CLAY, WM. LACY, JR. (a Representative from Missouri)

Articles and editorials

Black Scholarship Program Helps People in the Middle; Mo. Foundation Rewards the Academically Average, Mike Bowler, Baltimore (MD) Sun, E2424 [23NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AARP: decision to support Medicare reform legislation (see H. Res. 461), H11702 [20NO]

Admiral Donald Davis Post Office Building, Brookfield, MO: designate (see H.R. 1609), H2820 [3AP]

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

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

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), H9131 [1OC]

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

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H7329 [22JY]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H3453 [29AP]

———repeal authorization of use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 20), H392 [11FE]

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

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), H5366 [12JN]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H7618 [24JY]

Aviation: require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by Federal employees and allow Transportation Security Administration employees to engage in collective bargaining (see H. Con. Res. 275), H9131 [1OC]

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

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

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H4739 [22MY]

Boykin, William G.: condemn religiously intolerant remarks (see H. Res. 419), H10341 [4NO]

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

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

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

Charities: nullify contracting exemption provisions of Executive order on the participation of faith-based organizations in the provision of social services (see H.R. 2605), H6707 [14JY]

Children and youth: improve access to books in early learning and other child care programs and establish special postage stamps to fund child literacy programs (see H.R. 126), H2311 [25MR]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H9614 [16OC]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H12922 [8DE]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H10237 [30OC]

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

China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (see H.R. 441), H1746 [11MR]

———negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H5409 [16JN]

Civil rights: provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H328 [7FE]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H3858 [8MY]

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), H2401 [26MR]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 1480), H2587 [1AP]

Computers: require Federal agencies to protect the security and privacy of Government computer systems from the risks posed by peer-to-peer file sharing (see H.R. 3159), H8904 [24SE]

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

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H10457 [5NO]

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), H5046 [5JN]

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), H3454 [29AP]

Correctional institutions: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 3575), H12306 [21NO]

Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H12922 [8DE]

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 211), H12310 [21NO]

Crime: prevent any adult who, as a juvenile, committed an offense that would be a crime of violence if committed by an adult, from possessing a firearm (see H.R. 3411), H10235 [30OC]

———prevent identity fraud (see H.R. 2035), H3856 [8MY]

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H12922 [8DE]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 1698), H3051 [9AP]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H4010 [13MY]

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

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

Dept. of HHS: establish grants to promote the well-being and educational achievement of children through school-based health programs (see H.R. 811), H12921 [8DE]

———establish Office of Health Care Competition to administer National Practitioner Data Bank and to collect and make public more information on medical malpractice insurance (see H.R. 447), H1334 [25FE]

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

Dept. of HUD: provide grants to States, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for education programs on predatory lending and establish a toll-free number for complaints (see H.R. 1865), H6271 [7JY]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 1077), H1515 [4MR]

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

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

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

Dept. of 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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 890), H7329 [22JY]

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

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H5089 [9JN]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see H. Res. 234), H4979 [4JN]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3451), H12312 [21NO]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H6604 [10JY]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H8949 [25SE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H3641 [5MY]

Doby, Lawrence E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 235), H6263 [26JN]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H8382 [17SE]

Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H12312 [21NO]

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: constitutional amendment on the right to full employment and balanced growth (see H.J. Res. 35), H12312 [21NO]

Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H1515 [4MR]

———establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 501), H4131 [14MY]

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

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H392 [11FE]

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

———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 1752), H7329 [22JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H10237 [30OC]

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

Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission: establish (see H.R. 446), H1334 [25FE]

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

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

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

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4369 [20MY]

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H6265 [26JN]

———require compliance with Government regulations relative to media ownership rules (see H.R. 2212), H7455 [23JY]

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), H8175 [10SE]

Federal employees: ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H1334 [25FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see H.R. 2079), H6604 [10JY]

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), H4787 [2JN]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 1474), H3305 [10AP]

———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), H1396 [26FE]

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

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

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 821), H1335 [25FE]

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), 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]

George Henry White Post Office Building, Tarboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 3353), H10237 [30OC]

Haiti: express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1641 [5MR]

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H390 [11FE] (see H.R. 1200), H9982 [28OC] (see H.R. 2402), H5173 [10JN] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H7020 [16JY]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2157), H4788 [2JN]

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), H11392 (see H.R. 2239), H11516 [18NO]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H5665 [19JN]

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

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 47), H1467 [27FE]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives (see H.R. 2090), H4369 [20MY]

Housing: constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H12312 [21NO]

———establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 1357), H2515 [31MR]

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

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

———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]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H6869 [15JY]

India: permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 108), H2474 [27MR]

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

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

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

———modify antitrust exemption for the insurance industry (see H.R. 448), H1334 [25FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H6465 [9JY]

Intelligence services: create an independent commission or select House committee to investigate U.S. intelligence relating to Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 410), H9812 [21OC]

Iran: condemn construction of a facility to enrich uranium with potential for developing a program for the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and for its support of global terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 217), H7020 [16JY]

———urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 307), H11360 [17NO]

Iraq: provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H4132 [14MY]

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), H10341 [4NO]

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

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11392 (see H.R. 1914), H11515 [18NO]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4012 [13MY]

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

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

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

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

———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see H.R. 776), H12921 [8DE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H243 [29JA]

———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain areas (see H.R. 1676), H9214 [2OC]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2703 [2AP]

Liberia: provide support for ceasefire agreement between government and Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy and the Movement for Democracy of Liberia (see H. Con. Res. 240), H6707 [14JY]

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

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 256), H8084 [9SE]

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

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9130 [1OC]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H4368 [20MY]

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H4131 [14MY]

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

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H5929 [25JN]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H4132 [14MY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H5814 [24JN]

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

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

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

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H4205 [15MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H5815 [24JN]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H3975 [9MY]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H6869 [15JY]

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

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H9811 [21OC]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1642 [5MR]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H11360 [17NO]

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

National Archives and Records Administration: improve efficiency of operations (see H.R. 3478), H11133 [7NO]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H10341 [4NO]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H4205 [15MY]

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), H9615 [16OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3355 [11AP]

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

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), H5929 [25JN] (see H.R. 2801), H9131 [1OC]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H4739 [22MY]

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), H1467 [27FE]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H4132 [14MY]

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

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), H3053 [9AP]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 2497), H6707 [14JY]

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]

———include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (see H.R. 2249), H4736 [22MY]

———reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H1682 [6MR]

Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 1493), H2471 [27MR]

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), H2402 [26MR]

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), H4131 [14MY]

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

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), H8284 [16SE]

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]

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

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

Sisulu, Walter: tribute (see H. Res. 237), H5175 [10JN]

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: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H392 [11FE]

———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H1461 [27FE]

———expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3293), H9982 [28OC]

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H5714 [23JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H328 [7FE]

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

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H5089 [9JN]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H5174 [10JN]

———allow 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), H2311 [25MR]

———constitutional amendment on progressive taxation (see H.J. Res. 34), H12312 [21NO]

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2037), H3856 [8MY]

———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), H3975 [9MY]

———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), H5089 [9JN]

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

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H12921 [8DE]

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (see H.R. 2044), H3972 [9MY]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 613), H1334 [25FE]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H4739 [22MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2473 [27MR]

———treatment of commercial aviation fuel during hostilities with Iraq (see H.R. 1380), H2823 [3AP]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H5468 [17JN]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H5367 [12JN]

Terrorism: provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction and improve security of infrastructure (see H.R. 1449), H4368 [20MY]

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), H5664 [19JN]

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H2473 [27MR]

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: 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), H7329 [22JY]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H6604 [10JY]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H10130 [29OC]

———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), H706 [13FE]

———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), H6604 [10JY]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1587), H2819 [3AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 2540), H7329 [22JY]

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), H3305 [10AP]

Walt Disney Post Office Building, Marceline, MO: designate (see H.R. 1610), H2820 [3AP]

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H12312 [21NO]

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

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H2940 [8AP]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H9982 [28OC]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1174), H1743 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

National security: establish and maintain geospatial preparedness with the National Spatial Data Infrastructure and integrated applications and systems required for homeland security, national defense, electronic government (see H.R. 3186), H8949 [25SE]

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

Timothy Michael Gaffney Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 1596), H2819 [3AP]

Veterans Day: observe moment of silence to honor veterans of all U.S. wars and memorialize those who gave their lives in defense of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4738 [22MY]

Remarks

Ahmad, Ishmael-Lateef: Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists Excellence in Communications Award recipient, E1852 [23SE]

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq, E549 [21MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2570 [1AP]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H300 [5FE]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), H5288 [12JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), H7970 [5SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7970 [5SE]

Ferguson, Audrey: Missouri Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1121 [4JN]

Financial institutions: proposed changes to Federal home loan bank system, E100 [29JA]

Foreign policy: status of U.S. relationships with traditional allies and within international organizations, E549 [21MR]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1839 [13MR]

Price, Wiley: Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists Excellence in Communications Award recipient, E1853 [23SE]

SSM Health Care (nonprofit organization): Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, E1123 [4JN]

St. Louis, MO: Children's Hospital inclusion in Child Magazine (publication) ``Best Children's Hospitals'' list, E245 [13FE]

———Commons Lane Elementary School recipient of Missouri Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education and State Farm Insurance Cos., Inc., Gold Star Award, E1055 [22MY]

———Conway Elementary School recipient of Missouri Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education and State Farm Insurance Cos., Inc., Gold Star Award, E1057 [22MY]

———Kennard Classical Junior Academy recipient of Missouri Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education and State Farm Insurance Cos., Inc., Gold Star Award, E1038 [21MY]

———Pierre Laclede Elmentary School recipient of Missouri Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education and State Farm Insurance Cos., Inc., Gold Star Award, E1038 [21MY]

———preservation of documents dealing with lawsuits filed by African-American slaves, E1125 [4JN]

St. Louis Gateway Classic Sports Foundation: tribute, E2424 [23NO]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H4122, H4123 [14MY]

———decision on University of Michigan affirmative action policies, E1386 [27JN]

Timothy Michael Gaffney Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (H.R. 1596), H3652 [6MY]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2570 [1AP]

Tributes

Clay, William and Carol, E1982 [7OC]

Conley, Melvina, E1125 [4JN]

Darden, Doris Dunlap, E283 [25FE]

Kerr, Betty Jean, E854 [1MY]

Strong, Dorothy Swearengen, E491 [18MR]