PAYNE, DONALD M. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and ensure inclusion of women in any newly established Government (see H. Res. 281), H907 [13MR]
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
African Union: formation (see H. Res. 490), H4872 [17JY]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
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), H284 [12FE]
———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 4676), H4498 [10JY]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H3038 [23MY]
———require congressional authority to authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 109), H6304 [17SE]
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3162 [4JN]
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: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H524 [14FE]
———prohibit certain employees and shareholders from obtaining special loans (see H.R. 4084), H4350 [8JY]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6130 [9SE]
———increase the availability and quality of child care for disabled children (see H.R. 2787), H688 [5MR]
———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]
———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 730), H1769 [30AP]
———require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2788), H1769 [30AP]
———tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program and commend and encourage implementation of abduction prevention programs in retail business establishments (see H. Res. 556), H6693 [25SE]
Children's Development Commission (Kiddie Mac): establish (see H.R. 5291), H5995 [26JY]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations in Tibet (see H. Res. 410), H2357 [9MY]
Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 2230), H1155 [9AP]
Collective bargaining: repeal ability of the President to intervene in strikes and lock-outs (see H.R. 5644), H8021 [16OC]
Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 3974), H6419 [19SE]
Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 4785), H5087 [22JY]
———penalties for individuals who use false or misleading domain names to attract children to Internet sites not appropriate for children (see H.R. 4658), H2165 [7MY]
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), H78 [24JA]
———support transition to democracy and an end to the plunder of its natural resources (see H. Con. Res. 410), H3037 [23MY]
Consumers: establish security measures for automatic teller machines to ensure convenience and safety (see H.R. 3662), H104 [29JA]
———protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3807), H1091 [20MR]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H2235 [8MY]
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), H2164 [7MY]
Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5080), H4424 [9JY]
Cultural Competence Commission: establish (see H.R. 5265), H5994 [26JY]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs (see H.R. 3581), H1155 [9AP]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 5703), H8044 [28OC]
———make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 3686), H1155 [9AP]
———make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4764), H3669 [18JN]
Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child care and development facilities (see H.R. 5291), H5995 [26JY]
———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5499), H6983 [2OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H737 [6MR]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a memorial to Native Americans in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 2918), H907 [13MR]
———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), H3161 [4JN]
———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H3037 [23MY]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H7172 [7OC]
———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3774 [20JN]
———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), H1410 [17AP]
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]
Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 5031), H7738 [9OC]
———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H227 [7FE]
Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 3595), H4350 [8JY]
Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 4026), H5087 [22JY]
———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H1284 [11AP]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 4579), H1619 [24AP]
Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3912), H1156 [9AP]
———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 31), H7019 [3OC]
———establishment of a commission on technology and education (see H. Res. 295), H634 [27FE]
———extend student loan forgiveness to adult education instructors (see H.R. 4123), H3454 [11JN]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H2165 [7MY]
———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), H4873 [17JY]
———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H3037 [23MY]
———require medically accurate and objective factual information as part of any sex education course (see H.R. 5668), H8022 [16OC]
———restrict the disqualification of students for drug offenses to those students who committed offenses while receiving student financial aid (see H.R. 3777), H3161 [4JN]
———support business incubation in academic settings (see H.R. 5312), H5996 [26JY]
Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see H.R. 2282), H2945 [22MY]
ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H2946 [22MY]
———provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H562 [26FE]
———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]
FAA: provide equitable pay to air traffic managers, supervisors, and specialists at both regional and headquarters locations (see H.R. 5251), H8546 [12NO]
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), H4767 [16JY]
FDA: require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (see H.R. 4730), H6777 [26SE]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H2235 [8MY]
Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H6303 [17SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5272), H6778 [26SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H3230 [5JN]
FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 3847), H1338 [16AP]
Financial institutions: identification of hidden assets that have been stolen or misappropriated from foreign countries by corrupt foreign political figures (see H.R. 4711), H3293 [6JN]
Firearms: prohibit possession or transfer of certain handguns (see H.R. 3679), H1338 [16AP]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4034), H4350 [8JY]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H79 [24JA]
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (see H.R. 3994), H1675 [25AP]
———provide food and agricultural development assistance to civilians in Afghanistan and other central Asian countries (see H. Con. Res. 240), H228 [7FE]
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), H4872 [17JY]
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]
Frank Sinatra Post Office Building, Hoboken, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3034), H3601 [17JN]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H5998 [26JY]
Gary Albero Post Office Building, Emerson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 5153), H6419 [19SE]
Government: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 5073), H6251 [12SE]
———give preference in awarding of construction project contracts to qualified apprenticeship programs participants (see H.R. 5492), H8035 [21OC]
Greece: capture of members of November 17 terrorist group (see H. Con. Res. 479), H7304 [8OC]
———recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 592), H8023 [16OC]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1483 [18AP]
Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H3860 [24JN]
Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H5997 [26JY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H937 [18MR]
———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H651 [28FE]
———encourage private health insurance companies to take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles (see H. Con. Res. 474), H8042 [24OC]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H6130 [9SE]
———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 5412), H8733 [13NO]
———promote and facilitate expansion of group health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3563), H227 [7FE]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H2101 [2MY]
———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 5187), H5194 [23JY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H562 [26FE]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1091 [20MR]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H2356 [9MY]
———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 1683), H3229 [5JN]
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: provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care (see H.R. 4654), H2356 [9MY]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Higher Education Act: establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services (see H.R. 2487), H3161 [4JN]
Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 5146), H7738 [9OC]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H5998 [26JY]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H3601 [17JN]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H1156 [9AP]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H2608 [16MY]
Immigration: facilitate entry of nonimmigrant aliens into the U.S. for temporary stays due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3714), H1091 [20MR]
———protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H650 [28FE]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H7018 [3OC]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 3894), H834 [12MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend to improve early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities (see H.R. 5076), H4424 [9JY]
———develop and implement strategies to reduce the number of emotionally disturbed children that require special education services (see H.R. 5352), H6129 [9SE]
Iraq: support U.N. efforts to assure Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions and advance peace and security in the Persian Gulf region (see H. Con. Res. 473), H7738 [9OC]
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]
Israel: condemn attempts to boycott Israeli scientific institutions and scholars (see H. Res. 499), H6251 [12SE]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Jimmie Lee Jackson Post Office Building, Marion, AL: designate (see H.R. 3849), H3514 [12JN]
Kosovo: independence (see H. Res. 467), H6374 [18SE]
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), H8023 [16OC]
———provide additional resources to States to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure timely analysis of rape kits (see H.R. 3961), H2356 [9MY]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H1675 [25AP]
Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (see H.R. 2777), H3161 [4JN]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H4498 [10JY]
Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2471 [14MY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3626), H3037 [23MY] (see H. Con. Res. 328), H366 [13FE]
———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4000), H1338 [16AP]
———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see H.R. 3027), H1003 [19MR]
———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), H1410 [17AP]
———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3267), H6060 [4SE]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H688 [5MR]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H9025 [14NO]
Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 5078), H5087 [22JY]
———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H2470 [14MY]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H2943 [22MY]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H.J. Res. 113), H6983 [2OC]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3814), H688 [5MR]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H5195 [23JY]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H3161 [4JN]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H4605 [15JY]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6129 [9SE]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H2235 [8MY]
———conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 4709), H6085 [5SE]
National Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5124), H6130 [9SE]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: establish (see H. Con. Res. 429), H4767 [16JY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H7929 [15OC]
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), H105 [29JA]
Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 287), H3514 [12JN]
Pensions: ensure that individual account retirement plans protect workers by limiting the amount of employer stock each worker may hold and encouraging diversification of investment of plan assets (see H.R. 3640), H785 [11MR]
———improve pension plan security (see H.R. 5110), H5195 [23JY]
Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 182), H4606 [15JY]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H8546 [12NO]
Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 3037), H367 [13FE]
Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5344), H6129 [9SE]
———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2164 [7MY]
Puente, Ernesto A., Jr. (Tito): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 396), H4606 [15JY]
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), H3826 [21JN]
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), H5993 [26JY]
———protect children from foods that pose a significant choking hazard (see H.R. 5739), H9023 [14NO]
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), H1484 [18AP]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4575 [12JY]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H4350 [8JY]
———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]
SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 5473), H6775 [26SE]
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), H6061 [4SE]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2472 [14MY]
———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), H4498 [10JY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H4605 [15JY]
States: address domestic and sexual violence in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4655), H3161 [4JN]
———provide incentives to apply certain waivers to use Federal funds to provide affordable employer-based health insurance coverage for uninsured small business workers (see H.R. 4021), H1289 [15AP]
Stem Cell Research Board: establish (see H.R. 4011), H5087 [22JY]
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 5531), H6982 [2OC]
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), H8546 [12NO]
Taxation: allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (see H.R. 1127), H3161 [4JN]
———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H6229 [11SE]
———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), H3561 [13JN]
———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H2471 [14MY]
———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), H3860 [24JN]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H2945 [22MY]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see H.R. 4194), H3860 [24JN]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H7303 [8OC]
———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), H6559 [24SE]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 990), H3292 [6JN]
———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 4374), H2235 [8MY]
———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4804), H6983 [2OC]
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]
Tito Puente Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3945), H4605 [15JY]
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), H562 [26FE]
Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair parliamentary election process (see H. Res. 339), H202 [6FE]
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 5289), H6061 [4SE]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H7929 [15OC]
Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 4904), H5087 [22JY]
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. 3930), H6251 [12SE]
Women: recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H4605 [15JY]
———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]
World Cup: tribute to soccer tournament and co-hosts, the Republic of Korea and Japan (see H. Con. Res. 394), H2608 [16MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Fair Labor Standards Act: require payment of at least the minimum wage to certain drivers for all hours worked as a condition of exempting such drivers from overtime requirements (see H.R. 4762), H2607 [16MY]
Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 357), H1002 [19MR] (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4425 [9JY]
Sudan: condemn human rights violations and support Vigil for Sudan held at Galvez Park in Washington, DC (see H. Con. Res. 478), H6559 [24SE]
Remarks
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: tribute to International Connection Committee, E1149
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7197, H7292 [8OC], H7311, H7420, H7725 [9OC], H7747 [10OC]
Black History Month: observance, H621 [27FE], E183
Bush, President: visit to the People's Republic of China, E181
China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy, E181
Community Food Bank of New Jersey: tribute, E976
Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H4533 [11JY]
East Orange, NJ: anniversary of Imani Baptist Church of Christ, Inc., E1983
———tribute to Dr. John Howard, Jr., School Community Problem Solving Team, E889
Enron Corp.: economic collapse, H1258 [11AP]
Focus on Literacy, Inc.: anniversary, E648
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H982
Henry, Deborah: Ross University and Congressional Black Caucus Eliza Anna Grier Scholarship recipient, E708
Hunger Awareness Day: observance, E976
Immigration: treatment of African refugees, H3752 [20JN]
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (H. Res. 566), H6903
National Hospice Month: observance, E1981
Newark, NJ: tribute to Clinton Hill Weed and Seed Partnership, E710
———tribute to Negro League Baseball, E183
Newark Emergency Services for Families, Inc.: tribute, E1988
Northern Ireland: anniversary of ``Bloody Sunday'' incident between Catholic protesters and British soldiers, E54
Paterson, NJ: dedication of Larry Doby Baseball Field, E947
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1258 [11AP]
Sons & Daughters of St. Christopher Charitable and Benevolent Society, Inc.: anniversary, E649
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 5531), H7108
U.S.-Ireland Business Summit: recognize historical significance and timeliness (H. Res. 513), H6141 [10SE]
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey: anniversary of School of Nursing, E515
Williams, Serena: tribute (H. Res. 94), E1520
Williams, Venus: tribute (H. Res. 94), E1520
World Refugee Day: observance, H3752 [20JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H521 [14FE]
Special order: granted, H632 [27FE], H3666 [18JN], H3771 [20JN], H4550 [11JY], H6923 [1OC]
Tributes
Bettis, John M., E518
Campbell, Claude L., E1982
McDaniel, Craig D., E513
Samuels, Norman, E1029
Scales, William C., Sr., and Myra E., E165