SIMMONS, ROB (a Representative from Connecticut)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4581 [22MY]

Appointments

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, H1305 [25FE]

Articles and editorials

Museum Proposal Makes Progress—Congressional Panel Approves New London as Host for Coast Guard Plan, Judy Benson, New London (CT) Day, H10418 [5NO]

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), H9983 [28OC]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H6265 [26JN]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H3763 [7MY]

Arlington National Cemetery: establish a memorial to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (see H.R. 1297), H2823 [3AP]

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (see H.R. 1714), H3408 [12AP]

———establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews (see H.R. 2587), H5814 [24JN]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H8283 [16SE]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H9282 [7OC]

———express appreciation to members engaging in military action in Iraq and against terrorism and recognize communities, businesses, and organizations for their support (see H. Con. Res. 177), H4011 [13MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp in remembrance of victims of peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 45), H245 [29JA]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H5469 [17JN]

———prescription drug benefits for Medicare-eligible enrollees under defense health care plans (see H.R. 3390), H10129 [29OC]

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

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H461 [12FE]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1323), H2823 [3AP]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 693), H391 [11FE]

Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act: increase amount of loss or damage coverage, in the aggregate and for single exhibitions (see H.R. 829), H1642 [5MR]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 586), H320 [5FE]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H4740 [22MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1812 [12MR]

Barbara B. Kennelly Post Office Building, Hartford, CT: designate (see H.R. 2746), H6868 [15JY]

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

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3763 [7MY]

———express appreciation for support by British Prime Minister of U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces in Iraq (see H. Res. 154), H2823 [3AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H704 [13FE]

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

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 362), H706 [13FE] (see H.R. 412), H392 [11FE]

———improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 2626), H6465 [9JY]

———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), H5175 [10JN]

———prevent child abduction (see H.R. 1104), H1903 [13MR]

———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 756), H698 [13FE]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H2515 [31MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H2311 [25MR]

Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 2694), H7788 [25JY]

———expand computer and telecommunications advancements in rural areas (see H.R. 138), H1334 [25FE]

———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), H5046 [5JN]

Contracts: require certain prospective government contractors to employ a certain percentage of their employees in the U.S. (see H.R. 3134), H11159 [14NO]

Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H4132 [14MY]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 339), H8381 [17SE]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1586), H3858 [8MY]

CPSC: issue standards addressing open flame ignition of consumer products containing polyurethane (see H.R. 3437), H12312 [21NO]

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

———prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see H.R. 1161), H1680 [6MR]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish position of Under Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing (see H.R. 2172), H8017 [5SE]

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), H3637 [1MY]

———repeal certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 1638), H2821 [3AP]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H1334 [25FE]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 2053), H3973 [9MY]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 1077), H1515 [4MR] (see H.R. 1614), H3684 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3572 [30AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study of Coltsville, CT, for potential inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 437), H274 [4FE]

———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 Transportation: establish a pilot grant program to provide assistance for the capital and startup costs of streetcar development and revitalization (see H.R. 1315), H3571 [30AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow recovery of medical costs from third parties in the same manner as a preferred provider organization (see H.R. 1562), H2702 [2AP]

———authorize certain major medical facility projects (see H.R. 2349), H5043 [5JN]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 2015), H3761 [7MY]

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

Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 2986), H11392 (see H.R. 2986), H11516 [18NO]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H3762 [7MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H8491 [23SE]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H5468 [17JN]

Doby, Lawrence E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 235), H6707 [14JY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H703 [13FE]

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: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

Economy: detrimental impact on U.S. economy of currency manipulation by foreign governments (see H. Con. Res. 285), H9479 [15OC]

Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H7169 [18JY]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (see H.R. 438), H4011 [13MY]

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

———provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation (see H.R. 942), H1395 [26FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 932), H1395 [26FE]

Employment: prevent an employer from placing a nonimmigrant who is an intracompany transferee with another employer (see H.R. 2154), H5664 [19JN]

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

———provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H1678 [6MR]

———provide compensatory time for private sector employees, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1119), H2940 [8AP]

FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 1478), H2823 [3AP]

Federal employees: ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H1902 [13MR]

———provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1244), H7086 [17JY]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H5552 [18JN]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 11), H51 [7JA]

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]

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

Fire prevention: improve fire safety in nonresidential buildings (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1689 [10MR]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

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

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H172 [27JA]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 527), H2822 [3AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H7783 [25JY]

France: discourage participation by U.S. citizens, companies, and Armed Forces in the Paris Air Show should France continue opposition to potential use of force against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 48), H705 [13FE]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H12921 [8DE]

FTC: establish a list of consumers who request not to receive telephone sales calls (see H.R. 526), H274 [4FE]

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

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

———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), H5815 [24JN]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H8175 [10SE]

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

Higher Education Act: amend to address rising cost of postsecondary education (see H.R. 3311), H11359 [17NO]

———incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (see H.R. 12), H392 [11FE]

———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]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H4205 [15MY]

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

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H706 [13FE]

Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H4978 [4JN]

———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]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see H.R. 2849), H7615 [24JY]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 151), H463 [12FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 1502), H2472 [27MR]

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

———establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 1552), H4877 [3JN]

———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), H6465 [9JY]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 324), H392 [11FE]

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]

———permit International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect suspected nuclear and nuclear-related facilities (see H. Res. 259), H5046 [5JN]

Iraq: encourage France, Germany, and Russia to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq by forgiving outstanding debt between those countries and Iraq (see H. Res. 198), H3354 [11AP]

———prohibit post-conflict assistance from being expended with any French firm (see H.R. 1072), H2132 [19MR]

———provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H6264 [26JN]

J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building, Signal Hill, CA: designate (see H.R. 2309), H5664 [19JN]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H5552 [18JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

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]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H12919 [8DE]

Law enforcement: eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9615 [16OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H392 [11FE]

———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain areas (see H.R. 1676), H4205 [15MY]

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

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H10340 [4NO]

Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H3683 [6MY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H2271 [20MR]

———coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs (see H.R. 1956), H5175 [10JN]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H5815 [24JN]

———coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 2182), H5175 [10JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H8905 [24SE]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H702 [13FE]

———expand coverage of paramedic intercept services (see H.R. 2008), H4132 [14MY]

———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), H461 [12FE]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1), H5928 [25JN]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H5714 [23JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H1747 [11MR]

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

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

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H327 [7FE]

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 for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 844), H4876 [3JN]

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

National Guard: extend period of eligibility for survivors' and dependents' education benefits for members who are involuntarily ordered to full-time duty (see H.R. 2164), H4877 [3JN]

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]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 292), H2939 [8AP]

National Marina Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 323), H7226 [21JY]

National Park Service: establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program (see H.R. 2237), H6604 [10JY]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H8383 [17SE]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 1093), H1955 [18MR]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H170 [27JA]

New Hampshire: mint coins in commemoration of the Old Man of the Mountain rock formation (see H.R. 2093), H7020 [16JY]

New Haven, CT: designate the western breakwater for the New Haven Harbor navigation project as the Charles Hervey Townshend Breakwater (see H.R. 1445), H3305 [10AP]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 324), H392 [11FE]

NTSB: establish a program of assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents (see H.R. 874), H1396 [26FE]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 324), H392 [11FE]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (see H.R. 1000), H1462 [27FE]

———reform (see H.R. 1776), H5664 [19JN]

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]

POW: provide special compensation for former POWs (see H.R. 850), H3762 [7MY]

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), H1467 [27FE]

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

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H10237 [30OC]

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H4978 [4JN]

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

———improve roadway safety for motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians and workers in proximity to vehicle traffic (see H.R. 906), H5552 [18JN]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H9813 [21OC]

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

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

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

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

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]

Sikorsky, Igor I.: tribute (see H. Res. 331), H7454 [23JY]

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

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

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

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (see H.R. 100), H2822 [3AP]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent, H392 [11FE]

Sports: recognize evolution and importance of motorsports (see H. Con. Res. 320), H11360 [17NO]

Sportsmen: tribute to sportsmen and their contributions to society, traditions and values, and the economic benefits associated with outdoor sporting activities (see H. Res. 362), H8082 [9SE]

States: authorize prohibition or imposition of certain limitations on the receipt of foreign municipal solid waste (see H.R. 382), H1334 [25FE]

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), H5268 [11JN]

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

Taxation: accelerate elimination of the marriage penalty (see H.R. 759), H698 [13FE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H319 [5FE]

———allow businesses to expense qualified security devices (see H.R. 1259), H6348 [8JY]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 791), H2132 [19MR]

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

———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]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 1725), H3454 [29AP]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 50), H3304 [10AP]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1859), H3451 [29AP]

———exempt certain limousines from gas guzzler tax (see H.R. 2662), H11133 [7NO]

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

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H1516 [4MR]

———extend replacement period for livestock sold due to drought, flood, or other weather-related conditions (see H.R. 377), H1396 [26FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H392 [11FE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H319 [5FE]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (see H.R. 662), H1396 [26FE]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H700 [13FE]

———modify treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 882), H2473 [27MR]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H2402 [26MR]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H10457 [5NO]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H2821 [3AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H1746 [11MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H2821 [3AP]

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

———provide for employer liability for Social Security taxes on unreported tips paid to an employee after the IRS establishes the amount of tips received (see H.R. 2034), H8382 [17SE]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 7), H3760 (see H.R. 7), H3762 [7MY]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 3119), H9478 [15OC]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 613), H392 [11FE]

———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (see H.R. 199), H58 [7JA]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H3858 [8MY]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H700 [13FE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H1466 [27FE]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 798), H701 [13FE]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H9982 [28OC]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H7618 [24JY]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H9213 [2OC]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H7783 [25JY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H6264 [26JN]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H4205 [15MY]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to issuance of tax-exempt governmental bonds (see H.R. 1421), H3684 [6MY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 878), H1396 [26FE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H8380 [17SE]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H5367 [12JN]

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

———improve consumer protection regulation of the household goods transportation industry (see H.R. 2928), H8017 [5SE]

U.N.: convene war crimes tribunal to punish human rights abuses by Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials (see H. Res. 118), H1466 [27FE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 2185), H4527 [21MY]

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

Veterans: enhance cooperation and the sharing of resources between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense relative to veterans' benefits programs (see H.R. 1911), H3635 [1MY]

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

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H389 [11FE]

———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]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H10978 [6NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2311 [25MR]

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (see H.R. 2433), H5266 [11JN]

Veterans Day: request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H7785 [25JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 2540), H5662 [19JN]

Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1081), H1639 [5MR]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H1639 [5MR]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H4012 [13MY]

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

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (see H.R. 444), H242 [29JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: allow receipt of special pay by qualified dental officers while undergoing dental internship or residency training (see H.R. 2287), H4786 [2JN]

Connecticut: exempt milk hauling vehicles from Interstate System weight limitations (see H.R. 2384), H5044 [5JN]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 2296), H4787 [2JN]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish greenway along portion of Connecticut State Road 11 proposed for construction between Salem and Waterford, CT (see H.R. 191), H58 [7JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (see H.R. 1720), H3301 [10AP]

———extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2352), H5043 [5JN]

FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in Connecticut (see H.R. 1074), H1515 [4MR]

John J. McGuirk Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, New London, CT: designate (see H.R. 1832), H3408 [12AP]

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

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

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 187), H3052 [9AP]

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

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1691 [11MR], H2865 [8AP], H6467 [10JY], H9619 [17OC]

Letters

Clarify restrictions on location of Coast Guard Museum in New London, CT: T.J. Barrett, Coast Guard, H10419 [5NO]

Dept. of Defense process for granting or renewal of security clearances for defense contractor personnel: Kenneth Delacruz, Metal Trades Council of New London County, H4588 [22MY]

———M.W. Toner, General Dynamics Corp., H4588 [22MY]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: Representative Christopher H. Smith, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H3699 [7MY]

———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H3699 [7MY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: allow receipt of special pay by qualified dental officers while undergoing dental internship or residency training (H.R. 2287), E1101 [2JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), H10417, H10418, H10419 [5NO]

Crime: mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters, E725 [10AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4588 [22MY]

———improve process for granting or renewal of security clearances for defense contractor personnel, H4588 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7608 [24JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish greenway along portion of Connecticut State Road 11 proposed for construction between Salem and Waterford, CT (H.R. 191), E32 [8JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: appoint chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration, H7187 [21JY]

———authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (H.R. 1720), H10002 [29OC], E758 [11AP]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania (H.R. 1516), H7190, H7191 [21JY]

———establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (H.R. 2357), H7187, H7189 [21JY]

———establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans and make access to such loans permanent (H.R. 1257), H4276 [20MY]

———extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans, H7187 [21JY]

———extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans (H.R. 2352), E1165 [5JN]

———improve and enhance provision of long-term care for veterans and modify authorities relative to administration of personnel (S. 1156), H12143, H12151 [21NO]

———Medical Emergency Preparedness Program funding, H7687 [25JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7687 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2861), consideration (H. Res. 338), H7635 [25JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), H4832 [3JN]

General Dynamics Electric Boat (company): tribute to Distinguished Shipbuilders, E2170 [30OC]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), H5879 [25JN]

John J. McGuirk Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, New London, CT: designate, H10002 [29OC]

———designate (H.R. 1832), E783 [12AP]

New London, CT: clarify restrictions on location of Coast Guard Museum, H10417, H10418, H10419 [5NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11427 [18NO]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H491 [13FE]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (H.R. 100), H3698, H3699 [7MY]

Tariff: natural cork (H.R. 1833), E782 [12AP]

Taxation: extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (H.R. 2973), E1654 [25JY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1777 [11SE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 2185), H4621 [22MY]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team, E127 [4FE]

———tribute to women's basketball team (H. Res. 187), H3335, H3336, H3338 [11AP]

Veterans: enhance cooperation and the sharing of resources between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense relative to veterans' benefits programs (H.R. 1911), H4276 [20MY]

———health care funding, H7635 [25JY]

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (H.R. 2433), H8095 [10SE]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (H.R. 944), E307 [27FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (H.R. 2540), E1309 [20JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (H. Res. 62), H405 [12FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2584 [1AP]

Special order: granted, H4781 [2JN], H5711 [23JN]

Tributes

Banas, Edward S., Sr., E1785 [15SE]

Durishin, Michael, H3699 [7MY]

Franchi, Eva, E1704 [5SE]

Huntington, Samuel, E2393 [22NO]

Imbriaco, Mary, E612 [27MR]

Johnson, Representative Sam, H405 [12FE]

Jordan, Phillip A., E653 [2AP]

Olsson, Melvin E., E1155 [5JN]

Petrella, Thomas A., E813 [30AP]

Sachatello, Joseph N., III, E187 [12FE]

Seder, Ed, E2262 [6NO]

Simmert, Paul J., E2398 [22NO]

Stanley, Bill, E2393 [22NO]

Strom, Mary Lou, E1598 [25JY]

Sulmasy, Glenn, E832 [1MY]