MINK, PATSY T. (a Representative from Hawaii)
Amendments
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4606 [15JY]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4700), H2472, H2473 [14MY]
Articles and editorials
Title IX at 30—Making the Grade? Patrice Gaines, Outlook (publication), E1122
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), H4498 [10JY]
Agriculture: provide protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 4812), H2944 [22MY]
Animals: 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), H2608 [16MY]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H1155 [9AP]
Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H6559 [24SE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 408), H2019 [1MY]
Aviation: provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3347), H562 [26FE]
Capital punishment: temporary moratorium on carrying out the death penalty to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 321), H3720 [19JN]
———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see H.R. 1038), H3721 [19JN]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H3562 [13JN]
Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H781 [7MR]
Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), 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), H37 [23JA]
———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]
Children's Development Commission (Kiddie Mac): establish (see H.R. 5291), H6061 [4SE]
Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant citizenship to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (see H.R. 5294), H5996 [26JY]
Civil Air Patrol: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 311), H562 [26FE]
Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 4825), H2944 [22MY]
Comanche Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3512), H1533 [23AP]
Computers: amend copyright laws relative to royalty fees for webcasting (see H.R. 5285), H5995 [26JY]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1338 [16AP]
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), H3036 [23MY]
———prohibit from making loans to their officers, directors, and principal shareholders (see H.R. 5048), H4325 [27JN]
Courts: assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms (see H.R. 4816), H2944 [22MY]
———establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 4091), H1152 [9AP]
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), H1484 [18AP]
———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 4645), H2099 [2MY]
———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), H1152 [9AP]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H781 [7MR]
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]
———provide for congressional review of regulations relative to military tribunals (see H.R. 4046), H1088 [20MR]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H937 [18MR]
———establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 2422), H1674 [25AP]
———make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4764), H3669 [18JN]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2165 [7MY]
Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H284 [12FE]
———facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 2941), H1338 [16AP]
———insure mortgages for acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child care and development facilities (see H.R. 5291), H6061 [4SE]
———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), H4767 [16JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H1154 [9AP]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on the inclusion of Eagledale Ferry Dock in the National Park System (see H.R. 3747), H1155 [9AP]
———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), H1155 [9AP]
———improve procurement practices in procuring health-care items (see H.R. 3645), H142 [5FE]
———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), H1090 [20MR]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H2356 [9MY]
Diseases: combat cancer (see H.R. 4596), H2101 [2MY]
———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H4069 [26JN]
———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H227 [7FE]
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), H4767 [16JY]
———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]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H4350 [8JY]
———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), H367 [13FE]
———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]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H2662 [20MY]
Executive Office of the President: ensure that requests or petitions for executive clemency are treated as lobbying contacts (see H.R. 5131), H4765 [16JY]
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, 3369), H834 [12MR]
Families and domestic relations: increase U.S. commitment to the health of the world's mothers and children (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3454 [11JN]
———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), H2472 [14MY]
FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 4720), H3601 [17JN]
FDA: require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (see H.R. 4730), H3161 [4JN]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 4957), H3668 [18JN]
———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H2662 [20MY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H1338 [16AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H4767 [16JY]
———improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5079), H4424 [9JY]
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), H1091 [20MR]
Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 4813), H2944 [22MY]
———ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 4815), H2944 [22MY]
———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 4704), H2355 [9MY]
———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 4814), H2944 [22MY]
Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 4834), H5998 [26JY]
Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H3928 [25JN]
Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H1003 [19MR]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H6061 [4SE]
Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4425 [9JY]
Health: provide certain caregivers with Medicare benefits, allow long-term care tax credit, and establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (see H.R. 5139), H5453 [24JY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H1155 [9AP]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1155 [9AP]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H3453 [11JN]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Higher Education Act: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4866), H3229 [5JN]
History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 297), H4932 [18JY]
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]
———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4575), H3038 [23MY]
———establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (see H.R. 4967), H4767 [16JY]
———protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H650 [28FE]
———treatment of spouses and children of Philippine servicemen who served in the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 3906), H1156 [9AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend to improve early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities (see H.R. 5076), H4424 [9JY]
Insurance: require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 580), H227 [7FE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H2662 [20MY]
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), H3454 [11JN]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H651 [28FE]
Law enforcement: provide additional resources to States to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure timely analysis of rape kits (see H.R. 3961), H906 [13MR]
Law enforcement officers: 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), H6256 [13SE]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3514 [12JN]
Medicare: coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 3585), H1410 [17AP]
———coverage of certain chiropractic examination procedures (see H.R. 2284), H3562 [13JN]
———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]
———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H36 [23JA]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H141 [5FE]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H1620 [24AP]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H4605 [15JY]
Mental health: establish State and local grants to provide services in response to public health emergencies and disasters resulting from terrorism (see H.R. 3413), H4350 [8JY]
———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H3825 [21JN]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H5998 [26JY]
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), H3826 [21JN]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3814), H907 [13MR]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H3161 [4JN]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H4932 [18JY]
National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets: establish (see H.R. 3552), H227 [7FE]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H1091 [20MR]
NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 3989), H2235 [8MY]
———establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H1410 [17AP]
———provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants (see H.R. 4606), H4553 [11JY]
Nuclear weapons: encourage end to the threat of nuclear destruction (see H.J. Res. 97), H3453 [11JN]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H1338 [16AP]
Postage and stamps: moratorium on postage rate increases for nonprofit organizations and certain other mailers (see H.J. Res. 98), H4425 [9JY]
Public welfare programs: provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2472 [14MY]
Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H1620 [24AP]
Selective Service System: oppose reinstating the military draft or implementing any other form of compulsory military service (see H. Con. Res. 368), H1620 [24AP]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4553 [11JY]
Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2356 [9MY]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H2471 [14MY]
———provide miscellaneous enhancements in benefits for women (see H.R. 4069), H2472 [14MY]
States: address domestic and sexual violence in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4655), H3161 [4JN]
Taxation: 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), H4425 [9JY]
———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H1003 [19MR]
———exclude Dept. of Defense student loan repayments by members of the uniformed services from taxable gross income (see H.R. 4555), H2472 [14MY]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 4180), H1282 [11AP]
———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]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in response to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4152), H1620 [24AP]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Republic of Korea (see H.R. 3412), H79 [24JA]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H1154 [9AP]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H6061 [4SE]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
Tibet: recognize authorities who are currently exiled in Dharamsala, India, as the legitimate representatives of Tibet (see H. Res. 357), H687 [5MR]
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), H562 [26FE]
U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H1769 [30AP]
Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H5453 [24JY]
Unemployment: modernize benefit system (see H.R. 4373), H1336 [16AP]
Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 4904), H3453 [11JN]
———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. 548), H1532 [23AP] (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H1769 [30AP]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H1003 [19MR]
Water Resources Development Act: limit the non-Federal share of the cost of shore protection projects (see H.R. 3749), H366 [13FE]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Women: recognize importance of good cervical health and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (see H. Con. Res. 309), H1620 [24AP]
———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H4605 [15JY]
———require U.S. activities in Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries relative to post-conflict peace, reconstruction, and relief comply with basic human rights (see H.R. 3342), H36 [23JA]
———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), H37 [23JA]
Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see H.R. 4707), H3562 [13JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: limit the authority of the U.S. to recover from retired or separated members any compensation erroneously paid before retirement or separation (see H.R. 5066), H4350 [8JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: notify certain taxpayers of the eligibility requirements for the earned income credit (see H.R. 4632), H2018 [1MY]
East Maui National Heritage Area: suitability and feasibility study (see H.R. 3750), H366 [13FE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program to include children of the freely associated states in the calculation of basic support payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4787), H2734 [21MY]
Hawaii: establish requirements for the designation of a critical habitat (see H.R. 4656), H2100 [2MY]
———remove restrictions on land exchanges between the National Park Service and the Dept. of Hawaiian Home Lands (see H.R. 4724), H2470 [14MY]
Medicaid: expand coverage of certain uninsured women for breast or cervical cancer to also cover ovarian and uterine cancer (see H.R. 5068), H4350 [8JY]
Medicare: coverage of compression sleeves and stockings for the treatment of lymphedema (see H.R. 4154), H1200 [10AP]
Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit the President and the spouse of the President from accepting certain gifts for personal use (see H.R. 4776), H2661 [20MY]
Social Security: permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5067), H4350 [8JY]
SSI: disregard certain gifts in determining income (see H.R. 4908), H3453 [11JN]
U.S. Parole Commission: reestablish (see H.R. 5296), H5996 [26JY]
Unemployment: provide health care premium assistance and exclude unemployment compensation in determining food stamps eligibility (see H.R. 5297), H5996 [26JY]
Lists
Organizations opposed to H.R. 4737, Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act, H2542 [16MY]
Organizations supporting H.R. 3113, block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program reauthorization and improvement, H1280 [11AP]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), E1370
Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior funding, H4815
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E925
Boggs, Lindy: tribute (H. Con. Res. 439), H5032
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H1554
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, H5474
Compact of Free Association: compensation to Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands for increased migration, H4817 [17JY]
Dept. of HHS: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (H. Con. Res. 385), H5052
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify Freedom of Information Act exemptions relative to sharing of critical infrastructure information with other agencies, H5852 [26JY]
———establish (H.R. 5005), H5685 [25JY], H5846, H5852 [26JY]
———inclusion of FEMA, H5685 [25JY]
———remedies for retaliation against whistleblowers, H5846 [26JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4815
Dept. of the Treasury: notify certain taxpayers of the eligibility requirements for the earned income credit (H.R. 4632), E738
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5262
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procurement practices in procuring health-care items (H.R. 3645), H5012
East Maui National Heritage Area: suitability and feasibility study (H.R. 3750), E167
Education: anniversary of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H3703, H3704, H3705, H3706, H3708, H3710 [19JN], H4860
———improve Federal research, statistics, evaluation, information, and dissemination (H.R. 3801), H1742
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program to include children of the freely associated states in the calculation of basic support payments to local educational agencies (H.R. 4787), E882
Enron Corp.: economic collapse, H1554
Federal employees: cost accounting standards for health insurance companies relative to Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H5262
Foreign policy: recognize important relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines (H. Con. Res. 273), E32 [25JA]
Hawaii: establish requirements for the designation of a critical habitat (H.R. 4656), E854
———remove restrictions on land exchanges between the National Park Service and the Dept. of Hawaiian Home Lands (H.R. 4724), E798
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), H2202
Higher Education Act: establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders (S. 1762), E30
Immigration: continue classification of certain aliens as children throughout the immigration process (H.R. 1209), E1330
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (S. Res. 247), E731
Medicaid: expand coverage of certain uninsured women for breast or cervical cancer to also cover ovarian and uterine cancer (H.R. 5068), E1260
Medicare: coverage of compression sleeves and stockings for the treatment of lymphedema (H.R. 4154), E488
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3676 [19JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4169 [27JN]
National Hospital Week: observance, E797
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), E542
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H448 [13FE]
———prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S. citizens, H448 [13FE]
Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit the President and the spouse of the President from accepting certain gifts for personal use (H.R. 4776), E855
Public welfare programs: increase work requirements, H2542 [16MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3113), H144 [6FE], H1275, H1277, H1279 [11AP]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2542 [16MY], E862
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), consideration (H. Res. 422), H2494 [15MY]
Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park: expand boundaries (H.R. 1906), H3572 [17JN]
Social Security: permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 5067), E1300
SSI: disregard certain gifts in determining income (H.R. 4908), E1024
U.S. Parole Commission: reestablish (H.R. 5296), E1447
Unemployment: provide health care premium assistance and exclude unemployment compensation in determining food stamps eligibility (H.R. 5297), E1460
Women's History Month: observance (H. Res. 371), H975, H976 [19MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H28 [23JA], H6040 [4SE], H6125 [9SE], H6301 [17SE], H6556 [24SE]
Special order: granted, H466 [13FE], H1198 [10AP], H2098 [2MY], H2467 [14MY], H2659 [20MY], H2940 [22MY], H3071 [24MY], H4601 [15JY], H4762 [16JY], H4870 [17JY], H4929 [18JY], H5084 [22JY], H5315 [23JY]
Tribute, E1122 [21JN]
Tributes
Anderson, John B., E1331