EVANS, LANE (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [7JA]

Conferee: H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6907 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3553), H11701 [20NO]

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

AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (see H. Con. Res. 308), H9983 [28OC]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H11702 [20NO]

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

Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility of certain reservists and their dependents for interment (see H.R. 3659), H12918 [8DE]

———establish a memorial to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (see H.R. 1297), H2823 [3AP]

Armed Forces: allow receipt of special pay by qualified dental officers while undergoing dental internship or residency training (see H.R. 2287), H4786 [2JN]

———change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (see H.R. 1814), H3572 [30AP]

———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]

———establish an Iraq service medal to recognize service by members in Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 366), H8175 [10SE]

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

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

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H5813 [24JN]

———increase amount of basic educational assistance for veterans under Montgomery GI Bill and eliminate reduction of basic pay for participation in the program (see H.R. 1212), H1745 [11MR]

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

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to a surviving spouse of a member in any case in which there are dependent children (see H.R. 1750), H3303 [10AP]

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

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H462 [12FE]

———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 compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H2515 [31MR]

———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), H8017 [5SE]

———require colleges and universities to refund tuitions and fees of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1724), H3301 [10AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1334 [25FE] (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]

———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]

———waive interest on student loans of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1955), H3681 [6MY]

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]

Army Pvt. Shawn Pahnke Manhattan Post Office, Manhattan, IL: designate (see H.R. 3537), H11650 [19NO]

Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln Hollinsaid Malden Post Office, Malden, IL: designate (see H.R. 3536), H11650 [19NO]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9812 [21OC]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 62), H6263 [26JN]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H9819 [24OC]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8285 [16SE]

Bob Stump Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2806), H7618 [24JY]

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

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

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

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

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 925), H1394 [26FE]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 592), H320 [5FE]

Children and youth: establish public-private partnership programs to provide child care (see H.R. 1242), H3305 [10AP]

———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]

China, People's Republic of: withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3228), H9213 [2OC]

Colmery, Harry W.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7617 [24JY]

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), H2311 [25MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 3226), H9982 [28OC]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 3226), H9982 [28OC]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 90), H1333 [25FE] (see H. Res. 333), H7454 [23JY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H10457 [5NO]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H2271 [20MR]

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 211), H12310 [21NO]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H5408 [16JN]

———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]

Davis, Raymond G., Sr.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Res. 215), H3636 [1MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 3476), H11133 [7NO]

———repeal certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 1638), H2821 [3AP]

Dept. of Education: provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 1306), H1952 [18MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Health Care Competition to administer National Practitioner Data Bank and to collect and make public more information on medical malpractice insurance (see H.R. 447), H2402 [26MR]

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]

Dept. of Labor: provide staffing at military installations overseas to carry out employment counseling under the Transition Assistance Program for persons separating from active duty in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2285), H4786 [2JN]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 1673), H2938 [8AP]

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 Transportation: establish the National Rail Infrastructure Program (see H.R. 1617), H2820 [3AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H9738 [20OC]

———allow recovery of medical costs from third parties in the same manner as a preferred provider organization (see H.R. 1562), H2702 [2AP]

———appoint chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2414), H5174 [10JN]

———authorize veterans to select the appraiser when applying for guaranteed housing loans (see H.R. 1500), H2472 [27MR]

———enhance authority to recover medical costs from third parties (see H.R. 1715), H3301 [10AP]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania (see H.R. 1516), H6603 [10JY]

———extend certain authorities for health care services and reporting dates and augment certain health care business practices or programs (see H.R. 3260), H9375 [8OC]

———extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2352), H5043 [5JN]

———improve educational assistance programs for apprenticeship or other on-job training (see H.R. 1716), H3301 [10AP]

———increase assistance for certain disabled veterans for specially adapted housing, automobiles, and equipment (see H.R. 1048), H1514 [4MR]

———provide service-connected disability benefits for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation provided by the Dept., and for survivors of persons dying from such treatment (see H.R. 843), H703 [13FE]

———provide specially adapted housing assistance to veterans with service-connected disabilities due to loss, or loss of use of both upper extremities that precludes use of the arms at and below the elbows (see H.R. 2612), H6261 [26JN]

———reinstate minimum requirements relative to the sale of vendee loans (see H.R. 1949), H3641 [5MY]

———reinstate the vocational training program for certain low-income veterans (see H.R. 966), H1460 [27FE]

———repeal limitation on the payment of accrued benefits that are due, and unpaid, upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary (see H.R. 241), H134 [8JA]

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

———restore certain aspects of Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 2595), H5928 [25JN]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1998), H3760 [7MY]

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

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in developing countries (see H.R. 2470), H6265 [26JN]

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), H4529 [21MY]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H11133 [7NO]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H2132 [19MR]

Education: express that changes to Title IX athletics policies contradict the spirit of athletic equality and gender parity and should not be implemented, and that Title IX should be kept intact (see H. Res. 137), H2312 [25MR]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H5267 [11JN]

———require medically accurate factual information in any course material or instruction on human development and sexuality (see H.R. 802), H701 [13FE]

———tribute to public education system (see H. Con. Res. 148), H4206 [15MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 932), H1395 [26FE]

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

Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission: establish (see H.R. 446), H2402 [26MR]

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

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

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 643), H6264 [26JN]

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

Families and domestic relations: regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (see H.R. 2949), H9819 [24OC]

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), H3763 [7MY]

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

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1335 [25FE]

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

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H5552 [18JN]

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), H706 [13FE]

Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 3237), H10130 [29OC]

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 821), H1335 [25FE]

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

———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H9132 [1OC]

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

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

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2169), H4529 [21MY]

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

George Henry White Post Office Building, Tarboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 3353), H9982 [28OC]

Global Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 281), H9283 [7OC]

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

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

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H8284 [16SE]

Harold, Erika: tribute (see H. Res. 102), H1334 [25FE]

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

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 2979), H7784 [25JY]

———increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see H. Res. 142), H3355 [11AP]

———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), H5468 [17JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H8083 [9SE]

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

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

Higher Education Act: 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), H1689 [10MR]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7617 [24JY]

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

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

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

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H1335 [25FE]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7329 [22JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 823), H3571 [30AP]

Indonesia: declare ceasefire and halt hostilities in province of Aceh, end human rights violations, and return to negotiations with significant Acehnese civil society and international involvement (see H. Con. Res. 327), H11391 (see H. Con. Res. 327), H11514 [18NO]

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

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

———modify antitrust exemption for the insurance industry (see H.R. 448), H2402 [26MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H4012 [13MY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H5367 [12JN]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 2095), H4130 [14MY]

Intelligence services: create an independent commission or select House committee to investigate U.S. intelligence relating to Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 410), H9983 [28OC]

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), H1467 [27FE]

Iran: permit International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect suspected nuclear and nuclear-related facilities (see H. Res. 259), H7840 [3SE]

Iraq: cancellation of loans made to Iraq by multilateral financial institutions (see H.R. 2482), H6349 [8JY]

———declare that providing humanitarian assistance for Iraq is in the U.S. national security interest (see H. Con. Res. 127), H5046 [5JN]

———require transparency, increased competition in contracting, and the increased use of Iraqi contractors for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 3275), H9478 [15OC]

———tribute to Iraqis who provided U.S. forces information essential for the rescue of Jessica Lynch (see H. Con. Res. 151), H3354 [11AP]

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

———revocation of certain exclusions from safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 2877), H7616 [24JY]

James E. Worsham Carrier Annex Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3340), H9737 [20OC]

James E. Worsham Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3340), H9737 [20OC]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11702 [20NO]

Jesse Brown Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1908), H3634 [1MY]

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

Korea, Republic of: anniversary of Mutual Defense Treaty with the U.S. and reaffirmation of commitment to friendship and cooperation (see H. Res. 385), H9130 [1OC]

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), H2473 [27MR]

———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]

———expand and improve the use of DNA analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 1705), H5468 [17JN]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2270 [20MR]

Marine Capt. Ryan Beaupre St. Anne Post Office, St. Anne, IL: designate (see H.R. 3538), H11651 [19NO]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H9376 [8OC]

McCool, William C.: rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor (see H.R. 672), H1334 [25FE]

McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnam Conflict (see H.R. 369), H7085 [17JY]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1172), H8083 [9SE]

Medicaid: 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), H9377 [8OC]

Medicare: accelerate reduction on the amount of beneficiary copayment liability for outpatient services (see H.R. 1635), H4205 [15MY]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H5552 [18JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H4012 [13MY]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H5552 [18JN]

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

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H4205 [15MY]

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

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 707), H4204 [15MY]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H2938 [8AP]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H9614 [16OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H3453 [29AP]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H5175 [10JN]

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

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H9811 [21OC]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H2704 [2AP]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1642 [5MR]

Michael J. Healy Post Office Building, Bridgeview, IL: designate (see H.R. 825), H702 [13FE]

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

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

National Guard: extend period of eligibility for survivors' and dependents' education benefits for members who are involuntarily ordered to full-time duty (see H.R. 2164), H5929 [25JN]

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]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3453 [29AP]

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

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 2983), H8491 [23SE]

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

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), H1467 [27FE]

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

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

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

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

Petroleum: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 837), H1955 [18MR]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H703 [13FE] (see H.R. 2497), H5815 [24JN]

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]

———include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (see H.R. 2249), H5268 [11JN]

———reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H1955 [18MR]

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

Privacy: restore certain standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information (see H.R. 1709), H4131 [14MY]

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), H6264 [26JN]

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

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

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H9688 [17OC]

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

Roh Moo Hyun: tribute to inauguration as President of the Republic of Korea (see H. Res. 72), H1335 [25FE]

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]

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 242), H10237 [30OC]

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), H11702 [20NO]

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

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), H12921 [8DE]

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

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

———exempt from windfall elimination provisions individuals who are entitled to retired pay based on a certain period of service as a member of a uniformed service (see H.R. 2611), H6261 [26JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H1334 [25FE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H5046 [5JN]

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]

———provide certain relief for members of the reserve components who are attending postsecondary educational institutions when called or ordered to active duty (see H.R. 2721), H6706 [14JY]

———restate, clarify, and revise (see H.R. 100), H55 [7JA]

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]

Sudan: human rights violations (see H. Res. 194), H5268 [11JN]

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), H5268 [11JN]

Tariff Act: expedite antidumping investigations when imports increase materially from new suppliers after an antidumping order and amend provisions on export prices and constructed export prices (see H.R. 2092), H4130 [14MY]

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), H3637 [1MY]

———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), H2703 [2AP]

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

———employer credit for hiring new employees (see H.R. 3608), H12308 [21NO]

———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]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H4876 [3JN]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H242 [29JA]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H4205 [15MY]

———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 the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 869), H5929 [25JN]

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

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 2184), H9478 [15OC]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H10978 [6NO]

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

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 302), H172 [27JA]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H3637 [1MY]

———rebuild America through job creation (see H.R. 2046), H4788 [2JN]

———reduce health insurance costs for family coverage of military reservists called to active duty (see H.R. 1466), H2470 [27MR]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 262), H135 [8JA]

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

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H12312 [21NO]

———provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 753), H462 [12FE]

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), H8176 [10SE]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H4205 [15MY]

Unemployment: modernize benefit system (see H.R. 1802), H3352 [11AP]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H138 [8JA] (see H.R. 1652), H4529 [21MY]

University of Illinois: tribute to men's tennis team (see H. Res. 391), H9479 [15OC]

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

Veterans: continuation of dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a veteran if such spouse remarries after a certain age (see H.R. 36), H53 [7JA]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H6465 [9JY]

———enhance cooperation and the sharing of resources between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense relative to veterans' benefits programs (see H.R. 1911), H3635 [1MY]

———exclude proceeds of life insurance from consideration as income for purposes of determining veterans' pension benefits (see H.R. 2163), H5929 [25JN]

———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 348), H1396 [26FE]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H389 [11FE]

———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), H4788 [2JN]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H3302 [10AP]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1683), H3051 [9AP]

———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]

———make certain improvements to the National Service Life Insurance and U.S. Government Life Insurance programs (see H.R. 1554), H2823 [3AP]

———modify and improve certain benefits (see H.R. 2297), H4787 [2JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H137 [8JA]

———permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 1167), H5714 [23JN]

———permit use of education benefits for certain entrepreneurship courses and permit veterans enrolled in certain vocational rehabilitation programs to have self-employment as a vocational goal (see H.R. 1460), H2470 [27MR]

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

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (see H.R. 2433), H5468 [17JN]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H390 [11FE] (see H. Res. 65), H2474 [27MR]

———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]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1592), H4739 [22MY]

Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education: extend (see H.R. 2294), H4787 [2JN]

Veterans Day: request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H7950 [4SE]

Veterans Health Administration: establish office to oversee research compliance and assurance (see H.R. 1585), H2819 [3AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H5267 [11JN]

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

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

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), H7086 [17JY]

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

Yang Jianli: call for immediate release by People's Republic of China and for President Bush to continue working for his release (see H. Res. 199), H5268 [11JN]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 212), H7086 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by establishing an enhanced educational assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in pay for participation in the program (see H.R. 1713), H3301 [10AP]

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

———make the Transition Assistance Program for persons separating from active duty mandatory and furnish information about homelessness (see H.R. 1906), H3634 [1MY]

———permit Selected Reserve members to use Reserve Montgomery GI Bill education benefits for payment of licensing or certification tests (see H.R. 3018), H8015 [5SE]

David Bybee Post Office Building, Moline, IL: designate (see H.R. 2744), H6868 [15JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for substitution of parties in claims for benefits when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending (see H.R. 1681), H3051 [9AP]

———authorize certain major medical facility projects (see H.R. 2349), H5043 [5JN]

———congressional disapproval of rule revising acquisition procedures for health care resources (see H.J. Res. 41), H2270 [20MR]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners and provide Medicare coverage to eligible veterans (see H.R. 1309), H1952 [18MR]

———establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans and make access to such loans permanent (see H.R. 1257), H1900 [13MR]

———improve health care programs and extend certain expiring authorities (see H.R. 3387), H10129 [29OC]

———improve procedures for adjudication of claims for benefits (see H.R. 3392), H10129 [29OC]

———prohibit additional daily interest charges following prepayment in full of guaranteed housing loans (see H.R. 3413), H10236 [30OC]

———provide adapted housing assistance to disabled Armed Forces members who remain on active duty pending medical separation (see H.R. 761), H699 [13FE]

———provide benefits to individuals with spina bifida who are children of Vietnam veterans that were exposed to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 533), H318 [5FE]

———provide for annual placement of memorials honoring the military service of veterans who were homeless or indigent at the time of death (see H.R. 1256), H1900 [13MR]

———provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities and expand eligibility for such care to all veterans with compensable service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2445), H5364 [12JN]

———revise presumption of service connection for diseases and disabilities of former POW (see H.R. 1838), H3451 [29AP]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 226), H5713 [23JN]

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 342), H7785 [25JY]

States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 56), H1395 [26FE]

Veterans: establish development program for disabled veterans' small businesses, reauthorize National Veterans Business Development Corp., programs, and establish procurement goal for veterans' small businesses (see H.R. 1712), H3301 [10AP]

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

Letters

Veterans Prescription Drug Benefits Act: Delatorro L. McNeal, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), E497 [18MR]

———Richard A. Jones, AMVETS (organization), E497 [18MR]

———Richard F. Weidman, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., E498 [18MR]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, E497 [18MR]

———Thomas H. Miller, Blinded Veterans Association, E497 [18MR]

———William A. Wroolie, Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A., Inc., E497 [18MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4937 [4JN]

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: extend (S. 858), H5825 [25JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12837 [8DE]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12837 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, H10229 [30OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), motion to instruct conferees, H9771 [21OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2796 [3AP]

Armed Forces: make the Transition Assistance Program for persons separating from active duty mandatory and furnish information about homelessness (H.R. 1906), E835 [1MY]

———tribute (H.J. Res. 27), H1598, H1600 [5MR]

———tribute to military personnel killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan, E631 [1AP]

Briggs, Angie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E804 [30AP]

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

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 (H.R. 2330), E2244 [5NO]

David Bybee Post Office Building, Moline, IL: designate (H.R. 2744), H9836 [28OC], E1481 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4408 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7608 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain major medical facility projects (H.R. 2349), E1156 [5JN]

———authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (H.R. 1720), H10002 [29OC]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners and provide Medicare coverage to eligible veterans (H.R. 1309), E496 [18MR]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania (H.R. 1516), H7192 [21JY]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania (H.R. 1516), Senate amendments, H10055 [29OC]

———establish national cemeteries for veterans in geographically underserved areas, H10055 [29OC]

———establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans and make access to such loans permanent (H.R. 1257), H4276 [20MY]

———health care funding to meet the needs of troops returning from Iraq, H2796 [3AP]

———improve and enhance provision of long-term care for veterans and modify authorities relative to administration of personnel (S. 1156), H12146 [21NO], E1253 [13JN]

———improve health care programs and extend certain expiring authorities (H.R. 3387), E2158 [30OC]

———provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities and expand eligibility for such care to all veterans with compensable service-connected disabilities (H.R. 2445), E1253 [13JN]

———restore certain aspects of Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (H.R. 2595), H8092 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), consideration (H. Res. 338), H7631 [25JY]

Ellis, Meredith: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E827 [1MY]

Grand Excursion of 1854: support anniversary celebrations (H. Con. Res. 44), H2329 [26MR]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1856 [13MR]

Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports, E386 [6MR]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (H. Con. Res. 226), E1325 [23JN]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6117 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12280 [21NO]

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (H. Res. 342), H9313, H9314 [8OC], E1643 [25JY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H493 [13FE]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), H1432 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H1432 [27FE]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (H.R. 100), H3697 [7MY], H12877 [8DE]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3934 [9MY]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), E1640 [25JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), E1640 [25JY]

Veterans: enhance cooperation and the sharing of resources between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense relative to veterans' benefits programs (H.R. 1911), H4273 [20MY]

———establish development program for disabled veterans' small businesses, reauthorize National Veterans Business Development Corp., programs, and establish procurement goal for veterans' small businesses (H.R. 1712), E746 [11AP]

———health care funding, H7631 [25JY], H9771 [21OC], H10229 [30OC]

———health care funding (H.R. 2318), H7208, H7213 [21JY], H12837 [8DE], E1131 [4JN]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1683), H4274 [20MY]

———modify and improve certain benefits (H.R. 2297), H9310 [8OC]

———modify and improve certain benefits (H.R. 2297), Senate amendment, H11714 [20NO], E2462 [25NO]

———permit use of education benefits for certain entrepreneurship courses and permit veterans enrolled in certain vocational rehabilitation programs to have self-employment as a vocational goal (H.R. 1460), H5678 [23JN]

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (H.R. 2433), H8095 [10SE]

Witte, Maria: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E838 [1MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9117 [1OC]

Tributes

Brown, Jesse, E871 [6MY]

Durishin, Charles M., E979 [15MY]

Grzanich, Gary, E255 [13FE]

James, Evan, E632 [1AP]

Skeen, Joe, H12888 [8DE]

Stein, John, E631 [1AP]

Stump, Bob, E1328 [23JN]