TOWNS, EDOLPHUS (a Representative from New York)
Amendments
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), H4429 [9JY]
Articles and editorials
Beards Were Tied Up, Blue Discarded, Ks Dhaliwai, Times of India (publication), E1989
Bound for Las Vegas, 2 Men Take a 9/11 Detour to Jail, Edward Wong, New York (NY) Times, E1796
Charity . . . or Terrorism? Robert M. Hathaway, Hindu (Indian publication), E1508
India, Meet Austria-Hungary, Steve Forbes, Forbes (publication), E198
India's Kashmir Ambitions, Wall Street Journal, E1277
POTO Misused by Police in Bhat Case, Times of India (publication), E755
Press Freedom in Panama—Going, Going, Gone, Sarah Watson, Washington Report on the Hemisphere (publication), E1383
Terrorism of the Indian Government, Tim Phares, NEWSMAX.com (Internet site), E1553
Truth About the Train Incident, Anil Soni and Neelam Soni, Gujarat Samachar (publication), E328
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
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]
American Zoo and Aquarium Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 408), H4425 [9JY]
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), H2100 [2MY]
Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 4653), H2100 [2MY]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7738 [9OC]
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: express support for U.S. forestry, lumber, wood, paper, and allied product industries and encourage protection from unfair trade practices of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 557), H6927 [1OC]
Campanella, Roy: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 127), H1156 [9AP]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7895 [10OC]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H4606 [15JY]
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]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 105), H8546 [12NO]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H5998 [26JY] (see H.R. 5098), H5791 [25JY]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6059 [4SE] (see H.R. 5326), H6230 [11SE]
———infant crib safety (see H.R. 1086), H7738 [9OC]
———prevent teen pregnancy by educating teenagers about the negative consequences of premature sexual activity (see H. Con. Res. 393), H2019 [1MY]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H6130 [9SE]
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 War: posthumously proclaim soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 125), H9024 [14NO]
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), H1156 [9AP]
Computers: establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 3833), H655 [4MR]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3807), H1155 [9AP]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H2608 [16MY]
Cooke, David O. (Doc): tribute (see H. Res. 571), H7895 [10OC]
CPSC: amend flammability standards for children's sleepwear (see H.R. 4896), H3291 [6JN]
———promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4981), H3774 [20JN] (see H.R. 5059), H4325 [27JN]
Crime: prohibit unauthorized placement of a writing on or inside a consumer product (see H.R. 2621), H2945 [22MY]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 26), H4498 [10JY]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 5022), H4068 [26JN]
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: expiration (see H.R. 5616), H7893 [10OC]
Davis, Sammy, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3628), H834 [12MR]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H2662 [20MY]
Dept. of Defense: clothing regulations imposed on female personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia (see H.R. 4714), H2469 [14MY]
Dept. of Education: provide grants to local educational agencies for disaster relief (see H.R. 5676), H8022 [16OC]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H3601 [17JN]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2165 [7MY]
Dept. of HUD: permit public housing agencies to transfer unused low-income rental assistance amounts to the HOME Program or for eligible Capital Fund public housing activities (see H.R. 4205), H3928 [25JN]
———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5499), H7304 [8OC]
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 Transportation: improve security at U.S. maritime borders (see H.R. 3013), H562 [26FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for substitution of parties in claims for benefits when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending (see H.R. 3733), H655 [4MR]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H907 [13MR]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 5458), H8023 [16OC]
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), H1673 [25AP]
———Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 1682), H2100 [2MY]
———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H6061 [4SE]
———increase Federal investment in research on cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and asthma, and continue increases in subsequent years (see H.R. 1144), H2356 [9MY]
———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H227 [7FE]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 1193), H2945 [22MY]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H907 [13MR]
Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 31), H8733 [13NO]
———establishment of a commission on technology and education (see H. Res. 295), H5195 [23JY]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6983 [2OC]
———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 4951), H4873 [17JY]
Education Land Grant Act: require the Dept. of Agriculture to pay costs of environmental reviews relative to conveyances (see H.R. 3802), H688 [5MR]
Executive Office of the President: ensure that requests or petitions for executive clemency are treated as lobbying contacts (see H.R. 5131), H4765 [16JY]
Families and domestic relations: provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H1156 [9AP]
FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see H.R. 4560), H1618 [24AP]
———facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures to meet the public needs of wireless telecommunications consumers (see H.R. 4738), H2511 [15MY]
———fulfill support requirements for universal service for high cost areas (see H.R. 1171), H1283 [11AP]
Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 2588), H5087 [22JY]
———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), H227 [7FE]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H5791 [25JY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H1156 [9AP]
Financial Accounting Standards Board: improve the setting of accounting standards (see H.R. 3970), H931 [14MR]
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H2607 [16MY]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4034), H1289 [15AP]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H6085 [5SE]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H79 [24JA]
Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 1671), H1338 [16AP]
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: amend trade regulation rule on ophthalmic practice to require the release of prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 2663), H833 [12MR]
———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H2355 [9MY]
Garvey, Marcus: recognize human rights accomplishments and clear name relative to politically motivated criminal charges (see H. Res. 50), H1202 [10AP]
Government: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 5073), H6061 [4SE]
———give preference in awarding of construction project contracts to qualified apprenticeship programs participants (see H.R. 5492), H7895 [10OC]
Greece: capture of members of November 17 terrorist group (see H. Con. Res. 479), H7304 [8OC]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1483 [18AP]
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (see H.J. Res. 87), H1283 [11AP]
Health: emphasize the importance of bone marrow donation and support National Marrow Donor Program and National Marrow Awareness Month (see H. Res. 563), H6777 [26SE]
———improve immunization rates by increasing the distribution of vaccines and improving and clarifying the vaccine injury compensation program (see H.R. 5282), H5995 [26JY]
———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 5478), H6776 [26SE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1620 [24AP]
———provide for availability of contact lens prescriptions (see H.R. 5657), H8021 [16OC]
———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 1683), H687 [5MR]
Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 3336), H562 [26FE]
Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4858), H3160 [4JN]
———promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 5606), H7892 [10OC]
———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]
History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 297), H6420 [19SE]
Housing: extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 4071), H2164 [7MY]
Immigration: adjust status of certain long-staying alien children, lower high school drop out rates of certain immigrant children, and allow State and local determination of admittance to State and local colleges and universities (see H.R. 1582), H284 [12FE]
———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]
Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H833 [12MR]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H7894 [10OC]
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]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1122), H1201 [10AP]
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), H688 [5MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1410 [17AP]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H561 [26FE]
———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), H2607 [16MY]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3291 [6JN]
Market Integrity Commission: establish to study issues relating to the governance of corporations in interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 5050), H4325 [27JN]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1294), H785 [11MR]
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), H6983 [2OC]
———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H6419 [19SE]
———improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 3594), H79 [24JA]
Medicare: coverage of certain chiropractic examination procedures (see H.R. 2284), H3229 [5JN]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H1484 [18AP]
———coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services (see H.R. 5511), H7929 [15OC]
———exclude brachytherapy devices from the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 5508), H6925 [1OC]
———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see H.R. 3027), H3229 [5JN]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H7019 [3OC]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H230 [8FE]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H833 [12MR]
———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 3882), H1155 [9AP]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H6129 [9SE]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H561 [26FE]
National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 358), H1533 [23AP]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3814), H907 [13MR]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H2661 [20MY]
National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 418), H3562 [13JN]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 346), H1156 [9AP]
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 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]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovak Republic (see H. Res. 253), H6304 [17SE]
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]
———establish procedures and sanctions to ensure payment of unpaid parking fines by foreign countries (see H.R. 4699), H3297 [10JN]
———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]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H1201 [10AP]
———uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H1003 [19MR]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H7929 [15OC]
Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 5274), H5995 [26JY]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H2101 [2MY]
Pakistan: modify Presidential waiver authority relative to foreign assistance restrictions (see H.R. 5267), H6304 [17SE]
Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 287), H3293 [6JN]
Pensions: improve pension plan security (see H.R. 5110), H5195 [23JY]
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]
Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 182), H1156 [9AP]
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]
Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 4678), H2234 [8MY]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H6304 [17SE]
———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1089 [20MR]
Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 5334), H8023 [16OC]
Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5344), H6129 [9SE]
———provide access to tools to stimulate employment (see H.R. 4236), H2019 [1MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H1003 [19MR]
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), H1202 [10AP]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4575 [12JY]
Small business: recognize role in national defense and encourage government purchase of innovative technologies and services from small businesses to help in homeland defense and the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 515), H5997 [26JY]
Social Security: improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H140 [5FE] (see H.R. 3729), H284 [12FE]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H6419 [19SE] (see H.R. 5541), H7738 [9OC]
———treatment of monthly survivor benefits and lump sum death benefits relative to receipt of compensation by victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 5330), H6130 [9SE]
Southeastern States: provide a framework for coordinating Federal, State, and local efforts to meet the special needs of the Southeast Crescent Region (see H.R. 3618), H36 [23JA]
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), H2472 [14MY]
Taxation: allow a deduction for credit card interest (see H.R. 3704), H1091 [20MR]
———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H2945 [22MY]
———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), H1674 [25AP]
———allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax refunds for use by the Dept. of HHS to improve the health of minorities and women (see H.R. 4937), H3721 [19JN]
———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1186), H2164 [7MY]
———expand pension benefits to those without retirement plans and provide additional protections to those who participate in the current system (see H.R. 3488), H781 [7MR]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H1284 [11AP]
———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2419), H105 [29JA]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H737 [6MR]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———provide a credit for employers who allow their employees to participate in volunteer firefighter training (see H.R. 4839), H4350 [8JY]
———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see H.R. 4194), H4872 [17JY]
———provide credits for hiring workers retrained in trade adjustment assistance programs (see H.R. 3768), H907 [13MR]
———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]
———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 Federal funds used for relief and revitalization of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks (see H.R. 5624), H7893 [10OC]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4002), H1201 [10AP]
———treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 5029), H5087 [22JY]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H4497 [10JY]
Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks or other major disasters affecting homeland security (see H.R. 5164), H5791 [25JY]
———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]
Tibet: recognize authorities who are currently exiled in Dharamsala, India, as the legitimate representatives of Tibet (see H. Res. 357), H687 [5MR]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
Turkey: express appreciation for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 265), H937 [18MR]
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), H1769 [30AP]
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]
———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 Day: request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H201 [6FE]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H781 [7MR]
Women: support participation of women throughout the world in a week of workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for world peace (see H. Con. Res. 290), H1091 [20MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Diseases: respond to the problem of asthma in urban areas (see H.R. 4824), H2944 [22MY]
Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 5471), H6775 [26SE]
Kazakhstan: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 511), H8022 [16OC]
Medicare: require any reductions in payment rates for home respiratory medication nebulizer drugs to be offset by an equal increase in reimbursement for home respiratory medication professional services (see H.R. 4901), H3452 [11JN]
Interviews
Freedom of the press in Panama: Miguel A. Bernal, Laura McGinnis, and Karen Smith, E1384
Letters
Indian civil liberties violations of religious minorities: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E1386
Pamphlets
Khalistan Martyrs Day, E1275
Press releases
As Catasrophe Approaches in Haiti, the U.S. Continues To Block International Loans: Andrew Blandford, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, E1220
5 Dalits Murdered on Rumor of Cow Killing: Council of Khalistan, E1992
Killing of Over 540 Muslims by Hindu Militants Parallels 1984 Massacre of Sikhs: Council of Khalistan, E324
Sikhs Suffered the Most After the Attacks—Council of Khalistan Condemns Attacks, Calls for End to Violence Against Minorities: Council of Khalistan, E1594
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7434 [9OC]
Aviation: clarify Federal flight deck officers program guidelines relative to pilot background checks, discharge and storage of firearms, flight attendant self-defense training, and pilots use of less-than-lethal weapons, H4452
———establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), H4452
———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H4452
Black History Month: observance, H268 [12FE], E145
Brooklyn, NY: anniversary of Brooklyn Academy of Music DanceAfrica festival, E893
———tribute to Cedar International Fellowship Church, E956
———tribute to ``What I Shall Render Ministries'', E298
China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1820
Dept. of Transportation: prohibit racial profiling by airline personnel, E1796
Gallagher, Thomas C.: Anti-Defamation League Torch of Liberty Award recipient, E81
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (H. Con. Res. 382), E1219
Harewood, Grace: Ecumenical Seniors Day honoree, E952
Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates (H.R. 4858), H3870
Immigration: treatment of Haitian and African refugees, E1110
India: allegations of charitable contributions going to terrorist organizations, E1508
———anniversary of attack on Sikh temples in Amritsar, E1275
———civil liberties violations in Kashmir, E1277
———civil liberties violations of religious minorities, E85
———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E88
———human rights violations, E1552
———human rights violations of Dalits, E1992
———human rights violations of religious minorities, E1620
———Sikh observance of Vaisakhi Day, E457
———U.S. policy, E1277
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), motion to recommit, H604, H607
———protect competition in Internet and high speed data services by preserving certain FCC and State regulations affecting competitive local exchange carriers, H604, H607
Kazakhstan: normal trade relations status (H.R. 1318), E88
———U.S. policy, E88
KeySpan Corp.: tribute to Black Leadership at KeySpan (organization), E165
Medicaid: require States that provide prescription drug coverage to cover drugs that treat obesity (H.R. 1641), H268 [12FE]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (H.J. Res. 113), H7148
New York, NY: anniversary of Unity Fellowship Church Movement of New York, E773
———anniversary of YMCA, E901
———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 (H.R. 3880), H6145
———tribute to workers for their rescue, recovery, and clean-up efforts at the site of the World Trade Center (H. Res. 424), E903
Panama: condemn interference with freedom of the press, E1383
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H418 [13FE]
———reduce cost of political advertising on television, H418 [13FE]
Religion: condemn attacks on Sikh Americans, E1594
Robins, Lenford L., E1060
Ships and vessels: use of biodegradable materials as an alternative to plastics on submarines, E1500
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), E1594
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H281 [12FE], H3771 [20JN]
Reports
Possible Applications for Biodegradable Plastic in the U.S. Navy Fleet as a Method to Meet MARPOL 73/78, MPPRCA, and APPS Regulations: Christina Liebner, E1500
Statements
Indian Government Genocide Against the Sikh Nation Continues to This Day: Council of Khalistan, E1391
Partnership Between the U.S. and Kazakhstan: President Bush and Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, E88
Sangh Parivar Actions Communalising Adivasi Area: Joseph D. Souza and John Dayal, All India Christian Council, E85
Vaisakhi Message to the Sikh Nation: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E457
Subpoena Notices
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, H4521 [11JY]
Tributes
Becker, Vivian, E774
Caddy, Craig B., Sr., E1067
Champion, Jerrye Gray, E1936
Chase, Joyce Y., E396
Clarke, Dorita, E393
Cooper, Alfred D., E1069
Europe, Jacqueline, E437
Fullard, Henrietta Scott, E437
Gilman, Representative, E1783
Gouveia, Louis, E1900
Green, William F., E1049
Griffin, Pauline Williams, E436
Harris, Diane E., E1071
Harris, Frank, E694
Haskins, Adam N., E1116
Hosein, Cynthia, E1061
Jackson, Edison O., E240
Jefferson, William, Jr., E164
Johnson, Arthur P., E1070
Johnson-Hunt, Teresa, E435
Jones, Zachary G., E773
Kaplansky, Steven, E1054
Kelvin, Nezam, E1061
Kim, Solomon Young-Min, E1056
Kirkland, Glen, E2111
Lawson, Richard J., E1070
Lewis, Joseph R. and Avis J., E1083
Mills, Michele, E294
Nance, Callista Yates, E690
Perry-Felder, Brenda E., E394
Pitsch, Howard, E1066
Pratt, John L., Sr., E607
Price, Winston, E1051
Reaves, Robert L.A., E956
Reed, Tessie, E1907
Reid, Maurice A., E1058
Robinson, Doris, E1901
Satcher, David, E145
Smith, Stanley H., E692
Strickland, Irene Smith, E165
Suliman, Mary, E1902
Sunshine, Nancy T., E961
Underwood, Jacob N., E1905
Watts-Coleman, Catherine, E395
West-Payne, Grace, E1904
Wright, Nora E., E585
Wright, Timothy, E239
Yong Soo Jun, E1064