MOORE, DENNIS (a Representative from Kansas)

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7704 [25JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2622, National Consumer Credit Reporting System Improvement Act, H10515 [6NO]

Articles and editorials

Alvamar Developer Dies; Friends Recall ``Visionary'' Deeds, Ann Gardner, Lawrence (KS) Journal-World, E371 [5MR]

Biggest ``Tax'' Is Debt, Byron Auguste and Mark Strama, Boston (MA) Globe, E2236 [5NO]

Friends Celebrate Memories of Billings, Leita Walker, Lawrence (KS) Journal-World, E372 [5MR]

Johnson County Sheriff Dies of Pancreatic Cancer, Richard Espinoza, Kansas City (MO) Star, E454 [13MR]

Judge Found Rewards in Family Law, Steve Fry, Topeka (KS) Capital-Journal, E907 [9MY]

Kansas Student Named Rhodes Scholar, Associated Press (news service), E22 [8JA]

Local Pro Once Beat Nicklaus, Howard Richman, Kansas City (MO) Star, E2414 [22NO]

Longtime Activist Dies at 85, Tim Carpenter, Lawrence (KS) Journal-World, E1880 [24SE]

Set Aside Religion in Public Debate, Mark H. Levin, Kansas City (MO) Star, E1903 [25SE]

South Grad Is Rhodes Scholar, Kevin Selders, Olathe (KS) News, E22 [8JA]

Stubbornly Seeking Success—Merriam Man Hasn't Let Deafness or His Start in West African Poverty Stop Him, Kati Jividen, Kansas City (MO) Star, E1712 [5SE]

Tribute to Benjamin H. Zimmerman, Lawrence (KS) Journal-World, E1880 [24SE]

Troops Are Not Receiving Medical Screening Required by 1997 Law, David Goldstein, Kansas City (MO) Star, E553 [24MR]

World War II Took Mathematician From Chalkboard to Drawing Board, Dave Ranney, Lawrence (KS) Journal-World, E1722 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 809), H701 [13FE]

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

———provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 307), H137 [8JA]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H4131 [14MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H1335 [25FE]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 3388), H10129 [29OC]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H7086 [17JY]

———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), H10237 [30OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H7949 [4SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1334 [25FE]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 693), H10237 [30OC]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H1900 [13MR]

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]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3763 [7MY]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H1335 [25FE]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 1278), H1901 [13MR]

Cash, Johnny: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 282), H8906 [24SE]

Children and youth: amend State grant eligibility for foster care agencies that have knowledge of missing foster children who are under the responsibility of the State (see H.R. 2582), H7618 [24JY]

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

———tribute to Operation Respect, Inc., and Peter Yarrow for anti-bullying, compassion, and tolerance programs (see H. Res. 161), H2311 [25MR]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H5046 [5JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H3051 [9AP]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H7020 [16JY]

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

———tribute to debris collection efforts (see H. Res. 222), H4012 [13MY]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H6349 [8JY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H8491 [23SE]

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

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

Crime: prevent any adult who, as a juvenile, committed an offense that would be a crime of violence if committed by an adult, from possessing a firearm (see H.R. 3411), H10235 [30OC]

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

———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 669), H4368 [20MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H4010 [13MY]

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

Dept. of HHS: modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H8382 [17SE]

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), H6707 [14JY]

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: require consideration of sulfur or carbon emissions reductions and make renewable fuel projects eligible under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 318), H7839 [3SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H2823 [3AP]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 192), H172 [27JA]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see H. Res. 234), H5469 [17JN]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H4739 [22MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H9132 [1OC]

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

———distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2232), H5268 [11JN]

Economy: detrimental impact on U.S. economy of currency manipulation by foreign governments (see H. Con. Res. 285), H10978 [6NO]

Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 1805), H3352 [11AP]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H6707 [14JY]

———provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1191), H2939 [8AP]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H6464 [9JY]

———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 734), H8082 [9SE]

———recognize outstanding contributions of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of Christian colleges and universities (see H. Res. 300), H8950 [25SE]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: placement of statue from the people of Kansas in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 84), H1681 [6MR]

Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund: authorize additional appropriations (see H.R. 2121), H4203 [15MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: require GAO report on whether amounts appropriated to carry out grant programs are adequate to permit recipients to meet the conditions imposed by receipt of the grant (see H.R. 3341), H9737 [20OC]

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), H1682 [6MR]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H2585 [1AP]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3066), H8174 [10SE]

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

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

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3426), H10236 [30OC]

Federal employees: ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H1334 [25FE]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H5408 [16JN]

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

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 1474), H3305 [10AP]

———increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (see H.R. 758), H698 [13FE]

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]

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]

Garner E. Shriver Post Office Building, Wichita, KS: designate (see H.R. 1761), H5046 [5JN]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (see H.R. 2432), H5266 [11JN]

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H7840 [3SE]

Health: 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), H4876 [3JN]

Health care facilities: establish a health information technology grant program for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3035), H11702 [20NO]

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), H12921 [8DE]

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

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 197), H4738 [22MY]

Insurance: allow States to require certain disclosures regarding Holocaust-era insurance policies of insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims for payment of such insurance policies (see H.R. 1905), H3684 [6MY]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H4877 [3JN]

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

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (see H.R. 2420), H10340 [4NO]

IRS: require abatement of interest on erroneous tax refund checks without regard to the size of the refund (see H.R. 1756), H3303 [10AP]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H9214 [2OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4012 [13MY]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H1812 [12MR]

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

Korea, Republic of: anniversary of Mutual Defense Treaty with the U.S. and reaffirmation of commitment to friendship and cooperation (see H. Res. 385), H9479 [15OC]

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

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), H9615 [16OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1955 [18MR]

———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain areas (see H.R. 1676), H6707 [14JY]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H59 [7JA]

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 3), H60 [7JA]

Louisiana Purchase: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 21), H3638 [1MY]

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

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H8083 [9SE]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H4204 [15MY]

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

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

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H3683 [6MY]

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

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

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H4368 [20MY]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H3453 [29AP]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H1908 [17MR]

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

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H12918 [8DE]

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

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H5367 [12JN]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 2980), H11359 [17NO]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H2822 [3AP]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H5664 [19JN]

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

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

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1517 [4MR]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8082 [9SE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H6868 [15JY]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.R. 645), H11133 [7NO]

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

National Librarians Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4529 [21MY]

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]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9131 [1OC]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1349), H2131 [19MR]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H5815 [24JN]

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

No Child Left Behind Act: suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (see H.R. 2366), H5665 [19JN]

North Platte, NE: tribute to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to the North Platte Canteen during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 161), H4012 [13MY]

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

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1776), H3351 [11AP]

Postal Service: include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (see H.R. 2249), H7020 [16JY]

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

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

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H1902 [13MR]

———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), H4012 [13MY]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H2312 [25MR]

Roh Moo Hyun: tribute to inauguration as President of the Republic of Korea (see H. Res. 72), H1396 [26FE]

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]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H2940 [8AP]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H4978 [4JN]

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

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

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H5468 [17JN]

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: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H5089 (see H.R. 2392), H5088 [9JN]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H10978 [6NO]

———allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2900), H8950 [25SE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H2312 [25MR]

———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), H2402 [26MR]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 496), H2132 [19MR]

———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), H8082 [9SE]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1250), H8950 [25SE]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3064), H11652 [19NO]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H3453 [29AP]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H2402 [26MR]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H3453 [29AP]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 869), H6348 [8JY]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 741), H6464 [9JY]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H706 [13FE]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1332), H2473 [27MR]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H5174 [10JN]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H2821 [3AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H4205 [15MY]

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

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H8175 [10SE]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H2473 [27MR] (see H.R. 3119), H11133 [7NO]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H2586 [1AP]

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

———treatment of bonds originally issued to finance governmental facilities used for essential governmental functions (see H.R. 1076), H4876 [3JN]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H9615 [16OC]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H2312 [25MR]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 1652), H4255 [19MY]

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

Veterans: improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 2379), H7226 [21JY]

———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), H2472 [27MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1516 [4MR]

———permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 1167), H5929 [25JN]

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (see H.R. 2433), H6869 [15JY]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1587), H2819 [3AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2472 [27MR]

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

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H11393 (see H.R. 3438), H11516 [18NO]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H10236 [30OC]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: 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), H9130 [1OC]

Children and youth: require public disclosure of information about cases of child abuse or neglect which result in child fatality, near fatality, other serious injury, or felony conviction (see H.R. 2541), H5662 [19JN]

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

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H3761 [7MY]

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

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

Oklahoma: compensate the Wyandotte Tribe for the taking of certain rights by the Federal Government (see H.R. 698), H391 [11FE]

R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 376), H8491 [23SE]

Senator James B. Pearson Post Office, Prairie Village, KS: designate (see H.R. 3255), H9281 [7OC]

Taxation: extend and modify credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 1331), H1953 [18MR]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 1936, 1937), H3636 [1MY]

Forewords

Report of the Legacy Committee on Dwight David Eisenhower's Military Achievements, Presidential Accomplishments and Lifetime of Public Service: Louis Galambos, H2286 [25MR]

Letters

Require medical examinations of troops entering Iraqi area before and after deployment: by, E553 [24MR]

Lists

Kansas Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E377 [6MR]

Volunteer Center of Johnson County, KS, Movers and Shakers honorees, E556 [24MR]

Motions

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3954 [9MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, E1989 [7OC]

Agriculture: country of origin labeling requirements implementation funding, E1504 [17JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), E1504 [17JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9627 [17OC], E2123 [21OC]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (H.R. 2998), H9327 [8OC]

———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, H9627 [17OC]

———require troops entering Iraqi area receive medical examinations before and after deployment, E553 [24MR]

Budget: debt limit, H16 [7JA]

———deficit, H8494 [24SE], E2236 [5NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2187 [20MR]

Chamberlain, Robert: Oxford University Rhodes Scholarship recipient, E22 [8JA]

Champion, Ben: Oxford University Rhodes Scholarship recipient, E22 [8JA]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children, E620 [31MR]

———prevent child abduction (H.R. 1104), E620 [31MR]

Cold War Veterans Association: commemorate U.S. victory in the Cold War, E854 [1MY]

Constitution Week: observance, E1822 [17SE]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, E457 [13MR]

Credit: clarify the variables used in determining the need for a risk-based pricing notice in connection with mortgage loans, E2493 [8DE]

———prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), H8129 [10SE]

———prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), conference report, E2493 [8DE]

———prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), motion to instruct conferees, H10515 [6NO]

———require entities that furnish information to credit bureaus to reinvestigate any disputed information after the consumer has asked for reinvestigation that fails to resolve the dispute, H10515 [6NO]

DAR: tribute to Kansas Society Prairie Rose Chapter, E1822 [17SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative, H7704 [25JY], E1757 [10SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6565, H6567 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7704 [25JY], E1757 [10SE]

Diseases: provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (H.R. 1463), E677 [3AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), E1357 [26JN]

Education: tribute to American Association of People With Disabilities and Microsoft Corp., joint internship program, E1712 [5SE]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: placement of statue from the people of Kansas in the Capitol (H. Con. Res. 84), H2286 [25MR]

FBI: definition of ``financial institution'' relative to authority to subpoena financial records in terrorism or espionage investigations, E2491 [8DE]

Garner E. Shriver Post Office Building, Wichita, KS: designate (H.R. 1761), H6310 [8JY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1864 [13MR]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H16 [7JA]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), conference report, E2491 [8DE]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (H.R. 2420), H11544 [19NO]

IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 1528), H5562 [19JN]

Johnson County, KS: tribute to Christmas Bureau, E1389 [27JN]

———tribute to Volunteer Center of Johnson County Movers and Shakers honorees, E556 [24MR]

Kansas: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E377 [6MR]

Kansas City, KS: anniversary of Bethel Baptist Church, E2278 [7NO]

———anniversary of Salem Baptist Church, E1834 [17SE]

———opening of Czech Republic regional consular office, E1710 [5SE]

Lenexa, KS: anniversary of Masonic Lodge 135, E1883 [24SE]

———tribute to U.S. Central Credit Union, E126 [4FE]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6119 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, E2455 [25NO]

No Child Left Behind Act: suspend certain penalties against schools that are not fully funded, H6565, H6567 [10JY]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), E980 [15MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3325 [11AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, E2458 [25NO]

Public debt: ceiling (H.J. Res. 51), H4341 [20MY]

Public welfare programs: increase child care programs funding, E379 [6MR]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), E379 [6MR]

Ryan, Matthew J.: tribute (H. Res. 178), H3988 [13MY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), H1431 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H1431 [27FE]

Senator James B. Pearson Post Office, Prairie Village, KS: designate (H.R. 3255), E1991 [7OC]

———designate (S. 1718), H11479 [18NO]

Shawnee, KS: tribute to Shawnee Mission Northwest High School boys' and girls' cross country teams, E2273 [7NO]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), E1382 [27JN]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 270), H5328 [12JN]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit, H5328 [12JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H4341 [20MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, E1092 [2JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), motion to recommit, H3955 [9MY]

———treatment of trade adjustment assistance health insurance tax credits for workers negatively impacted by trade, H5562 [19JN]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7487, H7510 [24JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7487, H7510 [24JY]

University of Kansas: tribute to football team, E1923 [30SE]

———tribute to men's basketball team, E651 [2AP]

Veterans: provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (H.R. 2433), E1780 [11SE]

Votes: position on missed, E1504 [17JY], E1603 [25JY]

Tributes

Billings, Bob, E371 [5MR]

Buchele, James, E907 [9MY]

Foster, John, E454 [13MR]

Lewis, Charles, III, E2414 [22NO]

Price, G. Bailey, E1721 [5SE]

Rose, Van, E2273 [7NO]

Weekley, Ky, H9285 [8OC]

Zimmerman, Benjamin H., E1880 [24SE]