SANDERS, BERNARD (a Representative from Vermont)
Amendments
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4606 [15JY], H4826 [17JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H4607 [15JY], H5200 [23JY], H5333 [24JY]
Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2871), H1770 [30AP], H1794 [1MY]
Appointments
Conferee: S. 1372, Eximbank reauthorization, H1985 [1MY]
Articles and editorials
Media Mergers Ate Our News! Susan Green, Seven Days (publication), E653
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H6927 [1OC]
———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]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
Animals: establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 4795), H3454 [11JN]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H105 [29JA]
Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H3562 [13JN]
———require congressional authority to authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 109), H6130 [9SE]
Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to certain negotiations of freelance writers and artists for the sale of their written and graphic material to publishers (see H.R. 4643), H5791 [25JY]
Bankruptcy: protect family farmers and family fishermen (see H.R. 5348), H6129 [9SE]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3292 [6JN]
Business and industry: enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosure made pursuant to the securities laws (see H.R. 3818), H1155 [9AP]
———prohibit certain employees and shareholders from obtaining special loans (see H.R. 4084), H2356 [9MY]
———provide for enhanced corporate responsibility under securities laws (see H.R. 4083), H1152 [9AP]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H8023 [16OC]
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), H2735 [21MY]
Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H79 [24JA]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H1674 [25AP]
———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]
Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 3681), H6693 [25SE]
Collective bargaining: repeal ability of the President to intervene in strikes and lock-outs (see H.R. 5644), H8021 [16OC]
Colleges and universities: eliminate termination date on authority for schools with low default rates to make single disbursements of student loans (see H.R. 4639), H2945 [22MY]
Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5233), H5790 [25JY]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H2945 [22MY]
Contracts: require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 1324), H1532 [23AP]
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), H1152 [9AP]
Crime: eliminate the securities fraud exception from the civil remedy for racketeering violations (see H.R. 3644), H103 [29JA]
———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]
———prohibit unauthorized placement of a writing on or inside a consumer product (see H.R. 2621), H2945 [22MY]
———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), H1152 [9AP]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H1152 [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), H1688 [29AP]
———establish a counter-cyclical income support program for dairy producers (see H.R. 5627), H7893 [10OC]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 4665), H3721 [19JN]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 5703), H8044 [28OC]
———establish National Vaccine Authority (see H.R. 4100), H2662 [20MY]
———establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 2422), H1674 [25AP]
———establish the Office of Health Care Competition to administer the National Practitioner Data Bank and to collect and make public more information on medical malpractice insurance (see H.R. 5435), H6778 [26SE]
———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 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), H4766 [16JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H6060 [4SE]
———improve procurement practices in procuring health-care items (see H.R. 3645), H103 [29JA]
———increase amounts available to State approving agencies to evaluate the qualifications of educational institutions to provide courses under department-administered education programs (see H.R. 3731), H365 [13FE]
———provide Government markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries that died on or after the day of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3990), H1201 [10AP]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6304 [17SE]
———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3774 [20JN]
———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 5359), H6304 [17SE]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H1410 [17AP]
Diseases: combat cancer (see H.R. 4596), H2472 [14MY]
———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]
District of Columbia: establish certain legal waivers for physicians who provide assistance in the National Capital Area during any period in which a public health emergency is in effect (see H.R. 4634), H3161 [4JN]
Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 2592), H1533 [23AP]
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: establish a pilot program to encourage certification of teachers in low-income, low-performing public elementary and secondary schools by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (see H.R. 4599), H3038 [23MY]
———extend student loan forgiveness to adult education instructors (see H.R. 4123), H2735 [21MY]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H1619 [24AP]
———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), H4425 [9JY]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H2662 [20MY]
ERISA: 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), H1483 [18AP]
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), H5998 [26JY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 2239), H1155 [9AP]
Families and domestic relations: increase U.S. commitment to the health of the world's mothers and children (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3162 [4JN]
———provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H1156 [9AP]
FDA: establish authority for the imposition of civil penalties for certain direct-to-consumer advertisements (see H.R. 4833), H3826 [21JN]
———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 Bureau of Audits: establish (see H.R. 3795), H561 [26FE]
Federal Bureau of Investigation Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5213), H6559 [24SE]
Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H1156 [9AP]
———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H3669 [18JN]
———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H36 [23JA]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H3721 [19JN]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5350), H8733 [13NO]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 3673), H3721 [19JN]
———clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H3230 [5JN]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (see H.R. 5194), H6374 [18SE]
———improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5079), H4424 [9JY]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 827), H1154 [9AP]
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), H37 [23JA]
Fish and fishing: protect certain areas of the seabed by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (see H.R. 4003), H3161 [4JN]
———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H1003 [19MR]
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 labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 4814), H2944 [22MY]
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), H8733 [13NO]
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]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H6304 [17SE]
Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 5412), H6417 [19SE]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H105 [29JA]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H105 [29JA]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H367 [13FE]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H3037 [23MY]
Health care facilities: increase availability of language-assistance services for patients of migrant health centers (see H.R. 4134), H2662 [20MY]
Health care professionals: provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care (see H.R. 4654), H2608 [16MY]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H3454 [11JN]
Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 4841), H3036 [23MY]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6778 [26SE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: develop and implement strategies to reduce the number of emotionally disturbed children that require special education services (see H.R. 5352), H8733 [13NO]
Indonesia: commemorate independence of East Timor and encourage establishment of diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 405), H2735 [21MY]
Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H1410 [17AP]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]
———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), H6927 [1OC]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H2099 [2MY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1410 [17AP]
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), H2735 [21MY]
Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H2945 [22MY]
———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H1674 [25AP]
———improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 3594), H3161 [4JN]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H2608 [16MY]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H5998 [26JY]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 1604), H2608 [16MY]
Medicare: accelerate reduction on the amount of beneficiary copayment liability for outpatient services (see H.R. 3284), H3453 [11JN]
———allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H2101 [2MY]
———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H105 [29JA]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H6693 [25SE]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2945 [22MY]
———coverage of remote monitoring services (see H.R. 3572), H3859 [24JN]
———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H105 [29JA]
———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H1410 [17AP]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H6417 [19SE]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H6559 [24SE]
———improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 2706), H2019 [1MY]
———increase payments for ambulance services in rural areas, determine rural areas based on population density, and require the use of recent data in determining payment adjustments (see H.R. 3545), H3230 [5JN]
———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H1620 [24AP]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H3161 [4JN]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H833 [12MR]
———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 1517), H2608 [16MY]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H5998 [26JY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H2101 [2MY]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H1620 [24AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4715), H3161 [4JN]
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), H4326 [27JN]
———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 5078), H8733 [13NO]
———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H2512 [15MY]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1338 [16AP]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H3161 [4JN]
Mining and mineral resources: reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 4078), H2235 [8MY]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H.J. Res. 113), H6983 [2OC]
National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H5998 [26JY]
National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish (see H.R. 537), H5453 [24JY]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H3038 [23MY]
National Farmers Union: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 462), H6304 [17SE]
National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets: establish (see H.R. 3552), H4605 [15JY]
National Fragile X Research Day: observance (see H. Res. 398), H5998 [26JY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 4709), H3161 [4JN]
National Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5124), H6130 [9SE]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H3721 [19JN]
Nuclear weapons: encourage end to the threat of nuclear destruction (see H.J. Res. 97), H3453 [11JN]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H1674 [25AP]
Peace Corps: funding (see H. Con. Res. 341), H3928 [25JN]
———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), H6229 [11SE]
Pensions: prevent the wearing away of an employee's accrued benefit under a defined plan by reducing future accruals under the plan (see H.R. 4181), H1282 [11AP]
Pharmaceuticals: require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 5037), H6693 [25SE]
Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 4187), H2019 [1MY]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to mental health services for elderly individuals (see H.R. 5077), H8733 [13NO]
———amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H6061 [4SE]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H285 [12FE]
Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see H.R. 5216), H5789 [25JY]
Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H1620 [24AP]
Reverend James Joseph Reeb Post Office Building, Selma, AL: designate (see H.R. 3850), H3514 [12JN]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H6559 [24SE]
Safety: promote safe and ethical clinical trials of drugs, and other test articles, on people overseas (see H.R. 5249), H6061 [4SE]
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), H367 [13FE]
Securities and Derivatives Oversight Commission: establish (see H.R. 4038), H1088 [20MR]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4553 [11JY]
Sewage disposal: combined sewer overflow control programs (see H. Con. Res. 403), H3162 [4JN]
Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 4743), H3721 [19JN]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3729), H1769 [30AP]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H2945 [22MY]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H5998 [26JY]
Stem Cell Research Board: establish (see H.R. 4011), H2356 [9MY]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for expenditures for renewable energy property (see H.R. 2179), H3668 [18JN]
———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), H937 [18MR]
———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), H634 [27FE]
———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H1155 [9AP]
———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see H.R. 2001), H3859 [24JN]
———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 2691), H6374 [18SE]
———expand renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy and expand investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources (see H.R. 4668), H2608 [16MY]
———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2419), H2164 [7MY]
———limit manufacturers' deduction for advertising of FDA approved prescription drugs to the level of research and development expenditures (see H.R. 4821), H2944 [22MY]
———make the additional tax on early distributions from certain pension plans inapplicable for public safety employees (see H.R. 4796), H2943 [22MY]
———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 5304), H5996 [26JY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H1003 [19MR]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H4326 [27JN]
———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 certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 2641), H2511 [15MY]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H8545 [12NO]
———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs (see H.R. 5105), H5998 [26JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
———protect the public against the threat of chemical attacks (see H.R. 5300), H6130 [9SE]
Tibet: recognize authorities who are currently exiled in Dharamsala, India, as the legitimate representatives of Tibet (see H. Res. 357), H687 [5MR]
Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2118), H3721 [19JN]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]
Treaties and agreements: importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H105 [29JA]
Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 3561), H3514 [12JN]
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), H3825 [21JN]
Veterans: authorize additional compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for whom a family member dependent on the veteran for support provides care (see H.R. 4621), H1768 [30AP]
———improve compensation for veterans in certain cases of loss of paired organs (see H.R. 5477), H6776 [26SE]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Vietnamese Conflict: require a study on the eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and an alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 3443), H201 [6FE]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3930), H6251 [12SE]
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), H4872 [17JY]
Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see H.R. 4707), H2355 [9MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal required offset of certain military separation benefits by the amount of disability benefits paid (see H.R. 5231), H5790 [25JY]
ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to pension participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H2661 [20MY]
Health: improve access to oral health care by strengthening the dental workforce in rural and underserved communities (see H.R. 4476), H1410 [17AP]
———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 5306), H5996 [26JY]
Laitres, Alfred J.: authorize disinterment from the Lorraine American Cemetery in St. Avold, France, and authorize transfer of his remains to the custody of his next of kin (see H.R. 5305), H5996 [26JY]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H1674 [25AP]
Postage and stamps: moratorium on postage rate increases for nonprofit organizations and certain other mailers (see H.J. Res. 98), H3601 [17JN]
Social Security: expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 5191), H5194 [23JY]
Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of broadcast transmission facilities (see H.R. 5632), H7894 [10OC]
———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless services facilities (see H.R. 5631), H7894 [10OC]
Letters
Eximbank authority extension: Lowell (Pete) Strader, Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union, H1709 [30AP]
Eximbank reauthorization: several business associations, H1794 [1MY]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, H2049
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 403), H2029 [2MY]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 509), H5967 [26JY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7440 [9OC]
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, H5468 [25JY]
Crime: reintegrating ex-offenders into society, H730 [6MR]
Dept. of Energy: Energy Star Program funding, H4826 [17JY]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), conference report, H6655 [25SE]
———Israeli-Arab Peace Partners Program funding, H6655 [25SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4826 [17JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5333, H5336 [24JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (H. Con. Res. 312), H132 [5FE], H159 [6FE]
———make tax benefits permanent, H1444 [18AP]
Elections: encourage voter participation, H3137 [4JN]
Eximbank: extend authority (S. 2019), H955, H956 [19MR]
———extend authority (S. 2248), H1706, H1707, H1708 [30AP]
———prohibit assistance to companies who lay off a greater percentage of U.S. workers than those in foreign countries, H1795, H1979, H1981 [1MY], H3168, H3180 [5JN]
———reauthorize (H.R. 2871), H1794, H1795, H1979, H1981 [1MY]
———reauthorize (H.R. 2871), consideration (H. Res. 402), H1775 [1MY]
———reauthorize (S. 1372), conference report, H3172, H3173, H3176, H3178, H3179, H3180 [5JN]
———reauthorize (S. 1372), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 433), H3168 [5JN]
Foreign aid: authorize U.S. participation in, and replenishment of, certain international development funds and set forth additional policies toward certain international development banks and funds (H.R. 2604), H1988, H1990 [1MY]
IRS: enforce pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, H5333, H5336 [24JY]
New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate School Compact: congressional consent to certain amendments (H.R. 3180), H3887 [25JN]
News media: corporate ownership of media outlets, H730, H731, H732, H733 [6MR], E653
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H388 [13FE]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2535 [16MY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1444 [18AP]
Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), H1444 [18AP]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), consideration (H. Res. 435), H3243 [6JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1698
———anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6185 [11SE]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H5967 [26JY]
University of Vermont: tribute to Town Meeting for Young People, E504
Vermont: tribute to Student Congressional Town Meeting participants, H3137 [4JN], E647
Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 101), H5105 [23JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H139 [5FE], H3157 [4JN], H6371 [18SE]
Statements
Abortion: Stephanie Horvath, Katie Blanchard, Cady Merrill, and Jesse Butler, E815
Affordable Childcare: Amy Downs and Anissa Martin, H3142 [4JN]
Affordable Housing: Dan Hill, E647
Alternate Energy Vehicles: Jack Fleisher and Elden Kelly, H3140 [4JN]
Arab-Israel Conflict: Pierson Booher, H3140 [4JN]
Bettering Education: Elizabeth Christolini, H3138 [4JN]
Change of Leadership in Middle East: Timothy Plante, H3138 [4JN]
Child Labor: Andrea Shahan, Danielle Harvey, Reid Garrow, Troy Ault and Stefanie Gray, E680
———Colin Robinson, Marcia Lo Monoco, Sarah Kunz, and Delia Kipp, E765
Civil Rights: Vanessa Hinton and Thomas Lawson, H3141 [4JN]
Credit Cards: Kelly Green, E794
Eximbank Authority Extension: Cato Institute, H1709 [30AP]
———U.S. Business and Industry Council, H1708 [30AP]
Financial Aid and Higher Education: Candace Crosby and Kim Dickenson, E747
Free Trade: Eli Brannon, Sam Parker, and Becca Van Horn, E665
Genetically Modified Foods: Travis Buck, E845
Graduated License: Jamie Walbridge, E858
Impact of Fast Food: Rebecca L. Marquis, H3139 [4JN]
Impact of Tobacco Use: Heidi Neil and Martha Mack, H3143 [4JN]
Investing in Children: Megan Sullivan and Alex McKenzie, H3142 [4JN]
Is NATO Necessary? Hailey Davis, H3138 [4JN]
Juvenile Justice: Sean Fontaine, Krystal Turnbaugh, and James Nichols, E793
Labor Exploitation: Elizabeth Echeverria and Damon Rooney, E815
National Civil Unions: Chastity Norris and Kim Lunna, H3142 [4JN]
Necessity of Amtrak: Joseph Ferris, E764
Pen Pals With Pakistan: Bethany Wallace, Kerry McIntosh, Erica Hollner, and Katie Kervorkian, E727
Random Drug Testing of Students: Lindy Stetson, H3141 [4JN]
Rights of the Abenaki: Evan Worth, Alan Blackman, Nicolett Baron, and Steph Bernath, E747
School Choice: Kristy Lamb, Peter Hicks, Halie Paradee, and Nick Smith, E845
School ID Badges: Lee Goldsmith, Robby Short and Greg Howard, E647
Straight Talk Vermont: Ruth Blake, E666
Student Representation on School Boards: Daniel May, E857
Taxation of Minors: Keith Blow, Jessica Oakes, Jessica Davis, Shirlaine Miller, and Ruhin Yuridulla, H3142 [4JN]
Teenage Stereotypes: Jessica Predom and Autumn Rozon, E857
U.S. Aid to Third World Countries: Tim Fitzgerald, H3139 [4JN]
Underage Drinking: Jessica Walters and Falinda Hough, E647
———Matt Alden, E726