INSLEE, JAY (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Credit: 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), H8084 [9SE], H8160 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2658), H6302 [8JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7082 [17JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7695, H7788 [25JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7143 [18JY]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abraham Lincoln (U.S.S.): tribute to Navy and Marine Corps crew (see H. Res. 211), H3571 [30AP]

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), H6264 [26JN]

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

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), H4131 [14MY]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H2940 [8AP]

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

Arizona: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3337), H12922 [8DE]

Armed Forces: allow eligible members under the Montgomery GI Bill to transfer educational assistance entitlement to dependents (see H.R. 2764), H9614 [16OC]

———commend regular and reserve components, express concern for safety and security, and ensure that reserve components are provided the same equipment as regular components (see H. Con. Res. 335), H11701 [20NO]

———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), H9479 [15OC]

———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), H9478 [15OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H706 [13FE] (see H.R. 3474), H12922 [8DE]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1111), H3571 [30AP]

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

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 182), H4130 [14MY]

Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H4877 [3JN]

Boykin, William G.: condemn religiously intolerant remarks (see H. Res. 419), H11360 [17NO]

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

Budget: public disclosure on treatment of Social Security trust funds (see H.R. 855), H704 [13FE]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 1501), H12921 [8DE]

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

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

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H6464 [9JY]

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

Computers: study the business practices, procedures, accountability, and administration of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and of the Internet domain name system (see H.R. 2521), H5661 [19JN]

Congressional Research Service: make certain information available on Internet web site for purposes of access and retrieval by the public (see H.R. 3630), H12309 [21NO]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H7618 [24JY]

———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H7226 [21JY]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H2311 [25MR]

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 Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H4788 [2JN]

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

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pilot grant program to provide assistance for the capital and startup costs of streetcar development and revitalization (see H.R. 1315), H4788 [2JN]

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]

———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 627), H322 [5FE]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 192), H392 [11FE]

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), H4877 [3JN]

———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]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H4788 [2JN]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see H. Res. 234), H5714 [23JN]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H6604 [10JY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 2069), H6604 [10JY]

———require increased activities regarding Diamond-Blackfan anemia (see H.R. 2456), H7840 [3SE]

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), H5366 [12JN]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H11133 [7NO]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

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

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H243 [29JA]

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

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

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

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H12312 [21NO]

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: authorize use of funds for nonpoint source management programs for projects and activities relative to development and implementation of phase II of storm water program (see H.R. 3528), H12922 [8DE]

———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), H3355 [11AP]

———establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 1245), H1811 [12MR]

Families and domestic relations: regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (see H.R. 2949), H7783 [25JY]

FCC: allocate additional spectrum for unlicensed use by wireless broadband devices and ensure interference protection for Dept. of Defense systems within that spectrum (see H.R. 340), H1746 [11MR]

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

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H5365 [12JN]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H8491 [23SE]

———exclude civilian personnel at naval shipyards from the national security personnel system (see H.R. 3548), H11700 [20NO]

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), H1460 [27FE]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 2916), H7790 [29JY]

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), H6348 [8JY]

Health: increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see H. Res. 142), H2823 [3AP]

———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), H1689 [10MR]

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

Health care professionals: establish demonstration programs to encourage physicians to practice in rural settings (see H.R. 3512), H11391 (see H.R. 3512), H11514 [18NO]

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

Higher Education Act: improve opportunity for Federal student loan borrowers to consolidate their loans at reasonable interest rates (see H.R. 2504), H6465 [9JY]

———provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (see H.R. 1168), H1689 [10MR]

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

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H6707 [14JY]

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

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]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H11702 [20NO]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5088 [9JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H3683 [6MY]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H12919 [8DE]

Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see H.R. 1046), H2473 [27MR]

———eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9615 [16OC]

———provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 3092), H8283 [16SE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H243 [29JA]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H11651 [19NO]

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

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9478 [15OC]

Medicaid: 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 public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H2939 [8AP]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H6348 [8JY]

———clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1874), H3763 [7MY]

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H8175 [10SE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H2473 [27MR]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1004), H1463 [27FE]

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

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 569), H7839 [3SE]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 2787), H9982 [28OC]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H1461 [27FE]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H1460 [27FE]

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2904), H7840 [3SE]

———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]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H4739 [22MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H5089 [9JN]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H4877 [3JN]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H5175 [10JN]

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

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

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2141), H4204 [15MY]

———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 504), H2864 [7AP]

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

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

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), H7840 [3SE]

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (see H.R. 2382), H9478 [15OC]

National security: ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (see H.R. 2242), H5367 [12JN]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 36), H4529 [21MY]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 1093), H5815 [24JN]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H3453 [29AP]

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

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H4738 [22MY]

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: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 3432), H10339 [4NO]

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 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), H4876 [3JN]

———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), H2822 [3AP]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H2312 [25MR]

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

———use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 243), H134 [8JA]

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), H1471 [3MR]

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), H3572 [30AP]

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), H4736 [22MY]

———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 1021), H1463 [27FE]

Sewage disposal: combined sewer overflow control programs (see H. Con. Res. 309), H9812 [21OC]

———sewer overflow control grants appropriations (see H.R. 784), H1812 [12MR]

Ships and vessels: extend authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program (see H.R. 2704), H6603 [10JY]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 822), H702 [13FE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H1682 [6MR]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 449), H242 [29JA]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H1682 [6MR]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H3761 [7MY]

Stockton, John: tribute (see H. Res. 274), H6465 [9JY]

Sudan: human rights violations (see H. Res. 194), H3454 [29AP]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 1828), H5268 [11JN]

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

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

———allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 109), H323 [5FE]

———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), H2586 [1AP]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1052), H1514 [4MR]

———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), H3571 [30AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H4204 [15MY]

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

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H3858 [8MY]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H7787 [25JY]

———treatment of capital to cover installation costs of residential solar energy equipment (see H.R. 694), H391 [11FE]

———treatment of ground rent paid on land on which a qualified residence is located and which is allotted or Indian-owned land (see H.R. 1426), H4788 [2JN]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to issuance of tax-exempt governmental bonds (see H.R. 1421), H4788 [2JN]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H2819 [3AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H8380 [17SE]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H9214 [2OC]

———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), H8175 [10SE]

Transportation: responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H11146 [10NO]

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

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

———temporarily allow States to disregard certain look-back requirements for purposes of determining unemployment insurance eligibility (see H.R. 3554), H11701 [20NO]

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), H1812 [12MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1396 [26FE]

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

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

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

White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2397), H5173 [10JN]

Wildlife: protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (see H.R. 2310), H4876 [3JN]

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

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

World War II: 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

Dept. of Energy: prohibit from disposing of low-level radioactive waste in certain landfills (see H.R. 2508), H5551 [18JN]

Education: expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 2678), H6463 [9JY]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3509), H11391 (see H.R. 3509), H11514 [18NO]

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

Medicare: coverage of audiologic rehabilitation services (see H.R. 3464), H10977 [6NO]

Roads and highways: establish programs to enhance roadway safety and improve transportation efficiency (see H.R. 288), H136 [8JA]

Telecommunications: authorize grants for community telecommunications infrastructure planning and market development (see H.R. 2530), H5662 [19JN]

Motions

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H11598 [19NO], H11845 [20NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H8997 [30SE], H9168 [2OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 473), H12763 [8DE]

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, H9474 [15OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), conference report, H663 [13FE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H663 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8073, H8074, H8075, H8076 [9SE], H9030 [30SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9473, H9474, H9475 [15OC], H9608 [16OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H663 [13FE], H3245 [10AP]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4502 [21MY]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H1608 [5MR], H1894, H1895 [13MR]

Aviation: enable the U.S. to maintain its leadership in aeronautics and aviation, H5161 [10JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H3030 [9AP]

———deficit, H3030 [9AP], H3296 [10AP], H3752 [7MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H3296 [10AP]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H292 [5FE]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2143), H5150 [10JN]

———remove exceptions for legal State-authorized gambling relative to ban on use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling, H5150 [10JN]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), H5289 [12JN]

Credit: 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), H8160 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4502 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration (H. Res. 245), H4395 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 437), H10989 [7NO]

———ensure civil service protection for civilian employees, H10989 [7NO]

———exemption from certain environmental regulations, H2927 [8AP], H4395 [21MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), H6302 [8JY]

———prohibit funding to alter existing civilian personnel system, H6302 [8JY]

Dept. of Energy: disposal of low-level radioactive waste in landfills that do not meet all requirements and standards under Federal law, H7143 [18JY]

———high-level radioactive waste cleanup program funding, H9168, H9171 [2OC]

———increase renewable energy programs funding through reductions in Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H7135 [18JY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H12763 [8DE]

Dept. of the Interior: issue separate leases for tar sand and oil and gas for the same area (H.R. 3062), H9330, H9331 [8OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7082, H7083, H7087, H7091 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7284 [22JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7695 [25JY]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H2926, H2927 [8AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: effect of reduced Impact Aid Program funding on certain military service-dependent economies, H1357 [26FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7135, H7143 [18JY]

EPA: Office of Compliance and Enforcement funding, H7695 [25JY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), consideration (H. Res. 265), H5192 [11JN]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (H. Res. 218), H4182, H4183 [15MY]

———prohibit funding to implement new media ownership rules, H7284 [22JY]

———ruling on media ownership rules, H4772, H4773, H4774, H4775 [2JN]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), H4302, H4303, H4304, H4317 [20MY]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), conference report, H12161, H12168 [21NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), conference rpt. consideration (H. Res. 457), H12116 [21NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), consideration (H. Res. 239), H4280 [20MY]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), motion to instruct conferees, H10467 [6NO]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2981 [9AP]

———strike ``when used as intended'' from exceptions to prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, H2981 [9AP]

Forest Service: prohibit funding to implement changes to roadless areas protection regulations, H7082, H7083, H7087, H7091 [17JY]

———protection of certain roadless areas (H.R. 2369), H5416 [17JN]

FTC: ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 3161), H8920 [25SE]

Government: require all agencies requesting private credit information in the course of terrorism investigations to abide by certain privacy protections, H8160 [10SE]

GSA: procurement and installation of photovoltaic solar electric systems in public buildings, H3259, H3260 [10AP]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7520 [24JY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1844 [13MR]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish, H7219, H7220, H7221, H7222 [21JY]

Intelligence services: appointment of special counsel to investigate alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H9030 [30SE]

———assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H6695, H6697 [14JY], H7219, H7220, H7221, H7222 [21JY], H7821 [3SE], H8280, H8281 [16SE], H11875, H11876 [20NO]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H6695, H6697 [14JY], H7219, H7220, H7221, H7222 [21JY], H8483, H8484 [23SE], H11875, H11876 [20NO]

———possession of weapons of mass destruction, H6695, H6697 [14JY]

———U.S. policy, H7821 [3SE], H8073, H8074, H8075, H8076 [9SE]

Medicare: improve reimbursement payments to physicians, H11845, H11849, H11851, H11852, H11853 [20NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12851 [8DE]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H11845, H11849, H11851, H11852, H11853 [20NO]

Mendocino National Forest: convey certain lands and authorize the use of the proceeds from such conveyances (H.R. 708), H9331, H9332 [8OC]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H3574 [1MY]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H3231 [10AP]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, H2870 [8AP]

National Eye Donor Month: observance, E322 [27FE]

National security: homeland security funding, H2916 [8AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit additional inventory of oil and gas resources on certain portions, H9342 [8OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2926, H2927 [8AP], H3039-H3042 [9AP], H3231, H3245, H3259, H3260 [10AP]

———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), motion to instruct conferees, H9168, H9171 [2OC], H9342 [8OC]

———national energy policy, H5355-H5358 [12JN], H6459-H6461 [9JY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H487 [13FE]

Singh, Rohan: Junior Achievement Inc., Student Entrepreneuer of the Year award recipient, E2283 [7NO]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: expansion (H.R. 408), H9328, H9330 [8OC]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H9475 [15OC]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit, H4856 [3JN], H4881 [4JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H5192 [11JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H9348 [8OC]

———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, H5192 [11JN], H9348 [8OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H3296 [10AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3752 [7MY], H4533 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4856 [3JN], H4881 [4JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 253), H4712 [22MY]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 2596), H6004 [26JN]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), H81, H82 [8JA]

Tongass National Forest: oversight of wilderness recommendations, H663 [13FE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system, H12763 [8DE]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (H. Res. 187), H3338 [11AP]

Veterans: health care funding, H9473, H9475 [15OC]

Votes in House: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time (H. Res. 474), H12851 [8DE]

World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (H. Res. 56), H1385 [26FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1635 [5MR], H2584 [1AP], H2936 [8AP], H3759 [7MY], H3971 [9MY], H4874 [3JN], H5171 [10JN], H9611 [16OC], H11389 [18NO], H11647 [19NO]

Tributes

Spring, Ira, H3056 [10AP]