ANDREWS, ROBERT E. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6799 [15JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7126 [18JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H7227 [21JY]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), H4073 [14MY]

Appointments

Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H407 [12FE]

Articles and editorials

Cyprus, Iraq, and the War on Terrorism, Nikolas K. Gvosdev, National Review Online (Internet site), E87 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H6349 [8JY]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H3453 [29AP]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H2585 [1AP]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H7225 [21JY]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decision making, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2416), H6465 [9JY]

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

Armed Forces: establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H8283 [16SE]

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

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 2176), H7949 [4SE]

———increase amount of basic educational assistance for veterans under Montgomery GI Bill and eliminate reduction of basic pay for participation in the program (see H.R. 1212), H3637 [1MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp in remembrance of victims of peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 45), H245 [29JA]

———permit access to military commissary stores to Ready Reserve members, underage persons eligible for military retired pay, and their dependents (see H.R. 1059), H6464 [9JY]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H7949 [4SE]

———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 331), H5267 [11JN]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H1396 [26FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H5929 [25JN]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1111), H1678 [6MR]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H1334 [25FE]

Arms control: support nonproliferation programs (see H.R. 1719), H12311 [21NO]

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), H9214 [2OC]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H3856 [8MY]

Aviation: allow the arming of pilots of cargo aircraft (see H.R. 1049), H11392 (see H.R. 1049), H11515 [18NO]

———improve air cargo security (see H.R. 2455), H5365 [12JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1461 [27FE]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H8950 [25SE]

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

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H4131 [14MY]

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

Burma: sanction the ruling military junta, strengthen democracy efforts, and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as legitimate representative of the Burmese people (see H.R. 2330), H4977 [4JN]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 322), H7950 [4SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H138 [8JA]

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), H8284 [16SE]

———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H1516 [4MR]

———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2377), H5044 [5JN]

———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), H323 [5FE]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H1395 [26FE]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H10236 [30OC]

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

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H10978 [6NO]

China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (see H.R. 441), H324 [5FE]

———membership in the U.N. (see H. Con. Res. 284), H8283 [16SE]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 732), H1642 [5MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H3051 [9AP]

Colleges and universities: address the rising cost of tuition by strengthening the compact between the States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3519), H11650 [19NO]

———disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2683), H6464 [9JY]

———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H4735 [22MY]

———improve access through experiential education (see H.R. 3408), H10235 [30OC]

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), H3637 [1MY]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 1480), H2471 [27MR]

Contracts: require each bidder for a Federal construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1348), H3453 [29AP]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H3638 [1MY]

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]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 1428), H4529 [21MY]

———increase annual salaries of justices and judges (see H.R. 2118), H4740 [22MY]

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

Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 524), H274 [4FE]

Cuba: condemn human rights violations, encourage release of political prisoners, and support free elections (see H. Res. 179), H2940 [8AP]

Cyprus: express support for a peaceful, just, and lasting settlement relative to Turkish occupation (see H. Res. 165), H2472 [27MR]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 130), H4738 [22MY]

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

———require certain contractors to investigate, assess, and provide fingerprint cards for individuals who work on military installations or facilities (see H.R. 2463), H5365 [12JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2464), H5365 [12JN]

———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]

———cooperate in the international magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment or develop a domestic experiment to accelerate understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1282), H2271 [20MR]

———improve funding mechanism for the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program (see H.R. 3429), H11360 [17NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H5815 [24JN]

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H4736 [22MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a technology, equipment, and information transfer program with State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3644), H12309 [21NO]

———provide additional responsibilities for the Chief Information Officer relative to geospatial information (see H.R. 3367), H11393 (see H.R. 3367), H11516 [18NO]

———reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see H.R. 1803), H3352 [11AP]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3454 [29AP]

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

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 the Treasury: direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the immediate resumption of lending to Haiti (see H.R. 1108), H6603 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance rehabilitative services provided to veterans with mental illnesses (see H.R. 3442), H10978 [6NO]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1726), H3301 [10AP]

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

———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 813), H1335 [25FE]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 192), H172 [27JA]

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), H7170 [18JY]

Diseases: 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), H245 [29JA]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in developing countries (see H.R. 2470), H8382 [17SE]

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

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H12311 [21NO]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H4368 [20MY]

Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 2233), H4735 [22MY]

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: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3007), H7948 [4SE]

———establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 501), H12921 [8DE]

———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]

———limit the applicability of annual updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology relative to financial aid eligibility (see H.R. 2485), H5468 [17JN]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H1746 [11MR]

———provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1191), H3453 [29AP]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H323 [5FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H4130 [14MY]

Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain computer professionals (see H.R. 1996), H3683 [6MY]

———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (see H.R. 2065), H3973 [9MY]

———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), H6347 [8JY]

———provide for labor recruiter accountability (see H.R. 3530), H11650 [19NO]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H12922 [8DE]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: improve (see H.R. 1376), H7839 [3SE]

———reform (see H.R. 643), H2586 [1AP]

ERISA: ensure employees are not improperly disqualified from pension and welfare benefits based on status misclassification or reclassification (see H.R. 1397), H2269 [20MR]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4012 [13MY]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H3355 [11AP]

———provide for disclosures of credit-based insurance scoring information by insurers and credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 1473), H3975 [9MY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3066), H8174 [10SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: 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), H6348 [8JY]

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1425), H4205 [15MY]

FDA: provide authority to require certain research into drugs used in pediatric patients (see H.R. 2857), H9478 [15OC]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H8491 [23SE]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 19), H5089 [9JN]

———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]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H4368 [20MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H5265 [11JN]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H6264 [26JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H461 [12FE]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H5366 [12JN]

FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 452), H242 [29JA]

Financial institutions: exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (see H.R. 781), H3683 [6MY]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H55 [7JA]

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), H172 [27JA]

Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 2961), H11652 [19NO]

Fish and fishing: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see H.R. 2890), H8222 [15SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H1517 [4MR]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H10340 [4NO]

———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H7783 [25JY]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2864 [7AP]

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), H4529 [21MY]

France: discourage participation by U.S. citizens, companies, and Armed Forces in the Paris Air Show should France continue opposition to potential use of force against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 48), H705 [13FE]

FTC: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 107), H245 [29JA]

Gary Albero Post Office Building, Emerson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1569), H6869 [15JY]

Haiti: express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H8083 [9SE]

Head Start Program: tribute (see H. Res. 238), H4369 [20MY]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1120), H3453 [29AP]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H4204 [15MY]

———expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to research on autoimmune diseases in women (see H.R. 370), H8082 [9SE]

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

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3180), H8949 [25SE]

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 1964), H3682 [6MY]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H4205 [15MY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H10457 [5NO]

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 197), H9479 [15OC]

Immigration: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H1955 [18MR]

———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), H172 [27JA]

Insurance: coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 1499), H2587 [1AP]

———establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 1552), H11702 [20NO]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H4740 [22MY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H7787 [25JY]

———reduce the cost of medical malpractice insurance to enhance patient access to medical care (see H.R. 1124), H1679 [6MR]

———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), H2311 [25MR]

Intelligence services: establish a select committee to investigate the effectiveness of U.S. intelligence structure to meet global threats (see H. Res. 307), H9688 [17OC]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1517 [4MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H8284 [16SE]

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H12312 [21NO]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5367 [12JN]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 167), H4255 [19MY]

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

Klamath River: establish water conservation and habitat restoration programs and provide emergency disaster assistance to those suffering economic harm from the Klamath River basin fish kill (see H.R. 1760), H8382 [17SE]

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), H12308 [21NO]

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), H4205 [15MY]

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

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H243 [29JA]

———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain areas (see H.R. 1676), H9478 [15OC]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H138 [8JA]

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 1329), H1953 [18MR]

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

Medicaid: permit additional States to enter into long-term care partnerships in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1406), H4739 [22MY]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H6869 [15JY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H5175 [10JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H5814 [24JN]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H6264 [26JN]

———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 588), H8222 [15SE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H7839 [3SE]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3637 [1MY]

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

———expand coverage of paramedic intercept services (see H.R. 2008), H6869 [15JY]

———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see H.R. 102), H2822 [3AP]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1321), H4788 [2JN]

———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]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 1228), H9812 [21OC]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H4205 [15MY]

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

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2361), H5043 [5JN]

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]

Middle East: condemn terrorist attacks by Hamas and other terrorist organizations and urge the European Union to classify Hamas as a terrorist organization (see H. Res. 285), H5815 [24JN]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H1460 [27FE]

Minorities: increase participation in international service (see H.R. 3152), H8490 [23SE]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8216 [11SE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H6868 [15JY]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H323 [5FE]

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

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 2852), H7950 [4SE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 86), H2823 [3AP]

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), H6465 [9JY]

National Marine Fisheries Service: establish a pelagic longline highly migratory species bycatch and mortality reduction research program (see H.R. 1024), H3571 [30AP]

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), H8904 [24SE]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 36), H4877 [3JN]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3637 [1MY]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H170 [27JA]

New Bridge Landing Post Office, River Edge, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2130), H6869 [15JY]

New Jersey: authorize appropriations for the Coastal Heritage Trail Route (see H.R. 3070), H8174 [10SE]

———status of EPA and Corps of Engineers memorandum of agreement relative to Historic Area Remediation Site ocean sediment polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) levels (see H.R. 113), H55 [7JA]

New Jersey Devils (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 305), H6264 [26JN]

NOAA: study fishery observer data to map migratory patterns and delineate winter areas and feeding grounds of Atlantic striped bass in the mid-Atlantic exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 2889), H9614 [16OC]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H1902 [13MR]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H2268 [20MR]

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

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]

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

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 121), H3762 [7MY]

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), H9377 [8OC]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 400), H9688 [17OC]

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H2271 [20MR]

———require door delivery of mail sent to persons residing in senior communities (see H.R. 2339), H6465 [9JY]

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]

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H8017 [5SE]

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 utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H5408 [16JN]

Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (see H.R. 2924), H7950 [4SE]

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

Robert P. Hammer Post Office Building, Clifton, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1625), H3355 [11AP]

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

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 3643), H12309 [21NO]

SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 2026), H3761 [7MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H5046 [5JN]

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), H3762 [7MY]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H2473 [27MR]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 743), H1396 [26FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H3453 [29AP]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H8222 [15SE]

Sports: prohibit institutions of higher education from unfairly imposing sanctions on student athletes (see H.R. 1363), H2131 [19MR]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 1828), H3407 [12AP]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 117), H2823 [3AP]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 1236), H9614 [16OC]

———allow a refundable credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see H.R. 65), H1516 [4MR]

———allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2891), H7616 [24JY]

———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 individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 496), H244 [29JA]

———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), H4738 [22MY]

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

———exempt certain limousines from gas guzzler tax (see H.R. 2662), H6347 [8JY]

———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), H9130 [1OC]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H706 [13FE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H7839 [3SE]

———modify treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 882), H3453 [29AP]

———permit a special amortization deduction for intangible assets acquired from eligible small businesses and encourage growth in industries for which intangible assets are an important source of revenue (see H.R. 1222), H3637 [1MY]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H3762 [7MY]

———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), H9478 [15OC]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H4205 [15MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H1517 [4MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H3572 [30AP]

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

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

———restore standards for determining employee status of technical workers (see H.R. 1488), H2471 [27MR]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 973), H4978 [4JN]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H5468 [17JN]

———treatment of certain compensation received by members of the Armed Forces serving in South Korea (see H.R. 1581), H3454 [29AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H6707 [14JY]

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

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H6349 [8JY]

———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), H1461 [27FE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H12922 [8DE]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 313), H6348 [8JY]

U.S. Employee Ownership Bank: establish (see H.R. 2969), H7784 [25JY]

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

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1796), H6604 [10JY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H4740 [22MY]

———change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 1653), H2863 [7AP]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H12921 [8DE]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 73), H392 [11FE]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H4976 [4JN] (see H.R. 2475), H5815 [24JN]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H7840 [3SE]

———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), H2822 [3AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H172 [27JA]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H11359 [17NO]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1587), H3454 [29AP]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H463 [12FE]

Water: establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H5408 [16JN]

William J. ``Whitey'' Conrad Air Traffic Control Tower, Newark, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1987), H3682 [6MY]

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

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), H323 [5FE]

Yang Jianli: call for immediate release by People's Republic of China and for President Bush to continue working for his release (see H. Res. 199), H4529 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Air pollution: improve indoor air quality in schools and other buildings to reduce asthma (see H.R. 1849), H3451 [29AP]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 60), H5408 [16JN]

Armed Forces: allow a participant in the military Survivor Benefit Plan to designate a new beneficiary upon the death of the original designated beneficiary (see H.R. 3216), H9129 [1OC]

———authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 3201), H9032 [30SE]

———waive copayments and deductibles for military personnel who qualify for TRICARE and use other health insurance as their primary form of coverage (see H.R. 3663), H12918 [8DE]

Aviation: provide a credit toward the non-Federal share of projects carried out under the Airport Improvement Program to airports used to respond to disasters or emergencies (see H.R. 1591), H2819 [3AP]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by Federal employees and allow Transportation Security Administration employees to engage in collective bargaining (see H. Con. Res. 275), H8082 [9SE]

CERCLA: require public availability of accounting of funds used, or required to be used, in response to release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 1420), H2310 [25MR]

Children's Internet Protection Act: constitutionality of application to public libraries (see H. Con. Res. 88), H1745 [11MR]

China, Republic of: express that people should conduct referenda votes free from intimidation or threat of force (see H. Con. Res. 340), H12310 [21NO]

———security (see H. Con. Res. 232), H6263 [26JN]

Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher education to notify parents concerning missing person reports about their children (see H.R. 1843), H3451 [29AP]

Computers: assist States and local governments for conduct of electronic governance transactions at libraries and schools (see H.R. 3089), H8283 [16SE]

Consumers: prohibit operators of automatic teller machines that display paid advertising from imposing any fee (see H.R. 774), H700 [13FE]

Courts: allow persons who bring a product liability action for injuries sustained from a product not in compliance with CPSC standards to recover triple damages (see H.R. 405), H217 [28JA]

———confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial proceedings (see H.R. 538), H318 [5FE]

———require receipt of normal average wage or salary for Federal jurors during service (see H.R. 1959), H3682 [6MY]

Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 320), H7019 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: continuation of health insurance coverage for certain Reserves called or ordered to active duty and their dependents (see H.R. 3202), H9032 [30SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: installation of chemical and biological detection devices in enclosed passenger boarding stations of heavy rail transit systems (see H.R. 2301), H4875 [3JN]

Dept. of HUD: provide for renewal of project-based assisted housing contracts at reimbursement levels that are sufficient to sustain operations (see H.R. 1957), H3681 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: ensure that U.S. victims of terrorism overseas receive equal treatment regardless of terrorists' country of origin or residence and these terrorists are pursued with equal vigor (see H.R. 401), H217 [28JA]

Dept. of the Interior: require departmental agency heads to consider whether agency actions have disparate impact on racial, ethnic, or religious minorities (see H.R. 654), H327 [7FE]

Dept. of Transportation: funding for purchase of recycled materials for certain surface transportation programs (see H.R. 2148), H4254 [19MY]

———make grants for construction projects to prevent public access to tracks and other hazards of fixed guideway systems in residential areas (see H.R. 2289), H4786 [2JN]

———require use of recycled materials in Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 2149), H4254 [19MY]

Drugs: provide penalties for open air drug markets (see H.R. 404), H217 [28JA]

Education: afford students and parents with private civil remedies for the violation of their privacy rights (see H.R. 1848), H3451 [29AP]

———provide grants to local educational agencies for prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 1845), H3451 [29AP] (see H.R. 2561), H5713 [23JN]

Employment: allow employees the right to accept or reject arbitration to resolve an employment controversy (see H.R. 540), H318 [5FE]

———condition minimum wage exemptions for organized camps on compliance with certain safety standards (see H.R. 2145), H4254 [19MY]

———protect employee rights (see H.R. 2146), H4254 [19MY]

ERISA: exempt from preemption, under State tort actions to recover damages, any employee welfare benefit plan providing disability benefits that fails to provide timely benefits (see H.R. 1876), H3569 [30AP]

Families and domestic relations: denial of passports to noncustodial parents subject to State arrest warrants in cases of nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 1847), H3451 [29AP]

———require anticipated child support be held in trust on the sale or refinancing of certain real property of an obligated parent (see H.R. 403), H217 [28JA]

Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 2159), H4367 [20MY]

Federal employees: availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 1877), H3569 [30AP]

Firearms: provide grants to law enforcement agencies to use iris scanning technology to conduct background checks on individuals who want to purchase guns (see H.R. 1171), H1743 [11MR]

Foreign trade: protect small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory actions taken by the U.S. during a trade dispute (see H.R. 251), H135 [8JA]

Forest Service: establish the National Forest Ecosystem Protection Program (see H.R. 652), H327 [7FE]

Fund for Environmental Priorities: establish and fund with a portion of consumer savings resulting from retail electricity choice (see H.R. 653), H327 [7FE]

Health: combat obesity (see H. Con. Res. 303), H9614 [16OC]

———promote and facilitate expansion of group health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2321), H4976 [4JN]

Higher Education Act: eligibility standards for institutions offering accredited distance education programs (see H.R. 2913), H7782 [25JY]

Hossain, Mohammed Manir: relief (see H.R. 2279), H4738 [22MY]

Housing: require energy efficiency certifications for mortgage insurance be conducted by accredited home energy rating system providers (see H.R. 3163), H8904 [24SE]

Immigration: permit admission of spouses of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 539), H318 [5FE]

Insurance: coverage of fertility and impotence treatment under group and individual health plans and the Federal employees' health benefits program (see H.R. 1852), H3451 [29AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1314), H1953 [18MR] (see H.R. 1851), H3451 [29AP]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1958), H3682 [6MY]

Law enforcement: authorize a grant program to eliminate the nationwide backlog of DNA analyses and obtain a DNA sample from every person convicted of a qualifying offense (see H.R. 537), H318 [5FE]

———authorize State grants to fund arrangements between local police and public accommodations for emergency domestic violence shelters (see H.R. 777), H700 [13FE]

———ensure that State and local law enforcement agencies execute warrants for arrest of nonviolent offenders only during daylight hours and when children are not present, unless overriding circumstances exist (see H.R. 2421), H5265 [11JN]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see H.R. 776), H700 [13FE]

Lawyers and attorneys: provide financial assistance to law school graduates who choose to accept employment in a public interest position (see H.R. 2562), H5713 [23JN]

Manir, Ferdous Ara: relief (see H.R. 2279), H4738 [22MY]

Manir, Maish Samiha: relief (see H.R. 2279), H4738 [22MY]

Medicaid: coverage of disabled children and individuals who became disabled as children without regard to income or assets (see H.R. 2320), H4976 [4JN]

———require prorating of beneficiary contributions relative to partial coverage for nursing facility services during a month (see H.R. 2288), H4786 [2JN]

Medicare: coverage of infertility treatment services for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 969), H1461 [27FE]

———prepare audit reports based upon financial auditing of Medicare+Choice organizations and make such reports available to the public (see H.R. 1853), H3451 [29AP]

———provide eligibility for coverage of home health services on the basis of a need for occupational therapy (see H.R. 3090), H8283 [16SE]

———reimburse Medicare+Choice plans located in the same metropolitan statistical area the same payment rate (see H.R. 1854), H3451 [29AP]

———require home health agencies to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers (see H.R. 1855), H3451 [29AP]

———waive late enrollment penalty for certain beneficiaries living abroad and provide a special Medigap open enrollment period which prohibits underwriting (see H.R. 1880), H3569 [30AP]

———waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2322), H4976 [4JN]

Members of Congress: increase length of ban on lobbying activities after leaving office (see H.R. 2160), H4367 [20MY]

Motor vehicles: require automatic door locks and interior-opening trunk locks on passenger cars (see H.R. 400), H217 [28JA]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue standards for the use of motorized skate boards (see H.R. 1879), H3569 [30AP]

New Jersey: divide into two judicial districts (see H.R. 3430), H10339 [4NO]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 536), H318 [5FE]

Pensions: require plan administrators that provide access to automobile insurance to submit certain information on such insurance to the FTC (see H.R. 1842), H3451 [29AP]

Pesticides: making supplemental appropriations to ensure inclusion in State source water assessment programs (see H.R. 2804), H7225 [21JY]

Political campaigns: public financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1878), H3569 [30AP]

Railroad Retirement Act: eliminate a limitation on benefits (see H.R. 1384), H2269 [20MR]

Real estate: authorize a homeowner to recover treble damages from the homeowner's mortgage escrow servicer for failure to make timely payments for homeowners insurance, taxes, or other charges (see H.R. 650), H327 [7FE]

Refuse disposal: phase out incineration of solid waste (see H.R. 2827), H7453 [23JY]

Safety: create a system of background checks for certain workers who enter people's homes (see H.R. 439), H241 [29JA]

Schools: establish State revolving funds for school construction (see H.R. 1844), H3451 [29AP]

———provide grants for the repair, renovation, alteration, and construction of public elementary and secondary school facilities (see H.R. 1840), H3451 [29AP]

———require States awarding State charter school grant program subgrants to give priority schools providing racially integrated educational experience (see H.R. 2147), H4254 [19MY]

Social Security: continuation of benefit payment through the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3001), H7948 [4SE]

———provide benefits to certain uninsured children living without parents (see H.R. 2290), H4786 [2JN]

———restore children's insurance benefits for children of a certain age who attend postsecondary schools (see H.R. 3091), H8283 [16SE]

Taxation: allow credits to radio station owners who donate the license and other assets of such station to a nonprofit corporation that supports the fine arts (see H.R. 668), H390 [11FE]

———allow legally separated individuals to exclude U.S. savings bond income from gross income if used to pay higher education expenses (see H.R. 651), H327 [7FE]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 666), H389 [11FE]

———expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (see H.R. 402), H217 [28JA]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 869), H1331 [25FE]

———inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation on the exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 667), H390 [11FE]

———make Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits refundable and allow taxpayers to obtain short-term student loans by using the future refund of such credits as collateral for the loans (see H.R. 2150), H4254 [19MY]

———provide for employee benefits for work site employees of certain corporations operating on a cooperative basis (see H.R. 541), H318 [5FE]

———treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 1419), H2310 [25MR]

———treatment of health care subsidy payments made to employers on behalf of volunteer firefighters (see H.R. 3375), H9981 [28OC]

———treatment of legal fees awarded or received in connection with nonphysical personal injury cases (see H.R. 3580), H12307 [21NO]

Tobacco products: require cigarette products to be placed under or behind the counter in retail sales (see H.R. 3162), H8904 [24SE]

Transportation: provide incentives to States for development of traffic safety programs to reduce crashes related to driver fatigue and sleep deprivation (see H.R. 968), H1461 [27FE]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 87), H1745 [11MR]

Veterans: exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1418), H2310 [25MR]

Women: collect data on the availability of credit for women-owned business (see H.R. 1846), H3451 [29AP]

Letters

Delaware River main channel deepening project funding: Jeffrey L. Nash, Delaware River Port Authority, H7127 [18JY]

Lists

Organizations and businesses helping to promote civic education, E2080 [17OC], E2264 [6NO], E2323 [19NO]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 465), H12757 [8DE]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions, E2332 [19NO]

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, H9578 [16OC]

———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 (H.R. 3289), H9578 [16OC]

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H2134 [20MR]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2239 [20MR]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H6979 [16JY]

Bray, Alan: American Institute for Public Service Jefferson Award recipient, E1291 [18JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2571 [1AP]

CERCLA: encourage on-site treatment of pollutants at the Gloucester Environmental Management Services landfill, E49 [8JA]

Children and youth: importance of international children's health programs, E873 [6MY]

China, Republic of: security, E1541 [21JY]

Clemson University: tribute to men's golf team (H. Res. 266), H8101, H8102 [10SE]

Committee for Citizen Awareness: tribute to efforts to promote civic education, E2079 [17OC], E2264 [6NO], E2323 [19NO]

Corps of Engineers: Delaware River main channel deepening project funding, H7126, H7129 [18JY]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1588 [25JY]

———condemn arrests of opposition party members, E610 [27MR]

———independence anniversary, E1941 [1OC]

———membership in European Union, E790 [29AP]

———support removal of Turkish occupation troops (H. Res. 320), E1588 [25JY]

———U.N. peace talks on Turkish occupation, H1782 [12MR]

Delaware River: dredging project funding, H8839 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration (H. Res. 245), H4395 [21MY]

Dept. of Justice: ensure that U.S. victims of terrorism overseas receive equal treatment regardless of terrorists' country of origin or residence and these terrorists are pursued with equal vigor (H.R. 401), H1491 [4MR]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H6570 [10JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), E1541 [21JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6979 [16JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6518, H6566, H6570 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H10088 [29OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7703 [25JY]

Disabled: tribute to Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program services for the blind and disabled, E663 [3AP], E792 [29AP]

Education: increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (H.R. 438), H6387 [9JY]

———status of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H352 [11FE]

Egg Harbor Township, NJ: New Jersey Air National Guard 177th Fighter Wing recipient of Air Force Outstanding Unit Commendation award, E2136 [28OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7126, H7129 [18JY]

EPA: conduct investigation into financial transactions of Gloucester Environmental Management Services landfill in New Jersey, H7703 [25JY]

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 (H.R. 1904), E2332 [19NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H7411, H7412 [23JY]

Head Start Program: prohibit faith-based organizations providing Head Start services from religious discrimination in hiring, H7548 [24JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H7548 [24JY]

Health: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5612, H5615, H5616, H5619, H5624, H5629, H5630 [19JN]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (H.R. 2211), H6370 [9JY]

Homeland Security Act: technical corrections (H.R. 1416), H5730 [24JN]

Illinois: tribute to State Assembly for actions taken on the equal rights amendment to the Constitution, E1162 [5JN]

Macedonia: U.S. recognition, H7411, H7412 [23JY]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12266 [21NO]

National security: enhance research, development, procurement, and use of biomedical countermeasures to respond to public health threats (H.R. 2122), H6931, H6932, H6933, H6934 [16JY]

NIH: biomedical research funding, H6518 [10JY]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding, H10088 [29OC]

———implementation, E2152 [28OC]

———suspend certain penalties against schools that are not fully funded, H6566 [10JY]

Pensions: change 30-year treasury bond rate to a fixed rate for calculation of the maximum cap on benefits under small business defined benefit plans, E2070 [17OC]

———change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), E2070 [17OC]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), H4062, H4083, H4088 [14MY]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), consideration (H. Res. 230), H4039 [14MY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H481 [13FE]

Small business: ensure continuation of existing group health plan coverage, H5636 [19JN]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H5612, H5614, H5615, H5616, H5617, H5618, H5619, H5624, H5629, H5630, H5631, H5636 [19JN]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment, E1375 [26JN]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H4039 [14MY]

———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), H4614 [22MY]

University of Portland: tribute to women's soccer team (H. Res. 41), H352 [11FE]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2571 [1AP]

Votes: position on missed, E636 [1AP], E2380 [21NO]

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), H8839 [24SE]

Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (H. Res. 38), E1162 [5JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1512 [4MR], H1808 [12MR]

Resignations

Committee on Armed Services (House), H455 [12FE]

Statements

No Child Left Behind Act Implementation: by, E2152 [28OC]

———Gail Cohen, E2152 [28OC]

Tributes

Hynes, Margaret Mary, E511 [19MR]

Ryan, Wanda, E1794 [16SE]

Still, William, E1223 [11JN]

Vierling, Albert H., Jr., E2312 [17NO]