BAIRD, BRIAN (a Representative from Washington)

Analyses

Bush Administration Budget Proposals, H1361 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abraham Lincoln (U.S.S.): tribute to Navy and Marine Corps crew (see H. Res. 211), H3571 [30AP]

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

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), H11651 [19NO]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H4978 [4JN]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 1210), H4739 [22MY]

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

Armed Forces: allow eligible members under the Montgomery GI Bill to transfer educational assistance entitlement to dependents (see H.R. 2764), H10130 [29OC]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8285 [16SE]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H. Res. 387), H9479 [15OC]

———extend time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1924), H9131 [1OC]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H9812 [21OC]

———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), H9282 [7OC]

Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H4739 [22MY]

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

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

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), H2271 [20MR]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 192), H6869 [15JY]

———provide for infant crib safety (see H.R. 3371), H9811 [21OC]

———support efforts to promote greater awareness of the need for youth mentors and increased involvement with youth through mentoring (see H. Res. 25), H138 [8JA]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H7020 [16JY]

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

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H7086 [17JY]

Congo Basin Forest Partnership Program: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2264), H5268 [11JN]

Congress: conduct a feasibility study on implementing an emergency electronic communications system to ensure the continuity of the operations of Congress during an emergency (see H.R. 2948), H7783 [25JY]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H3454 [29AP]

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

Contracts: require each bidder for a Federal construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1348), H5815 [24JN]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 394), H6707 [14JY]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 2911), H7782 [25JY]

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

———establish methods for preventing identity theft and protect consumers' sensitive, private health-related information (see H.R. 2633), H8176 [10SE]

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

———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 669), H4368 [20MY]

———prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. (see H.R. 2405), H12321 [25NO]

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

DEA: anniversary (see H. Res. 412), H10131 [29OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H1642 [5MR]

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]

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

———prohibit from disposing of low-level radioactive waste in certain landfills (see H.R. 2508), H5665 [19JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 3539), H12922 [8DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: include the Sec. of Homeland Security in the line of Presidential succession (see H.R. 2319), H4976 [4JN]

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

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3858 [8MY]

———provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see H.R. 1238), H1811 [12MR]

Dept. of the Interior: acquire the McLoughlin House National Historic Site in Oregon City, OR, and include it as unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 733), H460 [12FE]

———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 the National Rail Infrastructure Program (see H.R. 1617), H2820 [3AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize veterans to select the appraiser when applying for guaranteed housing loans (see H.R. 1500), H2823 [3AP]

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

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H6604 [10JY]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H7949 [4SE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H7454 [23JY]

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H5815 [24JN]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 2069), H6604 [10JY]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H1900 [13MR]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H4205 [15MY]

Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H1516 [4MR]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 2198), H12921 [8DE]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3509), H11703 [20NO]

Employment: prevent an employer from placing a nonimmigrant who is an intracompany transferee with another employer (see H.R. 2154), H6604 [10JY]

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

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 475), H4131 [14MY]

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

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4740 [22MY]

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H7329 [22JY]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1227), H1810 [12MR]

Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 1738), H8222 [15SE]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H6604 [10JY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1101), H2312 [25MR]

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), H1955 [18MR]

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]

———provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 1721), H3684 [6MY]

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), H3858 [8MY]

FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H245 [29JA]

Health care professionals: establish demonstration programs to encourage physicians to practice in rural settings (see H.R. 3512), H11391 (see H.R. 3512), H11514 [18NO]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H5468 [17JN]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H7618 [24JY]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H5266 [11JN]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H1335 [25FE]

India: permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 108), H2272 [20MR]

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

Insurance: allow States to require certain disclosures regarding Holocaust-era insurance policies of insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims for payment of such insurance policies (see H.R. 1905), H6604 [10JY]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H8083 [9SE]

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

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H8083 [9SE]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H8905 [24SE]

———reform the medical malpractice insurance business, provide Federal alternative medical malpractice insurance, and limit frivolous lawsuits (see H.R. 1116), H1678 [6MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H11651 [19NO]

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

James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco, CA: designate (see H.R. 3557), H11701 [20NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H1334 [25FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7170 [18JY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H5664 [19JN]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H12308 [21NO]

Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see H.R. 1046), H1514 [4MR]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1334 [25FE]

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

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see H.R. 2327), H7840 [3SE]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9377 [8OC]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H5045 [5JN]

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

Medicare: coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1004), H9282 [7OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1568), H3763 [7MY]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H5664 [19JN]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H52 [7JA]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H8017 [5SE]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 937), H7790 [29JY]

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2904), H8017 [5SE]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H4205 [15MY]

———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), H1642 [5MR]

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

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H2823 [3AP]

———require home health agencies to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers (see H.R. 208), H245 [29JA]

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

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

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]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2141), H4204 [15MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H12922 [8DE]

Mount Rainier National Park: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 265), H135 [8JA]

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

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 2608), H6261 [26JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 852), H10130 [29OC]

National Park Service: prohibit study or implementation of plan to privatize, divest, or transfer any part of its mission, function, or responsibility (see H.R. 2650), H7020 [16JY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 36), H4877 [3JN]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9132 [1OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H2703 [2AP]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H3053 [9AP]

New Freedom Commission on Mental Health: adopt and implement goals and recommendations to help ensure affordable, accessible, and high quality mental health care (see H. Con. Res. 292), H9688 [17OC]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H9131 [1OC]

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

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Con. Res. 49), H4740 [22MY]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Pensions: provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H8382 [17SE]

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

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

Presidents of the U.S.: allow the President to choose between possible successors in the event there is neither a President nor Vice President to discharge the powers and duties of the office (see H.R. 2749), H6868 [15JY]

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

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H1682 [6MR]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H12310 [21NO]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 1136), H2271 [20MR]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2180), H5268 [11JN]

———empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H5664 [19JN]

———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]

———use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 243), H134 [8JA]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8175 [10SE]

SBA: raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (see H.R. 2788), H8284 [16SE]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H8950 [25SE]

Ships and vessels: extend authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program (see H.R. 2704), H6707 [14JY]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 822), H702 [13FE]

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

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1467 [27FE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H2270 [20MR]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 449), H242 [29JA] (see H.R. 515), H1396 [26FE]

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

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]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 1179), H5408 [16JN]

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

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

———allow a deduction for certain distributions from a controlled foreign corporation to encourage personnel and economic investments by companies (see H.R. 1162), H1681 [6MR]

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

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H701 [13FE]

———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]

———extend deduction for clean-fuel vehicles and certain refueling property (see H.R. 3694), H12919 [8DE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H2864 [7AP]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H11392 (see H.R. 570), H11515 [18NO]

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

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H11651 [19NO]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H3974 [9MY]

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

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 3119), H8950 [25SE]

———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]

———suspend tax-exempt status of designated foreign terrorist groups (see H.R. 3002), H12921 [8DE]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H6264 [26JN]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H12921 [8DE]

———treatment of certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance (see H.R. 870), H9214 [2OC]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H4255 [19MY]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H6869 [15JY]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to issuance of tax-exempt governmental bonds (see H.R. 1421), H7949 [4SE]

Telecommunications: authorize grants for community telecommunications infrastructure planning and market development (see H.R. 2530), H5662 [19JN]

———equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H3637 [1MY]

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

———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), H12921 [8DE]

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

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

———responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H10130 [29OC]

U.N.: establish civilian police corps for international peace operations to maintain the rule of law and promote peace and stability in post-conflict situations (see H.R. 1414), H3355 [11AP]

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H2823 [3AP]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA]

———temporarily allow States to disregard certain look-back requirements for purposes of determining unemployment insurance eligibility (see H.R. 3554), H12312 [21NO]

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

Veterans: 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), H2822 [3AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2311 [25MR]

———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]

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

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H12312 [21NO]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H12922 [8DE]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 38), H7618 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Computers: study the business practices, procedures, accountability, and administration of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and of the Internet domain name system (see H.R. 2521), H5661 [19JN]

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

Law enforcement: provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 3092), H8283 [16SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on appointment of individuals to fill House of Representatives vacancies (see H.J. Res. 77), H11651 [19NO] (see H.J. Res. 83), H12920 [8DE]

Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe (see H.R. 2489), H5467 [17JN]

White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2397), H5173 [10JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9452 [15OC]

Budget: deficit, H1361 [26FE], H3545, H3547, H3548, H3549, H3550 [30AP], H10326 [4NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2218 [20MR], H2842, H2843, H2844 [7AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report—consideration (H. Res. 191), H3288 [10AP]

Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee: establish (H.R. 258), H1353 [26FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), H10419, H10420 [5NO]

———ensure materials used in bridge alteration projects are produced in the U.S., H10420 [5NO]

Coins: ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin (H.R. 258), H1353 [26FE]

Congress: establish a joint committee to review House, Senate, and joint rules and other matters assuring continuing representation and congressional operations (H. Con. Res. 190), H5008 [5JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), conference report, H10999 [7NO]

Dept. of Energy: high-level radioactive waste cleanup program funding, H9171 [2OC]

Dept. of the Interior: acquire the McLoughlin House National Historic Site in Oregon City, OR, and include it as unit of the National Park System (H.R. 733), H2876 [8AP]

———prohibit new competitive outsourcing studies funding, H7039 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7039 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6576 [10JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H5498 [18JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H10326 [4NO]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), H4306 [20MY]

Medicare: reform, H3288 [10AP]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12244 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 459), H12178, H12179 [21NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: funding, H2842, H2843 [7AP]

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

NIH: prohibit funding for certain grants, H6576 [10JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H9171 [2OC]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1361 [26FE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes, H4720 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3545, H3547, H3548, H3549, H3550 [30AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4720 [22MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5086 [9JN]

Special order: granted, H1393 [26FE]

Resignations

Committee on Science (House), H313 [5FE]

Tributes

Pence, Edwin, H12878 [8DE]