ALLEN, THOMAS H. (a Representative from Maine)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2793 [3AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6564, H6604 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7619 [24JY], H7693 [25JY]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3809 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: collect and assess scientific evidence regarding prescription drugs frequently used by Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries (see H.R. 2161), H4877 [3JN]

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

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H3857 [8MY]

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

Animal Welfare Act: improve care and treatment standards for certain dogs (see H.R. 3484), H12321 [25NO]

———strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H6264 [26JN]

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

Armed Forces: improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H6271 [7JY]

———increase amount of basic educational assistance for veterans under Montgomery GI Bill and eliminate reduction of basic pay for participation in the program (see H.R. 1212), H9982 [28OC]

———require Presidential report to Congress detailing possible consequences of using military force against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 24), H1747 [11MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1642 [5MR]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H3683 [6MY]

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), H1900 [13MR]

Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H4131 [14MY]

———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), H9479 [15OC]

Bankruptcy: protect family farmers and family fishermen (see H.R. 343), H1642 [5MR]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 62), H8083 [9SE]

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), H5367 [12JN]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H1954 [18MR]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H12921 [8DE]

———establish public-private partnership programs to provide child care (see H.R. 1242), H3305 [10AP]

———improve ability of the child welfare system to prevent and respond to child abuse and place children in safe, loving, and permanent homes (see H.R. 1534), H2940 [8AP]

———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), H12921 [8DE]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H9812 [21OC]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H10978 [6NO]

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

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

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H9982 [28OC]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H11702 [20NO]

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), H2940 [8AP]

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), H10457 [5NO]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H1467 [27FE]

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), H3684 [6MY]

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]

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

Dept. of Education: provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 1306), H1952 [18MR]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H138 [8JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H9614 [16OC]

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H12321 [25NO]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2427), H5409 [16JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H2940 [8AP]

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

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H7020 [16JY]

Dept. of State: establish position of Iraqi Reconstruction Coordinator (see H. Res. 404), H9614 [16OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7618 [24JY]

———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), H1517 [4MR]

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), H7949 [4SE]

———importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 94), H10237 [30OC]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H6348 [8JY]

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

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H8083 [9SE]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H12311 [21NO]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H3641 [5MY]

Drugs: correct impediments to allowing importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see H.R. 780), H1682 [6MR]

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

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2291), H6349 [8JY]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 1751), H3303 [10AP]

———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]

———limit the applicability of annual updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology relative to financial aid eligibility (see H.R. 2485), H9614 [16OC]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H5929 [25JN]

———provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1191), H2939 [8AP]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H6464 [9JY]

———support business incubation in academic settings (see H.R. 2314), H10130 [29OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H5088 [9JN]

Employment: 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), H4132 [14MY]

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H6707 [14JY]

Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 1738), H3302 [10AP]

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), H1334 [25FE]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H1334 [25FE]

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]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2491), H5467 [17JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H4787 [2JN]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H3637 [1MY]

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), H138 [8JA]

Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 1286), H4788 [2JN]

Foreign aid: increase U.S. capability to provide reconstruction assistance to countries or regions impacted by armed conflict (see H.R. 2616), H7787 [25JY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H11651 [19NO]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H3683 [6MY]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2823 [3AP]

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

FTC: ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3161), H8950 [25SE]

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H7787 [25JY]

———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: 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]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H4204 [15MY]

———improve access to prescription drugs, prohibit tax deductions for direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertisements, and ban campaign contributions from pharmaceutical company chief executive officers (see H.R. 1733), H3301 [10AP]

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

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

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), H11392 (see H.R. 2239), H11516 [18NO]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H6349 [8JY]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 685), H1689 [10MR]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H7840 [3SE]

Housing: provide affordable housing for families that are headed by grandparents and other relatives of children (see H.R. 2628), H10237 [30OC]

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

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H6869 [15JY]

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

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H4012 [13MY]

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

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H8017 [5SE]

Intelligence services: establish a select committee to investigate the effectiveness of U.S. intelligence structure to meet global threats (see H. Res. 307), H6264 [26JN]

Iraq: require transparency, increased competition in contracting, and the increased use of Iraqi contractors for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 3275), H9688 [17OC]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5175 [10JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4529 [21MY]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H5045 [5JN]

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]

Laitres, Alfred J.: authorize disinterment from the Lorraine American Cemetery in St. Avold, France, and authorize transfer of his remains to the custody of his next of kin (see H.R. 2970), H9982 [28OC]

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), H243 [29JA]

Maine: establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program (see H.R. 1142), H1680 [6MR]

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

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 216), H5366 [12JN]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H7085 [17JY]

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

———permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in a private mental health facility (see H.R. 3363), H9811 [21OC]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H8175 [10SE]

———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), H4788 [2JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H6348 [8JY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H2823 [3AP]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H4205 [15MY]

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

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H7787 [25JY]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H7839 [3SE]

———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see H.R. 102), H3571 [30AP]

———improve outpatient health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2333), H9812 [21OC]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H3634 [1MY]

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

———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), H6348 [8JY]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H5367 [12JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H2822 [3AP]

———revise methodology by which payment for orphan drugs and biologicals is made under program prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2700), H9381 [10OC]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H138 [8JA]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H2819 [3AP]

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

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H2940 [8AP]

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), H8175 [10SE]

———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]

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

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

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

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H4877 [3JN]

National Oceans Week: support (see H. Con. Res. 202), H4876 [3JN]

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

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

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

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H5089 [9JN]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H460 [12FE]

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

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H2822 [3AP]

New Hampshire: mint coins in commemoration of the Old Man of the Mountain rock formation (see H.R. 2093), H5468 [17JN]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H8081 [9SE]

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

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]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H1396 [26FE] (see H.R. 2497), H6349 [8JY]

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]

———include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (see H.R. 2249), H5268 [11JN]

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

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

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H1955 [18MR]

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

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H2312 [25MR]

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

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1813), H6869 [15JY]

Rite of Passage Community Service Program: establish (see H.R. 2125), H4529 [21MY]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8382 [17SE]

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]

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

Sewage disposal: combined sewer overflow control programs (see H. Con. Res. 309), H10341 [4NO]

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]

Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 3099), H12311 [21NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H6869 [15JY]

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

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

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

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3192), H8949 [25SE]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 743), H1517 [4MR]

———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]

Tariff: encourage countries who are party to NAFTA to promote parity relative to the personal exemption allowance for merchandise purchased abroad by returning residents (see H. Res. 346), H7785 [25JY]

———impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H3637 [1MY]

Taxation: 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 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), H1812 [12MR]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 1555), H2702 [2AP]

———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]

———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2973), H7784 [25JY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H3637 [1MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H2402 [26MR]

———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]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3184), H9813 [21OC]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H5174 [10JN]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H5366 [12JN]

———treatment of amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1056), H1514 [4MR]

———treatment of certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance (see H.R. 870), H1517 [4MR]

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

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1304), H1952 [18MR]

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), H4739 [22MY]

Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking (see H. Res. 170), H2703 [2AP]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H5714 [23JN]

———urge establishment of broad Security Council authority to help the people of Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 122), H2704 [2AP]

Unemployment: establish an emergency program to provide immediate education assistance for unemployed workers (see H.R. 3276), H10237 [30OC]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 1652), H4255 [19MY]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H9982 [28OC]

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), H7455 [23JY]

———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), H706 [13FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1746 [11MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2939 [8AP]

———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]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H5366 [12JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Drugs: collect and assess scientific evidence regarding prescription drugs frequently used in federally funded health programs (see H.R. 2356), H5043 [5JN]

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), H9737 [20OC]

Fish and fishing: establish requirements for fishing quota systems (see H.R. 2621), H6262 [26JN]

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

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1564), H2702 [2AP]

Medicare: extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H1460 [27FE]

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

No Child Left Behind Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1564), H2702 [2AP]

Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 288), H8905 [24SE]

Smith, Margaret Chase: anniversary of ``Declaration of Conscience'' speech in which she defended American rights to free speech and dissent (see H. Res. 246), H4528 [21MY]

Social Security: exception to marriage requirements for widows and widowers relative to State restrictions on divorce from a prior spouse institutionalized due to mental incompetence (see H.R. 249), H135 [8JA]

Wilson, Nancy B.: relief (see H.R. 334), H138 [8JA]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), motion to instruct conferees, H11375 [18NO]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9258 [7OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9393 [15OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2793 [3AP]

Budget: deficit, H3548, H3549 [30AP], H10325 [4NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2199 [20MR]

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, H160, H161 [27JA]

Clean Air Act: extension of deadlines for compliance with certain provisions in ozone nonattainment areas, H10096, H10097 [29OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4259 [20MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), motion to instruct conferees, H6906 [16JY]

———exemption from certain environmental regulations, H4259 [20MY]

Dept. of Energy: feasibility study to develop commercial nuclear energy production facilities at existing sites, H3271, H3272 [10AP]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, H11375 [18NO]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), consideration (H. Res. 335), H7537 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6564, H6565 [10JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7693 [25JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H161 [27JA], H10325 [4NO]

Education: funding, H2793 [3AP]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3809 [8MY]

———include administrators of adult education and literacy programs on local workforce investment boards, H3809 [8MY]

EPA: prohibit use of statistical age-adjusted analysis to determine the benefits of pollution control, H7693 [25JY]

FCC: ruling on media ownership rules, H4770 [2JN]

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), H6306 [8JY]

Fish and fishing: establish requirements for fishing quota systems (H.R. 2621), E1385 [27JN]

Head Start Program: provide block grants to States, E1636 [25JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), E1636 [25JY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1851 [13MR]

Medicare: privatization, H160 [27JA]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 1400), H5698 [23JN]

———reform, H160 [27JA]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6100 [26JN], H6306 [8JY]

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

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H10441 [5NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 2473), H5698 [23JN]

National Organization for Rare Disorders: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 147), H4216 [19MY]

No Child Left Behind Act: suspend certain penalties against schools that are not fully funded, H6564, H6565 [10JY]

Nuclear weapons: allow research while limiting development of low-yield nuclear weapons, H6906 [16JY]

Orphan Drug Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 147), H4216 [19MY]

Pharmaceuticals: reductions in prescription drug prices, H4765 [2JN]

Portland, ME: tribute to Catherine McAuley High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E934 [13MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3103, H3271, H3272 [10AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H10096, H10097 [29OC]

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

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), H2647 [2AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H2647 [2AP]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit, H4855 [3JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H161 [27JA], H2199 [20MR]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3548, H3549 [30AP], H3833 [8MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4855 [3JN]

Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking (H. Res. 170), H2884 [8AP]

Votes: position on missed, H552 [13FE], E266 [13FE], E572 [25MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1635 [5MR], H1676 [6MR], H3049 [9AP], H3854 [8MY], H4874 [3JN], H5811 [24JN], H9279 [7OC]

Tributes

Lang, Durward, E2050 [15OC]