MALONEY, CAROLYN B. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Dedication of Memorial in Queens, NY, to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Employees Who Were Victims of Terrorist Attacks: Bill De Costa, E2389 [22NO]

———Rose Marie Poveromo, United Community Civic Association, E2389 [22NO]

Equality and Progress: Ramona Wright, National Congress of Black Women, E999 [21MY]

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9593 [16OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5714 [23JN], H5764 [24JN]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6802 [15JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7841 [3SE], H8036 [9SE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (H.R. 1829), H10491 [6NO]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

More Public Drilling? Let's Collect Bills First, USA Today, H3314 [11AP]

``Partial Birth,'' Partial Truths, Ruth Marcus, Washington (DC) Post, H4935 [4JN]

``Partial Birth'' Mendacity, Again, New York (NY) Times, H4935 [4JN]

Regulation Begins at Home, Eliot Spitzer, New York (NY) Times, H11542 [19NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AARP: decision to support Medicare reform legislation (see H. Res. 461), H12312 [21NO]

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 2062), H3973 [9MY]

Afghanistan: commend women for participation in Government and civil society, encourage inclusion in economic and political life, and advocate protection of women's rights in Afghanistan Constitution (see H. Res. 393), H9377 [8OC]

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

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

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H7787 [25JY]

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

American Jewish History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 106), H9132 [1OC]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H9812 [21OC]

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

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 1210), H1745 [11MR]

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

Argentina: disclosure of records pertaining to Nazis and other World War II criminals (see H. Res. 235), H4131 [14MY]

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), H3684 [6MY]

———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]

———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), H9215 [2OC]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H5929 [25JN]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3019), H9377 [8OC]

———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), H1642 [5MR]

———pay one-time bonus to members who served or serve in a combat zone in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3051), H9131 [1OC]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H9687 [17OC]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H2939 [8AP]

Arms control: promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 291), H7086 [17JY]

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

Aviation: improve air cargo security (see H.R. 2455), H5929 [25JN]

———improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H3638 [1MY]

Bank for International Settlements (organization): develop uniform U.S. standards before the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and review the Committee's recommendation for an accord on capital standards (see H.R. 2043), H3972 [9MY]

Bankruptcy: revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 2120), H4203 [15MY]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 62), H6263 [26JN]

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), H2514 [31MR]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8400 [18SE]

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]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 322), H7950 [4SE]

———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]

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

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 342), H245 [29JA]

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

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

———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), H2586 [1AP]

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

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H9131 [1OC]

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

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), H11393 (see H. Res. 157), H11516 [18NO]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H11703 [20NO]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H3051 [9AP]

———provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H328 [7FE]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see H.R. 3084), H9132 [1OC]

Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 2534), H5662 [19JN]

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

———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), H10237 [30OC]

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]

Commission To Educate Our Nation's Teachers and Students on Financial Literacy Skills: establish (see H.R. 2990), H7838 [3SE]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H7329 [22JY]

———require Federal agencies to protect the security and privacy of Government computer systems from the risks posed by peer-to-peer file sharing (see H.R. 3159), H8904 [24SE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 1538), H2585 [1AP]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H3454 [29AP]

Contracts: require each bidder for a Federal construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1348), H4012 [13MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H61 [7JA]

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

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

Courts: provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1786), H3351 [11AP]

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

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 211), H12310 [21NO]

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

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (see H.R. 2622), H6262 [26JN]

Crime: establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see H.R. 581), H319 [5FE]

———prevent any adult who, as a juvenile, committed an offense that would be a crime of violence if committed by an adult, from possessing a firearm (see H.R. 3411), H10235 [30OC]

———prevent identity fraud (see H.R. 2035), H3856 [8MY]

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H11134 [7NO]

Cyprus: express support for a peaceful, just, and lasting settlement relative to Turkish occupation (see H. Res. 165), H2472 [27MR]

———support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 320), H11360 [17NO]

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

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

Defense Production Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1280), H1901 [13MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 2203), H5664 [19JN]

———organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H2473 [27MR]

Dept. of Education: provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 893), H1903 [13MR]

Dept. of HHS: modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H11133 [7NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H6348 [8JY]

———establish clearly defined standards and guidelines for Federal, State, and local government emergency preparedness and response capability (see H.R. 3227), H9213 [2OC]

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

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

———reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see H.R. 1803), H3352 [11AP]

———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: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 239), H134 [8JA]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: ensure that U.S. victims of terrorism overseas receive equal treatment regardless of terrorists' country of origin or residence and these terrorists are pursued with equal vigor (see H.R. 401), H5714 [23JN]

———extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3300 [10AP]

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 on the inclusion of the World Trade Center site in the National Park System (see H.R. 3471), H10977 [6NO]

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept sworn affidavit of veterans who served in combat during Korean War or earlier conflict as proof of service connection for certain diseases and injuries (see H.R. 169), H57 [7JA]

———place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (see H.R. 2816), H9131 [1OC]

———prohibit implementation of any Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services Commission recommendation for one year following submission (see H.R. 3440), H11134 [7NO]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 972), H1461 [27FE]

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

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

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H1954 [18MR]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H3762 [7MY]

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1335 [25FE]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 107), H4206 [15MY]

———require increased activities regarding Diamond-Blackfan anemia (see H.R. 2456), H8491 [23SE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H9377 [8OC]

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]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H8083 [9SE]

Education: expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (see H.R. 934), H5664 [19JN]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2291), H4786 [2JN]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H243 [29JA]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H1746 [11MR]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H5174 [10JN]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H2402 [26MR]

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

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

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

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: improve (see H.R. 1376), H2268 [20MR]

———reform (see H.R. 643), H328 [7FE]

EPA: provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 347), H3354 [11AP]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H8017 [5SE]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H5815 [24JN]

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

———technical corrections (see H.R. 3066), H9615 [16OC]

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

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), H8491 [23SE]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4206 [15MY]

———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), H3302 [10AP]

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

Federal employees: adjust certain Federal annuity computations relative to periods of receiving disability payments (see H.R. 978), H8175 [10SE]

———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H172 [27JA]

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 3014), H7949 [4SE]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H4368 [20MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H5265 [11JN]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H8083 [9SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H9131 [1OC]

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

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H12307 [21NO]

———exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (see H.R. 781), H700 [13FE]

———facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 1474), H3305 [10AP]

———increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (see H.R. 758), H698 [13FE]

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

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

Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 3237), H9813 [21OC]

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

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 527), H3304 [10AP]

Foreign aid: authorize U.S. participation in, and replenishment of, certain international development funds (see H.R. 2243), H4735 [22MY]

———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), H4131 [14MY]

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

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

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

Frank, Anne: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 273), H5366 [12JN]

FTC: issue new rules preventing telemarketing firms from calling during certain hours (see H.R. 1330), H1953 [18MR]

Gehrig, Lou: recognize contributions in the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H. Res. 278), H5408 [16JN]

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

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

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H9812 [21OC]

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 165), H3762 [7MY] (see H. Con. Res. 175), H3974 [9MY]

Haiti: express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H2515 [31MR]

Hazardous substances: prevent inhalant abuse (see H.R. 2873), H7616 [24JY]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H4529 [21MY]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1863), H4205 [15MY]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H3683 [6MY]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 2979), H7784 [25JY]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H6707 [14JY]

———increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see H. Res. 142), H1902 [13MR]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H2132 [19MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H3684 [6MY]

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

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

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

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H6603 [10JY]

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

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 1964), H3682 [6MY]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7617 [24JY]

Hirschfeld, Al: tribute (see H. Res. 46), H245 [29JA]

Hope, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H8016 [5SE]

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

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1800), H3352 [11AP]

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

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H702 [13FE]

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

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H6262 [26JN]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 151), H1334 [25FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1094), H1640 [5MR]

———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), H2401 [26MR]

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

———reduce the cost of medical malpractice insurance to enhance patient access to medical care (see H.R. 1124), H1813 [12MR]

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

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), H7949 [4SE]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (see H.R. 2420), H10340 [4NO]

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

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]

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

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

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

Kenya: condemn terrorist attacks in Mombasa (see H. Res. 76), H1517 [4MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4012 [13MY]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1958), H5815 [24JN]

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

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]

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

———eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9129 [1OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H243 [29JA]

———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain areas (see H.R. 1676), H8905 [24SE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H59 [7JA]

Lehman, Jeffrey S.: tribute (see H. Res. 426), H10237 [30OC]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12311 [21NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H7840 [3SE]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H4012 [13MY]

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H4131 [14MY]

———improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 2295), H5175 [10JN]

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

———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), H5175 [10JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H6707 [14JY]

———clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1874), H5089 [9JN]

———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), H7839 [3SE]

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 1388), H4131 [14MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H4205 [15MY]

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

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H2132 [19MR]

———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), H5089 [9JN]

———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), H4205 [15MY]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H1746 [11MR]

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

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 2840), H7454 [23JY]

———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), H5174 [10JN]

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

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 810), H2515 [31MR]

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

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H6464 [9JY]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H4205 [15MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments to certain health care service providers (see H.R. 3549), H12312 [21NO]

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H9811 [21OC]

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

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), H3454 [29AP]

———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: condemn terrorist attacks by Hamas and other terrorist organizations and urge the European Union to classify Hamas as a terrorist organization (see H. Res. 285), H5815 [24JN]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H3858 [8MY]

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 409), H9983 [28OC]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8082 [9SE]

———prohibit desecration of veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2170), H4367 [20MY]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H245 [29JA]

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

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H4011 [13MY]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 86), H1903 [13MR]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H4737 [22MY]

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), H12921 [8DE]

———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), H5408 [16JN]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger woman (see H.R. 1657), H2863 [7AP]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 2193), H5089 [9JN]

———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), H1745 [11MR]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1349), H2131 [19MR]

———repeal certain amendments (see H.R. 237), H134 [8JA]

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

National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see H.R. 1764), H4205 [15MY]

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

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H4255 [19MY]

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

New York, NY: reauthorize the New York City Watershed Protection Program (see H.R. 2771), H9982 [28OC]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H8284 [16SE]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Con. Res. 49), H2587 [1AP]

Palmeiro, Rafael: tribute (see H. Res. 315), H8176 [10SE]

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), H9738 [20OC]

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

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

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

———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H9614 [16OC]

Pharmaceuticals: permit importation of prescription drugs from Canada and Mexico (see H.R. 2629), H6262 [26JN]

Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 156), H57 [7JA]

Postal Service: include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (see H.R. 2249), H4736 [22MY]

———reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H1335 [25FE]

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

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), H3684 [6MY]

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

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H2473 [27MR]

———ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H1394 [26FE]

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

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2180), H4527 [21MY]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8905 [24SE]

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), H12310 [21NO]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H5173 [10JN]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 3643), H12309 [21NO]

———support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 242), H7788 [25JY]

Saund, Dalip Singh: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 248), H7329 [22JY]

Schools: provide a model for school districts based on experience of the District of Columbia in establishing fully accountable public alternatives to traditional public schools (see H.R. 2669), H6604 [10JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 801), H1517 [4MR]

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

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

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

Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 2215), H4734 [22MY]

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

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 822), H7225 [21JY]

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

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H10978 [6NO]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1332 [25FE]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 172), H57 [7JA]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H323 [5FE]

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

———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), H3453 [29AP]

States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 56), H3454 [29AP]

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), H3407 [12AP]

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

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H1467 [27FE]

———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), H3453 [29AP]

———allow disclosure of taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds (see H.R. 1557), H2702 [2AP]

———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 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), H2864 [7AP]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 1555), H9478 [15OC]

———exclude from gross income loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1522), H5268 [11JN]

———increase transparency of corporate tax accounting, liability and strategies, facilitate analysis of financial statements, discourage abusive tax sheltering activities, and restore investor confidence (see H.R. 1556), H2702 [2AP]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H3305 [10AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H6264 [26JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H8950 [25SE]

———simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral proposals (see H.R. 1939), H7086 [17JY]

———suspend a portion of reduction in highest income tax rate and use such revenue to make supplemental appropriations for security and stabilization of Iraq (see H.R. 3150), H11652 [19NO]

———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 damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H3641 [5MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H9687 [17OC]

———treatment of meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 2094), H8950 [25SE]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H4978 [4JN]

———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), H1461 [27FE]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 2512), H6465 [9JY]

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

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

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 302), H8176 [10SE]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 87), H5469 [17JN]

U.S. Employee Ownership Bank: establish (see H.R. 2969), H7784 [25JY]

Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 591), H320 [5FE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 1652), H4131 [14MY]

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

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H4976 [4JN]

———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), H1467 [27FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5089 [9JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H3684 [6MY]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H5552 [18JN]

Water: 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]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H10339 [4NO]

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

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 38), H1467 [27FE]

———recognize effects of obstetric fistulas and urge that programs be initiated to prevent and treat obstetric fistulas (see H. Res. 447), H11652 [19NO]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H2470 [27MR]

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H8906 [24SE]

World War II: 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

Afghanistan: authorize assistance for women and girls (see H.R. 1482), H2471 [27MR]

Bureau of the Census: establish a term limit for the Director of the Census and require that such Director report directly to the Sec. of Commerce (see H.R. 1571), H2703 [2AP]

Census: provide for a test census of U.S. citizens living abroad and require inclusion in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 1619), H2820 [3AP]

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

Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant permanent residence status to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (see H.R. 1801), H3352 [11AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2953), H7783 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 374), H170 [27JA]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (see H.R. 827), H702 [13FE]

Disasters: modify terms of the community disaster loan program and authorize assistance under that program for losses related to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1542), H2585 [1AP]

———require the Depts. of Homeland Security and Commerce to develop and coordinate a national emergency warning system (see H.R. 2537), H5662 [19JN]

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

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (see H.R. 3362), H9811 [21OC]

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

———allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1430), H2310 [25MR]

FBI: establish joint terrorism task forces and promote sharing of personnel between Federal and other public law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3439), H10339 [4NO]

Federal agencies and departments: authorize civilian contracting officers to competitively evaluate products offered by Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (see H.R. 1982), H3682 [6MY]

Federal contracts: improve Federal agency oversight and assistance and strengthen accountability of the governmentwide debarment and suspension system (see H.R. 2767), H7085 [17JY]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 1934), H3636 [1MY]

FRS: coverage of Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors by certain labor-management relation regulations (see H.R. 2171), H4367 [20MY]

Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 244), H4368 [20MY]

House of Representatives: provide for just apportionment of Members in all States (see H.R. 1541), H2585 [1AP]

Iraq: cancellation of loans made to Iraq by multilateral financial institutions (see H.R. 2482), H5408 [16JN]

———commend women for participation in Iraqi government and civil society, encourage inclusion of women in political and economic life of Iraq, and advocate protection of women's human rights in the Iraqi Constitution (see H. Con. Res. 342), H12310 [21NO]

———require transparency, increased competition in contracting, and the increased use of Iraqi contractors for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 3275), H9375 [8OC]

National security: improve Federal response efforts after a terrorist strike or other major disaster affecting homeland security (see H.R. 2878), H7616 [24JY]

Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 2667), H6347 [8JY]

Taxation: deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (see H.R. 2418), H5265 [11JN]

———treatment of Federal funds used for relief and revitalization of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1620), H2820 [3AP]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H1744 [11MR]

Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations into community open spaces or parks (see H.R. 2373), H5044 [5JN]

Veterans: provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1935), H3636 [1MY]

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

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

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2790), H7169 [18JY]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 2954), H7783 [25JY]

Letters

Civil service protection for Dept. of Defense civilian employees: Bobby L. Harnage, Sr., American Federation of Government Employees, H4553 [22MY]

———Carol A. Bonosaro and G. Jerry Shaw, Senior Executives Association, H4553 [22MY]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H4553 [22MY]

———Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H4554 [22MY]

———Michael B. Styles, Federal Managers Association, H4552 [22MY]

World Trade Center Site Historic Study Act: Thomas J. Meehan III, E2522 [8DE]

Lists

Organizations supporting Loretta Sanchez amendment to H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, on performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4501 [21MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4929, H4935 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 383), H9138 [2OC]

Afghanistan: authorize assistance for women and girls, H6809 [15JY]

———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 (H. Res. 393), H11531 [19NO], E2014 [8OC]

———human rights violations, H9526 [16OC]

———women's programs funding, H9593, H9594 [16OC], H10228 [30OC]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to Andreas T. Stamboulidis Parthenon Chapter, E354 [4MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 13), H184 [28JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 13), motion to recommit, E106 [29JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9526, H9593, H9594 [16OC], E2118 [21OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, H10228 [30OC]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4501 [21MY]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H6983 [16JY], E1532 [18JY]

Augusta, GA: protests against membership policies of Augusta National Golf Club, E999 [21MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), E534 [20MR]

———nondischargeability of debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic protests, E534 [20MR]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1511), H5830 [25JN]

Bracco, Lorraine: USO of Metropolitan New York Entertainer of the Year award recipient, E1049 [22MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2166 [20MR]

Bureau of the Census: establish a term limit for the Director of the Census and require that such Director report directly to the Sec. of Commerce (H.R. 1571), E653 [2AP]

Census: provide for a test census of U.S. citizens living abroad and require inclusion in future decennial censuses (H.R. 1619), E662 [3AP]

Children and youth: provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for children participating in the WIC program (H.R. 2795), E1531 [18JY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E2015 [8OC]

Christodoulou, Kyriaki S.: Women's Issues Network of the Pancyprian Association of America honoree, E743 [11AP]

Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee: establish (H.R. 258), H1353 [26FE]

Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant permanent residence status to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (H.R. 1801), E772 [12AP]

Coins: ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin (H.R. 258), H1353 [26FE]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2143), H5144 [10JN]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (H.R. 1538), H8204, H8206 [11SE]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), H8120, H8155, H8158 [10SE]

———prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), conference report, H12221 [21NO]

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from increasing a consumers interest rate based on credit information unrelated to transactions with the consumer, H8155 [10SE]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1625 [25JY]

———express support for a peaceful, just, and lasting settlement relative to Turkish occupation (H. Res. 165), H3012 [9AP]

———independence anniversary, E1944 [1OC]

———membership in European Union, E470 [13MR]

Defense Production Act: applicability to critical infrastructure protection and restoration, H9418 [15OC]

———reauthorize (S. 1680), H9417, H9418 [15OC]

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

Dept. of Commerce: oversee interagency team that works with foreign countries to mitigate effects of foreign offset contracts on U.S. businesses, H9417 [15OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4418, H4501 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration (H. Res. 247), H4552 [22MY]

———ensure civil service protection for civilian employees, H4552 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), E1622 [25JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5765 [24JN]

Dept. of HUD: HOPE VI Program funding, H7667 [25JY]

———section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, H7667 [25JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6769, H6809 [15JY], E1532 [18JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), consideration (H. Res. 316), H6723 [15JY]

———deny visas to extended family members of child abductors, H7296 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior: require oil industry pay fair market value for oil and gas removed from public lands, H3082 [10AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6983 [16JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7296 [22JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6528 [10JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H8036, H8037 [9SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7667 [25JY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (H.R. 827), E243 [13FE]

Disasters: require the Depts. of Homeland Security and Commerce to develop and coordinate a national emergency warning system (H.R. 2537), E1313 [20JN]

Discrimination: express that high-level Federal officials should not belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race (H. Con. Res. 130), E999 [21MY]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H3585 [1MY]

Droushiotis, Dennis C.: Panpaphian Association of America, Inc., Evagoras Pallikarides Award of Merit recipient, E197 [12FE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H7952 [5SE]

Education: funding, H6528 [10JY]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: sunset uniform national consumer protection standards, H8158 [10SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (H.R. 956), E323 [27FE]

FBI: establish joint terrorism task forces and promote sharing of personnel between Federal and other public law enforcement agencies (H.R. 3439), E2213 [4NO]

Federal employees: adjust certain Federal annuity computations relative to periods of receiving disability payments (H.R. 978), H8098 [10SE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: authorize Federal civilian contracting officers to competitively evaluate products, H10492 [6NO]

———eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (H.R. 1829), H10474, H10492 [6NO]

———eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (H.R. 1829), consideration (H. Res. 428), H10376 [5NO]

Fili-Krushel, Patricia: USO of Metropolitan New York Woman of the Year award recipient, E1049 [22MY]

Financial institutions: exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (H.R. 781), E238 [13FE]

———facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (H.R. 1474), H4999 [5JN]

———increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (H.R. 758), H2530 [1AP]

———maintain current level of deposit insurance amounts, H2620 [2AP]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 522), H2620 [2AP]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2976 [9AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), H4835 [3JN]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for foreign assistance programs, H6769 [15JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H7405, H7413 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2800), consideration (H. Res. 327), H7241 [22JY]

Gouverneur Healthcare Services (business): tribute, E196 [12FE]

Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II, H9976 [28OC]

———recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (H. Res. 244), E1011 [21MY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2298 [25MR]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1865 [13MR]

House of Representatives: provide for just apportionment of Members in all States (H.R. 1541), E637 [1AP]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (H.R. 2420), H11542 [19NO]

Iraq: cancellation of loans made to Iraq by multilateral financial institutions (H.R. 2482), H5820 [25JN], H8470 [23SE], E1268 [16JN]

———commend women for participation in Iraqi government and civil society, encourage inclusion of women in political and economic life of Iraq, and advocate protection of women's human rights in the Iraqi Constitution (H. Con. Res. 342), E2415 [22NO]

———encourage France, Germany, and Russia to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq by forgiving outstanding debt between those countries and Iraq (H. Res. 198), H9489 [16OC]

———require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction, H4418 [21MY]

Israel: condemn terrorism inflicted on Israel since the Aqaba Summit and express solidarity in fight against terrorism (H. Res. 294), H5858 [25JN]

———U.S. policy, H8494 [24SE]

J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building, Signal Hill, CA: designate (H.R. 2309), H7806 [3SE]

Lauder, Evelyn H.: Sewall Belmont House and Museum Alice Award recipient, E1201 [11JN]

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 (H.R. 3214), H10359 [5NO]

Macedonia: U.S. recognition, H7413 [23JY]

Manhattan, NY: anniversary of Public School 183, E2027 [10OC]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12274 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 299), H5956 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12239 [21NO]

———treatment of women, H5956 [26JN]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H9362 [8OC]

Morningside-Westside Community Action Corp.: tribute, E1195 [11JN]

Nagorno-Karabakh: democracy efforts, E1881 [24SE]

National Former POW Recognition Day: observance, H3349 [11AP]

National security: improve Federal response efforts after a terrorist strike or other major disaster affecting homeland security (H.R. 2878), E1603 [25JY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (S.J. Res. 8), H5101 [10JN]

New York, NY: anniversary of Samuel J. Tilden Democratic Club, E989 [19MY]

———terrorist attack recovery and rebuilding funding, E590 [26MR]

———tribute to CIVITAS Citizens, Inc., E353 [4MR]

———tribute to Turkish-American Day Parade, E1000 [21MY]

New York , NY: tribute to Village Reform Democratic Club honorees, E1001 [21MY]

New York Yankees (baseball team): anniversary (H. Res. 306), H8977 [30SE]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1527), E995 [19MY]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (H. Con. Res. 49), H5844 [25JN]

Palmeiro, Rafael: tribute (H. Res. 315), H8099 [10SE]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, E2349 [20NO]

Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (H.R. 2667), E1410 [8JY]

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (S. 380), H2906 [8AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3314 [11AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, E2349 [20NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 189), H3082 [10AP]

Public lands: development of natural gas and oil resources, H3314 [11AP]

Queens, NY: dedication of memorial in Astoria to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey employees who were victims of terrorist attacks, E2389 [22NO]

———dedication of Vietnam Veterans Lane, E1463 [14JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1404 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H1404 [27FE]

SEC: augment emergency authority (H.R. 657), H1343 [26FE]

Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute (H. Con. Res. 288), H11529 [19NO]

Siano, Tony: Astoria/Long Island City, NY, Kiwanis Club Kiwanian of the Year award recipient, E949 [14MY]

Socrates, Charles: Panpaphian Association of America, Inc., Member of the Year recipient, E197 [12FE]

Taxation: deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (H.R. 2418), E1248 [13JN]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 370), H8302, H8303 [17SE]

———treatment of Federal funds used for relief and revitalization of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks, H8036, H8037 [9SE]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 145), H1920 [18MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H8193 [10SE]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, H184 [28JA], E106 [29JA]

Thanksgiving Day: observance, E2398 [22NO]

23rd Street Association: tribute, E2332 [19NO]

U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family planning activities in the People's Republic of China, H6769 [15JY]

U.N. Population Fund: obstetric fistula prevention and treatment funding, H7241 [22JY], H7404, H7405 [23JY]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7508 [24JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7508 [24JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, E995 [19MY]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 17), E68 [27JA]

Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations into community open spaces or parks (H.R. 2373), E1158 [5JN]

———terrorism protection and preparedness funding, H5765 [24JN]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), H9095 [1OC]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (H.R. 1935), E852 [1MY]

Votes: position on missed, H12227 [21NO], E2119 [21OC]

Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar: opening, E2492 [8DE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 37), E443 [12MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H44 [7JA], H1512 [4MR], H2307 [25MR], H2584 [1AP], H3049 [9AP], H3680 [6MY], H4975 [4JN], H5925 [25JN], H8077 [9SE], H8197 [10SE], H8487 [23SE], H9117 [1OC], H9978 [28OC], H10128 [29OC]

Statements

Civil Service Protection for Dept. of Defense Civilian Employees: G. Jerry Shaw, Senior Executives Association, H4553 [22MY]

Testimonies

Maintain Current Level of Deposit Insurance Amounts: Peter R. Fischer, Dept. of the Treasury, H2621 [2AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 244, recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America, E1011 [21MY]

Tributes

Alafogiannis, Athanasios (Tom), E1195 [11JN]

Barkow, Colleen A. Meehan, E2522 [8DE]

Baumgarten, Sidney, E1047 [22MY]

Beller, Gary A., E2308 [17NO]

Biller, Morris, E1801 [16SE]

Bronfman, Matthew, E1111 [3JN]

Dankberg, Louise, E902 [9MY]

De Chaves-Chronopoulous, Lila, E2394 [22NO]

Hepburn, Katherine, E1410 [8JY]

Kleiman, Sidney, E194 [12FE]

Kozakou-Marcoullis, Erato, E1645 [25JY]

Loi-Alafoyiannis, Loula, E2379 [21NO]

Mother Teresa, E1708 [5SE]

Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, H2360-H2362 [26MR]

Paulson, George I., E1458 [11JY]

Polk, William M., E918 [9MY]

Rice, Genie, E353 [4MR]

Ryan, Jack, E2025 [10OC]

Scruggs, Stirling D., E2378 [21NO]

Taylor, Mark A., E2030 [10OC]

Wilson, Bob, E1196 [11JN]