FILNER, BOB (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9480, H9481 [15OC], H9589, H9616 [16OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5754 [24JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6907 [16JY]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H5036 [5JN], H5086 [9JN]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, H7773 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AARP: decision to support Medicare reform legislation (see H. Res. 461), H12312 [21NO]

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

Afghanistan: authorize assistance for women and girls (see H.R. 1482), H5089 [9JN]

African Americans: establish a memorial to slavery in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 196), H3354 [11AP]

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H9213 [2OC]

———ensure regulatory equity among dairy farmers for milk sales in certain non-federally regulated marketing areas (see H.R. 1659), H4012 [13MY]

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

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]

American Jewish History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 106), H9132 [1OC]

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), H6264 [26JN]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H5714 [23JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief activities associated with California wildfires (see H.R. 3407), H10235 [30OC]

———require a bifurcated vote and certain other conditions relative to making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 296), H9376 [8OC]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 1210), H9478 [15OC]

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

Argentina: disclosure of records pertaining to Nazis and other World War II criminals (see H. Res. 235), H4131 [14MY]

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

Armed Forces: allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 879), H3453 [29AP]

———allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible or withdraw election not to enroll for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1328), H3637 [1MY]

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

———forgive certain overpayments of retired pay to deceased retired members after death (see H.R. 2944), H8017 [5SE]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H5813 [24JN]

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

———increase amount of basic educational assistance for veterans under Montgomery GI Bill and eliminate reduction of basic pay for participation in the program (see H.R. 1212), H1903 [13MR]

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

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3019), H9982 [28OC]

———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), H462 [12FE]

———make the Transition Assistance Program for persons separating from active duty mandatory and furnish information about homelessness (see H.R. 1906), H3684 [6MY]

———provide dislocation allowance to retired members and those on temporary disability retired list moving from their last duty station to designated home (see H.R. 995), H3637 [1MY]

———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 331), H9687 [17OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H461 [12FE]

———repeal authorization of use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 20), H322 [5FE] (see H. Con. Res. 2), H275 [4FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H706 [13FE] (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H392 [11FE]

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

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H6348 [8JY]

Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H4131 [14MY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9687 [17OC]

Bankruptcy: establish a priority for the payment of claims for duties paid to the U.S. by licensed customs brokers and sureties on behalf of a debtor (see H.R. 3003), H9377 [8OC]

———protect family farmers and family fishermen (see H.R. 343), H1642 [5MR]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H9384 [14OC]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8382 [17SE]

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), H5408 [16JN]

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]

California: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (see H. Res. 425), H10237 [30OC]

California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (see H.R. 1446), H2400 [26MR]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1681 [6MR]

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

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 112), H2823 [3AP]

Children and youth: provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H1746 [11MR]

China, People's Republic of: withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3228), H9213 [2OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H7618 [24JY]

———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]

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]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (see H.R. 2443), H5364 [12JN]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H323 [5FE]

———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H4735 [22MY]

———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]

———recognize valuable contributions of higher education faculty in the education of our Nation's students (see H. Con. Res. 312), H10458 [5NO]

Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center: establish (see H.J. Res. 57), H4737 [22MY]

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), H1747 [11MR]

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), H392 [11FE]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H4255 [19MY]

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

Contracts: require each bidder for a Federal construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1348), H3762 [7MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H61 [7JA]

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]

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: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 1434), H10457 [5NO]

———restore judicial discretion in sentencing for certain Federal crimes and require a U.S. Sentencing Commission report on the incidence of downward departures (see H.R. 2213), H4734 [22MY]

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

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]

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H10236 [30OC]

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

Cyprus: express support for a peaceful, just, and lasting settlement relative to Turkish occupation (see H. Res. 165), H2472 [27MR]

———support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 320), H10131 [29OC]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: designate a disaster liason to assist State and local employees with responding to a federally declared disaster area (see H.R. 3157), H9282 [7OC]

———establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 2871), H9377 [8OC]

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

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 3476), H11133 [7NO]

———provide for congressional review of regulations relative to military tribunals (see H.R. 2428), H5266 [11JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2284), H5089 [9JN]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H52 [7JA]

———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: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 3284), H9376 [8OC]

———establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 1993), H9982 [28OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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 Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 933), H1395 [26FE]

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

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

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

———implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (see H.R. 2828), H8017 [5SE]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see H.R. 119), H3762 [7MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish the National Rail Infrastructure Program (see H.R. 1617), H2820 [3AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H9738 [20OC]

———appoint chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2414), H5174 [10JN]

———authorize certain major medical facility projects (see H.R. 2349), H5043 [5JN]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 709), H391 [11FE]

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

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners when Dept. of Veterans Affairs physicians are unavailable (see H.R. 240), H1466 [27FE]

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

———extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2352), H5043 [5JN]

———improve health care programs and extend certain expiring authorities (see H.R. 3387), H10237 [30OC]

———improve patient care and working conditions at the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 1951), H5175 [10JN]

———increase assistance for certain disabled veterans for specially adapted housing, automobiles, and equipment (see H.R. 1048), H1903 [13MR]

———pilot program to assess benefits of dispensing medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 372), H1746 [11MR]

———provide adapted housing assistance to disabled Armed Forces members who remain on active duty pending medical separation (see H.R. 761), H699 [13FE]

———provide benefits to individuals with spina bifida who are children of Vietnam veterans that were exposed to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 533), H318 [5FE]

———provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities and expand eligibility for such care to all veterans with compensable service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2445), H6349 [8JY]

———provide service-connected disability benefits for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation provided by the Dept., and for survivors of persons dying from such treatment (see H.R. 843), H703 [13FE]

———reinstate the vocational training program for certain low-income veterans (see H.R. 966), H1903 [13MR]

———repeal 4-year terms specified by law for certain officials (see H.R. 1718), H3684 [6MY]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1726), H3301 [10AP]

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

———revise presumption of service connection for diseases and disabilities of former POW (see H.R. 1838), H3684 [6MY]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 192), H172 [27JA]

———strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (see H.R. 2329), H8382 [17SE]

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), H3760 [7MY]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H5552 [18JN]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H4255 [19MY]

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

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

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H1900 [13MR]

Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 1822), H7455 [23JY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H703 [13FE]

———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1717), H3301 [10AP] (see H.R. 2233), H5408 [16JN]

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

Education: authorize grants to local educational agencies for teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 1611), H3637 [1MY]

———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H12312 [21NO]

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

———extend student loan forgiveness to school or public librarians in low income areas (see H.R. 2674), H7618 [24JY]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H463 [12FE]

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

———increase maximum Pell Grant amount (see H. Res. 144), H9615 [16OC]

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

———prohibit transfer of students to schools that are at or above capacity (see H.R. 947), H7949 [4SE]

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

———provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation (see H.R. 942), H10130 [29OC]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see H.R. 365), H170 [27JA]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H3974 [9MY]

———require medically accurate factual information in any course material or instruction on human development and sexuality (see H.R. 802), H9982 [28OC]

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

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H8083 [9SE] (see H.R. 2394), H5088 [9JN]

———require GAO report on whether amounts appropriated to carry out grant programs are adequate to permit recipients to meet the conditions imposed by receipt of the grant (see H.R. 3341), H9737 [20OC]

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

Employment: establish an Adult Job Corps demonstration program for the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 2594), H5814 [24JN]

———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), H8284 [16SE]

EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 1165), H1681 [6MR]

———establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 1245), H2402 [26MR]

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

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), H5815 [24JN]

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

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), H8222 [15SE]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3426), H10236 [30OC]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 1934), H3636 [1MY]

———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H172 [27JA]

———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]

———provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1244), H2402 [26MR]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H5089 [9JN]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H2471 [27MR]

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 that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H12921 [8DE]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H2473 [27MR]

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

Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 3237), H10130 [29OC]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 221), H2270 [20MR]

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

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for wildland firefighters (see H.R. 2963), H7784 [25JY]

Fish and fishing: protect certain areas of the seafloor by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (see H.R. 1690), H6264 [26JN]

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), H1955 [18MR]

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 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), H4131 [14MY]

Foreign policy: disavow the doctrine of preemption (see H. Res. 141), H1812 [12MR]

———ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9132 [1OC]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 2365), H8284 [16SE]

———establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2579), H8382 [17SE]

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

Forest Service: carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive plants (see H.R. 2707), H7788 [25JY]

———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]

Francisco A. Martinez Flores Post Office, Duarte, CA: designate (see H.R. 2396), H5088 [9JN]

Global Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 281), H8283 [16SE]

Government: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 1464), H3053 [9AP]

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

Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 338), H7839 [3SE]

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 165), H9819 [24OC]

Haiti: express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H4206 [15MY]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H12312 [21NO]

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

———establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 2807), H7225 [21JY]

———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), H2271 [20MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2402), H8017 [5SE]

———promote improved nutrition for needy Americans by incorporating more fruits, vegetables, and juice products into Federal nutrition programs (see H.R. 2592), H5814 [24JN]

Health care professionals: promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 920), H2271 [20MR]

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

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H6465 [9JY]

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

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

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

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7617 [24JY]

Hirschfeld, Al: tribute (see H. Res. 46), H245 [29JA]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H8017 [5SE]

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

Hunger: encourage support of U.S. hunger relief organizations (see H. Res. 261), H8491 [23SE]

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

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: support goals (see H. Res. 384), H9130 [1OC]

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

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H5266 [11JN]

———extend and modify reimbursement of State and local funds expended for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 819), H1642 [5MR]

———give priority in the issuance of immigrant visas to the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who are or were naturalized U.S. citizens (see H.R. 3587), H12321 [25NO]

———make permanent Port Passenger Accelerated Service System (PortPASS) programs for border inspection and improve the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) program (see H.R. 1353), H2131 [19MR]

———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]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 47), H53 [7JA]

———treatment of spouses and children of Philippine servicemen who served in the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 723), H460 [12FE]

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

India: observance of Republic Day (see H. Con. Res. 15), H324 [5FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1094), H1640 [5MR]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 2615), H6261 [26JN]

Insurance: allow States to require certain disclosures regarding Holocaust-era insurance policies of insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims for payment of such insurance policies (see H.R. 1905), H6348 [8JY]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H12311 [21NO]

———permit States to require insurance companies to disclose Armenia genocide-era insurance information (see H.R. 3323), H10340 [4NO]

———permit States to require insurance companies to disclose Holocaust-era insurance information (see H.R. 3129), H10340 [4NO]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H3975 [9MY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H3858 [8MY]

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), H1746 [11MR]

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

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

J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building, Signal Hill, CA: designate (see H.R. 2309), H5664 [19JN]

Jesse Brown Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1908), H3634 [1MY]

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), H8083 [9SE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H1465 [27FE]

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), H1812 [12MR]

———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), H1466 [27FE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2822 [3AP]

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

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

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 2510), H8382 [17SE]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H5714 [23JN]

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

Medicare: 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), H2402 [26MR]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H2471 [27MR]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 721), H5408 [16JN]

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H7454 [23JY]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1004), H4205 [15MY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3858 [8MY]

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

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

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H6264 [26JN]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H5046 [5JN]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H3975 [9MY]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H3762 [7MY]

———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]

———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: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H2822 [3AP]

Middle East: support vision of Israelis and Palestinians who are working together to conceive pragmatic, serious plans for achieving peace (see H. Res. 462), H12310 [21NO]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H5174 [10JN]

Minorities: increase participation in international service (see H.R. 3152), H8490 [23SE]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8175 [10SE]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H323 [5FE]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.R. 645), H3354 [11AP]

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 Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 1565), H5046 [5JN]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 86), H2473 [27MR]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H9738 [20OC]

National Guard: extend period of eligibility for survivors' and dependents' education benefits for members who are involuntarily ordered to full-time duty (see H.R. 2164), H5929 [25JN]

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), H3763 [7MY]

———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), H9812 [21OC]

National Librarians Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4132 [14MY]

National Nanotechnology Research and Development Program: establish (see H.R. 766), H2132 [19MR]

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

———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), H8904 [24SE]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 36), H3572 [30AP]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3305 [10AP]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H1955 [18MR]

———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]

———protect sacred Native American Federal land from significant damage (see H.R. 2419), H5265 [11JN]

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

Norman D. Shumway Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1368), H2131 [19MR]

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. 2183), H5714 [23JN]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H323 [5FE]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Con. Res. 49), H2823 [3AP]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H3975 [9MY]

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

Peace Corps: 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), H274 [4FE]

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

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

———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H11392 (see H.R. 2719), H11516 [18NO]

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

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

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

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 886), H7839 [3SE]

Power resources: prohibit unethical acts, increase penalties for certain illegal acts, provide for audit trails and transparency in electric and natural gas markets, and expand FERC authority to order refunds of certain rates (see H.R. 1272), 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), H1813 [12MR]

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), H4205 [15MY]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H2939 [8AP]

Public welfare programs: provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 692), H463 [12FE]

———reauthorize and improve the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs operated by Indian tribes (see H.R. 2770), H8284 [16SE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H11651 [19NO]

Railroads: reform the safety practices of the railroad industry (see H.R. 2378), H5044 [5JN]

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1813), H5552 [18JN]

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

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 3088), H8283 [16SE]

———use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 243), H2277 [24MR]

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

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H9688 [17OC]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H5815 [24JN]

Rogers, Fred M.: tribute (see H. Res. 111), H1517 [4MR]

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]

Saund, Dalip Singh: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 248), H7329 [22JY]

SBA: raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (see H.R. 2788), H7085 [17JY]

Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 288), H11360 [17NO]

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]

———promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H12921 [8DE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H5046 [5JN]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H323 [5FE]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1467 [27FE]

———credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 473), H243 [29JA]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H2472 [27MR]

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

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

———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 63), H327 [7FE]

———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]

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

Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (see H.R. 1071), H1515 [4MR]

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]

———require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 56), H2940 [8AP]

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), H9282 [7OC]

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 a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 66), H327 [7FE]

———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), H701 [13FE]

———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]

———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 286), H136 [8JA]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), 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 incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H3974 [9MY]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H706 [13FE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H1395 [26FE]

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

———increase and enhance the Hope Scholarship Credit and repeal the Lifetime Learning Credit (see H.R. 3251), H9478 [15OC]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H3453 [29AP]

———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]

———increase transparency of corporate tax accounting, liability and strategies, facilitate analysis of financial statements, discourage abusive tax sheltering activities, and restore investor confidence (see H.R. 1556), H2702 [2AP]

———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), H4527 [21MY]

———prohibit the implementation of discriminatory precertification requirements for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1894), H7949 [4SE]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H2473 [27MR]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H3763 [7MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H3762 [7MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H3453 [29AP]

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

———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]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 302), H172 [27JA]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H3453 [29AP]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 133), H2401 [26MR]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 262), H135 [8JA]

———treatment of beer (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), H6603 [10JY]

———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 flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H5552 [18JN]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to issuance of tax-exempt governmental bonds (see H.R. 1421), H7170 [18JY]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H4978 [4JN]

———provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H1461 [27FE]

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

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 105), H1954 [18MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H11700 [20NO]

———responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H9131 [1OC]

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

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 87), H7226 [21JY]

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), H7839 [3SE]

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H3053 [9AP]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 313), H9983 [28OC]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1615), H2820 [3AP]

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), H1902 [13MR]

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

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

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 1653), H2863 [7AP]

———continuation of dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a veteran if such spouse remarries after a certain age (see H.R. 36), H172 [27JA]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H11133 [7NO]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 73), H392 [11FE]

———establish development program for disabled veterans' small businesses, reauthorize National Veterans Business Development Corp., programs, and establish procurement goal for veterans' small businesses (see H.R. 1712), H3301 [10AP]

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

———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 348), H2132 [19MR]

———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]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H10340 [4NO]

———modify and improve certain benefits (see H.R. 2297), H5815 [24JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H137 [8JA]

———permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 1167), H5815 [24JN]

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (see H.R. 2433), H5468 [17JN]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H390 [11FE] (see H. Res. 65), H2474 [27MR]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H.R. 2216), H9982 [28OC]

———request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H7785 [25JY]

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

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H3355 [11AP]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H12312 [21NO]

———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H8954 [29SE]

Washington: Federal recognition of Duwamish Tribe (see H.R. 477), H4204 [15MY]

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), H2940 [8AP]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H3453 [29AP]

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

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H11360 [17NO]

———recognize survivors of cervical cancer and the importance of good cervical health, preventing human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (see H. Con. Res. 348), H12920 [8DE]

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

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

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1174), H3053 [9AP]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 779), H2703 [2AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: authorize the use of military recreational facilities by any veteran with a compensable service-connected disability (see H.R. 1917), H3635 [1MY]

———extend time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1924), H3635 [1MY]

———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members if the former spouse left the marriage due to domestic violence or unbearable conditions (see H.R. 2393), H5088 [9JN]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 963), H1460 [27FE]

Dept. of Energy: freeze price of gasoline pending analysis of price fluctuations (see H.R. 1379), H2268 [20MR]

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

———repeal requirement that former POW must have been interred for a specified minimum period of time to be eligible for dental benefits (see H.R. 1347), H2131 [19MR]

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

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), H5174 [10JN]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H5364 [12JN]

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

———provide for Federal custody and Federal payment of costs of emergency ambulance and medical services for aliens illegally attempting to enter the U.S. (see H.R. 2848), H7615 [24JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 3309), H9613 [16OC]

Iraq: declare that providing humanitarian assistance for Iraq is in the U.S. national security interest (see H. Con. Res. 127), H2472 [27MR]

———require that Federal contractors involved in post-conflict reconstruction provide a veterans hiring preference (see H.R. 1920), H3635 [1MY]

Major League Baseball: encourage officials to select Monterey, Mexico, to host a percentage of Montreal Expos (baseball team) games in the 2004 season as a gesture of goodwill between the U.S. and Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 305), H9687 [17OC]

Social Security: reduce the age at which an eligible individual may be paid widow's or widower's insurance benefits (see H.R. 1923), H3635 [1MY]

Taxation: provide a one-time increase in the amount excludable from the sale of a principal residence by taxpayers of a certain age (see H.R. 1922), H3635 [1MY]

———provide incentives for the production of motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (see H.R. 799), H701 [13FE]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 302), H6263 [26JN]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H3635 [1MY]

———authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 1918), H3635 [1MY]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H389 [11FE]

———make certain improvements to the National Service Life Insurance and U.S. Government Life Insurance programs (see H.R. 1554), H2702 [2AP]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1592), H2819 [3AP]

Yamada, Shigeru: relief (see H.R. 1948), H3637 [1MY]

Letters

Farewell to parents: Virginia Franco, E1390 [27JN]

Motions

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H10083 [29OC], H10428 [5NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H10521 [6NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5369 [16JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4932 [4JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12831 [8DE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief activities associated with California wildfires (H.R. 3407), H10383 [5NO]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12831 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9517, H9589, H9590 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, H10228 [30OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (H.R. 770), E270 [13FE]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H4496 [21MY]

———authorize the use of military recreational facilities by any veteran with a compensable service-connected disability (H.R. 1917), E893 [9MY]

———extend time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1924), E1175 [9JN]

———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members if the former spouse left the marriage due to domestic violence or unbearable conditions (H.R. 2393), E1174 [9JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2255 [20MR], H2386 [26MR], H2573 [1AP]

California: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (H. Res. 425), H10383 [5NO]

Carl T. Curtis National Park Service Midwest Regional Headquarters Building, Omaha, NE: designate (S. 703), H5379 [16JN]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (H.R. 963), E333 [27FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), H10398 [5NO]

———Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) funding, H10398 [5NO]

Colorado River: All American Canal reservoir construction and cleanup of radioactive materials leaking into the river near Moab, UT, H11403 [18NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4496 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), conference report, H11005 [7NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5754, H5755, H5781 [24JN]

———Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspections (SENTRI) program funding through reductions in salaries and expenses, H5754, H5755 [24JN]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6809 [15JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: appoint chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration, H7189 [21JY]

———authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (H.R. 1720), H10003 [29OC]

———establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (H.R. 2357), H7189 [21JY]

———extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans, H7189 [21JY]

———extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans (H.R. 2352), E2193 [31OC]

———improve and enhance provision of long-term care for veterans and modify authorities relative to administration of personnel (S. 1156), H12147 [21NO]

———increase the quantity of supply of certain prescriptions furnished to veterans with chronic conditions (H.R. 1921), E1175 [9JN]

———repeal requirement that former POW must have been interred for a specified minimum period of time to be eligible for dental benefits (H.R. 1347), E1175 [9JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7691 [25JY]

El Centro, CA: tribute to Southwest High School color guard, E1471 [14JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), conference report, H11403 [18NO]

Espinoza, Daniel: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1198 [11JN]

FCC: ruling on media ownership rules, H5370 [16JN]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (H.R. 2442), H5537 [18JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: include construction activities in definition of oil and gas exploration and production relative to EPA stormwater discharge permits, H10521, H10522, H10523, H10524, H10525, H10526, H10527 [6NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), consideration (H. Res. 255), H4814 [3JN]

Fouquette, Charles R.: John S. Lyons Foundation Fellowship Award recipient, E1809 [16SE]

Hull, John D.: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Friend of the Labor Council Award recipient, E1199 [11JN]

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: support goals, H9220 [7OC]

Immigration: reimbursement of State and local funds expended for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens, H6607 [14JY]

Iraq: declare that providing humanitarian assistance for Iraq is in the U.S. national security interest (H. Con. Res. 127), E683 [3AP]

———require that Federal contractors involved in post-conflict reconstruction provide a veterans hiring preference (H.R. 1920), E1175 [9JN]

Jacobson, Xema: John S. Lyons Foundation Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1807 [16SE]

Major League Baseball: encourage officials to select Monterey, Mexico, to host a percentage of Montreal Expos (baseball team) games in the 2004 season as a gesture of goodwill between the U.S. and Mexico (H. Con. Res. 305), E2121 [21OC]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6110 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12271 [21NO]

Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (H.R. 254), H1348, H1349 [26FE]

———treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters, H6809 [15JY]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (H.R. 13), H1649 [6MR]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H1348 [26FE]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (H.R. 3431), H10383 [5NO]

New River: environmental restoration funding, H11403 [18NO]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7690 [25JY], H9081 [1OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3328 [11AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, E2338 [19NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H10521, H10522, H10523, H10524, H10525, H10526, H10527 [6NO]

Social Security: reduce the age at which an eligible individual may be paid widow's or widower's insurance benefits (H.R. 1923), H5033 [5JN], E895 [9MY]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit, H4796 [3JN]

———provide a one-time increase in the amount excludable from the sale of a principal residence by taxpayers of a certain age (H.R. 1922), H5033 [5JN], E895 [9MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3932 [9MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4796 [3JN]

———rates, H2255 [20MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (H.R. 1919), E893 [9MY]

———authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (H.R. 1918), E893 [9MY]

———benefits funding, H2255 [20MR], H2386 [26MR], H2573 [1AP], H3620 [1MY], H4814 [3JN], E1395 [27JN]

———health care funding, H7691 [25JY]

———health care funding (H.R. 2318), H721 [21JY], H12831 [8DE]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses, H11714 [20NO]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (H.R. 664), E197 [12FE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (H.R. 548), H5256 [11JN]

———make certain improvements to the National Service Life Insurance and U.S. Government Life Insurance programs, H11714 [20NO]

———modify and improve certain benefits (H.R. 2297), H9311 [8OC]

———modify and improve certain benefits (H.R. 2297), Senate amendment, H11714 [20NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H9589, H9590 [16OC], H11005 [7NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), H5256 [11JN], H9092 [1OC]

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (H.R. 2433), H8097 [10SE]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (H.R. 1592), H5256 [11JN], E685 [3AP]

Votes: position on missed, H312 [5FE], H5303 [12JN], H10313 [4NO], H12759, H12760, H12765, H12766, H12845, H12854 [8DE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2557), consideration (H. Res. 375), H8833 [24SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H240 [29JA], H1451 [27FE], H1898 [13MR], H2129 [19MR], H2584 [1AP], H2701 [2AP], H3632 [1MY], H3680 [6MY], H3759 [7MY], H3854 [8MY], H4201 [15MY], H4526 [21MY], H5171 [10JN], H5362 [12JN], H5549 [18JN], H5925 [25JN], H8947 [25SE], H9208 [2OC], H9279 [7OC], H9374 [8OC], H9806 [21OC], H10974 [6NO]

Tributes

Best, Al, E1315 [20JN]

Buckles, Jack H., E449 [12MR]

Franco, Virginia, E1389 [27JN]

Heyer, Warren, E2243 [5NO]

Manley, Willie E., E1327 [23JN]

Matlack, James, E1294 [18JN]

Perry, Douglas, E1137 [5JN]

Salem, Abdel, E1111 [3JN]

Schulze, Rolf, E764 [11AP]

Wong, Louie, E1397 [27JN]