KLECZKA, GERALD D. (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Articles and editorials

Clement Zablock—Original Democrat From the Reagan Era, John Komacki, Hill (publication), E1222 [11JN]

Estate Tax Compromise Sought House Set To Pass Repeal, but Supporters Know Senate Votes Aren't There, Jonathan Weisman, Washington (DC) Post, H5496 [18JN]

Helping Hands—Marquette Program Puts Nurses on the Front Line of the War on HIV/AIDS in Kenya, Kristen M. Scheuing, Marquette Magazine, E1628 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H6265 [26JN]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 42), H244 [29JA]

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

American Dental Association: tribute to Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering their time to help provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 136), H3641 [5MY]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H11651 [19NO]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H3975 [9MY]

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

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (see H.R. 1714), H4368 [20MY]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8083 [9SE]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H. Res. 387), H9479 [15OC]

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

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

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

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]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H8175 [10SE]

Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H3570 [30AP]

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

Bush, President: request report entitled ``Operation Iraqi Freedom Strategic Lessons Learned'' and other materials on planning for reconstruction and security of post-war Iraq (see H. Res. 364), H8491 [23SE]

———request transmission of documents or other materials to the House of Representatives relative to the possession of weapons of mass destruction by Iraq (see H. Res. 260), H5367 [12JN]

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

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H8284 [16SE]

———improve ability of the child welfare system to prevent and respond to child abuse and place children in safe, loving, and permanent homes (see H.R. 1534), H2940 [8AP]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H11393 (see H.R. 3416), H11516 [18NO]

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

———provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H328 [7FE]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H8905 [24SE]

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

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), H3053 [9AP]

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), H3454 [29AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H4010 [13MY]

———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: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 2203), H9381 [10OC]

———organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H2473 [27MR]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2427), H6869 [15JY]

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

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

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H3762 [7MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H9132 [1OC]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H8083 [9SE]

Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H5267 [11JN]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H6464 [9JY]

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

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

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

ERISA: improve disclosure of funding status of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 3005), H9478 [15OC]

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

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4740 [22MY]

Federal employees: increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H1334 [25FE]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H8016 [5SE]

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), H3637 [1MY]

———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), H172 [27JA]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 2916), H7782 [25JY]

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), H4205 [15MY]

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

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

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H6706 [14JY]

Health: 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), H8175 [10SE]

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

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

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H8284 [16SE]

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

———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), H5367 [12JN]

Intelligence services: establish a select committee to investigate the effectiveness of U.S. intelligence structure to meet global threats (see H. Res. 307), H7618 [24JY]

Iraq: require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 1901), H4131 [14MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4205 [15MY]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H3641 [5MY]

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

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12311 [21NO]

Medicaid: increase floor for treatment as an extremely low disproportionate share hospital State (see H.R. 1342), H1954 [18MR]

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

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 569), H1334 [25FE]

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

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1321), H1953 [18MR]

———prohibit health care providers from charging membership or extraneous fees as a prerequisite to service to a patient (see H.R. 2423), H5265 [11JN]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H461 [12FE]

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

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

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

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H5367 [12JN]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 2980), H11652 [19NO]

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

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H3351 [11AP]

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

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

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H2586 [1AP]

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

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

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H5174 [10JN]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 1251), H1811 [12MR]

Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute and anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland (see H. Res. 58), H393 [11FE]

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

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

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), H8016 [5SE]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H1396 [26FE] (see H.R. 2497), H5467 [17JN]

Pope John Paul II: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 313), H9981 [28OC]

Power resources: prohibit unethical acts, increase penalties for certain illegal acts, provide for audit trails and transparency in electric and natural gas markets, and expand FERC authority to order refunds of certain rates (see H.R. 1272), H2312 [25MR]

Privacy: prohibit the establishment of any uniform national health care identifying number or health information database (see H.R. 1699), H8905 [24SE]

———restore certain standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information (see H.R. 1709), H8017 [5SE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H8382 [17SE]

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H4368 [20MY]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8382 [17SE]

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

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

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2971), H7784 [25JY]

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

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H463 [12FE]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 515), H268 [31JA]

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

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

Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H1903 [13MR]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H3637 [1MY]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1250), H1811 [12MR] (see H.R. 2509), H9812 [21OC]

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

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

———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), H7787 [25JY]

———include sports utility vehicles in the limitation on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles (see H.R. 727), H460 [12FE]

———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), H4877 [3JN]

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

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

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

———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see H.R. 2372), H5044 [5JN]

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

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 578), H2312 [25MR]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H3763 [7MY]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2265), H4737 [22MY]

———treatment of certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance (see H.R. 870), H3453 [29AP]

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

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

———treatment of startup partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 3225), H9130 [1OC]

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), H1812 [12MR]

Transportation: improve transportation and security of household goods (see H.R. 1070), H1515 [4MR]

Turkey: condemn terrorist attacks in Istanbul (see H. Res. 453), H11703 [20NO]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H3053 [9AP]

Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Con. Res. 254), H8383 [17SE]

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

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H9213 [2OC]

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

Veterans: improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2829), H8083 [9SE]

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

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2132 [19MR]

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

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H2402 [26MR]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H9982 [28OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: prohibit price gouging of products and services that are widely needed during a designated disaster (see H.R. 3236), H9213 [2OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 998), H1462 [27FE]

Financial institutions: protect customers whose identities are stolen from financial institutions (see H.R. 818), H702 [13FE]

Harley-Davidson Motor Co.: anniversary (see H. Res. 296), H5814 [24JN]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see H.R. 2759), H7019 [16JY]

Iraq: require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 1888), H3570 [30AP] (see H.R. 2017), H3761 [7MY]

Medicare: coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 2453), H5365 [12JN]

———limit hospital ownership exception to physician self-referral restrictions to interests purchased on terms generally available to the public (see H.R. 1539), H2585 [1AP]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1931), H3635 [1MY]

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

Taxation: allow a deduction from work-related expenses of disabled individuals (see H.R. 1693), H3051 [9AP]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H3302 [10AP]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), motion to instruct conferees, H11375 [18NO]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9463 [15OC], H9522 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2735 [3AP]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (H.R. 2998), H9327 [8OC]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2250 [20MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2224 [20MR]

Business and industry: prohibit price gouging of products and services that are widely needed during a designated disaster (H.R. 3236), E1967 [2OC]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1996 [8OC]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): treatment of minority membership during markup of H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act (H. Res. 324), H7150, H7153 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4607 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, H11375 [18NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (H.R. 998), E322 [27FE]

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

European Union: condemn moratorium on approval of new agricultural biotechnology products (H. Res. 252), H5107 [10JN]

Financial institutions: protect customers whose identities are stolen from financial institutions (H.R. 818), E268 [13FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), H4835 [3JN]

Harley-Davidson Motor Co.: anniversary (H. Res. 296), H6669 [14JY], E1332 [24JN]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (H.R. 2759), E1499 [17JY]

Iraq: require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (H.R. 1888), E825 [1MY]

Israel: condemn terrorism inflicted on Israel since the Aqaba Summit and express solidarity in fight against terrorism (H. Res. 294), H5859 [25JN]

Marquette University: tribute to College of Nursing efforts to train African health care workers in HIV/AIDS prevention, E1628 [25JY]

———tribute to men's basketball team, H2590 [2AP]

Medicaid: increase floor for treatment as an extremely low disproportionate share hospital State (H.R. 1342), E503 [18MR]

Medicare: coverage of adult day care services (H.R. 2453), E1239 [13JN]

———limit hospital ownership exception to physician self-referral restrictions to interests purchased on terms generally available to the public (H.R. 1539), E635 [1AP]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6083 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12251, H12252 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H6663 [14JY]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (H.R. 1784), E779 [12AP]

Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of Polish Falcons of America (fraternal organization) Nest 725, E1237 [13JN]

———anniversary of Siefert Elementary School, E1057 [22MY]

Milwaukee Turners, Inc.: anniversary, E1519 [18JY]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (H.R. 1931), E844 [1MY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H543 [13FE]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 1136), E400 [7MR]

Rockwell Automation International Inc.: anniversary of Allen-Bradley brand, E2063 [16OC]

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (H.R. 1742), E735 [11AP]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H5341 [12JN]

———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, H5341 [12JN]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), H8318 [17SE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3918 [9MY]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 2596), H6001 [26JN]

———treatment of certain expenses for disabled workers, E711 [9AP]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), H82 [8JA]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7479 [24JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7479 [24JY]

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: tribute to men's basketball team, E496 [18MR]

Votes: position on missed, H2137 [20MR]

Walloch, John J.: Pulaski Council of Milwaukee Polish Heritage Award recipient, E816 [30AP]

Witkowski, Terry: Polish National Alliance Milwaukee, WI, Society Lodge 2159 Polish American of the Year award recipient, E1999 [8OC]

Tributes

Bablitch, William A., E902 [9MY]

Davis, Albert J., E1217 [11JN]

Lesch, Thomas N., E654 [2AP]

O'Bee, Ernestine, E1437 [9JY]

Read, Joel, E872 [6MY]

Zablocki, Clement J., E1222 [11JN]