RANGEL, CHARLES B. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Beyond Vietnam—A Time To Break Silence: Martin Luther King, Jr., E210 [13FE]

U.S. Policy on Use of Armed Forces Against Iraq: by, E516 [19MR]

Amendments

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6821 [15JY]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6121 [26JN]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3887 [9MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act, H6681 [14JY]

———H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, H4542 [22MY]

———H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H7954 [5SE]

———H.R. 1308, All-American Tax Relief Act, H5342 [12JN]

———H.R. 2115, Aviation Investment and Revitalization Vision Act, H6826 [15JY]

Congressional advisers on trade policy and negotiations, H1778 [12MR]

Articles and editorials

Celia Cruz, Petite Powerhouse of Latin Music, Dies at 77, Jon Pareles, New York (NY) Times, E1527 [18JY]

Gentleman, a Revolutionary, Donald L. Dell, New York (NY) Times, E461 [13MR]

Recognize Human Rights Accomplishments and Clear Name of Marcus Garvey Relative to Politically Motivated Criminal Charges, by, E1649 [25JY]

Sugar and Salsa, Eugene Robinson, Washington (DC) Post, E1527 [18JY]

Women With Political Power in New York, Nathalie Jerez, Quisqueya Life Magazine, E967 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: authorize emergency supplemental assistance to combat the growing humanitarian crisis in sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 390), H171 [27JA]

———recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3684 [6MY]

African Americans: establish a memorial to slavery in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 196), H1516 [4MR]

———establish special day to recognize the significant achievements and contributions of African-American scientists, mathematicians, and inventors (see H. Con. Res. 59), H1465 [27FE]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: amend to expand certain trade benefits to eligible sub-Saharan African countries (see H.R. 3572), H12306 [21NO]

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

Air pollution: improve indoor air quality in schools and other buildings to reduce asthma (see H.R. 1849), H3451 [29AP]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H2515 [31MR]

American Association for the Advancement of Science: anniversary of Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship Program and support of use of science in governmental decisionmaking (see H. Con. Res. 279), H8222 [15SE]

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), H4529 [21MY]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H4368 [20MY]

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

Armed Forces: amend requirements relative to granting posthumous citizenship through death while on active-duty service to allow immigration benefits for surviving family members (see H.R. 1685), H3454 [29AP]

———change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (see H.R. 1814), H4012 [13MY]

———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]

———ensure tax-exempt status for members, or their spouses, serving in Iraq during Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 1795), H3638 [1MY]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H. Res. 387), H9130 [1OC]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in the Iraqi theater of operations to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H.R. 3199), H9615 [16OC]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H6271 [7JY]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H5815 [24JN]

———provide automatic naturalization for noncitizen members ordered to serve in a combat zone and extend immigration benefits to the surviving family of members granted posthumous citizenship through death (see H.R. 1850), H4012 [13MY]

———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), H7949 [4SE]

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 2705), H7840 [3SE]

———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 331), H4978 [4JN]

———repeal authorization of use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 20), H2132 [19MR]

———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. 3474), H12312 [21NO]

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

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H4787 [2JN]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H12921 [8DE]

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

Aviation: provide relief to the airline industry (see H.R. 1366), H2823 [3AP]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H12921 [8DE]

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

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H5366 [12JN]

Ben R. Gerow Post Office Building, Liberty, NY: designate (see H.R. 3234), H9213 [2OC]

Birmingham, AL: anniversary of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H. Res. 389), H10458 [5NO]

Brian C. Hickey Post Office Building, Bethpage, NY: designate (see H.R. 2452), H7949 [4SE]

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

Burma: sanction the ruling military junta, strengthen democracy efforts, and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as legitimate representative of the Burmese people (see H.R. 2330), H4977 [4JN]

Bush, President: request transmission of documents or other materials to the House of Representatives relative to the possession of weapons of mass destruction by Iraq (see H. Res. 260), H5175 [10JN]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 2574), H5813 [24JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 601), H5663 [19JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 112), H1813 [12MR]

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

———improve ability of the child welfare system to prevent and respond to child abuse and place children in safe, loving, and permanent homes (see H.R. 1534), H2585 [1AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 185), H4529 [21MY] (see H. Con. Res. 192), H4737 [22MY]

———provide grants to State child welfare systems, increase Social Security match for private agencies receiving child welfare training funds, and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 2437), H5266 [11JN]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H2132 [19MR]

Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant permanent residence status to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (see H.R. 1801), H3352 [11AP]

Civil rights: provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H171 [27JA]

Civil War—U.S.: posthumously proclaim soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 45), H2703 [2AP]

Clemens, Roger: tribute (see H. Res. 280), H6349 [8JY]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H5714 [23JN]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H6264 [26JN]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H2311 [25MR]

———award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 49), H706 [13FE]

Columbia University: provide additional appropriations for the MTCT-Plus Initiative at the Mailman School of Public Health (see H.R. 1485), H2587 [1AP]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H53 [7JA]

Consumers: 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), H3763 [7MY]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H3641 [5MY]

———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H6867 [15JY]

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

———require the provision of a written prompt payment policy to each subcontractor under a Federal contract and a clause outlining the provisions of such policy in each subcontract (see H.R. 1215), H5929 [25JN]

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

Corporations: review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (see H.R. 2153), H4254 [19MY]

Correctional institutions: analyze the incidence and effects of prison rape and provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to protect individuals from such offenses (see H.R. 1707), H4205 [15MY]

Courts: provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1786), H3763 [7MY]

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

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 211), H11359 [17NO]

Crime: provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H11652 [19NO]

Cruz, Celia: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3009), H7948 [4SE]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H9738 [20OC]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (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), H11703 [20NO]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan Global Affairs Institute: support (see H.R. 3032), H8016 [5SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H2473 [27MR]

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

Dept. of HHS: conduct study relative to aneurysms (see H.R. 815), H2312 [25MR]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 3539), H12321 [25NO]

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H3302 [10AP]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H11393 (see H.R. 3266), H11516 [18NO]

———reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see H.R. 1803), H3352 [11AP]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 445), H242 [29JA]

———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 1981), H3682 [6MY]

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

Dept. of State: require the inclusion in annual country reports on human rights practices of information on the extent of promotion of violence and hatred in foreign school curriculums (see H.R. 1358), H2587 [1AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 1034), H11702 [20NO]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the immediate resumption of lending to Haiti (see H.R. 1108), H1955 [18MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H10237 [30OC]

———determine the effectiveness of contracting for the use of private memory care facilities for veterans with Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 2337), H5665 [19JN]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 709), H2402 [26MR]

———enhance rehabilitative services provided to veterans with mental illnesses (see H.R. 3442), H10978 [6NO]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 890), H5046 [5JN]

———prohibit implementation of any Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services Commission recommendation for one year following submission (see H.R. 3440), H12312 [21NO]

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

———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), H2586 [1AP]

———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), H2864 [7AP]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (see H.R. 827), H702 [13FE]

Discrimination: express that high-level Federal officials should not belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race (see H. Con. Res. 130), H3355 [11AP]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3451), H10457 [5NO]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2553), H6265 [26JN]

———combat polio (see H. Res. 20), H3976 [9MY]

———Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 2018), H3761 [7MY]

———enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 1002), H1463 [27FE]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H9377 [8OC]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 1144), H1680 [6MR]

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H322 [5FE]

———increase testing of pregnant women and newborn infants for HIV infection (see H.R. 2049), H3973 [9MY]

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

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H3453 [29AP]

Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 1895), H3570 [30AP]

———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), H1900 [13MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1747 [11MR]

Economy: provide Federal aid and economic stimulus through a one-time revenue grant to the States and their local governments (see H.R. 1211), H2823 [3AP]

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3007), H7948 [4SE]

———expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (see H.R. 934), H1955 [18MR]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H9812 [21OC]

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

———increase maximum Pell Grant amount (see H. Res. 144), H5469 [17JN]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H1956 [18MR]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H134 [8JA]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H4876 [3JN]

Edward O'Grady, Waverly Brown, Peter Paige Post Office Building, Nyack, NY: designate (see H.R. 3167), H9132 [1OC]

Employment: ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income people (see H.R. 2298), H7840 [3SE]

———establish a living wage, and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1040), H2703 [2AP]

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

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 643), H706 [13FE]

F.E. Warren AFB, WY: transfer ownership of one of the bells taken from the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines to the people of the Philippines (see H. Res. 268), H10458 [5NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1430), H3637 [1MY]

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), H5552 [18JN]

FDA: 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), H7788 [25JY]

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), H3763 [7MY]

———support programs to end homelessness in the U.S. (see H.R. 2897), H7781 [25JY]

Federal employees: index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees entitled to a deferred annuity who died after leaving the Government before establishing a claim (see H.R. 432), H268 [31JA]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H3407 [12AP]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 752), H462 [12FE]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 260), H323 [5FE]

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), H2312 [25MR]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H7783 [25JY]

Foreign 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), H5174 [10JN]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9615 [16OC]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2310 [25MR] (see H.R. 1584), H2819 [3AP]

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

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2169), H4367 [20MY]

Gibson, Althea: tribute (see H. Res. 386), H11146 [10NO]

Global Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 281), H9283 [7OC]

Government: require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 1192), H1744 [11MR]

———support use of fair trade certified coffee at legislative and executive branch events and food service locations (see H. Res. 349), H7786 [25JY]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H9614 [16OC]

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 1031), H1464 [27FE]

———express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1813 [12MR]

———independence anniversary (see H. Res. 471), H12923 [8DE]

———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 3386), H11360 [17NO]

Head Start Program: provide additional funding for States with increased numbers of children eligible for participation (see H.R. 2563), H6707 [14JY]

———tribute (see H. Res. 238), H6349 [8JY]

Health: carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control and indoor air services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 1149), H4368 [20MY]

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

———combat viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 39), H3763 [7MY]

———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), H3454 [29AP]

———increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see H. Res. 142), H1902 [13MR]

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H390 [11FE] (see H.R. 1200), H1744 [11MR] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H3684 [6MY]

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

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H3637 [1MY]

Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 1868), H3975 [9MY]

Health care professionals: promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 920), H1642 [5MR]

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

Higher Education Act: improve opportunity for Federal student loan borrowers to consolidate their loans at reasonable interest rates (see H.R. 2504), H7840 [3SE]

———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), H390 [11FE]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7950 [4SE]

Hirschfeld, Al: tribute (see H. Res. 46), H275 [4FE]

Homeland Security Act: amend relative to release of alien children in custody (see H.R. 2137), H4204 [15MY]

Housing: provide affordable housing for families that are headed by grandparents and other relatives of children (see H.R. 2628), H6262 [26JN]

———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 2353), H8284 [16SE]

Hunger: encourage support of U.S. hunger relief organizations (see H. Res. 261), H5045 [5JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 603), H5664 [19JN]

———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), H172 [27JA] (see H.R. 440), H1396 [26FE]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H3858 [8MY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H702 [13FE]

———provide permanent resident status for certain long-term resident workers and college-bound students and modify the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants in order to promote family unification (see H.R. 3271), H9813 [21OC]

———reduce annual income level at which a person petitioning for a family-sponsored immigrant's admission must agree to provide support in certain cases (see H.R. 3136), H8381 [17SE]

———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1983), H3682 [6MY]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7329 [22JY]

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

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 151), H1334 [25FE]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 2615), H7787 [25JY]

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

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H5089 [9JN]

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

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H9377 [8OC]

Intelligence services: establish a select committee to investigate the effectiveness of U.S. intelligence structure to meet global threats (see H. Res. 307), H7020 [16JY]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1517 [4MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H2312 [25MR]

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

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]

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 303), H6263 [26JN]

James E. Davis Post Office Building, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 3012), H9215 [2OC]

James J. Peters Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 2786), H7085 [17JY] (see H.R. 3383), H9981 [28OC]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H7787 [25JY]

John G. Dow Post Office Building, Tappan, NY: designate (see H.R. 3166), H9132 [1OC]

Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2818), H7329 [22JY]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 287), H8491 [23SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H3355 [11AP]

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

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

Korea, Republic of: anniversary of Mutual Defense Treaty with the U.S. and reaffirmation of commitment to friendship and cooperation (see H. Res. 385), H9130 [1OC]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H1955 [18MR]

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), H1516 [4MR]

Lehman, Jeffrey S.: tribute (see H. Res. 426), H10237 [30OC]

Liberia: provide support for ceasefire agreement between government and Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy and the Movement for Democracy of Liberia (see H. Con. Res. 240), H6348 [8JY]

Mali: recognize strong relationship with the U.S., democracy efforts, conflict resolution and peacekeeping activities, and support in campaign against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 229), H6349 [8JY]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 256), H7788 [25JY]

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

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H7840 [3SE]

Martin, Phillip: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1628), H5815 [24JN]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1172), H1743 [11MR]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H4012 [13MY]

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H323 [5FE]

———improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 2295), H5468 [17JN]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H9812 [21OC]

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

Medicare: accelerate reduction on the amount of beneficiary copayment liability for outpatient services (see H.R. 1635), H4205 [15MY]

———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 H.R. 983), H2312 [25MR]

———coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs (see H.R. 1956), H3681 [6MY]

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H4205 [15MY]

———coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 2182), H5175 [10JN]

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

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3305 [10AP]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H702 [13FE]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1377), H2473 [27MR]

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

———expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (see H.R. 2342), H4977 [4JN]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H11702 [20NO]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H2310 [25MR]

———increase payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1351), H4131 [14MY] (see H.R. 1739), H3302 [10AP]

———limit hospital ownership exception to physician self-referral restrictions to interests purchased on terms generally available to the public (see H.R. 1539), H3684 [6MY]

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

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

———provide 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 H.R. 1228), H8083 [9SE]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H274 [4FE]

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

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

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H9982 [28OC]

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

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 846), H3637 [1MY]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H10977 [6NO]

———increase participation in international service (see H.R. 3152), H9812 [21OC]

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

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 844), H703 [13FE]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H2401 [26MR]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 180), H3763 [7MY]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H4737 [22MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 82), H705 [13FE]

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), H3638 [1MY]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 852), H5408 [16JN]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger woman (see H.R. 1657), H10340 [4NO]

National security: ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (see H.R. 2242), H4735 [22MY]

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

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1333 [25FE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H1682 [6MR]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 1093), H5552 [18JN]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H460 [12FE]

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 2983), H12311 [21NO]

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

———recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 167), H9615 [16OC]

New England Fishery Management Council: include New York as a member (see H.R. 2679), H7788 [25JY]

NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 1241), H1811 [12MR]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 2272), H6349 [8JY]

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

———establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 1251), H2402 [26MR]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H4788 [2JN]

Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1145), H1680 [6MR]

———issuance of special postage stamps (see H.R. 2371), H5044 [5JN]

———promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (see H.R. 250), H1954 [18MR]

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 80), H2312 [25MR]

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

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (see H.R. 3108), H8380 [17SE]

———provide additional protections for participants and beneficiaries under employee pension benefit plans (see H.R. 2101), H4255 [19MY]

Pharmaceuticals: eligibility of certain applicants for approval of a generic drug for a competition-free period (see H.R. 828), H6348 [8JY]

———permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 2497), H5665 [19JN]

Pope John Paul II: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 313), H11393 (see H. Con. Res. 313), H11516 [18NO]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 886), H1332 [25FE]

———provide special compensation for former POWs (see H.R. 850), H2312 [25MR]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H3571 [30AP]

Public safety officers: 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), H2312 [25MR]

Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 624), H321 [5FE]

———expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 625), H321 [5FE]

———provide access to tools to stimulate employment (see H.R. 535), H318 [5FE]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 1723), H3301 [10AP]

Railroads: resolve certain labor issues relative to merger of Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road (see H.R. 308), H323 [5FE]

Refugees: international recognition of plight of Jewish refugees from Arab countries, and the establishment of a U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East resettlement program (see H. Con. Res. 311), H12312 [21NO]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 1136), H1679 [6MR]

Rite of Passage Community Service Program: establish (see H.R. 2125), H5046 [5JN]

Roberto Clemente Walker Post Office Building, Carolina, PR: designate (see H.R. 2826), H7453 [23JY]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H3571 [30AP]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H12923 [8DE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H5173 [10JN]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2833), H7454 [23JY]

Schools: provide a model for school districts based on experience of the District of Columbia in establishing fully accountable public alternatives to traditional public schools (see H.R. 2669), H6604 [10JY]

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), H5046 [5JN]

———improve and enhance access to mental health services (see H.R. 2241), H5046 [5JN]

———promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H5467 [17JN]

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

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

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 172), H245 [29JA]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2971), H7784 [25JY]

———improve the administration of unemployment taxes and benefits (see H.R. 3463), H10977 [6NO]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1689), H3051 [9AP]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 743), H461 [12FE]

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

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: extend the mortgage foreclosure protection period for members of the Armed Forces after release from active duty (see H.R. 1411), H5929 [25JN]

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]

SSI: increase incentives for working, saving, and pursuing an education (see H.R. 2187), H4527 [21MY]

States: provide incentives to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services and to create more flexibility in use of existing transportation funds (see H.R. 2914), H7782 [25JY]

Sudan: human rights violations (see H. Res. 194), H3304 [10AP]

Syracuse University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Con. Res. 142), H3053 [9AP]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H2822 [3AP]

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

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H460 [12FE]

———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), H6264 [26JN]

———allow disclosure of taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds (see H.R. 1557), H2702 [2AP]

———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), H5174 [10JN]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1608), H5367 [12JN]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 584), H1955 [18MR]

———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), H1746 [11MR]

———change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1782), H3351 [11AP]

———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1928), H3635 [1MY]

———deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (see H.R. 2418), H8382 [17SE]

———exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active duty as a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1687), H3454 [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 H.R. 1999), H3760 [7MY]

———expand tax benefits for the New York Liberty Zone (see H.R. 3508), H11391 (see H.R. 3508), H11514 [18NO]

———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 1131), H6603 [10JY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H2473 [27MR]

———include sports utility vehicles in the limitation on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles (see H.R. 727), H460 [12FE]

———make technical corrections to the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 3654), H12918 [8DE]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 2047), H3973 [9MY]

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

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

———provide a credit to promote homeownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 1132), H1679 [6MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H2821 [3AP]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see H.R. 3107), H8380 [17SE]

———provide a temporary exclusion for Armed Forces Reserve members and Dept. of Defense civilian employees serving in a combat zone (see H.R. 1133), H2515 [31MR]

———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see H.R. 2372), H5044 [5JN]

———provide for a temporary ex-offender low-income housing credit to encourage the provision of housing, job training, and other essential services to ex-offenders (see H.R. 2166), H4367 [20MY]

———reduce health insurance costs for family coverage of military reservists called to active duty (see H.R. 1466), H2587 [1AP]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H3351 [11AP]

———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 1296), H6465 [9JY]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H700 [13FE]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 798), H1746 [11MR]

———replace recapture bond provisions of low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3610), H12308 [21NO]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 973), H1461 [27FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 52), H1466 [27FE] (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of certain compensation received by members of the Armed Forces serving in South Korea (see H.R. 1581), H3454 [29AP]

———treatment of certain losses arising from, and grants made as a result of terrorist attacks on New York, NY (see H.R. 3556), H11701 [20NO]

———treatment of clean-fuel vehicles used by businesses within Clean Air Act nonattainment areas (see H.R. 185), H2401 [26MR]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H3762 [7MY]

———treatment of Federal funds used for relief and revitalization of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1620), H2820 [3AP]

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

———treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to issuance of tax-exempt governmental bonds (see H.R. 1421), H4978 [4JN]

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

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1890), H3570 [30AP]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (see H.R. 1779), H3858 [8MY]

Terrorism: 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. 1389), H2269 [20MR]

Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 1318), H1953 [18MR]

Transportation: improve consumer protection regulation of the household goods transportation industry (see H.R. 2928), H8017 [5SE]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H2823 [3AP]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 313), H10458 [5NO]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (see H.R. 2738), H6868 [15JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (see H.R. 2739), H6868 [15JY]

Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Con. Res. 254), H8083 [9SE]

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

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

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H11702 [20NO]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H706 [13FE]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H3975 [9MY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H. Res. 65), H3454 [29AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H2940 [8AP]

———study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 2540), H8083 [9SE]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H2514 [31MR]

———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 259), H135 [8JA]

Weapons: require certain studies on the health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of contamination at sites of depleted uranium munition use and production (see H.R. 1483), H2471 [27MR]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H8083 [9SE]

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), H1396 [26FE]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1174), H2312 [25MR]

World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H393 [11FE]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 212), H5088 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: prohibit discrimination in the rental of housing to members (see H.R. 621), H321 [5FE]

———provide automatic naturalization for noncitizen members ordered to serve in a combat zone during Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 2887), H7616 [24JY]

Ashe, Arthur: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 67), H1465 [27FE]

Bearden, Romare H.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 297), H9376 [8OC]

Bunche, Ralph: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 71), H1465 [27FE]

Campanella, Roy: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1465 [27FE]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 66), H1465 [27FE]

Civilian Volunteer Service Reserve Program: establish (see H.R. 3503), H11359 [17NO]

Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 1434), H2311 [25MR]

Dept. of State: enter into negotiations with Cuba to establish cooperation on illicit narcotics control efforts (see H.R. 1432), H2311 [25MR]

Diallo, Abdoul: relief (see H.R. 1439), H2311 [25MR]

Diallo, Ibrahima: relief (see H.R. 1439), H2311 [25MR]

Diallo, Kadiatou: relief (see H.R. 1439), H2311 [25MR]

Diallo, Laouratou: relief (see H.R. 1439), H2311 [25MR]

Diallo, Mamadou Bobo: relief (see H.R. 1439), H2311 [25MR]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 1435), H2311 [25MR]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 62), H1465 [27FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: suspend phase-in of additional tax reductions while the U.S. is in a state of war or on high military alert (see H.R. 436), H241 [29JA]

Foreign countries: improve and promote compliance with international intellectual property obligations relative to Cuba (see H.R. 2494), H5467 [17JN]

Garvey, Marcus: recognize human rights accomplishments and clear name relative to politically motivated criminal charges (see H. Con. Res. 74), H1466 [27FE]

Gibson, Althea: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 69), H1465 [27FE]

Hampton, Lionel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 63), H1465 [27FE]

Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1465 [27FE]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 47), H705 [13FE]

Horne, Lena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 145), H3052 [9AP]

Housing: constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home (see H.J. Res. 47), H3052 [9AP]

Hurston, Zora Neale: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 64), H1465 [27FE]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1017), H1463 [27FE]

James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1018), H1463 [27FE]

Johnson, Shoshana N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 210), H5045 [5JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: redesign the $1 coin in commemoration (see H.R. 1016), H1463 [27FE]

Malcolm X: observance of anniversary of birth as a day of prayer, remembrance, and reflection (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1465 [27FE]

Marshall, Thurgood: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 1015), H1463 [27FE]

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

National security: require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (see H.R. 163), H57 [7JA]

National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 162), H2311 [25MR]

Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 72), H1465 [27FE]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2156), H4367 [20MY]

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

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (see H. Res. 116), H1466 [27FE]

Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 115), H1466 [27FE]

Ronald H. Brown U.S. Mission to the U.N. Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1702), H3052 [9AP]

Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: request resignation (see H. Con. Res. 323), H11133 [7NO]

Russia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1224), H1810 [12MR]

Schomburg, Arthur: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 75), H1466 [27FE]

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 114), H1466 [27FE]

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 346), H12920 [8DE]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax protections and simplification (see H.R. 1661), H2937 [8AP]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H460 [12FE]

———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), H4786 [2JN]

———prohibit the implementation of discriminatory precertification requirements for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1894), H3570 [30AP]

———provide incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses (see H.R. 2604), H5928 [25JN]

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

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1549), H2586 [1AP]

Tito Puente Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1701), H3052 [9AP]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 1652), H2863 [7AP]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H9213 [2OC] (see H.R. 3568), H12306 [21NO]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 1433), H2311 [25MR]

Walker, C.J.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 65), H1465 [27FE]

Washington, Dinah: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 144), H3052 [9AP]

Briefs

Promise of National Service—A (Very) Brief History of an Idea: E.J. Dionne, Jr. and Kayla Meltzer Drogosz, Brookings Institution, E1705-E1707 [5SE]

Lists

African Growth and Opportunity Act eligible countries, E1465 [14JY]

Motions

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H5335 [12JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3940 [9MY]

Proposals

Treatment of Committee on Ways and Means (House) minority membership during markup of H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act, H7197 [21JY]

Remarks

African Growth and Opportunity Act: amend to expand certain trade benefits to eligible sub-Saharan African countries (H.R. 3572), E2413 [22NO]

———impact, E1464 [14JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 465), H12756 [8DE]

American Political Science Association: anniversary of Congressional Fellowship Program, E1573 [23JY]

Apache County, AZ: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (S. 222), consideration (H. Res. 258), H5014, H5019 [5JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 465), H12756 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), consideration (H. Res. 401), H9645 [17OC]

Armed Forces: express appreciation to members engaging in military action in Iraq and against terrorism and recognize communities, businesses, and organizations for their support (H. Con. Res. 177), H4888 [4JN]

———prohibit discrimination in the rental of housing to members (H.R. 621), E148 [6FE]

———provide automatic naturalization for noncitizen members ordered to serve in a combat zone during Operation Iraqi Freedom (H.R. 2887), E1599 [25JY]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H2165 [20MR]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2235 [20MR]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, E210 [13FE], E516 [19MR]

Ashe, Arthur: issue commemorative postage stamp (H. Con. Res. 67), E341 [27FE]

Black History Month: observance, E341 [27FE]

Budget: deficit, H4537, H4541 [22MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2165, H2210 [20MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H3292 [10AP]

Bunche, Ralph: tribute (H. Con. Res. 71), E341 [27FE], E2030 [10OC]

Bush, President: trip to Africa, E1552 [22JY]

Campanella, Roy: issue commemorative postage stamp (H. Con. Res. 73), E341 [27FE]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E2029 [10OC]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (H. Con. Res. 66), E341 [27FE]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): treatment of minority membership during markup of H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act, H7197 [21JY], H7352 [23JY]

———treatment of minority membership during markup of H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act (H. Res. 324), H7149, H7150, H7151, H7152 [18JY]

Community service: importance of national service, E1705 [5SE]

Cuba: condemn human rights violations, encourage release of political prisoners, and support free elections (H. Res. 179), H2890 [8AP]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6821 [15JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the immediate resumption of lending to Haiti (H.R. 1108), H3564 [30AP]

Diseases: include certain Caribbean nations in expansion of assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, H6821 [15JY]

Dominican Republic: importance of baseball, E1621 [25JY]

———observance of Restoration Day, E1617 [25JY]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (H. Con. Res. 62), E341 [27FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: suspend phase-in of additional tax reductions while the U.S. is in a state of war or on high military alert (H.R. 436), E101 [29JA]

Employee Benefit Research Institute: anniversary, E1802 [16SE]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (H.R. 1584), H2900 [8AP]

———temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 1047), H1587 [5MR]

Funny Cide (racehorse): Kentucky Derby winner, E898 [9MY]

Garvey, Marcus: recognize human rights accomplishments and clear name relative to politically motivated criminal charges (H. Con. Res. 74), E341 [27FE], E1649 [25JY]

Gibson, Althea: tribute (H. Con. Res. 69), E341 [27FE]

Grand Teton National Park: allow Wyoming to retrieve fair value for State lands placed in trust for school revenue purposes (S. 273), consideration (H. Res. 258), H5014, H5019 [5JN]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid relative to HIV/AIDS epidemic, H3564 [30AP]

———duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (H.R. 1031), H3564 [30AP]

———U.S. policy, H3564 [30AP]

Hampton, Lionel: tribute (H. Con. Res. 63), E341 [27FE]

Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 68), E341 [27FE]

Hurston, Zora Neale: tribute (H. Con. Res. 64), E341 [27FE]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1017), E341 [27FE]

Jamaica: independence anniversary, E1625 [25JY]

James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 1018), H4215 [19MY], E341 [27FE]

Johnson, Shoshana N.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 210), E1425 [8JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: redesign the $1 coin in commemoration (H.R. 1016), E341 [27FE]

Malcolm X: observance of anniversary of birth as a day of prayer, remembrance, and reflection (H. Con. Res. 70), E341 [27FE], E997 [19MY]

Marshall, Thurgood: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 1015), E341 [27FE]

Medgar Evers National Week of Remembrance: support (H. Con. Res. 220), H5377 [16JN]

Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 1199), E431 [12MR]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6079, H6170 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12248, H12259 [21NO], H12847 [8DE]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 459), H12176 [21NO]

New York, NY: City Council resolution relative to U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces against Iraq, E570 [25MR]

———tribute to Civil Service Technical Guild, Local 375, E1413 [8JY]

———tribute to Dominican American women involved in local politics, E967 [15MY]

———tribute to Dominican Day Parade, E1604, E1615 [25JY]

———tribute to McCollough Invaders brass band, E1256 [13JN]

Pan American Games: tribute, E1602, E1616 [25JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3914, H3915 [9MY], H4811 [3JN], H5335, H5337 [12JN], H7352 [23JY]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), E1839 [17SE]

Point of order, H3953 [9MY]

Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.: issue commemorative postage stamp (H. Con. Res. 72), E341 [27FE]

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (H. Res. 116), E341 [27FE]

Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (H. Res. 115), E341 [27FE]

Schomburg, Arthur: tribute (H. Con. Res. 75), E341 [27FE]

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (H. Res. 114), E341 [27FE]

Sosa, Sammy: tribute (H. Res. 195), E1121 [4JN]

States: provide budget crisis relief and temporary fiscal relief through increased Medicaid payments, H4537, H4541 [22MY]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit, H4795 [3JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H1975 [19MR]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 270), H5322 [12JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H5336, H5337, H5340 [12JN]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 717), E224 [13FE]

———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, H5322, H5336, H5337, H5340 [12JN]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit (H.R. 2286), H5014, H5019 [5JN], E1100 [2JN]

———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 (H.R. 2286), unanimous-consent request, H4811 [3JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H3292 [10AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3914, H3920, H3925 [9MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4716, H4721, H4723 [22MY], H4795 [3JN], E1100 [2JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 227), H3880 [9MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), motion to instruct conferees, H4537, H4539, H4541 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), motion to recommit, H3953, H3954 [9MY]

———provide incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses (H.R. 2604), E1357 [26JN]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (H.R. 1769), E778 [12AP]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 2596), H5998 [26JN]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), H1966, H1968 [19MR]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), H76 [8JA]

———extend (S. 23), consideration (H. Res. 14), H68 [8JA]

Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary, E1623 [25JY]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7470 [24JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7470 [24JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system, H12756 [8DE]

Vega, Amelia: Miss Universe pageant winner, E1141 [5JN]

Votes in House: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time (H. Res. 474), H12847 [8DE]

Walker, C.J.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 65), E341 [27FE]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 212), E1651 [25JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10973 [6NO]

Special order: granted, H4874 [3JN], H5171 [10JN], H9279 [7OC]

Summaries

America's Better Classroom Act (H.R. 717), E224 [13FE]

Tributes

Ashe, Arthur, E461 [13MR]

Chavez, Cesar E., E1124 [4JN]

Chen Shui-bian, E1188 [10JN]

Cruz, Celia, E1526 [18JY]

Davis, Albert J., H5155 [10JN]

De La Nueces, Denise, E1123 [4JN]

DuBois, W.E.B., E2510 [8DE]

Fisher, Anthony, E964 [15MY]

Gibson, Althea, E1937 [1OC]

Handy, Michael J., E1117 [3JN]

Leland, Mickey, E1358 [26JN]

Malcolm X, E997 [19MY]

Middleton, Mary B.W., E876 [6MY]

O'Neill, Mildred A., H9261 [7OC]

Parks, Gordon, E2495 [8DE]

Piestewa, Lori A., E747 [11AP]

Simmons, Samuel J., E266 [13FE]