DEATH AND DYING

Amendments

Armed Forces: expedite granting of posthumous citizenship to members (S. 783), S5253, S5256 [10AP]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), S13805, S13807 [3NO], S13945 [4NO], H10367 [5NO]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers and firefighters (S. 535), S6566, S6568 [15MY]

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 (S. 459), S16052 [25NO], H12300 [21NO]

Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), S4532 [27MR]

Analyses

Veterans Programs Improvement Act (S. 1133), S7037 [22MY]

Articles and editorials

DNA That Freed Man Leads to New Suspect; Killing—Kirk Bloodsworth, Convicted and Then Cleared in the Rape-Murder of a Child, Learns a Man He Knew in Prison Is Charged With the Crimes, S11751 [22SE]

Review of DNA Clears Man Convicted of Rape, S3719 [13MR]

Tex. Execution Stayed at Last Minute—Supreme Court Considers Review, S3720 [13MR]

Tex. Lawmakers Probe Lab Over Reports of Tainted DNA Evidence, S3719 [13MR]

U.S. Army Suicides in Iraq Three Times the Usual Rate, H9605 [16OC]

War Without End—Catalogue of Killings in Iraq, H9514 [16OC]

Bills and resolutions

Afghanistan: provide compensation for families of noncombatants killed in U.S. military actions (see H.R. 602), H321 [5FE]

Alaska: authorize payment of burial and family relocation expenses after death of certain Federal employees (see S. 1364), S8725 [26JN]

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

———enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 358), H170 [27JA]

Armed Forces: allow a participant in the military Survivor Benefit Plan to designate a new beneficiary upon the death of the original designated beneficiary (see H.R. 3216), H9129 [1OC]

———change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (see S. 922), S5343 [11AP] (see H.R. 1814), H3353 [11AP]

———expedite granting of posthumous citizenship to members (see S. 783), S4824 [3AP] (see H.R. 1691), H3051 [9AP]

———forgive certain overpayments of retired pay to deceased retired members after death (see H.R. 2944), H7783 [25JY]

———increase amount of death gratuity paid upon death during active duty (see S. 704), S4376 [25MR]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3019), H8016 [5SE] (see H.R. 3365), H9811 [21OC]

———payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (see H.R. 2098), H4130 [14MY]

———prohibit knowingly misinforming the relative of a member that such member is deceased, injured, or missing due to an event associated with their military service (see H.R. 1771), H3351 [11AP]

———provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated while on inactive-duty training (see S. 706), S4376 [25MR] (see S. 712), S4434 [26MR]

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

———waive certain marriage requirements for spouses of members killed on active duty to petition to be a relative and bar fees relative to posthumous citizenship for aliens killed on active duty (see H.R. 1799), H3352 [11AP]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see S. 402), S2457 [13FE] (see H.R. 2574), H5813 [24JN]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see S. 132), S133 [9JA]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see S. 693), S4325 [24MR] (see H.R. 732), H460 [12FE]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H2311 [25MR]

Crime: provide penalties for false personation of a military officer for purposes of harassing military families and clarify the false personation statute relative to officers and employees of the U.S. (see S. 1445), S9793 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: restrict public identification of military casualties to no sooner than 24 hours after notification of next-of-kin (see H.R. 2016), H3761 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for substitution of parties in claims for benefits when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending (see H.R. 1681), H3051 [9AP]

———enhance certain veterans programs and improve administration of such programs (see S. 1133), S6978 [22MY]

———extend payment of disability benefits through the date of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1666), H2938 [8AP]

———provide service-connected disability benefits for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation provided by the Dept., and for survivors of persons dying from such treatment (see H.R. 843), H703 [13FE]

———repeal limitation on payment of accrued benefits upon death of beneficiary and allow substitution of parties in pending benefit claims when applicant dies (see S. 1188), S7476 [5JN]

———repeal limitation on the payment of accrued benefits that are due, and unpaid, upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary (see H.R. 241), H134 [8JA]

Firearms: support Million Mom March (organization) campaign against gun violence and institute and support policies that will reduce the number of lives lost to gun violence (see H. Con. Res. 204), H4876 [3JN]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see S. 989), S5725 [5MY] (see H.R. 977), H1461 [27FE]

Flag—U.S.: ensure a flag is furnished to drape the casket of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2710), H6603 [10JY]

———ensure that rules of etiquette for flying the flag do not preclude the flying of flags at half mast when ordered by city and local officials (see H.R. 3095), H8283 [16SE]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (see H.R. 101), H55 [7JA]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see S. 534), S3163 [5MR] (see H.R. 527), H274 [4FE]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers and firefighters (see S. 535), S3163 [5MR]

Health: improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see S. 1629), S11648 [17SE] (see H.R. 3127), H8381 [17SE]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see S. 720), S4434 [26MR] (see H.R. 663), H389 [11FE]

———provide for a public response to the public health crisis of pain (see S. 1278), S8125 [18JN] (see H.R. 2507), H5551 [18JN]

Immigration: ease requirements for certain aliens seeking nonimmigrant status in order to enter the U.S. for a temporary stay due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3306), H9613 [16OC]

Medicare: remove inpatient limitation on the proportion of hospice care that certain rural hospice programs may provide (see S. 114), S132 [9JA] (see H.R. 754), H462 [12FE]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 196), S9496 [16JY]

National Funeral Service Education Week: observance (see S. Con. Res. 70), S11754 [22SE] (see H. Con. Res. 183), H4204 [15MY]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 337), H12309 [21NO]

Native Americans: provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (see S. 550), S3252 [6MR] (see S. 1721), S12532 [14OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (see S. 1272), S7980 [17JN]

Organ donation: authorize demonstration projects to increase the supply of organs donated for human transplant (see H.R. 2856), H7615 [24JY]

———establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see S. 572), S3253 [6MR] (see H.R. 1251), H1811 [12MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 75), S3163 [5MR]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 231), H4011 [13MY]

Prieto, Roaul R.: authorize disinterment from the American Ardennes Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium, and transfer of remains to his next of kin (see H.R. 2930), H7782 [25JY]

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 S. 459), S2839 [26FE] (see H.R. 919), H1394 [26FE]

———provide benefits to those who die or become disabled as a result of certain injuries (see H.R. 1960), H3682 [6MY]

Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day: establish (see H. Res. 388), H9130 [1OC]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2598), H5928 [25JN]

———continuation of benefit payment through the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 2995), H7838 [3SE] (see H.R. 3001), H7948 [4SE] (see H.R. 3502), H11359 [17NO]

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

———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]

———increase lump-sum death benefit and allow payment of such benefit to legal representative of the deceased's estate in the absence of a surviving spouse or child (see H.R. 2013), H3761 [7MY]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see S. 362), S2187 [11FE] (see H.R. 206), H59 [7JA]

———provide lump-sum death payments to surviving spouses (see H.R. 264), H135 [8JA]

———waive certain waiting periods for disability and Medicare benefits in the case of a terminally ill, disabled individual (see H.R. 3382), H9981 [28OC]

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

Taxation: exclude from estate taxes certain works of artistic property created by the decedent (see H.R. 147), H57 [7JA]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (see S. 289), S1871 [4FE] (see S. 351), S2187 [11FE] (see H.R. 662), H389 [11FE]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and modify the estate tax rate schedule (see H.R. 2477), H5407 [16JN]

———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (see S. 34), S35 [7JA] (see H.R. 2513), H5551 [18JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (see S. 135), S133 [9JA] (see H.R. 459), H242 [29JA]

———provide tax relief and assistance for the families of the Columbia (space shuttle) crew and for future astronauts killed in the line of duty (see S. 298), S1871 [4FE] (see H.R. 680), H390 [11FE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 2502), H5551 [18JN]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates, increase exclusion equivalent and establish inflation adjustment for the unified credit, and increase gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 2480), H5407 [16JN]

———reduce estate tax rates and increase exclusion equivalent and establish inflation adjustment for the unified credit (see H.R. 2481), H5407 [16JN] (see H.R. 2682), H6464 [9JY]

———restore estate tax and repeal carryover basis rule, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and reduce rate of estate and gifts taxes to the generally applicable capital gains rates (see H.R. 2610), H6261 [26JN]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 878), H1331 [25FE] (see H.R. 1307), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 878), consideration (see H. Res. 126), H1639 [5MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by, and death gratuity payments to, a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1664), H2937 [8AP]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see S. 1074), S6507 [15MY] (see H.R. 2217), H4734 [22MY] (see H.R. 2354), H5043 [5JN]

———increase burial benefits for certain veterans buried in private or State-owned cemeteries (see H.R. 2066), H3973 [9MY]

———increase burial benefits for veterans and provide for inflation adjustment (see S. 1124), S6978 [22MY]

———permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 1167), H1681 [6MR]

———recognize and honor the volunteers that participate in honor guards for veterans' funerals (see H. Con. Res. 260), H7785 [25JY]

Women: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 1726), S12533 [14OC] (see H.R. 3350), H9738 [20OC]

Letters

Federal capital cases decision-making process: Senator Feingold, S3876 [18MR]

Naturalization requirements through Armed Forces service, naturalization benefits extension to Ready Reserve members, and posthumous benefits extension to surviving spouses, children, and parents: Dilia DeGrego, S7281 [4JN]

Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act: Joseph L. Barnes, Fleet Reserve Association, S7011 [22MY]

———Raymond G. Boland, National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Inc., S7011 [22MY]

———several veterans organizations, S7011 [22MY]

———William A. Isokait, National Funeral Directors Association, S7011 [22MY]

Veterans Programs Improvement Act: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S7033-S7037 [22MY]

Lists

Massachusetts Fifth Congressional District residents killed in terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, E1779 [11SE]

Massachusetts members of Armed Forces killed in action or who died while on active duty since terrorist attacks in 2001, H9971 [28OC], H10059 [29OC]

New York First Congressional District residents killed in terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, H8196 [10SE]

Prayers

Lord, I Ask for Courage: Ellis, KS, Police Dept., H4750 [2JN]

Remarks in House

Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility of certain reservists and their dependents for interment (H.R. 3659), E2474 [8DE]

Armed Forces: expedite granting of posthumous citizenship to members (H.R. 1691), H3057 [10AP]

———forgive certain overpayments of retired pay to deceased retired members after death (H.R. 2944), E1642 [25JY]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3019), H9972 [28OC], E2154 [28OC]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), H9967, H9971, H9972, H9973, H9974, H9977 [28OC], H10058-H10062 [29OC], E2154 [28OC], E2184 [31OC]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), Senate amendments, H10367-H10373 [5NO]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (H.R. 693), H6585 [10JY], H7230 [22JY], H8019 [9SE], H8260 [16SE], H8405 [23SE], H8891 [24SE], H8938 [25SE], H9076 [1OC], H9788 [21OC]

———waive certain marriage requirements for spouses of members killed on active duty to petition to be a relative and bar fees relative to posthumous citizenship for aliens killed on active duty, H4904 [4JN]

———waive certain marriage requirements for spouses of members killed on active duty to petition to be a relative and bar fees relative to posthumous citizenship for aliens killed on active duty (H.R. 1799), E775 [12AP]

Aviation: tribute to men and women who have lost their lives in aviation and space, E979 [15MY]

Cedaredge, CO: tribute to Camp Good Grief!, E1705 [5SE]

Dept. of Defense: restrict public identification of military casualties to no sooner than 24 hours after notification of next-of-kin (H.R. 2016), E889 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal limitation on the payment of accrued benefits that are due, and unpaid, upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary (H.R. 241), E51 [8JA]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (H.R. 977), E328 [27FE]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (H.R. 101), E6 [8JA]

Health: improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (H.R. 663), H1766-H1774 [12MR]

Immigration: ease requirements for certain aliens seeking nonimmigrant status in order to enter the U.S. for a temporary stay due to certain family obligations (H.R. 3306), H9608 [16OC]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 337), E2392 [22NO]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (H.R. 1251), E438 [12MR]

Pasadena, CA: anniversary of Woods-Valentine Mortuary, E2473, E2498 [8DE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E974, E983 [15MY], E1187 [10JN]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 231), H4750, H4751 [2JN], E1160 [5JN]

Poland: transfer of congressional records on investigation into execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in the Katyn Forest, E660 [3AP]

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 (H.R. 919), H1522 [5MR], H4022 [14MY], H8065 [9SE], H9110 [1OC], E309 [27FE]

———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 (S. 459), H12299 [21NO]

Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day: establish (H. Res. 388), E2011 [8OC]

Schiavo, Terri: legal dispute over removal of feeding tubes, H9741, H9743, H9788 [21OC]

Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), H1964-H1970 [19MR], H5323, H5326 [12JN], H5435 [17JN], H5560 [19JN], H9823, H9973 [28OC], H9986 [29OC], E538 [20MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 878), H1618 [5MR], H1652, H1656, H1661 [6MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 878), consideration (H. Res. 126), H1652 [6MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by, and death gratuity payments to, a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1664), H3000-H3004 [9AP]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (H.R. 2217), E2279 [7NO]

———enhance burial benefits (H.R. 2354), H4983 [5JN]

Westchester County, NY: anniversary of Phelps Hospice, E2158 [30OC]

Women: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (H.R. 3350), E2098 [20OC]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: authorize payment of burial and family relocation expenses after death of certain Federal employees (S. 1364), S8759 [26JN]

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents, S6839 [21MY], S7280-S7283 [4JN]

———change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (S. 922), S5337, S5380-S5383 [11AP]

———expedite granting of posthumous citizenship to members (S. 783), S4953 [8AP], S4999 [9AP], S5256 [10AP]

———increase amount of death gratuity paid upon death during active duty, S6579 [19MY]

———increase amount of death gratuity paid upon death during active duty (S. 704), S4381 [25MR], S4620, S4648 [1AP], S13833 [3NO]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), S13831-S13834 [3NO], S13945 [4NO], S14333 [10NO]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), unanimous-consent request, S13734 [31OC]

———provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated while on inactive-duty training (S. 706), S4382 [25MR]

———provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated while on inactive-duty training (S. 712), S4475 [27MR], S4647, S4648 [1AP]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (S. 402), S2475-S2477 [13FE]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence, S3717-S3719 [13MR], S3874 [18MR]

———exonerations based on postconviction DNA testing, S11751 [22SE]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 132), S160 [9JA], S843 [15JA], S3875 [18MR]

Crime: provide penalties for false personation of a military officer for purposes of harassing military families and clarify the false personation statute relative to officers and employees of the U.S. (S. 1445), S9795 [23JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance certain veterans programs and improve administration of such programs (S. 1133), S7031 [22MY]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers and firefighters (S. 535), S3189 [5MR], S6568 [15MY]

Health: improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (S. 1629), S11680-S11682 [17SE]

———tribute to home hospice and home health care programs, S9400 [15JY]

INS: prohibit deportation of alien spouses and children of certain victims of the terrorist attacks, S1407 [23JA]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 196), S9505 [16JY], S9988 [25JY]

National Funeral Service Education Week: observance (S. Con. Res. 70), S11757 [22SE]

Native Americans: provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (S. 1721), S12535 [14OC]

———provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (S. 550), S3269 [6MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (S. 1272), S7982 [17JN]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (S. 572), S3329-S3333 [6MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 75), S3197 [5MR], S5691, S5692 [1MY]

Poland: commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv, S11562 [16SE]

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 (S. 459), S2855 [26FE], S6567, S6568 [15MY], S6612-S6614 [19MY], S15570 [22NO], S16052, S16053 [25NO]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (S. 362), S2219 [11FE]

Taxation: improve tax equity for military personnel, S6247 [14MY], S12582, S12585 [15OC], S13831-S13834 [3NO]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (S. 289), S1892 [4FE], S3399 [10MR]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (S. 351), S4097, S4102 [20MR], S4477, S4482 [27MR]

———provide tax relief and assistance for the families of the Columbia (space shuttle) crew and for future astronauts killed in the line of duty (S. 298), S1907 [4FE]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), S4472-S4483, S4488, S4490 [27MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), unanimous-consent agreement, S4452 [26MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by, and death gratuity payments to, a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1664), S15398 [21NO]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (S. 1074), S6513 [15MY]

———increase burial benefits for veterans and provide for inflation adjustment (S. 1124), S7010 [22MY]

Wisconsin: tribute to law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, S6065 [13MY]

Reports filed

Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 878) (H. Rept. 108-23), H1639 [5MR]

Consideration of H.R. 878, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 108-25), H1639 [5MR]

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 663) (H. Rept. 108-28), H1678 [6MR]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 720) (S. Rept. 108-196), S14964 [17NO]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 75), S5650 [1MY]

Statements

Transfer of Congressional Records on Investigation Into Execution of Polish Captives by Soviet Authorities in the Katyn Forest: Allen Paul, E661 [3AP]

Tables

Civil War Battle of Antietam casualties, H8372 [17SE]

Comparison of fatalities on amusement park rides to common carriers 1997-2000, E1060 [22MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 231, support goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day, H4750 [2JN]

H.R. 663, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, H1766-H1771 [12MR]

H.R. 1307, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act, S4490-S4495 [27MR], H1964-H1966 [19MR]

H.R. 1664, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act, H3000-H3002 [9AP]

H.R. 3365, Fallen Patriots Tax Relief Act, H10058 [29OC]

H.R. 3365, Military Family Tax Relief Act, H10367-H10369 [5NO]

S. 132, National Death Penalty Moratorium Act, S161-S164 [9JA]

S. 289, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act, S1892-S1897 [4FE]

S. 298, Assistance for Families of Space Shuttle Columbia Heroes Act, S1908 [4FE]

S. 362, Social Security Family Protection Act, S2220 [11FE]

S. 402, Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act, S2477 [13FE]

S. 459, Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act, S2856 [26FE], S6568 [15MY], S16052 [25NO], H12300 [21NO]

S. 535, Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act, S3189 [5MR], S6568 [15MY]

S. 550, American Indian Probate Reform Act, S3270-S3275 [6MR]

S. 572, Gift of Life Congressional Medal Act, S3330 [6MR]

S. 704, increase amount of death gratuity paid upon death during active duty in the Armed Forces, S4648 [1AP]

S. 706, provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated while on inactive-duty training, S4382 [25MR]

S. 712, provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated while on inactive-duty training, S4440 [26MR], S4648 [1AP]

S. 783, expedite granting of posthumous citizenship to members of the Armed Forces, S5256 [10AP]

S. 922, Naturalization and Family Protection for Military Members Act, S5381 [11AP]

S. 1074, Veterans' Burial Benefits Enhancement Act, S6514 [15MY]

S. 1124, Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act, S7010 [22MY]

S. 1133, Veterans Programs Improvement Act, S7031-S7033 [22MY]

S. 1272, Wrongful Death Accountability Act, S7983 [17JN]

S. 1364, payment of burial and family relocation expenses after death of certain Federal employees in Alaska, S8759 [26JN]

S. 1629, Children's Compassionate Care Act, S11682-S11685 [17SE]

S. 1721, American Indian Probate Reform Act, S12535-S12543 [14OC]

S. Con. Res. 70, National Funeral Service Education Week, S11757 [22SE]

S. Res. 75, Peace Officers Memorial Day, S3197 [5MR], S5692 [1MY]

S. Res. 196, National Children's Memorial Day, S9505 [16JY], S9988 [25JY]