BROWN, SHERROD (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6800 [15JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3260 [10AP]

Appointments

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, H5154 [10JN]

Articles and editorials

Help Taiwan Fight SARS, Chen Shui-bian, Washington (DC) Post, E942 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: commend women for participation in Government and civil society, encourage inclusion in the economic and political life, and advocate protection of women's rights in Afghanistan Constitution (see H. Res. 393), H10131 [29OC]

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]

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

———provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 92), H2401 [26MR]

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

American Association for the Advancement of Science: anniversary of Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship Program and support of use of science in governmental decisionmaking (see H. Con. Res. 279), H8222 [15SE]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H4788 [2JN]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H4788 [2JN]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 1210), H6271 [7JY]

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

Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility of certain reservists and their dependents for interment (see H.R. 3659), H12918 [8DE]

Armed Forces: allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 879), H3453 [29AP]

———commend regular and reserve components, express concern for safety and security, and ensure that reserve components are provided the same equipment as regular components (see H. Con. Res. 335), H11701 [20NO]

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

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H. Res. 387), H9130 [1OC]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 2176), H5929 [25JN]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H7086 [17JY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by establishing an enhanced educational assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in pay for participation in the program (see H.R. 1713), H3301 [10AP]

———increase basic educational assistance for Selected Reserve members (see H.R. 1374), H2268 [20MR]

———make the Transition Assistance Program for persons separating from active duty mandatory and furnish information about homelessness (see H.R. 1906), H3684 [6MY]

———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), H2130 [19MR]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H11359 [17NO]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1334 [25FE] (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 103), H2270 [20MR]

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

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H5468 [17JN]

Arms control: promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 291), H9983 [28OC]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H2402 [26MR]

Aviation: require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by Federal employees and allow Transportation Security Administration employees to engage in collective bargaining (see H. Con. Res. 275), H8906 [24SE]

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

Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2879), H7616 [24JY]

Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 398), H217 [28JA]

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

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

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

Burundi: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4877 [3JN]

Bush, President: 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. 358), H8016 [5SE] (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]

Canada: express appreciation for cooperation and friendship with the U.S. and offer congratulations on Canada Day celebration (see H. Res. 290), H5929 [25JN]

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]

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 168), H4787 [2JN]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 302), H9477 [15OC]

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), H2270 [20MR]

———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. 192), H12321 [25NO]

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

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), H12312 [21NO]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3228), H11702 [20NO]

China, Republic of: encourage deeper relations and bilateral exchanges with the U.S., recognize contributions of Taiwanese Americans, and support goals and ideals of Taiwanese-American Heritage Week (see H. Res. 228), H3974 [9MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H3355 [11AP]

———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]

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: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H3637 [1MY]

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 Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see H.R. 3292), H10978 [6NO]

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: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H5665 [19JN]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H3641 [5MY]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H324 [5FE]

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), H3454 [29AP]

Corporations: review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax advantages (see H.R. 3082), H8216 [11SE]

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

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1994), H3683 [6MY]

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

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 2911), H9131 [1OC]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2207), H6604 [10JY]

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

Dayton, OH: tribute to ``Inventing Flight—The Centennial Celebration,'' a celebration of the centennial of Wilbur and Orville Wright's first flight (see H. Con. Res. 162), H3683 [6MY]

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

Delbert L. Latta Post Office Building, Bowling Green, OH: designate (see H.R. 985), H1462 [27FE]

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

———provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 130), H172 [27JA]

Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 1311), H4876 [3JN]

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

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H2472 [27MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 1993), H11359 [17NO]

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H7949 [4SE]

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

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H4205 [15MY]

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: 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), H3975 [9MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pilot grant program to provide assistance for the capital and startup costs of streetcar development and revitalization (see H.R. 1315), H4012 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 998), H3571 [30AP]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 890), H1332 [25FE]

———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]

———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 813), H2515 [31MR]

———revise presumption of service connection for diseases and disabilities of former POW (see H.R. 1838), H3684 [6MY]

———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 627), H322 [5FE]

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

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1998), H3760 [7MY]

Diseases: increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H11149 [12NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H9378 [8OC]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H10237 [30OC]

———protect health of individuals receiving smallpox vaccine and provide compensation to and access to care for individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (see H.R. 865), H704 [13FE]

Doby, Lawrence E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 235), H6263 [26JN]

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), H1900 [13MR]

Drugs: collect and assess scientific evidence regarding prescription drugs frequently used in federally funded health programs (see H.R. 2356), H6465 [9JY]

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

———establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to discounted prices (see H.R. 1694), H3051 [9AP]

Ecology and environment: provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1334), H1954 [18MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: freeze and repeal portions of the tax reduction and apply savings to a comprehensive Medicare outpatient prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 2514), H5551 [18JN]

Education: condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H10340 [4NO]

———encourage partnerships between community colleges and four-year colleges and universities (see H.R. 1871), H5468 [17JN]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H1334 [25FE]

———increase availability of Head Start programs and quality child care, reduce child hunger and encourage healthy eating habits, and facilitate parental involvement (see H.R. 2363), H5043 [5JN]

———increase maximum Pell Grant amount (see H. Res. 144), H5469 [17JN]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H1956 [18MR]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H4876 [3JN]

———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 1752), H6465 [9JY]

———provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation (see H.R. 942), H6707 [14JY]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3450), H10457 [5NO]

———require medically accurate factual information in any course material or instruction on human development and sexuality (see H.R. 802), H7949 [4SE]

———support business incubation in academic settings (see H.R. 2314), H6265 [26JN]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: require GAO report on whether amounts appropriated to carry out grant programs are adequate to permit recipients to meet the conditions imposed by receipt of the grant (see H.R. 3341), H9982 [28OC]

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]

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

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 1758), H3303 [10AP]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 643), H4528 [21MY]

EPA: authorize use of funds for nonpoint source management programs for projects and activities relative to development and implementation of phase II of storm water program (see H.R. 3528), H12922 [8DE]

———establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 1165), H1681 [6MR]

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

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

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

Families and domestic relations: improve collection of child support arrears in interstate cases (see H.R. 2300), H4787 [2JN]

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

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 212), H3636 [1MY] (see H. Res. 218), H3683 [6MY]

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

———require compliance with Government regulations relative to media ownership rules (see H.R. 2212), H4788 [2JN]

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), H8222 [15SE]

———support programs to end homelessness in the U.S. (see H.R. 2897), H11652 [19NO]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H8491 [23SE]

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

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H10978 [6NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2491), H5467 [17JN]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 2218), H6349 [8JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H461 [12FE]

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

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H55 [7JA]

———protect customers whose identities are stolen from financial institutions (see H.R. 818), H1642 [5MR]

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

Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries (see H. Con. Res. 267), H8383 [17SE]

Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 2961), H11652 [19NO]

Food: ensure that consumers receive information about the nutritional content of restaurant foods (see H.R. 3444), H10457 [5NO]

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

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

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 2916), H7782 [25JY]

Food industry: freshness dates on food (see H.R. 468), H243 [29JA]

Ford Motor Co.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 100), H1954 [18MR]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of warfare and civil strife (see H.R. 1462), H2470 [27MR]

———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H8222 [15SE]

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), H2271 [20MR]

Foreign policy: use of Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds for projects and activities to address proliferation threats outside the states of the former Soviet Union (see H.R. 2063), H3973 [9MY]

———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), H58 [7JA]

Foreign trade: impact on employment of NAFTA and the entry of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 851), H1812 [12MR]

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

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

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]

FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 414), H4739 [22MY]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H170 [27JA]

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

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

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

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H6706 [14JY]

Haiti: express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1641 [5MR]

———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 3386), H10978 [6NO]

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1856), H4877 [3JN]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H8284 [16SE]

Head Start Program: provide additional funding for States with increased numbers of children eligible for participation (see H.R. 2563), H6707 [14JY]

———tribute (see H. Res. 238), H6349 [8JY]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H1639 [5MR]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 663), H389 [11FE]

———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), H3683 [6MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H6603 [10JY] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2940 [8AP]

———promote organ donation (see H.R. 399), H217 [28JA]

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

———reduce price of prescription drugs purchased by States for its employees, retirees, and pharmaceutical assistance beneficiaries (see H.R. 3662), H12918 [8DE]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H12918 [8DE]

———technical amendments to legislation reauthorizing health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establishing Healthy Communities Access Program (see H.R. 3038), H8081 [9SE]

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), H5815 [24JN]

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

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H5714 [23JN]

———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]

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

Homeland Security Act: repeal certain provisions relative to pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability (see H.R. 248), H135 [8JA]

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]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H244 [29JA]

———support the drafting and adoption of a thematic convention on the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities by the U.N. General Assembly (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4788 [2JN]

Immigration: 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), H7170 [18JY]

India: observance of Republic Day (see H. Con. Res. 15), H171 [27JA]

Indonesia: declare ceasefire and halt hostilities in province of Aceh, end human rights violations, and return to negotiations with significant Acehnese civil society and international involvement (see H. Con. Res. 327), H12312 [21NO]

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

———modify antitrust exemption for the insurance industry (see H.R. 448), H1334 [25FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H4529 [21MY]

———reduce the cost of medical malpractice insurance to enhance patient access to medical care (see H.R. 1124), H1679 [6MR]

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

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

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1465 [27FE]

Iran: condemn construction of a facility to enrich uranium with potential for developing a program for the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and for its support of global terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 217), H5815 [24JN]

Iraq: cancellation of loans made to Iraq by multilateral financial institutions (see H.R. 2482), H8083 [9SE]

———provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H4255 [19MY]

———require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 1888), H3638 [1MY] (see H.R. 2017), H3858 [8MY]

———require transparency, increased competition in contracting, and the increased use of Iraqi contractors for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 3275), H9813 [21OC]

———tribute to Iraqis who provided U.S. forces information essential for the rescue of Jessica Lynch (see H. Con. Res. 151), H3354 [11AP]

Iron and steel industry: reinstate safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 3699), H12920 [8DE]

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

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H8906 [24SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H4368 [20MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H8083 [9SE]

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

Kosovo: independence (see H. Res. 28), H4012 [13MY]

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), H2822 [3AP]

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), H7086 [17JY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11652 [19NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H10340 [4NO]

McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnam Conflict (see H.R. 369), H6348 [8JY]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H323 [5FE]

———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 fiscal relief and program simplification to States and improve coverage and services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2000), H3760 [7MY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H4978 [4JN]

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

———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 588), H1396 [26FE]

———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]

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

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

———prohibit health care providers from charging membership or extraneous fees as a prerequisite to service to a patient (see H.R. 2423), H5265 [11JN]

———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), H701 [13FE]

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

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

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

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

Mental health: establish a State grant program to end the practice of parents giving custody of their emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services for those children (see H.R. 3243), H9282 [7OC]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1459 [27FE]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H10977 [6NO]

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H8284 [16SE]

Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 161), 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 Aviation Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 280), H136 [8JA]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 180), H3684 [6MY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H3302 [10AP]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 852), H5408 [16JN]

National Labor Relations Act: establish efficient system to enable employees to form or become members of labor organizations (see H.R. 3078), H8382 [17SE]

National Organization for Rare Disorders: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 147), H3304 [10AP]

National security: improve homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through use of wireless enhanced 911 (E911) services (see H.R. 2898), H8284 [16SE]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 36), H3684 [6MY]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3305 [10AP]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H4978 [4JN]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H8285 [16SE]

Ohio: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 122), H1516 [4MR]

Ohio State University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 10), H60 [7JA]

Orphan Drug Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 147), H3304 [10AP]

Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute and anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland (see H. Res. 58), H323 [5FE]

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

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 80), H2271 [20MR]

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]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H703 [13FE] (see H.R. 2497), H5467 [17JN]

———require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 757), H698 [13FE]

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

Power resources: prohibit unethical acts, increase penalties for certain illegal acts, provide for audit trails and transparency in electric and natural gas markets, and expand FERC authority to order refunds of certain rates (see H.R. 1272), H2312 [25MR]

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), H2587 [1AP]

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), H3305 [10AP]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (see H.R. 3004), H7948 [4SE]

Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 624), H463 [12FE]

———expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 625), H463 [12FE]

———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 692), H463 [12FE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H10340 [4NO]

Railroads: resolve certain labor issues relative to merger of Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road (see H.R. 308), H323 [5FE]

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1813), H6604 [10JY]

Richard D. Watkins Post Office Building, Canton, OH: designate (see H.R. 3175), H8905 [24SE]

Rite of Passage Community Service Program: establish (see H.R. 2125), H4203 [15MY]

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

———establish a transportation and active living program, a safe routes to school program, and a nonmotorized transportation pilot program (see H.R. 2568), H5713 [23JN]

Roberto Clemente Walker Post Office Building, Carolina, PR: designate (see H.R. 2826), H7453 [23JY]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H3571 [30AP]

Rogers, Fred M.: tribute (see H. Res. 111), H1517 [4MR]

Roh Moo Hyun: tribute to inauguration as President of the Republic of Korea (see H. Res. 72), H1396 [26FE]

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]

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 242), H6706 [14JY]

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

Science: recognize the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most significant accomplishments of the past century and support goals and ideals of Human Genome Month and DNA Day (see H. Con. Res. 110), H3355 [11AP]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2262), H4736 [22MY]

———promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H8017 [5SE]

Ships and vessels: accelerate requirement that tankers carrying oil in bulk as cargo must be equipped with a double hull (see H.R. 880), H1331 [25FE]

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H5175 [10JN]

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), H2864 [7AP]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H3762 [7MY]

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

———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H1461 [27FE]

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H317 [5FE] (see H.R. 2854), H7615 [24JY]

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

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

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H3761 [7MY]

Sports: congratulate Ohio State University and the University of Michigan on 100th football game and recognize rivalry as greatest sports rivalry in history (see H. Res. 460), H11702 [20NO]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 1828), H3638 [1MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 117), H2311 [25MR]

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

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

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H7949 [4SE]

———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), H5366 [12JN]

———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), H1903 [13MR]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 584), H320 [5FE]

———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), H7169 [18JY]

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

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

———expand availability of the refundable tax credit for health insurance costs of certain displaced steelworkers and extend the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1999), H3760 [7MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H3974 [9MY]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H1396 [26FE]

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

———increase age limit for the child tax credit (see H.R. 1050), H1514 [4MR]

———increase and enhance the Hope Scholarship Credit and repeal the Lifetime Learning Credit (see H.R. 3251), H9478 [15OC]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2286), H4877 [3JN]

———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), H461 [12FE]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 2184), H9478 [15OC]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H11702 [20NO]

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

———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 610), H8082 [9SE]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H5367 [12JN]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 798), H8175 [10SE]

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

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

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H4740 [22MY]

———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), H1812 [12MR]

Terrorism: ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (see H.R. 1861), H3451 [29AP]

Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (see H.R. 281), H136 [8JA]

Transportation: improve transportation and security of household goods (see H.R. 1070), H2271 [20MR]

———promote intermodal transportation of passengers (see H.R. 1394), H8284 [16SE]

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), H3572 [30AP]

———respect sovereign equality of member states of the Security Council relative to each state's position concerning Iraq's compliance with disarmament resolutions (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1746 [11MR]

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H3453 [29AP]

———urge establishment of broad Security Council authority to help the people of Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 122), H3638 [1MY]

Unemployment: establish an emergency program to provide immediate education assistance for unemployed workers (see H.R. 3276), H10130 [29OC]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 19), H1466 [27FE] (see H.R. 1652), H3572 [30AP]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H9813 [21OC]

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

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H6465 [9JY]

———exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1418), H3454 [29AP]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H5714 [23JN]

———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 348), H1954 [18MR]

———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), H318 [5FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H323 [5FE]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1592), H4739 [22MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 2540), H7020 [16JY]

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), H3684 [6MY]

———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H4788 [2JN]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3153), H8950 [25SE]

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

Walter F. Ehrnfelt, Jr., Post Office Building, Strongsville, OH: designate (see H.R. 3300), H9477 [15OC]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H1812 [12MR]

———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]

Weapons: require certain studies on the health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of contamination at sites of depleted uranium munition use and production (see H.R. 1483), H4788 [2JN]

Western Reserve Heritage Area: suitability and feasibility study (see H.R. 3257), H9478 [15OC]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H4876 [3JN]

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

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H9738 [20OC]

World Trade Organization: disapprove report which concluded that U.S. safeguards on imports of certain steel products were in violation of certain agreements and call for reforms in dispute settlement system (see H. Res. 445), H12312 [21NO]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H243 [29JA]

Yang Jianli: call for immediate release by People's Republic of China and for President Bush to continue working for his release (see H. Res. 199), H4206 [15MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: require Presidential report to Congress detailing possible consequences of using military force against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 24), H1333 [25FE]

Children and youth: protect health by ensuring that chickens and chicken products purchased for national school nutrition programs have not been fed or administered fluoroquinolone antibiotics (see H.R. 3022), H8016 [5SE]

China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (see H.R. 441), H242 [29JA]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H4010 [13MY]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 2069), H4010 [13MY]

FDA: establish voluntary certification program for Internet and mail-order pharmacies and authorize, subject to conditions, importation of prescription drugs from Canada for personal use (see H.R. 2717), H6706 [14JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H7782 [25JY]

Health: tribute to community organization of public access defibrillation programs (see H. Con. Res. 250), H7454 [23JY]

Petroleum: authorize construction and operation of regional gasoline reserves for use during acute price increases resulting from accidents or other physical disruptions to regional supplies of gasoline (see H.R. 3023), H8016 [5SE]

Shwa-Chen Chai: relief (see H.R. 2177), H4368 [20MY]

Taxation: provide a uniform definition of a qualifying child (see H.R. 2718), H6706 [14JY]

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

Motions

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H9708 [20OC], H9780 [21OC]

Remarks

AARP: alleged conflict of interest relative to endorsement of Medicare reform and prescription drug coverage, H11494 [18NO]

Alaska: extend hydroelectric licenses (H.R. 337), H345 [11FE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8263 [16SE], H8406 [23SE], H8941 [25SE], H8957, H8999 [30SE], H9188 [2OC], H9264 [7OC], H9356 [8OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9525 [16OC], H9710, H9711 [20OC], H9740, H9787 [21OC], H9974 [28OC], H10112 [29OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, H10316 [4NO]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security, H2517 [1AP]

Armed Forces: require Presidential report to Congress detailing possible consequences of using military force against Iraq (H.J. Res. 24), H1692 [11MR]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H277 [5FE], H1446 [27FE], H9721 [20OC]

Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (S. 286), H11578 [19NO]

Burma: human rights violations, E1170 [5JN]

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, H239 [29JA]

CBS: airing of miniseries on Ronald Reagan, H10316 [4NO]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (H. Con. Res. 302), H10077 [29OC]

Cheney, Vice President: relationship with Halliburton Co., H10112, H10124 [29OC]

China, Republic of: denial of membership in WHO, H2315 [26MR]

———endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland, E942 [13MY]

———endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (H.R. 441), H1705 [11MR]

———membership in the U.N. (H. Con. Res. 284), E1855 [23SE]

Chinese Daily News (publication): anniversary of workers' vote to select Newspaper Guild of the Communications Workers of America to represent them for collective bargaining, E514 [19MR]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2143), consideration (H. Res. 263), H5133 [10JN]

Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts in Iraq, H9974 [28OC]

Dept. of Energy: Gasoline Availability Stabilization Reserve Program funding, H3261, H3262 [10AP]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7459 [24JY]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), consideration (H. Res. 335), H7536 [24JY]

Dept. of State: prohibit funding relative to the negotiation of a Free Trade Area of the Americas or a Central American Free Trade Agreement unless various conditions are met, H7318 [22JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7318 [22JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6517 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H10535 [6NO]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, H330 [11FE]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H2280 [25MR], H3585, H3598, H3599 [1MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), Senate amendments, H4379 [21MY]

———provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (H.R. 1463), H2476, H2494 [31MR]

———strengthen accountability and reporting requirements relative to assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, H3598, H3599 [1MY]

Doby, Lawrence E.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 235), H8233 [16SE]

Economy: address loss of manufacturing base, H10116 [29OC]

———national objectives priority assignments, H9038 [1OC]

European Union: condemn moratorium on approval of new agricultural biotechnology products (H. Res. 252), H5109 [10JN]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (H. Res. 218), H4172 [15MY]

———ruling on media ownership rules, H4771, H4772 [2JN]

FDA: lobbying activities relative to Pharmaceutical Market Access Act, H7459 [24JY]

———provide authority to require certain research into drugs used in pediatric patients (S. 650), H11569 [19NO]

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 (H.R. 1738), H8406 [23SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: ensure prescription drug coverage for Medicare-eligible enrollees is actuarially equal to benefit offered to general enrollees (H.R. 2631), H6273, H6305, H6306 [8JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish a program of fees relative to animal drugs (H.R. 1260), H9057 [1OC]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (H.R. 2218), H11565 [19NO]

FERC: reinstate license and extend deadline for commencement of construction for the Carlyle Hydroelectric Project in Illinois (H.R. 397), H346 [11FE]

Foreign trade: impact of free-trade agreements, H8228 [16SE]

———U.S. deficit, H10116 [29OC]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, H3585 [1MY]

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (S. 686), H11575 [19NO]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1846, H1849, H1852 [13MR]

———technical amendments to legislation reauthorizing health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establishing Healthy Communities Access Program (H.R. 3038), H9051 [1OC]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (H.R. 2239), H10118 [29OC]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish, H7205 [21JY]

———establish (H.R. 2625), H7007 [16JY]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H6844 [15JY], H7007 [16JY], H7164 [18JY], H7205 [21JY], H7776 [25JY], H7814 [3SE], H8002 [5SE], H9082 [1OC], H10112 [29OC]

International Brotherhood of Teamsters: anniversary, E1727 [5SE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H10124, H10125 [29OC], H10443 [5NO]

———possession of weapons of mass destruction, H7205 [21JY]

———reduce reconstruction funding for oil importation, H9740 [21OC]

———require competitive bidding on contracts for post-conflict petroleum industry infrastructure reconstruction, H10124, H10125 [29OC]

———role of weapons inspections in disarmament pursuant to U.N. resolutions, H277 [5FE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H5157 [10JN]

———earnings test for beneficiaries relative to prescription drug coverage, H9181, H9185 [2OC]

———ensure Medicare+Choice and Medicare Advantage payments attributable to disproportionate share hospitals are paid directly to such hospitals, H8882 [24SE]

———improve reimbursement payments to physicians, H11494 [18NO], H11849 [20NO]

———privatization, H239 [29JA], H4759 [2JN], H5916, H5917, H5918, H5920, H5921 [25JN], H8185 [10SE], H9780, H9783 [21OC], H10439 [5NO], H11600 [19NO], H12903 [8DE]

———prohibit implementation of premium support system which would require competition with private insurance carriers in delivering basic services, H10108 [29OC], H10530 [6NO]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, H5916, H5918 [25JN]

———reform, H239 [29JA], H5157 [10JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H5903, H5916, H5917, H5918, H5919, H5920, H5921 [25JN], H6093 [26JN], H6273, H6305, H6306 [8JY], H11192 [17NO], H11860 [20NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12261 [21NO], H12750, H12879, H12903, H12905, H12906, H12907, H12908 [8DE]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 299), H5957 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12242 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H8185 [10SE], H8363 [17SE], H8882 [24SE], H9175, H9181, H9185 [2OC], H9352 [8OC], H9780, H9783 [21OC], H10108, H10109 [29OC], H10439 [5NO], H10530 [6NO], H11494 [18NO], H11600 [19NO], H11849 [20NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 2473), H5387 [16JN], H5446 [17JN], H5796 [24JN]

National Bone Marrow Donor Registry: reauthorize (H.R. 3034), H9052 [1OC]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and urge funding for epilepsy research and service programs (S. Con. Res. 48), H11580, H11581 [19NO]

National Marrow Donor Program: support bone marrow donor programs and encourage education in the importance of bone marrow donation (H. Con. Res. 206), H12157 [21NO]

National security: enhance research, development, procurement, and use of biomedical countermeasures to respond to public health threats (H.R. 2122), H6927, H6929, H6931 [16JY]

NIH: biomedical research funding, H6517 [10JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5922 [25JN], H6093 [26JN]

Pharmaceuticals: reductions in prescription drug prices, H4769 [2JN], H4789 [3JN], H5796 [24JN], H12908 [8DE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3261, H3262 [10AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11410 [18NO], H11860 [20NO]

Public welfare programs: abstinence-only sex education programs funding, H484 [13FE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H484 [13FE]

Science: recognize the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most significant accomplishments of the past century and support goals and ideals of Human Genome Month and DNA Day (H. Con. Res. 110), H5117 [10JN]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit, H4845 [3JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H5133 [10JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H8000 [5SE], H10436 [5NO]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit, H5133 [10JN], H8000 [5SE], H10436 [5NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H2517 [1AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3574 [1MY], H3645 [6MY], H3978 [13MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4845 [3JN]

———rates, H9038 [1OC]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, H9175 [2OC], H9352 [8OC]

Treaties and agreements: impact of free-trade agreements, H7229 [22JY]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7229 [22JY], H7476 [24JY]

———implementation (H.R. 2738), consideration (H. Res. 329), H7341, H7342 [23JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7229 [22JY], H7476 [24JY]

———implementation (H.R. 2739), consideration (H. Res. 329), H7341, H7342 [23JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H3978 [13MY]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2517 [1AP]

———health care funding, H10535 [6NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), H10535 [6NO]

Veterans Day: observance, H10535 [6NO]

Votes: position on missed, H3618 [1MY], H10190 [30OC]

World Trade Organization: impact on developing countries, H8020 [9SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H240 [29JA], H1451 [27FE], H4201 [15MY], H4781 [2JN], H4874 [3JN], H4975 [4JN], H5171 [10JN], H5264 [11JN], H5362 [12JN], H5405 [16JN], H5465 [17JN], H5549 [18JN], H5811 [24JN], H5925 [25JN], H6865 [15JY], H7011 [16JY], H7168 [18JY], H7222 [21JY], H7326 [22JY], H7450 [23JY], H7776 [25JY], H7826 [3SE], H7944 [4SE], H8013 [5SE], H8077 [9SE], H8197 [10SE], H8215 [11SE], H8281 [16SE], H8487 [23SE], H8903 [24SE], H8947 [25SE], H9031 [30SE], H9117 [1OC], H9208 [2OC], H9279 [7OC], H9374 [8OC], H9475 [15OC], H9611 [16OC], H9686 [17OC], H9737 [20OC], H9806 [21OC], H9978 [28OC], H10128 [29OC], H10336 [4NO], H10455 [5NO], H10974 [6NO], H11130 [7NO], H11357 [17NO], H11389 [18NO], H11647 [19NO], H11698 [20NO], H12908 [8DE]

Tributes

Carlin, Joanne, E1138, E1167 [5JN]

Davis, Jacob E., II, E1886 [24SE]