BERKLEY, SHELLEY (a Representative from Nevada)

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), H10238 [30OC]

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

American Concrete Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 394), H10341 [4NO]

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

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

Animal Welfare Act: improve care and treatment standards for certain dogs (see H.R. 3484), H11133 [7NO]

———strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H11146 [10NO]

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]

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

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

Armed Forces: commend regular and reserve components, express concern for safety and security, and ensure that reserve components are provided the same equipment as regular components (see H. Con. Res. 335), H12922 [8DE]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8950 [25SE]

———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]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by establishing an enhanced educational assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in pay for participation in the program (see H.R. 1713), H3454 [29AP]

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

———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), H9688 [17OC]

———protect members who terminate certain consumer and real estate residential purchase contracts or lease agreements entered into before change of station or deployment orders (see H.R. 3357), H11360 [17NO]

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H2401 [26MR] (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]

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

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H1334 [25FE]

Aviation: provide relief to the airline industry (see H.R. 1366), H2402 [26MR]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by Federal employees and allow Transportation Security Administration employees to engage in collective bargaining (see H. Con. Res. 275), H12312 [21NO]

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

———express appreciation for support by British Prime Minister of U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces in Iraq (see H. Res. 154), H2704 [2AP]

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

Bruce Woodbury Post Office Building, Boulder City, NV: designate (see H.R. 2254), H4736 [22MY]

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

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

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]

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

———establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 3063), H10237 [30OC]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 1401), H2473 [27MR] (see H.R. 2880), H8176 [10SE]

China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (see H.R. 441), H1334 [25FE]

———negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H4206 [15MY]

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

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: 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), H7949 [4SE]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H1682 [6MR]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (see H.R. 1491), H2471 [27MR]

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

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H3454 [29AP]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H3638 [1MY]

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

Copyrights: encourage development and distribution of creative works by enhancing enforcement of copyright laws (see H.R. 2752), H8176 [10SE]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 1428), H5366 [12JN]

———establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H11652 [19NO]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 339), H12921 [8DE]

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

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 80), H323 [5FE]

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

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H12312 [21NO]

Cyprus: express support for a peaceful, just, and lasting settlement relative to Turkish occupation (see H. Res. 165), H2704 [2AP]

———support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 320), H12923 [8DE]

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

Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 195), H327 [7FE]

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H7949 [4SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reimburse States for certain expenses and losses incurred during periods of high (Code Orange) or severe (Code Red) threat condition (see H.R. 2570), H5813 [24JN]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 1077), H2515 [31MR]

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), H392 [11FE]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 1034), H1464 [27FE]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pilot grant program to provide assistance for the capital and startup costs of streetcar development and revitalization (see H.R. 1315), H4012 [13MY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H11393 (see H.R. 3344), H11516 [18NO]

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

———authorize major medical facility projects for the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and satisfy requirements on natural disasters (see H.R. 3061), H8174 [10SE]

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

———increase assistance for certain disabled veterans for specially adapted housing, automobiles, and equipment (see H.R. 1048), H2586 [1AP]

———provide adapted housing assistance to disabled Armed Forces members who remain on active duty pending medical separation (see H.R. 761), H2586 [1AP]

———reinstate the vocational training program for certain low-income veterans (see H.R. 966), H2586 [1AP]

———restrict the performance of eye surgery at a facility, or under a contract with the Dept., to only licensed medical doctors and licensed doctors of osteopathy (see H.R. 3473), H10978 [6NO]

Disabled: importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 94), H8176 [10SE]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H2822 [3AP]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H3572 [30AP]

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

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H8083 [9SE]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (see H.R. 3362), H12312 [21NO]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H11651 [19NO]

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]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H703 [13FE]

———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1717), H3975 [9MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN]

Education: establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 501), H2586 [1AP]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2291), H5268 [11JN]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H1334 [25FE]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H2515 [31MR]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H2515 [31MR]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 1240), H1811 [12MR]

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

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 1758), H3303 [10AP]

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), H2312 [25MR]

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), H8382 [17SE]

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), H8222 [15SE]

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), H1516 [4MR]

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 3014), H7949 [4SE]

———provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1244), H6264 [26JN]

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), H4131 [14MY]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H2271 [20MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H392 [11FE]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 2916), H12311 [21NO]

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 policy: ensure that countries meet U.N. obligations relative to women, peace, and security, and assume implementation of international law that protects human rights of women and girls during and after conflicts (see H. Res. 432), H11134 [7NO]

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: collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see H.R. 395), H392 [11FE]

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 165), H3762 [7MY] (see H. Con. Res. 175), H3974 [9MY]

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

Health: allow long-term care tax credit and establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (see H.R. 2883), H7788 [25JY]

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

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 142), H1956 [18MR]

———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), H2586 [1AP]

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

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H9614 [16OC]

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 129), H3305 [10AP]

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

Housing: provide transitional housing assistance grants for child victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1704), H9131 [1OC]

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

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

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H5929 [25JN]

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

India: observance of Republic Day (see H. Con. Res. 15), H171 [27JA]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 2615), H6261 [26JN]

Insurance: allow States to require certain disclosures regarding Holocaust-era insurance policies of insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims for payment of such insurance policies (see H.R. 1905), H3975 [9MY]

———coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 1499), H5929 [25JN]

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

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

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

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H9131 [1OC]

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

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1465 [27FE]

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

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H11133 [7NO]

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

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

Iraq: adjudication of certain claims against Iraq (see H.R. 3603), H12307 [21NO]

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), H9813 [21OC]

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

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

Kenya: condemn terrorist attacks in Mombasa (see H. Res. 76), H463 [12FE]

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

Kosovo: independence (see H. Res. 28), H1903 [13MR]

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), H9378 [8OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1334 [25FE]

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

Lindh, Anna: tribute (see H. Res. 372), H8951 [25SE]

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

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H3762 [7MY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H3762 [7MY]

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

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1004), H4788 [2JN]

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

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

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H1954 [18MR]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H2515 [31MR]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H8382 [17SE]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 707), H2586 [1AP]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H5046 [5JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H1679 [6MR]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H4739 [22MY]

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

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H8175 [10SE]

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

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

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

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 409), H9812 [21OC]

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

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H1334 [25FE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H2312 [25MR]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H3302 [10AP]

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), H9615 [16OC]

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

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]

Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute and anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland (see H. Res. 58), H5367 [12JN]

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

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

Pensions: provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H9214 [2OC]

Petroleum: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 1039), H1464 [27FE]

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), H2271 [20MR]

———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), H4131 [14MY]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H3355 [11AP]

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

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 3088), H8283 [16SE]

Robert A. Borski Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 2328), H5408 [16JN]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H12311 [21NO]

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

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 3370), H11134 [7NO]

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

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), H10130 [29OC]

———promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H8176 [10SE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H6869 [15JY]

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), H8016 [5SE]

———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]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H2472 [27MR]

———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 174), H2821 [3AP]

———expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3293), H12922 [8DE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H2402 [26MR]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (see H.R. 100), H2703 [2AP]

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), H2515 [31MR]

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]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 117), H3053 [9AP]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H6603 [10JY]

Taxation: accelerate elimination of the marriage penalty (see H.R. 759), H698 [13FE]

———accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H5468 [17JN]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H8950 [25SE]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H460 [12FE]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H1467 [27FE]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H2703 [2AP]

———employer credit for hiring new employees (see H.R. 3608), H12922 [8DE]

———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]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 2133), H12921 [8DE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H7839 [3SE]

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

———increase age limit for the child tax credit (see H.R. 1050), H2312 [25MR]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H1517 [4MR]

———increase transparency of corporate tax accounting, liability and strategies, facilitate analysis of financial statements, discourage abusive tax sheltering activities, and restore investor confidence (see H.R. 1556), H2702 [2AP]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 741), H2402 [26MR]

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

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1692), H3305 [10AP]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H11651 [19NO]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H3762 [7MY]

———provide a refundable credit to small businesses for the costs of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 3607), H12922 [8DE]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H463 [12FE]

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

———provide for employer liability for Social Security taxes on unreported tips paid to an employee after the IRS establishes the amount of tips received (see H.R. 2034), H8382 [17SE]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 3119), H10457 [5NO]

———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 1313), H4205 [15MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H4529 [21MY]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H9687 [17OC]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H5468 [17JN]

———treatment of meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 2094), H11392 (see H.R. 2094), H11515 [18NO]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H6707 [14JY]

———provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H9478 [15OC]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H11700 [20NO]

———improve consumer protection regulation of the household goods transportation industry (see H.R. 2928), H8954 [29SE]

Turkey: condemn terrorist attacks in Istanbul (see H. Res. 453), H11703 [20NO]

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

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] (see H.R. 1553), H2823 [3AP]

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

Veterans: continuation of dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a veteran if such spouse remarries after a certain age (see H.R. 36), H2472 [27MR]

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

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H1746 [11MR]

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

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1746 [11MR]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 178), H4529 [21MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2270 [20MR]

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

———determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 373), H392 [11FE]

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

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H12311 [21NO]

World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H323 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Head Start Program: provide additional funding for States with increased numbers of children eligible for participation (see H.R. 2563), H5713 [23JN]

Medicare: increase amount of payment for physicians' services and provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 3584), H12307 [21NO]

Middle East: urge return to principles outlined in ``Road Map for Peace'' as a viable framework for achieving a peaceful solution in the Middle East (see H. Res. 478), H12920 [8DE]

Siegfried and Roy: tribute to achievements, recognize impact of their efforts on the conservation of endangered species, and wish Roy Horn a full and speedy recovery (see H. Res. 431), H10340 [4NO]

Terrorism: provide for interagency preparation and response to consequences of attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project (see H.R. 2926), H7782 [25JY]

Tourist trade: establish a pilot program for the promotion of travel and tourism in the U.S. through international broadcasting (see H.R. 2002), H3760 [7MY]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H4734 [22MY]

Motions

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H11186 [17NO], H11493 [18NO]

Remarks

Bruce Woodbury Post Office Building, Boulder City, NV: designate (H.R. 2254), E1294 [18JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2221 [20MR]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E2174 [30OC]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2143), H5140, H5142 [10JN]

Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (H. Res. 320), E1955 [2OC]

———U.N. peace talks on Turkish occupation, E505 [18MR]

Dept. of Energy: high-level radioactive waste cleanup program funding, H9170 [2OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (H.R. 1720), H10001, H10006 [29OC]

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

———improve and enhance provision of long-term care for veterans and modify authorities relative to administration of personnel (S. 1156), H12148 [21NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H11501 [18NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7123, H7124 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2754), conference report, H11400 [18NO]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H7124 [18JY], H11400 [18NO]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 139), H1826 [13MR]

Israel: condemn terrorism inflicted on Israel since the Aqaba Summit and express solidarity in fight against terrorism (H. Res. 294), H5860 [25JN]

———U.S. policy, H8494 [24SE]

Medicare: improve reimbursement payments to physicians, H11493, H11499 [18NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H5909 [25JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12237 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H11493, H11498, H11499 [18NO]

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (H. Res. 409), H9888, H9891 [28OC]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H10136 [30OC]

OPIC: reauthorize (S. 1824), H11554 [19NO]

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 (H. Con. Res. 49), H5846 [25JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 189), H3083 [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), H11386 [18NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H9170 [2OC]

———renewable energy research programs funding, H7123 [18JY]

Senior citizens: nutrition programs funding, H11501 [18NO]

Siegfried and Roy: tribute to achievements, recognize impact of their efforts on the conservation of endangered species, and wish Roy Horn a full and speedy recovery (H. Res. 431), H10346 [5NO]

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), E2175 [30OC]

Turkey: condemn terrorist attacks in Istanbul (H. Res. 453), H12135 [21NO]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (H.R. 2217), E2279 [7NO]

———health care funding, E2279 [7NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, E2279 [7NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), H9093 [1OC]

Votes: position on missed, H5305 [12JN], E1485 [15JY], E1545 [21JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Condolences on death of mother, H7237 [22JY]

Leave of absence: granted, H7222 [21JY], H9279 [7OC]

Special order: granted, H5925 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Nevada: tribute to congressional delegation, S14326 [10NO]

Tributes

Brown, William D., E2077 [17OC]

Davis, Willie, H1957 [19MR]

Demmler, Virginia, E2408 [22NO]

Kishner, Irwin, E1080 [23MY]

Lasater, Maura L., E779 [12AP]

McCool, William C., E791 [29AP]

Pokorney, Frederick, H3456 [30AP], E789 [29AP]