RENZI, RICK (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Arizona: exchange certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests (H.R. 622), H12866 [8DE]

Appointments

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

———H.R. 2115, Aviation Investment and Revitalization Vision Act, H6826 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H698 [13FE]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 579), H319 [5FE]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1489), H4131 [14MY]

American Dental Association: tribute to Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering their time to help provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 136), H3454 [29AP]

Armed Forces: encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner or the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2270 [20MR]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H462 [12FE]

———prohibit knowingly misinforming the relative of a member that such member is deceased, injured, or missing due to an event associated with their military service (see H.R. 1771), H4012 [13MY]

Aviation: allow participation by cargo pilots in the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program (see H.R. 765), H1396 [26FE]

———allow the arming of pilots of cargo aircraft (see H.R. 1049), H1812 [12MR]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H12921 [8DE]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2704 [2AP]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1005), H2473 [27MR]

Bob Stump Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2806), H7225 [21JY]

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 264), H7785 [25JY]

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

———establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2444), H5364 [12JN]

Colleges and universities: allow military service academies to include the offering of voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities (see H.R. 2999), H9215 [2OC]

———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]

Colorado River Indian Reservation: revise boundaries (see H.R. 2941), H7783 [25JY]

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

Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H3856 [8MY]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 339), H2822 [3AP]

Credit unions: expand access of Federal credit union members to money order and check cashing services (see H.R. 1492), H2515 [31MR]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 48), H3303 [10AP]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H3303 [10AP]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H3760 [7MY]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11133 [7NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 2871), H9377 [8OC]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 195), H172 [27JA]

Dept. of HUD: provide grants to States, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for education programs on predatory lending and establish a toll-free number for complaints (see H.R. 1865), H5714 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior: implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (see H.R. 2828), H7453 [23JY]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see H.R. 119), H3683 [6MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (see H.R. 3094), H8283 [16SE]

———provide adapted housing assistance to disabled Armed Forces members who remain on active duty pending medical separation (see H.R. 761), H699 [13FE]

———restore certain aspects of Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 2595), H5928 [25JN]

Disasters: legal exemptions for certain National Park Service, Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or BLM activities undertaken in federally declared disaster areas (see H.R. 67), H172 [27JA]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H9378 [8OC]

Ecology and environment: create the Federal crime of eco-terrorism (see H.R. 3307), H9613 [16OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H392 [11FE]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H7840 [3SE]

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

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 26), H172 [27JA]

Education Land Grant Act: require the Dept. of Agriculture to pay costs of environmental reviews relative to conveyances (see H.R. 108), H323 [5FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 932), H1395 [26FE]

Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 1662), H2937 [8AP]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 486), H7020 [16JY]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 3453), H10977 [6NO]

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), H3974 [9MY]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 522), H274 [4FE]

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 (see H.R. 1904), H3634 [1MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H12921 [8DE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 648), H4368 [20MY]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 977), H2586 [1AP]

———provide portal-to-portal compensation for wildland firefighters (see H.R. 2963), H8491 [23SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H2132 [19MR]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 527), H5663 [19JN]

Forest Service: carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive plants (see H.R. 2707), H6603 [10JY]

Forests: establish institutes to conduct research on the prevention of, and restoration from, wildfires in forest and woodland ecosystems (see H.R. 460), H242 [29JA]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H12921 [8DE]

Government National Mortgage Association: allow the guarantee of securities backed by Rural Housing Service guaranteed loans (see H.R. 2740), H6868 [15JY]

Health: establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 2807), H7330 [22JY]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H2473 [27MR]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H5175 [10JN]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H1901 [13MR]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2575), H5813 [24JN]

Immigration: bar admission of aliens from countries determined to be state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 3075), H9215 [2OC]

———extend and modify reimbursement of State and local funds expended for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 819), H702 [13FE]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H3303 [10AP]

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

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), H4368 [20MY]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H172 [27JA]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H3974 [9MY]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 937), H4205 [15MY]

———protect and strengthen beneficiaries' access to quality health care in rural areas (see H. Res. 267), H5174 [10JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H1955 [18MR]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1746 [11MR]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (see H.R. 3431), H10339 [4NO]

National security: authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology (see H.R. 1096), H1640 [5MR]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H5046 [5JN]

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 2983), H11392 (see H.R. 2983), H11516 [18NO]

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

———provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (see H.R. 1409), H5552 [18JN]

Organ Pipe National Monument: designate the Kris Eggle Memorial Visitors' Center (see H.R. 1577), H4012 [13MY]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 132), H1681 [6MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 313), H9981 [28OC]

———tribute (see H. Res. 400), H9688 [17OC]

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H2402 [26MR]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H1516 [4MR]

———make grants to improve the commercial value of forest biomass for electric energy, useful heat, transportation fuels, petroleum-based product substitutes, and other commercial purposes (see H.R. 1550), H2586 [1AP]

Public lands: increase penalties for illegal campfires on public, national park, and national forest lands that results in damage and specify uses for collected fines (see H.R. 1038), H2402 [26MR]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H9130 [1OC]

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H4739 [22MY]

———maintenance funding for public roads used by school buses serving certain Indian reservations (see H.R. 1107), H1641 [5MR]

———provide the Highway Trust Fund additional funding for Indian reservation roads (see H.R. 2331), H4977 [4JN]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H9982 [28OC]

SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 1166), H1681 [6MR]

Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 926), H1394 [26FE]

———provide a period of quiet reflection at the opening of certain schools on every school day (see H.R. 1202), H1745 [11MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 534), H318 [5FE]

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

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H4739 [22MY]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H10130 [29OC]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (see H.R. 100), H2703 [2AP]

Stump, Bob: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5814 [24JN]

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), H3638 [1MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H8175 [10SE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H2271 [20MR]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H3571 [30AP]

———allow tax credit for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2347), H5043 [5JN]

———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), H1954 [18MR]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1250), H6465 [9JY]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income for employees who are laid off (see H.R. 2064), H3973 [9MY]

———exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active duty as a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1687), H3454 [29AP]

———exempt certain sightseeing flights from taxes on air transportation (see H.R. 573), H3571 [30AP]

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 714), H1516 [4MR]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H2822 [3AP]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H2401 [26MR]

———provide a credit for charitable contributions to education investment organizations that provide assistance for elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 2234), H4735 [22MY]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H7839 [3SE]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H2940 [8AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H4368 [20MY]

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

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H3453 [29AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]

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

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

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H6348 [8JY]

———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), H3572 [30AP]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H2819 [3AP]

Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H2311 [25MR]

U.N. Conference on Disarmament: election of Iraq as chairman (see H. Con. Res. 29), H324 [5FE]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2475), H5407 [16JN]

———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), H1812 [12MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1334 [25FE]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H3637 [1MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H2940 [8AP]

Women: tribute to pregnancy resource centers (see H. Res. 233), H4011 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Indian Education Foundation: redesignate as the National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education (see H.R. 3504), H11359 [17NO]

Apache County, AZ: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (see H.R. 495), H244 [29JA]

Arizona: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land with the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership (see H.R. 2907), H7781 [25JY]

———conveyance of certain Federal lands in Maricopa County, AZ, in exchange for private lands located in Yavapai County, AZ (see H.R. 842), H703 [13FE]

———exchange certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests (see H.R. 622), H321 [5FE]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3365), H9811 [21OC]

Firearms: clarify that federally licensed dealers may transfer firearms to other federally licensed dealers at places other than business premises specified on license (see H.R. 2906), H7781 [25JY]

Forests: establish institutes to demonstrate and promote use of adaptive ecosystem management to reduce the risk of wildfires, and restore the health of fire-adapted forest and woodland ecosystems of the interior West (see H.R. 2696), H6602 [10JY]

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: extend grace period for personal watercraft use (see H.R. 1831), H3408 [12AP]

Investments: enhance investor confidence by providing investors with easy online access to complete information about securities firms and their brokers (see H.R. 957), H1460 [27FE]

Lupe, Rick: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 237), H6263 [26JN]

Medicare: coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 2905), H7781 [25JY]

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

Petrified Forest National Park: revise boundaries (see H.R. 1630), H2821 [3AP]

Veterans: permit use of education benefits for certain entrepreneurship courses and permit veterans enrolled in certain vocational rehabilitation programs to have self-employment as a vocational goal (see H.R. 1460), H2470 [27MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H9379 [10OC], H10239 [4NO]

Essays

What Is an American Patriot? Alyssa Peterson, H10061 [29OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H221 [29JA], H1905 [17MR], H9379 [10OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4944 [4JN]

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

Alaska: exchange of certain lands between the Newtok Native Corp., and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (S. 924), H10308, H10309 [4NO]

Apache County, AZ: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (H.R. 495), E99 [29JA]

———approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (S. 222), H4797, H4802 [3JN], H5023, H5027 [5JN]

———approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (S. 222), consideration (H. Res. 258), H5019 [5JN]

———water rights acquisition and development assistance funding for the Zuni Indian Tribe, H7026 [17JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3033, H3034, H3035, H3036, H3038 [9AP], H3244, H3252 [10AP]

Arizona: anniversary of Salt River Project, E227 [13FE]

———authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land with the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership (H.R. 2907), H11465 [18NO], E1634 [25JY]

———exchange certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests (H.R. 622), H2533, H2534 [1AP], H12866 [8DE], E150 [6FE]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), H9977 [28OC], H10061 [29OC]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), Senate amendments, H10371 [5NO]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4501 [21MY]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H1905 [17MR]

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge: acquire for inclusion property known as Garrett Island in Cecil County, MD (H.R. 274), H3431 [29AP]

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 (H.R. 1446), H9697 [20OC]

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 1012), H12865 [8DE]

Children and youth: reauthorize adoption incentives payments (H.R. 3182), E2064 [16OC]

Colorado: revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (S. 677), H10307 [4NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado (H.R. 2766), H10305, H10306 [4NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4501 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior: anniversary of National Wildlife Refuge System (H. Res. 173), H3426 [29AP]

———conduct study of Coltsville, CT, for potential inclusion in the National Park System (S. 233), H8459 [23SE]

———conduct study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion in Biscayne National Park (S. 111), H8424 [23SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7026, H7088 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance provision of long-term care for veterans and modify authorities relative to administration of personnel (S. 1156), H12147 [21NO]

———restore certain aspects of Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (H.R. 2595), H8092 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7687 [25JY]

Diseases: ensure that organizations providing assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS are not disqualified from prevention programs due to a moral or religious objection to certain approaches, H3611 [1MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H3611 [1MY]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3788 [8MY]

———exempt religious organizations operating Federal job training programs from religious discrimination laws in hiring, H3788 [8MY]

Federal Land Policy and Management Act: clarify method to determine fair market value of rights-of-way to prevent unreasonable increases in deployment costs of critical infrastructure (H.R. 762), H2534 [1AP]

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), H4314 [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, H12165 [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), consideration (H. Res. 239), H4280 [20MY]

Fish and fishing: extend reimbursement period under the Fisherman's Protective Act and reauthorize the Yukon River Restoration and Enhancement Fund (H.R. 2048), H9700 [20OC]

Forest Service: prohibit funding to implement changes to roadless areas protection regulations, H7088 [17JY]

Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: use and distribution of funds awarded under certain U.S. Court of Federal Claims dockets (S. 162), H3428, H3430 [29AP]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (H.R. 1276), H9042 [1OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1209), H8422, H8424 [23SE]

Livingston Parish, LA: repeal the reservation of mineral rights made by the U.S. when certain lands were conveyed (H.R. 542), H9699 [20OC]

Lupe, Rick: tribute (H. Con. Res. 237), H10304 [4NO]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12266 [21NO]

Native Americans: provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (H.R. 1409), H8416, H8417, H8418, H8419, H8420 [23SE]

New Mexico: protect archeological sites in the Galisteo Basin (H.R. 506), H10309, H10310 [4NO]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'', H1877 [13MR]

Point of order, H4803 [3JN]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (H. Res. 400), H9696 [20OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3033, H3034, H3035, H3036, H3038 [9AP], H3244, H3252 [10AP]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain, H3033 [9AP]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), H1308, H1309, H1310 [25FE], H1358 [26FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1399 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H1399 [27FE]

Taxation: treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by American Samoa (H.R. 982), H10311 [4NO]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H8215 [11SE]

Veterans: health care funding, H7687 [25JY]

———permit use of education benefits for certain entrepreneurship courses and permit veterans enrolled in certain vocational rehabilitation programs to have self-employment as a vocational goal (H.R. 1460), H5677 [23JN], E603 [27MR]

Votes: position on missed, H5849, H5883 [25JN]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (H.R. 1006), H12866 [8DE]

Wildlife refuges: expand boundaries of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 289), H2535, H2537 [1AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1328 [25FE], H1898 [13MR], H8215 [11SE]