GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS

Addresses

Effect of Certain Environmental Regulations on Massachusetts Fishing Industry: Frederick Kalisz, Jr., E1877 [24SE]

Advertisements

Pharmaceutical Market Access Act (H.R. 2427): TREA Senior Citizens League, H9466 [15OC]

Agreements

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Depts. of State and Homeland Security Relative to the Visa Issuance Provisions of the Homeland Security Act, H9020-H9025 [30SE]

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4939 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), S3481, S3551, S3555 [11MR], S3571, S3581, S3600, S3640 [12MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9148 [2OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), H1999, H2046, H2051, H2053, H2055, H2097 [19MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (H.J. Res. 3), S1162 [17JA]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), S13012, S13024, S13027, S13035, S13037, S13040, S13057, S13058, S13059 [22OC], S16036 [25NO], H12854 [8DE]

Ecology and environment: manage risk of potential climate change through reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 139), S13523 [29OC]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2978, H2979, H2982, H2984, H2987, H2991 [9AP]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (S. 671), S15205 [19NO]

IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 1528), H5409 [16JN], H5522 [18JN], H5563 [19JN]

Native Americans: technical corrections to certain laws (S. 523), S10441 [30JY]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), H4013, H4014 [13MY], H4073 [14MY]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), consideration (H. Res. 230), H4039 [14MY]

Railroads: authorizing appropriations for the Federal railroad safety program (S. 1402), S16045 [25NO]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (H.R. 100), H12868 [8DE]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: require compliance with leak detection and prevention standards for underground storage tanks and provide funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (S. 195), S5684 [1MY]

Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), S4532 [27MR]

Analyses

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

Budget Process Extension To Maintain Fiscal Accountability and Responsibility, S75 [7JA]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction (2002): Feingold Amendment To Extend Budgetary Mechanisms and Spending Caps, S5281 [11AP]

Energy Policy Act (S. 14): Feinstein Amendment on Regulatory Oversight Over Energy Trading Markets, S7662 [11JN]

Freedom To Establish State High (FRESH) Air Quality Act (H.R. 3133), E1818 [17SE]

PATRIOT Oversight Restoration Act (S. 1695), S12284 [1OC]

Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth Study Act (H.R. 748), E218 [13FE]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 3, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, S11768 [22SE], H4953 [4JN], H8907 [25SE]

Articles and editorials

And That's the Way It Is, S11386 [11SE]

Black Lung—30 Years After Protections, Disease and Questions Remain, E901 [9MY]

China Set To Act on Fuel Economy—Tougher Standards Than in U.S., S15351 [21NO]

Climate Change—The Science Isn't Settled, S13491 [29OC]

Computer Voting Isn't Fool-Proof, H9713 [20OC]

Congress' Message on Cuba, S13657 [30OC]

Congressional Resolve on Cuba, S13657 [30OC]

Diebold Dilemma, H7920 [4SE]

Drawing Lines for Dollars—Scientists Get Federal and Private Funding Under One Roof. Why Can't Legal Aid Lawyers?, S6599 [19MY]

Drug Maker Pushed Painkiller Aggressively; Purdue PHARMA Has Marketed OxyContin Far Beyond Its Original Purpose, Newly Released Documents Show, E1246 [13JN]

Dubious Energy Bill Better Shelved, S10175 [30JY]

FCC's Powell Keeps Chin Up as Regulation Storm Rages, S11464 [15SE]

Federal Ban on So-Called ``Partial-Birth Abortion'' Is a Dangerous Intrusion Into Medical Practice, S12940 [21OC]

Feds Win Job Competitions at Park Service, Agriculture Department, S11793 [23SE]

Fighting Over Overtime, S12215 [1OC]

Finding Fraud on Wall St. May Be a Step to Higher Post, H3626 [1MY]

Fix This Loophole, S3635 [12MR]

Great Media Gulp, S11517 [16SE]

Havana Club, S13657 [30OC]

Heartbreak and a Choice—I Had an Abortion at Eight Months, E2436 [23NO]

Houston Link to D-FW Smog Doubted, H10099 [29OC]

How Media Giants Are Reassembling the Old Oligopoly, S11514 [16SE]

How Michael Powell Could Have the Last Laugh, S11463 [15SE]

In a Wall St. Hierarchy, Short Shift to Little Guy, H3625 [1MY]

In the Northwest—`Outsourcing' a Sweeping Attack on National Parks, S11802 [23SE]

In the Northwest—Sonar Tests' Effects on Wildlife Should Set Off Alarms, H4258 [20MY]

Insurance Crisis Hits Hard on Prairie—Denied Coverage, Obstetrician for 3 Wyoming Counties Ends Practice, S3837 [18MR]

Investors First, H11544 [19NO]

Keep Pros Who Love Parks, S11804 [23SE]

Labor Dept. Shifts Whistle-Blower View, S1727 [29JA]

Legacy of Power Cost Manipulation, S10127 [29JY]

Let Freedom Ring, S3637 [12MR]

Lift Ban on Cuba Travel, S13657 [30OC]

More Public Drilling? Let's Collect Bills First, H3314 [11AP]

Open Door to Drug Imports, H10540 [6NO]

Our View—Make Federal Testing Fit With Curriculum, S15278 [20NO]

``Partial Birth,'' Partial Truths, H4918, H4935 [4JN]

``Partial Birth'' Mendacity, Again, H4918, H4935 [4JN]

Power Points—Second Thoughts on FERC's California D-Day, S15262 [20NO]

Powerful New Revolver Is Drawing Fire Already, S2915 [27FE]

Regulation Begins at Home, H11542 [19NO]

Replacement Near, Old Vote Machines Are New York Issue, H9713-H9715 [20OC]

Small Firms Are Turning to Financial Futures for Fuel, S13976 [5NO]

Soaring Malpractice Insurance Squeezes Out Doctors, Clinics, S3836 [18MR]

Super IGA Now Rules Local Land Use in Boulder, E2320 [19NO]

Sure-Fire Recipe for Trouble, S8117 [18JN]

Take a Test, Get a Prize, S15277 [20NO]

Taking Sides at Diebold, H7920 [4SE]

Ten Wall St. Firms Settle With U.S. in Analyst Inquiry—Agree To Pay $1.4 Billion, H3625 [1MY]

These Are Your Parks, S11800 [23SE]

Too Little Discussion Has Preceded FCC Decision on Media Ownership, H4775 [2JN]

Too Many Secrets, S3635 [12MR]

Touch-Screen Voting Ready, Officials Say, H10120 [29OC]

Viability and the Law, S13129 [23OC]

Voting Machine Controversy, H7919 [4SE]

Warming Is Global but the Legislating, in the U.S., Is All Local, S13573 [30OC]

What if a Pension Shift Hit Lawmakers, Too?, E447 [12MR]

White House Office Blocked EPA's Asbestos Cleanup Plan, S2039-S2041 [6FE]

White House Takes Opposing Views on Charities, S6599 [19MY]

Why This Tax Loophole for Losers Should End, S8567 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 679), H390 [11FE] (see H.R. 809), H701 [13FE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 3), S2522 [14FE] (see H.R. 760), H698 [13FE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), consideration (see H. Res. 257), H4875 [3JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 383), H9129 [1OC]

Agricultural Adjustment Act: amend to add pears and cherries to the list of fruits and vegetables subject to regulation in a marketing order by grade, size, quality, or maturity (see S. 1969), S15975 [25NO] (see H.R. 3312), H9613 [16OC]

———remove requirement that processors be members of an agency administering a marketing order applicable to pears (see S. 1827), S14032 [5NO] (see H.R. 2984), H7785 [25JY]

Agricultural Marketing Act: specify model for country-of-origin labeling requirements certification program for producers, ease verification of compliance with requirements, and impose schedule of penalties for violations (see H.R. 3083), H8216 [11SE]

Agriculture: ensure regulatory equity among dairy farmers for milk sales in certain non-federally regulated marketing areas (see H.R. 1659), H2937 [8AP]

———ensure regulatory equity among dairy farmers for milk sales in certain non-federally regulated marketing areas and apply minimum price requirements to certain Arizona-Las Vegas marketing area milk handlers (see H.R. 1650), H2863 [7AP]

———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 1298), S8232 [19JN] (see H.R. 2519), H5661 [19JN]

———permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (see S. 332), S2051 [6FE]

———permit the EPA to register Canadian pesticides (see S. 1406), S9414 [15JY] (see H.R. 3319), H9613 [16OC]

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

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

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 244), H134 [8JA]

———establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see S. 843), S5059 [9AP] (see H.R. 3093), H8283 [16SE]

Airlines: reimburse airline industry for homeland security costs (see S. 728), S4512 [27MR]

Alaska: extend hydroelectric licenses (see H.R. 337), H169 [27JA]

Angola: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 3510), H11391 (see H.R. 3510), H11514 [18NO]

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

———strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see S. 736), S4512 [27MR] (see H.R. 1532), H2585 [1AP]

Antitrust policy: encourage standards development organizations to develop and promulgate voluntary consensus standards (see S. 1799), S13660 [30OC] (see H.R. 1086), H1640 [5MR]

———enhance FTC or Dept. of Justice authority to prevent anticompetitive practices in tightly concentrated gasoline markets (see S. 1737), S12607 [15OC]

———increase certain antitrust penalties on individuals and corporations and repeal the U.S. Antidumping Act (see S. 1080), S6624 [19MY]

Appalachian region: amend laws relative to county additions (see H.R. 3264), H9375 [8OC]

Appropriations: making continuing to increase FHA loan limitations and require compliance with such limitations, and to fund FAA Operations Account Staff Offices (see H.J. Res. 82), H12920 [8DE]

———require any emergency supplemental appropriations for reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, and the war on terrorism, be made available in allotments and in accordance with certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 3132), H8381 [17SE]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decision making, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see S. 546), S3252 [6MR] (see H.R. 2416), H5265 [11JN]

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

———enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 358), H170 [27JA]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 1034), S5950 [8MY] (see S. 1431), S9592 [17JY] (see H.R. 2038), H3856 [8MY]

ATF: enhance authority to enforce compliance of gun dealers with Federal firearms laws (see S. 1983), S16119 [9DE]

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

———require background checks of alien flight school applicants regardless of weight of the aircraft for which they seek training and require report on the effectiveness of the requirement (see S. 236), S1736 [29JA]

———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), H8082 [9SE]

Awards, medals, prizes: require Federal agencies to impose certain requirements on recipients of awards for scientific and engineering research (see H.R. 60), H54 [7JA]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1461 [27FE]

———amend laws (H.R. 975), consideration (see H. Res. 147), H1952 [18MR]

———amend laws relative to dismissal of certain involuntary cases (see S. 1128), S6978 [22MY] (see H.R. 1529), H2585 [1AP]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 1323), S8439 [24JN] (see S. 1920), S15407 [21NO] (see H.R. 2302), H4875 [3JN] (see H.R. 2465), H5365 [12JN] (see H.R. 3540, 3542), H11700 [20NO]

———include bonuses and other extraordinary or excessive compensation of corporate officers and violators of securities and accounting laws in bankruptcy estates (see S. 832), S5059 [9AP]

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 2004), S16120 [9DE]

———protect family farmers and family fishermen (see H.R. 343), H169 [27JA]

Budget: reform procedures to restrain congressional spending, foster greater oversight, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 180), H58 [7JA]

———require a balanced Federal budget, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, establish biennial budgets, and impose spending safeguards on the growth of entitlements and discretionary spending (see H.R. 3358), H9811 [21OC]

Business and industry: require disclosure of insider sales of stock of publicly held companies be filed electronically (see H.R. 600), H321 [5FE]

———require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions (see H.R. 275), H136 [8JA]

———review accounting treatment and adopt generally accepted accounting principles for the treatment of employee stock options (see S. 181), S1068 [16JA]

California: modify date as of which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria is deemed to be held in trust (see S. 1648), S11912 [24SE]

Cape Lookout National Seashore: adjust number of free roaming horses permitted (see H.R. 2055), H3973 [9MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H60 [7JA]

CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 3543), H11700 [20NO]

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

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2444), H5364 [12JN]

———provide for infant crib safety (see H.R. 3371), H9811 [21OC]

Clean Air Act: modify certain provisions relative to methyl bromide (see H.R. 3403), H10129 [29OC]

———reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 203), H59 [7JA]

———reduce powerplant pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs and an alternative regulatory classification for units subject to such programs (see S. 485), S2920 [27FE] (see S. 1844), S14335 [10NO] (see H.R. 999), H1462 [27FE]

Colombia: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see S. 986), S5725 [5MY] (see H.R. 2853), H7615 [24JY]

Commission on Overtime Regulations: establish (see S. 1611), S11416 [11SE]

Committee on Administrative Procedures (Joint): establish (see H.R. 3356), H9811 [21OC]

Committee on Agency Rule Review (Joint): establish (see H.R. 2542), H5662 [19JN]

Computers: prohibit transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail to persons on a national No-Spam Registry and impose requirements on content of all commercial e-mail (see S. 1231), S7718 [11JN]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see S. 877), S5173 [10AP] (see H.R. 2214), H4734 [22MY] (see H.R. 2515), H5551 [18JN]

———strengthen security of Federal computer systems (see S. 187), S1069 [16JA]

Congress: require congressional approval of proposed rules designated by Congress to be significant (see H.R. 1654), H2863 [7AP]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 384), H171 [27JA]

Connecticut: exempt milk hauling vehicles from Interstate System weight limitations (see H.R. 2384), H5044 [5JN]

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

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 884), S5174 [10AP] (see H.R. 996), H1462 [27FE]

———treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 1887), H3570 [30AP]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 106), H55 [7JA]

———require certain prospective government contractors to employ a certain percentage of their employees in the U.S. (see H.R. 3134), H8381 [17SE]

Controlled Substances Act: amend relative to placing of certain substances on the schedules of controlled substances (see H.R. 207), H59 [7JA]

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

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1994), H3683 [6MY]

———require minimum work week, job training, and life skills preparation for Federal prison inmates and establish a grant program for mandatory drug testing (see S. 672), S4165 [20MR]

Courts: awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (see H.R. 2204), H4733 [22MY] (see H.R. 2282), H4786 [2JN]

———confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial proceedings (see H.R. 538), H318 [5FE]

———make certain sentencing safety valve provisions retroactive (see S. 390), S2456 [13FE]

———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), H169 [27JA]

———provide a definition of a prevailing party for Federal fee-shifting statutes (see S. 1117), S6978 [22MY]

———require written opinions in certain cases (see H.R. 700), H391 [11FE]

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 211), H59 [7JA]

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

———establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 2911), H7782 [25JY]

———issue standards addressing open flame ignition of consumer products containing polyurethane (see H.R. 3437), H10339 [4NO]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2207), H4734 [22MY]

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

———provide enhanced information regarding credit card balance payment terms and conditions (see H.R. 1747), H3302 [10AP]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of and establish a uniform system of accountability for the use of Government purchase and travel cards (see H.R. 3165), H8904 [24SE]

———prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see S. 1744), S12737 [16OC] (see H.R. 3329), H9614 [16OC]

Crime: exempt certain rocket propellants from being classified as explosive materials (see S. 724), S4512 [27MR]

———prohibit fraudulent use of authentication features in production of identity documents (see S. 731), S4512 [27MR]

———prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. (see S. 1301), S8232 [19JN] (see H.R. 2405), H5173 [10JN]

———provide penalties for false personation of a military officer for purposes of harassing military families and clarify the false personation statute relative to officers and employees of the U.S. (see S. 1445), S9793 [23JY]

Cuba: lift trade embargo, grant normal trade relations status, and lift travel restrictions (see S. 403), S2457 [13FE]

———lift travel restrictions (see S. 950), S5541 [30AP] (see H.R. 2071), H4010 [13MY]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 2283), H4786 [2JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see S. 1103), S6977 [22MY] (see H.R. 2203), H4733 [22MY]

———implement certain price structures under Federal milk marketing orders and provide emergency market loss payments to certain dairy producers (see H.R. 455), H242 [29JA]

———improve safety of meat and poultry products through retrieval of history, use, and location of products using a recordkeeping and audit system or registered identification (see H.R. 3546), H11700 [20NO]

———organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see S. 457), S2839 [26FE] (see H.R. 955), H1460 [27FE]

———recall of meat and poultry that is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise unsafe (see H.R. 2273), H4737 [22MY]

———repeal Forest Service Appeals Reform Act and develop an administrative appeals process for the Forest Service similar to other Federal land management agencies (see H.R. 1679), H2938 [8AP]

Dept. of Commerce: protect consumers by regulating interstate sale of insurance (see S. 1373), S9049 [8JY]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2875), H7616 [24JY]

Dept. of Energy: external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at facilities (see H.R. 1961), H3682 [6MY]

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

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see S. 1781), S13134 [23OC] (see H.R. 2427), H5266 [11JN]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), consideration (see H. Res. 335), H7453 [23JY]

———take action to remove dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids from the market (see S. Res. 260), S14177 [6NO] (see H. Res. 435), H10978 [6NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish clearly defined standards and guidelines for Federal, State, and local government emergency preparedness and response capability (see H.R. 3227), H9213 [2OC]

———improve financial accountability requirements (see S. 1567), S10906 [1AU] (see H.R. 2886), H7616 [24JY]

———suspend nonessential visas to allow reorganization of immigration and naturalization functions and ensure sufficient monitoring and deterrence to maintain border integrity (see H.R. 2235), H4735 [22MY]

Dept. of HUD: guarantee loans to homeowners with properties contaminated by leaking underground storage tanks and assist such homeowners in moving from such properties on a temporary or permanent basis (see H.R. 2189), H4527 [21MY]

———provide for renewal of project-based assisted housing contracts at reimbursement levels that are sufficient to sustain operations (see H.R. 1957), H3681 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 83), H54 [7JA]

———expand powers and jurisdiction to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition (see S. 1224), S7619 [10JN] (see H.R. 2403), H5173 [10JN]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H700 [13FE]

———require text of passports be written in English and Spanish (see H.R. 1452), H2401 [26MR]

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 S. 965), S5650 [1MY] (see H.R. 1130), H1679 [6MR]

———limit authority to claim title or other rights to water absent specific direction of law or to abrogate, injure, or otherwise impair any right to the use of any quantity of water (see H.R. 2603), H5928 [25JN]

———reimbursement for certain damages relative to BLM bonding regulations (see H.R. 1062), H1515 [4MR]

———require departmental agency heads to consider whether agency actions have disparate impact on racial, ethnic, or religious minorities (see H.R. 654), H327 [7FE]

———transfer of authority to revise the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual (see S. 1378), S9049 [8JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: congressional disapproval of rule allowing financial institutions to accept foreign consular-issued identification cards (see H.J. Res. 58), H4737 [22MY]

Dept. of Transportation: address loss of manufacturing base and technology jobs through increased Buy American Act compliance levels (see H.R. 3017), H8015 [5SE]

———clarify certain Buy American Act provisions (see H.R. 3682), H12919 [8DE]

———evaluate devices and technology for reducing the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 3683), H12919 [8DE]

———issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems (see S. 311), S1977 [5FE] (see H.R. 580), H319 [5FE]

———require installation of 2 combination cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder systems in each commercial passenger aircraft (see H.R. 2632), H6262 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: congressional disapproval of rule revising acquisition procedures for health care resources (see H.J. Res. 41), H2270 [20MR]

———dispense medications for prescriptions written by private practitioners to veterans awaiting their first VA appointment for medical care (see S. 1112), S6978 [22MY] (see H.R. 2219), H4734 [22MY]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 709), H391 [11FE] (see H.R. 998), H1462 [27FE] (see H.R. 2015), H3761 [7MY]

———establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (see H.R. 2357), H5043 [5JN] (see H.R. 3094), H8283 [16SE]

———extend the period for provision of noninstitutional extended care services and required nursing home care (see S. 836), S5059 [9AP]

———increase the quantity of supply of certain prescriptions furnished to veterans with chronic conditions (see H.R. 1921), H3635 [1MY]

———repeal 4-year terms specified by law for certain officials (see H.R. 1718), H3301 [10AP]

———repeal limitation on payment of accrued benefits upon death of beneficiary and allow substitution of parties in pending benefit claims when applicant dies (see S. 1188), S7476 [5JN]

———repeal limitation on the payment of accrued benefits that are due, and unpaid, upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary (see H.R. 241), H134 [8JA]

Drugs: clarify definition of anabolic steroids, review sentencing guidelines for crimes involving steroids, and establish education programs relative to steroids (see S. 1780), S13134 [23OC]

———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]

———eliminate safe-harbor exception for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see S. 1784), S13134 [23OC]

———establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H7949 [4SE]

———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1717), H3301 [10AP] (see H.R. 2233), H4735 [22MY]

Ecology and environment: manage risk of potential climate change through reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (see S. 139), S133 [9JA]

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

———regulate concentrated animal feeding operations for the protection of the environment and public health (see S. 1407), S9414 [15JY]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see S. 1562), S10906 [1AU] (see H.R. 2732), H6868 [15JY]

———collect information from coeducational secondary schools on athletic participation (see S. 282), S1871 [4FE]

———limit the applicability of annual updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology relative to financial aid eligibility (see S. 1265), S7876 [13JN] (see H.R. 2485), H5408 [16JN]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see S. Res. 153), S6979 [22MY] (see H. Res. 137), H1746 [11MR]

———reaffirm support for Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls (see S. Res. 40), S1813 [30JA]

———reduce paperwork for special education teachers and make mediation mandatory for all legal disputes relative to individualized education programs (see S. 626), S3730 [13MR]

Electric power: authorize a State to regulate the sale at wholesale of electricity generated, transmitted, and distributed solely within that State (see H.R. 3506), H11391 (see H.R. 3506), H11514 [18NO]

———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]

———protect customers by ensuring States maintain jurisdiction over electric utilities and prohibiting FERC implementation of a standard market design (see S. 954), S5541 [30AP]

———provide for Federal and State coordination of permitting for electric transmission facilities (see H.R. 1338), H1954 [18MR]

———provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity (see S. 688), S4275 [21MR] (see H.R. 1341), H1954 [18MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend relative to rigorous quality standards applicable to paraprofessionals hired prior to enactment of No Child Left Behind Act (see H.R. 2348), H5043 [5JN]

———permit certain States and local educational agencies to obtain waivers of student testing requirements (see S. 956), S5541 [30AP]

Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor (EMTALA) Act: improve regulatory operation (see H.R. 1382), H2268 [20MR]

———modify requirements relative to medical screening examinations (see H.R. 2471), H5407 [16JN]

Employment: clarify rules for determining whether certain agent-drivers and commission-drivers are employees (see H.R. 1649), H2863 [7AP]

———condition minimum wage exemptions for organized camps on compliance with certain safety standards (see H.R. 2145), H4254 [19MY]

———prevent an employer from placing a nonimmigrant who is an intracompany transferee with another employer (see H.R. 2154), H4254 [19MY]

Endangered species: enable certain Federal agencies to rescue and relocate those species which are threatened by certain reconstruction, maintenance, or repair of manmade flood control levees (see H.R. 1194), H1744 [11MR]

Endangered Species Act: improve listing, recovery planning, and delisting processes (see S. 369), S2340 [12FE]

———require Federal assumption of all costs relative to implementation and compliance (see S. 1178), S7381 [4JN]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1462 [27FE]

EPA: allow States, Indian tribes, municipalities, and air pollution control agencies discretion as to whether or not to implement new source review revisions (see H.R. 3133), H8381 [17SE]

———provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see S. 515), S3162 [5MR] (see H.R. 347), H169 [27JA]

———reduce underground storage tank releases by strengthening inspections, operator training, program enforcement, oxygenated fuel cleanup, and providing States greater Federal resources (see H.R. 3335), H9687 [17OC]

ERISA: increase the maximum levels of guaranteed single-employer plan benefits (see H.R. 3623), H12308 [21NO]

———provide for prompt compliance with reporting requirements and prompt enforcement of such requirements (see H.R. 2084), H4129 [14MY]

Executive departments: ensure that Federal construction contractors abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see H.R. 3653), H12918 [8DE]

FAA: improve training requirements and require certification of flight attendants (see S. 957), S5541 [30AP]

———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 959), S5541 [30AP] (see H.R. 1063), H1515 [4MR]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: require consumer reporting agencies to notify consumers when negative information is added to their file (see H.R. 1729), H3301 [10AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify that Christmas tree farming is agriculture (see H.R. 2516), H5661 [19JN]

Families and domestic relations: eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage (see H.R. 2677), H6463 [9JY]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare and improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support (see S. 669), S3993 [19MR]

———regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (see S. 1455), S9959 [25JY] (see H.R. 2949), H7783 [25JY]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 1229), H1810 [12MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 956), H1460 [27FE]

———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), H2310 [25MR]

———allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (see S. 683), S4275 [21MR]

———clarify (see S. 320), S1977 [5FE] (see H.R. 35), H53 [7JA]

FCC: allocate additional spectrum for unlicensed use by wireless broadband devices and ensure interference protection for Dept. of Defense systems within that spectrum (see S. 159), S288 [14JA] (see H.R. 340), H169 (see H.R. 363), H170 [27JA]

———amend media ownership rules (see H.R. 1035), H1464 [27FE]

———disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see S.J. Res. 17), S9414 [15JY] (see H.J. Res. 72), H9614 [16OC]

———encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 212), H3636 [1MY] (see H. Res. 218), H3683 [6MY]

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

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

———monitor complaints on the quality of wireless telephone service (see H.R. 1642), H2821 [3AP]

———protect children from indecent programming through enforcement of laws, investigation of complaints, and sanctioning of broadcast violators (see S. Res. 283), S16120 [9DE]

———reauthorize (see S. 1264), S7876 [13JN]

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

———require report on ownership and control of broadcast stations used to serve language minorities (see S. 1563), S10906 [1AU] (see H.R. 3027), H8016 [5SE]

———ruling in response to complaints regarding broadcast of program material containing indecent language (see H. Res. 482), H12920 [8DE]

———ruling on media ownership rules (see S. Res. 159), S7381 [4JN]

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

FDA: conduct oversight of any entity engaged in the recovery, testing, or handling of human tissue or human tissue-based products (see S. 1063), S6255 [14MY]

———establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety (see H.R. 1496), H2471 [27MR]

———establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 486), H243 [29JA]

———establish voluntary certification program for Internet and mail-order pharmacies and authorize, subject to conditions, importation of prescription drugs from Canada for personal use (see H.R. 2717), H6706 [14JY]

———require manufacturers of dietary supplements submit reports on adverse experiences with dietary supplements (see S. 722), S4434 [26MR]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H6602 [10JY]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see S. 1930), S15407 [21NO] (see H.R. 3453), H10977 [6NO]

Federal agencies and departments: authorize civilian contracting officers to competitively evaluate products offered by Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (see H.R. 1982), H3682 [6MY]

———require cost-benefit analysis for surface transportation projects prior to procuring architectural or engineering services from private contractors (see H.R. 1980), H3682 [6MY]

Federal aid programs: disqualify certain persons from receiving Federal funds if applications for such funds are found to be erroneous or if applicants have been convicted of a crime (see H.R. 1405), H2269 [20MR]

———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 2956), H7783 [25JY]

Federal contracts: improve Federal agency oversight and assistance and strengthen accountability of the governmentwide debarment and suspension system (see H.R. 2767), H7085 [17JY]

Federal Election Administration: establish (see S. 1388), S9244 [10JY] (see H.R. 2709), H6603 [10JY]

Federal employees: clarify that a person who voluntarily separates from the Federal civil service does not remain subject to certain enforcement provisions relative to regulation of political activity (see H.R. 1509), H2514 [31MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1252), S7831 [12JN] (see H.R. 2426), H5265 [11JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to dietary supplements (see H.R. 3377), H9981 [28OC]

———amend relative to dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids (see H.R. 1075), H1515 [4MR]

———establish labeling and advertising requirements for dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids and prohibit sales of such supplements to minors (see H.R. 725), H460 [12FE]

———establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of prescription drugs knowingly adulterated or misbranded (see H.R. 3297), H9477 [15OC]

———establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (see H.R. 2652), H6263 [26JN]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 1460), S9959 [25JY] (see H.R. 2932), H7782 [25JY]

———prohibit sale or trade of prescription drugs that were knowingly adulterated or misbranded (see H.R. 2936), H7783 [25JY]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see S. 7), S34 (see S. 54), S36 [7JA] (see S. 1225), S7619 [10JN] (see H.R. 2491), H5467 [17JN] (see H.R. 2640), H6262 [26JN]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see S. 1747), S12737 [16OC] (see H.R. 2218), H4734 [22MY]

———require manufacturers of dietary supplements to register and require submission of reports on adverse experiences regarding such supplements (see H.R. 724), H460 [12FE]

———technical corrections relative to amendments made by the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (see S. 1881), S15061 [18NO] (see H.R. 3493), H11358 [17NO]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: allow private sector businesses to compete for Federal procurement contracts (see S. 346), S2187 [11FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 1027), H1463 [27FE]

———clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H461 [12FE]

———improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 1624), H2821 [3AP]

———increase certain criminal penalties (see H.R. 1184), H1744 [11MR]

FERC: enhance protection of electricity consumers under the Federal Power Act (see S. 681), S4275 [21MR]

———extend deadline for commencement of construction for the Mount Hope Waterpower Project in Morris County, NJ (see H.R. 1391), H2269 [20MR]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in Wyoming (see S. 1577), S11032 [3SE]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in Connecticut (see H.R. 1074), H1515 [4MR]

———extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in New York (see H.R. 1164), H1681 [6MR]

———provide for alternative conditions and alternative fishways in hydroelectric dam licenses (see H.R. 1013), H1463 [27FE]

———reinstate and transfer a hydroelectric license to permit the redevelopment of a hydroelectric project located in New York (see H.R. 1866), H3452 [29AP]

———reinstate and transfer a hydroelectric license under the Federal Power Act to permit the redevelopment of a hydroelectric project located in New York (see H.R. 529), H274 [4FE]

———reinstate license and extend deadline for commencement of construction for the Carlyle Hydroelectric Project in Illinois (see S. 220), S1668 [28JA] (see H.R. 397), H217 [28JA]

Financial institutions: accept U.S.-issued matricula consular as a valid form of identification (see H.R. 773), H699 [13FE]

———ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H12307 [21NO]

———enhance security at depository institutions and automatic teller machines through use of improved surveillance pictures and require FBI recommendations on such security measures (see H.R. 1544), H2586 [1AP]

———exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (see H.R. 781), H700 [13FE]

———merge bank and savings association deposit insurance funds and reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see S. 229), S1736 [29JA]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 98), S37 [7JA] (see H.R. 111), H55 [7JA]

———prohibit offer of credit to a financial institution examiner (see S. 1947), S15812 [24NO]

———prohibit use of identification issued by foreign governments, other than passports, for purposes of verifying identity of a person opening an account (see H.R. 3674), H12919 [8DE]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 1375), H2268 [20MR]

———require disclosure of financial relationships between brokers and mutual fund companies and of certain brokerage commissions paid by mutual fund companies (see S. 1822), S14031 [5NO]

Financial Markets Oversight Commission: establish (see H.R. 1109), H1678 [6MR]

Fire prevention: allow Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements with Federal agencies to acquire goods and services relative to improving or using the wildfire fighting capability of those agencies (see H.R. 1061), H1515 [4MR]

———establish comprehensive fire safety standards for upholstered furniture, mattresses, bedclothing, and candles (see S. 1798), S13660 [30OC]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 915), H1333 [25FE]

———application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 2872), H7616 [24JY]

———clarify that federally licensed dealers may transfer firearms to other federally licensed dealers at places other than business premises specified on license (see H.R. 2906), H7781 [25JY]

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

———improve the national instant criminal background check system (see S. 1706), S12376 [2OC] (see H.R. 3237), H9213 [2OC]

———mandatory licensing and registration of handguns (see H.R. 124), H56 [7JA]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H1462 [27FE]

———prohibit certain lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see S. 659), S3993 [19MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see S. 1805, 1806), S13711 [31OC] (see H.R. 357), H170 [27JA] (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), consideration (see H. Res. 181), H2937 [8AP]

———prohibit the importation of firearms that have been modified to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 143), H57 [7JA]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 648), H322 [5FE] (see H.R. 2789), H7085 [17JY]

———provide grants to law enforcement agencies to use iris scanning technology to conduct background checks on individuals who want to purchase guns (see H.R. 1171), H1743 [11MR]

———reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (see H.R. 3348), H9738 [20OC]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see S. 1807), S13711 [31OC] (see H.R. 260), H135 [8JA]

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

———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 899), H1332 [25FE]

Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (see H.R. 186), H58 [7JA]

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

———include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see H.R. 1003), H1463 [27FE]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 467), H243 [29JA] (see H.R. 3684), H12919 [8DE]

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

Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 3547), H11700 [20NO]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (see S. 671), S4165 [20MR] (see H.R. 1047), H1514 [4MR]

Forest Service: authorize regional foresters to exempt tree-thinning projects from laws that give rise to legal action that delay or prevent such projects (see H.R. 387), H171 [27JA] (see H.R. 849), H704 [13FE]

———provide suitable grazing arrangements to persons holding grazing permits adversely affected by willow flycatcher and Yosemite toad restrictions (see S. 1111), S6978 [22MY] (see H.R. 2395), H5088 [9JN]

Freedom of Information Act: reinstate requirement that firearms dealers comply by providing information about firearms purchasers (see H.R. 2275), H4737 [22MY]

FRS: coverage of Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors by certain labor-management relation regulations (see H.R. 2171), H4367 [20MY]

FTC: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 107), H55 [7JA]

———collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see H.R. 395), H217 [28JA]

———deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 414), H217 [28JA]

———disapprove court decision preventing implementation of a ``do-not-call'' registry and support constitutionality of such a registry (see S. Res. 242), S12448 [3OC]

———enhance enforcement against cross-border fraud and deception (see H.R. 3143), H8490 [23SE]

———expand calling time restrictions on telemarketing telephone calls (see S. 335), S2119 [10FE]

———issue new rules preventing telemarketing firms from calling during certain hours (see H.R. 1330), H1953 [18MR]

———issue rules on the disclosure of technological measures that restrict consumer flexibility to use and manipulate digital information and entertainment content (see S. 692), S4325 [24MR]

———ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see S. 1652, 1654), S11913 [24SE] (see S. 1655), S11988 [25SE] (see H.R. 3161), H8904 [24SE]

———reauthorize (see S. 1234), S7718 [11JN]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see S. 1170), S7234 [3JN] (see H.R. 361), H170 [27JA]

Government: extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility (see S. 90), S37 [7JA]

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 110), H55 [7JA]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1247), H1811 [12MR]

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

———improve access to prescription drugs, prohibit tax deductions for direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertisements, and ban campaign contributions from pharmaceutical company chief executive officers (see H.R. 1733), H3301 [10AP]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see S. 720), S4434 [26MR] (see H.R. 663), H389 [11FE]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see S. 518), S3162 [5MR] (see H.R. 1068), H1515 [4MR]

———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see S. 1410), S9414 [15JY] (see H.R. 2085), H4129 [14MY]

———reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products (see S. 1115), S6978 [22MY] (see H.R. 2277), H4737 [22MY]

———require notification by manufacturers before discontinuing production of a vaccine and develop a national vaccine stockpile (see S. 371), S2340 [12FE]

Health care facilities: assure availability of a non-emergency department physician in certain hospitals (see H.R. 2389), H5045 [5JN]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see S. 1980), S16119 [9DE] (see H.R. 2239), H4735 [22MY]

———require voter verification and improved security for voting systems (see S. 1986), S16119 [9DE]

Higher Education Act: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (see H.R. 12), H51 [7JA]

Homeland Security Act: amend provisions on voluntarily furnished critical infrastructure information to restore public disclosure, government regulation, and whistleblowing protections (see S. 609), S3620 [12MR]

Housing: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 730), H460 [12FE]

———combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, establish a consumer mortgage protection board, and establish licensing and minimum standards for mortgage brokers (see H.R. 833), H703 [13FE]

———enhance regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises (see S. 1508), S10617 [31JY] (see S. 1656), S11988 [25SE]

———exempt small public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing annual public housing agency plans (see H.R. 27), H52 [7JA]

———extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2022), H3761 [7MY]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2575), H5813 [24JN]

———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 2353), H5043 [5JN]

———require energy efficiency certifications for mortgage insurance be conducted by accredited home energy rating system providers (see H.R. 3163), H8904 [24SE]

Immigration: adjust the status of certain aliens, with longstanding ties to the U.S., to that of an alien lawfully admitted to permanent residence (see H.R. 152), H57 [7JA] (see H.R. 440), H241 [29JA]

———admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (see S. 1635), S11648 [17SE] (see H.R. 2702), H6603 [10JY]

———allow aliens who are legally present in the U.S. to return temporarily to their country of citizenship if that country is engaged in post-conflict reconstruction (see S. 1949), S15812 [24NO]

———cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 2585), H5814 [24JN]

———ease requirements for certain aliens seeking nonimmigrant status in order to enter the U.S. for a temporary stay due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3306), H9613 [16OC]

———establish new special immigrant categories for certain children and women at risk of harm (see S. 1353), S8725 [26JN]

———extend the time period for the filing of applications for temporary labor certification (see H.R. 201), H59 [7JA]

———give priority in the issuance of immigrant visas to the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who are or were naturalized U.S. citizens (see H.R. 3587), H12307 [21NO]

———limit issuance of student and diversity immigrant visas to Saudi Arabian nationals and aliens from countries supporting terrorism or not cooperating fully with U.S. antiterrorism efforts (see H.R. 488), H243 [29JA]

———permit certain Mexican children, and accompanying adults, to obtain a waiver of the documentation requirements otherwise required to enter the U.S. as a temporary visitor (see H.R. 2525), H5661 [19JN]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H390 [11FE]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting State identification documents issued to nonimmigrant aliens that expire after the expiration of the aliens' nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 655), H327 [7FE]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting State identification documents issued to nonimmigrant aliens without acceptable identification and that expire after the expiration of the aliens' visas (see H.R. 3461), H10977 [6NO]

———provide for legal permanent resident status for certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens (see H.R. 604), H321 [5FE]

———provide permanent resident status for certain alien orphans physically present in the U.S. and provide for deferred enforced departure status for alien parents of certain children born in the U.S. (see H.R. 605), H321 [5FE]

———restore certain avenues for relief from removal that existed for aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 836), H703 [13FE]

———withhold highway funds from States that issue drivers' licenses to illegal aliens (see H.R. 3235), H9213 [2OC]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see S. 1452), S9905 [24JY] (see H.R. 2849), H7615 [24JY]

———amend to simplify requirements for U.S. nationals to become citizens (see H.R. 2600), H5928 [25JN]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: include provisions relative to payment and administration of gaming fees (see S. 1529), S10618 [31JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reduce paperwork for special education teachers (see H.R. 464), H242 [29JA]

Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (see H.R. 3457), H10977 [6NO]

Insurance: modify antitrust exemption for medical malpractice insurance, address current health care provider issues, and reform medical malpractice litigation process and insurance market (see H.R. 1158), H1680 [6MR]

———modify antitrust exemption for the insurance industry (see H.R. 448), H242 [29JA]

———prohibit a health plan from contracting with a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) unless certain requirements are satisfied (see S. 1300), S8232 [19JN]

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

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

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

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (see S. 1971), S15975 [25NO] (see H.R. 2420), H5265 [11JN]

———prevent the practice of late trading by mutual funds (see S. 1958), S15975 [25NO]

IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (see H.R. 1528), H2585 [1AP]

———protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 1528), consideration (see H. Res. 282), H5467 [17JN]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H137 [8JA]

Law enforcement: restrict access to counterfeit police badges (see H.R. 2315), H4876 [3JN]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 1879), S15061 [18NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 493), S2920 [27FE] (see H.R. 792), H700 [13FE]

———clarify congressional intent regarding counting of residents in a nonprovider setting for purposes of making payments for medical education (see S. 1897), S15286 [20NO]

———consolidate and restate Federal laws relative to social health maintenance organization projects, make such projects permanent, and require a study on ways to expand such projects (see S. 306), S1976 [5FE] (see H.R. 960), H1460 (see H.R. 983), H1462 [27FE]

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

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

———prohibit health care providers from charging membership or extraneous fees as a prerequisite to service to a patient (see S. 345), S2187 [11FE] (see H.R. 2423), H5265 [11JN]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see S. 373), S2340 [12FE] (see S. 991), S5725 [5MY] (see H.R. 745), H461 [12FE]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see S. 1332), S8559 [25JN]

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

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see S. 952), S5541 [30AP] (see H.R. 1228), H1810 [12MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: reform Federal survey and certification process for nursing facilities (see H.R. 787), H700 [13FE]

Merchant Marine Act: amend to allow transportation of certain agricultural goods and livestock in Hawaiian noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels (see H.R. 2847), H7615 [24JY]

———amend to allow transportation of merchandise in Hawaiian noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels (see H.R. 2846), H7615 [24JY]

———amend to allow transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels (see H.R. 2845), H7615 [24JY]

Mexico: allow certain nationals to be admitted as nonimmigrant visitors for a certain period (see S. 1908), S15287 [20NO] (see H.R. 3488), H11159 [14NO]

———prohibit exportation of natural gas from the U.S. for use in electric powerplants near the border that do not comply with U.S. air quality control requirements (see S. 107), S132 [9JA] (see H.R. 287), H136 [8JA]

———remove certain entry restrictions for Mexican nationals (see H. Res. 440), H11159 [14NO]

Money: prohibit inclusion of any information storage capability on U.S. currency or the imposition of any fee or penalty on any person for the holding of currency (see H.R. 2777), H7085 [17JY]

Motor vehicles: assess the advisability of requiring each State to use the SSA Death Master File in issuing drivers' licenses to individuals (see H.R. 2757), H7019 [16JY]

———increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (see H.R. 751), H462 [12FE]

———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see S. 255), S1812 [30JA] (see H.R. 1605), H2820 [3AP]

———require automatic door locks and interior-opening trunk locks on passenger cars (see H.R. 400), H217 [28JA]

———require increased safety testing of 15-passenger vans and ensure compliance with applicable motor vehicle safety standards if vans are used as schoolbuses (see S. 717), S4434 [26MR] (see H.R. 1641), H2821 [3AP]

———require periodic testing of the competency of certain elderly drivers (see H.R. 2923), H7782 [25JY]

National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (see H.R. 748), H462 [12FE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: establish and implement traffic safety law enforcement and compliance campaigns (see S. 1139), S6978 [22MY]

———issue standards for the use of motorized skate boards (see H.R. 1879), H3569 [30AP]

National Labor Relations Act: prevent Government agencies from requiring or prohibiting construction industry employers to enter into agreements with labor organizations (see H.R. 2293), H4786 [2JN]

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

Native Americans: decrease the requisite blood quantum required for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (see H.R. 2495), H5467 [17JN]

———regulate Indian tribal governments under the same rules and procedures that apply to Federal, State, and local government employers relative to establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 3605), H12308 [21NO]

———technical corrections to certain laws (see S. 523), S3162 [5MR] (see S. 1955), S15975 [25NO]

New Jersey: establish a final criterion for promulgation of a rule relative to sediments to be used as remediation material at the Historic Area Remediation Site (see S. 1094), S6853 [21MY]

NLRB: expand statutory authority relative to employees and labor organizations engaged in or encouraging violent and other potentially injurious conduct (see H.R. 1656), H2863 [7AP]

No Child Left Behind Act: ensure appropriate balance between resources and accountability (see S. 1189), S7476 [5JN]

NOAA: ratify certain legal appointments and promotions in the commissioned corps (see S. 886), S5174 [10AP]

Noise pollution: prohibit operation of civil subsonic turbojets in certain metropolitan areas (see H.R. 3417), H10236 [30OC]

Nuclear energy: renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents (see S. 156), S288 [14JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (see S. 1272), S7980 [17JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (see H.R. 2729), H6867 [15JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (see H.R. 2728), H6867 [15JY]

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

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (see H.R. 2730), H6867 [15JY]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (see H.R. 2731), H6867 [15JY]

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

Parks and recreation areas: provide grants to States to improve safety at public playgrounds (see H.R. 2041), H3857 [8MY]

Patent laws: technical corrections (see H.R. 242), H134 [8JA]

Patents: amend certain laws relative to patent fees (see S. 1760), S12888 [20OC] (see H.R. 1561), H2702 [2AP]

———clarify application of certain provisions relative to railroad cars (see H.R. 1946), H3636 [1MY]

Pensions: protect retirement security of workers by ensuring assets are adequately diversified and providing workers with access to information about their plans (see S. 9), S35 [7JA]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (see H.R. 1000), H1462 [27FE]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), consideration (see H. Res. 230), H4010 [13MY]

———provide special rules for multiemployer or Teamster pension plans relative to termination and funding (see S. 1492), S10265 [30JY] (see H.R. 2910), H7781 [25JY]

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

———require plan administrators that provide access to automobile insurance to submit certain information on such insurance to the FTC (see H.R. 1842), H3451 [29AP]

Pesticides: provide for the enhanced review of covered products, authorize fees for certain products, and extend and improve collection of maintenance fees (see S. 1664), S11989 [25SE] (see H.R. 3188), H8949 [25SE]

Petroleum: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (see S. 385), S2456 [13FE] (see S. 791), S4824 [3AP] (see H.R. 837), H703 [13FE]

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

———prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service station franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 949), H1395 [26FE]

Pharmaceuticals: expand human clinical trials qualifying for the orphan drug tax credit (see H.R. 2931), H7782 [25JY]

———impact of illegal importation of prescription drugs on regulatory protections afforded consumers (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5663 [19JN]

———permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H703 [13FE] (see H.R. 2497), H5467 [17JN] (see H.R. 2769), H7085 [17JY]

———permit importation of prescription drugs from Canada and Mexico (see H.R. 2629), H6262 [26JN]

———provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (see H.R. 616), H321 [5FE]

Political campaigns: limit contributions from out-of-State residents to congressional candidates and increase certain disclosure requirements (see H.R. 2529), H5661 [19JN]

———provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (see S. 1497), S10265 [30JY]

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 156), H57 [7JA]

———require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 2667), H6347 [8JY]

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]

———treatment of cooperative mailings by nonprofit organizations (see S. 631), S3803 [17MR]

Poverty: condition receipt of certain State revolving funds on the restriction of development or construction of new colonias that lack necessary infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border (see S. 1163), S7188 [2JN]

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]

———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets (see S. 509), S3086 [4MR]

———require diesel fuel sold in the U.S. to meet specifications designed to facilitate the widespread introduction of clean diesel vehicles (see H.R. 2209), H4734 [22MY]

Privacy: prohibit collection, by interactive video-related service providers, of personally identifiable information regarding the viewing choices of subscribers to such services (see H.R. 3631), H12309 [21NO]

———protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 1636), H2821 [3AP]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 69), H54 [7JA]

———require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 338), H169 [27JA]

———restore certain standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information (see H.R. 1709), H3300 [10AP]

Program Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 2903), H7781 [25JY]

Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools To End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act: establish a specific criterion for issuance of an AMBER Alert (see H. Res. 454), H11651 [19NO]

Public housing: repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 1431), H2311 [25MR]

Public lands: improve efficiency and fairness of railroad rights-of-way acquisitions for interim use as public trails by applying standard Federal real estate acquisitions procedures (see H.R. 3532), H11650 [19NO]

———provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies that respond to violations of regulations governing public lands, and clarify the purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 3247), H9214 [2OC]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H1902 [13MR]

———improve electricity transmission system (see S. 716), S4434 [26MR]

———improve operation of electric transmission system, enhance reliability of electric grid, increase consumer benefits from competition and restore investor confidence in the electric industry (see S. 475), S2920 [27FE]

———improve operation of electric transmission system and enhance reliability of electric grid (see S. 1754), S12838 [17OC]

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

———increase production of clean, domestically produced renewable energy as a fuel source for the national electric system (see S. 944), S5483 [29AP]

———provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks to encourage competition, ensure reliability, and modernize regulation in the electric power industry (see H.R. 1370), H2132 [19MR]

———require electric utilities to provide net metering service (see S. 1471), S10045 [28JY]

———revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 1627), H2821 [3AP]

Public welfare programs: ensure fair treatment and due process protections for enhanced data collection and reporting requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 770), S4702 [2AP]

———require identification used to obtain Federal public benefits meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and verifiable (see H.R. 502), H244 [29JA]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see S. 537), S3163 [5MR] (see H.R. 713), H459 [12FE]

Railroads: authorizing appropriations for the Federal railroad safety program (see S. 1402), S9328 [14JY]

———enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (see S. 919), S5343 [11AP] (see H.R. 2924), H7782 [25JY]

Religion: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials resulting from threat of potential litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 3609), H12308 [21NO]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see S. 1140), S6978 [22MY] (see H.R. 2180), H4527 [21MY]

———permit voluntary compliance with certain laws relating to the rate of wage paid to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway projects (see H.R. 2672), H6463 [9JY]

———prohibit the use of a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle (see S. 179), S1068 [16JA]

———provide increased flexibility to certain States in complying with certain regulations (see H.R. 2864), H7615 [24JY]

———vehicle weight and width limits (see H.R. 1248), H1811 [12MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: assist small communities with achieving or maintaining compliance with drinking water standards (see S. 1432), S9638 [21JY] (see H.R. 3328), H9614 [16OC]

SBA: ensure independence and nonpartisan operation of the Office of Advocacy (see S. 818), S4957 [8AP]

———establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see S. 1255), S7831 [12JN] (see H.R. 205), H59 [7JA]

———increase the maximum amount for which a loan can be made under the Microloan Program (see H.R. 2261), H4736 [22MY]

SEC: prevent publicly traded corporations from issuing stock options to top management in a manner detrimental to long-term interest of shareholders (see S. 690), S4275 [21MR]

———provide authority to impose civil money penalties in administrative proceedings for violations of securities laws (see S. 183), S1068 [16JA]

———require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see S. 979), S5650 [1MY] (see H.R. 1372), H2268 [20MR]

Securities: repeal certain laws that limit private securities actions (see H.R. 636), H322 [5FE]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 1874), S14965 [17NO]

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

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 2345), H5042 [5JN]

———improve small business advocacy (see H.R. 1772), H3351 [11AP]

———suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 1867), H3452 [29AP]

Small Business Act: modify contract consolidation requirements (see S. 633), S3803 [17MR] (see H.R. 2607), H6261 [26JN]

Social Security: exception to marriage requirements for spousal benefits for divorced spouses in which the divorce is a result of severe spousal or child abuse (see H.R. 1065), H1515 [4MR]

———exception to marriage requirements for widows and widowers relative to State restrictions on divorce from a prior spouse institutionalized due to mental incompetence (see H.R. 249), H135 [8JA]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (see S. 792), S4897 [7AP] (see S. 1136), S6978 [22MY] (see H.R. 100), H55 [7JA]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: provide funding for cleanup of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination from underground storage tanks (see H.R. 1122), H1679 [6MR]

———require compliance with leak detection and prevention standards for underground storage tanks and provide funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see S. 195), S1144 [17JA] (see H.R. 2733), H6868 [15JY] (see H.R. 3231), H9213 [2OC]

Sports: require sports franchises to make all games available for local television broadcasting in order to be subject to certain presumptions relative to the sale or exchange of a sports franchise (see H.R. 2745), H6868 [15JY]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see S. 559), S3252 [6MR] (see H.R. 1179), H1743 [11MR]

———provide incentive funds for having certain laws in effect (see H.R. 900), H1332 [25FE]

Tariff: modify drawback claims provisions (see S. 422), S2522 [14FE]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H9129 [1OC]

Taxation: allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (see S. 182), S1068 [16JA] (see H.R. 626), H321 [5FE]

———apply look-thru rules for purposes of the foreign tax credit limitation to dividends from foreign corporations not controlled by a domestic corporation (see S. 914), S5343 [11AP]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 1725), H3301 [10AP]

———clarify treatment of certain tax attributes for companies whose debt is cancelled in a bankruptcy proceeding (see S. 1331), S8559 [25JN]

———cover over to a possession of the U.S. whose income tax laws mirror the refundable portions of the child tax credit and earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2186), H4527 [21MY]

———curtail use of tax shelters (see S. 1937), S15812 [24NO] (see H.R. 3650), H12320 [25NO]

———deny a deduction for securities-related fines, penalties, and other amounts, and transfer revenues resulting from such denial to Fair Funds for the relief of victims (see S. 1975), S15975 [25NO]

———deny any deduction for certain fines, penalties, and other amounts (see S. 936), S5483 [29AP]

———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 S. 1018), S5859 [7MY] (see H.R. 1999), H3760 [7MY]

———expand rules for involuntary conversions of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (see S. 252), S1812 [30JA] (see H.R. 478), H243 [29JA]

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see S. 850), S5173 [10AP] (see H.R. 714), H460 [12FE]

———extend replacement period for livestock sold due to drought, flood, or other weather-related conditions (see H.R. 377), H171 [27JA]

———improve portability of retirement savings and expand pension coverage and savings opportunities (see S. 1912), S15406 [21NO]

———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]

———make Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits refundable and allow taxpayers to obtain short-term student loans by using the future refund of such credits as collateral for the loans (see H.R. 2150), H4254 [19MY]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see S. 1495), S10265 [30JY] (see H.R. 2228), H4735 [22MY]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 741), H461 [12FE] (see H.R. 1873), H3569 [30AP]

———prevent fraudulent avoidance of fuel taxes (see S. 1979), S15976 [25NO]

———provide a tax credit for small employer-based health insurance coverage in States in which such coverage is mandated (see S. 1972), S15975 [25NO]

———provide fairness in tax collection procedures, improve administrative efficiency and confidentiality, and reform penalty and interest provisions (see S. 882), S5174 [10AP]

———provide involuntary conversion tax relief for producers forced to sell livestock due to weather-related conditions or Federal land management agency policy or action (see H.R. 483), H243 [29JA]

———provide procedural fairness in application of controlled group provisions to employers who contribute to multiemployer pension plans and engage in bona fide corporate transactions (see S. 1857), S14804 [12NO]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 3220), H9129 [1OC]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 1327), H1953 [18MR]

———simplify certain rules governing the taxation of U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 285), H136 [8JA]

———treat Indian tribes the same as State governments relative to gambling (see H.R. 2675), H6463 [9JY]

———treatment of certain tax attributes for taxpayers who file consolidated returns (see H.R. 2706), H6603 [10JY]

———treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated investment companies (see H.R. 1669), H2938 [8AP]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see S. 992), S5725 [5MY] (see H.R. 808), H701 [13FE]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 878), H1331 [25FE] (see H.R. 1307), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 878), consideration (see H. Res. 126), H1639 [5MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by, and death gratuity payments to, a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1664), H2937 [8AP]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see S. 1380), S9119 [9JY] (see H.R. 1582), H2819 [3AP]

———facilitate reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users (see S. 865), S5173 [10AP] (see H.R. 1320), H1953 [18MR]

———facilitate the deployment of wireless telecommunications networks to further the availability of the Emergency Alert System (see S. 564), S3253 [6MR]

———protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see S. 1963, 1973), S15975 [25NO] (see H.R. 3558), H11701 [20NO]

———require vendors of multichannel services to protect the privacy of their customers (see H.R. 3511), H11391 (see H.R. 3511), H11514 [18NO]

Television: ensure equity among full-service television broadcasters and provide local programming to communities through cable carriage rights for class A television stations (see H.R. 1626), H2821 [3AP]

———preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see S. 1046), S6070 [13MY] (see H.R. 2052), H3973 [9MY]

———prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching unless it is rated for content or blockable by electronic means (see S. 161), S288 [14JA]

———provide residents of States with single network affiliate stations to receive the signals of such stations via satellite (see H.R. 2862), H7615 [24JY]

———reinstate authority of the FCC and local franchising authorities to regulate cable television rates (see H.R. 2478), H5407 [16JN]

Terrorism: close certain loopholes that have allowed terrorists to acquire firearms and maintain records of certain handgun transfers during periods of heightened terrorist risk (see S. 969), S5650 [1MY]

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

Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price supports, compensate quota holders and producers, establish Tobacco Quality Board, assess user fees, and grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 140), H56 [7JA]

———prevent sale of tobacco products to minors by means of electronic or mail-order sales (see H.R. 3047), H8081 [9SE]

Transportation: improve consumer protection regulation of the household goods transportation industry (see H.R. 2928), H7782 [25JY]

———responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see S. 1776), S13134 [23OC] (see H.R. 2863), H7615 [24JY]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act: exempt small trailer manufacturers from certain reporting requirements (see S. 1667), S12056 [26SE] (see H.R. 1137), H1679 [6MR]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see S. 1325), S8439 [24JN] (see H.R. 871), H1331 [25FE]

TVA: impose greater accountability relative to capital investment decisions and financing operations by increasing oversight (see S. 308), S1977 [5FE]

U.S. Airways, Inc.: pension plan restructuring (see S. 119), S132 [9JA]

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

Undetectable Firearms Act: extend (see S. 1835), S14176 [6NO]

Uniform Time Act: modify State exemption provisions for advancement of time (see H.R. 1646), H2863 [7AP]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: place reasonable limitations on the use of surveillance and the issuance of search warrants (see S. 1709), S12376 [2OC]

———strengthen oversight provisions (see S. 1695), S12277 [1OC]

Veterans Health Administration: establish office to oversee research compliance and assurance (see H.R. 1585), H2819 [3AP]

Voting: provide fairness in voter participation (see H.R. 2935), H7783 [25JY]

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

———State sovereignty over water within borders (see S. 561), S3253 [6MR]

Weapons: strengthen U.S. missile proliferation laws (see H.R. 1875), H3569 [30AP]

Whistleblowing: include the Dept. of Energy and the NRC as employers for the purposes of whistleblower protection (see S. 1376), S9049 [8JY]

Wood: establish prohibitions and requirements relating to arsenic-treated wood (see H.R. 3629), H12308 [21NO]

———prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see S. 337), S2119 [10FE]

Conference reports

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (S. 3), H8991-H8996 [30SE]

Court documents

District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma ruling in U.S. Security, et al., v. FTC relative to ``do-not-call'' registry implementation, S11891 [24SE]

Descriptions

Marinol (Dronabinol) Capsules, H7308 [22JY]

Tax Administration Good Government Act (S. 882), S5228-S5232 [10AP]

Excerpts

Articles highlighting adversity faced by persons with limited English proficiency: U.S. English, Inc., E465 [13MR]

``Septic Abortion,'' Richard H. Schwartz, S11619 [17SE]

Explanations

Differences Between Representative Barton's Ozone Extension Provisions in H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, and President Clinton's 1994 ``Bump-Up'' Policy for Ozone Pollution Standards, S15223 [20NO]

Factsheets

Abortion Hurts Women—Medical and Psychological Talking Points: Feminists for Life of America (organization), S11556 [16SE]

Derivatives and Their Impact on the Mining Industry, S7662 [11JN]

General Statistics for Endangered Species: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, S3767 [17MR]

Partial-Birth Abortions: National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S13129 [23OC]

Recommendations for Reducing Risk of Worker Exposures to Vermiculite That May Be Contaminated With Asbestos: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, S2037 [6FE]

Responsible Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement and Response (ROVER) Act (H.R. 751), E222 [13FE]

Smokeless (``Spit'') Tobacco in the U.S.—An Overview of the Health Risks and Industry Marketing Aimed at Children, E1145-E1147 [5JN]

Threatened and Endangered Species System (TESS)—Listings by State and Territory: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, S3767 [17MR]

U.S. Airways, Inc., Pension Plan Restructuring (S. 119), S118 [9JA]

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc., Spit Tobacco Products, E1147 [5JN]

Letters

Air operations during World Series in Anaheim, CA: Roger A. Baker, Anaheim, CA, Chief of Police, S2539 [14FE]

Allow private sector businesses to compete against Federal Prison Industries, Inc., for Federal procurement contracts: Billy Carroll, C&C Office Supply Co., S2206 [11FE]

———Diane Lake, Economy Office Products, Inc., S2206 [11FE]

———Rick Buchholz, Christianson's Business Furniture, Inc., S2206 [11FE]

———Ruthanne S. Pitts, Simmons Contract Furnishings (business), S2206 [11FE]

Antitrust penalties on individuals and corporations and repeal the U.S. Antidumping Act: John Ashcroft, Attorney General and Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative, S6632 [19MY]

Clarify exemption of certain small engines from California air emission regulations and develop a national emissions standard: Alan C. Lloyd, California Air Resources Board, S14476 [12NO]

———John E. Hornback, Southeastern States Air Resource Managers, Inc., S14475 [12NO], S14929 [17NO]

———R. Steven Brown and S. William Becker, S14476 [12NO]

———William Pound, National Conference of State Legislatures, S14475 [12NO]

Climate Stewardship Act: Bob Epstein and Nicole Lederer, Environmental Entrepreneurs (organization), S13487 [29OC]

———David Roux, Silver Lake Partners, Inc., S13597 [30OC]

———Donald L. Evans, Sec. of Commerce, Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, and Marianne L. Horinko, EPA, S13495 [29OC], S13596 [30OC]

———James L. Martin, 60 Plus Association, S13579 [30OC]

———Michael L. Marvin, Business Council for Sustainable Energy, S13486 [29OC]

———several business leaders, S13487 [29OC], S13597 [30OC]

———several organizations, S13582 [30OC]

———several scientists, S13507 [29OC]

Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H5183 [11JN]

———Steven K. Berry, Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, H5183 [11JN]

Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act: Ari Schwartz, Center for Democracy and Technology, S13021 [22OC]

———Chris Murray, Consumers Union, S13021 [22OC]

———John Scheibel, Yahoo! Inc., S13022 [22OC]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S13021 [22OC]

———Robert Holleyman, Business Software Alliance, S13021 [22OC]

Corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for motor vehicles: Alan Reuther, International Union, United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, S9895 [24JY]

———Charles E. Frank, S10113 [29JY]

———Marianne McInerney, American International Automobile Dealers Association, S10104 [29JY]

Create a more efficient electrical grid, increase investment in utility infrastructure, and enhance consumer protections: several Senators, S15162 [19NO]

Create more efficient electric grid, increase investment in utility infrastructure, and enhance consumer protections: Alan H. Richardson, American Public Power Association, S9997 [28JY]

———Davis L. Sokol, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., S9998 [28JY]

———Donald F. Santa, Jr., Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, S9999 [28JY]

———Glenn English, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, S9998 [28JY]

———Independent Petroleum Association of America and Natural Gas Supply Association, S9999 [28JY]

———Jan Schori, Large Public Power Council, S9998 [28JY]

———Michehl R. Gent, North American Electric Reliability Council, S9999 [28JY]

———Senator Fitzgerald, S9997 [28JY]

———Spencer Abraham, Sec. of Energy, S9996 [28JY]

———several Senators, S9997 [28JY]

———several State commissions, S9998 [28JY]

Deadline extension for compliance with certain Clean Air Act provisions in ozone nonattainment areas: Robert Perciasepe, EPA, H10092 [29OC]

———several Senators, H10100 [29OC]

Dept. of Energy request to provide documents relative to EPA review of new source review program: Dan R. Brouillette, Dept. of Energy, S11547 [16SE]

Dept. of HHS certification of safety and cost savings relative to commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada: Asa Hutchinson, DEA, S8206 [19JN]

———Donna E. Shalala, S8204 [19JN]

———Mark B. McClellan, FDA, S8203, S8205 [19JN]

———Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S8204 [19JN]

Dept. of Labor proposal to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements: Dennis Slocumb, International Union of Police Associations, S11202 [9SE]

———William J. Johnson, National Association of Police Organizations, Inc., S11202 [9SE]

Disapprove FCC ruling on media ownership rules: Neil Faber, NexGen Media Worldwide, Inc., S11516 [16SE]

———several Senators, S11388 [11SE]

Energy Market Oversight Act: Alan H. Richardson, American Public Power Association, S3097 [4MR]

———Bill Carnahan, Southern California Public Power Authority, S3098 [4MR]

———Bob Cave, American Public Gas Association, S3097 [4MR]

———Dan Richard, PG&E Corp., S3097 [4MR]

———Glenn English, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, S3098 [4MR]

———John E. Bryson, Edison International, S3097 [4MR]

———Joseph E. Ronan, Jr., Calpine Corp., S3097 [4MR]

———Pat Wood III, FERC, S3097 [4MR]

———Roy Thilly, Transmission Access Policy Study Group, S3099 [4MR]

———several consumer organizations, S3099 [4MR]

———Vincent Viola and J. Robert Collins, New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., S3098 [4MR]

Enforcement of requirement that certain corporate officers certify financial reports: Daniel J. Bryant, Dept. of Justice, S5533 [30AP]

EPA and OMB proposed rule setting maximum achievable control technology standards to reduce emissions of hazardous air pollutants: several Senators, S14249 [7NO]

FCC media ownership rules: Ross Connelly, Vermont Press Association, S6971 [22MY]

FCC review of media ownership rules: Representative Sanders, E435 [12MR]

FDA review of marketing and classification of the painkiller OxyContin for treatment of moderate pain: Representative Wolf, E2435, E2436 [23NO]

———Representative Wolf, Committee on Appropriations (House), E1245 [13JN], E2434 [23NO]

FDA withdrawal of approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review approval process: Monty and Helen Patterson, S15474 [21NO]

Federal competitive outsourcing: Paul J. Gessing, National Taxpayers Union, Adrian T. Moore, Reason Foundation, Randall W. Hatcher, MAU, Inc., and Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S11796 [23SE]

FERC authority to review public utility mergers: Richard L. Weill, MBIA Insurance Corp., S10123 [29JY]

FERC protection of electricity consumers under the Federal Power Act: Nielsen Cochran, Mississippi Public Service Commission, S10573 [31JY]

FERC standard market design and market manipulation: Joseph T. Kelliher, S12186 [30SE]

Financial Accounting Standards Board independence: Eugene D. O'Kelly, KPMG LLP, E1848 [22SE]

Forest Service funding to implement changes to roadless areas protection regulations: Ann M. Veneman, Sec. of Agriculture, H7091 [17JY]

———Representatives Pombo and McInnis, Committee on Resources (House), H7092 [17JY]

FRS study on disclosure of ATM fees to consumers by financial institutions: several Senators, S13883 [4NO]

Greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals: Business for Affordable Medicine (organization), H6121 [26JN]

Implementation of State laws relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes: Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, H7303 [22JY]

———Ronald R. Brooks, National Narcotic Officers' Associations Coalition, H7303 [22JY]

Libby, MT, asbestos contamination: Christine Todd Whitman, EPA Administrator, S2041 [6FE]

Lower Manhattan, New York, NY, air quality: James L. Connaughton, Council on Environmental Quality, S13250 [27OC]

Mammography Quality Standards Act reauthorization: Amy S. Langer, National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations, S15064 [18NO]

———Daniel E. Smith and Wendy K.D. Selig, American Cancer Society, S15063 [18NO]

———E. Stephen Amis, American College of Radiology Association, S15064 [18NO]

———Susan Braun, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, S15063 [18NO]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: several Senators, S9324 [14JY]

Mutual Fund Transparency Act: David Certner, AARP, S14039 [5NO]

———several organizations, S14038 [5NO]

Natural gas prices and supply: several Senators, S7527 [9JN]

———Spencer Abraham, Sec. of Energy, S7527 [9JN]

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Angel M. Foster, Medical Students for Choice (organization), S12939 [21OC]

———Antonia Hernandez, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (organization), S12939 [21OC]

———Byron C. Calhoun, S3653 [13MR], S13128 [23OC]

———Coreen Costello, S3460 [11MR]

———Daniel J. Wechter, S3654 [13MR], S13128 [23OC]

———Felicia H. Stewart, S3657 [13MR], S11456 [15SE], S11596, S11598 [17SE], S12922 [21OC]

———Felicia H. Stewart and Wayne C. Shields, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, S12938 [21OC]

———George C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, S11456 [15SE], S11596 [17SE]

———Lorraine Cole, National Black Women's Health Project, Inc., S12939 [21OC]

———Lynn Epstein, American Medical Women's Association, S11456 [15SE], S11597 [17SE], S12921, S12932 [21OC]

———Metropolitan Medical Associates, S3610 [12MR]

———Natalie E. Roche and Gerson Weiss, Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (organization), S11457 [15SE], S11597 [17SE], S12921, S12932 [21OC]

———Nathan Hoeldtke, S3647 [12MR], S13127 [23OC]

———Pamela Smith, Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, S3470 [11MR]

———Philip D. Darney, S3600 [12MR]

———Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (organization), S3385 [10MR], S3656 [13MR]

———Priscilla Smith, Center for Reproductive Rights, S3394 [10MR], S12923 [21OC]

———Ralph Hale, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, S3479 [11MR]

———Silvia Henriquez, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, S12938, S12939 [21OC]

———Steve Calvin, S3653 [13MR], S13128 [23OC]

———Susan E. Rutherford, S3653 [13MR], S13127 [23OC]

———T. Murphy Goodwin, S3654 [13MR], S13128 [23OC]

Partial-birth abortion statistics for Kansas: Lorne A. Phillips, Kansas Dept. of Health & Environment, S3471 [11MR]

Pension Security Act: Representative Boehner, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H4060 [14MY]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4060 [14MY]

Permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada: Thomas Huebner and M. Betrice Grause, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, E2174 [30OC]

Prevent California from implementing air emission requirements for small engines that would require the addition of devices that are potential fire hazards to such engines: Donald P. Bliss, National Association of State Fire Marshals, S14468 [12NO]

———Jacqueline Elder, CPSC, S14469 [12NO]

———Thomas J. Dammrick, National Marine Manufacturers Association, S14469 [12NO]

———William Farr, Missouri Dept. of Public Safety, S14470 [12NO]

———William J. McCammon, California Fire Chiefs Association, S14468 [12NO], S14930 [17NO]

Price supports for butter and nonfat dry milk: J.B. Penn, Dept. of Agriculture, S14137 [6NO]

———several Senators, S14136 [6NO]

Prohibit additional inventory of oil and gas resources on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf and impose time limits on considering appeals on consistency determinations for Federal projects: several Members of Congress, H9341 [8OC]

Prohibit funding for implementing IRS regulations allowing the conversion of defined benefit pension plans into cash balance plans: Michael W. Naylor, AARP, S13091 [23OC]

Prohibit new Dept. of the Interior competitive outsourcing studies funding: Beth Moten, American Federation of Government Employees, S11790 [23SE]

———Camille Fleenor, American Council of Engineering Companies, S11796 [23SE]

———Chuck Luttrell, S11798 [23SE]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S11797 [23SE]

———Lin Yeazell, S11799 [23SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S11797 [23SE]

———Richard Moe, National Trust for Historic Preservation, S11790 [23SE]

———Thomas A. Schatz, Citizens Against Government Waste (organization), S11797 [23SE]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S11789 [23SE]

Prohibit personal loans to corporate directors or chief officers: Senators Collins and Levin, Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S2179 [11FE]

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: Sherman J. Clark, S14265 [7NO]

Regulatory oversight over energy trading markets: Alan Greenspan, FRS, S13974 [5NO]

———Bob Cave, American Public Gas Association, S13977 [5NO]

———Charles A. Acquard, National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, S13979 [5NO]

———Eliot Spitzer, New York Attorney General, S13978 [5NO]

———Jack Gerard, National Mining Association, S7661 [11JN]

———Jennifer Granholm, Governor of Michigan, S13979 [5NO]

———President's Working Group on Financial Markets, S7676, S7680 [11JN]

———Ralph A. Lambiase, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S13978 [5NO]

———Randall Dodd, Financial Policy Forum Derivatives Study Center, S13979 [5NO]

———several business leaders, S13978 [5NO]

———several financial organizations, S7662 [11JN]

———several Government officials, S13969 [5NO]

———several Senators, S13969 [5NO]

Religious organizations' campaign opposing drug reimportation reform legislation due to increased accessibility to abortion drug known as RU-486: Representatives Pitts and Chris Smith, H6997 [16JY]

———Tom Coburn, H6593 [10JY], H6997 [16JY]

Remedies for retaliation against corporate whistleblowers: Howard M. Radzely, Dept. of Labor, S1726 [29JA]

———Senator Leahy, S1726 [29JA]

———Senators Leahy and Grassley, S1725, S1726 [29JA]

Require foreign aircraft repair stations be subject to the same safety standards as domestic air stations: AFL-CIO, S7808 [12JN]

———Richard L. Trumka and Sonny Hall, AFL-CIO, S7808 [12JN]

Restoration of Freedom of Information Act: several media organizations, S3637 [12MR]

SEC authority to impose civil money penalties in administrative proceedings for violations of securities laws: Harvey L. Pitt, SEC, S4947 [8AP]

———William H. Donaldson, SEC, S4946 [8AP]

SEC Civil Enforcement Act: Harvey L. Pitt, SEC, S1076 [16JA]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: Representative Christopher H. Smith, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H3699 [7MY]

———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H3699 [7MY]

Strengthen enforcement of Animal Welfare Act animal fighting provisions: several Representatives, H6637 [14JY]

———Wayne Pacelle and Mimi Brody, Humane Society of the U.S., H6638 [14JY]

Strengthen restrictions on business affiliate sharing of medical information: Clint Trout, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, S13879 [4NO]

———Daniel E. Smith and Wendy K.D. Selig, American Cancer Society, S13878 [4NO]

———Ernest Hopkins, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, S13879 [4NO]

———John Gressman, San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium, S13878 [4NO]

———Michael D. Maves, AMA, S13878 [4NO]

———Representatives Emanuel and Walter B. Jones, S13879 [4NO]

———Steven M. Thompson, California Medical Association, S13878 [4NO]

Study new source review program changes relative to preventing deterioration of clean air regulations and determine effects on air pollution and human health: Ande Abbott, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, S1215 [21JA]

———Lloyd L. Eagan and Ellen Garvey, S1174 [21JA]

———Martha A. Marks, REP America (organization), S1174 [21JA]

———Physicians for Social Responsibility (organization), S1173 [21JA]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S1213 [21JA]

———Robert Perciasepe, EPA, S1212, S1215 [21JA]

———Senators Inhofe and Breaux, S1212 [21JA]

———several Senators, S1173, S1224 [21JA]

Transfer of authority to Dept. of the Interior to revise the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual: Senator Dorgan, S9057 [8JY]

Tucson, AZ, gas pipeline rupture and groundwater contamination: Representative Grijalva, H10524 [6NO]

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc., request to market certain tobacco products as less harmful than cigarettes: Representative Waxman, Committee on Government Reform (House), E1145, E1148 [5JN]

———Richard H. Verheij, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc., E1147 [5JN]

Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks snowmobile use phaseout: several former National Park Service officials, H7074 [17JY]

Lists

Amendments rejected during consideration of H. Res. 147, consideration of H.R. 975, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H1983 [19MR]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality witnesses for hearing on extension of deadlines for compliance with certain Clean Air Act provisions in ozone nonattainment areas, H10097 [29OC]

Counterfeit prescription drugs, H7597 [24JY]

Court decisions that support the militia interpretation of the second amendment to the Constitution on the right to keep and bear arms, H2973 [9AP]

Organizations involved in California financial privacy legislation negotiations, H8149 [10SE]

Organizations opposing S. 139, Climate Stewardship Act, S13598 [30OC]

Organizations supporting establishing Federal renewable fuels standards, repealing oxygenate requirements, and eliminating methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, S7427 [5JN]

Supporters of Feingold amendment to S. 14, Energy Policy Act, on protection of consumers and investors from abusive affiliate, associate company, and subsidiary company transactions, S10206 [30JY]

Memorandums

Deadline Extension for Compliance With Certain Clean Air Act Provisions in Ozone Nonattainment Areas: Mary D. Nichols, EPA, H10094 [29OC]

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc., Request To Market Certain Tobacco Products as Less Harmful Than Cigarettes: A.E. Cameron, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc., E1150 [5JN]

———Barry J. Nova, Sr., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc., E1148-E1150 [5JN]

Messages

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Depts. of State and Homeland Security Relative to the Visa Issuance Provisions of the Homeland Security Act: President Bush, S12136 [29SE], H9020 [30SE]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4948 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), S3466 [11MR], S3560 [12MR], H4953 [4JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), H2097 [19MR]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7610 [24JY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2990, H2997 [9AP]

IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 1528), H5595 [19JN]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), H4089 [14MY]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: meeting cancellation, S15394 [21NO], H12304 [21NO]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rules of procedure, S11110-S11112 [4SE], S12361 [2OC], S12599 [15OC], H7944-H7947 [4SE], H9209 [2OC], H9475 [15OC]

Petitions and memorials

Chicago, IL, City Council: repeal sections of Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act that violate constitutional rights and civil liberties, E2066 [16OC]

Poems

``Corporate Credo 1,'' Representative Owens, E132 [5FE]

``Corporate Credo 2,'' Representative Owens, E132 [5FE]

``Let the Rich Go First,'' Representative Owens, E1509 [18JY]

Press releases

F.O.P. Confident of Satisfactory Resolution on Dept. of Labor Overtime Regulations: National Fraternal Order of Police, S11204 [9SE]

OPEI Succeeds in Dramatically Improving California Emission Regulations: Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, S14475 [12NO]

Prohibit New Dept. of the Interior Competitive Outsourcing Studies Funding: Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S11796 [23SE]

———Wilderness Society, S11789 [23SE]

Proposals

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2989): compromise language to ensure fair treatment of Federal employees in competition with private companies for Federal contracts, S15916 [25NO]

Treatment of biological products and generic drugs relative to patent challenges and exclusivity rules, S16106 [9DE]

Remarks in House

Abortion: prohibit late-term abortions except to avert serious long-term physical health consequences for the mother, H4948, H4949 [4JN], H9142-H9154 [2OC], E2011 [8OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H1815 [13MR], H2556 [1AP], H4790 [3JN], H4922-H4953, H4958 [4JN], H7235 [22JY], E249 [13FE], E533 [20MR], E1152, E1154 [5JN], E1178 [9JN], E1185 [10JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), consideration (H. Res. 257), H4910-H4919 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), motion to recommit, H4948 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), H4951 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9036, H9038, H9110-H9117 [1OC], H9133, H9135, H9142-H9155 [2OC], H9801, H9806 [21OC], H10347 [5NO], H10462 [6NO], H11123 [7NO], E1975 [3OC], E1989 [7OC], E2004, E2010, E2011 [8OC], E2254 [6NO], E2436 [23NO]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 383), H9135-H9142 [2OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), insert H.R. 760 language in lieu, H4953 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), motion to instruct conferees, H4953 [4JN]

Agricultural Adjustment Act: amend to add pears and cherries to the list of fruits and vegetables subject to regulation in a marketing order by grade, size, quality, or maturity (H.R. 3312), E2061 [16OC]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (H.R. 2519), H8956 [30SE]

Air pollution: oppose EPA new source review rule changes relative to preventing deterioration of clean air regulations, H8224 [16SE], E1866 [23SE]

Airlines: impose conditions on use of federally provided relief funds, H2797 [3AP]

———prohibit air carriers receiving Federal assistance from reducing services, H8058 [9SE]

———reimburse airline industry for homeland security costs, H2708, H2776, H2777 [3AP], E689 [7AP]

Alaska: extend hydroelectric licenses (H.R. 337), H345 [11FE]

———impact of Corps of Engineers King Cove Access Project on the environment, E2433 [23NO], E2486 [8DE]

Amtrak: make funding contingent upon submission of reports required under corporate accountability law, H8052, H8053 [9SE]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions, E2332 [19NO]

———strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions funding, H6635-H6638 [14JY]

———strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (H.R. 1532), H2475 [31MR]

Antitrust policy: encourage standards development organizations to develop and promulgate voluntary consensus standards (H.R. 1086), H5104-H5106 [10JN]

———encourage standards development organizations to develop and promulgate voluntary consensus standards (H.R. 1086), permission to file supplemental report, H4922 [4JN]

Appropriations: making continuing to increase FHA loan limitations and require compliance with such limitations, and to fund FAA Operations Account Staff Offices (H.J. Res. 82), H12865 [8DE]

———require any emergency supplemental appropriations for reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, and the war on terrorism, be made available in allotments and in accordance with certain reporting requirements (H.R. 3132), H9395 [15OC]

Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility of certain reservists and their dependents for interment (H.R. 3659), E2474 [8DE]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, E983 [15MY]

———reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 2038), E906 [9MY]

ATF: allow individuals to access information on gun dealers engaging in illegal activities, H2949 [9AP]

———clarify Freedom of Information Act exemptions relative to sharing of critical information, H12841 [8DE]

———require Federal firearm licensees to make a physical inventory of their firearms, H12841 [8DE]

AT&T Corp.: advertising campaign relative to regulation of local telephone service, H2590 [2AP]

Aviation: emission credits for airport improvement projects, H5209 [11JN]

———improve training requirements for cabin crew members to prepare for potential threat conditions, H5229 [11JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), H1960, H1961, H1991-H2100 [19MR], H2256 [20MR], E534 [20MR], E551 [21MR], E623 [31MR]

———amend laws (H.R. 975), consideration (H. Res. 147), H1981-H1988 [19MR]

———amend laws (H.R. 975), corrections in engrossment, H2100 [19MR]

———amend laws (H.R. 975), motion to recommit, H2097, H2098 [19MR]

———amend laws relative to dismissal of certain involuntary cases (H.R. 1529), H5103 [10JN]

———discourage predatory lending practices, H1982 [19MR]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 2465), H5673-H5675 [23JN]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 3542), E2366 [21NO]

———increase cap on wage and benefit claims, strengthen fraud provisions, and require reinstatement of retiree benefits modified within a certain period preceding filing, H2052 [19MR]

———prevent creditors from employing involuntary bankruptcy actions relative to certain liability claims, E551 [21MR]

———provide protection for military personnel and unemployed individuals, H1988 [19MR]

———require corporations to file claims in the district where their principal place of business is located, H1994, H2053-H2055 [19MR]

———treatment of alimony and child support payments, H2097, H2098 [19MR]

———treatment of financial contracts such as derivative transactions to include banks and credit unions, H2051 [19MR]

Bonneville Power Administration: accounting practices, H11402 [18NO]

Boulder County, CO: tribute to Coordinated Comprehensive Development Plan Intergovernmental Agreement, E2320 [19NO]

Business and industry: address loss of manufacturing base and technology jobs through application of fairer taxation and reduction of manufacturing regulations, H4259 [20MY]

———address loss of manufacturing base and technology jobs through increased Buy American Act compliance levels, H6807 [15JY]

———address loss of manufacturing base and technology jobs through increased research and development, H5092 [10JN]

———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws, H95, H114, H115 [8JA], H4059 [14MY]

CERCLA: encourage on-site treatment of pollutants at the Gloucester Environmental Management Services landfill, E49 [8JA]

Class Action Fairness Act: change effective date and repeal mandatory appeal of class action certification orders, H5305, H5306 [12JN]

Clean Air Act: extension of deadlines for compliance with certain provisions in ozone nonattainment areas, H10091-H10106 [29OC], E2191 [31OC]

Coastal Zone Management Act: impose time limits on Dept. of Commerce for considering appeals on consistency determinations for Federal projects that may violate State management plans, H9336-H9341, H9344, H9345 [8OC]

Collingwood, NJ: starvation and mistreatment of foster children, H11125 [7NO]

Computers: enforce existing laws to prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling, H5146 [10JN]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), H12186-H12198, H12297 [21NO]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), Senate amendment, H12854-H12861 [8DE], E2555 [15DE]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (H.R. 1491), E604-E606 [27MR]

Copyrights: encourage development and distribution of creative works by enhancing enforcement of copyright laws (H.R. 2752), E1496 [17JY], E1506 [18JY]

Corporations: economic impact of mismanagement, deception, and violations of public trust, H3624 [1MY], H10332 [4NO], E132 [5FE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (H.R. 1994), E879 [6MY]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (H.R. 2911), E1661 [25JY]

———issue standards addressing open flame ignition of consumer products containing polyurethane (H.R. 3437), E2224 [4NO]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (H.R. 2207), E1060 [22MY]

Credit: allow adjustment of response time for requests for free credit reports whenever national credit bureaus experience a high volume of such requests, H8156, H8157 [10SE]

———prevent future State laws from preempting Federal regulations that allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually from certain consumer reporting agencies, H8149-H8151 [10SE]

———protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (H.R. 2407), E1193 [10JN]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of and establish a uniform system of accountability for the use of Government purchase and travel cards (H.R. 3165), H8469 [23SE]

Cuba: lift certain restrictions on remittances to Cuban nationals, H8037-H8039 [9SE]

———lift travel restrictions, H6864 [15JY], H7859 [4SE], H8027-H8036 [9SE], E1742 [9SE], E1753 [10SE], E1925 [30SE]

———prohibit funding to enforce regulations that would eliminate educational exchanges, H8050-H8052 [9SE]

Cubin, Representative: floor statement on the impact of stereotyping on enforcement of firearms sales regulations, E729 [10AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production, H671 [13FE]

———prohibit approval of any nonambulatory livestock for human consumption, H6651-H6655 [14JY]

———recall of meat and poultry that is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise unsafe (H.R. 2273), E1055 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (H.R. 2875), E1613 [25JY]

———exemption from certain environmental regulations, H1778 [12MR], H1909 [18MR], H2374 [26MR], H2923, H2926, H2927 [8AP], H3977 [13MY], H4222 [19MY], H4257, H4258, H4259, H4261 [20MY], H4374, H4389, H4394, H4395, H4409, H4415, H4417, H4419, H4492, H4493 [21MY], H4551, H4554, H4601, H4607, H4609 [22MY]

———exemption from certain environmental regulations relative to sonar use on submarines, H10985, H10988 [7NO]

———promote public-private competition for contracts and procurement, H4593 [22MY]

———reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, H4374 [21MY]

———strike repeal of reporting requirements relative to military deployment activities, humanitarian assistance expenditures, and civilian workforce management, H4600 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: GAO audit, H4262 [20MY]

Dept. of Energy: mitigate disparate impact that U.S. energy policy may have on minority, rural, Native American, or underserved communities, H3104 [10AP]

———permit flexible contract arrangements that exempt companies from certain Federal patent rules, H11386 [18NO]

———sale of surplus Government property to nonprofit organizations at below market value, H2404 [27MR]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, H9354 [8OC], H9969 [28OC], H10539 [6NO], H11372-H11377, H11504, H11509-H11512 [18NO], H12106, H12111, H12178 [21NO], E2350 [20NO]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H5247 [11JN], H5453-H5459 [17JN], H6583, H6592-H6595 [10JY], H6682-H6685 [14JY], H6858-H6864 [15JY], H6873, H6996 [16JY], H7198, H7200, H7202 [21JY], H7457, H7458, H7459, H7595-H7611 [24JY], H7813 [3SE], H8261 [16SE], H9465 [15OC], E1617, E1621, E1622, E1642, E1647, E1648, E1658, E1659 [25JY]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), consideration (H. Res. 335), H7531-H7541 [24JY]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), motion to recommit, H7610 [24JY]

———take action to remove dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids from the market (H. Res. 435), E2259 [6NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve financial accountability requirements (H.R. 2886), E1587 [25JY]

Dept. of Labor: Mine Safety and Health Administration underground coal mine dust level regulations, H6561-H6563 [10JY], E901 [9MY]

———prohibit funding to implement regulations that exempt requirements of overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, E1482 [15JY], E1509 [18JY]

———prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H6516, H6568-H6573 [10JY], H9155-H9166, H9195 [2OC], H12763, H12764, H12813, H12835, H12837 [8DE], E1975 [3OC], E2556 [15DE]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 775), H680 [13FE]

———regulation of foreign consular-issued identification cards, H6815-H6818 [15JY], H7313, H7314 [22JY], E1545 [21JY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow alternative multi-passenger vehicles in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, H7887, H7888 [4SE]

———phaseout of snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, H6710 [15JY], H7069-H7075 [17JY]

———prohibit funding to subject management of Missouri River to regulatory action under Endangered Species Act, H7079-H7081 [17JY]

———prohibit new competitive outsourcing studies funding, H7037-H7040 [17JY], H10199 [30OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H8044-H8047 [9SE]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study on security of State driver's license programs, H7885 [4SE]

———issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems (H.R. 580), E157 [6FE]

———require annual report on NTSB significant safety recommendations relative to 15-passenger van safety, railroad grade crossing safety, and medical certification for a commercial driver's license, H4162, H4163 [15MY]

———require installation of 2 combination cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder systems in each commercial passenger aircraft (H.R. 2632), H12839 [8DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (H.R. 2015), E888 [7MY]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (H.R. 998), E322 [27FE]

———establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (H.R. 2357), H5032 [5JN], H7187-H7189 [21JY], E1560, E1565, E1569 [23JY]

———increase the quantity of supply of certain prescriptions furnished to veterans with chronic conditions (H.R. 1921), E1175 [9JN]

———repeal 4-year terms specified by law for certain officials (H.R. 1718), E756 [11AP]

———repeal limitation on the payment of accrued benefits that are due, and unpaid, upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary (H.R. 241), E51 [8JA]

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, H8002 [5SE]

———establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 3015), E1823 [17SE]

———prohibit funds to prevent implementation of State laws relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H7302-H7311 [22JY]

Ecology and environment: evaluation of Bush administration policies, H6842 [15JY]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) as a gasoline additive, H11385, H11415 [18NO]

Economy: address loss of manufacturing base, H10114-H10117 [29OC]

Education: limit the applicability of annual updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology relative to financial aid eligibility (H.R. 2485), E1269 [16JN]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (H. Res. 137), H2454 [27MR], E422 [11MR], E694 [7AP]

———status of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H178 [28JA], H350-H354 [11FE], H1490 [4MR], H2454-H2456 [27MR], E324 [27FE], E609, E610 [27MR]

Electric power: ensure State actions to implement reliability standards do not adversley impact transmission reliability in other States, E2429 [23NO]

Employment: exempt religious organizations operating Federal job training programs from religious discrimination laws in hiring, H3770-H3774, H3778-H3789 [8MY], H11559 [19NO], E926, E927 [9MY]

———prevent an employer from placing a nonimmigrant who is an intracompany transferee with another employer (H.R. 2154), E996 [19MY]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (H.R. 997), E464 [13MR]

EPA: allow States, Indian tribes, municipalities, and air pollution control agencies discretion as to whether or not to implement new source review revisions (H.R. 3133), E1817 [17SE]

———anniversary of regulations governing use of chlorofluorocarbon propellants in aerosol products, E480 [17MR]

———environmental justice programs funding, H7683 [25JY]

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

———reduce proliferation of boutique fuels and implement plans that use Federal clean burning gasoline or Low Reid Vapor Pressure gasoline, H3274-H3277 [10AP]

———reduce underground storage tank releases by strengthening inspections, operator training, program enforcement, oxygenated fuel cleanup, and providing States greater Federal resources, H11409 [18NO]

———rollback of certain Clean Water Act protections, E2343 [20NO]

ERISA: provide for prompt compliance with reporting requirements and prompt enforcement of such requirements, H4037 [14MY]

Executive departments: ensure that Federal construction contractors abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (H.R. 3653), E2530 [8DE]

FAA: access to certain aviation maintenance information, H5205-H5207 [11JN]

———improve training requirements and require certification of flight attendants, H8909 [25SE]

———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots, H5192 [11JN]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: sunset uniform national consumer protection standards, H8158-H8160 [10SE], E1775 [11SE]

Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (H.R. 1229), H12107 [21NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (H.R. 956), E323 [27FE]

———clarify (H.R. 35), H25 [7JA]

FCC: amend media ownership rules, H3538 [30AP], H3965 [9MY], H12834, H12837 [8DE], E435 [12MR], E736 [11AP]

———development and deployment of high-speed communications technologies to rural areas, E743 [11AP]

———disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (H.J. Res. 72), H9799 [21OC]

———encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (H. Res. 218), H4095, H4096 [14MY], H4172, H4179-H4184 [15MY], H4326 [20MY], E1075 [23MY]

———impact of local telephone exchange carriers' network unbundling regulations on the telecommunications industry, H1662 [6MR], H2316 [26MR], H2405 [27MR], H3056, H3058 [10AP], H3574 [1MY], H4373 [21MY], E493 [18MR], E678 [3AP], E736 [11AP], E778 [12AP], E848 [1MY], E882, E888 [7MY], E915, E916, E920 [9MY], E1004, E1006, E1007, E1008 [21MY], E1052, E1059, E1062 [22MY], E1654, E1656 [25JY]

———prohibit funding to implement new media ownership rules, H7250, H7278-H7288 [22JY]

———regulatory parity for local phone competition and broadband providers, E1210 [11JN]

———release of triennial review rulemaking on local phone competition and broadband deployment, H4373 [21MY], H4532 [22MY], H4880 [4JN], E848 [1MY], E882, E888 [7MY], E915, E916, E920 [9MY], E949 [14MY], E954 [15MY], E994 [19MY], E1004, E1006, E1007, E1008, E1041 [21MY], E1050, E1052, E1059 [22MY], E1502 [17JY]

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

———require report on ownership and control of broadcast stations used to serve language minorities (H.R. 3027), E1728 [5SE]

———ruling on media ownership rules, H4761-H4763, H4770-H4776 [2JN], H4791, H4794, H4795, H4796 [3JN], H5370 [16JN], H5415 [17JN], E1112, E1118 [3JN], E1142 [5JN], E1200 [11JN]

———ruling on obscene language on television, H11857 [20NO]

———strengthen regulatory guidelines to promote investment in the telecommunications industry, H2556 [1AP], H2870 [8AP]

———treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (H.R. 1478), E599 [27MR]

FDA: proposed rule for dietary supplement current good manufacturing practices, H7937 [4SE]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals, H2313 [26MR]

———remove the abortion drug known as RU-486 from market and review approval process, H10459 [6NO]

———review marketing of the painkiller OxyContin and its classification for treatment of moderate pain, E1245 [13JN], E2434 [23NO]

Federal agencies and departments: require cost-benefit analysis for surface transportation projects prior to procuring architectural or engineering services from private contractors (H.R. 1980), E1512 [18JY]

Federal aid programs: simplify Federal student financial aid process (H.R. 2956), E1651 [25JY]

Federal employees: clarify that a person who voluntarily separates from the Federal civil service does not remain subject to certain enforcement provisions relative to regulation of political activity (H.R. 1509), E627 [31MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to dietary supplements (H.R. 3377), E2150 [28OC], E2192 [31OC]

———establish labeling and advertising requirements for dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids and prohibit sales of such supplements to minors (H.R. 725), E218 [13FE]

———establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (H.R. 2652), E1617 [25JY]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (H.R. 2218), H11565-H11567 [19NO]

———require manufacturers of dietary supplements to register and require submission of reports on adverse experiences regarding such supplements (H.R. 724), E218 [13FE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: allow private sector businesses to compete for Federal procurement contracts, H4360-H4365 [20MY], H4533 [22MY], H5358-H5360 [12JN]

———authorize Federal civilian contracting officers to competitively evaluate products, H10492 [6NO]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (H.R. 1027), E313 [27FE]

———clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (H.R. 738), E220 [13FE]

———include construction activities in definition of oil and gas exploration and production relative to EPA stormwater discharge permits, H10521-H10528 [6NO], E2218 [4NO], E2317 [19NO]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H1806 [12MR]

FERC: clarify jurisdiction relative to companies integrating into a regional transmission organization, H7123 [18JY]

———hydroelectric projects licensing reform, H3080, H3083 [10AP], H11380 [18NO]

———independent investigation into cause of massive power failures in the U.S. and Canada, E2488 [8DE]

———permit load serving entities the right to reserve sufficient electric power for existing customers, H11385 [18NO], E2357 [20NO]

———provide for alternative conditions and alternative fishways in hydroelectric dam licenses, H3329, H3330 [11AP]

———reinstate license and extend deadline for commencement of construction for the Carlyle Hydroelectric Project in Illinois (H.R. 397), H346 [11FE]

———role in regulation of public utility holding companies, E2442 [23NO]

Financial institutions: exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (H.R. 781), E238, E244 [13FE]

———prevent Federal preemption of State financial privacy laws, H8131, H8141-H8149 [10SE]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities, E1729 [5SE]

———prohibit offer of credit to a financial institution examiner (S. 1947), H12866, H12867 [8DE]

Firearms: eliminate requirement that manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms must be convicted for illegal transfers prior to taking any civil action against them, H2982-H2984 [9AP]

———ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers, H7244, H7245 [22JY]

———ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (H.R. 1540), E637 [1AP]

———gun control, H12830 [8DE]

———impact of stereotyping on enforcement of firearms sales regulations, H2990 [9AP]

———permit lawsuits against persons who sell guns to someone who uses illegal drugs or has been adjudicated as a mental defective, H2984-H2987 [9AP]

———permit lawsuits against weapons distributors, dealers, importers and trade associations, H2991-H2994 [9AP]

———permit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, sellers, or trade associations for negligence, H2987-H2991 [9AP]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2968-H2999 [9AP], E740, E757 [11AP], E798 [29AP]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), amendment process, H2810 [3AP]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), consideration (H. Res. 181), H2944-H2950 [9AP]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), motion to recommit, H2997 [9AP]

———reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3348), H10363, H10364 [5NO]

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

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (H.R. 821), E250 [13FE]

———strike ``when used as intended'' from exceptions to prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, H2979-H2982 [9AP]

———treatment of pending lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, H2947, H2997 [9AP]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 1047), H1550-H1591 [5MR], E410 [7MR]

Forest Service: prohibit funding to finalize or implement revisions to National Forest Management Act planning regulations, H7062-H7069 [17JY]

———prohibit funding to implement changes to roadless areas protection regulations, H7082, H7083, H7087-H7092 [17JY], E1537 [18JY], E1541 [21JY]

FTC: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (H.R. 107), E19-E21 [8JA]

———collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 395), H407-H413, H416 [12FE], E243, E246 [13FE], E344 [3MR]

———collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 395), unanimous-consent agreement, H350 [11FE]

———deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (H.R. 414), E76 [28JA]

———ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 3161), H8898 [24SE], H8916-H8922 [25SE], E2128 [24OC]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (H.R. 361), H3620 [1MY], H4895-H4899 [4JN]

Government: ensure fair treatment of Federal employees relative to competition with private companies for Federal contracts, H12841 [8DE]

———growth in size and spending, H6595-H6600 [10JY]

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

Head Start Program: funding, H1929 [18MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1247), H1859 [13MR], E436 [12MR]

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

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (H.R. 663), H1766-H1774 [12MR]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (H.R. 1068), E352 [4MR]

———reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products (H.R. 2277), E1050 [22MY]

Help America Vote Act: allow State waiver from compliance until mandate is fully funded at the federally authorized level, H7860 [4SE]

———funding, H7882, H7883, H7919 [4SE], E1754 [10SE]

———implementation, H9713-H9716 [20OC]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (H.R. 2239), H9357 [8OC], H10118-H10122 [29OC], E1081 [23MY], E2487 [8DE]

Higher Education Act: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (H.R. 12), E15 [8JA]

Housing: extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, cosponsorship withdrawn (H.R. 2022), H6950 [16JY]

———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (H.R. 2353), E1168 [5JN]

Immigration: adjust the status of certain aliens, with longstanding ties to the U.S., to that of an alien lawfully admitted to permanent residence (H.R. 152), E23 [8JA]

———ease requirements for certain aliens seeking nonimmigrant status in order to enter the U.S. for a temporary stay due to certain family obligations (H.R. 3306), H9608 [16OC]

———give priority in the issuance of immigrant visas to the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who are or were naturalized U.S. citizens (H.R. 3587), E2413 [22NO]

———limit issuance of student and diversity immigrant visas to Saudi Arabian nationals and aliens from countries supporting terrorism or not cooperating fully with U.S. antiterrorism efforts (H.R. 488), H7433 [23JY], E94 [29JA]

———national policy, H126 [8JA]

———restore fairness to immigration laws, H9195 [2OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reduce paperwork for special education teachers, H3473, H3474, H3512 [30AP]

———reduce paperwork for special education teachers (H.R. 464), E103, E104 [29JA]

Insurance: modify antitrust exemption for medical malpractice insurance, address current health care provider issues, and reform medical malpractice litigation process and insurance market (H.R. 1158), E406 [7MR]

———modify antitrust exemption for the insurance industry, H10440 [5NO]

———reform the medical malpractice insurance business, limit frivolous lawsuits, and enhance patient access to medical care, H1754 [12MR]

———reform the medical malpractice insurance business, limit frivolous lawsuits, and enhance patient access to medical care (H.R. 1219), H1857 [13MR]

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

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

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (H.R. 2420), H11533-H11547 [19NO]

———protect mutual fund investors, H10461 [6NO]

IRS: corporate audit funding through reductions in earned income tax credit precertification compliance funding, H7913-H7918 [4SE], E1723 [5SE]

———protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 1528), H5472, H5514-H5535 [18JN], H5562-H5597 [19JN], E1312 [20JN], E1324 [23JN], E1361 [26JN]

———protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 1528), consideration (H. Res. 282), H5474, H5475 [18JN]

———protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 1528), motion to recommit, H5595, H5596 [19JN]

Law enforcement: repeal authority to delay notification of the execution of a search warrant, H7290-H7293 [22JY]

Massachusetts: effect of certain environmental regulations on fishing industry, E1876 [24SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (H.R. 792), E255 [13FE]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 1199), H5542 [18JN], E431, E433, E444 [12MR]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (H.R. 745), E207 [13FE]

Merchant Marine Act: amend to allow transportation of certain agricultural goods and livestock in Hawaiian noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels (H.R. 2847), E1593 [25JY]

———amend to allow transportation of merchandise in Hawaiian noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels (H.R. 2846), E1593 [25JY]

———amend to allow transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels (H.R. 2845), E1593 [25JY]

Mexico: prohibit exportation of natural gas from the U.S. for use in electric powerplants near the border that do not comply with U.S. air quality control requirements (H.R. 287), E47 [8JA]

Money: prohibit inclusion of any information storage capability on U.S. currency or the imposition of any fee or penalty on any person for the holding of currency (H.R. 2777), E1509 [18JY]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H3192-H3194, H3231-H3235 [10AP], E776 [12AP]

———increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (H.R. 751), E222 [13FE]

———require increased safety testing of 15-passenger vans and ensure compliance with applicable motor vehicle safety standards if vans are used as schoolbuses, H4161, H4162 [15MY]

———require increased safety testing of 15-passenger vans and ensure compliance with applicable motor vehicle safety standards if vans are used as schoolbuses (H.R. 1641), H3687 [7MY], E675 [3AP]

National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (H.R. 748), E216 [13FE]

National Organization for Rare Disorders: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 147), H4215-H4217 [19MY], E1000 [21MY]

Native Americans: regulation of Internet gambling sites operating on tribal lands, H5130, H5133 [10JN]

New York, NY: impose flight restrictions on general aviation aircraft, H2788 [3AP]

NTSB: study impact of age on the competence and qualifications of pilots and the use of rail systems in high population density cities, H4166, H4167 [15MY]

Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities, H9778-H9780 [21OC], E2129 [24OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 2729), E1483 [15JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), E1483 [15JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: consultation with private-sector advisory committees relative to U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, H7477 [24JY]

Orphan Drug Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 147), H4215 [19MY], E1000 [21MY]

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (H.R. 2730), E1483 [15JY]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 2731), E1483 [15JY]

Paperwork: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), E1221 [11JN]

Pensions: conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, E446 [12MR]

———protection of workers whose employers convert from defined benefits to cash balance pension plans, H4090 [14MY]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), H3978 [13MY], H4021, H4040-H4092 [14MY], E338, E339 [27FE], E975, E980 [15MY]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), consideration (H. Res. 230), H4035-H4040 [14MY]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), motion to recommit, H4090 [14MY]

———provide special rules for multiemployer or Teamster pension plans relative to termination and funding (H.R. 2910), E1659 [25JY]

———reform (H.R. 1776), H9300 [8OC]

Petroleum: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (H.R. 837), H1296 [25FE], H1927 [18MR]

———encourage use of ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE) to meet renewable fuel compliance standards, H11415 [18NO]

———protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H11381, H11385 [18NO], E2348, E2349, E2353, E2358 [20NO]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, H6620, H6700 [14JY], E1489 [15JY], E2174 [30OC]

———permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (H.R. 847), H4768 [2JN]

———permit importation of prescription drugs, H9709 [20OC]

———provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (H.R. 616), E190 [12FE]

———require manufacturers to sell FDA-approved prescription drugs to U.S. wholesalers and retailers on the same terms as Canadian purchasers, H12752 [8DE]

———safety of imported prescription drugs, H5249 [11JN], H9253, H9254 [7OC], H9800 [21OC], H11599 [19NO]

Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (H.R. 156), E15 [8JA]

———require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (H.R. 2667), E1410 [8JY]

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (H.R. 3432), H10240 [4NO], E2223 [4NO]

Power resources: amend regulations relative to commingling of ethanol and non-ethanol blended gasoline in storage tanks, H3089 [10AP]

———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, H3237-H3242 [10AP]

———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets, H3078 [10AP]

———renewable fuel standard, H11384 [18NO]

Privacy: restore certain standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information (H.R. 1709), E741 [11AP]

Public lands: development of natural gas and oil resources, H3313-H3316 [11AP]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (H.R. 1294), H2925 [8AP], E455, E461 [13MR]

———improve reliability of electric transmission system, H7922-H7930 [4SE], H8791 [24SE], H8937 [25SE], H11416, H11419 [18NO]

———provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks to encourage competition, ensure reliability, and modernize regulation in the electric power industry, H11406 [18NO]

———revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (H.R. 1627), E664 [3AP]

Public welfare programs: require identification used to obtain Federal public benefits meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and verifiable (H.R. 502), H2281 [25MR]

Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (H.R. 2924), E1638 [25JY]

Roads and highways: provide increased flexibility to certain States in complying with certain regulations (H.R. 2864), H10460 [6NO]

Rural areas: effects of unfunded Federal mandates on education, H2314 [26MR]

SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (H.R. 205), H2879-H2883 [8AP]

Small business: improve small business advocacy (H.R. 1772), H5720-H5724 [24JN]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (H.R. 100), H3688-H3700, H3712 [7MY], H12868-H12878 [8DE], E14 [8JA], E915 [9MY]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: provide funding for cleanup of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination from underground storage tanks, H7690 [25JY]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (H.R. 1179), E442 [12MR]

Taxation: allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (H.R. 626), E141 [6FE]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (H.R. 1725), H8288 [17SE]

———end abusive tax sheltering activities by corporations, H8317, H8320, H8322, H8323 [17SE]

———expand availability of the refundable tax credit for health insurance costs of certain displaced workers, H5595, H5596 [19JN]

———expand rules for involuntary conversions of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions, H1975, H1976 [19MR], E514 [19MR]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (H.R. 3220), E1947 [1OC]

———require publicly-traded companies to disclose certain tax information to ensure accuracy and reliability of stated earnings, H1474 [4MR]

———simplify certain rules governing the taxation of U.S. businesses operating abroad (H.R. 285), E54 [8JA]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (H.R. 808), E265 [13FE]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), H1964-H1970 [19MR], H5323, H5326 [12JN], H5435 [17JN], H5560 [19JN], H9823, H9973 [28OC], H9986 [29OC], E538 [20MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 878), H1618 [5MR], H1652, H1656, H1661 [6MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 878), consideration (H. Res. 126), H1652 [6MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by, and death gratuity payments to, a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1664), H3000-H3004 [9AP]

Telecommunications: facilitate reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users (H.R. 1320), H5179-H5185 [11JN]

———provide additional protections to subscribers to wireless communication services relative to transmission of unsolicited commercial messages, H12860 [8DE]

———require vendors of multichannel services to protect the privacy of their customers (H.R. 3511), E2325 [19NO]

———wireless enhanced 911 (E911) technology funding, H5183 [11JN]

Terrorism: impact on civil liberties of implementing new law enforcement and surveillance laws directed toward combating terrorism, H3644 [6MY], H7335 [23JY]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack, H2676 [2AP]

Transportation Security Administration: GAO review of Computer Assisted Passenter Pre-Screening (CAPPS2) program, H5736, H5749, H5775, H5776 [24JN]

U.S. Code: improve (H.R. 1437), H7174-H7177 [21JY]

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Inc.: request to market certain tobacco products as less harmful than cigarettes, E1145 [5JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: repeal sections that violate constitutional rights and civil liberties, E2066 [16OC]

Veterans Health Administration: establish office to oversee research compliance and assurance (H.R. 1585), E667 [3AP]

Western States: Federal land management, H6689-H6692 [14JY]

Wood: establish prohibitions and requirements relating to arsenic-treated wood (H.R. 3629), E2449 [23NO]

WorldCom, Inc.: GSA prohibition on receipt of new Federal contracts, H7858 [4SE]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prohibit late-term abortions except to avert serious long-term physical health consequences for the mother, S3479-S3494 [11MR], S3571-S3579, S3600-S3612 [12MR], S3661, S3662 [13MR], S6972 [22MY], S13046 [22OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), S2523, S2548 [14FE], S2620 [24FE], S3383-S3399 [10MR], S3422-S3429, S3456-S3463, S3466-S3494 [11MR], S3568-S3615, S3644-S3647 [12MR], S3653-S3662 [13MR], S6972 [22MY], S11453-S11460 [15SE], S11551-S11557 [16SE], S11589-S11605, S11614-S11620 [17SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, S12439 [3OC], S12914-S12948 [21OC], S13046 [22OC], S13127 [23OC], S13208 [24OC], S14261 [7NO]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), motion to commit, S3560-S3568, S3570, S3579, S3580 [12MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), unanimous-consent agreement, S3337 [6MR], S3466 [11MR], S10452 [30JY], S11613 [17SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), unanimous-consent request, S3581 [12MR]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (S. 1298), S8242 [19JN]

———humane slaughter inspectors for livestock funding, S13956 [5NO]

———permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (S. 332), S2056 [6FE]

———permit the EPA to register Canadian pesticides (S. 1406), S9419 [15JY], S9490 [16JY]

———price supports for butter and nonfat dry milk, S13997 [5NO], S14136, S14137 [6NO]

Air pollution: establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (S. 843), S5076-S5083 [9AP], S9319-S9321 [14JY]

———oppose EPA new source review rule changes relative to preventing deterioration of clean air regulations, S13260 [27OC]

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants, S15959 [25NO]

———study new source review program changes relative to preventing deterioration of clean air regulations and to determine effects of such changes on air pollution and human health, S1171-S1194, S1208, S1212-S1220, S1223-S1226 [21JA], S1303-S1307 [22JA], S1446 [23JA]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions funding, S14013 [5NO]

———strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (S. 736), S4527 [27MR]

Antitrust policy: enhance FTC or Dept. of Justice authority to prevent anticompetitive practices in tightly concentrated gasoline markets (S. 1737), S12621 [15OC]

———increase certain antitrust penalties on individuals and corporations and repeal the U.S. Antidumping Act (S. 1080), S6631, S6632 [19MY]

Appropriations: making continuing to increase FHA loan limitations and require compliance with such limitations, and to fund FAA Operations Account Staff Offices (H.J. Res. 82), S16212 [9DE]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decision making, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (S. 546), S3265 [6MR], S9608 [17JY]

Army: procurement of hemorrhage control bandages, S5392 [11AP]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices, S7124 [23MY]

———reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (S. 1034), S5971 [8MY], S9295 [11JY], S11471 [15SE]

ATF: clarify Freedom of Information Act exemptions relative to sharing of critical information, S2420 [13FE]

Aviation: require background checks of alien flight school applicants regardless of weight of the aircraft for which they seek training and require report on the effectiveness of the requirement, S7803, S7804 [12JN]

———require background checks of alien flight school applicants regardless of weight of the aircraft for which they seek training and require report on the effectiveness of the requirement (S. 236), S1740 [29JA]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), S4223 [20MR], S4228, S4229 [21MR]

———amend laws relative to dismissal of certain involuntary cases (S. 1128), S7018, S7019 [22MY]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 2465), S10604, S10847 [31JY], S10897 [1AU]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1323), S8442, S8478 [24JN], S8598 [25JN]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1920), S16062, S16063 [25NO]

———include bonuses and other extraordinary or excessive compensation of corporate officers and violators of securities and accounting laws in bankruptcy estates (S. 832), S5068 [9AP]

BATF: require notification of multiple handgun sales to the same person, and require Federal firearm licensees to make a physical inventory of their firearms, S15969 [25NO]

Business and industry: enforcement of requirement that certain corporate officers certify financial reports, S5533 [30AP]

———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws, S5325 [11AP], S5533 [30AP]

———remedies for retaliation against corporate whistleblowers, S1725 [29JA]

———review accounting treatment and adopt generally accepted accounting principles for the treatment of employee stock options (S. 181), S1074 [16JA]

California: modify date as of which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria is deemed to be held in trust (S. 1648), S11914 [24SE]

———prevent implementation of air emission requirements for small engines that would require the addition of devices that are potential fire hazards to such engines, S14467-S14470 [12NO], S14928-S14932 [17NO]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising criteria used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility, S11902 [24SE]

Clean Air Act: reduce powerplant pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs and an alternative regulatory classification for units subject to such programs, S1788 [30JA]

———reduce powerplant pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs and an alternative regulatory classification for units subject to such programs (S. 485), S2943 [27FE], S3352-S3354 [7MR]

Colombia: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (S. 986), S5730 [5MY]

Commission on Overtime Regulations: establish (S. 1611), S11419 [11SE]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend antifraud, false reporting, and civil enforcement authority, and clarify jurisdiction over transactions involving commodity futures and options, S15338 [21NO]

Computers: prohibit transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail to persons on a national No-Spam Registry and impose requirements on content of all commercial e-mail (S. 1231), S13125 [23OC]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail, S6501 [15MY]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), S5204-S5208 [10AP], S13012-S13032, S13035-S13045 [22OC], S14172 [6NO], S15938-S15948 [25NO]

———require warning labels on sexually explicit commercial e-mail, S13035-S13037, S13039, S13040 [22OC]

———strengthen security of Federal computer systems (S. 187), S1079 [16JA]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (S. 884), S5233 [10AP]

———strengthen restrictions on business affiliate sharing of medical information, S13878, S13879 [4NO], S13980 [5NO]

Corp. for National and Community Service: require public notice and comment prior to any changes to program requirements or policy and prohibit disclosure of selection information, S14507 [12NO]

Corporations: prohibit personal loans to directors or chief officers, S2178 [11FE]

Correctional institutions: require minimum work week, job training, and life skills preparation for Federal prison inmates and establish a grant program for mandatory drug testing (S. 672), S4169 [20MR]

Courts: provide a definition of a prevailing party for Federal fee-shifting statutes (S. 1117), S7000 [22MY]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards, S14017, S14018 [5NO]

———prevent abuse of Government credit cards (S. 1744), S12742 [16OC]

Crime: exempt certain rocket propellants from being classified as explosive materials (S. 724), S4614 [1AP]

———prohibit fraudulent use of authentication features in production of identity documents (S. 731), S4521 [27MR]

———prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. (S. 1301), S8245 [19JN], S12022, S12023 [25SE]

———provide penalties for false personation of a military officer for purposes of harassing military families and clarify the false personation statute relative to officers and employees of the U.S. (S. 1445), S9795 [23JY]

———tribute to participants in People Pedaling Peace bicycle ride to honor victims of gun violence and promote gun safety legislation, S8718 [26JN]

Cuba: lift trade embargo, grant normal trade relations status, and lift travel restrictions, S9440 [16JY]

———lift trade embargo, grant normal trade relations status, and lift travel restrictions (S. 403), S2478 [13FE]

———lift travel restrictions, S9367 [15JY], S11433 [15SE], S12493 [14OC], S12909 [21OC], S13079-S13087 [23OC], S13656 [30OC], S14470-S14472, S14750 [12NO]

———lift travel restrictions (S. 950), S5595-S5597 [30AP], S6250 [14MY], S16109 [9DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Environmental Quality Incentive Program cost-share assistance payment limitations, S14152 [6NO]

———establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (S. 1103), S6981-S6985 [22MY]

———organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production, S2436 [13FE], S4806 [3AP]

———organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (S. 457), S2849 [26FE]

Dept. of Defense: ensure fair treatment of Federal employees relative to competition with private companies for Federal contracts, S9529-S9531, S9564 [17JY]

———exemption from certain environmental regulations, S14421, S14422, S14433, S14434 [11NO], S14484 [12NO]

———oversight of procurement, performance criteria, and operational test plans for ballistic missile defense programs, S6697 [20MY]

———promote public-private competition for contracts and procurement, S6923 [22MY]

———require reports on safety issues due to defective parts, S9567 [17JY]

———restrict bundling of contract requirements that unreasonably disadvantage small businesses, S6794-S6796 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: certify safety and cost savings relative to commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S8203-S8215 [19JN], S8266-S8268 [20JN]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, S15531 [22NO]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (S. 1781), S13142, S13184 [23OC], S13187, S13207, S13229 [24OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve financial accountability requirements (S. 1567), S10916, S10917 [1AU], S15499 [21NO]

———require Federal Advisory Committee Act compliance by any advisory committee, S9864-S9866 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: enforcement and prosecution of gun laws, S6614 [19MY], S7874 [13JN], S11636 [17SE], S12055 [26SE]

———expand powers and jurisdiction to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition (S. 1224), S7630 [10JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, S11060-S11062, S11065-S11070, S11075, S11105 [4SE], S11136-S11138, S11141-S11145, S11147-S11149 [5SE], S11174, S11175, S11178, S11179, S11182 [8SE], S11193-S11209, S11213, S11214, S11239 [9SE], S11264-S11269 [10SE], S12213-S12216 [1OC], S12361 [2OC], S15918, S15969 [25NO]

———reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics, S1441 [23JA]

Dept. of the Interior: ban commercial advertising on the National Mall, S11429-S11432 [15SE], S11733 [22SE], S11804, S11805 [23SE]

———decision allowing sponsor recognition by the National Football League at event held on the National Mall, S11429-S11432 [15SE]

———prohibit new competitive outsourcing studies funding, S11624 [17SE], S11788-S11804, S11807 [23SE], S11903 [24SE]

———report on competitive outsourcing, S11807 [23SE]

———transfer of authority to revise the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual (S. 1378), S9057 [8JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: Office of Foreign Assets Control fining of Joan Slote for bicycle travel through Cuba, S11433 [15SE], S12493 [14OC]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems (S. 311), S1989 [5FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications for prescriptions written by private practitioners to veterans awaiting their first VA appointment for medical care (S. 1112), S6994 [22MY]

———extend the period for provision of noninstitutional extended care services and required nursing home care (S. 836), S5070 [9AP], S14394 [11NO]

Drugs: clarify definition of anabolic steroids, review sentencing guidelines for crimes involving steroids, and establish education programs relative to steroids (S. 1780), S13139-S13142 [23OC]

———eliminate safe-harbor exception for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products used in manufacturing methamphetamine (S. 1784), S13146, S13147 [23OC]

———ensure access to assured quality pharmaceuticals at the lowest possible price to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, S6478-S6480 [15MY]

———prohibit sales of products such as dietary supplements containing ephedra or ephedrine alkaloids, S2511-S2513 [14FE], S2674-S2676 [25FE]

Ecology and environment: manage risk of potential climate change through reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 139), S166-S174 [9JA], S13484-S13509 [29OC], S13572-S13600 [30OC]

———manage risk of potential climate change through reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 139), unanimous-consent agreement, S10529 [31JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, S1647-S1649 [28JA], S9946-S9948 [25JY]

Economy: address loss of manufacturing base, S14693, S14750 [12NO]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (S. 1562), S10912 [1AU]

———collect information from coeducational secondary schools on athletic participation (S. 282), S1884 [4FE]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (S. Res. 153), S7055, S7056 [22MY]

———reaffirm support for Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls (S. Res. 40), S1839 [30JA]

———reduce paperwork for special education teachers and make mediation mandatory for all legal disputes relative to individualized education programs (S. 626), S3744 [13MR]

———status of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, S1692-S1694 [29JA], S2832 [26FE]

Electric power: protect consumers and investors from abusive affiliate, associate company, and subsidiary company transactions, S10204-S10209 [30JY], S13375 [28OC]

———protect customers by ensuring States maintain jurisdiction over electric utilities and prohibiting FERC implementation of a standard market design, S15108 [19NO], S15902-S15904 [25NO]

———protect customers by ensuring States maintain jurisdiction over electric utilities and prohibiting FERC implementation of a standard market design (S. 954), S5600 [30AP]

———provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity (S. 688), S4287 [21MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: permit certain States and local educational agencies to obtain waivers of student testing requirements (S. 956), S5600 [30AP], S15275-S15277 [20NO]

Endangered Species Act: circuit court decision relative to protection of silvery minnows, S8096 [18JN]

———improve listing, recovery planning, and delisting processes (S. 369), S2355 [12FE], S3766 [17MR]

———require Federal assumption of all costs relative to implementation and compliance (S. 1178), S7373 [4JN]

EPA: clarify exemption of certain small engines from California air emission regulations and develop a national emissions standard, S14467-S14470, S14472-S14477 [12NO], S14928-S14932 [17NO]

———enforcement personnel levels, S14506, S14515 [12NO]

———expedite finalization of maximum achievable control technology emission standards for mercury, S9946-S9948 [25JY]

———permit registration of a Canadian pesticide, S14478, S14479 [12NO]

———pesticide registration applications, S11630 [17SE]

———provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (S. 515), S6889 [21MY]

———provide regional offices with mobile air pollution monitoring networks relative to disasters and catastrophic toxic emissions, S13482 [29OC]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots, S7793-S7796 [12JN]

———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (S. 959), S5607 [30AP]

———require foreign aircraft repair stations be subject to the same safety standards as domestic air stations, S7807-S7810 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare and improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support (S. 669), S4156 [20MR]

———regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (S. 1455), S9960 [25JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation, S12592, S12593 [15OC]

———allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (S. 683), S4280 [21MR]

———clarify (S. 320), S2005 [5FE]

FBI: report on effectiveness of National Instant Criminal Background Check System, S7466 [5JN]

FCC: allocate additional spectrum for unlicensed use by wireless broadband devices and ensure interference protection for Dept. of Defense systems within that spectrum (S. 159), S300-S302 [14JA], S320 [15JA]

———disapprove ruling on media ownership rules, S11454 [15SE]

———disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (S.J. Res. 17), S9490 [16JY], S11016 [3SE], S11383-S11402 [11SE], S11463-S11465 [15SE], S11501 [16SE], S14447 [11NO]

———disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (S.J. Res. 17), unanimous-consent agreement, S11427 [11SE]

———encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules, S6971 [22MY]

———issuance of broadcast flag regulations protecting distribution of over-the-air digital programming, S14960 [17NO]

———protect children from indecent programming through enforcement of laws, investigation of complaints, and sanctioning of broadcast violators (S. Res. 283), S16213 [9DE]

———reauthorize (S. 1264), S7882 [13JN]

———require report on ownership and control of broadcast stations used to serve language minorities (S. 1563), S10914 [1AU]

———ruling on media ownership rules, S7177 [2JN], S8117 [18JN], S11451-S11453 [15SE], S11901 [24SE]

———ruling on media ownership rules (S. Res. 159), S7403 [4JN]

———ruling on media ownership rules (S. Res. 159), unanimous-consent request, S7415 [4JN]

FDA: review safety of dietary supplements containing ephedrine, S14002 [5NO]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (S. 1930), S15473 [21NO]

Federal Election Administration: establish (S. 1388), S9246-S9248 [10JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (S. 1460), S9968 [25JY]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals, S1506 [28JA], S8187-S8198, S8200 [19JN], S8689-S8692 [26JN]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 54), S58 [7JA], S7966 [17JN]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 7), S134-S136 [9JA]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (S. 1747), S12745 [16OC]

———technical corrections relative to amendments made by the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (S. 1881), S16057-S16060 [25NO]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: allow private sector businesses to compete for Federal procurement contracts (S. 346), S2205-S2207 [11FE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S13891-S13897 [4NO]

FERC: enhance protection of electricity consumers under the Federal Power Act, S10126-S10133 [29JY], S10173-S10188, S10212 [30JY], S10470, S10483, S10529, S10572 [31JY]

———enhance protection of electricity consumers under the Federal Power Act (S. 681), S4277 [21MR]

———ensure delay of rulemaking on a standard market design does not delay rulemaking on other issues, S10125, S10126 [29JY], S10214, S10215 [30JY]

———improve authority to review public utility mergers, S10117-S10124 [29JY], S10213, S10214 [30JY]

———inclusion of electric power grid security in proposed rulemaking on cybersecurity, S11640 [17SE]

———reinstate license and extend deadline for commencement of construction for the Carlyle Hydroelectric Project in Illinois (H.R. 397), S4910 [7AP]

———reinstate license and extend deadline for commencement of construction for the Carlyle Hydroelectric Project in Illinois (S. 220), S1673 [28JA], S4910 [7AP]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (S. 98), S151-S153 [9JA]

———prohibit offer of credit to a financial institution examiner (S. 1947), S15873 [24NO]

———require disclosure of financial relationships between brokers and mutual fund companies and of certain brokerage commissions paid by mutual fund companies (S. 1822), S14038-S14043 [5NO]

Fire prevention: establish comprehensive fire safety standards for upholstered furniture, mattresses, bedclothing, and candles (S. 1798), S13661-S13663 [30OC]

Firearms: gun control, S1137 [17JA], S10134 [29JY]

———improve the national instant criminal background check system (S. 1706), S12444 [3OC]

———NAACP lawsuit against firearms manufacturers to force meaningful steps toward safer business practices, S10602 [31JY]

———prohibit certain lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 659), S3998 [19MR], S4169 [20MR], S4507 [27MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), S5644 [1MY], S5994 [9MY], S8296 [20JN], S9580 [17JY], S10602 [31JY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S13734 [31OC], S14265, S14266 [7NO]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1806), S13734 [31OC]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1806), unanimous-consent request, S14155, S14156 [6NO]

———reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms (H.R. 3348), S16062 [25NO]

———reauthorize the ban on prohibiting the manufacture of military-style semiautomatic assault weapons, S5163 [10AP]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, S123 [9JA], S7466 [5JN]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (S. 1807), S13711-S13714 [31OC]

———State gun safety laws, S1137 [17JA]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 1047), S4223 [20MR], S4228, S4229 [21MR]

———temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (S. 671), S9323, S9324 [14JY], S16108 [9DE]

Forest Service: maintain current administrative and judicial review requirements, S13609-S13611 [30OC]

———provide suitable grazing arrangements to persons holding grazing permits adversely affected by willow flycatcher and Yosemite toad restrictions (S. 1111), S6994 [22MY]

FRS: study on disclosure of ATM fees by financial institutions, S13883 [4NO]

FTC: address issue of anticompetitive practices in the oil industry, S3049 [4MR]

———collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 395), S2500 [13FE], S11890 [24SE]

———disapprove court decision preventing implementation of a ``do-not-call'' registry and support constitutionality of such a registry (S. Res. 242), S12472 [3OC]

———establish a list of consumers who request not to receive unsolicited commercial e-mail, S13019, S13024-S13027 [22OC]

———issue rules on the disclosure of technological measures that restrict consumer flexibility to use and manipulate digital information and entertainment content (S. 692), S4326 [24MR]

———ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 3161), S11957-S11967 [25SE], S12101 [26SE]

———ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (S. 1652), S11890, S11900, S11903 [24SE]

———reauthorize (S. 1234), S7721 [11JN]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (S. 1170), S7244 [3JN]

Government: ensure fair treatment of Federal employees relative to competition with private companies for Federal contracts, S15915-S15917 [25NO]

———extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility (S. 90), S74 [7JA]

———improve efficiency of programs and delivery of services, S7653 [11JN]

———requirements for an annual report on competitive sourcing activities, S13101-S13105 [23OC]

Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions, S15959 [25NO]

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 (S. 518), S3166 [5MR]

———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (S. 1410), S9422 [15JY]

———reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products, S2037-S2044 [6FE]

———reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products (S. 1115), S6995-S6997 [22MY]

———require notification by manufacturers before discontinuing production of a vaccine and develop a national vaccine stockpile (S. 371), S2356-S2358 [12FE]

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: compliance with health information privacy regulations, S5721 [5MY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (H.R. 2239), S15917 [25NO]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (S. 1980), S16122 [9DE]

———require voter verification and improved security for voting systems (S. 1986), S16122 [9DE]

Homeland Security Act: amend provisions on voluntarily furnished critical infrastructure information to restore public disclosure, government regulation, and whistleblowing protections (S. 609), S3631-S3639 [12MR]

Housing: enhance regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises (S. 1508), S10623 [31JY]

———enhance regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises (S. 1656), S11990 [25SE]

Immigration: admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (S. 1635), S11686 [17SE]

———allow aliens who are legally present in the U.S. to return temporarily to their country of citizenship if that country is engaged in post-conflict reconstruction (S. 1949), S15843 [24NO]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (S. 1452), S10574 [31JY]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: include provisions relative to payment and administration of gaming fees (S. 1529), S10653 [31JY]

Insurance: prohibit a health plan from contracting with a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) unless certain requirements are satisfied, S8613-S8617 [26JN]

———prohibit a health plan from contracting with a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) unless certain requirements are satisfied (S. 1300), S8244 [19JN]

———reform the medical malpractice insurance business, provide Federal alternative medical malpractice insurance, and limit frivolous lawsuits, S3836-S3839 [18MR]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (S. 1971), S16015-S16017 [25NO]

———prevent the practice of late trading by mutual funds (S. 1958), S15983-S15985 [25NO]

IRS: prohibit funding for implementing regulations allowing the conversion of defined benefit pension plans into cash balance plans, S13089-S13091 [23OC]

Kelliher, Joseph T.: nomination to FERC, S3801 [17MR], S12186 [30SE]

Leavitt, Michael O.: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S13237-S13251 [27OC], S13326-S13340 [28OC]

Lobbyists: impose post-employment lobbying restrictions on the Dept. of Homeland Security and the Office of Homeland Security, S9872-S9874 [24JY]

LSC: restrictions on legal aid groups that receive both Federal and private funds, S6598 [19MY]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (S. 1879), S15062-S15065 [18NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (S. 493), S2977 [27FE]

———consolidate and restate Federal laws relative to social health maintenance organization projects, make such projects permanent, and require a study on ways to expand such projects (S. 306), S1981 [5FE]

———prohibit health care providers from charging membership or extraneous fees as a prerequisite to service to a patient (S. 345), S2205 [11FE]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (S. 373), S2358 [12FE]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (S. 991), S5734 [5MY]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (S. 1332), S8568 [25JN]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (S. 952), S5598 [30AP]

———streamline regulations, S8350 [23JN]

Mexico: prohibit exportation of natural gas from the U.S. for use in electric powerplants near the border that do not comply with U.S. air quality control requirements (S. 107), S153 [9JA]

Motor vehicles: impose additional requirements for improving corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S9890-S9895 [24JY], S10005-S10010 [28JY], S10087-S10090, S10104-S10115 [29JY]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles, S1449 [23JA]

———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards, S5897 [8MY]

———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (S. 255), S1819-S1821 [30JA], S3873 [18MR]

———require increased safety testing of 15-passenger vans and ensure compliance with applicable motor vehicle safety standards if vans are used as schoolbuses (S. 717), S4443 [26MR]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: establish and implement traffic safety law enforcement and compliance campaigns (S. 1139), S7053 [22MY]

Native Americans: technical corrections to certain laws (S. 523), S3175 [5MR], S10441-S10451 [30JY]

———technical corrections to certain laws (S. 1955), S15978 [25NO]

New England Fishery Management Council: adoption of new regulations, S14445 [11NO]

NOAA: ratify certain legal appointments and promotions in the commissioned corps (S. 886), S9268 [10JY]

Nuclear energy: renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents, S1414, S1445 [23JA]

———renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents (S. 156), S294 [14JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (S. 1272), S7982 [17JN]

Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight: funding, S14510, S14511 [12NO]

OMB: prohibit funding to implement revisions to rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, S13092-S13101, S13105, S13106 [23OC]

OPM: implementation of proposed regulations reducing the detail of executive branch employees to the legislative branch, S13120 [23OC]

Patents: amend certain laws relative to patent fees (S. 1760), S12889 [20OC]

Pensions: protect retirement security of workers by ensuring assets are adequately diversified and providing workers with access to information about their plans (S. 9), S134-S136 [9JA]

———protection of workers whose employers convert from defined benefits to cash balance pension plans, S1790-S1793 [30JA]

———provide special rules for multiemployer or Teamster pension plans relative to termination and funding (S. 1492), S10268 [30JY]

Pesticides: provide for the enhanced review of covered products, authorize fees for certain products, and extend and improve collection of maintenance fees, S14478, S14496 [12NO]

Petroleum: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence, S7365 [4JN], S7444-S7447 [5JN]

———eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (S. 385), S2446, S2458-S2462 [13FE]

———eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (S. 791), S14313 [10NO]

———encourage use of ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE) to meet renewable fuel compliance standards, S7447 [5JN]

———protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, S15106, S15113-S15123, S15143-S15146, S15153-S15157, S15163, S15175, S15176 [19NO], S15222-S15236, S15242-S15245, S15260 [20NO], S15329-S15349 [21NO]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S8186, S8203-S8215 [19JN], S8265, S8269 [20JN]

———require manufacturers to sell FDA-approved prescription drugs to U.S. wholesalers and retailers on the same terms as Canadian purchasers, S8332-S8335, S8341-S8343 [23JN], S8403 [24JN]

———treatment of biological products and generic drugs relative to patent challenges and exclusivity rules, S16104-S16107 [9DE]

Political campaigns: provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (S. 1497), S10272-S10275 [30JY], S10898 [1AU]

Poverty: condition receipt of certain State revolving funds on the restriction of development or construction of new colonias that lack necessary infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border (S. 1163), S7190 [2JN]

Power resources: allow renewable fuel program ethanol mandate to be temporarily suspended for certain States not located in corn-producing areas, S7372, S7373 [4JN]

———allow renewable fuel program ethanol mandate to be temporarily suspended if the mandate would harm the economy or the environment, S7200-S7204, S7206, S7209, S7213-S7219 [3JN]

———allow renewable fuel program ethanol mandate to be temporarily suspended in the event of a significant gasoline price increase or supply interruption, S7366-S7371 [4JN]

———establish Federal renewable fuels standards, repeal oxygenate requirements, and eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, S5888-S5894, S5897-S5899 [8MY], S5983, S5985-S5991 [9MY], S6043-S6047, S6050 [13MY], S7206-S7221 [3JN]

———exclude metal derivatives from certain regulatory oversight over energy trading markets by the CFTC, S7594, S7599 [10JN], S7675 [11JN]

———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets, S7590-S7599 [10JN], S7656-S7662, S7668-S7676, S7679-S7682 [11JN], S10004, S10005 [28JY], S13961-S13980 [5NO], S15346 [21NO]

———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets (S. 509), S2567-S2569 [24FE], S3094-S3100 [4MR], S3159 [5MR]

———require reports on hydrogen vehicle programs, the impact of hydrogen fuel usage on natural gas demands, and future Federal agency use of hydrogen, S7526, S7527 [9JN]

———subject renewable fuels to the same liability standard as vehicle fuels and fuel additives, S7424-S7430, S7443 [5JN]

President's Commission on Opportunity in Athletics: report on Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, S2892, S2893 [27FE]

Public utilities: create more efficient electric grid, increase investment in utility infrastructure, and enhance consumer protections, S9994-S9999 [28JY], S10116-S10133 [29JY], S10173-S10188, S10204-S10209, S10212-S10215 [30JY], S10470-S10485, S10529 [31JY]

———improve electricity transmission system (S. 716), S4442 [26MR]

———improve operation of electric transmission system, enhance reliability of electric grid, increase consumer benefits from competition and restore investor confidence in the electric industry (S. 475), S2929-S2931 [27FE]

———improve operation of electric transmission system and enhance reliability of electric grid (S. 1754), S12840 [17OC]

———increase production of clean, domestically produced renewable energy as a fuel source for the national electric system (S. 944), S5491 [29AP]

Public welfare programs: ensure fair treatment and due process protections for enhanced data collection and reporting requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 770), S4708-S4712 [2AP]

Railroads: authorizing appropriations for the Federal railroad safety program (S. 1402), S9334 [14JY], S15742 [24NO], S16045, S16048 [25NO]

———enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (S. 919), S5378, S5379 [11AP]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (S. 1140), S7053 [22MY]

———prohibit the use of a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle (S. 179), S1072 [16JA]

Safe Drinking Water Act: assist small communities with achieving or maintaining compliance with drinking water standards (S. 1432), S9639 [21JY]

SBA: ensure independence and nonpartisan operation of the Office of Advocacy (S. 818), S4964-S4967 [8AP]

———establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (S. 1255), S7839 [12JN]

SEC: provide authority to impose civil money penalties in administrative proceedings for violations of securities laws, S4946-S4948 [8AP]

———provide authority to impose civil money penalties in administrative proceedings for violations of securities laws (S. 183), S1075 [16JA]

———require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (S. 979), S5644, S5670-S5672 [1MY]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (S. 1874), S14966, S14967 [17NO]

Small Business Act: modify contract consolidation requirements (S. 633), S3806 [17MR]

Smith & Wesson (business): unveiling of largest, most powerful, commercially-produced handgun, S2915 [27FE]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (H.R. 100), insert S. 1136 language in lieu, S15499 [21NO]

———restate, clarify, and revise (S. 1136), S7041 [22MY], S15481-S15499 [21NO]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: require compliance with leak detection and prevention standards for underground storage tanks and provide funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (S. 195), S1148 [17JA], S5684, S5689 [1MY]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (S. 559), S3317 [6MR]

Taxation: allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (S. 182), S1074 [16JA]

———apply look-thru rules for purposes of the foreign tax credit limitation to dividends from foreign corporations not controlled by a domestic corporation (S. 914), S5374 [11AP]

———clarify treatment of certain tax attributes for companies whose debt is cancelled in a bankruptcy proceeding (S. 1331), S8567 [25JN]

———curtail use of tax shelters (S. 1937), S15816-S15827 [24NO]

———deductability of fees incurred by financial institutions due to certain mandatory regulatory examinations, S6457 [15MY]

———deny a deduction for securities-related fines, penalties, and other amounts, and transfer revenues resulting from such denial to Fair Funds for the relief of victims (S. 1975), S16024 [25NO]

———deny any deduction for certain fines, penalties, and other amounts (S. 936), S5487 [29AP]

———improve portability of retirement savings and expand pension coverage and savings opportunities (S. 1912), S15408 [21NO]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (S. 1495), S10269 [30JY]

———prevent fraudulent avoidance of fuel taxes (S. 1979), S16030 [25NO]

———provide a tax credit for small employer-based health insurance coverage in States in which such coverage is mandated (S. 1972), S16022 [25NO]

———provide fairness in tax collection procedures, improve administrative efficiency and confidentiality, and reform penalty and interest provisions (S. 882), S5210 [10AP]

———provide procedural fairness in application of controlled group provisions to employers who contribute to multiemployer pension plans and engage in bona fide corporate transactions (S. 1857), S14808 [12NO]

———require chief executive officers of corporations to sign tax returns, S5043 [9AP], S6960 [22MY], S7084 [23MY]

———treatment of certain sniper weapons, S2915 [27FE]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (S. 992), S5736 [5MY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), S4472-S4483, S4488, S4490 [27MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), unanimous-consent agreement, S4452 [26MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by, and death gratuity payments to, a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1664), S15398 [21NO]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (S. 1380), S9121 [9JY], S13793 [3NO], S14264 [7NO]

———facilitate reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users (S. 865), S5191 [10AP]

———facilitate the deployment of wireless telecommunications networks to further the availability of the Emergency Alert System (S. 564), S3321 [6MR]

———protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (S. 1963), S16004-S16006 [25NO]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations, S14447 [11NO]

———preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (S. 1046), S11385 [11SE], S11505, S11507, S11517, S11518 [16SE]

———prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching unless it is rated for content or blockable by electronic means (S. 161), S304 [14JA]

Terrorism: close certain loopholes that have allowed terrorists to acquire firearms and maintain records of certain handgun transfers during periods of heightened terrorist risk (S. 969), S5655 [1MY]

Transportation: responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (S. 1776), S13135 [23OC]

Transportation Security Administration: allow certain airships to apply for an air restriction waiver at large venue events, S2538 [14FE]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (S. 1325), S8444 [24JN]

TVA: impose greater accountability relative to capital investment decisions and financing operations by increasing oversight (S. 308), S1982 [5FE]

U.S. Airways, Inc.: pension plan restructuring, S1342-S1346 [22JA]

———pension plan restructuring (S. 119), S117-S120 [9JA]

Undetectable Firearms Act: extend (S. 1835), S14178 [6NO]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: place reasonable limitations on the use of surveillance and the issuance of search warrants (S. 1709), S12384-S12387 [2OC], S12990-S12992 [22OC]

———repeal sections that violate constitutional rights and civil liberties, S12990-S12992 [22OC]

———strengthen oversight provisions (S. 1695), S12283-S12285 [1OC]

Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (S. 561), S3319 [6MR]

Weapons: gun control, S4895 [7AP]

Whistleblowing: include the Dept. of Energy and the NRC as employers for the purposes of whistleblower protection (S. 1376), S9057 [8JY]

Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (S. 337), S2122 [10FE]

Reports

Investigations of Misconduct in Energy-Related Markets: CFTC, S7659-S7661 [11JN]

Reports filed

Alaska Hydroelectric Licenses Extension: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 337) (H. Rept. 108-4), H273 [4FE]

Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 878) (H. Rept. 108-23), H1639 [5MR]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 975) (H. Rept. 108-40), H1952 [18MR]

Cape Lookout National Seashore Free Roaming Horses Permitted Numbers Adjustment: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2055) (H. Rept. 108-298), H9281 [7OC]

Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 1320) (S. Rept. 108-168), S12838 [17OC]

———Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1320) (H. Rept. 108-37), H4875 [3JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 3, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 383) (H. Rept. 108-290), H9129 [1OC]

Consideration of H.R. 760, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 108-139), H4875 [3JN]

Consideration of H.R. 878, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 108-25), H1639 [5MR]

Consideration of H.R. 975, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 147) (H. Rept. 108-42), H1952 [18MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1000, Pension Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 230) (H. Rept. 108-98), H4010 [13MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1036, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 181) (H. Rept. 108-64), H2937 [8AP]

Consideration of H.R. 1528, Taxpayer Protection and IRS Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 282) (H. Rept. 108-158), H5467 [17JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2427, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 335) (H. Rept. 108-231), H7453 [23JY]

Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 877) (S. Rept. 108-102), S9495 [16JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1567), S15286 [20NO]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1567) (S. Rept. 108-211), S15975 [25NO]

———Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select) (H.R. 2886) (H. Rept. 108-358), H11149 [12NO]

Do-Not-Call Implementation Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 395) (H. Rept. 108-8), H389 [11FE]

EPA Office of Ombudsman Additional Authority: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 515) (S. Rept. 108-50), S6851 [21MY]

FCC Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1264) (S. Rept. 108-140), S11032 [3SE]

Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1402) (S. Rept. 108-182), S13659 [30OC]

FERC Reinstatement of License and Deadline Extension for Commencement of Construction for the Carlyle Hydroelectric Project in Illinois: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 397) (S. Rept. 108-27), S3993 [19MR]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 220) (S. Rept. 108-22), S3993 [19MR]

FERC Reinstatement of License and Extension Deadline for Commencement of Construction for the Carlyle Hydroelectric Project in Illinois: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 397) (H. Rept. 108-6), H273 [4FE]

Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1375) (H. Rept. 108-152), H5364 [12JN]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1375) (H. Rept. 108-152), H6705 [14JY]

Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 950), S14451 [11NO]

FTC Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1234) (S. Rept. 108-127), S10970 [2SE]

Involuntary Bankruptcy Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1529) (H. Rept. 108-110), H4254 [19MY]

Mammography Quality Standards Act Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1879) (S. Rept. 108-220), S16119 [9DE]

Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 810) (H. Rept. 108-74), H3450 [29AP]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 810) (H. Rept. 108-74), H3350 [11AP]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 671) (S. Rept. 108-28), S4165 [20MR]

Mutual Funds Integrity and Fee Transparency Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2420) (H. Rept. 108-351), H10339 [4NO]

Native American Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 523) (S. Rept. 108-49), S6506 [15MY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 523) (H. Rept. 108-374), H11205, H11358 [17NO]

NOAA Commissioned Corps Legal Appointments and Promotions Ratification: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 886) (S. Rept. 108-58), S7234 [3JN]

Paleontological Resources Preservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 546) (S. Rept. 108-93), S9303 [11JY]

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee of Conference (S. 3) (H. Rept. 108-288), H9032 [30SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 760) (H. Rept. 108-58), H2818 [3AP]

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 663) (H. Rept. 108-28), H1678 [6MR]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 720) (S. Rept. 108-196), S14964 [17NO]

Pension Security Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 108-43), H1952 [18MR]

Preservation of Localism, Program Diversity, and Competition in Television Broadcast Service Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1046) (S. Rept. 108-141), S11032 [3SE]

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1036) (H. Rept. 108-59), H2863 [7AP]

Reliable Fuels Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 791) (S. Rept. 108-57), S7234 [3JN]

Renew Dept. of Energy and NRC Indemnity Authority for Damages From Nuclear Incidents: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 156) (S. Rept. 108-218), S16119 [9DE]

Rocket Propellants Exemption From Being Classified as Explosive Materials: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 724), S8232 [19JN]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 100) (H. Rept. 108-81), H3569 [30AP]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1136) (S. Rept. 108-197), S14964 [17NO]

Small Business Advocacy Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1772) (H. Rept. 108-162), H5550 [18JN]

Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 361) (H. Rept. 108-24), H4786 [2JN]

Standards Development Organization Advancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1086) (H. Rept. 108-125), H4733 [22MY], H4976 [4JN]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1086), S14176 [6NO]

Taxpayer Protection and IRS Accountability Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1528) (H. Rept. 108-61), H2937 [8AP]

U.S. Code Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1437) (H. Rept. 108-103), H4203 [15MY]

U.S. Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1561) (H. Rept. 108-241), H7781 [25JY]

Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 195) (S. Rept. 108-13), S3162 [5MR]

Veterans Health Care Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2357) (H. Rept. 108-198), H6602 [10JY]

Video Voyeurism Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1301), S9904 [24JY]

Resolutions by organizations

FCC media ownership rules: Vermont State Legislature, S6971 [22MY]

Statements

ATF Clarification of Freedom of Information Act Exemptions: Senator Durbin, S2423 [13FE]

Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act: Executive Office of the President, H5182 [11JN]

Court Decision Preventing FTC Implementation of a ``Do-Not-Call'' Registry: Timothy J. Muris, FTC, S11891 [24SE]

Deaths Caused by Illegal Abortions: Bernard N. Nathanson, S13130 [23OC]

Disapprove FCC Ruling on Media Ownership Rules: Executive Office of the President, S11392 [11SE]

FERC Authority To Review Public Utility Mergers: Executive Office of the President, S10123 [29JY]

Intact Dilatation and Extraction: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, S3601 [12MR], S12921 [21OC]

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: AMA, S3460 [11MR]

———American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H4913 [4JN]

———Audrey Eisen, S3586 [12MR]

———Claudia Crown Ades, S3593 [12MR]

———Coreen Costello, S3460 [11MR], S3593 [12MR]

———Erica Fox, S3594 [12MR]

———Kim Koster, S3595 [12MR]

———Mariam A. Kleiman, S3596 [12MR]

———Maureen Britell, S3587 [12MR]

———National Abortion Rights Action League, S12924 [21OC]

———Physicians' Ad Hoc Coalition for Truth, S3470 [11MR]

———Several Health Care Professionals, S3489 [11MR]

———Tammy Watts, S3594 [12MR]

———Teresa M. Tauchi, S3595 [12MR]

———Viki Wilson, S3488 [11MR], S3592 [12MR]

Pension Security Act: Executive Office of the President, H4069 [14MY]

Restoration of Freedom of Information Act: Several Organizations, S3636 [12MR]

Security Information for General Aviation Pilots/Airports: Dept. of Homeland Security, S7803 [12JN]

Study New Source Review Program Changes Relative To Preventing Deterioration of Clean Air Regulations and Determine Effects on Air Pollution and Human Health: Ande Abbott, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, S1214 [21JA]

Studies

Energy Price Impacts of S. 139, Climate Stewardship Act: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S13496 [29OC]

Summaries

Home School Non-Discrimination Act (S. 1562), S10912 [1AU]

Homeland Security Gun Safety Act (S. 969), S5656 [1MY]

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

Railroad Competition Act (H.R. 2924), E1639 [25JY]

Restoration of Freedom of Information Act (S. 609), S3635 [12MR]

Securing America's Future—The Case for a Strong Manufacturing Base: National Association for Manufacturing, H6807 [15JY]

Tables

Delisted endangered and threatened species, S3768 [17MR]

EPA pesticide fee categories, S11631-S11633 [17SE]

Estimated annual health and mortality costs due to particulate matter pollution from powerplants, S15960 [25NO]

Help America Vote Act timeline, H10120 [29OC]

Manufacturing jobs lost by State, H10117 [29OC]

New source review correspondence—information requests and Bush administration responses, S1177-S1193 [21JA]

Non-occupational amusement park ride injuries 1996-2001, E1061 [22MY]

Summary of listed endangered and threatened species and recovery plans, S3767 [17MR]

Survival rates of viable babies, S3573 [12MR]

Testimonies

Deadline Extension for Compliance With Certain Clean Air Act Provisions in Ozone Nonattainment Areas: David S. Baron, Earthjustice (law firm), H10104 [29OC]

———J. David Farren, Southern Environmental Law Center, H10102 [29OC]

———Ramon Alvarez, Environmental Defense (organization), H10101 [29OC]

———Samuel A. Wolfe, New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection, H10100 [29OC]

Impact of Iraqi War and Energy Markets on the Economy: Alan Greenspan, FRS, S13494 [29OC]

Natural Gas Supply Demand Issues: Alan Greenspan, FRS, S13492, S13493 [29OC]

U.S. Airways, Inc., Pension Plan Restructuring: James J. Keightley, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., and William Kilberg, S1343 [22JA]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 147, anniversary of Orphan Drug Act and National Organization for Rare Disorders, H4215 [19MY]

H. Res. 147, consideration of H.R. 975, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H1981 [19MR]

H. Res. 181, consideration of H.R. 1036, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, H2944 [9AP]

H. Res. 230, consideration of H.R. 1000, Pension Security Act, H4035 [14MY]

H. Res. 257, consideration of H.R. 760, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H4910 [4JN]

H. Res. 282, consideration of H.R. 1528, Taxpayer Protection and IRS Accountability Act, H5474 [18JN]

H. Res. 335, consideration of H.R. 2427, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act, H7531 [24JY]

H. Res. 383, consideration of conference report on S. 3, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H9135 [2OC]

H.J. Res. 82, continuing appropriations to increase FHA loan limitations and require compliance with such limitations, and to fund FAA Operations Account Staff Offices, H12865 [8DE]

H.R. 100, Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, H3688-H3696 [7MY], H12868-H12876 [8DE]

H.R. 205, National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act, H2879 [8AP]

H.R. 337, Alaska hydroelectric licenses extension, H345 [11FE]

H.R. 361, Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act, H4895 [4JN]

H.R. 395, Do-Not-Call Implementation Act, H407 [12FE]

H.R. 397, reinstate license and extend deadline for commencement of construction for the Carlyle Hydroelectric Project in Illinois, S4914 [7AP], H346 [11FE]

H.R. 663, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, H1766-H1771 [12MR]

H.R. 760, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H4922 [4JN]

H.R. 975, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H1999-H2046 [19MR]

H.R. 1000, Pension Security Act, H4040, H4050-H4059 [14MY]

H.R. 1036, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, H2978 [9AP]

H.R. 1047, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act, H1550-H1586 [5MR]

H.R. 1086, Standards Development Organization Advancement Act, H5104 [10JN]

H.R. 1307, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act, S4490-S4495 [27MR], H1964-H1966 [19MR]

H.R. 1320, Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act, H5180 [11JN]

H.R. 1437, improve U.S. Code, H7174 [21JY]

H.R. 1528, Taxpayer Protection and IRS Accountability Act, H5514, H5522-H5530 [18JN]

H.R. 1529, Involuntary Bankruptcy Improvement Act, H5103 [10JN]

H.R. 1664, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act, H3000-H3002 [9AP]

H.R. 1772, Small Business Advocacy Improvement Act, H5720 [24JN]

H.R. 2218, regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices, H11565 [19NO]

H.R. 2357, Veterans Health Care Improvement Act, H7187 [21JY]

H.R. 2420, Mutual Funds Integrity and Fee Transparency Act, H11533-H11537 [19NO]

H.R. 2427, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act, H7595 [24JY]

H.R. 2465, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act, H5673 [23JN]

H.R. 3161, ratify FTC authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms, H8916 [25SE]

H.R. 3348, reauthorize ban on undetectable firearms, H10363 [5NO]

S. 3, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, S3658-S3660 [13MR], H4951-H4953 [4JN]

S. 54, Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act, S55-S58 [7JA]

S. 90, extend and strengthen budget procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility, S75 [7JA]

S. 98, Community Choice in Real Estate Act, S152 [9JA]

S. 139, Climate Stewardship Act, S167-S173 [9JA]

S. 156, renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents, S295 [14JA]

S. 159, Jumpstart Broadband Act, S301 [14JA]

S. 161, Children's Protection From Violent Programming Act, S1070 [16JA]

S. 179, Mobile Telephone Driving Safety Act, S1073 [16JA]

S. 181, Stock Option Accounting Review Act, S1075 [16JA]

S. 182, Ending the Double Standard for Stock Options Act, S1075 [16JA]

S. 183, SEC Civil Enforcement Act, S1076-S1078 [16JA]

S. 195, Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act, S1149-S1151 [17JA], S5684-S5689 [1MY]

S. 220, reinstate license and extend deadline for commencement of construction for the Carlyle Hydroelectric Project in Illinois, S1674 [28JA], S4913 [7AP]

S. 236, require background checks of alien flight school applicants regardless of weight of the aircraft for which they seek training and require report on the effectiveness of the requirement, S1740 [29JA]

S. 308, impose greater accountability on the TVA relative to capital investment decisions and financing operations by increasing oversight, S1983 [5FE]

S. 311, Commercial Airline Missile Defense Act, S1989 [5FE]

S. 320, Family and Medical Leave Clarification Act, S2006 [5FE]

S. 332, permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada, S2057 [6FE]

S. 345, Equal Access to Medicare Act, S2205 [11FE]

S. 371, require notification by manufacturers before discontinuing production of a vaccine and develop a national vaccine stockpile, S2357 [12FE]

S. 390, Safety Valve Fairness Act, S2467 [13FE]

S. 475, Electric Transmission and Reliability Enhancement Act, S2931-S2935 [27FE]

S. 485, Clear Skies Act, S2943-S2971 [27FE]

S. 515, EPA Office of Ombudsman additional authority, S6889 [21MY]

S. 523, Native American Technical Corrections Act, S3175-S3178 [5MR], S10441, S10447-S10451 [30JY]

S. 546, Paleontological Resources Preservation Act, S3266-S3268 [6MR], S9608-S9612 [17JY]

S. 559, Commercial Driver's License Devolution Act, S3318 [6MR]

S. 564, Emergency Communications and Competition Act, S3322 [6MR]

S. 633, Small Business Federal Contractor Safeguard Act, S3807 [17MR]

S. 659, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, S3998 [19MR]

S. 683, Military Families Leave Act, S4281 [21MR]

S. 692, Digital Consumer Right to Know Act, S4327 [24MR]

S. 728, reimburse airline industry for homeland security costs, S4520 [27MR]

S. 731, Secure Authentication Feature and Enhanced Identification Defense (SAFE ID) Act, S4521 [27MR]

S. 770, Fair Treatment and Due Process Protection Act, S4709-S4712 [2AP]

S. 818, Independent Office of Advocacy Act, S4965 [8AP]

S. 843, Clean Air Planning Act, S5077-S5083 [9AP]

S. 877, Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, S5204-S5207 [10AP], S13012-S13019 [22OC], S13176-S13182 [23OC], S15938-S15943 [25NO], H12186-H12191 [21NO], H12854-H12859 [8DE]

S. 882, Tax Administration Good Government Act, S5211-S5228 [10AP]

S. 884, Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act, S5233-S5237 [10AP]

S. 886, ratify certain legal appointments and promotions in the NOAA commissioned corps, S9268 [10JY]

S. 914, apply look-thru rules for purposes of the foreign tax credit limitation to dividends from foreign corporations not controlled by a domestic corporation, S5375 [11AP]

S. 936, Government Settlement Transparency Act, S5488 [29AP]

S. 944, Renewable Energy Investment Act, S5491 [29AP]

S. 952, Patient and Physician Safety and Protection Act, S5599 [30AP]

S. 956, Student Testing Flexibility Act, S5602 [30AP]

S. 959, relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots, S5607 [30AP]

S. 979, Broad-Based Stock Option Plan Transparency Act, S5671 [1MY]

S. 986, Colombian Temporary Protected Status Act, S5731 [5MY]

S. 991, Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act, S5734 [5MY]

S. 1034, Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act, S5972 [8MY]

S. 1046, Preservation of Localism, Program Diversity, and Competition in Television Broadcast Service Act, S6082 [13MY]

S. 1103, Meat and Poultry Pathogen Reduction and Enforcement Act, S6982-S6984 [22MY]

S. 1112, Veterans' Prescription Drug Reform Act, S6994 [22MY]

S. 1115, Ban Asbestos in America Act, S6997-S6999 [22MY]

S. 1128, Involuntary Bankruptcy Improvement Act, S7019 [22MY]

S. 1136, Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, S7042-S7051 [22MY], S15481-S15498 [21NO]

S. 1139, Traffic Safety Law Enforcement Campaign Act, S7053 [22MY]

S. 1163, condition receipt of certain State revolving funds on the restriction of development or construction of new colonias that lack necessary infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border, S7190 [2JN]

S. 1170, Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act, S7245 [3JN]

S. 1224, Firearms Safety and Consumer Protection Act, S7630-S7632 [10JN]

S. 1234, FTC reauthorization, S7722-S7725 [11JN]

S. 1264, FCC reauthorization, S7882-S7884 [13JN]

S. 1272, Wrongful Death Accountability Act, S7983 [17JN]

S. 1298, Downed Animal Protection Act, S8243 [19JN]

S. 1301, Video Voyeurism Prevention Act, S8245 [19JN], S12022 [25SE]

S. 1323, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act, S8442 [24JN]

S. 1331, clarify treatment of certain tax attributes for companies whose debt is cancelled in a bankruptcy proceeding, S8567 [25JN]

S. 1353, Widows and Orphans Act, S8746 [26JN]

S. 1378, transfer of authority to Dept. of the Interior to revise the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual, S9058 [8JY]

S. 1380, Rural Universal Service Equity Act, S9122 [9JY]

S. 1402, Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act, S9335-S9338 [14JY], S16048-S16051 [25NO]

S. 1406, permit the EPA to register Canadian pesticides, S9419-S9421 [15JY]

S. 1432, Community Drinking Water Assistance Act, S9640 [21JY]

S. 1455, International Marriage Broker Regulation Act, S9961-S9963 [25JY]

S. 1497, Our Democracy, Our Airwaves Act, S10272-S10275 [30JY]

S. 1508, Federal Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act, S10623-S10631 [31JY]

S. 1529, include provisions relative to payment and administration of gaming fees in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, S10653-S10656 [31JY]

S. 1562, Home School Non-Discrimination Act, S10913 [1AU]

S. 1567, Dept. of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act, S10916 [1AU], S15499 [21NO]

S. 1611, Commission on Overtime Regulations, S11420 [11SE]

S. 1648, modify date as of which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria is deemed to be held in trust, S11915 [24SE]

S. 1656, Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Modernization Act, S11991-S11999 [25SE]

S. 1667, exempt small trailer manufacturers from certain Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act reporting requirements, S12057 [26SE]

S. 1695, PATRIOT Oversight Restoration Act, S12285 [1OC]

S. 1709, Security and Freedom Ensured (SAFE) Act, S12384 [2OC]

S. 1744, Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act, S12743 [16OC]

S. 1747, regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices, S12745 [16OC]

S. 1754, Electric Reliability Security Act, S12840-S12845 [17OC]

S. 1760, U.S. Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act, S12890 [20OC]

S. 1776, Intermodal Equipment Safety and Responsibility Act, S13135-S13137 [23OC]

S. 1780, Anabolic Steroid Control Act, S13141 [23OC]

S. 1784, Methamphetamine Blister Pack Loophole Elimination Act, S13147 [23OC]

S. 1798, American Home Fire Safety Act, S13662 [30OC]

S. 1822, Mutual Fund Transparency Act, S14040 [5NO]

S. 1844, Clear Skies Act, S14336-S14364 [10NO]

S. 1857, Multiemployer Pension Plan Procedural Fairness Act, S14810 [12NO]

S. 1874, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, S14967 [17NO]

S. 1881, Medical Devices Technical Corrections Act, S16058-S16060 [25NO]

S. 1912, Retirement Account Portability Act, S15408-S15411 [21NO]

S. 1920, extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, S16063 [25NO]

S. 1937, Tax Shelter Transparency and Enforcement Act, S15819-S15827 [24NO]

S. 1947, Preserving Independence of Financial Institution Examinations Act, S15873 [24NO], H12866 [8DE]

S. 1949, Return of Talent Act, S15844 [24NO]

S. 1955, Native American Technical Corrections Act, S15978-S15981 [25NO]

S. 1963, Wireless 411 Privacy Act, S16005 [25NO]

S. 1971, Mutual Fund Investor Confidence Restoration Act, S16017-S16022 [25NO]

S. 1986, Protecting American Democracy Act, S16123 [9DE]

S. Res. 40, reaffirm support for Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, S1838 [30JA]

S. Res. 153, oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, S7054 [22MY]

S. Res. 159, FCC ruling on media ownership rules, S7403 [4JN]

S. Res. 242, disapprove court decision preventing FTC implementation of a ``do-not-call'' registry and support constitutionality of such a registry, S12471 [3OC]

S. Res. 260, Dept. of HHS action to remove dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids from the market, S14180 [6NO]

S. Res. 283, protect children from indecent programming through enforcement of laws, investigation of complaints, and sanctioning of broadcast violators, S16141, S16213 [9DE]

S.J. Res. 17, disapprove FCC ruling on media ownership rules, S11519 [16SE]