RANGEL, CHARLES B. (a Representative from New York)
Addresses
Terrorist Attacks Anniversary: by, E2075
———George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, E1970
———Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, E1969
———Senator Daschle, E2077
———Speaker Hastert, E2077
———Susan Magazine, E2076
Amendments
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H4607 [15JY], H5301 [23JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act, H3472 [12JN]
———H.R. 2646, Farm Security Act, H777 [7MR]
———H.R. 3009, Trade Act, H4020 [26JN]
———H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act, H2599 [16MY]
———H.R. 3763, Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act, H4847 [17JY]
Articles and editorials
Bob Matsui—The Democrats' Balancing Act, Ben Pershing, Roll Call (publication), E1334
Harlem Heroes Safe at Home, Lorena Mongelli, New York (NY) Post, E1520
Health Problems of Latino Children, New York (NY) Times, E1439
James Rowan Sr., Aide to House Speaker O'Neill, Boston (MA) Herald, E334
Joaquin Balaguer Dies at 95, Longtime Dominican Leader, Richard Pearson, Washington (DC) Post, E1420
Latin Olympians Good as Gold, New York (NY) Daily News, E320
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), H6061 [4SE]
Air pollution: reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H1156 [9AP]
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]
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), H5998 [26JY]
———improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H141 [5FE]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H1769 [30AP]
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), H1154 [9AP]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H3161 [4JN]
Burma: prohibit importation of any textile or apparel article that is produced, manufactured, or grown in Burma (see H.R. 2211), H1410 [17AP]
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), H1410 [17AP]
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: amend relative to certain import-sensitive articles (see H.R. 4158), H1339 [16AP]
Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2521), H562 [26FE]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7738 [9OC]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H5998 [26JY]
———vaccination activities funding for at-risk adults and adolescents in medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 2598), H8546 [12NO]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals (see H.J. Res. 92), H2471 [14MY]
Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H79 [24JA]
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), H9036 [19NO]
———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H1155 [9AP]
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), H367 [13FE]
Comanche Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3512), H1155 [9AP]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H3720 [19JN]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: express sympathy to people who were tragically affected by the eruption of Nyiragongo volcano and support an increase in the amount of U.S. assistance (see H. Con. Res. 304), H285 [12FE]
Congress: make arrangements for special joint meeting in New York, NY, to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 449), H5790 [25JY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H3293 [6JN]
Corporations: promote responsibility (see H.R. 5160), H4930 [18JY]
———review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (see H.R. 4630), H2018 [1MY]
Corps of Engineers: revise certain policies for the purpose of improving the Corps' community relations (see H.R. 2353), H7303 [8OC]
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), H1769 [30AP]
———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), H1202 [10AP]
Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 2662), H2101 [2MY]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 5022), H4068 [26JN]
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: expiration (see H.R. 5616), H7893 [10OC]
Cultural Competence Commission: establish (see H.R. 5265), H5994 [26JY]
Davis, Benjamin O., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 487), H5087 [22JY]
Davis, Sammy, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3628), H1155 [9AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry processed by establishments receiving inspection services (see H.R. 3956), H906 [13MR]
Dept. of HHS: make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4764), H4326 [27JN]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H4069 [26JN]
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 the Interior: conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a Presidential National Historic Site in Hope, AR (see H.R. 3815), H634 [27FE]
———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: improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H2101 [2MY]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6693 [25SE]
———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3860 [24JN]
———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 5533), H7895 [10OC]
———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), H1484 [18AP]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H2356 [9MY]
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: combat cancer (see H.R. 4596), H2472 [14MY]
———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H1675 [25AP]
———increase testing of pregnant women and newborn infants for HIV infection (see H.R. 4644), H3775 [20JN]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H8023 [16OC]
Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]
Employment: provide for private-sector-led Community Workforce Partnerships (see H.R. 4104), H1153 [9AP]
Ethnic groups: recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and commend the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (see H. Res. 370), H932 [14MR] (see H. Res. 377), H1153 [9AP]
Families and domestic relations: importance of prenatal care for women and children (see H. Res. 346), H2165 [7MY]
———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), H3514 [12JN]
FDA: establish authority for the imposition of civil penalties for certain direct-to-consumer advertisements (see H.R. 4833), H3036 [23MY]
———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 Bureau of Investigation Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5213), H6419 [19SE]
Federal employees: 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), H6983 [2OC]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H1674 [25AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (see H.R. 5194), H6374 [18SE]
———improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5079), H6419 [19SE]
Fire prevention: reduce threat of wildfires in the wildland-urban interface, support community and private wildfire control efforts, and return receipts generated from hazardous fuels reduction projects to the Treasury (see H.R. 5358), H6304 [17SE]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4034), H1156 [9AP]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H4872 [17JY]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H228 [7FE]
Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 4704), H2355 [9MY] (see H.R. 5747), H9023 [14NO]
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), H5998 [26JY]
Government: give preference in awarding of construction project contracts to qualified apprenticeship programs participants (see H.R. 5492), H7895 [10OC]
———support use of fair trade certified coffee (see H. Res. 491), H6778 [26SE]
Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 4561), H4575 [12JY]
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), H1090 [20MR]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H3775 [20JN]
———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), H9036 [19NO]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1003 [19MR]
———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), H1769 [30AP]
Health care facilities: establish a health information technology grant program and a Medical Information Technology Advisory Board (see H.R. 3292), H3453 [11JN]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Immigration: 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), H779 [7MR]
Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H3825 [21JN]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H5998 [26JY]
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), H3230 [5JN]
Jimmie Lee Jackson Post Office Building, Marion, AL: designate (see H.R. 3849), H3514 [12JN]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
John A. (Jack) Shea Post Office Building, Lake Placid, NY: designate (see H.R. 3797), H3297 [10JN]
Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 5476), H7929 [15OC]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H1090 [20MR]
———establish a national database of firearms ballistics information and require firearms manufacturers to provide ballistics information about new firearms (see H.R. 408), H8045 [28OC]
———provide additional resources to States to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure timely analysis of rape kits (see H.R. 3961), H4553 [11JY]
———provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 4027), H6983 [2OC]
———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]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H6303 [17SE]
———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 2677), H4553 [11JY]
Medicare: coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 3585), H1674 [25AP]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H687 [5MR]
———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see H.R. 3027), H1003 [19MR]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H4931 [18JY]
———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H688 [5MR]
———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (see H.R. 4729), H5998 [26JY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H1338 [16AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: conduct studies on comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of prescription drugs that account for high levels of expenditures or use by individuals (see H.R. 4832), H3036 [23MY]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1338 [16AP]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3814), H2356 [9MY]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H3775 [20JN]
National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 418), H3562 [13JN]
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 the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H2235 [8MY]
National Park Service: establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program (see H.R. 4786), H2734 [21MY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H285 [12FE]
Native Americans: ensure that any business owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on Indian lands is not considered an employer under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 4719), H2662 [20MY]
New Windsor, NY: recognize and support efforts to develop the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 399), H6983 [2OC]
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: compensate public schools for operating and education-related expenses, including mental health and counseling services, resulting from terrorist attack (see H.R. 4663), H2105 [3MY]
———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]
———tribute to workers for their rescue, recovery, and clean-up efforts at the site of the World Trade Center and the Fresh Kills Landfill (see H. Res. 492), H4931 [18JY]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 348), H5997 [26JY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H7929 [15OC]
Peace Corps: 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), H6419 [19SE]
Peter J. Ganci, Jr., Post Office Building, Farmingdale, NY: designate (see H.R. 5336), H6084 [5SE]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]
President's Commission To Strengthen Social Security: enact certain reforms (see H.R. 4022, 4023, 4024), H1087 [20MR]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H1283 [11AP]
———amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H7172 [7OC]
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), H6230 [11SE]
Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5344), H7019 [3OC]
———provide access to tools to stimulate employment (see H.R. 4236), H2019 [1MY]
———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2164 [7MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H1090 [20MR]
———reauthorize and reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3625), H1091 [20MR]
Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H3826 [21JN]
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 3799), H633 [27FE]
Reverend James Joseph Reeb Post Office Building, Selma, AL: designate (see H.R. 3850), H3514 [12JN]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 5573), H8023 [16OC]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H5791 [25JY]
Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H737 [6MR]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H5993 [26JY]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H36 [23JA]
———provide miscellaneous enhancements in benefits for women (see H.R. 4069), H1089 [20MR]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H2734 [21MY]
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4017), H2356 [9MY]
Somerset County, PA: tribute to rescue of coal miners (see H. Con. Res. 459), H6374 [18SE]
Tariff: provide duty-free benefits for certain products produced within qualifying industrial zones in Turkey and Israel (see H.R. 5002), H3928 [25JN]
Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H3292 [6JN]
———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H834 [12MR]
———encourage more responsible corporate governance (see H.R. 5088), H4497 [10JY]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 4180), H1282 [11AP]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Republic of Korea (see H.R. 3412), H79 [24JA]
———make technical corrections to the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 5713), H8731 [13NO]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H2356 [9MY]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 3774), H523 [14FE]
———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see H.R. 4194), H2101 [2MY]
———provide for a temporary ex-offender low-income housing credit to encourage the provision of housing, job training, and other essential services to ex-offenders (see H.R. 3701), H227 [7FE]
———treat Indian tribes the same as State governments relative to gambling (see H.R. 4887), H3291 [6JN]
———treatment of executive perks and retirement benefits relative to stock options, undisclosed benefits, and deferred compensation (see H.R. 5432), H6558 [24SE]
———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. 831), H5194 [23JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
———compensate victims of bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa on the same basis as compensation is provided to victims of attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3375), H634 [27FE]
———mint coins to commemorate events related to the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3980), H931 [14MR]
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]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3670), H110 [4FE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H524 [14FE]
U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H5996 [26JY]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H3669 [18JN]
Unemployment: extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3986), H937 [18MR]
Veterans: authorize additional compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for whom a family member dependent on the veteran for support provides care (see H.R. 4621), H2735 [21MY]
———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H1155 [9AP]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 128), H1283 [11AP]
———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 5510), H6926 [1OC]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Congress: authorize printing of a volume of transcripts from the special joint meeting in New York, NY, and a collection of Congressional Record statements relative to the terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 487), H6693 [25SE]
Hampton, Lionel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 467), H6250 [12SE]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
New York, NY: tribute to Harlem Little League All-Stars baseball team (see H. Con. Res. 468), H6256 [13SE]
Puente, Ernesto A., Jr. (Tito): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 396), H2100 [2MY]
Tariff: leaf alcohol (see H.R. 4445), H1337 [16AP]
———magnesium aluminum hydroxide carbonate hydrate (see H.R. 4444), H1337 [16AP]
———polymenthylpentene (TPX) (see H.R. 5115), H4604 [15JY]
———polytetramethylene ether glycol (see H.R. 4443), H1337 [16AP]
Taxation: impose excise tax on sales of stock by corporate insiders occurring when the company prevents employees from selling stock in pension plans and ensure more accurate reporting of corporate liabilities (see H.R. 3622), H78 [24JA]
———prevent the continued use of renouncing U.S. citizenship as a device for avoiding U.S. taxes (see H.R. 4880), H3291 [6JN]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H4497 [10JY]
Tito Puente Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3945), H832 [12MR]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H6776 [26SE]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 4861), H3160 [4JN]
Descriptions
Impose Excise Tax on Sales of Stock by Corporate Insiders Occurring When the Company Prevents Employees From Selling Stock in Pension Plans and Ensure More Accurate Reporting of Corporate Liabilities (H.R. 3622), E17
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), E615
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, H1454 [18AP]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, E1432
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, H5969, H5972 [26JY]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 509), H5966 [26JY]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 450), H3954, H3961 [26JN]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2949 [23MY]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), consideration (H. Res. 428), H2895 [22MY]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), motion to recommit, H3062 [24MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7221 [8OC], H7770 [10OC]
Committee on Taxation (Joint): funding relative to release of report on corporations avoiding U.S. income tax by reincorporating in foreign countries, H4880 [18JY]
Congress: convene special joint meeting in New York, NY, to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 448), H5609, H5610, H5614 [25JY]
Cuba: allow the financing of agricultural sales, H1454 [18AP]
———lift trade embargo, H5301 [23JY]
Customs Service: civil liability of inspectors relative to alleged use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals, H2862 [22MY]
———expand authority to search outgoing international mail, H2862 [22MY]
Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H2862 [22MY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5301 [23JY]
Diseases: AIDS epidemic, E124
———expand assistance to African Americans seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, E124
DuBois, PA: tribute to Operation Adopted Heroes project for firefighters relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, E1374
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (H. Con. Res. 312), H152, H156, H158, H161 [6FE]
———make tax benefits permanent, H1424, H1437, H1440, H1441, H1442 [18AP]
Enron Corp.: economic collapse, H1233 [11AP]
Ethnic groups: recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and commend the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (H. Res. 377), E489
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (H. Res. 393), E1308
Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2871), H1785
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (H.R. 3752), E525
Flowers, Vonetta: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E250
Hampton, Lionel: tribute (H. Con. Res. 363), E602
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E1240
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 342), H152 [6FE]
Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 365), E337
IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 3991), H1127, H1128, H1129 [9AP]
Jamaica: independence anniversary, E1434
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1109
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5121), consideration (H. Res. 489), H4880 [18JY]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4175 [27JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 5019), E1161
———revise and improve payments to certain health care service providers, H8758, H8759 [14NO]
Minorities: expand health care for children, E1439
Morningside-Westside Community Action Corp.: tribute to Consumer Art Show, E599
National Drug Control Strategy: support (H. Res. 569), E1808
New York, NY: tribute to Harlem Little League All-Stars baseball team, E1520
Parliamentary inquiry, H157 [6FE], H497, H508 [14FE], H1446 [18AP], H3957 [26JN], H4159 [27JN]
Parra, Derek: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E320
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1233 [11AP]
———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), H1208 [11AP]
Point of order, H3954 [26JN], H4165 [27JN]
Public debt: ceiling, H2895 [22MY], H3062 [24MY]
———ceiling (S. 2578), H4155, H4156, H4157, H4158, H4162 [27JN]
Public welfare programs: eligibility of certain legal immigrants for food stamps, E615
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2587 [16MY]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 82), H152 [6FE]
Rodriguez, Jennifer: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E320
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1424, H1437 [18AP]
Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), H1437, H1440, H1441, H1442 [18AP]
———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 390), H1424 [18AP]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations, H1127, H1128, H1129 [9AP]
———impose excise tax on sales of stock by corporate insiders occurring when the company prevents employees from selling stock in pension plans and ensure more accurate reporting of corporate liabilities (H.R. 3622), E17
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3249 [6JN]
———prevent the continued use of renouncing U.S. citizenship as a device for avoiding U.S. taxes (H.R. 4880), E994
———provide incentives for economic recovery, H470 [14FE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H758 [7MR]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 347), H470 [14FE]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 609), H8758, H8759 [14NO]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1969
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H5966, H5969, H5972 [26JY]
Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary, E1430
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H470 [14FE], H758 [7MR], H8758 [14NO]
Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4085), E1806
Williams, Serena: tribute (H. Res. 94), H6021
Williams, Venus: tribute (H. Res. 94), H6021
Women: domestic violence prevention programs funding, E525
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1671 [25AP]
Remarks—Special Joint Meeting of Congress
New York, NY: commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, H6104 [9SE]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 448, convene special joint meeting of Congress in New York, NY, to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, H6104 [9SE]
Tributes
Balaguer, Joaquin, E1420
Davis, Benjamin O., Jr., E1271
Gilman, Representative, H7138 [7OC]
Holloman, John, E295
Hughes, Langston, E1436
Matsui, Representative, E1334
Mink, Patsy T., E1740
Oliva, L. Jay, E467
Pantoja, Antonia, E962
Rabb, Maxwell M., E1024
Rowan, James, Sr., E334
Rupp, George, E918
Senghor, Leopold S., E57
Watts, Joseph, E339
Weston, M. Moran, E917