MEEKS, GREGORY W. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7704 [25JY]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (H.R. 2211), H6380 [9JY]

Articles and editorials

Horn in Peril, Financial Times (publication), E1639 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Advertising: create Federal advertising procurement opportunities for minority business concerns (see H.R. 132), H1681 [6MR]

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

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H2402 [26MR]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H12311 [21NO]

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

Armed Forces: expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H.R. 3208; H. Res. 387), H9688 [17OC]

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 2705), H9478 [15OC]

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

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 103), H2270 [20MR]

———tribute to members of the National Guard and Reserve components (see H. Con. Res. 325), H11391 (see H. Con. Res. 325), H11514 [18NO]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H4255 [19MY]

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

Ben R. Gerow Post Office Building, Liberty, NY: designate (see H.R. 3234), H9213 [2OC]

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

Boykin, William G.: condemn religiously intolerant remarks (see H. Res. 419), H9981 [28OC] (see H. Res. 420), H10458 [5NO]

Brian C. Hickey Post Office Building, Bethpage, NY: designate (see H.R. 2452), H7840 [3SE]

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

Burundi: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3684 [6MY]

Bush, President: request report entitled ``Operation Iraqi Freedom Strategic Lessons Learned'' and other materials on planning for reconstruction and security of post-war Iraq (see H. Res. 358), H8016 [5SE] (see H. Res. 364), H8082 [9SE]

Canada: express appreciation for cooperation and friendship with the U.S. and offer congratulations on Canada Day celebration (see H. Res. 290), H5929 [25JN]

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

Children and youth: 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. 1401), H4368 [20MY]

———improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 2626), H11392 (see H.R. 2626), H11516 [18NO]

———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]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H9982 [28OC]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H7086 [17JY]

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington (see H. Res. 352), H7839 [3SE]

———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: 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]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H3684 [6MY]

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), H3637 [1MY]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H8491 [23SE]

Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see H.R. 3292), H11359 [17NO]

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), H2471 [27MR]

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

Corporations: review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (see H.R. 2153), H4254 [19MY]

Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H11652 [19NO]

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 211), H10340 [4NO]

Crime: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2134), H4204 [15MY]

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

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

Cyprus: express support for a peaceful, just, and lasting settlement relative to Turkish occupation (see H. Res. 165), H3053 [9AP]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan Global Affairs Institute: support (see H.R. 3032), H8016 [5SE]

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

Dept. of HHS: conduct study relative to aneurysms (see H.R. 815), H2822 [3AP]

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H4529 [21MY]

———establish grants to promote the well-being and educational achievement of children through school-based health programs (see H.R. 811), H2822 [3AP]

———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]

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

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

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

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems (see H.R. 580), H4876 [3JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 709), H391 [11FE]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 972), H4368 [20MY]

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

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 192), H58 [7JA]

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

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H11149 [12NO]

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

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H4788 [2JN]

Djibouti: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 134), H5268 [11JN]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H12311 [21NO]

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

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

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

———reserve funds to provide special training, technical assistance, and professional development to eligible entities and staffs implementing Even Start programs (see H.R. 1600), H10237 [30OC]

Edward O'Grady, Waverly Brown, Peter Paige Post Office Building, Nyack, NY: designate (see H.R. 3167), H9131 [1OC]

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

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

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (see H.R. 314), H137 [8JA]

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), H11392 (see H.R. 956), H11515 [18NO]

———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]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4788 [2JN]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H8176 [10SE]

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), H2401 [26MR]

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

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H5662 [19JN]

Foreign countries: improve and promote compliance with international intellectual property obligations relative to Cuba (see H.R. 2494), H5815 [24JN]

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), H9982 [28OC]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9378 [8OC]

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]

Gibson, Althea: tribute (see H. Res. 386), H11146 [10NO]

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

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H10457 [5NO]

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 1031), H4739 [22MY]

———express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1747 [11MR]

———independence anniversary (see H. Res. 471), H12923 [8DE]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1120), H4739 [22MY]

———combat viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 39), H4529 [21MY]

———increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see H. Res. 142), H4369 [20MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2940 [8AP]

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

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

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

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H9614 [16OC]

Hirschfeld, Al: tribute (see H. Res. 46), H275 [4FE]

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), H705 [13FE]

Homeland Security Act: amend relative to release of alien children in custody (see H.R. 2137), H4204 [15MY]

Hunger: encourage support of U.S. hunger relief organizations (see H. Res. 261), H8176 [10SE]

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

———prevent commercial alien smuggling (see H.R. 2630), H6262 [26JN]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H4255 [19MY]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H11146 [10NO]

Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1243), H4529 [21MY]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H9377 [8OC]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H9810 [21OC]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1517 [4MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H11702 [20NO]

Iraq: require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 1901), H4131 [14MY]

James E. Davis Post Office Building, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 3012), H8285 [16SE]

James J. Peters Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 2786), H7085 [17JY] (see H.R. 3383), H9981 [28OC]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11651 [19NO]

John G. Dow Post Office Building, Tappan, NY: designate (see H.R. 3166), H9131 [1OC]

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

Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2818), H7329 [22JY]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 287), H8491 [23SE]

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

———elections (see H. Res. 177), H5046 [5JN]

Kids Love a Mystery Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 334), H11701 [20NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H706 [13FE]

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

Kosovo: independence (see H. Res. 28), H5175 [10JN]

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

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1955 [18MR]

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 3), H60 [7JA]

Liberia: provide support for ceasefire agreement between government and Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy and the Movement for Democracy of Liberia (see H. Con. Res. 240), H6348 [8JY]

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

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H9819 [24OC]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H11359 [17NO]

Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H2822 [3AP]

Medicare: consolidate and restate Federal laws relative to social health maintenance organization projects, make such projects permanent, and require a study on ways to expand such projects (see H.R. 983), H2703 [2AP]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1568), H3763 [7MY]

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

———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), H3762 [7MY]

Mendez, Gonzalo and Felicitas: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 200), H4738 [22MY]

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

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

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), H9614 [16OC]

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

National Bone Marrow Donor Registry: reauthorize (see H.R. 3034), H8285 [16SE]

National Endowment for Democracy: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 274), H8082 [9SE]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H11360 [17NO]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H4529 [21MY]

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H11393 (see H.R. 3441), H11516 [18NO]

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]

———provide for homeland security block grants (see H.R. 1007), H4528 [21MY]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3453 [29AP]

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

New England Fishery Management Council: include New York as a member (see H.R. 2679), H7788 [25JY]

No Child Left Behind Act: suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (see H.R. 2366), H10237 [30OC]

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 80), H2132 [19MR]

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

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 1677), H3053 [9AP]

———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H9214 [2OC]

———reform (see H.R. 1776), H9130 [1OC]

Public housing: protect rights of tenants who are evicted as a result of criminal activity through no fault of their own (see H.R. 1429), H2402 [26MR]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H1641 [5MR]

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H4131 [14MY]

Railroads: ensure continuation of fixed guideway system projects (see H.R. 3578), H12306 [21NO]

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), H12310 [21NO]

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

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), H3355 [11AP]

Securities: permit church pension plans to be invested in collective trusts (see H.R. 1533), H7329 [22JY]

Sisulu, Walter: tribute (see H. Res. 237), H4204 [15MY]

Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 3099), H12311 [21NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H6349 [8JY]

Social Security: eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H4528 [21MY]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1689), H8382 [17SE]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: require compliance with leak detection and prevention standards for underground storage tanks and provide funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see H.R. 2733), H9131 [1OC]

Syracuse University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Con. Res. 142), H3053 [9AP]

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), H8017 [5SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 1236), H4368 [20MY]

———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), H6465 [9JY]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 584), H2822 [3AP]

———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), H3762 [7MY]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax protections and simplification (see H.R. 1661), H4368 [20MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H9377 [8OC]

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

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

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

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 3220), H12311 [21NO]

———treatment of certain tax attributes for taxpayers who file consolidated returns (see H.R. 2706), H7086 [17JY]

———treatment of commercial aviation fuel during hostilities with Iraq (see H.R. 1380), H2268 [20MR]

———treatment of Community Development Block Grant funds relative to recovery of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks (see H.R. 148), H4738 [22MY]

Terrorism: 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. 1389), H2269 [20MR]

Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 1318), H1953 [18MR]

Turkey: condemn terrorist attacks in Istanbul (see H. Res. 453), H11703 [20NO]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 1553), H2823 [3AP] (see H.R. 1652), H4368 [20MY]

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. 2511), H12921 [8DE]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H11392 (see H.R. 2217), H11515 [18NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5408 [16JN]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H.R. 2216), H11392 (see H.R. 2216), H11515 [18NO]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H2823 [3AP]

———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 259), H172 [27JA]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H3637 [1MY]

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

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H4529 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

African Union: formation (see H. Res. 155), H2270 [20MR]

Education: restrict the disqualification of students for drug offenses to those students who committed offenses while receiving student financial aid (see H.R. 696), H391 [11FE]

Malaysia: commend support, cooperation, and assistance in combating international terrorism (see H. Res. 131), H1681 [6MR]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers by requiring complete disclosure and warranty of any add-ons included with the sale of a new automobile (see H.R. 1283), H1901 [13MR]

Pharmaceuticals: impact of illegal importation of prescription drugs on regulatory protections afforded consumers (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5663 [19JN]

POW: payment of claims from the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 344), H12310 [21NO]

St. John's University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 196), H3304 [10AP]

Taxation: allow a deduction for credit card interest (see H.R. 1141), H1680 [6MR]

———reduce corporate refunds by fines and penalties imposed for improper accounting or reporting practices or financial misstatements (see H.R. 2836), H7454 [23JY]

———stimulate economic development by enhancing the availability and benefits of small issue bonds (see H.R. 1140), H1680 [6MR]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 1139), H1679 [6MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4930 [4JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9523 [16OC]

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2242 [20MR]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H1945 [18MR]

Cyprus: express support for a peaceful, just, and lasting settlement relative to Turkish occupation (H. Res. 165), E748 [11AP]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7600 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7704, H7705 [25JY]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS through reductions in the Millennium Challenge Account, H7389 [23JY]

Education: establish partnerships between educational entities and inner city and rural secondary schools to encourage teaching as a career, H6380 [9JY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (H.R. 314), H1922 [18MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H7389 [23JY]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (H.R. 1584), H2900 [8AP]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid relative to HIV/AIDS epidemic, H3560 [30AP]

———U.S. policy, H3560 [30AP]

Health: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5618 [19JN]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (H.R. 2211), H6380 [9JY]

Queens, NY: prohibit funding for closing of St. Albans Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility, H7704, H7705 [25JY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H5618 [19JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (H.R. 2205), E2349 [20NO]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 270), H5328 [12JN]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit, H5328 [12JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3966 [9MY]

WorldCom, Inc.: investigation of unethical activities, H5063 [9JN]

———reorganization under bankruptcy protection, H4263 [20MY], H5063 [9JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3971 [9MY], H5086 [9JN]

Tributes

Chen Shui-bian, E1002 [21MY]