HOUGHTON, AMO (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H1875 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: commend women for participation in Government and civil society, encourage inclusion in the economic and political life, and advocate protection of women's rights in Afghanistan Constitution (see H. Res. 393), H10238 [30OC]

African Americans: establish a memorial to slavery in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 196), H172 [27JA]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: amend to expand certain trade benefits to eligible sub-Saharan African countries (see H.R. 3572), H12306 [21NO]

Agriculture: 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), H9688 [17OC]

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

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H5468 [17JN]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H5468 [17JN]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8083 [9SE]

———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]

———provide for reimbursement of air fare costs incurred by members for domestic travel while on leave from deployment overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3197), H9032 [30SE]

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

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

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H9983 [28OC]

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

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3975 [9MY]

———express appreciation for support by British Prime Minister of U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces in Iraq (see H. Res. 154), H2704 [2AP]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1005), H1463 [27FE]

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

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

Canada: express appreciation for cooperation and friendship with the U.S. and offer congratulations on Canada Day celebration (see H. Res. 290), H5714 [23JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H138 [8JA]

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

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 362), H1954 [18MR]

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

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 203), H392 [11FE]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H1682 [6MR]

Congo Basin Forest Partnership Program: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2264), H4737 [22MY]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H7618 [24JY]

———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H7455 [23JY]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1114), H1955 [18MR]

———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]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H4010 [13MY]

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

Davis, Raymond G., Sr.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Res. 215), H3636 [1MY]

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

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H52 [7JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish position of Northern Border Coordinator (see H.R. 853), H704 [13FE]

Dept. of HUD: pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-designated at-risk areas (see H.R. 729), H460 [12FE]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1869), H3452 [29AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: consolidate Inspectors General (see H.R. 3625), H12308 [21NO]

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

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

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

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), H3760 [7MY]

Education: expand opportunities for postsecondary education (see H.R. 3039), H8081 [9SE]

Edward O'Grady, Waverly Brown, Peter Paige Post Office Building, Nyack, NY: designate (see H.R. 3167), H8905 [24SE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3066), H12311 [21NO]

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), H4131 [14MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H3975 [9MY]

Foreign aid: provide assistance to developing countries of Eurasia and the Middle East (see H.R. 2819), H7329 [22JY]

Foreign countries: improve and promote compliance with international intellectual property obligations relative to Cuba (see H.R. 2494), H5467 [17JN]

Foreign policy: recognize importance of transatlantic relationship and promote stronger relations with Europe by reaffirming the need for a continued and meaningful dialogue between the U.S. and Europe (see H. Res. 390), H9813 [21OC]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 2365), H5043 [5JN]

———establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2579), H5813 [24JN]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H9813 [21OC]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H9614 [16OC]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H317 [5FE]

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

Homeland Security Act: amend (see H.R. 484), H243 [29JA]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H7455 [23JY]

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

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), H9615 [16OC]

Iraq: provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H3975 [9MY]

ITC: take certain actions relative to temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 23), H244 [29JA]

James E. Davis Post Office Building, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 3012), H8906 [24SE]

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

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H10457 [5NO]

John G. Dow Post Office Building, Tappan, NY: designate (see H.R. 3166), H8905 [24SE]

Kenya: elections (see H. Res. 166), H2515 [31MR] (see H. Res. 177), H5046 [5JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H1908 [17MR]

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

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

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), H9615 [16OC]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H9376 [8OC]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9819 [24OC]

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

Medicare: consolidate and restate Federal laws relative to social health maintenance organization projects, make such projects permanent, and require a study on ways to expand such projects (see H.R. 983), H2132 [19MR]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H3305 [10AP]

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

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1377), H2268 [20MR]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H4206 [15MY]

———promote access to health care services in rural areas (see H.R. 830), H702 [13FE]

———provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology (see H.R. 941), H4368 [20MY]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 810), H701 [13FE]

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

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H3053 [9AP]

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), H11134 [7NO]

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

———support vision of Israelis and Palestinians who are working together to conceive pragmatic, serious plans for achieving peace (see H. Res. 462), H12310 [21NO]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H706 [13FE]

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

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), H4739 [22MY]

National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: observance and support increase in lung cancer screening and research (see H. Con. Res. 322), H10978 [6NO]

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

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H5366 [12JN]

———clarify the lands over which Indian tribes shall have jurisdiction or exercise governmental power (see H.R. 3394), H10129 [29OC]

NATO: treatment of Turkey's request for defensive assistance (see H. Res. 81), H1335 [25FE]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H1466 [27FE]

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

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H56 [7JA]

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

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

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 80), H1681 [6MR]

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

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H1746 [11MR]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H11359 [17NO]

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H8950 [25SE]

———include private firefighters and rescue squad and ambulance crew members for certain benefits (see H.R. 1475), H9214 [2OC]

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.: tribute to relationship with motorsports and contributions to the sport of stock-car racing (see H. Res. 353), H7839 [3SE]

Railroads: provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 2571), H8222 [15SE]

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

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H10130 [29OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H11392 (see H.R. 2404), H11516 [18NO]

Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 1741), H3302 [10AP]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H2268 [20MR]

Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9983 [28OC]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H389 [11FE]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2971), H7784 [25JY]

———improve patient safety (see H.R. 877), H1331 [25FE]

———improve the administration of unemployment taxes and benefits (see H.R. 3463), H10977 [6NO]

———provide for personal retirement savings accounts, increase individual control over retirement income, protect surpluses, and reform certain benefits (see H.R. 3055), H12321 [25NO]

———provide permanent funding level and permit States to use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funds to carry out programs relative to the Social Services Block Grant (see H.R. 1858), H4788 [2JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H5468 [17JN]

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

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H1680 [6MR]

———natural cork (see H.R. 1833), H3408 [12AP]

Taxation: allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2900), H7781 [25JY]

———allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see H.R. 1479), H5929 [25JN]

———application of installment sales treatment to property acquired for conservation purposes by a State or local government or certain tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2830), H7454 [23JY]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes (see H.R. 767), H2271 [20MR]

———exclude from unrelated business taxable income the gain or loss on the sale or exchange of certain brownfield sites (see H.R. 3527), H11650 [19NO]

———exclude qualified national service educational awards from gross income (see H.R. 2860), H7615 [24JY]

———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data (see H.R. 840), H703 [13FE]

———expand bonus depreciation to expensing (see H.R. 771), H699 [13FE]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H242 [29JA]

———inclusion of income only from aircraft and certain vessels transporting petroleum and related products in foreign base company shipping income (see H.R. 772), H3571 [30AP]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H3453 [29AP]

———modify treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 882), H3453 [29AP]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H6707 [14JY]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 2228), H4735 [22MY]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H1812 [12MR]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H3572 [30AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H3453 [29AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H4876 [3JN]

———provide for a temporary ex-offender low-income housing credit to encourage the provision of housing, job training, and other essential services to ex-offenders (see H.R. 2166), H9614 [16OC]

———provide for disclosure of return information for student financial assistance purposes (see H.R. 3613), H12308 [21NO]

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

———simplify application of self-employment tax in the case of family farming businesses (see H.R. 905), H1333 [25FE]

———treat distributions from publicly traded partnerships as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (see H.R. 1536), H2585 [1AP]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H7020 [16JY]

———treatment of certain losses arising from, and grants made as a result of terrorist attacks on New York, NY (see H.R. 3556), H11701 [20NO]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 3043), H8081 [9SE]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H4788 [2JN]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H3453 [29AP]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1890), H3570 [30AP]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 878), H1331 [25FE]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H3305 [10AP]

Terrorism: provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 1389), H2269 [20MR]

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

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), H2310 [25MR]

U.S. Antidumping Act: repeal (see H.R. 1073), H5366 [12JN]

Unemployment: temporarily allow States to disregard certain look-back requirements for purposes of determining unemployment insurance eligibility (see H.R. 3554), H12312 [21NO]

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

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H3684 [6MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H4131 [14MY]

———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]

World Trade Organization: disapprove report which concluded that U.S. safeguards on imports of certain steel products were in violation of certain agreements and call for reforms in dispute settlement system (see H. Res. 441), H11359 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: transfer title and full responsibility for possession, transportation, and disposal of radioactive waste associated with the West Valley Demonstration Project (see H.R. 576), H319 [5FE]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2310 [25MR] (see H.R. 1584), H2819 [3AP]

Health care facilities: establish a health information technology grant program for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3035), H8081 [9SE]

IRS: provide for the performance of certain tax collection services by contractors (see H.R. 1169), H1743 [11MR]

Medicare: pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H1908 [17MR]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H701 [13FE]

———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), H136 [8JA]

———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 286), H136 [8JA]

———expand tax benefits for the New York Liberty Zone (see H.R. 3508), H11391 (see H.R. 3508), H11514 [18NO]

———expand work opportunity credit to include trade adjustment assistance as a targeted group (see H.R. 3678), H12919 [8DE]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 2047), H3973 [9MY]

———replace recapture bond provisions of low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3610), H12308 [21NO]

———simplify certain Internal Revenue Code provisions relative to individuals and small businesses (see H.R. 22), H52 [7JA]

———simplify certain rules governing the taxation of U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 285), H136 [8JA]

———treatment of certain CERCLA settlement funds (see H.R. 805), H701 [13FE]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 807), H701 [13FE]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 808), H701 [13FE]

Letters

Tax treatment of certain CERCLA settlement funds: Robert E. Fabrican, EPA, E240 [13FE]

Remarks

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), Senate amendments, H10370 [5NO]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2260 [20MR]

Corning, NY: tribute to World War II veterans, E1770 [11SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to assist in overturning district court ruling on IBM Corp., cash balance pension conversion, H8043 [9SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H8043 [9SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H5499 [18JN]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (H.R. 1584), H2898 [8AP]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7529 [24JY]

IRS: protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 1528), H5531 [18JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2657), H6428 [9JY]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12258 [21NO]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish, H6428 [9JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), E380 [6MR]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, E380 [6MR]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (H.R. 806), E242 [13FE]

———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 (H.R. 284), E46 [8JA]

———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (H.R. 286), E51 [8JA]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H7159 [18JY]

———expand tax benefits for the New York Liberty Zone (H.R. 3508), E2333 [19NO]

———expand work opportunity credit to include trade adjustment assistance as a targeted group (H.R. 3678), E2504 [8DE]

———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, H7159 [18JY]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (H.R. 2047), E921 [9MY]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 370), H8303 [17SE]

———replace recapture bond provisions of low-income housing tax credit program (H.R. 3610), E2409 [22NO]

———simplify certain Internal Revenue Code provisions relative to individuals and small businesses (H.R. 22), E29-E31 [8JA]

———simplify certain rules governing the taxation of U.S. businesses operating abroad (H.R. 285), E54 [8JA]

———treatment of certain CERCLA settlement funds (H.R. 805), E239 [13FE]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (H.R. 807), E237 [13FE]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (H.R. 808), E265 [13FE]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), H1967 [19MR]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7479 [24JY]

Votes: correction, H91 [8JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5086 [9JN]

Tributes

Byrnes, David, E1453 [11JY]