OLVER, JOHN W. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7888 [4SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H9073 [1OC]

———H.R. 2989, Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies appropriations, H9989 [29OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 2062), H3973 [9MY]

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

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

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H7170 [18JY]

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

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

———strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H4978 [4JN]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H3454 [29AP]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 1210), H3762 [7MY]

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

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8285 [16SE]

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

———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), H11392 (see H.R. 1345), H11515 [18NO]

———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), H9478 [15OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H2277 [24MR]

———repeal authorization of use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 20), H322 [5FE]

———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), H1466 [27FE]

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

Arms control: promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 291), H5663 [19JN]

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), H1900 [13MR]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H4529 [21MY]

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]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 2574), H9282 [7OC]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H1902 [13MR]

———prevent teen pregnancy by encouraging teens to view adolescence as a time for education and growing-up and by educating teens about the negative consequences of early sexual activity (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1955 [18MR]

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

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), H11360 [17NO]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H12312 [21NO]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3228), H9378 [8OC]

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

Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 2534), H5662 [19JN]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H8905 [24SE]

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), H1640 [5MR]

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

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H1396 [26FE]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H7329 [22JY]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H3353 [11AP]

———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H11652 [19NO]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H1467 [27FE]

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

Copyrights: enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws, educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet, and clarify authority to seize unauthorized copyrighted works (see H.R. 2517), H6349 [8JY]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H3454 [29AP]

Courts: assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms (see H.R. 2919), H7782 [25JY]

———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), H1334 [25FE]

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

Credit cards: require issuers to mail monthly statements at least 30 days before the due date of the next payment (see H.R. 1573), H2703 [2AP]

Crime: provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy (see H.R. 2247), H4736 [22MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H8017 [5SE]

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

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), H1460 [27FE]

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

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H1334 [25FE]

———cooperate in the international magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment or develop a domestic experiment to accelerate understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1282), H1901 [13MR]

Dept. of HHS: modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H5468 [17JN]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2427), H7170 [18JY]

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]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H8491 [23SE]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the San Gabriel River Watershed (see H.R. 519), H268 [31JA]

———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]

———provide Connecticut and Massachusetts technical and financial assistance for management of the Connecticut River (see H.R. 2479), H5407 [16JN]

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

———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), H1682 [6MR]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1998), H7949 [4SE]

———importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 94), H4740 [22MY]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H3637 [1MY]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H3635 [1MY]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H10457 [5NO]

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

Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 2233), H4978 [4JN]

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

Economy: require Commissioner of Labor Statistics to develop methodology for measuring cost-of-living in each State, and require Comptroller General to ascertain impact on certain Federal benefits (see H.R. 3640), H12309 [21NO]

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

———condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H10340 [4NO]

———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), H6869 [15JY]

———express that changes to Title IX athletics policies contradict the spirit of athletic equality and gender parity and should not be implemented, and that Title IX should be kept intact (see H. Res. 137), H2312 [25MR]

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

———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]

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

———protect rights of employees to receive overtime compensation (see H.R. 2665), H8083 [9SE]

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

EPA: allow States, Indian tribes, municipalities, and air pollution control agencies discretion as to whether or not to implement new source review revisions (see H.R. 3133), H9131 [1OC]

ERISA: joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 323), H1466 [27FE]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 3139), H8490 [23SE]

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), H5365 [12JN]

———treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 1478), H2515 [31MR]

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), H4131 [14MY]

Federal employees: increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H319 [5FE]

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

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H9982 [28OC]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H9614 [16OC]

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), H4528 [21MY]

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

Fire prevention: improve fire safety in nonresidential buildings (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1689 [10MR]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H8017 [5SE]

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

———ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 2920), H7782 [25JY]

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

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of warfare and civil strife (see H.R. 1462), H2470 [27MR]

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

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H11651 [19NO]

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), H1680 [6MR]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2402 [26MR]

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]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H10340 [4NO]

Health: establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 2979), H7784 [25JY]

———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), H6464 [9JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2402), H10237 [30OC] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H4788 [2JN]

———reduce price of prescription drugs purchased by States for its employees, retirees, and pharmaceutical assistance beneficiaries (see H.R. 3662), H12918 [8DE]

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

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 685), H390 [11FE]

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

Housing: extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2022), H5468 [17JN]

———provide transitional housing assistance grants for child victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1704), H3052 [9AP]

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

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H12921 [8DE]

———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]

———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), H7170 [18JY]

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]

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

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H5089 [9JN]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H11133 [7NO]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H11360 [17NO]

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

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H3637 [1MY]

Iraq: require transparency, increased competition in contracting, and the increased use of Iraqi contractors for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 3275), H11702 [20NO]

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

———require abatement of interest on erroneous tax refund checks without regard to the size of the refund (see H.R. 1756), H3303 [10AP]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11702 [20NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H4368 [20MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H6707 [14JY]

Kosovar-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 2506), H5551 [18JN]

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), H12922 [8DE]

Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see H.R. 1046), H1514 [4MR]

———eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9129 [1OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H4204 [15MY]

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

Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H2864 [7AP]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H12311 [21NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H2271 [20MR]

———clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1874), H5089 [9JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 2498), H5467 [17JN]

———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 2905), H10237 [30OC]

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

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H3572 [30AP]

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

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H8175 [10SE]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1321), H1953 [18MR]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H1908 [17MR]

———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), H4787 [2JN]

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

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H4205 [15MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H2822 [3AP]

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

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

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H3684 [6MY]

———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), H703 [13FE]

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

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

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H706 [13FE]

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 on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H5174 [10JN]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 395), H9384 [14OC]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 240), H5469 [17JN]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 86), H9215 [2OC]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H6465 [9JY]

———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), H11149 [12NO]

National security: establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H10978 [6NO]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 36), H4206 [15MY]

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

Patriot's Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3304 [10AP]

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]

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

Political campaigns: reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3641), H12309 [21NO]

Public housing: protect rights of tenants who are evicted as a result of criminal activity through no fault of their own (see H.R. 1429), H3684 [6MY]

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: 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), H1467 [27FE]

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

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H3453 [29AP]

Rite of Passage Community Service Program: establish (see H.R. 2125), H4203 [15MY]

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

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]

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]

Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 3099), H8283 [16SE]

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), H7787 [25JY]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 172), H172 [27JA]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H4255 [19MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H320 [5FE]

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

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), H4739 [22MY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H1680 [6MR]

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

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

———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 Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H1903 [13MR]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H8491 [23SE]

———apply the harbor maintenance tax to certain ports that import cargo exceeding a certain amount per year (see H.R. 2564), H5713 [23JN]

———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]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H11392 (see H.R. 935), H11515 [18NO]

———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), H4978 [4JN]

———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), H12921 [8DE]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H5664 [19JN]

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

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

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H9130 [1OC]

———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), H5367 [12JN]

———reinstate authority of the FCC and local franchising authorities to regulate cable television rates (see H.R. 2478), H5552 [18JN]

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), H12922 [8DE]

U.N.: establish civilian police corps for international peace operations to maintain the rule of law and promote peace and stability in post-conflict situations (see H.R. 1414), H4876 [3JN]

———respect sovereign equality of member states of the Security Council relative to each state's position concerning Iraq's compliance with disarmament resolutions (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1746 [11MR]

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H3453 [29AP]

U.S.-Adriatic Charter: ratification (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5268 [11JN]

Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 591), H320 [5FE]

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

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H9982 [28OC]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1798), H3352 [11AP]

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), H5367 [12JN]

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

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1334 [25FE]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H5175 [10JN]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H392 [11FE]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H9381 [10OC]

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), H3637 [1MY]

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

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

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H9215 [2OC]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H243 [29JA]

Yang Jianli: call for immediate release by People's Republic of China and for President Bush to continue working for his release (see H. Res. 199), H3354 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1069), H1515 [4MR]

Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 2295), H4787 [2JN]

Motions

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H9988 [29OC]

Remarks

Amherst, MA: tribute to Amherst Regional High School boys' basketball team, E649 [2AP]

Amtrak: funding, H7848, H7886, H7888 [4SE]

———make funding contingent upon submission of reports required under corporate accountability law, H8052 [9SE]

———prohibit funding for routes that do not recoup a certain percentage of revenue per dollar spent operating the route, H8026 [9SE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9448 [15OC], H9666 [17OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3244 [10AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2200 [20MR]

Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts, H7919 [4SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6960 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Transportation Enhancement Program funding, H7872 [4SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7853, H7872, H7881, H7886, H7888, H7898, H7917, H7919 [4SE], H8026, H8052 [9SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2989), consideration (H. Res. 351), H7848 [4SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2989), motion to instruct conferees, H9988, H9989 [29OC]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H3585 [1MY]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, H3585 [1MY]

Houston, TX: referendum on light rail system funding, H7898 [4SE]

IRS: corporate audit funding through reductions in earned income tax credit precertification compliance funding, H7917 [4SE]

McDonald, Scott: Massachusetts State Police Medal of Lifesaving recipient, E844 [1MY]

Medicare: enhance beneficiary access to quality health care services in rural areas, H5807 [24JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 2473), H5807 [24JN]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H3194 [10AP]

National Aviation Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 280), H11457 [18NO]

Point of order, H8052 [9SE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3194, H3244 [10AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11407 [18NO]

Roads and highways: Federal-aid highway funding through reductions in Amtrak funding, H7881 [4SE]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, H2200 [20MR]

TeenAIDS-PeerCorps, Inc.: tribute on efforts to combat AIDS, E2213 [4NO]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: establish, H11457 [18NO]

Tributes

Bartley, David M., E2318 [19NO]

Cooper, Richard W., Jr., E2317 [19NO]

Letteney, Bob, H7853 [4SE]