JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

National Nanotechnology Research and Development Program: establish (H.R. 766), H3726, H3730 [7MY]

Articles and editorials

Houston Link to D-FW Smog Doubted, Randy Lee Loftis, Dallas (TX) Morning News, H10099 [29OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———establish a Federal interagency task force to promote benefits, safety, and potential uses of biotechnology (see H.R. 2447), H5365 [12JN]

———establish a task force to promote the benefits, safety, and potential uses of agricultural biotechnology (see H.R. 3472), H10977 [6NO]

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

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H12321 [25NO]

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

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

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

———require Presidential report to Congress detailing possible consequences of using military force against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 24), H2132 [19MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1746 [11MR]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 103), H2312 [25MR]

Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act: expand coverage (see H.R. 2248), H4736 [22MY]

———increase amount of loss or damage coverage, in the aggregate and for single exhibitions (see H.R. 829), H2312 [25MR]

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

Attlesey, Sam: tribute (see H. Res. 207), H4206 [15MY]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 586), H5663 [19JN]

———improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H3570 [30AP]

———provide relief to the airline industry (see H.R. 1366), H2402 [26MR]

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1461 [27FE]

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

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

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1681 [6MR]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 2574), H5813 [24JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants to local educational agencies to support purchase or lease and use of vending machines that offer healthy foods and beverages in schools (see H.R. 2225), H4734 [22MY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 112), H1466 [27FE]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 302), H9983 [28OC]

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

———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), H9381 [10OC]

China, People's Republic of: urge fair resolution of claims of U.S. citizens who hold defaulted Chinese Government bonds (see H. Con. Res. 60), H8217 [11SE]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H2473 [27MR]

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

———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), H171 [27JA]

Civil War—U.S.: posthumously proclaim soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 45), H2703 [2AP]

Clean Air Act: amend mass transit projects relative to conformity requirements (see H.R. 673), H7329 [22JY]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H138 [8JA]

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), H1747 [11MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 49), H324 [5FE]

———tribute to debris collection efforts (see H. Res. 222), H4012 [13MY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H53 [7JA]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 1480), H3305 [10AP]

Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1633), H2821 [3AP]

———prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (see H.R. 21), H706 [13FE]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (see H.R. 1491), H2471 [27MR]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1663), H3638 [1MY]

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), H8284 [16SE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H3638 [1MY]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H6265 [26JN]

Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H10236 [30OC]

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

Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 2407), H5173 [10JN]

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

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 1706), H3052 [9AP]

———prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see H.R. 1161), H2402 [26MR]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H9215 [2OC]

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

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

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2868), H7616 [24JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: make the dairy forward pricing program permanent (see H.R. 3308), H11652 [19NO]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H3302 [10AP]

———establish health empowerment zone programs in communities that disproportionately experience disparities in health status and health care (see H.R. 3588), H12307 [21NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems (see H.R. 1148), H3683 [6MY]

———reimburse States for certain expenses and losses incurred during periods of high (Code Orange) or severe (Code Red) threat condition (see H.R. 2570), H8083 [9SE]

———transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (see H. Res. 286), H6349 [8JY]

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

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3975 [9MY]

———transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (see H. Res. 287), H6349 [8JY]

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

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

Dept. of the Treasury: direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the immediate resumption of lending to Haiti (see H.R. 1108), H1682 [6MR]

Dept. of Transportation: transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (see H. Res. 288), H6349 [8JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H2132 [19MR]

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

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

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: authorize appropriations for global initiative to combat polio (see H.R. 1892), H8382 [17SE]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2553), H5662 [19JN]

———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H7618 [24JY]

———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 2986), H9982 [28OC]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H4255 [19MY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 2069), H7618 [24JY]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H8949 [25SE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H4131 [14MY]

Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 1895), H3570 [30AP]

———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), H2587 [1AP]

Education: establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 501), H12921 [8DE]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (see H.R. 438), H6264 [26JN]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H3355 [11AP]

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

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

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

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

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 1245), H1811 [12MR]

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

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H7787 [25JY]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H9687 [17OC]

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

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

———provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1244), H3453 [29AP]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2692), H6602 [10JY]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H4368 [20MY]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 522), H1516 [4MR]

Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 221), H1902 [13MR]

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 821), H702 [13FE]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms that are most commonly used in crime and provide for compilation and use of ballistics information to curb the use of firearms in crime (see H.R. 24), H706 [13FE]

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), H3453 [29AP]

Foreign policy: waive restrictions on use of Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds to address proliferation threats in former Soviet states and for chemical weapons destruction facility in Russia (see H.R. 182), H172 [27JA]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2402 [26MR]

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]

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

———express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1955 [18MR]

Head Start Program: tribute (see H. Res. 238), H6465 [9JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H6265 [26JN]

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

Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 1868), H3452 [29AP]

Health care professionals: promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 920), H1642 [5MR]

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), H9214 [2OC]

Higher Education Act: withhold Federal financial assistance from students who have engaged in hazing (see H.R. 1207), H1745 [11MR]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7788 [25JY]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 47), H1335 [25FE]

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

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]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H1955 [18MR]

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

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

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7787 [25JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1094), H1903 [13MR]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 2615), H6261 [26JN]

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 736), H461 [12FE]

———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 1110), H3637 [1MY]

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

Intelligence services: create an independent commission or select House committee to investigate U.S. intelligence relating to Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 410), H9812 [21OC]

International Space Station: tribute to Expedition 6 crew (see H. Res. 220), H4132 [14MY]

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), H11702 [20NO]

Iraq: require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 1901), H4255 [19MY]

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]

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

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4205 [15MY]

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

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: 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), H9378 [8OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1812 [12MR]

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

Liberia: provide support for ceasefire agreement between government and Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy and the Movement for Democracy of Liberia (see H. Con. Res. 240), H6707 [14JY]

Lindh, Anna: tribute (see H. Res. 372), H8951 [25SE]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 256), H7617 [24JY]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H12921 [8DE]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H5664 [19JN]

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

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H4132 [14MY]

Medicare: coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H8175 [10SE]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H4255 [19MY]

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

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H8382 [17SE]

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

———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 896), H1682 [6MR]

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

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 846), H1467 [27FE]

Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 91), H4738 [22MY]

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

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

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

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

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Advisory Board: establish (see H.R. 283), H136 [8JA]

NASA: establish an independent committee to oversee the space shuttle return-to-flight plans (see H.R. 3219), H9982 [28OC]

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

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H9738 [20OC]

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

National Nanotechnology Research and Development Program: establish (see H.R. 766), H699 [13FE]

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

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

NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 1241), H3305 [10AP]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 2272), H4737 [22MY] (see H.R. 2801), H7225 [21JY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H323 [5FE]

Palmeiro, Rafael: tribute (see H. Res. 315), H7170 [18JY]

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), H5044 [5JN]

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]

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), H3454 [29AP]

Power resources: establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 1343), H2271 [20MR]

Privacy: restore certain standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information (see H.R. 1709), H4255 [19MY]

Public housing: protect rights of tenants who are evicted as a result of criminal activity through no fault of their own (see H.R. 1429), H2310 [25MR]

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

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), H4205 [15MY]

Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 624), H321 [5FE]

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

Rangel, Irma: tribute (see H. Res. 159), H2823 [3AP]

Rice University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 379), H8950 [25SE]

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

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 3088), H8283 [16SE]

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H4734 [22MY]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H3858 [8MY]

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

Roh Moo Hyun: tribute to inauguration as President of the Republic of Korea (see H. Res. 72), H462 [12FE]

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

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

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see H.R. 875), H1331 [25FE]

SBA: establish vocational and technical entrepreneurship development demonstration program (see H.R. 1387), H3572 [30AP]

Schools: enhance penalties for threatening to kill, injure, or intimidate an individual, or to cause property damage, by means of fire or an explosive on school property (see H.R. 469), H3857 [8MY]

Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9688 [17OC]

Seguin, Juan N.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 12), H1955 [18MR]

Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 1021), H1463 [27FE]

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

Sisulu, Walter: tribute (see H. Res. 237), H4788 [2JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H1682 [6MR]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 660), H5268 [11JN]

———permit the collection of demographic information in connection with small business loan applications (see H.R. 1748), H3302 [10AP]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H4978 [4JN]

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

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

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H1467 [27FE]

———preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted to strengthen and protect Social Security and Medicare trust funds (see H.R. 127), H138 [8JA]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H2132 [19MR]

Space policy: establish a commission to investigate incidents in the human space flight program that result in loss of crew (see H.R. 2450), H5365 [12JN]

———restore a vision for the human space flight program by instituting a series of incremental goals to facilitate scientific exploration of the universe (see H.R. 3057), H8174 [10SE]

States: provide incentives to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services and to create more flexibility in use of existing transportation funds (see H.R. 2914), H8176 [10SE]

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), H8284 [16SE]

Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see H.R. 891), H1682 [6MR]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H460 [12FE]

———allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 109), H1516 [4MR]

———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), H2473 [27MR]

———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), H2703 [2AP]

———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), H4131 [14MY]

———apply graduated income tax rates for principal campaign committees of congressional candidates to comparable committees of candidates for State and local offices (see H.R. 2368), H5044 [5JN]

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2037), H3856 [8MY]

———exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active duty as a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1687), H3051 [9AP]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H1812 [12MR]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H2312 [25MR]

———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 428), H1908 [17MR]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H1516 [4MR]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H11359 [17NO]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H3355 [11AP]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H699 [13FE]

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

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

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H9982 [28OC]

Transportation: establish a goods movement program to improve the productivity, security, and safety of freight transportation gateways (see H.R. 3398), H12922 [8DE]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H11700 [20NO]

———improve transportation and security of household goods (see H.R. 1070), H1515 [4MR]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: amend relative to NAFTA corridor planning and development and coordinated border infrastructure and safety (see H.R. 2220), H4734 [22MY]

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), H4876 [3JN]

———establish permanent security force (see H. Res. 27), H1517 [4MR]

———respect sovereign equality of member states of the Security Council relative to each state's position concerning Iraq's compliance with disarmament resolutions (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1955 [18MR]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 313), H10238 [30OC]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 1553), H2823 [3AP] (see H.R. 1652), H4788 [2JN]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H8906 [24SE]

———exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1418), H3684 [6MY]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H7226 [21JY]

———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), H3453 [29AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H8083 [9SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H9130 [1OC]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1935), H4012 [13MY]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H.R. 2216), H8083 [9SE]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H1395 [26FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H391 [11FE]

Voting: allow voters to register at polling places on the date of an election, cast ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an election, and obtain absentee ballots for any reason (see H.R. 1510), H2514 [31MR]

———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H3305 [10AP]

———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 259), H135 [8JA]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2472 [27MR]

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

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

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (see H.R. 444), H1812 [12MR]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H8175 [10SE]

———support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H323 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of HHS: establish grants to promote the well-being and educational achievement of children through school-based health programs (see H.R. 811), H701 [13FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3612), H12308 [21NO]

Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 1740), H3302 [10AP]

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), H10340 [4NO]

Iraq: authorize assistance for women and women's organizations to strengthen and stabilize democracy (see H. Con. Res. 196), H4738 [22MY]

———encourage use of small and minority owned businesses in the post-conflict reconstruction of Iraq (see H. Res. 214), H3636 [1MY]

Nonprofit organizations: increase number of women and minorities on governing boards and encourage Americans to volunteer to serve on the governing boards (see H. Res. 354), H7839 [3SE]

Public welfare programs: provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 692), H390 [11FE]

Roads and highways: allocate transportation funds to metropolitan areas and increase planning funds to relieve metropolitan congestion (see H.R. 3611), H12308 [21NO]

Transportation: promote intermodal transportation of passengers (see H.R. 1394), H2269 [20MR]

Women: support participation of women throughout the world in a week of workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for world peace (see H. Con. Res. 114), H2311 [25MR]

Essays

If I Could Change the World: Maria Beltran, E2022 [8OC]

Letters

Deadline extension for compliance with certain Clean Air Act provisions in ozone nonattainment areas: several Senators, H10100 [29OC]

Evaluation of President Bush's administration: by, E86 [28JA]

Motions

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H9967 [28OC], H10090 [29OC]

Remarks

Africa: encourage biotechnology research and development, H6321 [8JY]

American Association for the Advancement of Science: anniversary of Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship Program and support of use of science in governmental decisionmaking (H. Con. Res. 279), H9833, H9834 [28OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8373 [17SE]

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

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), motion to instruct conferees, E731 [10AP]

Armed Forces: U.S. policy on use against Iraq, E503 [18MR]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H4239 [19MY]

Aviation: assist employees separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions, security measures, or a military conflict with Iraq, E731 [10AP]

———require that air traffic control remain a Government function, H10183 [30OC]

Beltran, Maria: Pleasant Grove, TX, Frederick Douglass Elementary School student essay contest winner, E2022 [8OC]

Black History Month: observance, H448 [12FE], E329 [27FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2689 [2AP]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1934 [30SE]

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington (H. Res. 352), H8238 [16SE]

Clean Air Act: extension of deadlines for compliance with certain provisions in ozone nonattainment areas, H10091, H10094, H10095, H10098, H10099 [29OC]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H281, H297 [5FE]

———tribute to debris collection efforts (H. Res. 222), H3992 [13MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H8023 [9SE]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Booker T. Washington High School, E141 [6FE]

———tribute to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure event, E2083 [17OC]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H9165 [2OC]

Dept. of Transportation: Transportation Enhancement Program funding, H7876 [4SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H9165 [2OC]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7876 [4SE]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (H. Res. 234), H9223 [7OC]

Diseases: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic, H1630 [5MR]

———AIDS epidemic, E2353 [20NO]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, E1460 [11JY]

District of Columbia: tribute to demonstration in support of affirmative action policies at colleges and universities, H2935 [8AP]

Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (H.R. 1740), H3654 [6MY]

Ecology and environment: prohibit use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) as a gasoline additive, H11385 [18NO]

Education: funding, E329 [27FE]

E-Government Act: amend relative to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference (H.R. 1303), H9221 [7OC]

FAA: access to certain aviation maintenance information, H5205 [11JN]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), H5205 [11JN]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), conference report, H10183 [30OC]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H5263 [11JN], H7558 [24JY]

Health: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5624 [19JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H8961, H8999 [30SE]

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

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, H8999 [30SE]

Iraq: cost of use of Armed Forces against Iraq and rebuilding efforts, H8373 [17SE]

———perceived role in terrorist attacks on U.S., H9039 [1OC]

Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program: extend (H.R. 2655), H9228 [7OC]

Israel: condemn terrorism inflicted on Israel since the Aqaba Summit and express solidarity in fight against terrorism (H. Res. 294), H5865 [25JN]

Jones, Norah: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc., Grammy Award recipient, E309 [27FE]

Martin, John A.: Dallas Lawyers Auxiliary (organization) Justinian Award recipient, E709 [8AP]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6585 [10JY]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12235 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 2473), H5799 [24JN]

Miller, Dorie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously, E2266 [6NO], E2289 [10NO]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3459), H11366 [18NO]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 395), H9830 [28OC]

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: reauthorize (H.R. 2608), H9047 [1OC]

National Nanotechnology Research and Development Program: establish (H.R. 766), H3718, H3726, H3727, H3728, H3730 [7MY]

———include citizens advisory panels, H3726, H3727, H3728, H3730 [7MY]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1527), H4160 [15MY]

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

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (H.R. 2030), H5121 [10JN]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H11385 [18NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 443), H11385 [18NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H10091, H10094, H10095, H10098, H10099 [29OC]

———fuel cell research funding, E229 [13FE]

Rangel, Irma: tribute (H. Res. 159), H4743 [2JN]

Research: development of hydrogen-fueled vehicles, E229 [13FE]

Roads and highways: allocate transportation funds to metropolitan areas and increase planning funds to relieve metropolitan congestion (H.R. 3611), E2438 [23NO]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3087), H8830 [24SE]

Science: authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research (S. 189), H11684 [20NO]

Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute (H. Con. Res. 288), H11528 [19NO]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H5624 [19JN]

Small Business Week: observance, E1823 [17SE]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), H2665 [2AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H2665 [2AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, E959 [15MY]

———hearing on University of Michigan affirmative action policies, H2935 [8AP]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), E63 [27JA]

Texas: actions by Democratic members of the State Legislature to prevent consideration of a redistricting plan, H4018 [14MY], H4221 [19MY]

———anniversary of Texas Legislative Black Caucus, E62 [27JA]

———use of Dept. of Homeland Security and Texas Dept. of Public Safety resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the State Legislature, H4221 [19MY]

Transportation: develop and implement an intermodal transportation system, E533 [20MR]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: reauthorize, H8830, H8895 [24SE]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (S. 1152), H12131 [21NO]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 17), E63 [27JA]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 1652), H4523 [21MY]

Veterans: health care funding, E2289 [10NO]

Veterans Day: observance, E2266 [6NO], E2289 [10NO]

Votes: position on missed, H152 [27JA], H190 [28JA], H229 [29JA], H5638 [19JN], H9652 [17OC], H10139 [30OC], H12759, H12760 [8DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5660 [19JN]

Special order: granted, H2129 [19MR], H4201 [15MY], H4247 [19MY], H5171 [10JN], H5811 [24JN], H5925 [25JN], H6345 [8JY], H6600 [10JY], H9031 [30SE], H10974 [6NO]

Testimonies

Deadline Extension for Compliance With Certain Clean Air Act Provisions in Ozone Nonattainment Areas: David S. Baron, Earthjustice (law firm), H10104 [29OC]

———J. David Farren, Southern Environmental Law Center, H10102 [29OC]

———Ramon Alvarez, Environmental Defense (organization), H10101 [29OC]

———Samuel A. Wolfe, New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection, H10100 [29OC]

Tributes

Ahn, Suzanne Insook, E1862 [23SE]

Bailey, E.K., E2135 [28OC]

Boykin, Otis, E329 [27FE]

Furnas, Diane, E1653 [25JY]

Gibson, Althea, E1959 [2OC]

Griffiths, Martha W., E1284 [17JN]

Harris, James A., E329 [27FE]

Holloway, Mildred Coleman, E2051 [15OC]

Hunt, Annie Mae, E2133 [28OC]

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr., E1395 [27JN]

Johnson, Robert L., E101 [29JA]

Kidd, Pearl Coleman, E2464 [25NO]

Marshall, Mattie M. Franklin, E2382 [21NO]

Rozier, Jonathan D., E1614 [25JY]

Teal, John, E587 [26MR]