WOOLSEY, LYNN C. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4576 [22MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3513 [30AP]

Appointments

Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, H2811 [3AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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), H10458 [5NO]

———ensure regulatory equity among dairy farmers for milk sales in certain non-federally regulated marketing areas (see H.R. 1659), H7329 [22JY]

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

———prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 2921), H7782 [25JY]

———provide protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 2918), H7782 [25JY]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H7170 [18JY]

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

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

———strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H8905 [24SE]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H4978 [4JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief activities associated with California wildfires (see H.R. 3407), H10235 [30OC]

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

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and highlight the attack as characteristic of the threat to the U.S. from terrorist groups operating from Latin America (see H. Res. 325), H7455 [23JY]

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

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8382 [17SE]

———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), H11652 [19NO]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H7329 [22JY]

———increase basic educational assistance for Selected Reserve members (see H.R. 1374), H2268 [20MR]

———pay one-time bonus to members who served or serve in a combat zone in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3051), H11392 (see H.R. 3051), H11516 [18NO]

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 2705), H7950 [4SE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H9478 [15OC]

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

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1323), H2312 [25MR]

———require Presidential report to Congress detailing possible consequences of using military force against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 24), H1747 [11MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H706 [13FE] (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]

———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members if the former spouse left the marriage due to domestic violence or unbearable conditions (see H.R. 2393), H7455 [23JY]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H4131 [14MY]

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), H3856 [8MY]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 586), H320 [5FE]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8491 [23SE]

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), H5268 [11JN]

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), H9215 [2OC]

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

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see H.R. 3325), H9688 [17OC]

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

California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (see H.R. 1446), H2400 [26MR]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1681 [6MR]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 2574), H5813 [24JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants to local educational agencies to support purchase or lease and use of vending machines that offer healthy foods and beverages in schools (see H.R. 2225), H4734 [22MY]

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), H7618 [24JY]

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

———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), H5665 [19JN]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2880), H9478 [15OC]

———establish public-private partnership programs to provide child care (see H.R. 1242), H2271 [20MR]

———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), H3637 [1MY]

———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]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 185), H4529 [21MY] (see H. Con. Res. 192), H4737 [22MY]

———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]

———reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition programs (see H.R. 3232), H9213 [2OC]

———tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program and commend and encourage implementation of abduction prevention programs in retail business establishments (see H. Res. 254), H8084 [9SE]

———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: condemn relative to individuals being held as prisoners of conscience for their involvement in efforts to end the occupation of Tibet (see H. Res. 157), H8285 [16SE]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H9614 [16OC]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3228), H9982 [28OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H7020 [16JY]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1695), H5929 [25JN]

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

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

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]

———authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H138 [8JA]

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

Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center: establish (see H.J. Res. 57), H4737 [22MY]

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]

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

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

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3322), H9613 [16OC]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H3641 [5MY]

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

Contracts: require Federal contractors to possess a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics (see H.R. 1218), H5929 [25JN]

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), H4740 [22MY]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H3454 [29AP]

Courts: assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms (see H.R. 2919), H7782 [25JY]

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

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

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 2911), H11702 [20NO]

Credit cards: require issuers to mail monthly statements at least 30 days before the due date of the next payment (see H.R. 1573), H2703 [2AP]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement and assistance in preventing and prosecuting crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 2539), H9478 [15OC]

———prevent identity fraud (see H.R. 2035), H3856 [8MY]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy (see H.R. 2247), H4978 [4JN]

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), H1460 [27FE]

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

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2284), H4786 [2JN]

———provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 893), H1396 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish grants to promote the well-being and educational achievement of children through school-based health programs (see H.R. 811), H1955 [18MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H7225 [21JY]

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

———pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-designated at-risk areas (see H.R. 729), H1467 [27FE]

———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 1981), H3682 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H6604 [10JY]

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]

———require the inclusion in annual country reports on human rights practices of information on the extent of promotion of violence and hatred in foreign school curriculums (see H.R. 1358), H3453 [29AP]

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), H1955 [18MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 709), H391 [11FE]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 972), H1461 [27FE]

———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), H1396 [26FE]

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

Developing countries: establish Millennium Challenge Account to increase support for certain countries, assess impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic assistance, and authorize expansion of the Peace Corps (see H.R. 2441), H6707 [14JY]

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

Discrimination: express that high-level Federal officials should not belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race (see H. Con. Res. 130), H2514 [31MR]

———protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see H. Res. 234), H4877 [3JN]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H4131 [14MY]

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

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H11149 [12NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H10458 [5NO]

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

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H10237 [30OC]

———provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see H.R. 2837), H11702 [20NO]

———raise awareness of alopecia areata (see H. Res. 348), H7785 [25JY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H3453 [29AP]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H1900 [13MR]

Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 1822), H7618 [24JY]

Drugs: correct impediments to allowing importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see H.R. 780), H700 [13FE]

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

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

Economy: require Commissioner of Labor Statistics to develop methodology for measuring cost-of-living in each State, and require Comptroller General to ascertain impact on certain Federal benefits (see H.R. 3640), H12309 [21NO]

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

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

———encourage partnerships between community colleges and four-year colleges and universities (see H.R. 1871), H5929 [25JN]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2291), H4786 [2JN]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H1516 [4MR]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H8282 [16SE]

———increase availability of Head Start programs and quality child care, reduce child hunger and encourage healthy eating habits, and facilitate parental involvement (see H.R. 2363), H5043 [5JN]

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

———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), H5408 [16JN]

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

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H134 [8JA]

———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 734), H5408 [16JN]

———require medically accurate factual information in any course material or instruction on human development and sexuality (see H.R. 802), H1467 [27FE]

———tribute to public education system (see H. Con. Res. 148), H3638 [1MY]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H4130 [14MY] (see H.R. 2394), H5088 [9JN]

———prohibit federally subsidized discrimination in supplemental educational services (see H.R. 3582), H12307 [21NO]

Employment: establish a living wage, and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1040), H2703 [2AP]

———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), H6465 [9JY]

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

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 643), H706 [13FE]

EPA: allow States, Indian tribes, municipalities, and air pollution control agencies discretion as to whether or not to implement new source review revisions (see H.R. 3133), H10237 [30OC]

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

ERISA: ensure employees are not improperly disqualified from pension and welfare benefits based on status misclassification or reclassification (see H.R. 1397), H3305 [10AP]

———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]

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

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), H11702 [20NO]

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 aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 1738), H3302 [10AP]

———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 2956), H7783 [25JY]

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

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

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 3281), H10458 [5NO]

———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H2270 [20MR]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H1955 [18MR]

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

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H9131 [1OC]

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), H1903 [13MR]

Financial institutions: 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: ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 1540), H2585 [1AP]

———improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 3237), H9688 [17OC]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 221), H1902 [13MR]

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

———require ballistics testing of all firearms that are most commonly used in crime and provide for compilation and use of ballistics information to curb the use of firearms in crime (see H.R. 24), H268 [31JA]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 977), H1903 [13MR]

———provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 2961), H7784 [25JY]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1945), H3636 [1MY]

———establish requirements for fishing quota systems (see H.R. 2621), H6262 [26JN]

Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 2917), H7782 [25JY]

———ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 2920), H7782 [25JY]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 467), H1466 [27FE] (see H.R. 3684), H12919 [8DE]

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

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

———increase U.S. capability to provide reconstruction assistance to countries or regions impacted by armed conflict (see H.R. 2616), H7787 [25JY]

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

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

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

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

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

———ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9132 [1OC]

———waive restrictions on use of Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds to address proliferation threats in former Soviet states and for chemical weapons destruction facility in Russia (see H.R. 182), H172 [27JA]

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]

Francisco A. Martinez Flores Post Office, Duarte, CA: designate (see H.R. 2396), H5088 [9JN]

FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 414), H4739 [22MY]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (see H.R. 532), H2864 [7AP]

Government: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 1464), H6465 [9JY]

———require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 1192), H1744 [11MR]

———support use of fair trade certified coffee at legislative and executive branch events and food service locations (see H. Res. 349), H7786 [25JY]

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

Head Start Program: tribute (see H. Res. 238), H7455 [23JY]

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

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H3974 [9MY]

———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), H5267 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H390 [11FE] (see H.R. 1200), H1744 [11MR] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H4206 [15MY]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2157), H4529 [21MY]

Health care professionals: promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 920), H1394 [26FE]

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

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H5468 [17JN]

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

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H7329 [22JY]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H6603 [10JY]

———provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (see H.R. 1168), H2515 [31MR]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 685), H1812 [12MR]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7950 [4SE]

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

House of Representatives: provide for just apportionment of Members in all States (see H.R. 1541), H2585 [1AP]

Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 1357), H3453 [29AP]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 3507), H11391 (see H.R. 3507), H11514 [18NO]

———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 2353), H5043 [5JN]

Hunger: encourage support of U.S. hunger relief organizations (see H. Res. 261), H5045 [5JN]

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

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: support goals (see H. Res. 384), H9378 [8OC]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2843), H7615 [24JY]

———admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (see H.R. 2702), H8382 [17SE]

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

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

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

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

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

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H6869 [15JY]

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), H3305 [10AP]

———coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1243), H1811 [12MR]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H10458 [5NO]

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

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H1335 [25FE]

Iran: condemn construction of a facility to enrich uranium with potential for developing a program for the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and for its support of global terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 217), H7020 [16JY]

———human rights violations (see H. Res. 140), H1903 [13MR]

———permit International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect suspected nuclear and nuclear-related facilities (see H. Res. 259), H5268 [11JN]

Iraq: authorize assistance for women and women's organizations to strengthen and stabilize democracy (see H. Con. Res. 196), H7840 [3SE]

———cancellation of loans made to Iraq by multilateral financial institutions (see H.R. 2482), H8017 [5SE]

———require transparency, increased competition in contracting, and the increased use of Iraqi contractors for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 3275), H11134 [7NO]

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]

J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building, Signal Hill, CA: designate (see H.R. 2309), H7020 [16JY]

James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco, CA: designate (see H.R. 3557), H11701 [20NO]

Kids Love a Mystery Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 334), H11701 [20NO]

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

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

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), H3303 [10AP]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H1465 [27FE]

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), H1514 [4MR]

———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]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see H.R. 776), H1955 [18MR]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 2060), H11392 (see H.R. 2060), H11515 [18NO]

———adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1396 [26FE]

Liberia: provide support for ceasefire agreement between government and Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy and the Movement for Democracy of Liberia (see H. Con. Res. 240), H6707 [14JY]

Lindh, Anna: tribute (see H. Res. 372), H9283 [7OC]

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

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 2510), H8382 [17SE]

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

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H323 [5FE]

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

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H10130 [29OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H4131 [14MY]

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 1388), H3684 [6MY]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 721), H5408 [16JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H4739 [22MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 2498), H5467 [17JN]

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

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1377), H5089 [9JN]

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

———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see H.R. 102), H4204 [15MY]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H1460 [27FE]

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

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

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

———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 896), H1517 [4MR]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H3637 [1MY]

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

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H53 [7JA]

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), H9983 [28OC]

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

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

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 119), H3355 [11AP]

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

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

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), H463 [12FE]

NASA: establish an independent committee to oversee the space shuttle return-to-flight plans (see H.R. 3219), H9982 [28OC]

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

National Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 1565), H5089 [9JN]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 86), H1745 [11MR]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (see H.R. 3431), H10339 [4NO]

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), H5046 [5JN]

National Labor Relations Act: establish efficient system to enable employees to form or become members of labor organizations (see H.R. 3078), H8216 [11SE]

National School Lunch Act: fruit and vegetable pilot program funding (see H.R. 2832), H9478 [15OC]

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

———provide for homeland security block grants (see H.R. 1007), H2271 [20MR]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 36), H3572 [30AP]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H5468 [17JN]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H1955 [18MR]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H7086 [17JY]

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

Norman D. Shumway Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1368), H2131 [19MR]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reauthorize Matching Grant Program for School Security (see H.R. 2685), H6464 [9JY]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H3453 [29AP]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3763 [7MY]

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

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

———issuance of special postage stamps (see H.R. 2371), H9131 [1OC]

———promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (see H.R. 250), H2515 [31MR]

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 80), H1681 [6MR]

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), H4130 [14MY]

Petroleum: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 1039), H1464 [27FE]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H703 [13FE] (see H.R. 2497), H5467 [17JN]

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

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

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

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 886), H1332 [25FE]

Public housing: protect rights of tenants who are evicted as a result of criminal activity through no fault of their own (see H.R. 1429), H3305 [10AP]

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), H3638 [1MY]

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), H3683 [6MY]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H7949 [4SE]

———improve reliability of electric transmission system (see H.R. 3004), H9131 [1OC]

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

———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 692), H706 [13FE]

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1813), H6604 [10JY]

Rite of Passage Community Service Program: establish (see H.R. 2125), H4203 [15MY]

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

———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]

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

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

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]

Ships and vessels: accelerate requirement that tankers carrying oil in bulk as cargo must be equipped with a double hull (see H.R. 880), H1331 [25FE]

Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 3099), H9131 [1OC]

Smith, Margaret Chase: anniversary of ``Declaration of Conscience'' speech in which she defended American rights to free speech and dissent (see H. Res. 246), H4979 [4JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H5175 [10JN]

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), 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]

———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H1461 [27FE]

———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 471), H243 [29JA]

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

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 474), H243 [29JA]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1689), H3051 [9AP]

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3192), H9615 [16OC]

———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 472), H243 [29JA]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 470), H243 [29JA]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H320 [5FE]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: enhance protection of credit ratings of active duty military personnel who are activated for military service (see H.R. 2576), H5813 [24JN]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: provide funding for cleanup of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination from underground storage tanks (see H.R. 1122), H4528 [21MY]

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), H4368 [20MY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H3975 [9MY]

Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see H.R. 891), H1682 [6MR]

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

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H5089 [9JN]

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

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H460 [12FE]

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

———allow 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), H172 [27JA]

———deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (see H.R. 2418), H6349 [8JY]

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

———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]

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

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

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

———include sports utility vehicles in the limitation on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles (see H.R. 727), H9282 [7OC]

———increase and enhance the Hope Scholarship Credit and repeal the Lifetime Learning Credit (see H.R. 3251), H9615 [16OC]

———increase certain tax rates and use such revenue to make supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan and the global war on terrorism (see H.R. 3053), H9131 [1OC]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H5814 [24JN]

———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), H5175 [10JN]

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

———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (see H.R. 2513), H5551 [18JN]

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

———prohibit the implementation of discriminatory precertification requirements for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1894), H3975 [9MY]

———provide a refundable credit to small businesses for the costs of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 3607), H12308 [21NO]

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

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H5089 [9JN]

———reduce health insurance costs for family coverage of military reservists called to active duty (see H.R. 1466), H2823 [3AP]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H2271 [20MR]

———simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral proposals (see H.R. 1939), H8284 [16SE]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H4739 [22MY]

———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (see H.R. 3155), H9982 [28OC]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H5046 [5JN]

———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), H4012 [13MY]

Terrorism: authorize use of military tribunals in cases arising out of acts of international terrorism committed in the U.S. (see H.R. 1290), H1901 [13MR]

———detain U.S. citizens or residents that are members of or cooperated with al-Qaeda in terrorist acts against the U.S. (see H.R. 1029), H1682 [6MR]

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

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 1389), H3454 [29AP]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2620), H7170 [18JY]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 2722), H6706 [14JY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 302), H9283 [7OC]

U.N.: establish civilian police corps for international peace operations to maintain the rule of law and promote peace and stability in post-conflict situations (see H.R. 1414), H4876 [3JN]

———respect sovereign equality of member states of the Security Council relative to each state's position concerning Iraq's compliance with disarmament resolutions (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1903 [13MR]

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H5089 [9JN]

U.S. Health Service: establish (see H.R. 3000), H7948 [4SE]

Unemployment: establish an emergency program to provide immediate education assistance for unemployed workers (see H.R. 3276), H9688 [17OC]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 1652), H3572 [30AP]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H9688 [17OC]

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

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H11652 [19NO]

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

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H1467 [27FE]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2829), H7453 [23JY]

———increase burial benefits for certain veterans buried in private or State-owned cemeteries (see H.R. 2066), H5175 [10JN]

———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), H392 [11FE]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1935), H3636 [1MY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H. Res. 65), H3454 [29AP]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1592), H5367 [12JN]

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

Voting: allow voters to register at polling places on the date of an election, cast ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an election, and obtain absentee ballots for any reason (see H.R. 1510), H2514 [31MR]

———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H2514 [31MR]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3153), H9282 [7OC]

———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 259), H172 [27JA]

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

Weapons: require certain studies on the health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of contamination at sites of depleted uranium munition use and production (see H.R. 1483), H3637 [1MY]

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

———determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 373), H392 [11FE]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H12922 [8DE]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2790), H7169 [18JY]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 38), H10238 [30OC]

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

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H2470 [27MR]

———support participation of women throughout the world in a week of workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for world peace (see H. Con. Res. 114), H3355 [11AP]

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H9615 [16OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H61 [7JA]

Families and domestic relations: improve collection of child support arrears in interstate cases (see H.R. 2300), H4787 [2JN]

Graton Rancheria Restoration Act: give Dept. of the Interior discretion relative to taking land into trust (see H.R. 2656), H6263 [26JN]

Medicare: coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H1902 [13MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger woman (see H.R. 1657), H2863 [7AP]

National School Lunch Act: improve nutrition of students served under child nutrition programs (see H.R. 2987), H7785 [25JY]

Power resources: establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 1343), H1954 [18MR]

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

Motions

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H9708 [20OC], H9784 [21OC]

Petitions and memorials

Petaluma, CA, City Council: Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria plans to construct a casino in Sonoma County, CA, E2384 [21NO]

Poems

``Peace,'' Elizabeth Barret, H1609 [5MR]

Remarks

AARP: alleged conflict of interest relative to endorsement of Medicare reform and prescription drug coverage, H11498 [18NO], H11520 [19NO]

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), consideration (H. Res. 257), H4914 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 383), H9137 [2OC]

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]

Apache County, AZ: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (S. 222), consideration (H. Res. 258), H5014 [5JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 69), H8915 [25SE]

———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), H9455 [15OC], H9665 [17OC], E2086 [17OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3255 [10AP]

Armed Forces: condemn proposed use of antipersonnel landmines in Iraq, H1697 [11MR]

———establish an institution devoted to studying peacekeeping operations and preparing for future peacekeeping missions, H4589 [22MY]

———impact of budget proposals on military families, H1912 [18MR]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), H10060 [29OC]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4500 [21MY]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2242 [20MR]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H1478 [4MR], H1609 [5MR]

Arms control: support nonproliferation programs, H4171 [15MY]

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

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H4240 [19MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1912 [18MR], H2208, H2253 [20MR], H2314 [26MR], H2558 [1AP]

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, H162 [27JA]

California: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (H. Res. 425), H10380 [5NO]

California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (H.R. 1446), H9698 [20OC]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children, H2409, H2411 [27MR]

———prevent child abduction (H.R. 1104), H2409, H2411 [27MR]

———prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (S. 342), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 276), H5433 [17JN]

———reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition programs (H.R. 3232), H9824, H9826 [28OC]

———tribute to Operation Respect, Inc., and Peter Yarrow for anti-bullying, compassion, and tolerance programs (H. Res. 161), E863 [5MY]

Clean Air Act: extension of deadlines for compliance with certain provisions in ozone nonattainment areas, H10105 [29OC]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2143), consideration (H. Res. 263), H5132 [10JN]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H3738 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4500, H4505 [21MY], H4589 [22MY]

———impact of spending priorities on social and domestic programs, H162 [27JA]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H6572 [10JY], H9166 [2OC]

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

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7281, H7307 [22JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6572 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H9166 [2OC], H10090 [29OC], H10431 [5NO]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), H7964 [5SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7964 [5SE]

Drugs: prohibit funds to prevent implementation of State laws relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H7307 [22JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H162 [27JA]

Education: funding, H2314 [26MR]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (H.R. 438), H6386 [9JY]

———status of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H351, H352 [11FE], H2455 [27MR]

———tribute to Lutheran schools, students, parents, teachers, administrators, and congregations for contributions to education (H. Res. 106), H1479 [4MR]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), E927 [9MY]

———exempt religious organizations operating Federal job training programs from religious discrimination laws in hiring, E927 [9MY]

Executive Office of the President: efforts to present positive media coverage of war and reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H11194 [17NO], H11509 [18NO]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (H. Res. 218), H4096 [14MY], H4179 [15MY]

———prohibit funding to implement new media ownership rules, H7281 [22JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: include construction activities in definition of oil and gas exploration and production relative to EPA stormwater discharge permits, H10522 [6NO]

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), H4316 [20MY]

Gagliardi, John: tribute (H. Res. 438), H11187 [17NO]

GAO: determine extent and timeliness of intelligence information shared with U.N. weapons inspectors in Iraq, H5901 [25JN]

Grand Teton National Park: allow Wyoming to retrieve fair value for State lands placed in trust for school revenue purposes (S. 273), consideration (H. Res. 258), H5014 [5JN]

Grand Valley State University: tribute to football team (H. Res. 13), H105 [8JA]

Graton Rancheria Restoration Act: give Dept. of the Interior discretion relative to taking land into trust (H.R. 2656), E2383 [21NO]

Head Start Program: funding, H6386 [9JY]

———prohibit faith-based organizations providing Head Start services from religious discrimination in hiring, H7571, H7574, H7590 [24JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H7545, H7571, H7574, H7590 [24JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7519 [24JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H162 [27JA], H2208 [20MR]

Immigration: extend basic pilot employment verification system (H.R. 2359), H9897 [28OC]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (H.R. 2625), H6992 [16JY], H7163 [18JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: allow parents to determine appropriate educational facilities for each child in consultation with the Individualized Family Service Plan team, H3528 [30AP]

———define a free public education as enabling disabled children to access the general curriculum, H3513, H3514 [30AP]

———define specific learning disability as a disorder due to a medically detectable and diagnosable physiological condition based on physical and scientific evidence, H3521, H3522 [30AP]

———ensure safe and drug-free learning environment for children with disabilities, H3525 [30AP]

———funding, H10431 [5NO]

———permit local school districts to issue vouchers to parents of disabled children in private schools for their child's specific special education needs, H3517, H3519 [30AP]

———permit States to design, develop, and implement customized educational programs for disabled students, H3514, H3517 [30AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3469, H3474, H3475, H3510, H3513, H3514, H3517, H3519, H3521, H3522, H3525, H3527, H3528, H3529 [30AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), consideration (H. Res. 206), H3461 [30AP]

———require that any additional Federal funding be passed directly to the local level, H3527 [30AP]

———use of priority grants to establish training programs for the early and appropriate identification of children with disabilities, H3529 [30AP]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H6846 [15JY], H7163 [18JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), H5901 [25JN]

Iraq: reduce reconstruction funding for oil importation, E2086 [17OC]

Israel: condemn terrorism inflicted on Israel since the Aqaba Summit and express solidarity in fight against terrorism (H. Res. 294), H5864 [25JN]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H5904 [25JN], H6111 [26JN], H11520 [19NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 299), H5954 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12233 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H11498 [18NO]

———treatment of women, H5904 [25JN], H5954 [26JN]

Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (H.R. 1170), H4383, H4386 [21MY]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H3233 [10AP]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H10135 [30OC]

National Nanotechnology Research and Development Program: establish (H.R. 766), H3728 [7MY]

———include citizens advisory panels, H3728 [7MY]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding, H10090 [29OC]

Nuclear weapons: conventional weapons to defeat hardened targets funding through reductions in robust nuclear Earth penetrator program, H4505 [21MY]

Ohio State University: tribute to football team (H. Res. 10), H102 [8JA]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit additional inventory of oil and gas resources on certain portions, E2043 [15OC]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (H.R. 2030), H5123 [10JN]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), consideration (H. Res. 230), H4038 [14MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3233, H3255 [10AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11421 [18NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H10105 [29OC], H10522 [6NO], E2043 [15OC]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H478, H480, H481, H544 [13FE]

Rice University: tribute to baseball team (H. Res. 379), H11189 [17NO]

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

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H5628 [19JN]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), motion to recommit, H5636 [19JN]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit, H4957 [4JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H5132, H5160 [10JN], H5346 [12JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H7161 [18JY], H7626 [25JY], H9784, H9785, H9786 [21OC]

———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, H5132, H5160 [10JN], H5346 [12JN], H5433 [17JN], H7161 [18JY], H7626 [25JY], H9784, H9785, H9786 [21OC]

———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 (H.R. 2286), H5014 [5JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H162 [27JA]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3660 [6MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4957 [4JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 227), H3883 [9MY]

Unemployment: 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. 1652), H3623 [1MY]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 2185), H4618 [22MY]

University of Portland: tribute to women's soccer team (H. Res. 41), H351, H352 [11FE]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2558 [1AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (H.R. 548), H2558 [1AP]

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

Violence Against Women Act: funding, H1521 [5MR]

Votes: position on missed, E1566 [23JY], E1754 [10SE], E1777 [11SE]

Western Kentucky University: tribute to football team (H. Res. 17), H106 [8JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7826 [3SE], H9279 [7OC]

Special order: granted, H1635 [5MR], H1741 [11MR], H2129 [19MR], H2307 [25MR], H2584 [1AP], H3632 [1MY], H3680 [6MY], H3759 [7MY], H4128 [14MY], H4201 [15MY], H4975 [4JN], H5171 [10JN], H5362 [12JN], H5549 [18JN], H5925 [25JN], H6865 [15JY], H7011 [16JY], H7168 [18JY], H9978 [28OC], H10128 [29OC], H10336 [4NO], H11357 [17NO], H11389 [18NO], H11647 [19NO], H11698 [20NO]

Tributes

Barrett, Bill, E1404 [7JY]

Golden, Thomas R., E182 [11FE]

Kreps, Shawn, H10319 [4NO]

McDonald, Doug, H10319 [4NO]

Rucker, Steven L., H10319 [4NO]

Smith, Barrett, H10319 [4NO]

Stewart, Boyd, H1714 [11MR]

Straus, Ellen, E180 [11FE]

Straus, William, E1601 [25JY]