NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES (a Delegate from the District of Columbia)

Addresses

In Memory of Walter E. Washington: J. Clay Smith, Jr., E2274 [7NO]

Amendments

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), H7455 [23JY], H7966 [5SE]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), H5231 [11JN]

Announcements

House of Representatives: receipt of Resident Commissioner and Delegate credentials, H2 [7JA]

Appointments

Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H407 [12FE]

Articles and editorials

End of an Era, Colbert I. King, Washington (DC) Post, E2197 [31OC]

Walter E. Washington, Washington (DC) Post, E2196 [31OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Afghanistan: commend women for participation in Government and civil society, encourage inclusion in the economic and political life, and advocate protection of women's rights in Afghanistan Constitution (see H. Res. 393), H9813 [21OC]

Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3571 [30AP]

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

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

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), H12921 [8DE]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H5267 [11JN]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decision making, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2416), H5665 [19JN]

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

Armed Forces: commend regular and reserve components, express concern for safety and security, and ensure that reserve components are provided the same equipment as regular components (see H. Con. Res. 335), H11701 [20NO]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H10340 [4NO]

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

———pay one-time bonus to members who served or serve in a combat zone in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3051), H9215 [2OC]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H3453 [29AP]

———provide for reimbursement of air fare costs incurred by members for domestic travel while on leave from deployment overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3197), H9282 [7OC]

———repeal authorization of use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 20), H322 [5FE] (see H. Con. Res. 2), H1335 [25FE]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1323), H2312 [25MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1334 [25FE] (see H.R. 3474), H12922 [8DE]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H5468 [17JN]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H1900 [13MR]

Ashe, Arthur: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 67), H5815 [24JN]

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

Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H3570 [30AP]

———provide relief to the airline industry (see H.R. 1366), H2402 [26MR]

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

Bearden, Romare H.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 297), H10341 [4NO]

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]

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

Burundi: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 154), H5089 [9JN]

Business and industry: allow a grace period for payment of bills by consumers whose mail service has been disrupted due to a national emergency (see H.R. 2549), H5662 [19JN]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 83), H11393 (see H. Con. Res. 83), H11516 [18NO]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 53), H1333 [25FE]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 96), H1954 [18MR]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 128), H2472 [27MR]

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 342), H169 [27JA]

———authorize grants to local educational agencies to support purchase or lease and use of vending machines that offer healthy foods and beverages in schools (see H.R. 2225), H4734 [22MY]

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]

Chemicals: require licenses for the sale, purchase, and distribution of certain chemicals that are precursors to chemical weapons (see H.R. 726), H460 [12FE]

Chesapeake Bay: provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (see H.R. 568), H319 [5FE]

Children and youth: amend State grant eligibility for foster care agencies that have knowledge of missing foster children who are under the responsibility of the State (see H.R. 2582), H7618 [24JY]

———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H217 [28JA]

———establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 3063), H8285 [16SE]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2880), H11359 [17NO]

———improve ability of the child welfare system to prevent and respond to child abuse and place children in safe, loving, and permanent homes (see H.R. 1534), H9614 [16OC]

———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), H323 [5FE]

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

———prevent teen pregnancy by encouraging teens to view adolescence as a time for education and growing-up and by educating teens about the negative consequences of early sexual activity (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3684 [6MY]

———provide for infant crib safety (see H.R. 3371), H9811 [21OC]

———provide grants to State child welfare systems, increase Social Security match for private agencies receiving child welfare training funds, and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 2437), H7455 [23JY]

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

———provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for children participating in the WIC program (see H.R. 2795), H7169 [18JY]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H10458 [5NO]

———support efforts to promote greater awareness of the need for youth mentors and increased involvement with youth through mentoring (see H. Res. 25), H172 [27JA]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H10978 [6NO]

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington (see H. Res. 352), H8084 [9SE]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H5408 [16JN]

———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]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2683), H6464 [9JY]

———improve access through experiential education (see H.R. 3408), H11703 [20NO]

———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), H5552 [18JN]

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

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), H5046 [5JN]

Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1633), H2821 [3AP]

———reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail and protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 1933), H4012 [13MY]

———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]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (see H.R. 1491), H2471 [27MR]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1663), H2937 [8AP] (see H.R. 3322), H9613 [16OC]

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

Controlled Substances Act: amend relative to placing of certain substances on the schedules of controlled substances (see H.R. 207), H245 [29JA]

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]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5175 [10JN]

Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H10236 [30OC]

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

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

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

———establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 2911), H7782 [25JY]

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

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

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from increasing a consumers interest rate based on credit information unrelated to transactions with the consumer (see H.R. 2724), H8382 [17SE]

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

Crime: 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), H11360 [17NO]

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 130), H172 [27JA]

Dept. of Education: conduct a study of the dropout rate of Native Americans and students who reside in American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam (see H.R. 1486), H2471 [27MR]

———make grants to assist schools in discontinuing the use of a derogatory or discriminatory name, or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname (see H.R. 1246), H2271 [20MR]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H3452 [29AP]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 2053), H3973 [9MY]

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H4788 [2JN]

———establish grants to promote the well-being and educational achievement of children through school-based health programs (see H.R. 811), H1682 [6MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems (see H.R. 1148), H2473 [27MR]

———develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (see H.R. 2250), H4736 [22MY]

———establish an independent panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National Capital Region (see H.R. 3583), H12307 [21NO]

———establish an independent panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National Capital Region, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3583), H12878 (see H.R. 3583), H12923 [8DE]

———establish position of Northern Border Coordinator (see H.R. 853), H704 [13FE]

———Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding (see H.R. 764), H2312 [25MR]

———reimburse States for certain expenses and losses incurred during periods of high (Code Orange) or severe (Code Red) threat condition (see H.R. 2570), H6869 [15JY]

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

———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), H11392 (see H.R. 1865), H11515 [18NO]

———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: expand powers and jurisdiction to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 2403), H5173 [10JN]

———extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H9614 [16OC]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 1673), H3684 [6MY]

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

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

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

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

———establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2993), H7838 [3SE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 890), H1332 [25FE]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H7787 [25JY]

———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 813), H701 [13FE]

———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 627), H322 [5FE]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 192), H1334 [25FE]

Disasters: reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program (see H.R. 3181), H8949 [25SE]

Discrimination: express that high-level Federal officials should not belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race (see H. Con. Res. 130), H2514 [31MR]

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

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

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

———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 2986), H7785 [25JY]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H2132 [19MR]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H4529 [21MY]

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

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

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H7788 [25JY]

———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), H9215 [2OC]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (see H.R. 3362), H11703 [20NO]

District of Columbia: make transit pass transportation benefits available to qualified Federal employees in the region and allow use of Government vehicles to shuttle employees to and from mass transit facilities (see H.R. 1151), H1680 [6MR]

———provide budget autonomy (see H.R. 2472), H5407 [16JN]

———reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region (see H.R. 2882), H7950 [4SE]

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

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

Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 2233), H4735 [22MY]

Drunken driving: increase penalties for individuals who operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 2681), H6464 [9JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: suspend phase-in of additional tax reductions while the U.S. is in a state of war or on high military alert (see H.R. 436), H392 [11FE]

Economy: provide unemployment assistance, tax relief, fiscal assistance to State and local governments, and jobs and security through infrastructure investment (see H.R. 396), H392 [11FE]

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

———condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H7840 [3SE]

———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), H324 [5FE]

———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), H243 [29JA]

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

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

———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 1752), H6604 [10JY]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 1240), H1811 [12MR]

———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 734), H5408 [16JN]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3450), H10457 [5NO]

EEOC: require report on use of the Fair Labor Standards Act by public and private sector employers to foster or exacerbate pay inequity (see H.R. 1487), H2471 [27MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 932), H2271 [20MR]

———prohibit federally subsidized discrimination in supplemental educational services (see H.R. 3582), H12307 [21NO]

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

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

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 643), H4528 [21MY]

EPA: allow States, Indian tribes, municipalities, and air pollution control agencies discretion as to whether or not to implement new source review revisions (see H.R. 3133), H11392 (see H.R. 3133), H11516 [18NO]

———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), H1811 [12MR]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1953 [18MR]

FAA: ensure control of air traffic control system functions (see H.R. 1711), H7086 [17JY]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: require consumer reporting agencies to notify consumers when negative information is added to their file (see H.R. 1729), H3301 [10AP]

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

Families and domestic relations: improve collection of child support arrears in interstate cases (see H.R. 2300), H4787 [2JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 956), H1460 [27FE]

———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), H2310 [25MR]

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1425), H7787 [25JY]

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H7329 [22JY]

Federal aid programs: provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely distressed regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 3196), H8954 [29SE]

———require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 1738), H4131 [14MY]

———support programs to end homelessness in the U.S. (see H.R. 2897), H9282 [7OC]

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: allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund (see H.R. 2748), H6868 [15JY]

———clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (see H.R. 2191), H4527 [21MY]

———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), H2270 [20MR]

———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), H2939 [8AP]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H8906 [24SE]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2640), H6262 [26JN]

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), H1460 [27FE]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 1474), H2471 [27MR]

———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), H55 [7JA]

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

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1147), H1680 [6MR]

———improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 3237), H9213 [2OC]

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

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

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 3684), H12919 [8DE]

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), H1955 [18MR]

Foreign policy: disavow the doctrine of preemption (see H. Res. 141), H2474 [27MR]

———ensure that countries meet U.N. obligations relative to women, peace, and security, and assume implementation of international law that protects human rights of women and girls during and after conflicts (see H. Res. 432), H11134 [7NO]

———waive restrictions on use of Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds to address proliferation threats in the states of the former Soviet Union and for a chemical weapons destruction facility in Russia (see H.R. 182), H138 [8JA]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2823 [3AP]

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

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

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), H4011 [13MY]

———deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 414), H274 [4FE]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H170 [27JA]

George Henry White Post Office Building, Tarboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 3353), H9982 [28OC]

Gibson, Althea: tribute (see H. Res. 386), H9130 [1OC]

Global Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 281), H10341 [4NO]

Government: commend public servants for their dedication and continued service (see H. Res. 213), H3636 [1MY]

———enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 1464), H2470 [27MR]

———reform management and development of Federal real property (see H.R. 2573), H5813 [24JN]

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

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H8176 [10SE]

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 1031), H1642 [5MR]

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

———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 3386), H10237 [30OC]

Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 1268), H5714 [23JN]

Head Start Program: provide additional funding for States with increased numbers of children eligible for participation (see H.R. 2563), H7455 [23JY]

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

Health: carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control and indoor air services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 1149), H1680 [6MR]

———combat viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 39), H462 [12FE]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H1639 [5MR]

———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 grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H2703 [2AP]

———expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to research on autoimmune diseases in women (see H.R. 370), H170 [27JA]

———improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 142), H2132 [19MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H390 [11FE] (see H.R. 1200), H6603 [10JY] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H3684 [6MY]

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

———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 314), H10130 [29OC]

Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 1868), H3452 [29AP]

———importance of preserving survival of essential urban hospitals (see H. Con. Res. 234), H6263 [26JN]

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

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

———expand eligibility requirement of predominantly Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 3151), H8490 [23SE]

———expand eligibility requirement of predominantly Black colleges and universities, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3151), H12878 (see H.R. 3151), H12923 [8DE]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H6707 [14JY]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H7788 [25JY]

———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]

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), H1335 [25FE]

Horne, Lena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 145), H7788 [25JY]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives (see H.R. 2090), H4877 [3JN]

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

———provide affordable housing for families that are headed by grandparents and other relatives of children (see H.R. 2628), H9478 [15OC]

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

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

Hunger: encourage support of U.S. hunger relief organizations (see H. Res. 261), H9615 [16OC]

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: 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]

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

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7787 [25JY]

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

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]

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

———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 1110), H1678 [6MR]

———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), H242 [29JA]

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

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H7787 [25JY]

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 2021), H3858 [8MY]

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

———reform the medical malpractice insurance business, provide Federal alternative medical malpractice insurance, and limit frivolous lawsuits (see H.R. 1116), H1678 [6MR]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 296), H1334 [25FE]

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]

———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), H9982 [28OC]

Iraq: authorize assistance for women and women's organizations to strengthen and stabilize democracy (see H. Con. Res. 196), H7840 [3SE]

———provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H5714 [23JN]

———require transparency, increased competition in contracting, and the increased use of Iraqi contractors for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 3275), H11134 [7NO]

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]

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

Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2818), H11652 [19NO]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3198), H9032 [30SE]

Kenya: condemn terrorist attacks in Mombasa (see H. Res. 76), H463 [12FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: return to interim level of compliance with U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework while negotiating a more comprehensive and mutually acceptable agreement (see H. Con. Res. 18), H275 [4FE]

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

Kosovo: independence (see H. Res. 28), H1903 [13MR]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H12922 [8DE]

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

———eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9378 [8OC]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see H.R. 776), H1467 [27FE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 2060), H5175 [10JN]

———adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H3637 [1MY]

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

Medgar Evers National Week of Remembrance: support (see H. Con. Res. 220), H5409 [16JN]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H4529 [21MY]

———establish a demonstration grant program to assist States in providing subsidies for group health insurance premiums for low-income, Medicaid-eligible individuals (see H.R. 2947), H7783 [25JY]

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

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

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H4255 [19MY]

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

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

———coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs (see H.R. 1956), H6604 [10JY]

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H7787 [25JY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H2473 [27MR]

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

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1377), H4255 [19MY]

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

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

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

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 707), H1642 [5MR]

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

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

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H2269 [20MR]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 2980), H11652 [19NO]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H5664 [19JN]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H9811 [21OC]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H2131 [19MR]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H327 [7FE]

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

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 846), H703 [13FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H6707 [14JY]

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

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

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Advisory Board: establish (see H.R. 283), H136 [8JA]

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

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

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 86), H10237 [30OC]

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

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

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), H3302 [10AP]

———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), H9282 [7OC]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger woman (see H.R. 1657), H9738 [20OC]

National security: encourage the development of regional comprehensive emergency and disaster preparedness, coordination, and recovery plans (see H.R. 3274), H9375 [8OC]

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

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

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 1093), H9130 [1OC]

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

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 2983), H8491 [23SE]

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

———recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 167), H4255 [19MY]

———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 306), H9687 [17OC]

NIH Police: establish (see H.R. 2276), H4737 [22MY]

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. 2801), H7788 [25JY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H4738 [22MY]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H2268 [20MR]

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

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

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

———funding (see H. Con. Res. 61), H1465 [27FE]

———issuance of special postage stamps (see H.R. 2371), H8382 [17SE]

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 additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (see H.R. 1000), H1462 [27FE]

———provide additional protections for participants and beneficiaries under employee pension benefit plans (see H.R. 2101), H4130 [14MY]

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

Pharmaceuticals: eligibility of certain applicants for approval of a generic drug for a competition-free period (see H.R. 828), H702 [13FE]

———permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H1467 [27FE] (see H.R. 2497), H5467 [17JN]

———require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 757), H698 [13FE]

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H2132 [19MR]

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

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), H1901 [13MR]

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), H2515 [31MR]

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: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H1902 [13MR]

———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]

———permit military service performed by District of Columbia police officers, firemen, and certain Federal law enforcement officers to count toward retirement calculation (see H.R. 3054), H8382 [17SE]

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

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

———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 692), H390 [11FE]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and improve programs (see H.R. 2454), H5365 [12JN] (see H.R. 2535), H5662 [19JN]

Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see H.R. 2726), H6867 [15JY]

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1813), H5815 [24JN]

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]

———establish a transportation and active living program, a safe routes to school program, and a nonmotorized transportation pilot program (see H.R. 2568), H5713 [23JN]

———establish programs to enhance roadway safety and improve transportation efficiency (see H.R. 288), H3637 [1MY]

———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]

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

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

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

Schools: disseminate information on irradiated foods used in school lunch programs and ensure that school districts, parents, and students retain option of traditional, non-irradiated foods (see H.R. 3120), H9215 [2OC]

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]

———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 1021), H1746 [11MR]

Ships and vessels: accelerate requirement that tankers carrying oil in bulk as cargo must be equipped with a double hull (see H.R. 880), H1331 [25FE]

Shriver, Sargent: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 299), H10458 [5NO]

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

———permit the collection of demographic information in connection with small business loan applications (see H.R. 1748), H3302 [10AP]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H6604 [10JY]

Social Security: 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]

———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]

———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 to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3192), H9615 [16OC]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H1902 [13MR]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H5468 [17JN]

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), H6264 [26JN]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 1236), H1810 [12MR]

———allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2891), H9131 [1OC]

———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), H1810 [12MR]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 584), H320 [5FE]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 740), H1467 [27FE]

———deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (see H.R. 2418), H5552 [18JN]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 2888), H7616 [24JY]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax protections and simplification (see H.R. 1661), H3454 [29AP]

———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), H3760 [7MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H3453 [29AP]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H1516 [4MR]

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

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1052), H1813 [12MR]

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

———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]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H11359 [17NO]

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

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

———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see H.R. 2372), H5815 [24JN]

———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 for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 7), H3760 (see H.R. 7), H3762 [7MY]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 3119), H9132 [1OC]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 798), H1335 [25FE]

———treatment of amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1056), H1514 [4MR]

———treatment of capital to cover installation costs of residential solar energy equipment (see H.R. 694), H391 [11FE]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H3453 [29AP]

———treatment of ground rent paid on land on which a qualified residence is located and which is allotted or Indian-owned land (see H.R. 1426), H2703 [2AP]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1177), H1743 [11MR]

Terrorism: ensure that recently enacted terrorism legislation doesn't undermine civil liberties (see H.R. 3171), H11359 [17NO]

———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), H274 [4FE]

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

———promote intermodal transportation of passengers (see H.R. 1394), H2269 [20MR]

Turkey: condemn terrorist attacks in Istanbul (see H. Res. 453), H11651 [19NO]

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

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H9130 [1OC]

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

Unemployment: modernize benefit system (see H.R. 1802), H3352 [11AP]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 19), H1466 [27FE] (see H.R. 1652), H3572 [30AP]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H9478 [15OC]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H11392 (see H.R. 1919), H11515 [18NO] (see H.R. 2511), H10978 [6NO]

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

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H6869 [15JY]

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

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5366 [12JN]

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

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H1395 [26FE]

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

Voting: allow voters to register at polling places on the date of an election, cast ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an election, and obtain absentee ballots for any reason (see H.R. 1510), H2514 [31MR]

———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H3305 [10AP]

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

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H274 [4FE]

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

———determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 373), H170 [27JA]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H10236 [30OC]

———recognize effects of obstetric fistulas and urge that programs be initiated to prevent and treat obstetric fistulas (see H. Res. 447), H11391 (see H. Res. 447), H11515 [18NO]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H2704 [2AP]

———support participation of women throughout the world in a week of workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for world peace (see H. Con. Res. 114), H3355 [11AP]

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H8951 [25SE]

Wood: establish prohibitions and requirements relating to arsenic-treated wood (see H.R. 3629), H12308 [21NO]

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

World War II: condemn war crimes committed by Japan and establish liability of Japanese companies to former POW used by such companies as slave labor (see H. Res. 382), H9033 [30SE]

———support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H323 [5FE]

YMCA: clarify tax status of retirement fund (see H.R. 1185), H2271 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Anacostia River: restore, protect, and enhance the environmental integrity and social and economic benefits of the Anacostia Watershed in Maryland and the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3622), H12308 [21NO]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 2647), H6263 [26JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit placement of statues honoring District of Columbia residents in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 3278), H9376 [8OC]

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 1012), H1463 [27FE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1695), H3051 [9AP]

Crime: enhance rights of crime victims and establish grants for local governments to assist crime victims (see H.R. 3381), H9981 [28OC]

District of Columbia: establish Office of the District Attorney and head with a locally elected and independent district attorney (see H.R. 2334), H4977 [4JN]

———permit City Council to impose a tax on income of professional baseball players earned within the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1450), H2401 [26MR]

———provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H1901 [13MR]

———provide Mayor with the authority to call on the National Guard (see H.R. 2820), H7329 [22JY]

Education: express that student travel is a vital component of the educational process (see H. Con. Res. 131), H2515 [31MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: encourage implementation or expansion of pre-kindergarten programs for students 4 years of age or younger (see H.R. 3301), H9477 [15OC]

Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 2493), H5467 [17JN]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3449), H10457 [5NO]

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), H6348 [8JY]

Taxation: increase taxes on certain alcoholic beverages and provide additional funds for alcohol abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 2252), H4736 [22MY]

———make the first-time homebuyer credit for the District of Columbia permanent (see H.R. 1952), H3641 [5MY]

U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (see H.R. 1365), H2131 [19MR]

Letters

Scholarship vouchers to provide school choice in the District of Columbia: by, S12118 [29SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center design and construction: Patricia E. Gallagher, National Capital Planning Commission, H9406 [15OC]

Petitions

District of Columbia voting representation in Congress: several District of Columbia residents, E1825-E1827 [17SE]

Proposals

Support student travel: by, E513 [19MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 383), H9139 [2OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12882 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 473), H12761 [8DE]

Anacostia River: restore, protect, and enhance the environmental integrity and social and economic benefits of the Anacostia Watershed in Maryland and the District of Columbia (H.R. 3622), E2421 [22NO]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (H. Res. 15), H92 [8JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), consideration (H. Res. 15), H92 [8JA]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12882 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8377 [17SE], H9199 [2OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9521 [16OC]

Armed Forces: provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period, H9199 [2OC]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H1716 [11MR]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of savings to certain domestic initiatives (H.R. 2647), E1393 [27JN]

Aviation: provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks, H7869 [4SE]

———require that air traffic control remain a Government function, H10167 [30OC]

Buckle Up America Week: support (H. Con. Res. 166), H4213 [19MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2168 [20MR], H2575 [1AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate the Richard K. Armey Room (H. Res. 19), H1709 [11MR]

———permit placement of statues honoring District of Columbia residents in National Statuary Hall (H.R. 3278), E2013 [8OC]

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 1012), H4029 [14MY], E321 [27FE]

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington (H. Res. 352), H8236 [16SE]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1688), E722 [10AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1695), E722 [10AP]

Crime: enhance rights of crime victims and establish grants for local governments to assist crime victims (H.R. 3381), E2152 [28OC]

Defense Production Act: reauthorize (S. 1680), H9417 [15OC]

———require report on minority contracting, H9417 [15OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4413 [21MY]

———ensure civil service protection for civilian employees, H4413 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: selection of interim headquarters site, H92 [8JA]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7869 [4SE]

Diseases: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic, H1629 [5MR]

District of Columbia: anniversary of New Bethel Baptist Church, E50 [8JA]

———anniversary of Second Baptist Church, E2220 [4NO]

———establish Office of the District Attorney and head with a locally elected and independent district attorney (H.R. 2334), E1141 [5JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2765), H7957, H7966, H7977, H7985, H7988 [5SE], H8060 [9SE]

———provide full voting representation in Congress, E1825 [17SE]

———provide full voting representation in Congress (H.R. 1285), H1879 [13MR], E466 [13MR]

———provide Mayor with the authority to call on the National Guard (H.R. 2820), E1558 [23JY]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7957, H7966, H7977, H7985, H7988 [5SE], H8060 [9SE]

———tribute to Black Pride Festival, E949 [14MY]

———tribute to Capital Pride Festival, E1007 [21MY]

———tribute to D.C. Redwings Youth Program, E1543 [21JY]

———tribute to demonstration in support of affirmative action policies at colleges and universities, H2931 [8AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: encourage implementation or expansion of pre-kindergarten programs for students 4 years of age or younger (H.R. 3301), E2051 [15OC]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), H5208, H5231, H5232 [11JN]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 422), H10167 [30OC]

Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting community gun buy back programs (H.R. 2493), E1285 [17JN]

Foreign policy: status of U.S. relationships with traditional allies and within international organizations, H1716 [11MR]

Gay & Lesbian Activists Alliance, Inc.: Distinguished Service Award recipients, E806 [30AP]

Georgetown University: anniversary of School of Nursing & Health Studies, E1959 [2OC]

Government: commend public servants for their dedication and continued service (H. Res. 213), H3710 [7MY]

GSA: procurement and installation of photovoltaic solar electric systems in public buildings, H3260 [10AP]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7520, H7530 [24JY]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1821), H9414 [15OC]

Iraq: cost of use of Armed Forces against Iraq and rebuilding efforts, H8377 [17SE]

James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 1018), H4214 [19MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (S. 470), H9842 [28OC]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (H.R. 3449), E2245 [5NO]

Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force: tribute, E677 [3AP]

Medgar Evers National Week of Remembrance: support (H. Con. Res. 220), H5373, H5375 [16JN]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: repeal requirement to appear before Congress prior to approval of airport development project grants, H5231, H5232 [11JN]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (H.R. 13), E1916 [30SE]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 204), H3419 [29AP]

National Children's Museum: designate, E1916 [30SE]

National Civic League: tribute to communities selected to receive the All-America City Award (H. Con. Res. 230), H7182 [21JY]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (H. Res. 240), H7180 [21JY]

Postal Service: include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (H.R. 2249), H7178 [21JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3260 [10AP]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H488 [13FE]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and improve programs (H.R. 2535), H9766, H9767, H9768 [21OC]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3087), H8827 [24SE]

Robert A. Borski Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (H.R. 2328), H7184 [21JY]

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 (H.R. 2669), E1425 [8JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (H.R. 3491), H11491 [18NO]

Sudan: human rights violations (H. Res. 194), H6889 [16JY]

Supreme Court: hearing on University of Michigan affirmative action policies, H2931 [8AP]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3521), H11830 [20NO]

———extend tax incentives for the District of Columbia, H11830 [20NO]

———increase taxes on certain alcoholic beverages and provide additional funds for alcohol abuse prevention programs (H.R. 2252), E1064 [22MY]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: reauthorize, H8827 [24SE]

U.S. Commission on an Open Society With Security: establish (H.R. 1365), E522 [19MR]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2575 [1AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (H.R. 1442), H9406 [15OC]

William J. Scherle Post Office Building, Glenwood, IA: designate (S. 1399), H7184 [21JY]

Women: support women's rights issues, H5460 [17JN]

Youth Pride Day: observance, E782 [12AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1741 [11MR], H1808 [12MR], H1898 [13MR], H1950 [18MR], H2129 [19MR], H2512 [31MR], H2584 [1AP], H2701 [2AP], H2818 [3AP], H3049 [9AP], H3564 [30AP], H3632 [1MY], H3680 [6MY], H3759 [7MY], H3854 [8MY], H3971 [9MY], H4128 [14MY], H4201 [15MY], H4247 [19MY], H4365 [20MY], H4526 [21MY], H5362 [12JN], H5711 [23JN], H5811 [24JN], H5925 [25JN], H6600 [10JY], H6704 [14JY], H6865 [15JY], H7011 [16JY], H7168 [18JY], H7222 [21JY], H7326 [22JY], H7450 [23JY], H7776 [25JY], H8077 [9SE], H8197 [10SE], H8215 [11SE], H8379 [17SE], H8487 [23SE], H8903 [24SE], H8947 [25SE], H9031 [30SE], H9117 [1OC], H9208 [2OC], H9279 [7OC], H9374 [8OC], H9475 [15OC], H9611 [16OC], H9686 [17OC], H9737 [20OC], H9806 [21OC], H9978 [28OC], H10128 [29OC], H10336 [4NO], H10455 [5NO], H10974 [6NO], H11130 [7NO], H11357 [17NO], H11389 [18NO], H11647 [19NO], H11698 [20NO], H12908 [8DE]

Resignations

Committee on Government Reform (House), H455 [12FE]

Statements

Norton Says Passing of Walter Washington Marks End of Home Rule Era: by, E2196 [31OC]

Vouchers—Where I Stand and Why: by, S12119 [29SE]

Transcripts

Press Conference on H.R. 1695, Fair Pay Act and H.R. 1688, Paycheck Fairness Act (excerpt), E722 [10AP]

Tributes

Griffiths, Martha W., H5460 [17JN]

Leonard, Herbert, Jr., E1793 [16SE]

Miller, Alice P., E567 [25MR]

Washington, Walter E., E2196 [31OC], E2274 [7NO]