CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 139), H1827 [13MR]

Analyses

Author, Consumer, and Computer Owner Protection and Security (ACCOPS) Act (H.R. 2752), E1496 [17JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H7954 [5SE]

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

———H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act, H10469 [6NO]

———H.R. 2115, Aviation Investment and Revitalization Vision Act, H6826 [15JY]

———S. 151, Child Abduction Prevention Act, H2443 [27MR]

Articles and editorials

Black Thursday for Bush, David S. Broder, Washington (DC) Post, E1493 [17JY]

Center for Public Ignorance, Wall Street Journal, H2511 [31MR]

Class Action—Plan Seems Less About Justice Than Helping Business, Detroit (MI) Free Press, H5290 [12JN]

Establishing a Permanent Presence in the Middle East, Robert Dreyfuss, Mother Jones (publication), H2813-H2815 [3AP]

Feeble Plan To Save U.S. Manufacturing, Steven Pearlstein, Washington (DC) Post, E1822 [17SE]

Missing Weapons of Mass Destruction—Is Lying About the Reason for War an Impeachable Offense? John W. Dean, H5249-H5251 [11JN]

Perle's Vindication, Wall Stret Journal, E2420 [22NO]

Pioneer of a Beat Is Still Riffing for His Due, Bernard Weinraub, New York (NY) Times, E1806 [16SE]

Washington-Style Politics, Washington (DC) Times, E2420 [22NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: commend women for participation in Government and civil society, encourage inclusion in the economic and political life, and advocate protection of women's rights in Afghanistan Constitution (see H. Res. 393), H9983 [28OC]

Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3571 [30AP]

African Americans: establish a memorial to slavery in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 196), H1516 [4MR]

———establish special day to recognize the significant achievements and contributions of African-American scientists, mathematicians, and inventors (see H. Con. Res. 59), H1465 [27FE]

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

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

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

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

Antitrust policy: encourage standards development organizations to develop and promulgate voluntary consensus standards (see H.R. 1086), H1640 [5MR]

Appropriations: require a bifurcated vote and certain other conditions relative to making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 296), H9376 [8OC]

Armed Forces: amend requirements relative to granting posthumous citizenship through death while on active-duty service to allow immigration benefits for surviving family members (see H.R. 1685), H3051 [9AP]

———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), H3353 [11AP]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (see H.R. 1954), H3681 [6MY]

———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), H9215 [2OC]

———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), H9377 [8OC]

———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), H9478 [15OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H1812 [12MR]

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1642 [5MR]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 693), H9214 [2OC]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 105), H2270 [20MR]

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

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H7618 [24JY]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H7839 [3SE]

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

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

Baltimore, MD: authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center (see H.R. 2424), H5265 [11JN]

Bankruptcy: protect family farmers and family fishermen (see H.R. 343), H1334 [25FE]

Birmingham, AL: anniversary of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H. Res. 389), H10458 [5NO]

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

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

Burundi: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 154), H5089 [9JN]

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

Business and industry: establish position of Under Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing and Technology and manufacturing research and implementation program, and promote manufacturing education (see H.R. 2908), H9282 [7OC]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 601), H5663 [19JN]

Chambers of commerce: acknowledge contributions to improve communities and strengthen local and regional economies (see H. Con. Res. 215), H5929 [25JN]

Charities: nullify contracting exemption provisions of Executive order on the participation of faith-based organizations in the provision of social services (see H.R. 2605), H5928 [25JN]

Children and youth: amend State grant eligibility for foster care agencies that have knowledge of missing foster children who are under the responsibility of the State (see H.R. 2582), H6604 [10JY]

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

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H6465 [9JY]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H9982 [28OC]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H11134 [7NO]

China, People's Republic of: withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3228), H9378 [8OC]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 163), H3762 [7MY]

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington (see H. Res. 352), H7839 [3SE]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H11651 [19NO]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1695), H4788 [2JN]

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

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

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H3454 [29AP]

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), H8491 [23SE]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 94), H1333 [25FE]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 1480), H2823 [3AP]

Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1633), H6271 [7JY]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H5551 [18JN]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1663), H2937 [8AP]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H138 [8JA]

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), H3684 [6MY]

Copyrights: enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws, educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet, and clarify authority to seize unauthorized copyrighted works (see H.R. 2517), H5661 [19JN]

———replace copyright arbitration royalty panels with a Copyright Royalty Judge (see H.R. 1417), H2310 [25MR]

Correctional institutions: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 3575), H12306 [21NO]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H7840 [3SE]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see H.R. 16), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 3349), H10237 [30OC]

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

———increase annual salaries of justices and judges (see H.R. 2118), H4203 [15MY]

Credit: allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually from any consumer reporting agency (see H.R. 2546), H6349 [8JY]

———protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 2407), H5173 [10JN]

Crime: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2134), H4204 [15MY]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy (see H.R. 2247), H4736 [22MY]

Cruz, Celia: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3009), H7948 [4SE]

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 3422), H10236 [30OC]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 2871), H7616 [24JY]

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

Dept. of Education: establish an Assistant Sec. for Community and Junior Colleges (see H.R. 3304), H9982 [28OC]

Dept. of Energy: purchase of excess plutonium and highly enriched uranium from Russia (see H.R. 3173), H9377 [8OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H3302 [10AP]

———establish grants to promote the well-being and educational achievement of children through school-based health programs (see H.R. 811), H1682 [6MR]

———establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 1993), H3683 [6MY]

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]

———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), H3975 [9MY]

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

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3036), H8081 [9SE]

———extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3684 [6MY]

———provide additional resources for investigation and prosecution of identity theft and related credit card and other fraud (see H.R. 3693), H12919 [8DE]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the San Gabriel River Watershed (see H.R. 519), H268 [31JA]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the immediate resumption of lending to Haiti (see H.R. 1108), H1641 [5MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pilot grant program to provide assistance for the capital and startup costs of streetcar development and revitalization (see H.R. 1315), H3571 [30AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance rehabilitative services provided to veterans with mental illnesses (see H.R. 3442), H11652 [19NO]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H4788 [2JN]

———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 627), H1396 [26FE]

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

Discrimination: express that high-level Federal officials should not belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race (see H. Con. Res. 130), H3305 [10AP]

———protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see H. Res. 234), H4131 [14MY]

Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2553), H5662 [19JN]

———combat polio (see H. Res. 20), H3976 [9MY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H5408 [16JN]

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

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H8949 [25SE]

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

Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 1822), H7787 [25JY]

Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1717), H9738 [20OC] (see H.R. 2233), H4735 [22MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: freeze and repeal portions of the tax reduction and apply savings to a comprehensive Medicare outpatient prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 2514), H5551 [18JN]

Education: assist local educational agencies in providing financial incentives to attract teachers to rural and high-poverty areas (see H.R. 2811), H7225 [21JY]

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

———condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H10340 [4NO]

———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H1515 [4MR]

———expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (see H.R. 934), H5366 [12JN]

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

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

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

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]

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

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

———joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 323), H172 [27JA]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H7787 [25JY]

FBI Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2524), H5661 [19JN]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4132 [14MY]

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H5552 [18JN]

———require report on ownership and control of broadcast stations used to serve language minorities (see H.R. 3027), H8016 [5SE]

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), H10130 [29OC]

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

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 1302), H1952 [18MR]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H10237 [30OC]

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

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

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

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H2471 [27MR]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H6603 [10JY]

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

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

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

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

———reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (see H.R. 3348), H10340 [4NO]

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

———require ballistics testing of all firearms that are most commonly used in crime and provide for compilation and use of ballistics information to curb the use of firearms in crime (see H.R. 24), H245 [29JA]

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

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

———include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see H.R. 1003), H3858 [8MY]

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

Ford Motor Co.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 100), H1954 [18MR] (see H. Res. 100), H1396 [26FE]

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

———improve and promote compliance with international intellectual property obligations relative to Cuba (see H.R. 2494), H6271 [7JY]

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

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

———ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9378 [8OC]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2587 [1AP]

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

FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H4787 [2JN]

Gibson, Althea: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 69), H9381 [10OC]

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

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H8017 [5SE]

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 1031), H1464 [27FE]

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

———independence anniversary (see H. Res. 471), H12923 [8DE]

———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 3386), H10129 [29OC]

Hazardous substances: phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (see H.R. 1680), H10340 [4NO]

Head Start Program: tribute (see H. Res. 238), H6349 [8JY]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1120), H1679 [6MR]

———constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H2271 [20MR]

———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), H1902 [13MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1744 [11MR] (see H.R. 2402), H7329 [22JY]

———provide for availability of contact lens prescriptions (see H.R. 2221), H5408 [16JN]

———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]

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

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

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 47), H705 [13FE]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives (see H.R. 2090), H4369 [20MY]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 21 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (see H.R. 2844), H8176 [10SE]

Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 1357), H2515 [31MR]

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

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 603), H5664 [19JN]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H3053 [9AP]

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

———prevent commercial alien smuggling (see H.R. 2630), H6262 [26JN]

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

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H9811 [21OC]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7787 [25JY]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H9214 [2OC]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1448), H2401 [26MR]

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

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H5367 [12JN]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H5367 [12JN]

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

———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H9810 [21OC]

Iraq: 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]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6465 [9JY]

Johnson, Shoshana N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 210), H5045 [5JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H3641 [5MY]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: return to interim level of compliance with U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework while negotiating a more comprehensive and mutually acceptable agreement (see H. Con. Res. 18), H1396 [26FE]

Korea, Republic of: anniversary of Mutual Defense Treaty with the U.S. and reaffirmation of commitment to friendship and cooperation (see H. Res. 385), H10238 [30OC]

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

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H12308 [21NO]

Lake St. Clair: endorse increased efforts to preserve and protect as a vital part of the Great Lakes system (see H. Res. 121), H4132 [14MY]

Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see H.R. 1046), H1514 [4MR]

———eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9129 [1OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H3762 [7MY]

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

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 256), H8084 [9SE]

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

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H7840 [3SE]

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), H4978 [4JN]

McPherson, Peter: tribute (see H. Res. 405), H9687 [17OC]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H4788 [2JN]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H5366 [12JN]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H4206 [15MY]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1874), H5089 [9JN]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H2471 [27MR]

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

———coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 2182), H5175 [10JN]

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

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

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H3684 [6MY]

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 2840), H7454 [23JY]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H10340 [4NO]

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

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

Middle East: support vision of Israelis and Palestinians who are working together to conceive pragmatic, serious plans for achieving peace (see H. Res. 462), H12310 [21NO]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H11360 [17NO]

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

National Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 1565), H2702 [2AP]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H4737 [22MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 82), H705 [13FE]

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

National Men's Health Week: support (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5469 [17JN]

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

———require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (see H.R. 163), H57 [7JA]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H6264 [26JN]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H460 [12FE]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H5266 [11JN]

———recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 167), H4255 [19MY]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reauthorize Matching Grant Program for School Security (see H.R. 2685), H8017 [5SE]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H2473 [27MR]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 262), H5469 [17JN]

Peace Corps: issuance of special postage stamps (see H.R. 2371), H5044 [5JN]

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

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 1677), H2938 [8AP]

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

———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H7170 [18JY]

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

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

Poverty: enhance the capacity of organizations working in the U.S.-Mexico border area to develop affordable housing and foster economic opportunity in the colonias (see H.R. 1088), H5664 [19JN]

POW: payment of claims from the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 344), H12310 [21NO]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment to make persons who have been a U.S. citizen for thirty-five years eligible for the Office of President and Vice President (see H.J. Res. 59), H7950 [4SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: allow the President to choose between possible successors in the event there is neither a President nor Vice President to discharge the powers and duties of the office (see H.R. 2749), H6868 [15JY]

Public buildings: require that certain procedures are followed in Federal buildings when a child is reported missing (see H.R. 1263), H1900 [13MR]

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), H2402 [26MR]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H4978 [4JN]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H1955 [18MR]

———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), H1467 [27FE]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (see H.R. 3004), H9377 [8OC]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 625), H463 [12FE]

———provide grants for transitional jobs programs under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3560), H11701 [20NO]

Research: promote among universities, the public sector, and private enterprise (see H.R. 2391), H5088 [9JN]

Rite of Passage Community Service Program: establish (see H.R. 2125), H4877 [3JN]

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

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H4734 [22MY]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H6465 [9JY]

Roh Moo Hyun: tribute to inauguration as President of the Republic of Korea (see H. Res. 72), H462 [12FE]

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]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2833), H7454 [23JY]

Saund, Dalip Singh: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 248), H7329 [22JY]

Schools: provide a model for school districts based on experience of the District of Columbia in establishing fully accountable public alternatives to traditional public schools (see H.R. 2669), H6604 [10JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 801), H1396 [26FE]

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), H4877 [3JN]

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

Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 3099), H8283 [16SE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H6349 [8JY]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2598), H7020 [16JY]

———credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 473), H243 [29JA]

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

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

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

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

———provide permanent funding level and permit States to use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funds to carry out programs relative to the Social Services Block Grant (see H.R. 1858), H4788 [2JN]

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H5468 [17JN]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: extend the mortgage foreclosure protection period for members of the Armed Forces after release from active duty (see H.R. 1411), H10237 [30OC]

Space policy: preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space (see H.R. 3657), H12918 [8DE]

Sports: congratulate Ohio State University and the University of Michigan on 100th football game and recognize rivalry as greatest sports rivalry in history (see H. Res. 460), H11702 [20NO]

———recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 278), H8216 [11SE]

States: restore Federal remedies for violations of intellectual property rights by States (see H.R. 2344), H5665 [19JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H3637 [1MY]

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

———allow a first time homebuyer credit for the purchase of principal residences in rural areas (see H.R. 1913), H4877 [3JN]

———allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2891), H7840 [3SE]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H2271 [20MR]

———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), H5174 [10JN]

———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), H5366 [12JN]

———amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 2824), H7453 [23JY]

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

———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]

———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]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3184), H8949 [25SE]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H2473 [27MR]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see H.R. 3107), H8380 [17SE]

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (see H.R. 2044), H3972 [9MY]

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

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H8083 [9SE]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H9478 [15OC]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H4788 [2JN]

———treatment of tax attributes in connection with a discharge of indebtedness in a bankruptcy case of a company having asbestos-related claims against it (see H.R. 2503), H5551 [18JN]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1177), H5468 [17JN]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H4740 [22MY]

Terrorism: detain U.S. citizens or residents that are members of or cooperated with al-Qaeda in terrorist acts against the U.S. (see H.R. 1029), H1517 [4MR]

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

U.N.: respect sovereign equality of member states of the Security Council relative to each state's position concerning Iraq's compliance with disarmament resolutions (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1746 [11MR]

U.S. Code: improve (see H.R. 1437), H2311 [25MR]

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

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 1652), H4131 [14MY]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H9478 [15OC]

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

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H7840 [3SE]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H3304 [10AP]

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

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H3053 [9AP] (see H. Res. 65), H3454 [29AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H3355 [11AP]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H2271 [20MR]

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

War Powers Resolution: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2132 [19MR]

Weapons: require certain studies on the health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of contamination at sites of depleted uranium munition use and production (see H.R. 1483), H2471 [27MR]

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

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

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 779), H1467 [27FE]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 212), H5088 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: provide for avoidance of certain transfers, and alternate prosecution of certain actions, relative to certain retirement benefits (see H.R. 2609), H6261 [26JN]

Boykin, William G.: condemn religiously intolerant remarks (see H. Res. 419), H9981 [28OC]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see H.R. 3084), H8282 [16SE]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H53 [7JA]

Copyrights: encourage development and distribution of creative works by enhancing enforcement of copyright laws (see H.R. 2752), H7019 [16JY]

Courts: restore judicial discretion in sentencing for certain Federal crimes and require a U.S. Sentencing Commission report on the incidence of downward departures (see H.R. 2213), H4734 [22MY]

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

Detroit Shock (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 392), H9377 [8OC]

Equal Justice Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 223), H5662 [19JN]

FBI: reform (see H.R. 2867), H7616 [24JY]

FCC: require compliance with Government regulations relative to media ownership rules (see H.R. 2212), H4734 [22MY]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 260), H135 [8JA]

Focus—HOPE (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 295), H9281 [7OC]

Gilmer, Eugene A.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 221), H5467 [17JN]

Global Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 281), H8283 [16SE]

Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 1268), H1900 [13MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H390 [11FE] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1954 [18MR]

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

Insurance: reform the medical malpractice insurance business, limit frivolous lawsuits, and enhance patient access to medical care (see H.R. 1219), H1810 [12MR]

———reform the medical malpractice insurance business, provide Federal alternative medical malpractice insurance, and limit frivolous lawsuits (see H.R. 1116), H1678 [6MR]

Internet Gambling Licensing and Regulation Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 1223), H1810 [12MR]

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 223), H5662 [19JN]

Medicare: reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 1228), H1810 [12MR]

National Film Preservation Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3569), H12306 [21NO]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to make persons who have been a U.S. citizen for twenty years eligible for the Office of President (see H.J. Res. 67), H7838 [3SE]

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

———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 259), H135 [8JA]

Chronologies

William G. Boykin's religiously intolerant remarks, H9975 [28OC]

Descriptions

Fortune (publication) system for choosing the 50 Best Companies for Minorities, E1447 [11JY]

Letters

Application of mandatory sentencing guidelines relative to child pornography and child sexual abuse: several legal aid and civil rights organizations, H3075 [10AP]

Broaden category of class action cases that would stay in State court: Senator Feinstein, H5294 [12JN]

Class Action Fairness Act: Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H5290 [12JN]

Condemn religiously intolerant remarks by William G. Boykin: by, H9975 [28OC]

Conflict of interest allegations of Richard Perle relative to membership on Defense Policy Board: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2673 [2AP]

Request for Defense Policy Board minutes from meetings and financial records: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2673 [2AP]

Motions

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1866 [13MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H9035 [1OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit late-term abortions except to avert serious long-term physical health consequences for the mother, H9153 [2OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4925, H4933 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9153 [2OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12830 [8DE]

Antitrust policy: encourage standards development organizations to develop and promulgate voluntary consensus standards (H.R. 1086), H5106 [10JN]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12830 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9277, H9279 [7OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9461 [15OC]

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (H.R. 1954), H4907, H4908 [4JN]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2237 [20MR]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H2118 [19MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), H1998, H2095 [19MR]

———provide for avoidance of certain transfers, and alternate prosecution of certain actions, relative to certain retirement benefits (H.R. 2609), E1377 [27JN]

Boykin, William G.: condemn religiously intolerant remarks (H. Res. 419), H9975 [28OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2388 [26MR]

Chambers of commerce: acknowledge contributions to improve communities and strengthen local and regional economies (H. Con. Res. 215), H6667 [14JY]

Cheney, Vice President: relationship with Halliburton (company), H2510 [31MR]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children, H3074 [10AP]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (H.R. 3084), E1794 [16SE]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2143), H5144, H5149 [10JN]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), Senate amendment, E2555 [15DE]

———remove exceptions for legal State-authorized gambling relative to ban on use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling, H5149 [10JN]

Copyrights: encourage development and distribution of creative works by enhancing enforcement of copyright laws (H.R. 2752), E1496 [17JY]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (H.R. 16), H109 [8JA]

———adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (H.R. 3349), H10349 [5NO]

———broaden category of class action cases that would stay in State court, H5294 [12JN]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), H5282, H5283, H5288, H5290, H5294, H5297 [12JN]

———prevent domestic corporations from escaping liability from class action lawsuits through repatriation or merging with a foreign corporation, H5297 [12JN]

———restore judicial discretion in sentencing for certain Federal crimes and require a U.S. Sentencing Commission report on the incidence of downward departures (H.R. 2213), E1068 [23MY]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (H.R. 394), E84 [28JA]

Crime: application of mandatory sentencing guidelines relative to child pornography and child sexual abuse, H3074 [10AP]

———eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), conference report, H3074 [10AP]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services Program funding, H12830 [8DE]

———transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (H. Res. 287), H6437 [9JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6530 [10JY]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of Detroit Historical Museum, E1529 [18JY]

Dozier, Lamont: Broadcast Music Inc., ICON Award recipient, H3663 [6MY]

Education: funding, H6530 [10JY]

Equal Justice Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 223), E1307 [19JN]

Executive Office of the President: alleged leak of personal information on author of news story on morale of U.S. troops, E1535 [18JY]

FBI: definition of ``financial institution'' relative to authority to subpoena financial records in terrorism or espionage investigations, H11676 [20NO]

———reform (H.R. 2867), E1601 [25JY]

FCC: require compliance with Government regulations relative to media ownership rules (H.R. 2212), E1059 [22MY]

Firearms: gun control, H12830 [8DE]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 260), E36 [8JA]

Foreign trade: impact of free-trade agreements, E1822 [17SE]

Fortune (publication): tribute to businesses named to 50 Best Companies for Minorities list, E1446 [11JY]

Global Family Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 281), E1809 [16SE]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid relative to HIV/AIDS epidemic, H3562 [30AP]

———duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (H.R. 1031), H3562 [30AP]

———U.S. policy, H3562 [30AP]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health care insurance issuers (H.R. 1120), E395 [7MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H4974 [4JN]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1836, H1837 [13MR]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 139), H1827 [13MR]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H1869 [13MR]

Holland, Brian: Broadcast Music Inc., ICON Award recipient, H3663 [6MY]

Holland, Edward: Broadcast Music Inc., ICON Award recipient, H3663 [6MY]

Immigration: restore fairness to immigration law (H.R. 47), E32 [8JA]

Insurance: reform the medical malpractice insurance business, provide Federal alternative medical malpractice insurance, and limit frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 1116), E392 [7MR]

Intelligence services: appointment of special counsel to investigate alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H9082 [1OC], H9267, H9268, H9279 [7OC], H9364 [8OC]

———assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H5249 [11JN], E1207 [11JN], E1493 [17JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), conference report, H11676 [20NO]

Internet Gambling Licensing and Regulation Study Commission: establish (H.R. 1223), H5144 [10JN], E439 [12MR]

Iraq: possession of weapons of mass destruction, H5249 [11JN], E1207 [11JN], E1493 [17JY]

Israel: commend for conducting free and fair elections and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (H. Res. 61), E260 [13FE]

Law enforcement: 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 (H.R. 3214), H10363 [5NO]

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 223), E1307 [19JN]

Middle East: U.S. policy, H2812 [3AP]

Minorities: health care issues, H4974 [4JN]

National Film Preservation Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 3569), E2429 [23NO]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), H4069 [14MY]

Perle, Richard: conflict of interest allegations relative to membership on Defense Policy Board, H2509-H2511 [31MR], H2673, H2674 [2AP], E2420 [22NO]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, E2353 [20NO]

Plano, TX: provide for Federal court proceedings (S. 1720), H11589 [19NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, E2353 [20NO]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to make persons who have been a U.S. citizen for twenty years eligible for the Office of President (H.J. Res. 67), E1692 [4SE]

Science: prohibit funding for patent applications for human organisms, H12830 [8DE]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 49), H8297 [17SE]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7507 [24JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7507 [24JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 1652), H4524 [21MY]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2388 [26MR]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (H.R. 1508), E619 [31MR]

———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (H.R. 259), E40 [8JA]

War Powers Resolution: compliance, H2118 [19MR]

Women: tribute to women's rights movement, H5465 [17JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2701 [2AP], H2818 [3AP], H3680 [6MY], H5264 [11JN], H6462 [9JY], H9031 [30SE], H9117 [1OC], H9279 [7OC], H9374 [8OC], H9475 [15OC], H9978 [28OC]

Statements

Conflict of Interest Allegations Relative to Membership on Defense Policy Board: Richard Perle, H2511 [31MR]

Summaries

Medical Malpractice Insurance and Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 1116), E392 [7MR]

Tributes

Al-Qazwini, Hassan, H9036 [1OC]

Betts, Keter, E1526 [18JY]

Diddley, Bo, E1806 [16SE]

Dunham, Katherine, E21 [8JA]

Gilmer, Eugene A., E1296 [18JN]

Griffiths, Martha W., H5465 [17JN]

Jones, Elvin, E1852 [23SE]

Keith, Damon J., E960 [15MY]

Mesfun, Isabella L., E1197 [11JN]

Thompson, Perryne, E1445 [11JY]

White, Andrew, E1853 [23SE]