McDERMOTT, JIM (a Representative from Washington)

Addresses

Weapons Inspections and Disarmament in Iraq Pursuant to U.N. Resolutions: Shirley V.T.B. Williams, E318 [27FE]

Amendments

IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 1528), H5563 [19JN]

Articles and editorials

Bewitched, Bothered, Billy-Goated, Maureen Dowd, New York (NY) Times, H9514 [16OC]

Bush Clings to Dubious Allegations About Iraq, Walter Pincus and Dana Milbank, Washington (DC) Post, H1928 [18MR]

Disaster in the Desert, Max Cleland, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, H8939 [25SE]

Hand-Me-Down Body Armor, Portland (OR) Oregonian, H9605 [16OC]

Hill Aides Spurned, Ethan Wallison, Roll Call (publication), H5338 [12JN]

In the Northwest—Sonar Tests' Effects on Wildlife Should Set Off Alarms, Joell Connelly, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, H4258 [20MY]

Iraq Business Deals May Be Invalid, Law Experts Warn, Thomas Catan, New York (NY) Times, H10233 [30OC]

Parents Who Protested War Mourn Death of Soldier Son—Man Was Becoming Skeptical of U.S. Situation in Iraq, Everett (WA) Herald, H10541 [6NO]

Pentagon Threatens To Kill Independent Reporters in Iraq, Fintan Dunne, GuluFuture.com (Internet site), H1881 [13MR]

Scar on the Conscience of the World—Left Behind To Starve—A Humanitarian Disaster Is Engulfing Africa as Cash Is Poured Into the War With Iraq and Its Aftermath, George Monbiot, H2264 [20MR]

Sick, Wounded U.S. Troops Held in Squalor, Mark Benjamin, United Press International (news service), H9717 [20OC]

They Lied and Many Soldiers Died, Jimmy Breslin, Melville (NY) Newsday, H8939 [25SE]

U.S. Army Suicides in Iraq Three Times the Usual Rate, Oliver Poole, London (England) Telegraph, H9605 [16OC]

War Critics Astonished as U.S. Hawk Admits Invasion Was Illegal, Oliver Burkeman and Julian Borger, Guardian (publication), H11874 [20NO]

War Without End—Catalogue of Killings in Iraq, Guardian (publication), H9514 [16OC]

War's Cost May Dwarf Stimulus Effect, Jonathan Weisman, Washington (DC) Post, H79 [8JA]

Washington Insiders' New Firm Consults on Contracts in Iraq, Douglas Jehl, New York (NY) Times, H9187 [2OC]

What David Kelly Knew—The Killing of Saddam's Sons Won't Divert Attention for Long From the Specious Reasons Given for Invading Iraq, Richard Norton-Taylor, Guardian (publication), E1660 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AARP: decision to support Medicare reform legislation (see H. Res. 461), H11702 [20NO]

Abraham Lincoln (U.S.S.): tribute to Navy and Marine Corps crew (see H. Res. 211), H3571 [30AP]

Afghanistan: authorize assistance for women and girls (see H.R. 1482), H5089 [9JN]

Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3571 [30AP]

African Americans: establish special day to recognize the significant achievements and contributions of African-American scientists, mathematicians, and inventors (see H. Con. Res. 59), H1465 [27FE]

Agriculture: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3324), H9613 [16OC]

———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H5661 [19JN]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H4877 [3JN]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H1461 [27FE]

Algeria: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Res. 264), H5174 [10JN]

American Association for the Advancement of Science: anniversary of Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship Program and support of use of science in governmental decisionmaking (see H. Con. Res. 279), H8222 [15SE]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 3498), H11359 [17NO]

American Jewish History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 106), H9132 [1OC]

AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (see H. Con. Res. 308), H9983 [28OC]

Animal Welfare Act: improve care and treatment standards for certain dogs (see H.R. 3484), H11133 [7NO]

———strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H4131 [14MY]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H3454 [29AP]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 1210), H3762 [7MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H699 [13FE]

Armed Forces: allow eligible members under the Montgomery GI Bill to transfer educational assistance entitlement to dependents (see H.R. 2764), H10130 [29OC]

———change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (see H.R. 1814), H4255 [19MY]

———commend regular and reserve components, express concern for safety and security, and ensure that reserve components are provided the same equipment as regular components (see H. Con. Res. 335), H11701 [20NO]

———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. Res. 387), H9688 [17OC]

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 2705), H9214 [2OC]

———repeal authorization of use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 20), H322 [5FE]

———require States to charge in-State tuition rates to members and their dependents who are domiciled or stationed on active duty in that State (see H.R. 1991), H5815 [24JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H8016 [5SE] (see H.R. 3474), H12922 [8DE]

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

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H5267 [11JN]

Arms control: promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 291), H5663 [19JN]

———support nonproliferation programs (see H.R. 1719), H3858 [8MY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H1900 [13MR]

Ashe, Arthur: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 67), H5815 [24JN]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H4877 [3JN]

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. 586), H320 [5FE]

———improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H4877 [3JN]

Baltimore, MD: authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center (see H.R. 2424), H5265 [11JN]

Bearden, Romare H.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 297), H10341 [4NO]

Birmingham, AL: anniversary of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H. Res. 389), H10458 [5NO]

Blackwell, Lucien E.: tribute (see H. Res. 169), H2586 [1AP]

Bob Stump Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2806), H7788 [25JY]

Boykin, William G.: condemn religiously intolerant remarks (see H. Res. 419), H9981 [28OC] (see H. Res. 420), H10458 [5NO]

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

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 264), H7785 [25JY]

Bunche, Ralph: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 71), H6604 [10JY]

Bush, President: request report entitled ``Operation Iraqi Freedom Strategic Lessons Learned'' and other materials on planning for reconstruction and security of post-war Iraq (see H. Res. 364), H8082 [9SE]

———request transmission of documents or other materials to the House of Representatives relative to the possession of weapons of mass destruction by Iraq (see H. Res. 260), H5045 [5JN]

California: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (see H. Res. 425), H10341 [4NO]

Canada: express appreciation for cooperation and friendship with the U.S. and offer congratulations on Canada Day celebration (see H. Res. 290), H5714 [23JN]

Cash, Johnny: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 282), H8906 [24SE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 112), H1466 [27FE]

Children and youth: amend State grant eligibility for foster care agencies that have knowledge of missing foster children who are under the responsibility of the State (see H.R. 2582), H11652 [19NO]

———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H1334 [25FE]

———establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 3063), H8285 [16SE]

———improve ability of the child welfare system to prevent and respond to child abuse and place children in safe, loving, and permanent homes (see H.R. 1534), H2585 [1AP]

———improve access to books in early learning and other child care programs and establish special postage stamps to fund child literacy programs (see H.R. 126), H3052 [9AP]

———protect health by ensuring that chickens and chicken products purchased for national school nutrition programs have not been fed or administered fluoroquinolone antibiotics (see H.R. 3022), H8285 [16SE]

———provide grants to State child welfare systems, increase Social Security match for private agencies receiving child welfare training funds, and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 2437), H5266 [11JN]

———reauthorize adoption incentives payments (see H.R. 3182), H8949 [25SE]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H11134 [7NO]

———tribute to Operation Respect, Inc., and Peter Yarrow for anti-bullying, compassion, and tolerance programs (see H. Res. 161), H2311 [25MR]

Civil rights: provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H171 [27JA]

Civil War—U.S.: posthumously proclaim soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 45), H2703 [2AP]

Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 2534), H5662 [19JN]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H323 [5FE]

———eliminate termination date on authority for schools with low default rates to make single disbursements of student loans (see H.R. 227), H5929 [25JN]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H6264 [26JN]

———recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (see H. Res. 86), H705 [13FE]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H11702 [20NO]

———award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 49), H392 [11FE]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H53 [7JA]

Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1633), H2821 [3AP]

———study the business practices, procedures, accountability, and administration of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and of the Internet domain name system (see H.R. 2521), H7329 [22JY]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H7618 [24JY]

———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H6867 [15JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H324 [5FE]

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (see H. Res. 193), H3304 [10AP]

Copyrights: allow abandoned copyrighted works to enter the public domain after a certain period (see H.R. 2601), H8176 [10SE]

Correctional institutions: analyze the incidence and effects of prison rape and provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to protect individuals from such offenses (see H.R. 1707), H4205 [15MY]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H2311 [25MR]

Courts: provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1786), H3351 [11AP]

———restore judicial discretion in sentencing for certain Federal crimes and require a U.S. Sentencing Commission report on the incidence of downward departures (see H.R. 2213), H4734 [22MY]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 394), H217 [28JA]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 2911), H9131 [1OC]

Crime: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2134), H4204 [15MY]

———prevent any adult who, as a juvenile, committed an offense that would be a crime of violence if committed by an adult, from possessing a firearm (see H.R. 3411), H10235 [30OC]

———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 669), H1334 [25FE]

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H11360 [17NO]

Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 189), H5468 [17JN]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H6707 [14JY]

———make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 3422), H10236 [30OC]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H1642 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: provide for congressional review of regulations relative to military tribunals (see H.R. 2428), H5266 [11JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 2651), H6263 [26JN]

———provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 1306), H1952 [18MR]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H52 [7JA]

———prohibit from disposing of low-level radioactive waste in certain landfills (see H.R. 2508), H5551 [18JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 3539), H12922 [8DE]

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H3302 [10AP]

———establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 1993), H8284 [16SE]

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H6869 [15JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H6348 [8JY]

———reimburse States for certain expenses and losses incurred during periods of high (Code Orange) or severe (Code Red) threat condition (see H.R. 2570), H5813 [24JN]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 445), H242 [29JA]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 1077), H2515 [31MR]

———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 1981), H4529 [21MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3300 [10AP]

———provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see H.R. 1238), H5929 [25JN]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 1673), H2938 [8AP]

Dept. of State: establish position of Iraqi Reconstruction Coordinator (see H. Res. 404), H9614 [16OC]

Dept. of the Interior: 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. 1130), H1679 [6MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pilot grant program to provide assistance for the capital and startup costs of streetcar development and revitalization (see H.R. 1315), H4788 [2JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance rehabilitative services provided to veterans with mental illnesses (see H.R. 3442), H11652 [19NO]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7225 [21JY]

———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 627), H322 [5FE]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 192), H58 [7JA]

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. 1998), H4877 [3JN]

———importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 94), H9215 [2OC]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see H. Res. 234), H4255 [19MY]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3451), H11360 [17NO]

———combat polio (see H. Res. 20), H3976 [9MY]

———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H4978 [4JN]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H5713 [23JN]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H3684 [6MY]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 1144), H1680 [6MR]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 2069), H4978 [4JN]

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

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H8949 [25SE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H11651 [19NO]

Doby, Lawrence E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 235), H6263 [26JN]

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), H1900 [13MR]

Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 1822), H9982 [28OC]

Drugs: establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to discounted prices (see H.R. 1694), H7787 [25JY]

———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1717), H3301 [10AP] (see H.R. 2233), H4735 [22MY]

Education: authorize grants to local educational agencies for teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 1611), H5046 [5JN]

———condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H11652 [19NO]

———establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 501), H706 [13FE]

———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), H5267 [11JN]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H243 [29JA]

———increase maximum Pell Grant amount (see H. Res. 144), H5929 [25JN]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H5267 [11JN]

———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 1752), H6465 [9JY]

———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 734), H461 [12FE]

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

———recognize outstanding contributions of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of Christian colleges and universities (see H. Res. 300), H9378 [8OC]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3450), H10457 [5NO]

Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund: authorize additional appropriations (see H.R. 2121), H5367 [12JN]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3509), H11391 (see H.R. 3509), H11514 [18NO]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 2637), H6262 [26JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit federally subsidized discrimination in supplemental educational services (see H.R. 3582), H12307 [21NO]

———require GAO report on whether amounts appropriated to carry out grant programs are adequate to permit recipients to meet the conditions imposed by receipt of the grant (see H.R. 3341), H9982 [28OC]

Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 36), H462 [12FE]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 3285), H9376 [8OC]

———provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H2473 [27MR]

———provide compensatory time for private sector employees, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1119), H2515 [31MR]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: improve (see H.R. 1376), H3453 [29AP]

———reform (see H.R. 643), H706 [13FE]

EPA: allow States, Indian tribes, municipalities, and air pollution control agencies discretion as to whether or not to implement new source review revisions (see H.R. 3133), H9131 [1OC]

———establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 1165), H2822 [3AP]

———establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 1245), H1811 [12MR]

Equal Justice Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 223), H5662 [19JN]

ERISA: improve disclosure of funding status of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 3005), H7948 [4SE]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H9982 [28OC]

Families and domestic relations: encourage U.S. citizens to adopt children from the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 304), H6349 [8JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 956), H1460 [27FE]

———allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1430), H2310 [25MR]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4132 [14MY]

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H5365 [12JN]

———require compliance with Government regulations relative to media ownership rules (see H.R. 2212), H4734 [22MY]

Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 1738), H3638 [1MY]

———support programs to end homelessness in the U.S. (see H.R. 2897), H7781 [25JY]

Federal employees: ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H323 [5FE]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H5409 [16JN]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H9282 [7OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H8284 [16SE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H3407 [12AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H1516 [4MR]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H8950 [25SE]

Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 3237), H9213 [2OC]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 260), H135 [8JA]

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 821), H702 [13FE]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1945), H5408 [16JN]

Food industry: freshness dates on food (see H.R. 468), H243 [29JA]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of warfare and civil strife (see H.R. 1462), H2470 [27MR]

———make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H5662 [19JN]

———provide assistance to developing countries of Eurasia and the Middle East (see H.R. 2819), H7329 [22JY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H11651 [19NO]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H1680 [6MR]

Foreign policy: disavow the doctrine of preemption (see H. Res. 141), H1812 [12MR]

———use of Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds for projects and activities to address proliferation threats outside the states of the former Soviet Union (see H.R. 2063), H3973 [9MY]

———waive restrictions on use of Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds to address proliferation threats in former Soviet states and for chemical weapons destruction facility in Russia (see H.R. 182), H58 [7JA]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2369), H5044 [5JN]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2169), H4367 [20MY]

Frank, Anne: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 273), H5366 [12JN]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H9688 [17OC]

George Henry White Post Office Building, Tarboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 3353), H9982 [28OC]

Gibson, Althea: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 69), H9381 [10OC] (see H. Res. 386), H11146 [10NO]

Global Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 281), H8283 [16SE]

Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 22), H392 [11FE]

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H8175 [10SE]

Health: combat viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 39), H462 [12FE]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H1639 [5MR]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 2979), H7784 [25JY]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H2586 [1AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H390 [11FE] (see H.R. 2402), H9687 [17OC] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2940 [8AP]

———promote improved nutrition for needy Americans by incorporating more fruits, vegetables, and juice products into Federal nutrition programs (see H.R. 2592), H9214 [2OC]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2157), H6465 [9JY]

———provide grants to States to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff (see H.R. 1929), H3635 [1MY]

Health care professionals: establish demonstration programs to encourage physicians to practice in rural settings (see H.R. 3512), H11391 (see H.R. 3512), H11514 [18NO]

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

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H7949 [4SE]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H5815 [24JN]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H6869 [15JY]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 685), H390 [11FE]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7617 [24JY]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 47), H1335 [25FE]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see H.R. 2759), H8906 [24SE]

Homeland Security Act: protect voluntarily furnished confidential information (see H.R. 2526), H6707 [14JY]

Hope, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H8016 [5SE]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H5661 [19JN]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H244 [29JA]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1800), H3352 [11AP]

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: support goals (see H. Res. 384), H9130 [1OC]

Immigration: adjust the status of certain aliens, with longstanding ties to the U.S., to that of an alien lawfully admitted to permanent residence (see H.R. 440), H2586 [1AP]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H3453 [29AP]

———give priority in the issuance of immigrant visas to the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who are or were naturalized U.S. citizens (see H.R. 3587), H12922 [8DE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H702 [13FE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 47), H53 [7JA]

———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1983), H3682 [6MY]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H11146 [10NO]

Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 3309), H12311 [21NO]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H6604 [10JY]

India: observance of Republic Day (see H. Con. Res. 15), H171 [27JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1094), H1640 [5MR]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 1502), H2472 [27MR]

Indonesia: declare ceasefire and halt hostilities in province of Aceh, end human rights violations, and return to negotiations with significant Acehnese civil society and international involvement (see H. Con. Res. 327), H12312 [21NO]

Insurance: coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 1499), H11392 (see H.R. 1499), H11515 [18NO]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H3570 [30AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 736), H461 [12FE]

———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 1110), H1678 [6MR]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H1745 [11MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H3634 [1MY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H3303 [10AP]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H9982 [28OC]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 2095), H4130 [14MY]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 296), H1334 [25FE]

———stabilize medical malpractice premiums (see H.R. 485), H1396 [26FE]

Intelligence services: create an independent commission or select House committee to investigate U.S. intelligence relating to Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 410), H9812 [21OC]

———establish a select committee to investigate the effectiveness of U.S. intelligence structure to meet global threats (see H. Res. 307), H6465 [9JY]

———improve administration and oversight of foreign intelligence surveillance (see H.R. 2429), H5266 [11JN]

International Space Station: tribute to Expedition 6 crew (see H. Res. 220), H3858 [8MY]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1465 [27FE]

Iraq: authorize assistance for women and women's organizations to strengthen and stabilize democracy (see H. Con. Res. 196), H5175 [10JN]

———provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H3975 [9MY]

———release of documents by the President relative to Iraq's declaration on weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 68), H462 [12FE]

———require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 2017), H4012 [13MY]

———require transparency, increased competition in contracting, and the increased use of Iraqi contractors for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 3275), H9478 [15OC]

———tribute to Iraqis who provided U.S. forces information essential for the rescue of Jessica Lynch (see H. Con. Res. 151), H3354 [11AP]

Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program: extend (see H.R. 2655), H6263 [26JN]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 226), H5713 [23JN]

Jesse Brown Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1908), H3634 [1MY]

Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2818), H10978 [6NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H3355 [11AP]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H6464 [9JY]

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]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1958), H8906 [24SE]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H12919 [8DE]

Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see H.R. 1046), H6264 [26JN]

———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), H9129 [1OC]

———provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 3092), H8283 [16SE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1516 [4MR]

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 223), H5662 [19JN]

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 3), H60 [7JA]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1930), H5046 [5JN]

Lindh, Anna: tribute (see H. Res. 372), H8951 [25SE]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H9819 [24OC]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9214 [2OC]

McCool, William C.: rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor (see H.R. 672), H1334 [25FE]

Medicaid: allow States to expand coverage to uninsured, poor adults (see H.R. 1143), H1680 [6MR]

———coverage of organ transplant procedures as an emergency medical procedure for certain alien children (see H.R. 690), H706 [13FE]

———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]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H8284 [16SE]

Medicare: accelerate reduction on the amount of beneficiary copayment liability for outpatient services (see H.R. 1635), H2821 [3AP]

———consolidate and restate Federal laws relative to social health maintenance organization projects, make such projects permanent, and require a study on ways to expand such projects (see H.R. 983), H2703 [2AP]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 721), H460 [12FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H2864 [7AP]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3762 [7MY]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 569), H319 [5FE]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 1199), H1744 [11MR]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H1954 [18MR]

———expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (see H.R. 2342), H4977 [4JN]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H1461 [27FE]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H4978 [4JN]

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2904), H8017 [5SE]

———increase minimum percentage increase under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2033), H3856 [8MY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1321), H6465 [9JY]

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 2840), H7454 [23JY]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 707), H391 [11FE]

———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), H461 [12FE]

———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (see H.R. 3635), H12309 [21NO]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H12918 [8DE]

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

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H2823 [3AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H1679 [6MR]

———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), H6869 [15JY]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H274 [4FE]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H6869 [15JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H9811 [21OC]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1459 [27FE]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 846), H703 [13FE]

Middle East: recognize importance of fighting terrorism and embracing efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace (see H. Res. 479), H12920 [8DE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H4255 [19MY]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2141), H4204 [15MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H11703 [20NO]

———increase participation in international service (see H.R. 3152), H9812 [21OC]

Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1605), H7225 [21JY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H1640 [5MR]

National Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 1565), H2702 [2AP]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H7454 [23JY]

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. 1746), H3302 [10AP]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 852), H11149 [12NO]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger woman (see H.R. 1657), H9982 [28OC]

National Park Service: establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program (see H.R. 2237), H5367 [12JN]

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H11393 (see H.R. 3441), H11516 [18NO]

National security: establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H9282 [7OC]

———require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (see H.R. 163), H57 [7JA]

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1333 [25FE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3305 [10AP]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H460 [12FE]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H6349 [8JY]

Navy Armed Guard: authorize special awards to World War I and World War II veterans (see H.J. Res. 38), H8017 [5SE]

New Freedom Commission on Mental Health: adopt and implement goals and recommendations to help ensure affordable, accessible, and high quality mental health care (see H. Con. Res. 292), H9615 [16OC]

New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2864 [7AP]

NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 1241), H1811 [12MR]

NIH Police: establish (see H.R. 2276), H4737 [22MY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H56 [7JA]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H8284 [16SE]

———establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 1251), H3571 [30AP]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1467 [27FE]

Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute and anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland (see H. Res. 58), H323 [5FE]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H3856 [8MY]

Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1145), H1680 [6MR]

———funding (see H. Con. Res. 61), H1465 [27FE]

———issuance of special postage stamps (see H.R. 2371), H5044 [5JN]

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

Petroleum: authorize construction and operation of regional gasoline reserves for use during acute price increases resulting from accidents or other physical disruptions to regional supplies of gasoline (see H.R. 3023), H9131 [1OC]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 2497), H6349 [8JY]

———require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 757), H698 [13FE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3641), H12309 [21NO]

Public housing: protect rights of tenants who are evicted as a result of criminal activity through no fault of their own (see H.R. 1429), H5267 [11JN]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H1641 [5MR]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H1955 [18MR]

———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), H3305 [10AP]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H2132 [19MR]

Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 624), H321 [5FE]

———expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 625), H321 [5FE]

———promote secure and healthy families under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 706), H391 [11FE]

———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 692), H463 [12FE]

Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see H.R. 2726), H6867 [15JY]

Rebuilding Together (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 338), H12923 [8DE]

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1813), H3763 [7MY]

Rite of Passage Community Service Program: establish (see H.R. 2125), H4978 [4JN]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2180), H4527 [21MY]

———establish programs to enhance roadway safety and improve transportation efficiency (see H.R. 288), H3637 [1MY]

———use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 243), H134 [8JA]

Roberto Clemente Walker Post Office Building, Carolina, PR: designate (see H.R. 2826), H7453 [23JY]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H3571 [30AP]

Roh Moo Hyun: tribute to inauguration as President of the Republic of Korea (see H. Res. 72), H1517 [4MR]

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), H12310 [21NO]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2833), H7454 [23JY]

Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: request resignation (see H. Con. Res. 323), H11133 [7NO]

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 242), H6706 [14JY]

Saund, Dalip Singh: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 248), H7329 [22JY]

Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9688 [17OC]

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H10340 [4NO]

Sewage disposal: sewer overflow control grants appropriations (see H.R. 784), H700 [13FE]

Ships and vessels: extend authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program (see H.R. 2704), H6603 [10JY]

Shriver, Sargent: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 299), H10458 [5NO]

Sikorsky, Igor I.: tribute (see H. Res. 331), H8017 [5SE]

Sisulu, Walter: tribute (see H. Res. 237), H4255 [19MY]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 822), H702 [13FE]

Smith, Margaret Chase: anniversary of ``Declaration of Conscience'' speech in which she defended American rights to free speech and dissent (see H. Res. 246), H4740 [22MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H5815 [24JN]

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

———credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 473), H243 [29JA]

———expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3293), H9982 [28OC]

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H1467 [27FE]

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

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 449), H242 [29JA]

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3192), H8949 [25SE]

———provide permanent funding level and permit States to use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funds to carry out programs relative to the Social Services Block Grant (see H.R. 1858), H4788 [2JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H6264 [26JN]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H5468 [17JN]

Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1682), H3684 [6MY]

SSI: increase incentives for working, saving, and pursuing an education (see H.R. 2187), H4527 [21MY]

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

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H460 [12FE]

———allow a married couple conducting an unincorporated trade or business to elect out of partnership status (see H.R. 1558), H9478 [15OC]

———allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2891), H9131 [1OC]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H701 [13FE]

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

———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 penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 584), H320 [5FE]

———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), H3452 [29AP]

———change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1782), H3351 [11AP]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 1555), H2702 [2AP]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax protections and simplification (see H.R. 1661), H2937 [8AP]

———exclude from gross income loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1522), H2587 [1AP]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H1396 [26FE]

———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2973), H7784 [25JY]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1052), H1514 [4MR]

———impose a windfall profit tax on crude oil and products thereof (see H.R. 585), H1467 [27FE]

———include sports utility vehicles in the limitation on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles (see H.R. 727), H1689 [10MR]

———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), H5046 [5JN]

———increase transparency of corporate tax accounting, liability and strategies, facilitate analysis of financial statements, discourage abusive tax sheltering activities, and restore investor confidence (see H.R. 1556), H2702 [2AP]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H461 [12FE]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 2184), H4527 [21MY]

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

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H11392 (see H.R. 876), H11515 [18NO]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see H.R. 3107), H9812 [21OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H3351 [11AP]

———treat distributions from publicly traded partnerships as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (see H.R. 1536), H5175 [10JN]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H7225 [21JY]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1304), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to issuance of tax-exempt governmental bonds (see H.R. 1421), H8491 [23SE]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H9812 [21OC]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H9132 [1OC]

———prohibit the use of text, graphic, or image messaging systems of wireless telephones to transmit unsolicited commercial messages (see H.R. 122), H4011 [13MY]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H5367 [12JN]

———provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H2271 [20MR]

———reinstate authority of the FCC and local franchising authorities to regulate cable television rates (see H.R. 2478), H6265 [26JN]

Terrorism: detain U.S. citizens or residents that are members of or cooperated with al-Qaeda in terrorist acts against the U.S. (see H.R. 1029), H1464 [27FE]

———ensure that recently enacted terrorism legislation doesn't undermine civil liberties (see H.R. 3171), H8905 [24SE]

———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (see H.R. 1861), H3638 [1MY]

Trade Act: amend to provide trade adjustment assistance for communities (see H.R. 2308), H4875 [3JN]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2620), H7329 [22JY]

Transportation: responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H10130 [29OC]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 302), H8176 [10SE]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H2587 [1AP]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 313), H9738 [20OC]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 19), H1466 [27FE] (see H.R. 1652), H2863 [7AP]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H9213 [2OC] (see H.R. 3568), H12306 [21NO]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1796), H3352 [11AP]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H8906 [24SE]

———continuation of dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a veteran if such spouse remarries after a certain age (see H.R. 36), H6464 [9JY]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 73), H706 [13FE]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H4976 [4JN]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H4739 [22MY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H1812 [12MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2515 [31MR]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H390 [11FE] (see H. Res. 65), H2474 [27MR]

———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]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H5408 [16JN]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H323 [5FE]

———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1081), H1639 [5MR]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H1639 [5MR]

Weapons: authorize assistance through eligible nongovernmental organizations to remove and dispose of unexploded ordnance in agriculturally-valuable lands in developing countries (see H.R. 2299), H4787 [2JN]

White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2397), H5173 [10JN]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H4876 [3JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1811 [12MR]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H10339 [4NO]

———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 53), H323 [5FE]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H5714 [23JN]

———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. 114), H3355 [11AP]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H1467 [27FE]

———support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H323 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

African Growth and Opportunity Act: amend to expand certain trade benefits to eligible sub-Saharan African countries (see H.R. 3572), H12306 [21NO]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H1640 [5MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1744 [11MR]

Kelly, David C.: extend condolences to family, friends, and loved ones (see H. Res. 345), H7785 [25JY]

Medicare: coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1004), H1463 [27FE]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H1395 [26FE]

———increase and enhance the Hope Scholarship Credit and repeal the Lifetime Learning Credit (see H.R. 3251), H9281 [7OC]

———treatment of capital to cover installation costs of residential solar energy equipment (see H.R. 694), H391 [11FE]

U.N.: respect sovereign equality of member states of the Security Council relative to each state's position concerning Iraq's compliance with disarmament resolutions (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1746 [11MR]

Unemployment: modernize benefit system (see H.R. 1802), H3352 [11AP]

———temporarily allow States to disregard certain look-back requirements for purposes of determining unemployment insurance eligibility (see H.R. 3554), H11701 [20NO]

Washington: Federal recognition of Duwamish Tribe (see H.R. 477), H243 [29JA]

Weapons: require certain studies on the health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of contamination at sites of depleted uranium munition use and production (see H.R. 1483), H2471 [27MR]

Letters

Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act: David J. Frederickson, National Farmers Union, H5508 [18JN]

News media coverage of U.S. actions relative to Iraq: Joel Simon, Committee To Protect Journalists, H1881 [13MR]

Provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program: Annette M. Copeland, Employment Security Dept. of Washington, H12183 [21NO]

Validity of intelligence services pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq: Representative Waxman, Committee on Government Reform (House), H5414 [17JN]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H7513, H7517 [24JY]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), H86, H88 [8JA]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7515 [24JY]

Remarks

African Growth and Opportunity Act: amend to expand certain trade benefits to eligible sub-Saharan African countries (H.R. 3572), E2407 [22NO]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 458), H12183 [21NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 465), H12757 [8DE]

American Political Science Association: anniversary of Congressional Fellowship Program, E1554 [22JY]

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, H9568 [16OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 458), H12183 [21NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 465), H12757 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8408 [23SE], H8908 [25SE], H9287, H9357 [8OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9513, H9568, H9605 [16OC]

Armed Forces: improve medical care for reserve military personnel who served in Iraq, H9717 [20OC]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2235 [20MR]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H6468 [10JY], H9988 [29OC]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H163 [27JA], H1609 [5MR], H1927 [18MR], H9722 [20OC]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1511), H5831 [25JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2166 [20MR]

Bush, President: contents of State of the Union Message relative to pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H9509 [16OC], H9704 [20OC]

———evaluation of administration, H4762 [2JN]

———State of the Union Message, H163 [27JA]

———visit to Great Britain, H11520 [19NO]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1987 [7OC]

Congress: establish a joint committee to review House, Senate, and joint rules and other matters assuring continuing representation and congressional operations (H. Con. Res. 190), H4956 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4258 [20MY]

———exemption from certain environmental regulations, H4258 [20MY]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans, H9743 [21OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H5495, H5508 [18JN]

FCC: ruling on media ownership rules, H4794 [3JN]

FEMA: executive order giving authority to impose martial law, H1724 [11MR]

Foreign policy: status of U.S. relationships with traditional allies and within international organizations, H1752 [12MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 1200), H1727 [11MR]

Hispanic Americans: health care issues, H1727 [11MR]

Intelligence services: appointment of special counsel to investigate alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H9037 [1OC]

———assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H5084, H5085 [9JN], H5413 [17JN], H5536 [18JN], H6468 [10JY], H6847 [15JY], H6873 [16JY], H7335 [23JY], H7844 [4SE], H8938 [25SE], H9988 [29OC], H11203 [17NO], H11631 [19NO], H11874, H11875, H11876, H11877 [20NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), motion to instruct conferees, H11436 [18NO]

———require report on investigation of intelligence gathered and used as rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H11436 [18NO]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H5084, H5085 [9JN], H6433 [9JY], H10348 [5NO], H10461, H10540 [6NO], H11203, H11204 [17NO], H11631 [19NO], H11875, H11876, H11877 [20NO]

———cost estimates of use of Armed Forces against Iraq and rebuilding efforts once hostilities cease, H2264 [20MR]

———health effects of depleted uranium, H1609 [5MR]

———obligations of Coalition Provisional Authority to uphold law concerning contracts and asset ownership, H10233 [30OC]

———possession of weapons of mass destruction, H5084, H5085 [9JN], H5413 [17JN], H5536 [18JN], H6433 [9JY], H6873 [16JY], H7335 [23JY]

———potential use of chemical weapons by the U.S., H2448 [27MR]

IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 1528), H5532 [18JN], H5563, H5587, H5592, H5593 [19JN]

Kelly, David C.: extend condolences to family, friends, and loved ones (H. Res. 345), E1659 [25JY]

Medicare: ensure Medicare+Choice and Medicare Advantage payments attributable to disproportionate share hospitals are paid directly to such hospitals, H8929 [25SE]

———improve reimbursement payments to physicians, H11846 [20NO]

———privatization, H9782 [21OC]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6083, H6173 [26JN], H6450 [9JY], H11195 [17NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H8929 [25SE], H9352 [8OC], H9782 [21OC], H11846 [20NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 2473), H5402, H5404 [16JN], H5473 [18JN], H5801 [24JN]

National security: war on terrorism and homeland security funding, H397 [12FE]

New Bridge Strategies, LLC: role in Iraq reconstruction contracts, H9187 [2OC]

News media: coverage of U.S. military action against Iraq, H1880 [13MR], H4794 [3JN]

Novak, Robert: condemn use of name of CIA operative in newspaper column, H7232 [22JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: consultation with private-sector advisory committees relative to U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, H7477 [24JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H6174 [26JN], H9588 [16OC], H9705 [20OC]

Patriotism: recognize public need for fasting and prayer to secure blessings and protection for citizens and Armed Forces during conflict with Iraq (H. Res. 153), E602 [27MR]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), H4068 [14MY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H163 [27JA]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3097, H3101 [10AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11428 [18NO]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H472 [13FE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 69), H470 [13FE]

Question of privileges, H9509 [16OC], H9704 [20OC]

Seattle, WA: tribute to American Medical Women's Association and NIH National Library of Medicine Local Legends project nominees, E2336 [19NO]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (H.R. 1828), Senate amendments, H11762 [20NO]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit, H4854 [3JN], H4962 [4JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H5243, H5253 [11JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 270), H5323 [12JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H5338 [12JN], H8931 [25SE]

———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, H5243, H5253 [11JN], H5323, H5338 [12JN], H8931 [25SE]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), H8319 [17SE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3841, H3842 [8MY], H3917, H3958 [9MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4719 [22MY], H4796, H4854 [3JN], H4962 [4JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 253), H4712 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 249), H4558 [22MY]

———reform Internal Revenue Code (H. Con. Res. 141), H3005, H3006, H3008, H3009 [9AP]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, H9352 [8OC]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 2596), H6000 [26JN]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by, and death gratuity payments to, a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1664), H3003 [9AP]

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

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), H77, H78, H81, H83, H89 [8JA]

———extend (S. 23), consideration (H. Res. 14), H71 [8JA]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7477, H7506 [24JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7506 [24JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H12183 [21NO]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system, H12757 [8DE]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 2185), H4616 [22MY]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 2185), consideration (H. Res. 248), H4566 [22MY]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, H1522 [5MR]

Votes: position on missed, E306 [27FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1635 [5MR], H1741 [11MR], H1898 [13MR], H1950 [18MR], H2467 [27MR], H3971 [9MY], H4781 [2JN], H4874 [3JN], H4975 [4JN], H5086 [9JN], H5264 [11JN], H5362 [12JN], H5549 [18JN], H5811 [24JN], H6462 [9JY], H6704 [14JY], H6865 [15JY], H8947 [25SE], H9374 [8OC], H9475 [15OC], H9737 [20OC], H10128 [29OC], H10974 [6NO], H11357 [17NO], H11389 [18NO], H11647 [19NO]

Texts of

Contents of President Bush's State of the Union Message relative to pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H9704 [20OC]

Tributes

Davis, Albert J., E1279 [17JN]

Keshavan, Nayaran D. (Kesh), E2437 [23NO]