MILLENDER-McDONALD, JUANITA (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H4873 [17JY], H5257 [23JY]
Appointments
Committee To Escort the President, H98 [29JA]
Patsy T. Mink funeral attendees, H7006 [3OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H7894 [10OC]
Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H8045 [28OC]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
Animals: prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H655 [4MR]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 408), H2019 [1MY]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H6419 [19SE]
Aviation: assist employees separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions, security measures, or a military conflict with Iraq (see H.R. 5678), H8022 [16OC]
Bankruptcy: protect family farmers and family fishermen (see H.R. 5348), H6304 [17SE]
Boggs, Lindy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 439), H4553 [11JY]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7304 [8OC]
California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (see H.R. 5699), H8041 [24OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: 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), H1200 [10AP]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 5256), H7895 [10OC]
Children and youth: encourage the prevention of teen pregnancy by educating teenagers about the negative consequences of premature sexual activity (see H. Con. Res. 393), H2101 [2MY]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H7172 [7OC]
———establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 5613), H8023 [16OC]
———increase pay of child care providers and establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1650), H2945 [22MY]
———infant crib safety (see H.R. 1086), H1532 [23AP]
———protect from violence (see H.R. 5397), H8023 [16OC]
———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H7172 [7OC]
———tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program and commend and encourage implementation of abduction prevention programs in retail business establishments (see H. Res. 556), H6693 [25SE]
Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 4825), H2944 [22MY]
Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 3974), H4425 [9JY]
Construction industries: tribute to companies who donated labor, funds, and supplies to rebuild the Pentagon's roof (see H. Con. Res. 424), H3859 [24JN]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H1620 [24AP]
Corp. for National and Community Service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 4854), H3563 [13JN]
Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 4091), H1152 [9AP]
———waive certain defenses to legal claims brought by workers participating in the Bracero Program (see H.R. 4918), H3513 [12JN]
CPSC: promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 3283), H8023 [16OC]
Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H1674 [25AP]
———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 4645), H2099 [2MY]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H1152 [9AP]
Dept. of Commerce: establish and appoint members of a Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee (see H.R. 5595), H7738 [9OC]
———make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H688 [5MR]
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), H7895 [10OC]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 4665), H3928 [25JN]
———award grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs (see H.R. 3581), H781 [7MR]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 5703), H8044 [28OC]
———establish National Vaccine Authority (see H.R. 4100), H4425 [9JY]
———make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 3686), H141 [5FE]
———make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3686), H2512 [15MY]
———make matching grants available to States to encourage the establishment of license plate programs to fund breast cancer treatment, research, and education (see H.R. 1295), H6060 [4SE]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2608 [16MY]
Dept. of HUD: permit public housing agencies to transfer unused low-income rental assistance amounts to the HOME Program or for eligible Capital Fund public housing activities (see H.R. 4205), H3928 [25JN]
———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5499), H8023 [16OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish a national DNA database for sex offenders and those who commit violent crimes against children (see H.R. 5262), H5994 [26JY]
Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2472 [14MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on the inclusion of Eagledale Ferry Dock in the National Park System (see H.R. 3747), H1091 [20MR]
———establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 4072), H3161 [4JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6926 [1OC]
———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), H6304 [17SE]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H907 [13MR]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H2164 [7MY]
———reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1283 [11AP]
Diseases: combat cancer (see H.R. 4596), H2472 [14MY]
———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H227 [7FE]
———increase testing of pregnant women and newborn infants for HIV infection (see H.R. 4644), H8733 [13NO]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5482), H6776 [26SE]
———provide for an awareness program and a study on a rare form of breast cancer (see H.R. 3186), H1155 [9AP]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 1193), H2945 [22MY]
Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 3595), H3562 [13JN]
Drugs: correct impediments to allowing importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see H.R. 5534), H7738 [9OC]
———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H4931 [18JY]
Education: authorize appropriations and establish advisory committee to help implement the Advanced Technological Education Program and strengthen technological education at associate-degree granting colleges (see H.R. 4680), H3514 [12JN]
———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 31), H7895 [10OC]
———encourage partnerships between middle and high schools with community and technical colleges that have experience in remedial education services (see H.R. 1423), H6060 [4SE]
———establish a pilot program to encourage certification of teachers in low-income, low-performing public elementary and secondary schools by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (see H.R. 4599), H3038 [23MY]
———extend student loan forgiveness to adult education instructors (see H.R. 4123), H2735 [21MY]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]
———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 4951), H3928 [25JN]
———reserve funds to provide special training, technical assistance, and professional development to eligible entities implementing Even Start programs, and to staff such programs (see H.R. 5036), H6061 [4SE]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
Families and domestic relations: improve collection of child support arrears in interstate cases (see H.R. 5061), H7895 [10OC]
———increase U.S. commitment to the health of the world's mothers and children (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3162 [4JN]
———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]
FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 3397), H8057 [7NO]
FDA: require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (see H.R. 4730), H3669 [18JN]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
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), H780 [7MR]
———provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 4760), H7303 [8OC]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H142 [5FE]
First Tee (organization): tribute to programs that provide young people an opportunity to develop through golf and character education (see H. Res. 448), H4575 [12JY]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H228 [7FE]
Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H3454 [11JN]
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]
Francis Dayle `Chick' Hearn Post Office, Encino, CA: designate (see H.R. 5340), H6172 [10SE]
Government: give preference in awarding of construction project contracts to qualified apprenticeship programs participants (see H.R. 5492), H7172 [7OC]
———support use of fair trade certified coffee (see H. Res. 491), H4872 [17JY]
Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 436), H6983 [2OC]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1483 [18AP]
Hazardous substances: phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (see H.R. 4163), H4326 [27JN]
———protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 5040), H4767 [16JY]
Health: coverage of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and alternative treatments for hormone replacement therapy (see H.R. 5204), H6061 [4SE]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H6130 [9SE]
———expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to research on autoimmune diseases in women (see H.R. 5104), H4552 [11JY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H5998 [26JY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1620 [24AP]
———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1490 [22AP]
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), H3453 [11JN]
———incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4866), H3229 [5JN]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see H.R. 4446), H3230 [5JN]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H3601 [17JN]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H1284 [11AP]
Immigration: assess aliens' immigration status relative to eligibility to serve in the Armed Forces and to be employed in airport security, and permit naturalization through certain active-duty military service (see H.R. 4058), H1088 [20MR]
———cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H6060 [4SE]
———protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H650 [28FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend to improve early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities (see H.R. 5076), H4424 [9JY]
———establish a method to provide outcome-based funding increases to States (see H.R. 5001), H4554 [11JY]
International Women's Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 344), H781 [7MR]
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]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
Law enforcement: provide forensic and investigative support of missing and exploited children (see H.R. 5389), H7895 [10OC]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H1003 [19MR]
Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (see H.R. 4592), H2472 [14MY]
Medicaid: establish a demonstration grant program to assist States in providing subsidies for group health insurance premiums for low-income, Medicaid-eligible individuals (see H.R. 1903), H1090 [20MR]
———expand coverage of certain uninsured women for breast or cervical cancer to also cover ovarian and uterine cancer (see H.R. 5068), H5998 [26JY]
———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), H3161 [4JN]
Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 898), H1769 [30AP]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———increase payments for ambulance services in rural areas, determine rural areas based on population density, and require the use of recent data in determining payment adjustments (see H.R. 3545), H5453 [24JY]
———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H141 [5FE]
———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H1533 [23AP]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H3721 [19JN]
Memorial Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Con. Res. 86), H8023 [16OC]
Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 5078), H4424 [9JY]
———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H3454 [11JN]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2019 [1MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H2943 [22MY]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H.J. Res. 113), H7172 [7OC]
Nat King Cole Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 4797), H2943 [22MY]
National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H3563 [13JN]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H4932 [18JY]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 501), H7172 [7OC]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H4605 [15JY]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6129 [9SE]
National Office for Combating Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2472 [14MY]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: establish (see H. Con. Res. 429), H4767 [16JY]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 3437), H142 [5FE]
NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 3989), H2101 [2MY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H7929 [15OC]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H4574 [12JY]
Pakistan: human rights violations (see H. Res. 348), H6230 [11SE]
Peace Corps: funding (see H. Con. Res. 341), H5195 [23JY]
———promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (see H.R. 4979), H8023 [16OC]
Pensions: improve pension plan security (see H.R. 5110), H5195 [23JY]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H3513 [12JN]
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]
Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5344), H6129 [9SE]
———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2356 [9MY]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H5195 [23JY]
Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 4794), H2943 [22MY]
Rowley, Coleen: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H3721 [19JN]
Russia: establish a debt reduction for nonproliferation program (see H.R. 3836), H1289 [15AP]
SBA: require submission of certain disagreements to the OMB for resolution and establish a minimum period for the solicitation of offers for a bundled contract (see H.R. 2867), H1284 [11AP]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4553 [11JY]
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: make certain improvements (see H.R. 2222), H3161 [4JN]
Ships and vessels: authorize a Depts. of Transportation and Defense cooperative research and development program on dual use transportation technologies for certain commercial and military applications (see H.R. 4914), H4350 [8JY]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H3825 [21JN]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of small business concerns (see H. Con. Res. 480), H6559 [24SE]
Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 4743), H3721 [19JN]
———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H3292 [6JN]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]
———modify calculation of the child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 4857), H4326 [27JN]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H3292 [6JN]
States: address domestic and sexual violence in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4655), H2946 [22MY]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 4604), H4498 [10JY]
———allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax refunds for use by the Dept. of HHS to improve the health of minorities and women (see H.R. 4937), H3928 [25JN]
———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), H3562 [13JN]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H2661 [20MY]
———expand pension benefits to those without retirement plans and provide additional protections to those who participate in the current system (see H.R. 3488), H6229 [11SE]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H4574 [12JY]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H7895 [10OC]
———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 5304), H6130 [9SE]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H5453 [24JY]
———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 5130), H4765 [16JY]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (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), H7894 [10OC]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
Turkey: commend cooperation in the war against terrorism, economic reforms, and economic partnership meetings (see H. Con. Res. 437), H4873 [17JY]
———reopening of Orthodox Theological School of Halki in order to promote religious freedom (see H. Con. Res. 345), H4575 [12JY]
U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H7304 [8OC]
Veterans: continuation of dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a veteran if such spouse remarries after a certain age (see H.R. 1108), H3161 [4JN]
———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 4904), H3453 [11JN]
———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 3719), H2945 [22MY]
Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Con. Res. 86), H8023 [16OC]
———issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H6927 [1OC]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H1533 [23AP] (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]
Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4792), H2943 [22MY]
Water Resources Development Act: limit the non-Federal share of the cost of shore protection projects (see H.R. 3749), H1155 [9AP]
Women: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 360), H4326 [27JN]
———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H4605 [15JY]
———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H3774 [20JN]
———support participation of women throughout the world in a week of workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for world peace (see H. Con. Res. 290), H1091 [20MR]
Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see H.R. 4707), H4326 [27JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 5695), H8028 [17OC]
National Mammography Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 513), H8028 [17OC]
Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H907 [13MR]
Taxation: accelerate the effective date for the expansion of adoption tax credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 5767), H9128 [22NO]
Tourist trade: encourage people to rediscover attractions in the States in which they live (see H. Con. Res. 342), H737 [6MR]
Women: recognize importance of good cervical health and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (see H. Con. Res. 309), H104 [29JA]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1006 [20MR]
Proclamations
Lynwood, CA, Anniversary: by, E1033
Lynwood, CA, Chamber of Commerce Anniversary: by, E1034
Tribute to Gertrude Schwab: by, E1036
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), H5364 [24JY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H3032
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7716 [9OC]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), H4444 [10JY]
———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H4444 [10JY]
Budget: impact on women's issues, H985 [19MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H985 [19MR], H1067
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, E1463
Capitol Pages: tribute, H3280 [6JN]
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E61
Children and youth: recognize the benefits of mentoring (H. Res. 330), H14
Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (H. Res. 523), H6312
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5658
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5257 [23JY]
Digital Tech Corps Act: set aside a percentage of private sector training assignments for small businesses, H1178 [10AP]
Diseases: encourage continued research and education into fibroid cancer (H. Con. Res. 165), H2632 [20MY]
———sickle cell anemia research funding, H181 [6FE]
Education: anniversary of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H3706 [19JN]
———importance of teaching U.S. history in elementary and secondary schools (H. Con. Res. 451), E1813
Federal employees: establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (H.R. 3925), H1178 [10AP]
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (H.R. 3994), H2755 [21MY]
———provide assistance to the Afghan Ministry of Women's Affairs, H2755 [21MY]
Freedmen's Bureau: preservation of records funding, H5257 [23JY]
Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (H.R. 4691), H6579 [25SE]
Higher Education Act: establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders (S. 1762), H47
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, E1611
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3750 [20JN], H3781 [21JN], H4041, H4042 [26JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4171 [27JN]
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (H. Res. 566), H6889 [1OC]
National 4-H Youth Development Program Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 472), E1813
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H407 [13FE]
Public debt: ceiling, H3032
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3113), E118
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2555
Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (H. Con. Res. 349), E1935
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H3032
———investment of trust funds in private financial markets, H1386 [17AP]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H760 [7MR]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E2132
———anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6191 [11SE]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H760 [7MR]
Veterans: revise and improve employment, training, and placement services (H.R. 4015), H2622 [20MY]
Votes: correction, H1264 [11AP]
———position on missed, H2592 [16MY], H3839 [24JN]
Williams, Serena: tribute (H. Res. 94), H6019 [4SE]
Williams, Venus: tribute (H. Res. 94), H6019 [4SE]
Women: recognize importance of good cervical health and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (H. Con. Res. 309), H2633 [20MY], E61
Women's History Month: observance (H. Res. 371), H975 [19MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H138 [5FE], H1767 [30AP], H3596 [17JN], H3666 [18JN], H5314 [23JY], H6125 [9SE]
Special order: granted, H139 [5FE], H199 [6FE], H1000 [19MR], H2509 [15MY], H2605 [16MY], H3450 [11JN], H3597 [17JN], H3719 [19JN], H3771 [20JN], H3926 [25JN], H6160 [10SE], H6923 [1OC]
Statements
Tribute to Patsy T. Mink: Bernice R. Sandler, E2109
———Every Mother Is a Working Mother Network (organization), E2109
———Jane Smith, E2108
———Karen K. Narasaki, E2108
———Kim Gandy, E2109
Tributes
Horn, Representative, E2086
Mink, Patsy T., E2108
Sumter, Sylvia, H1006 [20MR]