CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E. (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2204 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: authorize emergency supplemental assistance to combat the growing humanitarian crisis in sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 390), H171 [27JA]

———recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3571 [30AP]

African Americans: establish a memorial to slavery in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 196), H58 [7JA]

———establish special day to recognize the significant achievements and contributions of African-American scientists, mathematicians, and inventors (see H. Con. Res. 59), H1465 [27FE]

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

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H12921 [8DE]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H5267 [11JN]

Appropriations: require a bifurcated vote and certain other conditions relative to making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 296), H9376 [8OC]

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

Armed Forces: ensure tax-exempt status for members, or their spouses, serving in Iraq during Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 1795), H3975 [9MY]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8906 [24SE]

———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.R. 3208), H9813 [21OC]

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

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H5929 [25JN]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by establishing an enhanced educational assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in pay for participation in the program (see H.R. 1713), H7086 [17JY]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3019), H9377 [8OC]

———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), H9615 [16OC]

———pay one-time bonus to members who served or serve in a combat zone in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3051), H9215 [2OC]

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 2705), H10340 [4NO]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H3974 [9MY]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1323), H3572 [30AP]

———require colleges and universities to refund tuitions and fees of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1724), H3638 [1MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H5929 [25JN] (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H5366 [12JN]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H3856 [8MY]

Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H3638 [1MY]

Bearden, Romare H.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 297), H12922 [8DE]

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

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

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

Burundi: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 154), H5089 [9JN]

Bush, President: request report entitled ``Operation Iraqi Freedom Strategic Lessons Learned'' and other materials on planning for reconstruction and security of post-war Iraq (see H. Res. 364), H8491 [23SE]

———request transmission of documents or other materials to the House of Representatives relative to the possession of weapons of mass destruction by Iraq (see H. Res. 260), H5045 [5JN]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 601), H5663 [19JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 112), H1466 [27FE]

Chesapeake Bay: provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (see H.R. 568), H319 [5FE]

Children and youth: amend State grant eligibility for foster care agencies that have knowledge of missing foster children who are under the responsibility of the State (see H.R. 2582), H7226 [21JY]

———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H706 [13FE]

———ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 936), H1642 [5MR]

———improve ability of the child welfare system to prevent and respond to child abuse and place children in safe, loving, and permanent homes (see H.R. 1534), H2823 [3AP]

———provide grants to State child welfare systems, increase Social Security match for private agencies receiving child welfare training funds, and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 2437), H9614 [16OC]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H11360 [17NO]

China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (see H.R. 441), H1746 [11MR]

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington (see H. Res. 352), H7839 [3SE]

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

———provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H171 [27JA]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H10237 [30OC]

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

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H53 [7JA]

Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1633), H8083 [9SE]

———require Federal agencies to protect the security and privacy of Government computer systems from the risks posed by peer-to-peer file sharing (see H.R. 3159), H8904 [24SE]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (see H.R. 1491), H3454 [29AP]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1663), H2937 [8AP]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H3975 [9MY]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H61 [7JA]

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

———provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 3575), H12306 [21NO]

Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H10340 [4NO]

———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 1434), H10457 [5NO]

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

Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 2407), H5173 [10JN]

Crime: provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H10340 [4NO]

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

DEA: anniversary (see H. Res. 412), H9812 [21OC]

Delta/Black Belt Regional Authority: establish to provide community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 678), H1682 [6MR]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish grants to promote the well-being and educational achievement of children through school-based health programs (see H.R. 811), H701 [13FE]

———establish health empowerment zone programs in communities that disproportionately experience disparities in health status and health care (see H.R. 3588), H12307 [21NO]

———establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 1993), H3683 [6MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an independent panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National Capital Region (see H.R. 3583), H12307 [21NO]

———reimburse States for certain expenses and losses incurred during periods of high (Code Orange) or severe (Code Red) threat condition (see H.R. 2570), H9384 [14OC]

Dept. of HUD: provide grants to States, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for education programs on predatory lending and establish a toll-free number for complaints (see H.R. 1865), H7840 [3SE]

———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), H3684 [6MY]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 1673), H2938 [8AP]

Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 1130), H1679 [6MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the immediate resumption of lending to Haiti (see H.R. 1108), H3975 [9MY]

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H10340 [4NO]

———place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (see H.R. 2816), H9377 [8OC]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H1900 [13MR]

Discrimination: express that high-level Federal officials should not belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race (see H. Con. Res. 130), H2940 [8AP]

Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2553), H9812 [21OC]

———combat polio (see H. Res. 20), H3976 [9MY]

———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), H11702 [20NO]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H2311 [25MR]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H3684 [6MY]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in developing countries (see H.R. 2470), H8382 [17SE]

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

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H3635 [1MY]

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

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H4131 [14MY]

Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 1895), H3570 [30AP]

———research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H3684 [6MY]

Drug-Free Media Campaign Act: improve and authorize (see H.R. 2061), H3973 [9MY]

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 3634), H12309 [21NO]

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

Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H12312 [21NO]

Economy: constitutional amendment on the right to full employment and balanced growth (see H.J. Res. 35), H12312 [21NO]

Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H2271 [20MR]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H2311 [25MR]

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

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H134 [8JA]

———reserve funds to provide special training, technical assistance, and professional development to eligible entities and staffs implementing Even Start programs (see H.R. 1600), H11133 [7NO]

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

Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 36), H462 [12FE]

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

———protect rights of employees to receive overtime compensation (see H.R. 2665), H8083 [9SE]

Equal Justice Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 223), H12922 [8DE]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H8017 [5SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 956), H11392 (see H.R. 956), H11515 [18NO]

———allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1430), H11392 (see H.R. 1430), H11515 [18NO]

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

———require compliance with Government regulations relative to media ownership rules (see H.R. 2212), H4734 [22MY]

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), H3763 [7MY]

———support programs to end homelessness in the U.S. (see H.R. 2897), H7781 [25JY]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3426), H10236 [30OC]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 1934), H3636 [1MY]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 19), H392 [11FE]

———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H1516 [4MR]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H3683 [6MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H8016 [5SE]

Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 3237), H10130 [29OC]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 260), H135 [8JA]

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), H6264 [26JN]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9813 [21OC]

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

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

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2169), H4367 [20MY]

Global Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 281), H9983 [28OC]

Government: commend public servants for their dedication and continued service (see H. Res. 213), H3636 [1MY]

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

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 1031), H3975 [9MY]

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

———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 3386), H10129 [29OC]

Head Start Program: tribute (see H. Res. 238), H6349 [8JY]

Health: combat viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 39), H6349 [8JY]

———constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H2271 [20MR]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H3453 [29AP]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H3683 [6MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H390 [11FE] (see H.R. 2402), H9738 [20OC] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H6349 [8JY]

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

Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 1868), H3975 [9MY]

———provide grants to health centers for facility construction, modernization, replacement, and major equipment purchases (see H.R. 1386), H2823 [3AP]

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

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H9614 [16OC]

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

———expand eligibility requirement of predominantly Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 3151), H8490 [23SE]

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

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H12922 [8DE]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 47), H1335 [25FE]

Homeland Security Act: amend relative to release of alien children in custody (see H.R. 2137), H4204 [15MY]

Housing: constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H12312 [21NO]

———provide transitional housing assistance grants for child victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1704), H3052 [9AP]

Hunger: encourage support of U.S. hunger relief organizations (see H. Res. 261), H5409 [16JN]

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: support goals (see H. Res. 384), H9215 [2OC]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 603), H5664 [19JN]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H3762 [7MY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H702 [13FE]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7787 [25JY]

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]

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

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

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1448), H4131 [14MY]

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

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

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H9478 [15OC]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 296), H7787 [25JY]

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

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

Iraq: provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H4132 [14MY]

———require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 1901), H4529 [21MY]

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]

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 303), H6263 [26JN]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11392 (see H.R. 1914), H11515 [18NO]

Johnson, Shoshana N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 210), H5045 [5JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H3355 [11AP]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H6464 [9JY]

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), H3683 [6MY]

———eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9129 [1OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1955 [18MR]

———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), H7949 [4SE]

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 223), H12922 [8DE]

Liberia: provide support for ceasefire agreement between government and Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy and the Movement for Democracy of Liberia (see H. Con. Res. 240), H6707 [14JY]

Mali: recognize strong relationship with the U.S., democracy efforts, conflict resolution and peacekeeping activities, and support in campaign against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 229), H6349 [8JY]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 256), H8084 [9SE]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12311 [21NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9812 [21OC]

McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnam Conflict (see H.R. 369), H10340 [4NO]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H4368 [20MY]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H9819 [24OC]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H7020 [16JY]

Medicare: accelerate reduction on the amount of beneficiary copayment liability for outpatient services (see H.R. 1635), H3763 [7MY]

———allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H5814 [24JN]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 721), H5408 [16JN]

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H8905 [24SE]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1004), H1463 [27FE]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3762 [7MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1568), H3975 [9MY]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H3857 [8MY]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1377), H2940 [8AP]

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

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H3762 [7MY]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H3684 [6MY]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H2940 [8AP]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1321), H3858 [8MY]

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 2840), H7454 [23JY]

———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), H3762 [7MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H5664 [19JN]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H7618 [24JY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H2312 [25MR]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 846), H703 [13FE]

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

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8175 [10SE]

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

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H4737 [22MY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1316), H9614 [16OC]

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), H3763 [7MY]

National security: establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H8904 [24SE]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 36), H5665 [19JN]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9282 [7OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3053 [9AP]

———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), H9813 [21OC]

Nonprofit organizations: increase number of women and minorities on governing boards and encourage Americans to volunteer to serve on the governing boards (see H. Res. 354), H10238 [30OC]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 2272), H6349 [8JY]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H2268 [20MR]

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), H2277 [24MR]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H3856 [8MY]

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 80), H1681 [6MR]

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

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 1677), H2938 [8AP]

Public housing: protect rights of tenants who are evicted as a result of criminal activity through no fault of their own (see H.R. 1429), H2402 [26MR]

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), H3683 [6MY]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 625), H321 [5FE]

———provide grants for transitional jobs programs under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3560), H11701 [20NO]

———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 692), H390 [11FE]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 1136), H9131 [1OC]

Roads and highways: 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]

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

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2833), H9614 [16OC]

Schools: provide a model for school districts based on experience of the District of Columbia in establishing fully accountable public alternatives to traditional public schools (see H.R. 2669), H6604 [10JY]

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]

———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 1021), H1463 [27FE]

Shriver, Sargent: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 299), H10458 [5NO]

Sisulu, Walter: tribute (see H. Res. 237), H4529 [21MY]

Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 3099), H8283 [16SE]

SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 2026), H3761 [7MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H6349 [8JY]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H2472 [27MR]

———provide permanent funding level and permit States to use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funds to carry out programs relative to the Social Services Block Grant (see H.R. 1858), H5089 [9JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H4204 [15MY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H5468 [17JN]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: extend the mortgage foreclosure protection period for members of the Armed Forces after release from active duty (see H.R. 1411), H7170 [18JY]

States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 56), H3355 [11AP]

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), H8382 [17SE]

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

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H10978 [6NO]

———allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2891), H9131 [1OC]

———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), H5664 [19JN]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H1903 [13MR]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H3637 [1MY]

———constitutional amendment on progressive taxation (see H.J. Res. 34), H12312 [21NO]

———deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (see H.R. 2481), H9130 [1OC]

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

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2286), H5046 [5JN]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 2047), H5664 [19JN]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H3683 [6MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 1132), H2132 [19MR]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H2822 [3AP]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H3683 [6MY]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see H.R. 3107), H8380 [17SE]

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (see H.R. 2044), H3972 [9MY]

———provide for a temporary ex-offender low-income housing credit to encourage the provision of housing, job training, and other essential services to ex-offenders (see H.R. 2166), H4367 [20MY]

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

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H7949 [4SE]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 798), H8905 [24SE]

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

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H9130 [1OC]

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

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H5046 [5JN]

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.: 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), H7839 [3SE]

U.S. Health Service: establish (see H.R. 3000), H7948 [4SE]

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

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H9688 [17OC]

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

Veterans: increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H3975 [9MY]

———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]

———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), H2515 [31MR]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1935), H3636 [1MY]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1592), H9131 [1OC]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H9982 [28OC]

Voting: allow voters to register at polling places on the date of an election, cast ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an election, and obtain absentee ballots for any reason (see H.R. 1510), H3684 [6MY]

———constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H2271 [20MR]

———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H2514 [31MR]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3153), H10340 [4NO]

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

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2822 [3AP]

———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 on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H12312 [21NO]

———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), H10339 [4NO]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H11360 [17NO]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 38), H9738 [20OC]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H9614 [16OC]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1174), H4012 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Diseases: increase awareness and improve treatment for kidney disease (see H. Con. Res. 140), H2864 [7AP]

Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry: recognize as the official national museum of dentistry (see H.J. Res. 52), H3354 [11AP]

Federal employees: eliminate inequities in retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, Supreme Court members, and Capitol police (see H.R. 3267), H9375 [8OC]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 3268), H9375 [8OC]

Law enforcement: ensure adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas (see H.R. 1599), H2819 [3AP]

McDaniel, Hattie: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 187), H4528 [21MY]

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

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 82), H705 [13FE]

National Men's Health Week: support (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5045 [5JN]

Factsheets

National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center, H5240-H5243 [11JN]

Letters

International HIV/AIDS pandemic: Congressional Black Caucus, E409 [7MR]

Postal Service privatization: by, Congressional Black Caucus, E432 [12MR]

Remarks

Africa: U.S. policy, H6325 [8JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), E1524 [18JY]

Amtrak: funding, H7859 [4SE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8372, H8375, H8376, H8378 [17SE], H9196, H9197, H9199, H9200, H9201, H9202 [2OC], H9368, H9370, H9371, H9372 [8OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9522 [16OC]

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H2392, H2393, H2394, H2395, H2397, H2398 [26MR], H10547 [6NO]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H1944, H1945, H1947, H1948 [18MR]

Baltimore, MD: authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center (H.R. 2424), H5239 [11JN]

Black History Month: observance, H442, H443, H444, H445 [12FE]

Black/Jewish Forum of Baltimore, Inc.: anniversary, E1988 [7OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2207, H2212 [20MR], H2393, H2394, H2395, H2397, H2398 [26MR], H2689, H2690, H2691, H2692, H2693, H2694 [2AP]

Christopher, Elroy: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1223 [11JN]

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington (H. Res. 352), E1822 [17SE]

Colleges and universities: historically Black colleges and universities funding, E1524 [18JY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H9165 [2OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6527 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H9165 [2OC]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7859, H7883 [4SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H10546 [6NO]

Diseases: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic, H1624 [5MR], E409 [7MR]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H3615 [1MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS through reductions in the Millennium Challenge Account, H7392 [23JY]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in developing countries, H9200 [2OC]

———increase awareness and improve treatment for kidney disease (H. Con. Res. 140), E692 [7AP]

———require a certain percentage of assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS be expended for abstinence education programs, H3615 [1MY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), H7968 [5SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7968 [5SE]

———tribute to demonstration in support of affirmative action policies at colleges and universities, H2929, H2930, H2936 [8AP]

Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry: recognize as the official national museum of dentistry (H.J. Res. 52), H9240 [7OC], E770 [12AP]

Education: funding, E76 [28JA]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (H.R. 438), E1458 [11JY]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (H.R. 236), H4120 [14MY]

———student financial aid programs, H2693 [2AP]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), E926 [9MY]

———exempt religious organizations operating Federal job training programs from religious discrimination laws in hiring, E926 [9MY]

Federal employees: eliminate inequities in retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, Supreme Court members, and Capitol police (H.R. 3267), E2022 [8OC]

———increase annual and aggregate limits on student loan repayment by Federal agencies (S. 926), H9836 [28OC]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of glaucoma detection services (H.R. 3268), E2023 [8OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H7392 [23JY]

Gibson, Althea: tribute (H. Res. 386), E1964 [2OC]

Government: commend public servants for their dedication and continued service (H. Res. 213), H3711 [7MY]

Guyton, Clayton: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1223 [11JN]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid relative to HIV/AIDS epidemic, H3561 [30AP]

———U.S. policy, H3561, H3562, H3563 [30AP]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H5259 [11JN], H5541, H5544, H5546, H5547 [18JN], H6851, H6852, H6853, H6855, H6856, H6857 [15JY], H7560 [24JY]

Health: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5620 [19JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), E1163 [5JN]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1854 [13MR]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1821), H9415 [15OC]

Help America Vote Act: funding, H7883 [4SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3476 [30AP]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H9201 [2OC]

Iraq: cost of use of Armed Forces against Iraq and rebuilding efforts, H8372, H8375, H8376, H8378 [17SE], H9368, H9370, H9371, H9372 [8OC]

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 303), H6880 [16JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (S. 470), E2174 [30OC]

Law enforcement: ensure adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas, H8967 [30SE]

———ensure adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas (H.R. 1599), H2837 [7AP]

Marshall, Thurgood: dedication of commemorative postage stamp, E78 [28JA]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: exchange certain lands with Atlanta, GA (H.R. 1616), E2174 [30OC], E2182 [31OC]

McDaniel, Hattie: issue commemorative postage stamp (H. Con. Res. 187), E1032 [21MY]

Medgar Evers National Week of Remembrance: support (H. Con. Res. 220), E1281 [17JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H2694 [2AP]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 1199), H5542 [18JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6117 [26JN], H11862 [20NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H11865, H11868 [20NO], H12292 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 2473), H5542, H5547 [18JN]

Minorities: health care issues, E1163 [5JN]

———improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3459), H11862, H11866, H11868 [20NO]

National Men's Health Week: support (H. Con. Res. 208), H6884 [16JY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (H.R. 2086), H8967 [30SE]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (H.R. 2030), H5125 [10JN]

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (S. 380), H2905 [8AP]

Presidential Commission on the U.S. Postal Service: recommendations for privatization, E432 [12MR]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H526 [13FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H5620 [19JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (H.R. 3491), H11492 [18NO]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H4120, H4122, H4123 [14MY]

———hearing on University of Michigan affirmative action policies, H2929, H2930, H2936 [8AP]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H7159 [18JY]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit, H7159 [18JY]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), E65 [27JA]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 17), E65 [27JA]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 1652), H4520, H4521, H4523 [21MY]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2689, H2691, H2692 [2AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), H10545, H10546 [6NO]

Veterans Day: observance, H10541, H10544, H10545, H10546, H10547 [6NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1741 [11MR], H1898 [13MR], H2307 [25MR], H2467 [27MR], H2818 [3AP], H2856 [7AP], H3632 [1MY], H5264 [11JN], H5925 [25JN], H11389 [18NO], H11647 [19NO]

Tributes

Allen, Milton B., E475 [13MR]

Blount, Clarence W., H3622 [1MY]

Price, Hugh B., E448 [12MR]

Rawlings, Howard P. (Pete), H11629 [19NO]

Waters-Bey, Kendall D., H2392 [26MR], H2689 [2AP]

Wellstone, Paul D., E2175 [30OC]