POMEROY, EARL (a Representative from North Dakota)

Amendments

Children and youth: prevent child abduction (H.R. 1104), H2424 [27MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H5502 [18JN]

Articles and editorials

Albert J. Davis, Washington (DC) Post, H5164 [10JN]

Economists, Lawmakers Laud Departed Democratic Colleague, Warren Rojas, Tax Notes (publication), H5164 [10JN]

NDVH Resident, John Strauss Tells of His World War II Experiences, Janet Hansen, Ranson County (ND) Gazette, E2481 [8DE]

Tribute to Al Davis, Gene Steuerle, Tax Notes (publication), H5165 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 42), H9738 [20OC]

———permit the EPA to register Canadian pesticides (see H.R. 3319), H9613 [16OC]

———provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 307), H137 [8JA]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8285 [16SE]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H.R. 3200), H9132 (see H. Res. 387), H9130 [1OC]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3019, 3365), H9982 [28OC]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 693), H391 [11FE]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 103), H2270 [20MR]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H12921 [8DE]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H5175 [10JN]

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Canada: express appreciation for cooperation and friendship with the U.S. and offer congratulations on Canada Day celebration (see H. Res. 290), H5663 [19JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 342), H392 [11FE]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H217 [28JA]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 192), H6869 [15JY]

———prevent child abduction (see H.R. 1104), H2132 [19MR]

———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 756), H698 [13FE]

Children's Internet Protection Act: constitutionality of application to public libraries (see H. Con. Res. 88), H5469 [17JN]

Coal: facilitate the production and generation of coal-based power (see H.R. 1213), H2823 [3AP]

Computers: develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming and censorship (see H.R. 48), H53 [7JA]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H8950 [25SE]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 394), H324 [5FE]

Crime: establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see H.R. 581), H319 [5FE]

———prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see H.R. 1161), H1680 [6MR]

———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 669), H4368 [20MY]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 1311), H1952 [18MR]

Dept. of Justice: provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see H.R. 1238), H1811 [12MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: consolidate Inspectors General (see H.R. 3625), H12308 [21NO]

———establish a pilot national public service multimedia campaign to enhance the state of financial literacy in the U.S. (see H.R. 3294), H9477 [15OC]

Dept. of Transportation: provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation projects (see H.R. 1815), H7086 [17JY]

Diseases: prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H3635 [1MY]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H3684 [6MY]

Drugs: establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to discounted prices (see H.R. 1694), H3051 [9AP]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H703 [13FE]

Education: condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H7783 [25JY]

———establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 501), H392 [11FE]

———establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H7169 [18JY]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2291), H5175 [10JN]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H5366 [12JN]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see H.R. 365), H170 [27JA]

———support business incubation in academic settings (see H.R. 2314), H7020 [16JY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 26), H172 [27JA]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4206 [15MY]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H4736 [22MY]

Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 2341), H4977 [4JN]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H3637 [1MY]

Financial Literacy for Youth Month: designate (see H. Res. 127), H1641 [5MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H4740 [22MY]

Foreign countries: improve and promote compliance with international intellectual property obligations relative to Cuba (see H.R. 2494), H5467 [17JN]

Foreign trade: establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2579), H5813 [24JN]

———implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2402 [26MR]

Health care facilities: establish a health information technology grant program for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3035), H8081 [9SE]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H5367 [12JN]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H10237 [30OC]

Iraq: provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H4369 [20MY]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5088 [9JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H1812 [12MR]

Korea, Republic of: anniversary of Mutual Defense Treaty with the U.S. and reaffirmation of commitment to friendship and cooperation (see H. Res. 385), H9283 [7OC]

Kosovo: independence (see H. Res. 28), H1903 [13MR]

Law enforcement: eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9615 [16OC]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H59 [7JA]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H10340 [4NO]

Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 2295), H8017 [5SE]

———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H701 [13FE]

———permit additional States to enter into long-term care partnerships in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1406), H2269 [20MR]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H4739 [22MY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H2823 [3AP]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H700 [13FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H3683 [6MY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H1901 [13MR]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H2822 [3AP]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H5366 [12JN]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H1903 [13MR]

———improve outpatient health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2333), H4977 [4JN]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H2940 [8AP]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H1908 [17MR]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H2938 [8AP]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H8016 [5SE]

———provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology (see H.R. 941), H1903 [13MR]

———provide prescription drug coverage and make improvements in payment for rural providers (see H.R. 2606), H5928 [25JN]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 810), H701 [13FE]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H8017 [5SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H1955 [18MR]

———revise methodology by which payment for orphan drugs and biologicals is made under program prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2700), H6602 [10JY]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H2819 [3AP]

———treatment of certain physician pathology services (see H.R. 1963), H3682 [6MY]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H4012 [13MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments to certain health care service providers (see H.R. 3549), H12312 [21NO]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H2864 [7AP]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H6264 [26JN]

National security: authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology (see H.R. 1096), H3453 [29AP]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see H.R. 719), H460 [12FE]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Pensions: provide additional protections for participants and beneficiaries under employee pension benefit plans (see H.R. 2101), H4255 [19MY]

———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H6706 [14JY]

———reform (see H.R. 1776), H3351 [11AP]

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 3432), H10339 [4NO]

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. 919), H3571 [30AP]

Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (see H.R. 2924), H7782 [25JY]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 1136), H1679 [6MR]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8284 [16SE]

Roh Moo Hyun: tribute to inauguration as President of the Republic of Korea (see H. Res. 72), H1335 [25FE]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H12923 [8DE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H5173 [10JN]

Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 1021), H1746 [11MR]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1332 [25FE]

———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 174), H2821 [3AP]

———improve patient safety (see H.R. 877), H1467 [27FE]

———improve the administration of unemployment taxes and benefits (see H.R. 3463), H10977 [6NO]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 743), H461 [12FE]

Sportsmen: tribute to sportsmen and their contributions to society, traditions and values, and the economic benefits associated with outdoor sporting activities (see H. Res. 362), H8082 [9SE]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 803), H701 [13FE]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H1680 [6MR]

———natural cork (see H.R. 1833), H9982 [28OC]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H4976 [4JN]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H3637 [1MY]

———allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (see H.R. 626), H321 [5FE]

———allow disclosure of taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds (see H.R. 1557), H2702 [2AP]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 791), H7787 [25JY]

———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (see H.R. 465), H242 [29JA]

———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. 1231), H1903 [13MR]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H392 [11FE]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1250), H7618 [24JY]

———exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of farm businesses (see H.R. 457), H242 [29JA]

———expand availability of the refundable tax credit for health insurance costs of certain displaced steelworkers and extend the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1999), H5408 [16JN]

———expand rules for involuntary conversions of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (see H.R. 478), H243 [29JA]

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 714), H460 [12FE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H319 [5FE]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H1396 [26FE]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2286), H4978 [4JN]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 2047), H6264 [26JN]

———modify unrelated business income limitation on investment in certain debt-financed properties (see H.R. 739), H461 [12FE]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H3571 [30AP]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 2228), H4735 [22MY]

———permit cooperatives to pay dividends on preferred stock without reducing patronage dividends (see H.R. 1671), H2938 [8AP]

———prohibit the implementation of discriminatory precertification requirements for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1894), H3570 [30AP]

———promote, protect, and clarify status of professional employer organizations (see H.R. 2178), H9214 [2OC]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H3571 [30AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H3974 [9MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H11392 (see H.R. 1634), H11515 [18NO]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H699 [13FE]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2978), H7784 [25JY]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H1901 [13MR] (see H.R. 3119), H8381 [17SE]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H3858 [8MY]

———S corporation reform (see H.R. 1896), H4206 [15MY]

———transfer all excise taxes imposed on alcohol fuels to the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2965), H7784 [25JY]

———treat distributions from publicly traded partnerships as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (see H.R. 1536), H5046 [5JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 52), H2515 [31MR] (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H7170 [18JY]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H9213 [2OC]

———treatment of certain tax attributes for taxpayers who file consolidated returns (see H.R. 2706), H7788 [25JY]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H7783 [25JY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H4130 [14MY]

———treatment of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 310), H137 [8JA]

———treatment of ground rent paid on land on which a qualified residence is located and which is allotted or Indian-owned land (see H.R. 1426), H5366 [12JN]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to issuance of tax-exempt governmental bonds (see H.R. 1421), H5815 [24JN]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 808), H701 [13FE]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1890), H3570 [30AP]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H2819 [3AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H11392 (see H.R. 3111), H11516 [18NO]

U.N.: urge establishment of broad Security Council authority to help the people of Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 122), H2864 [7AP]

U.S. Consensus Council: establish (see H.R. 2459), H5468 [17JN]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H11702 [20NO]

United Mine Workers of America: protect health benefits of retired miners and provide additional sources of revenue to the Combined Benefit Fund and Benefit Plan (see H.R. 3586), H12307 [21NO]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H9377 [8OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1396 [26FE]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 178), H4011 [13MY]

YMCA: clarify tax status of retirement fund (see H.R. 1185), H1744 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm and ranch land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States (see H.R. 3482), H11133 [7NO]

———provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 160), H57 [7JA]

Armed Forces: expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program, provide TRICARE eligibility for the Ready Reserve, continue health insurance funding for mobilized reserve components, and increase educational aid to Selected Reserve members (see H.R. 3317), H9613 [16OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate the unveiling of the statue of Sacagawea provided by North Dakota for display in National Statuary Hall (see H. Con. Res. 236), H6263 [26JN]

Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see H.R. 2194), H4528 [21MY]

Taxation: enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 518), H268 [31JA]

———exclude from gross income a percentage of lifetime annuity payments (see H.R. 2458), H5365 [12JN]

———provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (see H.R. 3338), H9687 [17OC]

———simplify application of self-employment tax in the case of family farming businesses (see H.R. 905), H1333 [25FE]

Eulogies

Davis, Albert J.: Dan Maffei, H5165 [10JN]

Letters

Child abuse programs funding: Dan M. Alsobrooks, National District Attorneys Association, H2425 [27MR]

Treatment of trade adjustment assistance health insurance tax credits for workers negatively impacted by trade: several Representatives, H5533 [18JN]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H11845 [20NO]

Press releases

Pro-Trade House Democrats Fight To Keep Worker Assistance in Trade Bill, H5533 [18JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12834 [8DE]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12834 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9174 [2OC]

Budget: debt limit, H3292 [10AP]

———deficit, H8908 [25SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2168 [20MR], H2387 [26MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H3292 [10AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2546, H2549 [1AP]

California: Los Vaqueros Reservoir funding, H7136 [18JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate the unveiling of the statue of Sacagawea provided by North Dakota for display in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 236), H6712 [15JY]

Children and youth: prevent child abduction (H.R. 1104), H2425, H2435 [27MR]

Courts: broaden category of class action cases that would stay in State court, H5291 [12JN]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), H5291 [12JN]

Crime: child abuse programs funding, H2425 [27MR]

———eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), conference report, H3071 [10AP]

———prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children, H2435 [27MR], H3071 [10AP]

Dept. of State: prohibit funding relative to the negotiation of a Free Trade Area of the Americas or a Central American Free Trade Agreement unless various conditions are met, H7318 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding to subject management of Missouri River to regulatory action under Endangered Species Act, H7081 [17JY]

———settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, E2230 [5NO]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7081 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, E2230 [5NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7318 [22JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6528 [10JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), E1754 [10SE], E1855 [23SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H5503, H5508, H5510, H5511 [18JN]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 281), H5481 [18JN]

Education: funding, H6528 [10JY]

Employee Benefit Research Institute: anniversary, E1777 [11SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7136 [18JY]

European Union: condemn moratorium on approval of new agricultural biotechnology products (H. Res. 252), H5110 [10JN]

Financial Literacy for Youth Month: designate (H. Res. 127), E713 [9AP]

Head Start Program: provide block grants to States, E1635 [25JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), E1635 [25JY]

Health: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5616 [19JN]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), E481 [17MR]

Help America Vote Act: funding, E1754 [10SE]

Iraq: cost estimates of use of Armed Forces against Iraq and rebuilding efforts once hostilities cease, H2168 [20MR]

IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 1528), H5531, H5532, H5534 [18JN], E1361 [26JN]

Law enforcement: improve investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases through Children Advocacy Centers, H3071 [10AP]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H9172, H9173, H9174 [2OC]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, E1855 [23SE]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), H9300 [8OC]

———reform (H.R. 1776), H9300 [8OC]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H5616 [19JN]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H6988 [16JY]

———enhance the portability of retirement benefits (H.R. 518), E118 [31JA]

———exclude from gross income a percentage of lifetime annuity payments (H.R. 2458), E1246 [13JN]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 49), E1926 [30SE]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit, H6988 [16JY]

———prohibit the implementation of discriminatory precertification requirements for the earned income tax credit (H.R. 1894), E872 [6MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H2387 [26MR]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3920 [9MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4719 [22MY]

———simplify application of self-employment tax in the case of family farming businesses (H.R. 905), E290 [26FE]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, H9172, H9173, H9174 [2OC]

———treatment of trade adjustment assistance health insurance tax credits for workers negatively impacted by trade, H5531, H5532, H5534 [18JN], E1361 [26JN]

Turkey: condemn terrorist attacks in Istanbul (H. Res. 453), H12136 [21NO]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), E1624 [25JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), E1624 [25JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 2185), consideration (H. Res. 248), H4565 [22MY]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2387 [26MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), H9091 [1OC]

Votes: position on missed, H10139 [30OC], E1342 [24JN], E2251 [6NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10336 [4NO]

Special order: granted, H10974 [6NO]

Tables

Estimated revenue effects of Committee on Ways and Means (House) substitute amendment to H.R. 2351, Health Savings Account Availability Act, H9173 [2OC]

Estimated revenue effects of H.R. 2351, Health Savings Account Availability Act, H9173 [2OC]

Estimated revenue effects of H.R. 2596, Health Savings and Affordability Act, H9173 [2OC]

Tributes

Davis, Albert J., H5163 [10JN]

Strauss, John, E2481 [8DE]