PRICE, DAVID E. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2555, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8118 [10SE]

———H.R. 2657, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H8254 [16SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H4131 [14MY]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H3684 [6MY]

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

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3365), H9982 [28OC]

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 2705), H9982 [28OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H2401 [26MR]

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

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), H2473 [27MR]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H7840 [3SE]

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

Business and industry: permit biomedical research corporations to engage in certain equity financings without incurring limitations on net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses (see H.R. 2968), H11702 [20NO]

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

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

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

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

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), H2402 [26MR]

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

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), H7170 [18JY]

Congressional Research Service: make certain information available on Internet web site for purposes of access and retrieval by the public (see H.R. 3630), H12309 [21NO]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H5929 [25JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H172 [27JA]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 1112, 1428), H5468 [17JN]

Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 2407), H5173 [10JN]

Crime: prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 669), H1334 [25FE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H6707 [14JY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a loan repayment program regarding the provision of veterinary services in shortage situations (see H.R. 1367), H3355 [11AP]

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

———provide administrative authority to investigate live poultry dealers (see H.R. 582), H319 [5FE]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H268 [31JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H5815 [24JN]

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H11133 [7NO]

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

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3858 [8MY]

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

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

Dept. of Transportation: require installation of 2 combination cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder systems in each commercial passenger aircraft (see H.R. 2632), H7086 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H11652 [19NO]

Developing countries: establish Millennium Challenge Account to increase support for certain countries, assess impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic assistance, and authorize expansion of the Peace Corps (see H.R. 2441), H6707 [14JY]

———increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 192), H1516 [4MR]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: amend relative to use of Federal disaster assistance for hazard mitigation measures (see H.R. 3380), H11134 [7NO]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H4788 [2JN]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H8176 [10SE]

———enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 1002), H3305 [10AP]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H3857 [8MY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H4739 [22MY]

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

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 2069), H8176 [10SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H9282 [7OC]

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

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H10237 [30OC]

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

———provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1191), H4131 [14MY]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H323 [5FE]

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

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), H11392 (see H.R. 1430), H11515 [18NO]

Fayetteville, NC: tribute to Festival of Flight celebration of the centennial of the first controlled, powered flight (see H. Con. Res. 58), H1465 [27FE]

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), H5929 [25JN]

———treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 1478), H5089 [9JN]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H8491 [23SE]

———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), H6349 [8JY]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H8083 [9SE]

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]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H11652 [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), H4528 [21MY]

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

FTC: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 107), H4738 [22MY]

General Charles Gabriel Post Office, Iron Station, NC: designate (see H.R. 1465), H2470 [27MR]

George Henry White Post Office Building, Tarboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 3353), H9811 [21OC]

Granville County, NC: allow State use of Oxford Research Station lands, improvements, equipment, and resource materials (see H.R. 2119), H4255 [19MY]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H9687 [17OC]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H7839 [3SE]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H9982 [28OC]

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), H12921 [8DE]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H9377 [8OC]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H8176 [10SE]

Housing: encourage Congress to participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for people in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 184), H4204 [15MY]

———provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 197), H4738 [22MY]

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

Immigration: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H3053 [9AP]

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

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see H.R. 2849), H8083 [9SE]

Insurance: coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 1499), H7170 [18JY]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H8175 [10SE]

———establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 1552), H7949 [4SE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H8217 [11SE]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H12311 [21NO]

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

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

Jim Richardson Post Office, Charlotte, NC: designate (see H.R. 1505), H2472 [27MR]

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

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

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

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H3683 [6MY]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 2135), H12321 [25NO]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12922 [8DE]

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

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H7787 [25JY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H4788 [2JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H3683 [6MY]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 721), H4255 [19MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H6707 [14JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3637 [1MY]

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

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 569), H1642 [5MR]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H3762 [7MY]

———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see H.R. 102), H7019 [16JY]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H2515 [31MR]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H9812 [21OC]

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

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H5046 [5JN]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 2980), H11359 [17NO]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H3637 [1MY]

———revise methodology by which payment for orphan drugs and biologicals is made under program prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2700), H9381 [10OC]

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), H1459 [27FE]

Middle East: recognize importance of fighting terrorism and embracing efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace (see H. Res. 479), H12920 [8DE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H7618 [24JY]

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H6868 [15JY]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.R. 645), H11133 [7NO]

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

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), H8904 [24SE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H1517 [4MR]

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

Owens, Wayne: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H60 [7JA]

Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute and anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland (see H. Res. 58), H5268 [11JN]

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

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H1955 [18MR]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H3858 [8MY]

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H10237 [30OC]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H5552 [18JN]

———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), H1394 [26FE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H4787 [2JN]

Roads and highways: establish a transportation and active living program, a safe routes to school program, and a nonmotorized transportation pilot program (see H.R. 2568), H10978 [6NO]

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H4734 [22MY]

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), 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]

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

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H8491 [23SE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H7618 [24JY]

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

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

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 515), H268 [31JA]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1689), H7840 [3SE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H6869 [15JY]

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

SouthEast Crescent Authority: establish (see H.R. 141), H172 [27JA]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H5046 [5JN]

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

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

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H3453 [29AP]

———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), H3571 [30AP]

———allow minimum credit against alternative minimum tax where stock acquired pursuant to incentive stock options is sold or exchanged at a loss (see H.R. 433), H1466 [27FE]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 584), 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), H1516 [4MR]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H9982 [28OC]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1052), H9738 [20OC]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H6869 [15JY]

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

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H8382 [17SE]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 869), H7949 [4SE]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H2939 [8AP]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3184), H9738 [20OC]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H2473 [27MR]

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

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H706 [13FE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H7949 [4SE]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H3305 [10AP]

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

———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (see H.R. 199), H58 [7JA]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H4255 [19MY]

———suspend a portion of reduction in highest income tax rate and use such revenue to make supplemental appropriations for security and stabilization of Iraq (see H.R. 3150), H11652 [19NO]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H10978 [6NO]

———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]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H7840 [3SE]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H5714 [23JN]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H3973 [9MY]

———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), H5664 [19JN]

Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price supports, provide transition assistance for producers, protect markets, quality, and availability, and establish a trust fund to finance such actions (see H.R. 3160), H8904 [24SE]

———make leaf tobacco eligible under the Market Access Program (see H.R. 1091), H1813 [12MR]

———prohibit the anticipated extreme reduction in the national marketing quotas for flue-cured and burley tobacco (see H.R. 3500), H12922 [8DE]

———replace existing tobacco program with programs designed to assist producers, compensate quota holders for the loss of quota asset value, and assist producers who forgo obtaining a production license (see H.R. 245), H134 [8JA]

Trade Act: amend to provide trade adjustment assistance for communities (see H.R. 2308), H4875 [3JN]

Transportation: improve transportation and security of household goods (see H.R. 1070), H9130 [1OC]

U.S.-Adriatic Charter: ratification (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5367 [12JN]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 1652), H3763 [7MY]

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

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

Veterans: 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), H4131 [14MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5929 [25JN]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2703 [2AP]

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]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H12312 [21NO]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H12922 [8DE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Computers: extend suspension of certain copyright payments to be made by noncommercial webcasters (see H.R. 2255), H4736 [22MY]

Diseases: provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see H.R. 2837), H7454 [23JY]

Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 1805), H3352 [11AP]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 299), H5928 [25JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), consideration (H. Res. 339), H7640 [25JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8944-H8947 [25SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9458 [15OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2740 [3AP]

Armed Forces: U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H1739 [11MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1370, H1371, H1372, H1374 [26FE]

———deficit, H1370, H1372, H1374 [26FE], H3548, H3550 [30AP], H8274, H8275, H8276 [16SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2160 [20MR], H2840, H2841, H2842 [7AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H7640 [25JY], H8810 [24SE]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7605 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5747 [24JN]

Dept. of HUD: section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, H7699 [25JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7279 [22JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7699 [25JY]

Diseases: provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (H.R. 2837), E1581 [24JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1370, H1371, H1372, H1374 [26FE], H8274, H8275, H8276 [16SE]

Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools, H6366 [9JY]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (H.R. 1805), E771 [12AP]

FCC: prohibit funding to implement new media ownership rules, H7279 [22JY]

FEMA: funding, H7640 [25JY], H8810 [24SE]

Health: tribute to CRUSADE cardiovascular care study program, E2052 [15OC]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (H.R. 2211), H6366 [9JY]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, H8810 [24SE]

———effects of Hurricane Isabel on Atlantic Coast States, H9107, H9109 [1OC]

Israel: condemn terrorism inflicted on Israel since the Aqaba Summit and express solidarity in fight against terrorism (H. Res. 294), H5858 [25JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2657), conference report, H8810 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2657), conference report—motion to recommit, H8810 [24SE]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12243 [21NO]

National security: homeland security funding, H2740 [3AP]

Oncology Nursing Society: tribute, E1760 [10SE]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), H1430 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H1430 [27FE]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (H.R. 1828), H9427 [15OC]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, H1370 [26FE], H8274, H8275 [16SE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3548, H3550 [30AP], H3838, H3840, H3842, H3843, H3844 [8MY]

Turkey: foreign aid request relative to use of force against Iraq, H1371 [26FE]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2840, H2841, H2842 [7AP]

World Population Awareness Week: observance, E2183 [31OC]

Tributes

Glennon, Catherine, E1760 [10SE]

Owens, Wayne, H30 [7JA]