JY]
48 Hours in a Chinese Detention Center, Daniel Pomerleau, WheatBread Magazine (Clark University publication), E1335
Godforsaken Ruling, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H4122 [27JN]
One Nation Under Blank, Washington (DC) Post, H4122 [27JN]
``One Nation Under God,'' New York (NY) Times, H4122 [27JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
African Americans: establish a memorial to slavery in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4964), H4554 [11JY]
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H6560 [24SE]
———respond to surge of coffee imports (see H. Res. 604), H8732 [13NO]
AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (see H. Con. Res. 314), H1156 [9AP]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H1088 [20MR]
———ensure use of certain antibiotic drugs in agriculture does not compromise human health by contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 3804), H1769 [30AP]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]
Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1280), H6060 [4SE]
———encourage employers who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve to provide a pay differential benefit and an extension of employee benefits to members on active duty (see H. Con. Res. 362), H2946 [22MY]
———forgive certain overpayments of retired pay to deceased retired members after death (see H.R. 5287), H6230 [11SE]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1155 [9AP]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H2108 [6MY]
———waive Medicare part B penalty for military retirees who enroll in TRICARE program (see H.R. 997), H1410 [17AP]
Army: anniversary of the founding of the Special Forces and honor Aaron Bank for his role in the founding (see H. Con. Res. 364), H3514 [12JN]
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), H2235 [8MY]
Baumel, Zachary: anniversary of capture, and calling on Syria and Lebanon to locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (see H. Con. Res. 417), H3601 [17JN]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3292 [6JN]
Business and industry: enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosure made pursuant to the securities laws (see H.R. 3818), H1688 [29AP]
Campanella, Roy: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 127), H4606 [15JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: 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), H1200 [10AP]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7738 [9OC]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals (see H.J. Res. 92), H3860 [24JN]
Chemicals: require licenses for the sale, purchase, and distribution of certain chemicals that are precursors to chemical weapons (see H.R. 4698), H2512 [15MY]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H1284 [11AP]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H1284 [11AP]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6059 [4SE]
———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H1090 [20MR]
———increase the availability and quality of child care for disabled children (see H.R. 2787), H285 [12FE]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations in Tibet (see H. Res. 410), H4606 [15JY]
———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H7172 [7OC]
Choctaw Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3439), H1533 [23AP]
Collective bargaining: repeal ability of the President to intervene in strikes and lock-outs (see H.R. 5644), H9025 [14NO]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1918), H6419 [19SE]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H6172 [10SE]
Computers: establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 3833), H1201 [10AP]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1769 [30AP]
Corp. for National and Community Service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 4854), H3563 [13JN]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H5998 [26JY]
Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 4091), H6172 [10SE]
———waive certain defenses to legal claims brought by workers participating in the Bracero Program (see H.R. 4918), H3513 [12JN]
CPSC: promulgate a product safety standard that requires certain manufacturers to establish and maintain a system for providing notification of recalls to consumers (see H.R. 3658), H104 [29JA]
———promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4607), H1673 [25AP]
Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H3859 [24JN]
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), H1674 [25AP]
———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), H1284 [11AP]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H6172 [10SE]
———require purchases of firearms, ammunition, and explosives be made in person and keep records on the means of purchase (see H.R. 4101), H1153 [9AP]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 26), H4498 [10JY]
———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 2662), H3601 [17JN]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 5022), H4068 [26JN]
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: expiration (see H.R. 5616), H7893 [10OC]
Davis, Benjamin O., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 487), H5087 [22JY]
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 Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6560 [24SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish and maintain a panel to provide expert scientific recommendations in the field of cell development (see H.R. 2863), H2945 [22MY]
———establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 2422), H1674 [25AP]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H3161 [4JN]
Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2472 [14MY]
Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H781 [7MR]
———exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits (see H.R. 3771), H3721 [19JN]
———improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H1533 [23AP]
———limit amount of time veterans must wait to get a doctor's appointment at veterans clinics (see H.R. 435), H2608 [16MY]
———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), H1410 [17AP]
———provide grants to States for programs to financially assist veterans who experience certain emergencies (see H.R. 5112), H4574 [12JY]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6251 [12SE]
———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3774 [20JN]
———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), H6420 [19SE]
Disabled: importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 477), H9025 [14NO]
Diseases: combat cancer (see H.R. 4596), H2101 [2MY]
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), H3775 [20JN]
Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3912), H780 [7MR]
———authorize appropriations and establish advisory committee to help implement the Advanced Technological Education Program and strengthen technological education at associate-degree granting colleges (see H.R. 4680), H6129 [9SE]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H1770 [30AP]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6304 [17SE]
———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 4951), H4554 [11JY]
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 5493), H7172 [7OC]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H2662 [20MY]
ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H3038 [23MY]
———provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H1770 [30AP]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see H.R. 3368), H4553 [11JY]
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), H1410 [17AP]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal Bureau of Investigation Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5213), H6419 [19SE]
Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H2356 [9MY]
———make certain part-time, intermittent, or temporary Federal service by spouses of Foreign Service officers creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1496), H4498 [10JY]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend relative to firefighter assistance (see H.R. 4548), H6251 [12SE]
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: ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 4193), H1282 [11AP]
———improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H2607 [16MY]
Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 3992), H4575 [12JY]
Foreign policy: ensure that the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative substantially increases resources available for human development and poverty reduction in countries eligible for assistance (see H.R. 4524), H1770 [30AP]
Foreign trade: respond to serious injury currently being experienced by the U.S. textile and apparel industry (see H.J. Res. 105), H4553 [11JY]
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: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H2108 [6MY]
Gary Albero Post Office Building, Emerson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 5153), H6130 [9SE]
Government: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 5073), H4424 [9JY]
———support use of fair trade certified coffee (see H. Res. 491), H4872 [17JY]
Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 4561), H2662 [20MY]
Greece: capture of members of November 17 terrorist group (see H. Con. Res. 479), H6559 [24SE]
———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), H8546 [12NO]
———return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4425 [9JY]
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), H6374 [18SE]
Hazardous substances: phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (see H.R. 4163), H1770 [30AP]
———phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4163), H2608 [16MY]
———protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 5040), H7172 [7OC]
Health: authorize demonstration projects to increase the supply of organs donated for human transplant (see H.R. 5224), H5790 [25JY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H785 [11MR]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H1769 [30AP]
Health care facilities: increase availability of language-assistance services for patients of migrant health centers (see H.R. 4134), H1199 [10AP]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H7929 [15OC]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H1284 [11AP]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 1726), H4872 [17JY]
———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4575), H2356 [9MY]
———protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H2235 [8MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend to improve early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities (see H.R. 5076), H4498 [10JY]
———establish a method to provide outcome-based funding increases to States (see H.R. 5001), H4554 [11JY]
Indonesia: commemorate independence of East Timor and encourage establishment of diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 405), H2471 [14MY]
———condemn bombings in Bali and urge renewed effort to the international war on terrorism (see H. Res. 589), H8546 [12NO]
Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H1769 [30AP]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H1155 [9AP]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]
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), H2099 [2MY]
Israel: condemn attempts to boycott Israeli scientific institutions and scholars (see H. Res. 499), H6061 [4SE]
Jimmie Lee Jackson Post Office Building, Marion, AL: designate (see H.R. 3849), H3514 [12JN]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4004), H1002 [19MR]
Law enforcement: require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see H.R. 5663), H9025 [14NO]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H1675 [25AP]
———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain cities (see H.R. 4763), H6061 [4SE]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3454 [11JN]
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]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1294), H1532 [23AP]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H2355 [9MY]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H688 [5MR]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H781 [7MR]
———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H3453 [11JN]
———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H2019 [1MY]
———coverage of home health services (see H.R. 2071), H4766 [16JY]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H687 [5MR]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H. Con. Res. 328), H738 [6MR]
———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), H6778 [26SE]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H6060 [4SE]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H2356 [9MY]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H785 [11MR]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4939), H3826 [21JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H834 [12MR]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see H.R. 3335), H3292 [6JN]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H561 [26FE]
National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H3563 [13JN]
National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 5047), H5791 [25JY]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H2735 [21MY]
National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish (see H.R. 537), H2019 [1MY]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 390), H1770 [30AP]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 346), H1156 [9AP]
National Farmers Union: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 462), H6778 [26SE]
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), H2100 [2MY]
National Office for Combating Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2472 [14MY]
National Park Service: establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program (see H.R. 4786), H2734 [21MY]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 3741), H524 [14FE]
Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 5196), H6130 [9SE]
New York, NY: tribute to the New York City public school community during and after the terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and support Federal assistance to New York City public schools (see H. Res. 325), H142 [5FE]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: identify and register certain Central Americans residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 4037), H3454 [11JN]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H1201 [10AP]
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), H562 [26FE]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H1283 [11AP]
Peace Corps: funding (see H. Con. Res. 341), H737 [6MR]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H2356 [9MY]
———require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 5037), H4498 [10JY]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H3513 [12JN]
———establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 1943), H932 [14MR]
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), H6560 [24SE]
———provide benefits to those who die or become disabled as a result of certain injuries (see H.R. 3063), H4872 [17JY]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4210), H2356 [9MY]
———reauthorize and reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3625), H1284 [11AP]
Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H1620 [24AP]
Reverend James Joseph Reeb Post Office Building, Selma, AL: designate (see H.R. 3850), H3514 [12JN]
Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 126), H4606 [15JY]
Russia: establish a debt reduction for nonproliferation program (see H.R. 3836), H937 [18MR]
Sakharov, Andrei D.: confer honorary citizenship posthumously (see H.J. Res. 89), H3454 [11JN]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4767 [16JY]
Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 3496), H3562 [13JN]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2356 [9MY]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H140 [5FE]
———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see H.R. 3676), H738 [6MR]
———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. 5541), H7304 [8OC]
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4017), H1769 [30AP]
Somerset County, PA: tribute to rescue of coal miners (see H. Con. Res. 459), H6374 [18SE]
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), H738 [6MR]
Surface Transportation Board: improve passenger rail and other fixed guideway transportation by allowing improved access to freight track and rights-of-way in return for reasonable compensation to freight railroads (see H.R. 2654), H1090 [20MR]
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), H1770 [30AP]
Tariff: high-performance loudspeakers (see H.R. 4197), H1339 [16AP]
———high-performance loudspeakers manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 4198), H1339 [16AP]
Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see H.R. 5023), H4932 [18JY]
Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H36 [23JA]
———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 877), H1532 [23AP]
———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 877), H6061 [4SE]
———clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (see H.R. 4156), H1284 [11AP]
———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2419), H1338 [16AP]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H4497 [10JY]
———make the additional tax on early distributions from certain pension plans inapplicable for public safety employees (see H.R. 4796), H3230 [5JN]
———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), H3230 [5JN]
———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2254), H781 [7MR]
———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs (see H.R. 5105), H4873 [17JY]
———treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 5029), H5087 [22JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
———compensate victims of bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa on the same basis as compensation is provided to victims of attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3375), H367 [13FE]
———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks or other major disasters affecting homeland security (see H.R. 5164), H5791 [25JY]
———provide for a congressional medal to be awarded by the President to civilians killed or wounded in terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3544), H2511 [15MY]
———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 5441), H7304 [8OC]
Tibet: recognize authorities who are currently exiled in Dharamsala, India, as the legitimate representatives of Tibet (see H. Res. 357), H687 [5MR]
Tito Puente Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3945), H4605 [15JY]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]
———require warning labels on tobacco products (see H.R. 3907), H780 [7MR]
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), H524 [14FE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
Turkey: reopening of Orthodox Theological School of Halki in order to promote religious freedom (see H. Con. Res. 345), H2101 [2MY]
Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 3561), H367 [13FE]
U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H6061 [4SE]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H1156 [9AP]
Unemployment: provide a Federal payment, or reimbursement, to States for special unemployment assistance to individuals participating in qualified worker training programs (see H.R. 4994), H3825 [21JN]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H7738 [9OC]
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]
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]
———establish a minimum pension rate for certain veterans (see H.R. 3374), H781 [7MR]
———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 4904), H4326 [27JN]
———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 3719), H3161 [4JN]
———increase pension rates for surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war (see H.R. 4798), H3562 [13JN]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———prevent contributions to GI bill benefits from reducing Federal student financial assistance (see H.R. 745), H907 [13MR]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H2164 [7MY]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H1003 [19MR] (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]
———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 5395), H8733 [13NO]
———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 5396), H6927 [1OC]
Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4792), H2943 [22MY]
Weapons: authorize assistance through eligible nongovernmental organizations to remove and dispose of unexploded ordnance in agriculturally-valuable lands in developing countries (see H.R. 5497), H6776 [26SE]
Williams, Ted: tribute (see H. Res. 482), H4574 [12JY]
Women: 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]
Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see H.R. 4707), H2355 [9MY]
Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1425), H4605 [15JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Joseph D. Early Post Office Building, Worcester, MA: designate (see H.R. 5333), H6059 [4SE]
Interviews
Anti-immigration movement: Rick Swartz and Intelligence Report (publication), E1364
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H3515 [13JN]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 403), H2025 [2MY]
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, H1456 [18AP]
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4545), H4034 [26JN]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 509), H5964 [26JY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2997 [23MY]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), conference report, H5225 [23JY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7768
———authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 574), H7181 [8OC]
———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H6076 [5SE]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1606 [24AP]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 472), H4435, H4439 [10JY]
———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H4435, H4439 [10JY]
———restrictions on Airport Improvement Program grants, H3729, H3732, H3735 [20JN]
Bush, President: disapproving the action taken under the Trade Act in response to the surge of steel imports (H.J. Res. 84), disposition (H. Res. 414), H2171, H2176 [8MY]
Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program, H2025 [2MY]
———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (H.R. 1700), H3816
Colombia: counternarcotics and counterterrorism activities funding, H5225 [23JY]
———limitation on the number of deployed U.S. military personnel, H2249 [9MY], H2997, H3008 [23MY]
———support democratically elected Government and efforts to counter threats from terrorist organizations (H. Res. 358), H713 [6MR]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts, H4910, H4911, H4912, H4913, H4914 [18JY]
Cuba: allow the financing of agricultural sales, H1456 [18AP]
———condition lifting of travel restrictions on certification that Cuba is not developing or providing technology to terrorists for biological weapons and is not providing support or sanctuary to terrorists, H5267, H5269 [23JY]
———lift travel restrictions, H5295 [23JY]
———U.S. policy, H2600 [16MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), consideration (H. Res. 415), H2249 [9MY]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), consideration (H. Res. 462), H4136, H4140, H4141, H4143 [27JN]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 578), H7812, H7813 [10OC]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 545), H6650 [25SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), consideration (H. Res. 483), H4712 [16JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5267, H5269, H5295 [23JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5120), consideration (H. Res. 488), H4910, H4911, H4912, H4913, H4914 [18JY]
Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (S. 1094), H1724 [30AP]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (H.R. 4019), consideration (H. Res. 440), H3516, H3518 [13JN]
Fallon Community Health Plan (organization): anniversary, E1499
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H979
Hall, Representative Tony P.: nomination to be U.S. Representative to the U.N. Agencies for Food and Agriculture, H5618 [25JY]
Immigration: national objectives priority assignments, E1364
Indonesia: commemorate independence of East Timor and encourage establishment of diplomatic relations (H. Con. Res. 405), H2742 [21MY]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 607), H8739, H8741 [14NO]
Joseph D. Early Post Office Building, Worcester, MA: designate (H.R. 5333), H6271 [17SE]
Journal: question of approval, H3515 [13JN]
Lancaster, MA: anniversary, E846
Largess, Kenneth: selection as Shrewsbury, MA, Spirit of Shrewsbury Festival Grand Marshal, E1625
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4175 [27JN]
———revise and improve payments to certain health care service providers, H8759 [14NO]
National Weather Service: conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities relative to tropical cyclone inland forecasting improvement (H.R. 2486), consideration (H. Res. 473), H4504, H4505 [11JY]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4664), consideration (H. Res. 432), H3183, H3185 [5JN]
Parliamentary inquiry, H4142 [27JN]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (H. Res. 459), consideration (H. Res. 463), H4121, H4124 [27JN]
Pomerleau, Daniel: detainment by Chinese Government, E1335
Shannon, Dawn: FOR Special Friends, Inc., Sheriff's Community Service Award recipient, E1888
Shrewsbury, MA: anniversary, E1625
———First Congregational Church recipient of Shrewsbury Community Services, Inc., Harry S. Cutting, Jr., Award for Community Service, E2018
Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 609), H8759 [14NO]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6184 [11SE]
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (H.R. 1979), consideration (H. Res. 447), H3729, H3732, H3735 [20JN]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H5964 [26JY]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H8759 [14NO]
West Boylston, MA: tribute to West Boylston Fire Dept. retiring members, E2064
Whittier Health Network: anniversary, E1889
Williams, Ted: tribute (H. Res. 482), H4593
Worcester, MA: anniversary of Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital, E1581
———anniversary of Senior Meal Program, E522
———tribute to graduates of YouthBuild Program, E15
———tribute to Jesse Burkett Little League All-Star Team, E1513
———tribute to March for Meals Campaign, E522
———tribute to Worcester Public School System John S. Laws Institute program graduates, E791
Worcester Comprehensive Child Care Services, Inc.: tribute, E2042
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H648 [28FE], H735 [6MR], H1617 [24AP], H2605 [16MY], H3822 [21JN], H4065 [26JN], H6083 [5SE], H6249 [12SE], H9018 [14NO]
Reports
Indonesia School Feeding Conference Trip, H3817 [21JN]
Resignations
Committee on Rules (House), H2113 [7MY]
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H2113 [7MY]
Statements
Tribute to Senator Kennedy: By, S1154 [26FE]
Tributes
Berthiaume, Louis, E943
Cariglia, Jeanne, E1653
Estus, Charles W., Sr., E1000
Gannon, Marty, E698
Hall, Representative Tony P., H5618 [25JY]
Jakubowicz, Larry, E698
Klein, Charlotte, E1890
Lahey, Michael, E877
Leahy, Annette, E1827
Loughlin, Deirdre J., E1102
Malone, Gerry, E1500
McNamara, Walter, E698
Melican, Robert E., E941
Neumann, Peter, E1010
Ryan, Matthew F., E900
Stepanian, Harry, E698
Vazquez-Pol, Wilfredo, E1580
Wallace, William, E1011
Ward, Artemas, E2039
Warren, Richard, E1579