OWENS, MAJOR R. (a Representative from New York)
Agreements
World Trade Center employers-Service Employees International Union Local 32B-32J Joint Building Service Industry Emergency Preferential Hiring Program, H69 [24JA]
Articles and editorials
More Subsidy Money Going to Fewer Farms—Skewed Program Draws Senate Scrutiny, John Lancaster, Washington (DC) Post, H67-H69 [24JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
African Americans: establish a memorial to slavery in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4964), H3826 [21JN]
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]
Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse, Central Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 4006), H1002 [19MR]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (see H. Con. Res. 314), H1202 [10AP]
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), H4326 [27JN]
Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 2693), H6777 [26SE]
Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H634 [27FE]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1201 [10AP]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H3775 [20JN]
Aviation: require background checks for pilot and flight service training applicants (see H.R. 2957), H1338 [16AP]
Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 6), H1156 [9AP]
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), H3563 [13JN]
Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (see H.R. 4235), H2165 [7MY]
Boggs, Lindy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 439), H5087 [22JY]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7930 [15OC]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H4351 [8JY]
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), H1155 [9AP]
———ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H1090 [20MR]
———require investment advisers to make prominent public disclosures of ties with companies being analyzed by them (see H.R. 3671), H562 [26FE]
Campanella, Roy: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 127), H1156 [9AP]
Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2521), H562 [26FE]
Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H781 [7MR]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 105), H1289 [15AP]
Children and youth: 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]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H8733 [13NO]
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]
Clothing industry: provide access to information about sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4768), H3161 [4JN]
Collective bargaining: repeal ability of the President to intervene in strikes and lock-outs (see H.R. 5644), H8021 [16OC]
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), H3454 [11JN]
Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (see H.R. 556), H1003 [19MR]
Consumers: establish security measures for automatic teller machines to ensure convenience and safety (see H.R. 3662), H104 [29JA]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1155 [9AP]
———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H3859 [24JN]
Contracts: require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 1324), H1283 [11AP]
Corporations: prohibit from making loans to their officers, directors, and principal shareholders (see H.R. 5048), H4575 [12JY]
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), H5791 [25JY]
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), H1155 [9AP]
———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), H5791 [25JY]
Dart, Justin W., Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5188), H5194 [23JY]
———tribute (see H. Res. 460), H4606 [15JY]
Davis, Sammy, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3628), H834 [12MR]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit purchase of equipment containing electronic components that are not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 3597), H1284 [11AP]
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), H6983 [2OC]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 4665), H3454 [11JN]
———award grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs (see H.R. 3581), H562 [26FE]
———establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H1154 [9AP]
———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]
———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), H2356 [9MY]
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), H3161 [4JN]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 2966), H4553 [11JY]
Dept. of Transportation: improve security at U.S. maritime borders (see H.R. 3013), H688 [5MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits (see H.R. 3771), H651 [28FE]
———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3774 [20JN]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (see H.R. 5378), H6250 [12SE]
Disasters: modify terms of the community disaster loan program (see H.R. 5523), H6982 [2OC]
Diseases: increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H5453 [24JY]
———increase Federal investment in research on cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and asthma, and continue increases in subsequent years (see H.R. 1144), H79 [24JA]
———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H227 [7FE]
Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 4026), H1201 [10AP]
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]
Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3912), H780 [7MR]
———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 31), H7019 [3OC]
———establishment of a commission on technology and education (see H. Res. 295), H37 [23JA]
———extend student loan forgiveness to adult education instructors (see H.R. 4123), H2235 [8MY]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H3161 [4JN]
———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]
———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), H5453 [24JY]
———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), H6777 [26SE]
———restrict the disqualification of students for drug offenses to those students who committed offenses while receiving student financial aid (see H.R. 3777), H1410 [17AP]
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), H7895 [10OC]
ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to pension participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H2661 [20MY]
———provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
———provide for timely notification of plan participants and beneficiaries whose individual accounts hold employer securities of insider trading in employer securities (see H.R. 3840), H686 [5MR]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H3928 [25JN]
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 Labor Standards Act: require payment of at least the minimum wage to certain drivers for all hours worked as a condition of exempting such drivers from overtime requirements (see H.R. 4762), H6983 [2OC]
Families and domestic relations: eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage (see H.R. 270), H2945 [22MY]
———increase U.S. commitment to the health of the world's mothers and children (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3775 [20JN]
———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]
———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3006), H3928 [25JN]
FDA: require manufacturers of dietary supplements to register and require submission of reports on adverse experiences regarding such supplements (see H.R. 3065), H1201 [10AP]
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), H6559 [24SE]
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), H780 [7MR]
———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H785 [11MR]
———index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees who died after separating from the Government and were entitled to a deferred annuity but had not established a claim (see H.R. 3521), H1091 [20MR]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H2355 [9MY]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H907 [13MR]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 3673), H3562 [13JN]
Financial institutions: identification of hidden assets that have been stolen or misappropriated from foreign countries by corrupt foreign political figures (see H.R. 4711), H3293 [6JN]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H6693 [25SE]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H105 [29JA]
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 Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H105 [29JA]
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), H1688 [29AP]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Government: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 5073), H4424 [9JY]
———give preference in awarding of construction project contracts to qualified apprenticeship programs participants (see H.R. 5492), H8057 [7NO]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1483 [18AP]
Hampton, Lionel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 363), H1156 [9AP]
Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H1155 [9AP]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]
———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 5412), H8023 [16OC]
———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts and information on transplantation, and move transplantation from an experimental procedure to a standard therapy (see H.R. 5462), H8023 [16OC]
———provide grants to States to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff (see H.R. 5674), H8733 [13NO]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H737 [6MR]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H1284 [11AP] (see H.R. 3469), H1769 [30AP]
———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1490 [22AP]
Health care facilities: increase availability of language-assistance services for patients of migrant health centers (see H.R. 4134), H1199 [10AP]
Health care professionals: permit criminal background checks for nursing facility and home health agency personnel involved in indirect patient care (see H.R. 4872), H3669 [18JN]
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), H1155 [9AP]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see H.R. 4446), H2019 [1MY]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H3928 [25JN]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H3454 [11JN]
———simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H1003 [19MR]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H1533 [23AP]
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), H2356 [9MY]
———facilitate entry of nonimmigrant aliens into the U.S. for temporary stays due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3714), H655 [4MR]
———protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H650 [28FE]
———provide permanent resident status for certain long-term resident workers and college-bound students and modify the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants in order to promote family unification (see H.R. 5600), H7892 [10OC]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 3894), H1284 [11AP]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to Caribbean-born immigrants (see H.R. 4503), H2356 [9MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend to improve early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities (see H.R. 5076), H4424 [9JY]
———develop and implement strategies to reduce the number of emotionally disturbed children that require special education services (see H.R. 5352), H6129 [9SE]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H561 [26FE]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1485), H110 [4FE]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H79 [24JA]
———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H2735 [21MY]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see H.R. 4983), H8023 [16OC]
———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1809), H36 [23JA]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H105 [29JA]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H655 [4MR]
Iraq: support U.N. efforts to assure Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions and advance peace and security in the Persian Gulf region (see H. Con. Res. 473), H6418 [19SE]
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), H3161 [4JN]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1122), H4605 [15JY]
Jimmie Lee Jackson Post Office Building, Marion, AL: designate (see H.R. 3849), H3514 [12JN]
John A. (Jack) Shea Post Office Building, Lake Placid, NY: designate (see H.R. 3797), H3297 [10JN]
Johnson, Henry: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3890), H1284 [11AP]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H367 [13FE]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H1090 [20MR]
———provide additional resources to States to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure timely analysis of rape kits (see H.R. 3961), H2356 [9MY]
———provide grants to States to establish sexual assault response team programs (see H.R. 5514), H6926 [1OC]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H1155 [9AP]
———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), H3230 [5JN]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3514 [12JN]
Medicaid: allow States to expand coverage to uninsured, poor adults (see H.R. 2789), H4069 [26JN]
———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), H1283 [11AP]
———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H6419 [19SE]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1201 [10AP]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H562 [26FE]
Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H3562 [13JN]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H687 [5MR]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 339), H2355 [9MY]
———coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services (see H.R. 5511), H7929 [15OC]
———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), H1338 [16AP]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H4931 [18JY]
———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (see H.R. 4729), H3454 [11JN]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H688 [5MR]
———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 758), H36 [23JA]
———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), H1201 [10AP]
———require home health agencies to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers (see H.R. 5565), H7171 [7OC]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see H.R. 3933), H1284 [11AP]
Members of Congress: render previous service of individuals expelled from Congress as noncreditable for purposes of determining eligibility for retirement and disability benefits (see H.R. 4672), H3825 [21JN]
Meningitis Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 340), H1339 [16AP]
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 for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2164 [7MY]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H227 [7FE]
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), H6983 [2OC]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see H.R. 3335), H1155 [9AP]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H561 [26FE]
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), H3073 [24MY]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 346), H2356 [9MY]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H3562 [13JN]
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 Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H561 [26FE]
National Kids Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 423), H3825 [21JN]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: establish (see H. Con. Res. 429), H4069 [26JN]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H634 [27FE]
National security: make the diversity of the American people a resource to promote national security (see H.R. 4868), H6374 [18SE]
Native Americans: encourage teaching of the role in U.S. history and culture and leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 190), H6061 [4SE]
New York: recognize effects of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and express the commitment of the House of Representatives to rebuild (see H. Res. 338), H104 [29JA]
New York, NY: foster economic development through involvement of small businesses in procurements relative to the improvement and reconstruction of the area damaged by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4960), H3668 [18JN]
———provide a temporary waiver from certain transportation planning requirements for certain areas where the planning offices and resources have been destroyed by acts of terrorism (see H.R. 3880), H736 [6MR]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: identify and register certain Central Americans residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 4037), H2512 [15MY]
NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 3989), H1284 [11AP]
Organ donors: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 4008), H1284 [11AP]
Pensions: provide additional fiduciary protections for participants and beneficiaries under employee stock ownership plans relative to lockdowns placed on plan assets (see H.R. 3509), H1484 [18AP]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]
Peter J. Ganci, Jr., Post Office Building, Farmingdale, NY: designate (see H.R. 5336), H6084 [5SE]
Pharmaceuticals: eligibility of certain applicants for approval of a generic drug for a competition-free period (see H.R. 4998), H4554 [11JY]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see H.R. 4693), H3562 [13JN]
Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 4187), H1282 [11AP]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H3513 [12JN]
———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [11AP]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H2019 [1MY]
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 service: facilitate participation in community and military service (see H.R. 3465), H634 [27FE]
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), H2164 [7MY]
Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H3826 [21JN]
Reverend James Joseph Reeb Post Office Building, Selma, AL: designate (see H.R. 3850), H3514 [12JN]
Robeson, Paul L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 114), H1339 [16AP]
Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 126), H4606 [15JY]
Schools: issue commemorative stamp on school safety awareness (see H. Con. Res. 493), H6926 [1OC]
———provide private schools parity with public schools in obtaining criminal background checks of employees, volunteers, and applicants (see H.R. 5257), H6983 [2OC]
SEC: permit certain funds assessed for securities laws violations to be used to compensate employees who are victims of excessive pension fund investments in employers stock (see H.R. 3634), H834 [12MR]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4767 [16JY]
Small business: authorize grants and other assistance to promote the redevelopment of certain remediated sites (see H.R. 4586), H4069 [26JN]
Social Security: improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3729), H284 [12FE]
———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1143), H1003 [19MR]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
———provide miscellaneous enhancements in benefits for women (see H.R. 4069), H1410 [17AP]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H4326 [27JN]
Space policy: institute a series of incremental goals that will facilitate the scientific exploration of the solar system and aid in the search for life elsewhere in the universe (see H.R. 4742), H3562 [13JN]
States: address domestic and sexual violence in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4655), H2946 [22MY]
———provide incentives to apply certain waivers to use Federal funds to provide affordable employer-based health insurance coverage for uninsured small business workers (see H.R. 4021), H1289 [15AP]
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), H3562 [13JN]
Taxation: allow a deduction for credit card interest (see H.R. 3704), H1091 [20MR]
———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 4604), H1673 [25AP]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H6229 [11SE]
———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H2471 [14MY]
———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1186), H737 [6MR]
———improve retirement income by taxing annuities and certain life insurance payments at capital gains rates (see H.R. 3320), H1003 [19MR]
———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 5304), H6061 [4SE]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H4498 [10JY]
———promote State historic tax credits (see H.R. 4933), H8029 [17OC]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 3889), H1201 [10AP]
———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see H.R. 4194), H2608 [16MY]
———provide protections for participants in cash or deferred arrangements under section 401(k) relative to the acquisition and holding of employer securities (see H.R. 3463), H105 [29JA]
———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 Community Development Block Grant funds relative to recovery of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks (see H.R. 5704), H8054 [4NO]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H6983 [2OC]
———treatment of Federal funds used for relief and revitalization of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks (see H.R. 5624), H8546 [12NO]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4002), H1201 [10AP]
———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 5661), H8021 [16OC]
———treatment of tips (see H.R. 1274), H3229 [5JN]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H4497 [10JY]
Terrorism: 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), H8546 [12NO]
Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 5717), H8731 [13NO]
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), H524 [14FE]
U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H4350 [8JY]
U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 83), H561 [26FE]
Unemployment: extend the period of availability of assistance under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 5152), H4872 [17JY]
Veterans: establish a minimum pension rate for certain veterans (see H.R. 3374), H781 [7MR]
———improve compensation for veterans in certain cases of loss of paired organs (see H.R. 5477), H6776 [26SE]
———prevent contributions to GI bill benefits from reducing Federal student financial assistance (see H.R. 745), H2100 [2MY]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H1201 [10AP]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 5510), H6926 [1OC]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3930), H4350 [8JY]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
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), H3774 [20JN]
———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 285), H36 [23JA]
———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H3229 [5JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Afghanistan: provide compensation for families of noncombatants killed in U.S. military actions (see H.R. 5448), H6558 [24SE]
Business and industry: require disclosure of insider sales of stock of publicly held companies be filed electronically (see H.R. 3725), H284 [12FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 5679), H8022 [16OC]
Transportation: provide that individuals who are eligible to join the Armed Forces are also eligible to be security screening personnel (see H.R. 3690), H201 [6FE]
Letters
Strengthen limitations on Dept. of Agriculture commodity payments and benefits and use resulting savings to improve certain programs: Representative Nick Smith, H1477 [18AP]
U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces against Iraq: Gail Donovan, H6555 [24SE]
———Michael and Jeanette Feldman, H6555 [24SE]
Poems
``City Girl Clayton,'' by, E1931
``Let's Roll America,'' by, H518 [14FE]
``Message to the Republican Mob'', E1337
``Miami Hurricane Wonder,'' by, E1926
Proclamations
Tribute to African American Firefighters That Died as a Result of the Terrorist Attack at the World Trade Center: By, E334
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H1477 [18AP]
———reform farm subsidy programs, H66 [24JA]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), E936
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7235 [8OC], H7748 [10OC]
———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H6549, H6550, H6551, H6552 [24SE]
Black History Month: observance, H620 [27FE]
Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically Black colleges and universities (H.R. 1606), H6311 [18SE]
———recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (H. Res. 523), H6308, H6311 [18SE]
Congress: legislative priorities, H65 [24JA]
Corporations: economic impact of mismanagement, deception, and violations of public trust, E1337
Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), H899 [13MR]
Dart, Justin W., Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 460), H4707, H4710 [16JY]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H1474-H1480 [18AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen limitations on commodity payments and benefits and use resulting savings to improve certain programs, H1477 [18AP]
Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs, and an economic boost, H63 [24JA]
Education: funding, H899 [13MR]
Enron Corp.: economic collapse, H62 [24JA]
Federal aid programs: recognize importance of programs designed to be safety nets, H63-H70 [24JA]
Foreign policy: recognize diplomatic importance of U.S. foreign assistance programs in fighting global terrorism and promoting national security, H517 [14FE]
Haiti: U.S. policy, H513, H514, H515, H516, H517 [14FE], H901-H905 [13MR]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), H2088 [2MY]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4289
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (H. Res. 566), H6899
National objectives: military, homeland security, and foreign aid funding, H899-H901 [13MR]
Pakistan: allocation of foreign aid, H901 [13MR]
———U.S. policy, H512, H516 [14FE], H6550, H6554 [24SE]
Patriotism: establish the Victims of September 11th Fund, H63 [24JA]
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), complete congressional action (H. Res. 540), H6672 [25SE]
———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), consideration (H. Res. 386), H1212 [11AP]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H419, H430, H431 [13FE]
———increase contribution limits to make expenditures more competitive with those of opponents using personal funds, H430, H431 [13FE]
———reduce cost of political advertising on television, H419 [13FE]
Public debt: ceiling, E936
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2500, H2501 [15MY], H2543 [16MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), consideration (H. Res. 422), H2493 [15MY]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, H512 [14FE]
———rates, E936
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H512 [14FE]
Terrorism: 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 (H.R. 3375), H2684 [21MY]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H512 [14FE]
Votes: position on missed, H377 [13FE], E879
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3512 [12JN]
Special order: granted, H139 [5FE], H632 [27FE], H2509 [15MY], H6923 [1OC]
Statements
Tribute to Herb Yassky: by, E2085
Tables
Top 100 recipients of farm subsidies in Wisconsin (2001), H1479 [18AP]
Tributes
Baptiste, Gerald L., E355
Cherry, Vernon, E337
Clayton, Representative, E1931
Coleman, Tarel, E340
Fletcher, Andre, E335
Glascoe, Keith, E335
Henderson, Ronnie, E341
Henry, William L., E334
Joseph, Karl, E338
Maynard, Keithroy, E336
Meek, Representative, E1926
Mills, Michele, E1933
Mink, Patsy T., H6975-H6981 [2OC]
Pelosi, Representative, H130 [5FE]
Powell, Shawn, E339
Richard, Vernon, E362
Smith, Leon, Jr., E338
Surgeon, Clarence M., E1458
Thomas, Martha, E2079
Yassky, Herb, E2085