ISRAEL, STEVE (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

American Airpower Museum Ceremony: Bob Morgan, E1557 [23JY]

Simon Rainbow Room Dedication: Larry Simon, E1433 [9JY]

Articles and editorials

Another Ideologue for the Courts, New York (NY) Times, E827 [1MY]

Boots on the Ground, Family Back Home, Mark L. Kimmey, New York (NY) Times, E1857 [23SE]

Thank Clinton for a Speedy Victory in Iraq, Lawrence J. Korb, Boston (MA) Globe, E971 [15MY]

Wartime Letters a Lifetime Bond—Detention Officer, Vietnam Soldier Have Forged Lasting Relationship, Rob Morrison, Northport (NY) Observer, E2106 [21OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H6264 [26JN]

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

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

AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (see H. Con. Res. 308), H9812 [21OC]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H3763 [7MY]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H6348 [8JY]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 1210), H1745 [11MR]

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]

———disclosure of records pertaining to Nazis and other World War II criminals (see H. Res. 235), H4131 [14MY]

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (see H.R. 1714), H3454 [29AP]

———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]

———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]

———expedite granting of posthumous citizenship to members (see H.R. 1691), H3975 [9MY]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H7020 [16JY]

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

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

———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), H9215 [2OC]

———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force (see H.R. 3696), H12919 [8DE]

———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), H7840 [3SE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H3453 [29AP]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (see H.R. 3615), H12922 [8DE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H5089 [9JN] (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 693), H1955 [18MR]

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

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H138 [8JA] (see H.J. Res. 27), H1515 [4MR]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H5468 [17JN]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H6869 [15JY]

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), H463 [12FE]

———improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H5175 [10JN]

Bankruptcy: revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 2120), H4203 [15MY]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 62), H7950 [4SE]

Ben R. Gerow Post Office Building, Liberty, NY: designate (see H.R. 3234), H9213 [2OC]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H5468 [17JN]

Brian C. Hickey Post Office Building, Bethpage, NY: designate (see H.R. 2452), H7840 [3SE]

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

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

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]

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

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]

Chemicals: require licenses for the sale, purchase, and distribution of certain chemicals that are precursors to chemical weapons (see H.R. 726), H460 [12FE]

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

———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]

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), H8176 [10SE]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H12312 [21NO]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H5408 [16JN]

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

Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1633), H9130 [1OC]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 1538), H8175 [10SE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H7840 [3SE]

Contracts: require each bidder for a Federal construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1348), H3305 [10AP]

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

Corporations: review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (see H.R. 2153), H4254 [19MY]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (see H.R. 2622), H6262 [26JN]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan Global Affairs Institute: support (see H.R. 3032), H8016 [5SE]

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), H2939 [8AP]

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

Dept. of Education: provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 1306), H8382 [17SE]

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

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

Dept. of HHS: modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H9377 [8OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H2312 [25MR]

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

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

Dept. of HUD: enable homebuyers to make use of insured hybrid adjustable rate mortgages (see H.R. 1443), H2400 [26MR]

———guarantee community development loans to the insular areas (see H.R. 2422), H7020 [16JY]

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

Dept. of Justice: ensure that U.S. victims of terrorism overseas receive equal treatment regardless of terrorists' country of origin or residence and these terrorists are pursued with equal vigor (see H.R. 401), H2271 [20MR]

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

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the inclusion of the World Trade Center site in the National Park System (see H.R. 3471), H11652 [19NO]

———implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 1130), H1679 [6MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish the National Rail Infrastructure Program (see H.R. 1617), H4877 [3JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (see H.R. 2816), H9131 [1OC]

———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), H701 [13FE]

Disasters: modify terms of the community disaster loan program and authorize assistance under that program for losses related to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1542), H2585 [1AP]

———reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H4012 [13MY]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see H. Res. 234), H7618 [24JY]

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

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), 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), H3453 [29AP]

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

———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (see H.R. 3362), H11703 [20NO]

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]

———establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to discounted prices (see H.R. 1694), H3051 [9AP]

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

Education: authorize grants to local educational agencies for teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 1611), H2820 [3AP]

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

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

Edward O'Grady, Waverly Brown, Peter Paige Post Office Building, Nyack, NY: designate (see H.R. 3167), H9131 [1OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H5665 [19JN]

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

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

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

Equal Justice Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 223), H5815 [24JN]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H9131 [1OC]

Families and domestic relations: eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage (see H.R. 2677), H8491 [23SE]

———research the health impact and prevention of family violence and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H2271 [20MR]

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), H7170 [18JY]

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1425), H2310 [25MR]

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

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

Federal employees: increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H319 [5FE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H4205 [15MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H9131 [1OC]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 11), H51 [7JA]

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]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 752), H2703 [2AP]

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

Firefighters: establish a scientific basis for new firefighting technology standards and improve coordination of training for and responding to terrorist attacks and other emergencies (see H.R. 545), H318 [5FE]

Flag—U.S.: protect (see H.R. 2162), H4978 [4JN]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 527), H4255 [19MY]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance or reparations to Cuba, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Syria (see H.R. 3137), H8491 [23SE]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 2365), H9982 [28OC]

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]

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

Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building, Massapequa, NY: designate (see H.R. 299), H7787 [25JY]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H9614 [16OC]

Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 244), H4368 [20MY]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H2702 [2AP]

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H2703 [2AP]

———improve access to prescription drugs, prohibit tax deductions for direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertisements, and ban campaign contributions from pharmaceutical company chief executive officers (see H.R. 1733), H3638 [1MY]

———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), H6264 [26JN]

———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), H3637 [1MY]

———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 314), H11360 [17NO]

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

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

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

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

Hirschfeld, Al: tribute (see H. Res. 46), H275 [4FE]

Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (see H.R. 2258), H4736 [22MY]

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

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

———provide affordable housing for families that are headed by grandparents and other relatives of children (see H.R. 2628), H10237 [30OC]

———provide transitional housing assistance grants for child victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1704), H3052 [9AP]

Immigration: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H3637 [1MY]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H6262 [26JN]

Insurance: allow States to require certain disclosures regarding Holocaust-era insurance policies of insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims for payment of such insurance policies (see H.R. 1905), H3634 [1MY]

———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), H4131 [14MY]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H9982 [28OC]

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

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H12311 [21NO]

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 2021), H3761 [7MY]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H9377 [8OC]

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

Iran: human rights violations (see H. Res. 140), H4012 [13MY]

———support democracy (see H.R. 2466), H5365 [12JN]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H12918 [8DE]

———require transparency, increased competition in contracting, and the increased use of Iraqi contractors for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 3275), H9688 [17OC]

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

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5088 [9JN]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 167), H57 [7JA]

James E. Davis Post Office Building, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 3012), H8906 [24SE]

James J. Peters Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 2786), H7085 [17JY] (see H.R. 3383), H9981 [28OC]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11651 [19NO]

John G. Dow Post Office Building, Tappan, NY: designate (see H.R. 3166), H9131 [1OC]

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), H7170 [18JY]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H12922 [8DE]

Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see H.R. 1046), 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), H9615 [16OC]

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

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2703 [2AP]

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 223), H5815 [24JN]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11702 [20NO]

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

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H5175 [10JN]

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

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H2823 [3AP]

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

———clarify scope of chiropractic services that may be furnished and that chiropractors are the only health care professionals qualified to furnish those services (see H.R. 2560), H12311 [21NO]

———coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs (see H.R. 1956), H3681 [6MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H2271 [20MR]

———coverage of nursing facilities and in-home services (see H.R. 796), H3974 [9MY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H1901 [13MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1568), H2702 [2AP]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H3683 [6MY]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 1199), H3453 [29AP]

———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see H.R. 102), H3571 [30AP]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H3634 [1MY]

———provide prescription drug coverage and make improvements in payment for rural providers (see H.R. 2606), H5928 [25JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 896), H1471 [3MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H1955 [18MR]

———require home health agencies to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers (see H.R. 208), H3452 [29AP]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H4205 [15MY]

———revitalize and improve the Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 2070), H4010 [13MY]

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

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

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

Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), H3052 [9AP]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H2312 [25MR]

———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), H2823 [3AP]

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

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 409), H9983 [28OC]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8175 [10SE]

———prohibit desecration of veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2170), H4367 [20MY]

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 Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 844), H8382 [17SE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1316), H9614 [16OC]

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), H3454 [29AP]

———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), H8905 [24SE]

National Librarians Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4132 [14MY]

National security: establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H8904 [24SE]

———provide for homeland security block grants (see H.R. 1007), H1746 [11MR]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 36), H3684 [6MY]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H4528 [21MY]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H3304 [10AP]

New York: restrict dumping of dredged material in Long Island Sound (see H.R. 3409), H10235 [30OC]

No Child Left Behind Act: suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (see H.R. 2366), H10237 [30OC]

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), H2277 [24MR]

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

Pharmaceuticals: eligibility of certain applicants for approval of a generic drug for a competition-free period (see H.R. 828), H702 [13FE]

———require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 757), H1335 [25FE]

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H1335 [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), H3053 [9AP]

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

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), 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), H1682 [6MR]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H4368 [20MY]

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

Rogers, Fred M.: tribute (see H. Res. 111), H1471 [3MR]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H12310 [21NO]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H5173 [10JN]

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

———support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 242), H7788 [25JY]

Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 1741), H3302 [10AP]

Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9983 [28OC]

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]

———promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H5467 [17JN]

Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 2215), H4734 [22MY]

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

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H3571 [30AP]

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), H2472 [27MR]

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

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H1682 [6MR]

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

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

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]

———restate, clarify, and revise (see H.R. 100), H3354 [11AP]

Space policy: restore a vision for the human space flight program by instituting a series of incremental goals to facilitate scientific exploration of the universe (see H.R. 3057), H8174 [10SE]

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

Tannenbaum, Elchanan: hold Syria, Lebanon and Iran accountable for well-being of abducted Israeli civilian, provide International Red Cross access, and take all necessary measures to secure release (see H. Res. 344), H8491 [23SE]

Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see H.R. 891), H1332 [25FE]

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

———allow a deduction for certain distributions from a controlled foreign corporation to encourage personnel and economic investments by companies (see H.R. 1162), H1903 [13MR]

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

———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 the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see H.R. 1479), H5268 [11JN]

———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), H1954 [18MR]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax protections and simplification (see H.R. 1661), H3305 [10AP]

———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 and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 1131), H7839 [3SE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H7329 [22JY]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H4012 [13MY]

———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]

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1692), H3684 [6MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H3053 [9AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H4204 [15MY]

———provide a special depreciation allowance for property acquired during a certain period (see H.R. 683), H2271 [20MR]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H1335 [25FE]

———repeal benefits relative to company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2127), H10130 [29OC]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 133), H3452 [29AP] (see H.R. 434), H3762 [7MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H4255 [19MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H9687 [17OC]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 424), H3453 [29AP]

Terrorism: 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), H3858 [8MY]

Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 1318), H1953 [18MR]

Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price supports, compensate quota holders and producers, establish Tobacco Quality Board, assess user fees, and grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 140), H2132 [19MR]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: anniversary and tribute to event honoring Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 316), H10236 [30OC]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 1652), H3305 [10AP]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H11652 [19NO]

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

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

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H318 [5FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5089 [9JN]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1935), H3684 [6MY]

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

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H3684 [6MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2822 [3AP]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H3453 [29AP]

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), H3053 [9AP]

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

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H2515 [31MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: revise certain retired pay eligibility requirements, provide TRICARE eligibility to certain reservists, and allow reservists and their employers a tax credit (see H.R. 2168), H4367 [20MY]

Bureau of Prisons: authorize personnel to carry firearms off duty (see H.R. 1064), H1515 [4MR]

Dept. of State: 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), H2131 [19MR]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems (see H.R. 580), H319 [5FE]

FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 1478), H2471 [27MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of prescription drugs knowingly adulterated or misbranded (see H.R. 3297), H9477 [15OC]

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

Government: pay for cost of premiums for certain Servicemembers Group Life Insurance coverage (see H.R. 3436), H10339 [4NO]

Medicare: provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 368), H170 [27JA]

Members of Congress: deny eligibility for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and make eligible for coverage under Medicare (see H.R. 3680), H12919 [8DE]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 57), H323 [5FE]

New England Fishery Management Council: include New York as a member (see H.R. 2679), H6464 [9JY]

Social Security: exception to marriage requirements for spousal benefits for divorced spouses in which the divorce is a result of severe spousal or child abuse (see H.R. 1065), H1515 [4MR]

Tariff: rattan webbing (see H.R. 3679), H12919 [8DE]

Taxation: allow corporations a charitable deduction for donation of services relative to contributions of computer technology or equipment (see H.R. 691), H390 [11FE]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and make deduction permanent (see H.R. 3465), H10977 [6NO]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 1652), consideration (see H. Res. 225), H3857 [8MY]

World War II: tribute to Women Airforce Service Pilots (see H. Con. Res. 321), H10978 [6NO]

Letters

Support Armed Forces members engaging in military action in Iraq: George Ylitelo, E701 [8AP]

———Heather Lake, E702 [8AP]

———Kyle Thorn, E701 [8AP]

Poems

``Our Freedom Fighters,'' John F. Kennedy Intermediate School, Deer Park, NY, Students, E702 [8AP]

``To Our Marines,'' Jessica Gulotta, E702 [8AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9544 [16OC], H9636 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2793 [3AP]

Armed Forces: increase the rate of imminent danger special pay and the amount of the family separation allowance, H8178 [10SE]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, E701 [8AP]

———tribute (H.J. Res. 27), H1597 [5MR]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H1697 [11MR], E971 [15MY]

Aviation: research, development, and deployment of technology to protect commercial aircraft from man-portable air defense systems, H2793 [3AP]

Boucher, Daniel: Suffolk County, NY, Volunteer Fireman's Association Firefighters of the Year award recipient, E2103 [21OC]

Budget: deficit, H4541 [22MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2112 [19MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2142 [20MR]

Centerport, NY: anniversary of Camp Alvernia, E460 [13MR]

Cummings, James M.: Suffolk County, NY, Volunteer Fireman's Association Firefighters of the Year award recipient, E2103 [21OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), motion to instruct conferees, H8178 [10SE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6731 [15JY]

———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, H6731 [15JY]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems (H.R. 580), E157 [6FE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7667 [25JY]

Dix Hills, NY: tribute to Half Hollow Hills East High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E870 [6MY]

Education: increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (H.R. 438), H6390 [9JY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 26), H147 [27JA]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (H. Res. 218), E1075 [23MY]

———treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (H.R. 1478), E599 [27MR]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 11), H98 [8JA]

Foreign aid: prohibit direct financial assistance to certain countries, H7439 [23JY], H9636 [17OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H7439 [23JY]

Frank, Anne: issue commemorative postage stamp (H. Res. 273), E1255 [13JN]

Giani, Lou: National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee, E1163 [5JN], E1193 [10JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2297 [25MR]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H7554 [24JY]

Hodkin, Joseph: B'nai B'rith Banking and Finance Distinguished Achievement Award recipient, E98 [29JA]

Hodkin, Morris S.: B'nai B'rith Banking and Finance Distinguished Achievement Award recipient, E98 [29JA]

Huntington, NY: tribute to Taylor Finley Middle School for participation in E-Mail Our Troops Project, H2372 [26MR]

Huntington Historical Society: anniversary, E669 [3AP]

Kastner, Barry A.: B'nai B'rith Banking and Finance Distinguished Achievement Award recipient, E95 [29JA]

Medicare: provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (H.R. 368), E92 [29JA]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6116 [26JN]

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

National Guard: tribute to New York Air National Guard 106th Air Rescue Wing for participation in CH-47 helicopter rescue in Iraq, E2474 [8DE]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 57), H2326 [26MR], E159 [6FE]

National School Nurse Day: observance, E903 [9MY]

New York, NY: health screening and evaluation funding for emergency workers who responded to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, E88 [28JA]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1527), consideration (H. Res. 229), H4155 [15MY]

Science: recognize the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most significant accomplishments of the past century and support goals and ideals of Human Genome Month and DNA Day (H. Con. Res. 110), H5119 [10JN]

Souhrada, Robert: Suffolk County, NY, Volunteer Fireman's Association Firefighters of the Year award recipient, E2103 [21OC]

Suffolk County, NY: tribute to school psychologists, E2289 [10NO]

Sutton, Jeffrey S.: nomination to be circuit judge, E827 [1MY]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), motion to instruct conferees, H4541 [22MY]

———rates, H2142 [20MR]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 1652), H4155 [15MY]

Veterans: health care funding, H7667 [25JY]

Veterans Day: observance, E2286 [7NO]

Votes: position on missed, H7714 [25JY], H8467 [23SE], E1112 [3JN]

World War II: tribute to Women Airforce Service Pilots, E2286 [7NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2398 [26MR]

Resignations

Committee on Science (House), H313 [5FE]

Statements

Suffolk County, NY, Volunteer Firemen's Association Firefighters of the Year: Michael K. Cummings, E2103 [21OC]

Testimonies

OMB Statistical Designation of Counties on Long Island, NY: Michele De Jesu, E2108 [21OC]

Tributes

Amore, Fred, E2105 [21OC]

Calvin, Michael, E372 [5MR]

DeVaul, Paul, E1899 [25SE]

Digilio, John, E597 [27MR]

Holland, Dorothy, E2105 [21OC]

Kaiser, William A., E799 [29AP]

McElligott, Denis J., E964 [15MY]

McKenna, Joseph, Jr., E491 [18MR]

Morgan, Bob, E1557 [23JY]

Ronayne, Thomas, E831 [1MY]

Roys, James, E378 [6MR]

Simon, Larry and Sandy, E1433 [9JY]

Totora, Leonard R., E1390 [27JN]