RYAN, TIMOTHY J. (a Representative from Ohio)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 342, Keeping Children and Families Safe Act, H2836 [7AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 92), H3452 [29AP]

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

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

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H6707 [14JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H2271 [20MR]

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

Armed Forces: allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 879), H5174 [10JN]

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

———encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner or the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2270 [20MR]

———ensure no reductions in rates of special pay and allowances for members serving in a combat zone in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3149), H9131 [1OC]

———establish an Iraq service medal to recognize service by members in Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 366), H8175 [10SE]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8217 [11SE]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H. Res. 387), H9688 [17OC]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 2176), H4529 [21MY]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H5929 [25JN]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by establishing an enhanced educational assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in pay for participation in the program (see H.R. 1713), H3301 [10AP]

———increase basic educational assistance for Selected Reserve members (see H.R. 1374), H2268 [20MR]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to a surviving spouse of a member in any case in which there are dependent children (see H.R. 1750), H3303 [10AP]

———make the Transition Assistance Program for persons separating from active duty mandatory and furnish information about homelessness (see H.R. 1906), H4788 [2JN]

———pay one-time bonus to members who served or serve in a combat zone in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3051), H9688 [17OC]

———prohibit discrimination in the rental of housing to members (see H.R. 621), H1902 [13MR]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H2312 [25MR]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H3974 [9MY]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1323), H2473 [27MR]

———require colleges and universities to refund tuitions and fees of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1724), H3301 [10AP]

———require Presidential report to Congress detailing possible consequences of using military force against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 24), H1747 [11MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H2132 [19MR] (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]

———tribute to members who were deployed in Operation Restore Hope to provide humanitarian assistance to Somalia in 1993 (see H. Con. Res. 291), H9378 [8OC]

———waive certain marriage requirements for spouses of members killed on active duty to petition to be a relative and bar fees relative to posthumous citizenship for aliens killed on active duty (see H.R. 1799), H3638 [1MY]

———waive interest on student loans of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1955), H3681 [6MY]

Aviation: allow participation by cargo pilots in the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program (see H.R. 765), H3571 [30AP]

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

Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2879), H7616 [24JY]

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

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

Business and industry: establish position of Under Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing and Technology and manufacturing research and implementation program, and promote manufacturing education (see H.R. 2908), H10340 [4NO]

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants to local educational agencies to support purchase or lease and use of vending machines that offer healthy foods and beverages in schools (see H.R. 2225), H4734 [22MY]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H392 [11FE]

———establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 3063), H10457 [5NO]

———improve access to books in early learning and other child care programs and establish special postage stamps to fund child literacy programs (see H.R. 126), H2586 [1AP]

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

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H10236 [30OC]

———support efforts to promote greater awareness of the need for youth mentors and increased involvement with youth through mentoring (see H. Res. 25), H172 [27JA]

China, People's Republic of: condemn relative to individuals being held as prisoners of conscience for their involvement in efforts to end the occupation of Tibet (see H. Res. 157), H8176 [10SE]

———require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3058), H9282 [7OC]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3228), H9213 [2OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H4739 [22MY]

Colleges and universities: address the rising cost of tuition by strengthening the compact between the States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3519), H11650 [19NO]

———improve access through experiential education (see H.R. 3408), H10235 [30OC]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H8083 [9SE]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H9282 [7OC]

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

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 103), H7086 [17JY]

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

Contracts: increase the minimum Government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses (see H.R. 1216), H5929 [25JN]

———provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal contractor to subcontract with small businesses as described in its subcontracting plan (see H.R. 1217), H5929 [25JN]

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]

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

Credit: protect consumers from unfair and deceptive practices by organizations providing debt counseling, debt consolidation, or debt settlement services (see H.R. 3331), H9686 [17OC]

Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 320), H7019 [16JY]

Dayton, OH: tribute to ``Inventing Flight—The Centennial Celebration,'' a celebration of the centennial of Wilbur and Orville Wright's first flight (see H. Con. Res. 162), H3683 [6MY]

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

Delbert L. Latta Post Office Building, Bowling Green, OH: designate (see H.R. 985), H1462 [27FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 130), H3304 [10AP]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish position of Under Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing (see H.R. 2172), H7787 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: repeal certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 1638), H3572 [30AP]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 1993), H3683 [6MY]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H2402 [26MR]

———establish position of Northern Border Coordinator (see H.R. 853), H2473 [27MR]

———Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding (see H.R. 764), H2312 [25MR]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3454 [29AP]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 1673), H2938 [8AP]

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

Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 1130), H1813 [12MR]

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

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

———establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans and make access to such loans permanent (see H.R. 1257), H1900 [13MR]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 890), H1332 [25FE]

———provide adapted housing assistance to disabled Armed Forces members who remain on active duty pending medical separation (see H.R. 761), H5552 [18JN]

———provide for annual placement of memorials honoring the military service of veterans who were homeless or indigent at the time of death (see H.R. 1256), H2312 [25MR]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 972), H2864 [7AP]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1726), H5046 [5JN]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7950 [4SE]

———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 813), H3355 [11AP]

———revise presumption of service connection for diseases and disabilities of former POW (see H.R. 1838), H4788 [2JN]

———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 627), H463 [12FE]

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

Diseases: increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 1144), H4368 [20MY]

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

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 107), H2270 [20MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H8949 [25SE]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H2587 [1AP]

Economy: detrimental impact on U.S. economy of currency manipulation by foreign governments (see H. Con. Res. 285), H9615 [16OC]

Education: condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H7783 [25JY]

———establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 501), H324 [5FE]

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

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

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 1751), H3638 [1MY]

———increase maximum Pell Grant amount (see H. Res. 144), H6465 [9JY]

———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 H.R. 2485), H5408 [16JN]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H3355 [11AP]

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

———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 734), H461 [12FE]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 26), H172 [27JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H4130 [14MY]

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

Employment: provide for labor recruiter accountability (see H.R. 3530), H11650 [19NO]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 1758), H6465 [9JY]

ERISA: ensure employees are not improperly disqualified from pension and welfare benefits based on status misclassification or reclassification (see H.R. 1397), H3858 [8MY]

———improve disclosure of funding status of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 3005), H7948 [4SE]

———joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 323), H172 [27JA]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4012 [13MY]

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

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H5815 [24JN]

Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 1738), H3302 [10AP]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1335 [25FE]

———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H3641 [5MY]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H6604 [10JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H10457 [5NO]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H3453 [29AP]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H5046 [5JN]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H172 [27JA]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 527), H2822 [3AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H3858 [8MY]

Foreign trade: impact on employment of NAFTA and the entry of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 851), H1812 [12MR]

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

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2169), H4978 [4JN]

Frank, Anne: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 273), H5409 [16JN]

FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 414), H4739 [22MY]

Government: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 1464), H2470 [27MR]

———require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 1192), H1813 [12MR]

Great Lakes: develop, implement, monitor, and report on a series of indicators of water quality and related environmental factors (see H.R. 2668), H7840 [3SE]

———provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H8017 [5SE]

Health: increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see H. Res. 142), H3976 [9MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2402), H7840 [3SE]

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

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3180), H8949 [25SE]

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

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 685), H2864 [7AP]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H9215 [2OC]

Hope, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H8016 [5SE]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H706 [13FE]

Immigration: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H2312 [25MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 823), H702 [13FE] (see H.R. 1094), H1903 [13MR]

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 736), H461 [12FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H9478 [15OC]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H3303 [10AP]

Intelligence services: establish a select committee to investigate the effectiveness of U.S. intelligence structure to meet global threats (see H. Res. 307), H6604 [10JY]

———improve administration and oversight of foreign intelligence surveillance (see H.R. 2429), H5266 [11JN]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H2277 [24MR]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H12918 [8DE]

———tribute to Iraqis who provided U.S. forces information essential for the rescue of Jessica Lynch (see H. Con. Res. 151), H3638 [1MY]

Iron and steel industry: reinstate safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 3699), H12920 [8DE]

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

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4788 [2JN]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H2312 [25MR]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H12308 [21NO]

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

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H2515 [31MR]

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

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11652 [19NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H10340 [4NO]

McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnam Conflict (see H.R. 369), H5267 [11JN]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H3452 [29AP]

———improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 2295), H7840 [3SE]

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H6707 [14JY]

———coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs (see H.R. 1956), H6604 [10JY]

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H1902 [13MR]

———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 588), H8222 [15SE]

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

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 1199), H3453 [29AP]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H1903 [13MR]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1321), H3858 [8MY]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H5664 [19JN]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H4204 [15MY]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H10130 [29OC]

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

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H5046 [5JN]

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

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

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H1460 [27FE]

Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 161), H245 [29JA]

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

National Aviation Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 280), H172 [27JA]

National Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 1565), H5366 [12JN]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1316), H9982 [28OC]

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

National Labor Relations Act: establish efficient system to enable employees to form or become members of labor organizations (see H.R. 3078), H8216 [11SE]

National Librarians Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4740 [22MY]

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

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H4739 [22MY]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H8285 [16SE]

Ohio: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 122), H1516 [4MR]

Ohio State University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 10), H60 [7JA]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H2473 [27MR]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Con. Res. 49), H2277 [24MR]

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

Paul Wellstone Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN: designate (see H.R. 2567), H5713 [23JN]

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

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 1677), H2938 [8AP]

———provide additional protections for participants and beneficiaries under employee pension benefit plans (see H.R. 2101), H4130 [14MY]

Petroleum: authorize construction and operation of regional gasoline reserves for use during acute price increases resulting from accidents or other physical disruptions to regional supplies of gasoline (see H.R. 3023), H8176 [10SE]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H1746 [11MR] (see H.R. 2497), H6349 [8JY]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 886), H1746 [11MR]

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

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H7086 [17JY]

———ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H1746 [11MR]

Railroads: resolve certain labor issues relative to merger of Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road (see H.R. 308), H1902 [13MR]

Richard D. Watkins Post Office Building, Canton, OH: designate (see H.R. 3175), H8905 [24SE]

Rite of Passage Community Service Program: establish (see H.R. 2125), H4740 [22MY]

Schools: issue commemorative stamp on school safety awareness (see H. Con. Res. 28), H274 [4FE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2262), H4736 [22MY]

———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 1021), H1746 [11MR]

Social Security: allow certain remarried widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses to become or remain entitled to widow's or widower's insurance benefits (see H.R. 2583), H7949 [4SE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H5045 [5JN]

———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H3975 [9MY]

———exempt from windfall elimination provisions individuals who are entitled to retired pay based on a certain period of service as a member of a uniformed service (see H.R. 2611), H6261 [26JN]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 515), H1396 [26FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H1516 [4MR]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H4132 [14MY]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: enhance protection of credit ratings of active duty military personnel who are activated for military service (see H.R. 2576), H5813 [24JN]

———restate, clarify, and revise (see H.R. 100), H2703 [2AP]

Sports: congratulate Ohio State University and the University of Michigan on 100th football game and recognize rivalry as greatest sports rivalry in history (see H. Res. 460), H11702 [20NO]

States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 56), H3454 [29AP]

Steel Industry National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 521), H274 [4FE]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 1828), H6465 [9JY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H3975 [9MY]

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

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H8284 [16SE]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H11651 [19NO]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H9687 [17OC]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H3355 [11AP]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H1812 [12MR]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 1555), H9478 [15OC]

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

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H1902 [13MR]

———increase certain tax rates and use such revenue to make supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan and the global war on terrorism (see H.R. 3053), H9131 [1OC]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2286), H4877 [3JN]

———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), H9478 [15OC]

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

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 2184), H9478 [15OC]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H12310 [21NO]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H6264 [26JN]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 3119), H9615 [16OC]

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

———reduce health insurance costs for family coverage of military reservists called to active duty (see H.R. 1466), H2470 [27MR]

———repeal benefits relative to company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2127), H4203 [15MY]

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

———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 1296), H5664 [19JN]

———treatment of amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1056), H1514 [4MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2132 [19MR]

———treatment of capital to cover installation costs of residential solar energy equipment (see H.R. 694), H1902 [13MR]

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

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H5664 [19JN]

———provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H1812 [12MR]

Terrorism: detain U.S. citizens or residents that are members of or cooperated with al-Qaeda in terrorist acts against the U.S. (see H.R. 1029), H2312 [25MR]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 105), H1746 [11MR]

Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (see H.R. 281), H136 [8JA]

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 276), H11652 [19NO]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H4876 [3JN]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 313), H11703 [20NO]

U.S. Employee Ownership Bank: establish (see H.R. 2969), H7784 [25JY]

Unemployment: establish an emergency program to provide immediate education assistance for unemployed workers (see H.R. 3276), H9375 [8OC]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 1652), H3572 [30AP]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H10237 [30OC] (see H.R. 2511), H9982 [28OC]

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

———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 348), H2703 [2AP]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H2586 [1AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H2822 [3AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2311 [25MR]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1592), H5367 [12JN]

Veterans Day: request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H7950 [4SE]

Voting: allow voters to register at polling places on the date of an election, cast ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an election, and obtain absentee ballots for any reason (see H.R. 1510), H5046 [5JN]

———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H5552 [18JN]

Walter F. Ehrnfelt, Jr., Post Office Building, Strongsville, OH: designate (see H.R. 3300), H9477 [15OC]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H1746 [11MR]

———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1081), H1903 [13MR]

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

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

———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 53), H463 [12FE]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H3684 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: continue health benefits for certain Reserves called or ordered to active duty and their dependents (see H.R. 2197), H4528 [21MY]

Curtis, Ben: tribute (see H. Res. 337), H7617 [24JY]

Diseases: raise awareness of alopecia areata (see H. Res. 348), H7785 [25JY]

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

Taxation: make the additional tax on early distributions from certain pension plans inapplicable in the case of hardship of certain employees due to facility closures or employers in bankruptcy (see H.R. 2545), H5662 [19JN]

Western Reserve Heritage Area: suitability and feasibility study (see H.R. 3257), H9281 [7OC]

Motions

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H8254 [16SE], H8359 [17SE]

Poems

``Armed With a Conscience,'' Daniel Colvin, E2255 [6NO]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), conference report, E325 [27FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, H10462 [6NO]

———require matching of funds spent for Iraq reconstruction efforts be spent for domestic priorities, H3021 [9AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2385 [26MR]

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, H164 [27JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4413 [21MY], H4591 [22MY]

———ensure that defense-related contracts are filled by U.S. defense workers, H4591 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (H.R. 1412), H2524, H2525, H2526 [1AP]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6771 [15JY]

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]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H164 [27JA]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3784 [8MY]

European Union: condemn moratorium on approval of new agricultural biotechnology products (H. Res. 252), H5112 [10JN]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for foreign assistance programs, H6771 [15JY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1845 [13MR]

Higher Education Act: provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (H.R. 1168), H1783 [12MR], H1930 [18MR], H2524 [1AP]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts, H10462 [6NO]

Iron and steel industry: job loss and bankrupting of companies, H8002 [5SE]

Kent State University: anniversary of Washington Program in National Issues, E812 [30AP]

Logue, John: Ford Foundation Leadership for a Changing World Award recipient, E2017 [8OC]

Medicare: improve reimbursement payments to physicians, H11850 [20NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H11850 [20NO]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1527), consideration (H. Res. 229), H4154 [15MY]

Ohio State University: tribute to football team (H. Res. 10), E68 [27JA]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit, H4882 [4JN], H5033 [5JN]

———allow targeted tax cuts for investment in the U.S. to create manufacturing jobs, H8289 [17SE]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H7932 [4SE], H8001 [5SE], H8359, H8360 [17SE]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit, H7932 [4SE], H8001 [5SE], H8359, H8360 [17SE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H164 [27JA]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3925 [9MY], H4096 [14MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4882 [4JN], H5033 [5JN]

Treaties and agreements: impact of free-trade agreements, H7232 [22JY]

U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family planning activities in the People's Republic of China, H6771 [15JY]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7232 [22JY]

———implementation (H.R. 2738), consideration (H. Res. 329), H7346 [23JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7232 [22JY], H7496 [24JY]

———implementation (H.R. 2739), consideration (H. Res. 329), H7346 [23JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H4096 [14MY]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 1652), H4154 [15MY]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2385 [26MR], H5253 [11JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), H10538 [6NO]

Veterans Day: observance, H10538 [6NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1808 [12MR], H1950 [18MR], H3049 [9AP], H3854 [8MY], H3971 [9MY], H4128 [14MY], H5264 [11JN], H7944 [4SE], H8013 [5SE], H9475 [15OC], H10974 [6NO], H11389 [18NO]

Resignations

Committee on Small Business (House), H1487 [4MR]

Tributes

Colvin, Daniel, E2255 [6NO]