ENGEL, ELIOT L. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), H9983 [28OC], H10131 [29OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5714 [23JN]

Articles and editorials

Big Shakedown on Russian Business, Masha Lipman, Washington (DC) Post, E1646 [25JY]

Tale of Two Independence Days, Girma Asmerom, Metro Herald (publication), E1652 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 2062), H3973 [9MY]

Africa: limit assistance to Ethiopia and Eritrea if they are not in compliance with their agreement to end hostilities and provide for a demarcation of the border between the two countries (see H.R. 2760), H7788 [25JY]

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

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H5714 [23JN]

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

American Association for the Advancement of Science: anniversary of Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship Program and support of use of science in governmental decisionmaking (see H. Con. Res. 279), H8222 [15SE]

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

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H9131 [1OC]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H5267 [11JN]

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

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

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

Armed Forces: establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews (see H.R. 2587), H5814 [24JN]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H9215 [2OC]

———express appreciation for the support and cooperation from Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar during military operations in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5552 [18JN]

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H4787 [2JN] (see H.R. 3474), H12922 [8DE]

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

———waive certain marriage requirements for spouses of members killed on active duty to petition to be a relative and bar fees relative to posthumous citizenship for aliens killed on active duty (see H.R. 1799), H4529 [21MY]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H3683 [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), H2823 [3AP]

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

Aviation: improve air cargo security (see H.R. 2455), H8284 [16SE]

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

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

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

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

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H5046 [5JN]

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

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

Bulgaria: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S. (see H. Res. 355), H8084 [9SE]

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]

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

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), H8082 [9SE]

Canada: express appreciation for cooperation and friendship with the U.S. and offer congratulations on Canada Day celebration (see H. Res. 290), H5929 [25JN]

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]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 302), H9983 [28OC]

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

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

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H1903 [13MR]

Civil rights: provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H7788 [25JY]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 203), H392 [11FE]

Clemens, Roger: tribute (see H. Res. 280), H6349 [8JY]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H5714 [23JN]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H6264 [26JN]

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]

Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 2694), H7455 [23JY]

———protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 2929), H11392 (see H.R. 2929), H11516 [18NO]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H5665 [19JN]

Congo Basin Forest Partnership Program: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2264), H8906 [24SE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 298), H136 [8JA] (see H.R. 1538), H2585 [1AP]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H4255 [19MY]

———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), H1467 [27FE]

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

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

Cyprus: express support for a peaceful, just, and lasting settlement relative to Turkish occupation (see H. Res. 165), H2472 [27MR]

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

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

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

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 2651), H6263 [26JN]

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

Dept. of HHS: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 2053), H3973 [9MY]

———give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see H.R. 2023), H3975 [9MY]

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H9687 [17OC]

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 HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 1614), H4788 [2JN]

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

Dept. of Justice: ensure that U.S. victims of terrorism overseas receive equal treatment regardless of terrorists' country of origin or residence and these terrorists are pursued with equal vigor (see H.R. 401), H2939 [8AP]

———extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H10340 [4NO]

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: issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems (see H.R. 580), H4876 [3JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7788 [25JY]

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]

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: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 2018), H3761 [7MY]

———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H5815 [24JN]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H8216 [11SE]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 2069), H5815 [24JN]

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

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H4788 [2JN]

Ecology and environment: prohibit use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) as a gasoline additive, repeal oxygenate requirement for reformulated gasoline, and provide funding for clean up of underground storage tanks (see H.R. 2136), H4204 [15MY]

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

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

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

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 1751), H3303 [10AP]

———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), H5409 [16JN]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H5046 [5JN]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H3452 [29AP]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 2637), H6262 [26JN]

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]

———protect rights of employees to receive overtime compensation (see H.R. 2665), H8284 [16SE]

EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 1165), H1681 [6MR]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 341), H7617 [24JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1430), H3454 [29AP]

FCC: ensure expeditious access by consumers to terrestrial digital television services (see H.R. 2825), H7453 [23JY]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 1934), H3636 [1MY]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H1516 [4MR]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H3637 [1MY]

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

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 752), H462 [12FE]

Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 3237), H9478 [15OC]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 221), H2270 [20MR]

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

Fish and fishing: protect certain areas of the seafloor by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (see H.R. 1690), H3051 [9AP]

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

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

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H2132 [19MR]

Foreign policy: waive restrictions on use of Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds to address proliferation threats in former Soviet states and for chemical weapons destruction facility in Russia (see H.R. 182), H3683 [6MY]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H3762 [7MY]

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

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

FTC: ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3161), H8950 [25SE]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H170 [27JA]

Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building, Massapequa, NY: designate (see H.R. 299), H7839 [3SE]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H10130 [29OC]

Haiti: express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H7455 [23JY]

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H4529 [21MY]

Health: combat viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 39), H462 [12FE]

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

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 663), H389 [11FE]

———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), H1908 [17MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H6603 [10JY] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2940 [8AP]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H12918 [8DE]

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

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

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

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives (see H.R. 2090), H4529 [21MY]

Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 1357), H3305 [10AP]

Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 2528), H5661 [19JN]

Human rights: support the drafting and adoption of a thematic convention on the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities by the U.N. General Assembly (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4369 [20MY]

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]

———adjust the status of certain aliens, with longstanding ties to the U.S., to that of an alien lawfully admitted to permanent residence (see H.R. 440), H4011 [13MY]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 3123), H8381 [17SE]

———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]

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

India: permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 108), H1956 [18MR]

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

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

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

———reduce the cost of medical malpractice insurance to enhance patient access to medical care (see H.R. 1124), H1679 [6MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H3453 [29AP]

Iran: condemn construction of a facility to enrich uranium with potential for developing a program for the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and for its support of global terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 217), H5714 [23JN]

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

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

Iraq: support continued U.S. engagement to ensure a peaceful, stable, unified country with a representative government and encourage U.N. and NATO assistance (see H. Con. Res. 245), H7226 [21JY]

Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program: extend (see H.R. 2655), H6263 [26JN]

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]

Israel: condemn terrorism inflicted on Israel since the Aqaba Summit and express solidarity in fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 294), H5929 [25JN]

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 167), H392 [11FE]

James E. Davis Post Office Building, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 3012), H8285 [16SE]

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

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

Jordan: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 371), H10979 [6NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H3355 [11AP]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H4368 [20MY]

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 (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), H243 [29JA]

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), H8382 [17SE]

Mali: recognize strong relationship with the U.S., democracy efforts, conflict resolution and peacekeeping activities, and support in campaign against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 229), H6349 [8JY]

Mederos, Eriberto: posthumously revoke naturalization (see H.R. 1201), H1745 [11MR]

Medicaid: clarify that inpatient drug prices charged to certain public hospitals are included in best price exemptions under the drug rebate program (see H.R. 2409), H5468 [17JN]

———coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H4529 [21MY]

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

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H3353 [11AP]

———provide fiscal relief and program simplification to States and improve coverage and services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2000), H3760 [7MY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H7454 [23JY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H3856 [8MY]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1874), H6264 [26JN]

———consolidate and restate Federal laws relative to social health maintenance organization projects, make such projects permanent, and require a study on ways to expand such projects (see H.R. 983), H2939 [8AP]

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

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H4529 [21MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H3975 [9MY]

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

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H2132 [19MR]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 883), H5366 [12JN]

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

———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see H.R. 102), H2822 [3AP]

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

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H3572 [30AP]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1321), H4788 [2JN]

———provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology (see H.R. 941), H2703 [2AP]

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

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H5408 [16JN]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H3975 [9MY]

———revise methodology by which payment for orphan drugs and biologicals is made under program prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2700), H6602 [10JY]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H138 [8JA]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H4012 [13MY]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H2940 [8AP]

———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]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H5815 [24JN]

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

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

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

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H245 [29JA]

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

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 844), H2864 [7AP]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H6603 [10JY]

National Endowment for Democracy: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 274), H8082 [9SE]

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

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), H4205 [15MY]

National Oceans Week: support (see H. Con. Res. 202), H5815 [24JN]

National Organization for Rare Disorders: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 147), H3304 [10AP]

National Safety in Numbers Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 137), H10341 [4NO]

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

———improve homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through use of wireless enhanced 911 (E911) services (see H.R. 2898), H7781 [25JY]

National Tourism Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 172), H3973 [9MY]

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

New England Fishery Management Council: include New York as a member (see H.R. 2679), H7788 [25JY]

New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2864 [7AP]

———reauthorize the New York City Watershed Protection Program (see H.R. 2771), H9819 [24OC]

Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H.R. 2761), H7019 [16JY]

———prohibit operation of nuclear power plants unless there exists a State and county certified radiological emergency response plan (see H.R. 2951), H7783 [25JY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H56 [7JA]

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

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1682 [6MR]

Orphan Drug Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 147), H3304 [10AP]

Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute and anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland (see H. Res. 58), H5268 [11JN]

Peace Corps: funding (see H. Con. Res. 61), H3638 [1MY]

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]

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H2271 [20MR]

Power resources: prohibit unethical acts, increase penalties for certain illegal acts, provide for audit trails and transparency in electric and natural gas markets, and expand FERC authority to order refunds of certain rates (see H.R. 1272), H1901 [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), H2704 [2AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H2939 [8AP]

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), H4205 [15MY]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H4739 [22MY]

———improve reliability of electric transmission system (see H.R. 3004), H7948 [4SE]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H11702 [20NO]

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

Rogers, Fred M.: tribute (see H. Res. 111), H1517 [4MR]

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]

Russia: construction of dam in the Kerch Strait region relative to territorial integrity of Ukraine (see H. Con. Res. 315), H10458 [5NO]

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 3370), H9811 [21OC]

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 242), H6706 [14JY]

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

Schools: enhance penalties for threatening to kill, injure, or intimidate an individual, or to cause property damage, by means of fire or an explosive on school property (see H.R. 469), H243 [29JA]

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), H5046 [5JN]

———promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H5929 [25JN]

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

———extend authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program (see H.R. 2704), H6707 [14JY]

Sisulu, Walter: tribute (see H. Res. 237), H4877 [3JN]

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

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), H4876 [3JN]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 172), H57 [7JA]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H323 [5FE]

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

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H2132 [19MR]

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), H3572 [30AP]

Tannenbaum, Elchanan: hold Syria, Lebanon and Iran accountable for well-being of abducted Israeli civilian, provide International Red Cross access, and take all necessary measures to secure release (see H. Res. 344), H7785 [25JY]

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

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 2113), H4203 [15MY]

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

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H2939 [8AP]

———expand availability of the refundable tax credit for health insurance costs of certain displaced steelworkers and extend the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1999), H3760 [7MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H3974 [9MY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H1903 [13MR]

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

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

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H1746 [11MR]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H3684 [6MY]

———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]

———rebuild America through job creation (see H.R. 2046), H3973 [9MY]

———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 automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H4978 [4JN]

———treatment of certain losses arising from, and grants made as a result of terrorist attacks on New York, NY (see H.R. 3556), H11701 [20NO]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H3762 [7MY]

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

Terrorism: ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (see H.R. 1861), H9377 [8OC]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 1389), H2269 [20MR]

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

Turkey: condemn terrorist attacks in Istanbul (see H. Res. 453), H11651 [19NO]

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

U.N. Human Rights Commission: election of Libya as chairman (see H. Con. Res. 27), H274 [4FE]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 313), H6348 [8JY]

Ukraine: anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Res. 356), H8951 [25SE]

———remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Con. Res. 254), H8083 [9SE]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1615), H3454 [29AP]

Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 591), H320 [5FE]

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

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

Veterans: 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), H5045 [5JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5366 [12JN]

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

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2703 [2AP]

———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), H1903 [13MR]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H1903 [13MR]

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

World War II: condemn war crimes committed by Japan and establish liability of Japanese companies to former POW used by such companies as slave labor (see H. Res. 382), H9033 [30SE]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H243 [29JA]

———support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H1467 [27FE]

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), H4740 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 1962), H3682 [6MY]

Dept. of Transportation: offer federally financed, interest-free loans to public schools, municipalities, and local governments for the purchase of hybrid electric or other high-efficiency vehicles (see H.R. 1089), H1640 [5MR]

Edward O'Grady, Waverly Brown, Peter Paige Post Office Building, Nyack, NY: designate (see H.R. 3167), H8905 [24SE]

Gehrig, Lou: recognize contributions in the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H. Res. 278), H5408 [16JN]

Government: require purchase of hybrid electric or high-efficiency vehicles by Federal agencies (see H.R. 1090), H1640 [5MR]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to Caribbean-born immigrants (see H.R. 2364), H5043 [5JN]

Insurance: require health insurance issuers to credit toward an annual deductible in case of subsequent issuance of a similar health insurance policy by the same issuer to the same person (see H.R. 3600), H12307 [21NO]

John G. Dow Post Office Building, Nyack, NY: designate (see H.R. 2937), H7783 [25JY]

John G. Dow Post Office Building, Tappan, NY: designate (see H.R. 3166), H8905 [24SE]

Kosovar-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 2506), H5551 [18JN]

Medicare: coverage of home infusion drug therapies (see H.R. 2476), H5407 [16JN]

———coverage of nursing facilities and in-home services (see H.R. 796), H701 [13FE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1045), H1470 [3MR]

Motor vehicles: encourage the availability and use of vehicles that have improved fuel efficiency (see H.R. 1356), H2131 [19MR]

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

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

Taxation: expand energy credit to include investment in property which produces energy from renewable sources and expenditures for cool roofing (see H.R. 1423), H2310 [25MR]

U.S.-Adriatic Charter: ratification (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5045 [5JN]

Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements (see H.R. 1471), H2470 [27MR]

Letters

U.S.-Adriatic Charter ratification: John Kraljic, National Federation of Croatian Americans Cultural Foundation, H5672 [23JN]

———Martin Vulaj, National Albanian American Council, H5673 [23JN]

———Nikola Dimitrov, H5672 [23JN]

Remarks

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2243 [20MR]

Buchanan, NY: safety of Indian Point nuclear power plant, H10401 [5NO]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2218 [20MR]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), H10401 [5NO]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (H.R. 1538), H8204 [11SE]

Dept. of Commerce: Public Telecommunication Facilities Planning and Construction Program funding, H7270 [22JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5765, H5789 [24JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7266, H7270 [22JY]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H3585 [1MY]

Edward O'Grady, Waverly Brown, Peter Paige Post Office Building, Nyack, NY: designate (S. 1591), H9701, H9702 [20OC]

EPA: reduce proliferation of boutique fuels and implement plans that use Federal clean burning gasoline or Low Reid Vapor Pressure gasoline, H3275, H3276 [10AP]

FCC: impact of local telephone exchange carriers' network unbundling regulations on the telecommunications industry, H3574 [1MY]

FEMA: disaster relief funding, H5789 [24JN]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2980 [9AP]

———strike ``when used as intended'' from exceptions to prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, H2980 [9AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations, H7266 [22JY]

FTC: ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 3161), H8918 [25SE]

Gehrig, Lou: recognize contributions in the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (H. Res. 278), H5643 [19JN]

Health: improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (H.R. 663), H1773 [12MR]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1852 [13MR]

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (H.R. 1964), H12120 [21NO]

Israel: condemn terrorism inflicted on Israel since the Aqaba Summit and express solidarity in fight against terrorism (H. Res. 294), H5861 [25JN]

John G. Dow Post Office Building, Tappan, NY: designate (H.R. 3166), H10243 [4NO]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6096 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12263 [21NO]

Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, H5248 [11JN]

———Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H3623 [1MY]

Mount Vernon, NY: anniversary, E1296 [18JN]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H11385 [18NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3099, H3275, H3276 [10AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11412 [18NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 189), H3081 [10AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 443), H11385 [18NO]

Russia: adherence to free market economic principles, E1646 [25JY]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (H.R. 1828), H3623 [1MY], H9423 [15OC]

———halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (H.R. 1828), Senate amendments, H11760, H11762 [20NO]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3964 [9MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4882 [4JN]

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

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H8200 [11SE]

U.S.-Adriatic Charter: ratification (H. Con. Res. 209), H5672 [23JN]

———ratification (H. Con. Res. 209), Senate amendments, H11758 [20NO]

Urban areas: terrorism protection and preparedness funding, H5765 [24JN]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, H1522 [5MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3632 [1MY], H3971 [9MY], H5264 [11JN], H8197 [10SE]

Tributes

Asmerom, Girma, E1651 [25JY]

Calvelli, John, E2168 [30OC]

Kelly, Myra, E1253 [13JN]

Kitasei, Hilary, E2303 [17NO]

Miller, Michele, E1154 [5JN]

Stein, Celia, E583 [26MR]