MILLER, GEORGE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Education: increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (H.R. 438), H6391 [9JY]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), H4310 [20MY]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H7575 [24JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H7954 [5SE]

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

———H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act, H10469 [6NO]

———S. 342, Keeping Children and Families Safe Act, H2836 [7AP]

Articles and editorials

Before the Next Tragedy, Susan Notkin, Washington (DC) Post, E24 [8JA]

Behind Roses' Beauty, Poor and Ill Workers, Ginger Thompson, New York (NY) Times, E248 [13FE]

Bridge to the Future—Crockett Counting on New Carquinez Span To Make It a Destination Town, Jenny Strasburg, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E1744 [9SE]

Combatting Crime ``Holistically''—Vaca Police Use New Approaches To Make Community Safer, Nada Behziz, Fairfield (CA) Daily Republic, E2374 [21NO]

Dangerous Leak, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E1985 [7OC]

Independent Probe, Contra Costa (CA) Times, E1985 [7OC]

Judge John Steketee, a Force for Children, Dies at 76, Doug Guthrie, Grand Rapids (MI) Press, E884 [7MY]

Mugging the Needy, Bob Herbert, New York (NY) Times, E659 [3AP]

NASA Panel Needs To Find Real Solutions, Tim Roemer, Roll Call (publication), E287 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3324), H9613 [16OC]

———ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H11359 [17NO]

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

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 244), H134 [8JA]

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H4877 [3JN]

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

Animal Welfare Act: improve care and treatment standards for certain dogs (see H.R. 3484), H11133 [7NO]

———strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H4131 [14MY]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H2940 [8AP]

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

———require any emergency supplemental appropriations for reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, and the war on terrorism, be made available in allotments and in accordance with certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 3132), H9377 [8OC]

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), H5265 [11JN]

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

Arizona: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3337), H9687 [17OC]

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (see H.R. 1814), H4255 [19MY]

———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]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8382 [17SE]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H. Res. 387), H9479 [15OC]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H7170 [18JY]

———make the Transition Assistance Program for persons separating from active duty mandatory and furnish information about homelessness (see H.R. 1906), H6348 [8JY]

———prohibit discrimination in the rental of housing to members (see H.R. 621), H1902 [13MR]

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

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H5552 [18JN] (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H138 [8JA]

Arms control: promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 291), H9479 [15OC]

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]

———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel (see H.R. 3637), H12309 [21NO]

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

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

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

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

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

Burma: sanction the ruling military junta, strengthen democracy efforts, and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as legitimate representative of the Burmese people (see H.R. 2330), H4977 [4JN]

Bush, President: renegotiate extradition treaty with Mexico so possibility of capital punishment or life imprisonment will not interfere with the extradition of criminal suspects (see H. Con. Res. 93), H4978 [4JN]

———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. 364), H8082 [9SE]

———request transmission of documents or other materials to the House of Representatives relative to the possession of weapons of mass destruction by Iraq (see H. Res. 260), H5045 [5JN]

California: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (see H. Res. 425), H10341 [4NO]

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

Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see H.R. 2360), H5043 [5JN]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 2574), H9282 [7OC]

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), H5928 [25JN]

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: make improvements and reauthorize programs (see H.R. 14), H52 [7JA]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H2401 [26MR]

———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), H2585 [1AP]

———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]

———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), H5266 [11JN]

———reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition programs (see H.R. 3232), H9213 [2OC]

———tribute to Students United With Parents and Educators To Resolve Bullying (SUPERB) (organization) and Jeremy and Sharon Ring for anti-bullying programs (see H. Res. 363), H8491 [23SE]

China, People's Republic of: condemn relative to individuals being held as prisoners of conscience for their involvement in efforts to end the occupation of Tibet (see H. Res. 157), H11360 [17NO]

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

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]

Colleges and universities: address the rising cost of tuition by strengthening the compact between the States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3519), H11650 [19NO]

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

———improve access through experiential education (see H.R. 3408), H10235 [30OC]

———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), H3051 [9AP]

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

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H1640 [5MR]

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

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 80), H705 [13FE]

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), H6465 [9JY]

Consumers: prohibit operators of automatic teller machines that display paid advertising from imposing any fee (see H.R. 774), H1955 [18MR]

———protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3322), H9613 [16OC]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H3353 [11AP]

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

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

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]

Corps of Engineers: carry out a project for flood protection and ecosystem restoration for the American River at Sacramento, CA (see H.R. 892), H1332 [25FE]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H3454 [29AP]

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

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2207), H4734 [22MY]

Credit: allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually from any consumer reporting agency (see H.R. 2546), H5714 [23JN]

Crime: establish methods for preventing identity theft and protect consumers' sensitive, private health-related information (see H.R. 2633), H8017 [5SE]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy (see H.R. 2247), H4736 [22MY]

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]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 2203), H4733 [22MY]

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

———recall of meat and poultry that is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise unsafe (see H.R. 2273), H4737 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 2651), H6263 [26JN]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2284), H4786 [2JN]

———provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (see H.R. 1412), H2310 [25MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H2703 [2AP]

———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), H5813 [24JN]

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

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H6707 [14JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Small Employer Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2850), H7615 [24JY]

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

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), H4788 [2JN]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H12321 [25NO]

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

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1998), H4877 [3JN]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see H. Res. 234), H5469 [17JN]

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]

———establish a comprehensive Federal effort relating to early detection of, treatments for, and prevention of cancer (see H.R. 2741), H6868 [15JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H3684 [6MY]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in developing countries (see H.R. 2470), H12321 [25NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H9983 [28OC]

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

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

Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 1822), H7787 [25JY]

Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1717), H3301 [10AP] (see H.R. 2233), H4735 [22MY]

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: authorize grants to local educational agencies for teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 1611), H2820 [3AP]

———condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H7783 [25JY]

———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), H1746 [11MR]

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

———support business incubation in academic settings (see H.R. 2314), H8382 [17SE]

———tribute to public education system (see H. Con. Res. 148), H3638 [1MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H4130 [14MY]

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]

———protect rights of employees to receive overtime compensation (see H.R. 2665), H6347 [8JY]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H12922 [8DE]

Endangered Species Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 480), H12920 [8DE]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 643), H706 [13FE]

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), H8906 [24SE]

———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: improve disclosure of funding status of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 3005), H7948 [4SE]

———joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 323), H172 [27JA]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 3139), H8950 [25SE]

Families and domestic relations: regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (see H.R. 2949), H9819 [24OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1430), H3454 [29AP]

FBI Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2524), H6271 [7JY]

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1425), H2310 [25MR]

———encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4132 [14MY]

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H5365 [12JN]

Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 1738), H3638 [1MY]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 19), H392 [11FE]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H3683 [6MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H5714 [23JN]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H5929 [25JN]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H8017 [5SE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H3407 [12AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H5814 [24JN]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H1460 [27FE]

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), H55 [7JA]

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

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1147), H1747 [11MR]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1945), H5408 [16JN]

———establish requirements for fishing quota systems (see H.R. 2621), H6262 [26JN]

———protect certain areas of the seafloor by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (see H.R. 1690), H8175 [10SE]

Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 2917), H7782 [25JY]

———include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see H.R. 1003), H1463 [27FE]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 467), H1466 [27FE] (see H.R. 3684), H12919 [8DE]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 2916), H7790 [29JY]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of warfare and civil strife (see H.R. 1462), H2940 [8AP]

———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), H1812 [12MR]

———ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 269), H12922 [8DE]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2587 [1AP]

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

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

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (see H.R. 532), H317 [5FE]

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

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

Head Start Program: tribute (see H. Res. 238), H4369 [20MY]

Health: 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]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H9982 [28OC] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H6349 [8JY]

———provide grants to States to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff (see H.R. 1929), H3635 [1MY]

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

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H7949 [4SE]

Higher Education Act: provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (see H.R. 1168), H1689 [10MR]

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

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H5661 [19JN]

Housing: expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 3507), H11391 (see H.R. 3507), H11514 [18NO]

———extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2022), H8222 [15SE]

———extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2022), H9215 [2OC]

———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), H1955 [18MR]

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 foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H11702 [20NO]

———admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (see H.R. 2702), H6603 [10JY]

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

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

———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 unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H12922 [8DE]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7618 [24JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 1502), H2472 [27MR]

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

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1448), H3454 [29AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 736), H1955 [18MR]

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

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

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 2095), H4130 [14MY]

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]

———establish a select committee to investigate the effectiveness of U.S. intelligence structure to meet global threats (see H. Res. 307), H6465 [9JY]

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), H1682 [6MR]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H12918 [8DE]

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

J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building, Signal Hill, CA: designate (see H.R. 2309), H7020 [16JY]

Kelly, David C.: extend condolences to family, friends, and loved ones (see H. Res. 345), H7785 [25JY]

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), H7170 [18JY]

Klamath River: establish water conservation and habitat restoration programs and provide emergency disaster assistance to those suffering economic harm from the Klamath River basin fish kill (see H.R. 1760), H3303 [10AP]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H12919 [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), H1812 [12MR]

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

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

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 3), H12922 [8DE]

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

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 216), H5366 [12JN]

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

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H2271 [20MR]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H3353 [11AP]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H4206 [15MY]

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

———coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (see H.R. 2236), H4735 [22MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H2823 [3AP]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H1901 [13MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3299), H12922 [8DE]

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

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H5664 [19JN]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H10340 [4NO]

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

———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), H4787 [2JN]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H8284 [16SE]

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

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H6869 [15JY]

———require home health agencies to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers (see H.R. 208), H6603 [10JY]

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

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

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 3243), H9688 [17OC]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H2515 [31MR]

———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]

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

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2141), H4204 [15MY]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1925), H3635 [1MY]

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

Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1605), H7618 [24JY]

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

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H463 [12FE]

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

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), H8905 [24SE]

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (see H.R. 2382), H5044 [5JN]

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

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 2193), H6271 [7JY]

———establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H8904 [24SE]

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

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

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

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

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

New Freedom Commission on Mental Health: adopt and implement goals and recommendations to help ensure affordable, accessible, and high quality mental health care (see H. Con. Res. 292), H9615 [16OC]

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

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H2473 [27MR]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H3856 [8MY]

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

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

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (see H.R. 3108), H8380 [17SE]

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

———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H8382 [17SE]

Pharmaceuticals: 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]

Political campaigns: reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3641), H12309 [21NO]

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

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), H2310 [25MR]

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

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H5552 [18JN]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H701 [13FE]

———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), H1903 [13MR]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H1902 [13MR]

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]

———promote secure and healthy families under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 706), H391 [11FE]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 1723), H5408 [16JN]

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

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), H8222 [15SE]

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

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H6465 [9JY]

Rogers, Fred M.: tribute (see H. Res. 111), H1471 [3MR]

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

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

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1925), H3635 [1MY]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: conduct special resources study on the suitability and feasibility of inclusion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor (see H.R. 704), H391 [11FE]

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), H9131 [1OC]

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]

———promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H5467 [17JN]

Ships and vessels: extend authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program (see H.R. 2704), H6603 [10JY]

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

Smith, Margaret Chase: anniversary of ``Declaration of Conscience'' speech in which she defended American rights to free speech and dissent (see H. Res. 246), H4740 [22MY]

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

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H2473 [27MR]

———credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 473), H3857 [8MY]

———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 174), H2821 [3AP]

———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H1746 [11MR]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1689), H3051 [9AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H320 [5FE]

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

———restate, clarify, and revise (see H.R. 100), H2703 [2AP]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: provide funding for cleanup of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination from underground storage tanks (see H.R. 1122), H1679 [6MR]

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

———allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2891), H7616 [24JY]

———allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (see H.R. 626), H321 [5FE]

———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), H2132 [19MR]

———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), H1746 [11MR]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 1555), H2702 [2AP]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H4368 [20MY]

———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), H4131 [14MY]

———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), H8222 [15SE]

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

———increase and enhance the Hope Scholarship Credit and repeal the Lifetime Learning Credit (see H.R. 3251), H9281 [7OC]

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

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 2184), H4527 [21MY]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H7790 [29JY]

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

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

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

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H5175 [10JN]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H3571 [30AP]

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

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H9213 [2OC]

———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), H6603 [10JY]

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

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

———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (see H.R. 1861), H7170 [18JY]

Transportation: responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H10130 [29OC]

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 276), H8175 [10SE]

U.N.: establish civilian police corps for international peace operations to maintain the rule of law and promote peace and stability in post-conflict situations (see H.R. 1414), H5366 [12JN]

———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]

U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: reauthorize (see H.R. 421), H218 [28JA]

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

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H9213 [2OC]

Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 2373), H5367 [12JN]

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), H9131 [1OC]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H5552 [18JN]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H1746 [11MR]

———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), H2822 [3AP]

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

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2270 [20MR]

———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1081), H1639 [5MR]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H1639 [5MR]

Water pollution: address pollution resulting from perchlorate discharges (see H.R. 2123), H4203 [15MY]

Weapons: authorize assistance through eligible nongovernmental organizations to remove and dispose of unexploded ordnance in agriculturally-valuable lands in developing countries (see H.R. 2299), H4787 [2JN]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H1463 [27FE]

———protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (see H.R. 2310), H4876 [3JN]

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

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 38), H6604 [10JY]

Wooden, John: tribute (see H. Res. 411), H11360 [17NO]

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

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 779), H5089 [9JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2377), H5044 [5JN]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H1395 [26FE]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H10236 [30OC]

———tribute to Operation Respect, Inc., and Peter Yarrow for anti-bullying, compassion, and tolerance programs (see H. Res. 161), H2311 [25MR]

Dept. of Education: provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 1306), H1952 [18MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program (see H.R. 2641), H6262 [26JN]

Education: limit the applicability of annual updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology relative to financial aid eligibility (see H.R. 2485), H5408 [16JN]

Employment: provide for labor recruiter accountability (see H.R. 3530), H11650 [19NO]

Fire prevention: expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (see H.R. 1621), H2820 [3AP]

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

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

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), H12308 [21NO]

Laborers' International Union of North America: anniversary (see H. Res. 186), H3052 [9AP]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H1460 [27FE]

National Labor Relations Act: establish efficient system to enable employees to form or become members of labor organizations (see H.R. 3078), H8216 [11SE]

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

Sports: prohibit institutions of higher education from unfairly imposing sanctions on student athletes (see H.R. 1363), H2131 [19MR]

Taxation: treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1304), H1952 [18MR]

Unemployment: establish an emergency program to provide immediate education assistance for unemployed workers (see H.R. 3276), H9375 [8OC]

Lists

Organizations opposed to H.R. 1350, Improving Education Results for Children With Disabilities Act, E871 [6MY]

Motions

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3817 [8MY]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), H4089 [14MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), motion to instruct conferees, H11373 [18NO]

Alaska: impact of Corps of Engineers King Cove Access Project on the environment, E2486 [8DE]

Apache County, AZ: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (S. 222), H4803, H4804 [3JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), conference report, H662 [13FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), motion to instruct conferees, H227 [29JA]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H662 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), consideration (H. Res. 339), H7639 [25JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9392 [15OC], H9607 [16OC], H9620, H9631 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2709, H2790 [3AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), consideration (H. Res. 172), H2715 [3AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3253 [10AP]

Armed Forces: modernization of National Guard and Reserves equipment, weapons, and technology funding through reductions in weapons inspectors funding, H9620, H9631 [17OC]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H1779 [12MR], E408 [7MR]

Budget: deficit, H4538 [22MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), E659 [3AP]

California: anniversary of Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local Union No. 104, E889 [7MY]

Children and youth: establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (H.R. 2377), E1162 [5JN]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (H.R. 936), E304 [27FE]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (H.R. 3416), E2195 [31OC]

———reform child welfare systems, E24 [8JA]

———tribute to Operation Respect, Inc., and Peter Yarrow for anti-bullying, compassion, and tolerance programs (H. Res. 161), H3412, H3414, H3415 [29AP], E566 [25MR]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Land and Water Conservation Account funding, H6960, H6961 [16JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H7639 [25JY]

———National Service Trust funding, H2790 [3AP]

Crockett, CA: dedication of Al Zampa Memorial Bridge, E1744 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration (H. Res. 247), H4550 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (H.R. 1412), E663 [3AP]

———provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (H.R. 1306), E487 [18MR]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, H11373 [18NO], H12106 [21NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5763 [24JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H6568, H6570, H6571 [10JY], H9159 [2OC]

Dept. of State: prohibit funding relative to the negotiation of a Free Trade Area of the Americas or a Central American Free Trade Agreement unless various conditions are met, H7317 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior: phaseout of snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, H7072 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6960, H6961 [16JY], H7066, H7072 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration (H. Res. 319), H6943 [16JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to assist in overturning district court ruling on IBM Corp., cash balance pension conversion, H8041 [9SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7317 [22JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6508, H6568, H6570, H6571 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H9159 [2OC], H10087 [29OC], H11623 [19NO]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H8041 [9SE]

Ecuador: impact of rose industry on health of workers, E248 [13FE]

Education: expand eligibility for loan forgiveness to State-certified reading specialists, H6392, H6393 [9JY]

———funding, H227 [29JA], H6508 [10JY]

———increase maximum Pell Grant amount, H11623 [19NO]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (H.R. 438), H6392, H6393 [9JY]

———limit the applicability of annual updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology relative to financial aid eligibility (H.R. 2485), E1269 [16JN]

Employee Benefit Research Institute: anniversary, E1685 [4SE]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3778 [8MY]

———enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), consideration (H. Res. 221), H3771 [8MY]

———enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), motion to recommit, H3817, H3818 [8MY]

———exempt religious organizations operating Federal job training programs from religious discrimination laws in hiring, H3771 [8MY]

———provide for labor recruiter accountability (H.R. 3530), E2341 [20NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), conference report, E2486 [8DE]

Evans, Donald L.: visit to Iraq by Sec. of Commerce, H9288 [8OC]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (H.R. 1474), consideration (H. Res. 256), H4993 [5JN]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), H4312, H4317, H4318, H4320 [20MY]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), conference report, H12169 [21NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), conference rpt. consideration (H. Res. 457), H12115 [21NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), motion to instruct conferees, H10464, H10469 [6NO]

Forest Service: prohibit funding to finalize or implement revisions to National Forest Management Act planning regulations, H7066 [17JY]

Grand Teton National Park: allow Wyoming to retrieve fair value for State lands placed in trust for school revenue purposes (S. 273), H4805, H4806 [3JN]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H7544, H7546, H7550, H7580, H7582, H7589 [24JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7524 [24JY]

Health: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5615 [19JN]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3180), E1906 [25SE]

Hispanic Americans: health care issues, H1778 [12MR]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 456), H12109, H12112 [21NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: define specific learning disability as a disorder due to a medically detectable and diagnosable physiological condition based on physical and scientific evidence, H3521 [30AP]

———permit local school districts to issue vouchers to parents of disabled children in private schools for their child's specific special education needs, H3518 [30AP]

———permit States to design, develop, and implement customized educational programs for disabled students, H3516 [30AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3467, H3516, H3518, H3520, H3521 [30AP]

———require students be diagnosed by physicians or persons certified by a State health board to determine eligibility for benefits, H3520 [30AP]

Intelligence services: appointment of special counsel to investigate alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, E1985 [7OC]

Investments: protect mutual fund investors, H10461 [6NO]

Kenya: fundraising benefit for HIV-positive children at the Nyumbani Orphanage, E1855 [23SE]

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 (H.R. 3619), E2421 [22NO]

Laborers' International Union of North America: anniversary, E569 [25MR]

———anniversary (H. Res. 186), H3015 [9AP]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H6943 [16JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1477 [4MR]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12106, H12109, H12112 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H11602, H11604 [19NO]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 965), E333 [27FE]

NASA: space shuttle safety funding, E287 [26FE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H2709, H2715 [3AP], H5763 [24JN]

———homeland security funding, H2715 [3AP]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding, H10087 [29OC]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1527), consideration (H. Res. 229), H4154 [15MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit additional inventory of oil and gas resources on certain portions, H9339 [8OC]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate, H11831 [20NO]

———change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), H9295 [8OC]

———protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (H.R. 1677), E699 [8AP]

———protection of workers whose employers convert from defined benefits to cash balance pension plans, H4090 [14MY]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), H4060, H4084, H4087 [14MY]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), consideration (H. Res. 230), H4038 [14MY]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), motion to recommit, H4090 [14MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3253 [10AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H9339 [8OC]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H480 [13FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H5615 [19JN]

Sports: prohibit institutions of higher education from unfairly imposing sanctions on student athletes (H.R. 1363), E529 [20MR]

States: provide budget crisis relief and temporary fiscal relief through increased Medicaid payments, H4538 [22MY]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit, H4760 [2JN], H4793, H4797, H4856 [3JN], H4881, H4959 [4JN], H4983 [5JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H7623, H7624 [25JY]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3521), H11831 [20NO]

———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, H7623, H7624 [25JY]

———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 (H.R. 2286), H4993 [5JN], H5058 [9JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, E659 [3AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3410 [29AP], H3863, H3923 [9MY], H4534 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4742, H4760 [2JN], H4793, H4797, H4856 [3JN], H4881, H4959 [4JN], H4983 [5JN], H5058 [9JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), motion to instruct conferees, H4538 [22MY]

———rates, H1779 [12MR], H3410 [29AP]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 2596), H6004 [26JN]

———treatment of higher education expenses (H.R. 1304), E485 [18MR]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), consideration (H. Res. 329), H7344 [23JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), consideration (H. Res. 329), H7344 [23JY]

Unemployment: establish an emergency program to provide immediate education assistance for unemployed workers (H.R. 3276), E2016 [8OC]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H3818 [8MY]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 1652), H4154 [15MY]

Vacaville, CA: tribute to crime prevention efforts, E2374 [21NO]

Votes: correction, E663 [3AP]

———position on missed, H7513 [24JY]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (H.R. 1006), H11445 [18NO]

World War II: anniversary of Doolittle Raider bombing flights over Japan, E722 [10AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H12908 [8DE]

Special order: granted, H1676 [6MR], H1741 [11MR], H1808 [12MR], H1898 [13MR], H4781 [2JN], H4874 [3JN], H4975 [4JN], H5086 [9JN], H5171 [10JN], H7011 [16JY], H9475 [15OC], H9611 [16OC], H10336 [4NO], H10455 [5NO], H10974 [6NO], H11130 [7NO]

Resignations

Committee on Resources (House), H313 [5FE]

Tributes

Burton, Phillip, E769 [12AP]

Faux, Jeff, E489 [18MR]

Steketee, John P., E884 [7MY]

Zigler, Edward, E584 [26MR]