OBERSTAR, JAMES L. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), H9984 [28OC]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6766 [15JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3258 [10AP]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4195 [15MY]

Conferee: H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H7954 [5SE]

———H.R. 2115, Aviation Investment and Revitalization Vision Act, H6826 [15JY]

Articles and editorials

Amazing Journey Ends With an Amazing Game, Mark Emmert, Duluth (MN) News Tribune, H5420 [17JN]

Bulldog Women Claim Third Title, Christa Lawler, Duluth (MN) News Tribune, H5419 [17JN]

Bulldogs Prevail in Double-Overtime Over Harvard, Win Third Straight NCAA Title, Christa Lawler, Duluth (MN) News Tribune, H5419 [17JN]

Little to Celebrate for Unemployed, Walter Cronkite, Sioux City (IA) Journal, E1798 [16SE]

Time Is Running Out for a New Highway Bill, by, H8828 [24SE]

Warning on Iraq, From a Friend, Jean-David Levitte, New York (NY) Times, H1660 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H698 [13FE]

Agricultural Marketing Act: specify model for country-of-origin labeling requirements certification program for producers, ease verification of compliance with requirements, and impose schedule of penalties for violations (see H.R. 3083), H8216 [11SE]

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H9813 [21OC]

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 Concrete Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 394), H9377 [8OC]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2572), H5813 [24JN]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H12311 [21NO]

Armed Forces: improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H11133 [7NO]

———repeal authorization of use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 20), H322 [5FE] (see H. Con. Res. 2), H275 [4FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1466 [27FE]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H138 [8JA]

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

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H7839 [3SE]

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]

Aviation: assist employees separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions, security measures, or a military conflict with Iraq (see H.R. 1553), H2702 [2AP]

———improve security (see H.R. 2144), H4254 [19MY]

Boykin, William G.: condemn religiously intolerant remarks (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]

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

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 2574), H6349 [8JY]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H1954 [18MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H11651 [19NO]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (see H.R. 2443), H5364 [12JN]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H2311 [25MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 103), H8491 [23SE]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5175 [10JN]

Crime: establish methods for preventing identity theft and protect consumers' sensitive, private health-related information (see H.R. 2633), H6262 [26JN]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H3303 [10AP]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H3760 [7MY]

Cuba: 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), H2473 [27MR]

Dept. of Education: 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), H3452 [29AP]

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]

———Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding (see H.R. 764), H2312 [25MR]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H5175 [10JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish Small Employer Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2850), H7615 [24JY]

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 Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 2725), H6867 [15JY]

———establish a pilot grant program to provide assistance for the capital and startup costs of streetcar development and revitalization (see H.R. 1315), H3571 [30AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7618 [24JY]

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

Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 2986), H11392 (see H.R. 2986), H11516 [18NO]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H6264 [26JN]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

Education: oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H1956 [18MR]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H7618 [24JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 932), H2271 [20MR]

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

———protect rights of employees to receive overtime compensation (see H.R. 2665), H7787 [25JY]

ERISA: joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 323), H137 [8JA]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1953 [18MR]

FAA: reauthorize programs (see H.R. 2115), H4203 [15MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 3139), H8490 [23SE]

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), H5409 [16JN]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3426), H10236 [30OC]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H7455 [23JY]

———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H172 [27JA]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (see H.R. 1904), H3634 [1MY]

Foreign aid: clarify eligibility of certain countries for U.S. military assistance (see H.R. 2550), H5662 [19JN]

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), H6264 [26JN]

Gagliardi, John: tribute (see H. Res. 438), H11146 [10NO]

Government: reform management and development of Federal real property (see H.R. 2573), H5813 [24JN]

Grand Excursion of 1854: support anniversary celebrations (see H. Con. Res. 44), H705 [13FE]

Great Lakes: develop, implement, monitor, and report on a series of indicators of water quality and related environmental factors (see H.R. 2668), H7618 [24JY]

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 1031), H4739 [22MY]

———express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1641 [5MR]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1863), H9478 [15OC]

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

———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), H3453 [29AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H5665 [19JN]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H6264 [26JN]

———reduce price of prescription drugs purchased by States for its employees, retirees, and pharmaceutical assistance beneficiaries (see H.R. 3662), H12918 [8DE]

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

Hirschfeld, Al: tribute (see H. Res. 46), H245 [29JA]

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

Hunger: encourage support of U.S. hunger relief organizations (see H. Res. 261), H9738 [20OC]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H5266 [11JN]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7787 [25JY]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 2615), H6261 [26JN]

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

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1448), H2401 [26MR]

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

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H3975 [9MY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H3572 [30AP]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H5408 [16JN]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H12310 [21NO]

Iron and steel industry: reinstate safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 3699), H12920 [8DE]

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]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3198), H9032 [30SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H12922 [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), H1812 [12MR]

———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]

———give priority funding for DNA backlog elimination and self defense training to States and municipalities that are in the midst of combating a serial killer (see H.R. 2110), H5664 [19JN]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H10978 [6NO]

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H9214 [2OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H3683 [6MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H7949 [4SE]

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

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3299), H12922 [8DE]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H702 [13FE]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 569), H6707 [14JY]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H1334 [25FE]

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

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 937), H3683 [6MY]

———improve outpatient health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2333), H5175 [10JN]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H3637 [1MY]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H3684 [6MY]

———protect and strengthen beneficiaries' access to quality health care in rural areas (see H. Res. 267), H5174 [10JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H2269 [20MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H2822 [3AP]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H3684 [6MY]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H3684 [6MY]

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

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H5665 [19JN]

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

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

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), H6707 [14JY]

National Park Service: prohibit study or implementation of plan to privatize, divest, or transfer any part of its mission, function, or responsibility (see H.R. 2650), H7020 [16JY]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9131 [1OC]

National Truck Safety Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3762 [7MY]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H7618 [24JY]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H5266 [11JN]

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

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1527), H2585 [1AP]

———establish a program of assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents (see H.R. 874), H1331 [25FE]

Orville Wright Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3118), H8380 [17SE]

Paul Wellstone Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN: designate (see H.R. 2567), H5713 [23JN]

Peace Corps: funding (see H. Con. Res. 61), H1465 [27FE]

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

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 1677), H2938 [8AP]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 2497), H7086 [17JY]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H701 [13FE]

———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), H4131 [14MY]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and improve programs (see H.R. 2454), H5365 [12JN] (see H.R. 2535), H5662 [19JN]

Railroads: provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 2571), H5813 [24JN]

———reform and improve Amtrak and intercity passenger rail service (see H.R. 3211), H9032 [30SE]

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1813), H5815 [24JN]

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

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 3088), H8283 [16SE]

Robert A. Borski Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 2328), H4977 [4JN]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8905 [24SE]

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]

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see H.R. 875), H1331 [25FE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2262), H4736 [22MY]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 866), H704 [13FE]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H1954 [18MR]

———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]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H323 [5FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H7949 [4SE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H3761 [7MY]

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), H8383 [17SE]

Tariff: encourage countries who are party to NAFTA to promote parity relative to the personal exemption allowance for merchandise purchased abroad by returning residents (see H. Res. 346), H7785 [25JY]

———impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H3637 [1MY]

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

———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), H392 [11FE]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 1555), H9478 [15OC]

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2037), H3856 [8MY]

———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), H3760 [7MY]

———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]

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

———prohibit treatment of certain games of chance as an unrelated trade or business expense (see H.R. 3073), H8175 [10SE]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H7454 [23JY]

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

———rebuild America through job creation (see H.R. 2046), H3973 [9MY]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H5267 [11JN]

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

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H5046 [5JN]

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), H8083 [9SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 2088), H4129 [14MY] (see H.R. 3550), H11700 [20NO]

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

University of Minnesota: tribute to men's ice hockey team (see H. Res. 217), H3636 [1MY]

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

———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), H318 [5FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1954 [18MR]

Veterans Day: observe moment of silence to honor veterans of all U.S. wars and memorialize those who gave their lives in defense of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4738 [22MY]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H1395 [26FE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see H.R. 2557), H8017 [5SE]

Wilbur Wright Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3118), H8380 [17SE]

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

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H11360 [17NO]

World Trade Organization: disapprove report which concluded that U.S. safeguards on imports of certain steel products were in violation of certain agreements and call for reforms in dispute settlement system (see H. Res. 445), H12312 [21NO]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H243 [29JA]

———support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H393 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association: tribute to proactive commitment to general aviation security (see H. Res. 120), H1516 [4MR]

Aviation: provide relief to the airline industry (see H.R. 1366), H2131 [19MR]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (see H.R. 1491), H2471 [27MR]

Economic Development Administration: authorize grants to producers of taconite for implementation of new technologies to increase productivity, reduce costs, and improve overall product quality and performance (see H.R. 3686), H12919 [8DE]

ERISA: increase the maximum levels of guaranteed single-employer plan benefits (see H.R. 3623), H12308 [21NO]

FAA: ensure control of air traffic control system functions (see H.R. 1711), H3300 [10AP]

Federal aid programs: provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely distressed regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 3196), H8954 [29SE]

Federal employees: provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1244), H1811 [12MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H1460 [27FE]

Health: allow long-term care tax credit and establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (see H.R. 2883), H7616 [24JY]

Iron and steel industry: treat semifinished or slab steel as being in direct competition with taconite pellets for trade remedy purposes and provide assistance for impacted workers (see H.R. 3624), H12308 [21NO]

Railroads: reform the safety practices of the railroad industry (see H.R. 2378), H5044 [5JN]

Roads and highways: establish a transportation and active living program, a safe routes to school program, and a nonmotorized transportation pilot program (see H.R. 2568), H5713 [23JN]

Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations to enhance railroad competition (see H.R. 2192), H4527 [21MY]

University of Minnesota Duluth: tribute to women's hockey team (see H. Res. 171), H2703 [2AP]

Motions

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), conference report, H10187 [30OC]

House of Representatives: adjournment, H10179, H10181 [30OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9150 [2OC]

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association: tribute to proactive commitment to general aviation security (H. Res. 120), E353 [4MR]

American Political Science Association: anniversary of Congressional Fellowship Program, E1574 [23JY]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2572), E1938 [1OC]

———prohibit funding for routes that do not recoup a certain percentage of revenue per dollar spent operating the route, H8026 [9SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (H. Res. 15), H95 [8JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), consideration (H. Res. 15), H95 [8JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9667 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2677, H2678 [2AP]

Architect of the Capitol: funding, H6432 [9JY]

Armed Forces: U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H1659 [6MR]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (H. Res. 350), H7802 [3SE]

Aviation: assist employees separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions, security measures, or a military conflict with Iraq (H.R. 1553), E654 [2AP]

———provide relief to the airline industry (H.R. 1366), E512 [19MR]

———require that air traffic control remain a Government function, H9963 [28OC], H10169, H10177, H10180, H10185 [30OC]

Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Indianapolis, IN: designate (S. 763), H5053 [9JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2159 [20MR]

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

Buy American Act: compliance, H5227 [11JN]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children, H2323 [26MR]

———prevent child abduction (H.R. 1104), consideration (H. Res. 160), H2323 [26MR]

China, People's Republic of: maritime trade agreement with the U.S., E2326 [19NO]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), H10397, H10399, H10401, H10416, H10418, H10419, H10420, H10422, H10423 [5NO]

———automatic identification system funding, H10399 [5NO]

———ensure materials used in bridge alteration projects are produced in the U.S., H10420 [5NO]

———include certain petrochemical plants located within five miles of navigable waters in the maritime security plan for Port of Houston, H10423 [5NO]

———pension funding, H2159 [20MR]

———require diesel engines used in vessels and ships to be manufactured in the U.S., H10422 [5NO]

———review and adjustment of pilotage rates, H10399 [5NO]

Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select): establish, H15 [7JA]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (H.R. 1491), E604-E606 [27MR]

Corps of Engineers: mitigate loss of habitat associated with construction of projects, H8877 [24SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: maintain homeland security, preparedness and disaster response programs funding and require screening of all cargo on passenger planes, H8109 [10SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), motion to instruct conferees, H8109 [10SE]

———selection of interim headquarters site, H95 [8JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), E1537 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Transportation Enhancement Program funding, H7877 [4SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7877 [4SE], H8026 [9SE]

Disasters: reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program (H.R. 3181), H12128 [21NO]

Duluth, MN: dedication of Clayton, Jackson, McGhie Memorial, E2017 [8OC]

———tribute to Duluth Central High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E795 [29AP]

FAA: Airport Improvement Program funding, H5204 [11JN]

———ensure control of air traffic control system functions (H.R. 1711), E742 [11AP]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), H5201, H5202, H5204, H5230, H5232, H5235, H5236 [11JN]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), conference report, H10177, H10180, H10184, H10185 [30OC]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 422), H10169 [30OC]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), motion to instruct conferees, H6825 [15JY]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), motion to recommit conference report, H10187 [30OC]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), recommittal of conference report (H. Res. 377), H9962, H9963 [28OC]

———remove co-payments from Essential Air Service communities relative to distance from a hub, H5235 [11JN]

———use the most common route to determine mileage between a small airport and a hub airport in establishing Essential Air Service Program eligibility, H5236 [11JN]

Federal aid programs: provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely distressed regions in the U.S. (H.R. 3196), E1909 [29SE]

Federal employees: provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (H.R. 1244), E448 [12MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (H.R. 962), E332 [27FE]

———include construction activities in definition of oil and gas exploration and production relative to EPA stormwater discharge permits, H10527 [6NO]

Forest Service: prohibit funding to implement changes to roadless areas protection regulations, E1537 [18JY]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling, H3323 [11AP]

GSA: procurement and installation of photovoltaic solar electric systems in public buildings, H3258, H3260 [10AP]

Harbors: expand authority of non-Federal interests to levy harbor fees, H8874 [24SE]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H7556, H7582 [24JY]

Health: allow long-term care tax credit and establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (H.R. 2883), E1604 [25JY]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H15 [7JA]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities, E1374 [26JN]

———invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (H.R. 2615), E1798 [16SE]

International Brotherhood of Teamsters: anniversary, E1727 [5SE]

J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building, Signal Hill, CA: designate (H.R. 2309), H7804 [3SE]

James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 1018), H4215 [19MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2657), H6432 [9JY]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6111 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12290 [21NO]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: repeal requirement to appear before Congress prior to approval of airport development project grants, H5232 [11JN]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (S. 330), H4264 [20MY]

Motor vehicles: require increased safety testing of 15-passenger vans and ensure compliance with applicable motor vehicle safety standards if vans are used as schoolbuses, H4161, H4162 [15MY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H2677 [2AP], E584 [26MR]

———transit security funding, H2678 [2AP]

New London, CT: clarify restrictions on location of Coast Guard Museum, H10418, H10419 [5NO]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1527), H4158, H4161, H4162, H4167 [15MY]

———reauthorize (S. 579), H12299 [21NO]

———study impact of age on the competence and qualifications of pilots and the use of rail systems in high population density cities, H4167 [15MY]

Orville Wright Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3118), H10249 [4NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3258, H3260 [10AP], H3323 [11AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11426 [18NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H10527 [6NO]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and improve programs (H.R. 2535), H9769 [21OC]

Railroads: provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (H.R. 2571), E1938 [1OC]

———reform and improve Amtrak and intercity passenger rail service (H.R. 3211), E1938 [1OC]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3087), H8825, H8828 [24SE]

Robert A. Borski Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (H.R. 2328), H7186 [21JY]

September 11th Victims Compensation Fund: funding, H2159 [20MR]

Smithsonian Institution: provide additional space and resources for national collections (H.R. 2195), H6715 [15JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (H.R. 3119), E1841 [17SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), E2351 [20NO]

———highway infrastructure and mass transit funding, H3292 [10AP]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: reauthorize, H8825, H8828 [24SE], E1900 [25SE]

Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 135), H12124 [21NO]

University of Minnesota: tribute to men's ice hockey team, H3534 [30AP]

University of Minnesota Duluth: tribute to women's hockey team (H. Res. 171), H5419 [17JN]

Votes: position on missed, E444 [12MR], E650 [2AP], E694 [7AP], E1265 [16JN]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2557), H8835, H8874, H8877, H8878 [24SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H216 [28JA], H1676 [6MR]

Summaries

Rebuild America Act (H.R. 2615), E1798 [16SE]

Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act (H.R. 3196), E1910 [29SE]

Tributes

Baker, Robert J., E863 [5MY]

Beatty, Gilda K. (Jill), H194 [28JA]

Bryson, Joy, E478 [13MR]

Hedstrom, Wesley, E2378 [21NO]

Helberg, Davis, E2059 [16OC]