HOOLEY, DARLENE (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7841 [3SE], H7885 [4SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2622, National Consumer Credit Reporting System Improvement Act, H10515 [6NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: commend women for participation in Government and civil society, encourage inclusion in the economic and political life, and advocate protection of women's rights in Afghanistan Constitution (see H. Res. 393), H10238 [30OC]

Agriculture: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 42), H244 [29JA]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H9377 [8OC]

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), H4529 [21MY]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H4368 [20MY]

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

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

Armed Forces: commend regular and reserve components, express concern for safety and security, and ensure that reserve components are provided the same equipment as regular components (see H. Con. Res. 335), H12922 [8DE]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H9131 [1OC]

———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), H9032 [30SE]

———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), H7787 [25JY]

———increase basic educational assistance for Selected Reserve members (see H.R. 1374), H2268 [20MR]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3019, 3365), H9982 [28OC]

———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 331), H9478 [15OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H3683 [6MY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H1900 [13MR]

Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H3570 [30AP]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H12921 [8DE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1955 [18MR]

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

Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see H.R. 2360), H7840 [3SE]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H217 [28JA]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H12922 [8DE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H12921 [8DE]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H463 [12FE]

———award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 49), H1467 [27FE]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (see H.R. 21), H392 [11FE] (see H.R. 2143), H4254 [19MY]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H9377 [8OC]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H1462 [27FE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H12921 [8DE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H172 [27JA]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (see H.R. 2622), H6262 [26JN]

Crime: establish methods for preventing identity theft and protect consumers' sensitive, private health-related information (see H.R. 2633), H6262 [26JN]

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

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

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish position of Northern Border Coordinator (see H.R. 853), H704 [13FE]

———reimburse States for certain expenses and losses incurred during periods of high (Code Orange) or severe (Code Red) threat condition (see H.R. 2570), H5813 [24JN]

Dept. of HUD: pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-designated at-risk areas (see H.R. 729), H460 [12FE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3300 [10AP]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H11393 (see H.R. 3344), H11516 [18NO]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 2015), H8083 [9SE]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners and provide Medicare coverage to eligible veterans (see H.R. 1309), H1952 [18MR]

———make motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans comparable to reimbursement rates for Federal employees (see H.R. 632), H7787 [25JY]

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

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H1334 [25FE]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 2069), H10457 [5NO]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H11651 [19NO]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 514), H706 [13FE]

Education: authorize grants to local educational agencies for teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 1611), H2820 [3AP]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 1805), H12921 [8DE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 1751), H7787 [25JY]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H2515 [31MR]

Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission: establish (see H.R. 446), H268 [31JA]

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

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H12921 [8DE]

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]

Federal employees: ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H323 [5FE]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H12921 [8DE]

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), H172 [27JA]

———repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits (see H.R. 859), H704 [13FE]

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

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2473 [27MR]

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

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 45), H7788 [25JY]

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

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

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

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H7788 [25JY]

Housing: provide transitional housing assistance grants for child victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1704), H9131 [1OC]

Hunger: encourage support of U.S. hunger relief organizations (see H. Res. 261), H9615 [16OC]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H9615 [16OC]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H8906 [24SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 1502), H7787 [25JY]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H7787 [25JY]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1448), H2401 [26MR]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 736), H8016 [5SE]

———establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 1552), H8491 [23SE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H5815 [24JN]

———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), H12921 [8DE]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H10458 [5NO]

International Space Station: tribute to Expedition 6 crew (see H. Con. Res. 168), H3857 [8MY]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (see H.R. 2420), H10340 [4NO]

Iraq: commend women for participation in Iraqi government and civil society, encourage inclusion of women in political and economic life of Iraq, and advocate protection of women's human rights in the Iraqi Constitution (see H. Con. Res. 342), H12310 [21NO]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H7330 [22JY]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H8906 [24SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H4368 [20MY]

Korea, Republic of: ensure U.S. trade actions relative to semiconductor trade do not result in geopolitical tensions or U.S. job losses (see H. Con. Res. 124), H2472 [27MR]

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), H12922 [8DE]

Law enforcement: eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9378 [8OC]

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

———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]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H7019 [16JY]

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

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9282 [7OC]

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

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

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H8083 [9SE]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H5468 [17JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H4205 [15MY]

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]

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

Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1605), H9381 [10OC]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H1334 [25FE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H2312 [25MR]

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), H5664 [19JN]

———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), H7839 [3SE]

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]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3305 [10AP]

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

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

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), H1394 [26FE]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H12923 [8DE]

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), H4788 [2JN]

Securities: permit church pension plans to be invested in collective trusts (see H.R. 1533), H7329 [22JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H7787 [25JY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H7786 [25JY]

———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 174), H7788 [25JY]

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

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H12921 [8DE]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (see H.R. 100), H2703 [2AP]

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), H7840 [3SE]

Sudan: human rights violations (see H. Res. 194), H3454 [29AP]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H9131 [1OC]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H3637 [1MY]

———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), H7839 [3SE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H4788 [2JN]

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2037), H3856 [8MY]

———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]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 930), H9131 [1OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H1466 [27FE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H9614 [16OC]

———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 checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1692), H7787 [25JY]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H9282 [7OC]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H5045 [5JN]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 7), H5551 [18JN]

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

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 798), H9478 [15OC]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 807), H8491 [23SE]

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

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H3684 [6MY]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H6349 [8JY]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: establish an alternative trigger for determining if an extended benefit period is in effect for a State for purposes of certain benefits (see H.R. 3487), H11159 [14NO]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 2722), H6706 [14JY]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H12922 [8DE]

———responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H12921 [8DE]

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), H7787 [25JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 3156), H9377 [8OC]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H9982 [28OC] (see H.R. 3568), H12922 [8DE]

University of Portland: tribute to women's soccer team (see H. Res. 41), H244 [29JA]

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

Veterans: authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 1918), H7840 [3SE]

———establish development program for disabled veterans' small businesses, reauthorize National Veterans Business Development Corp., programs, and establish procurement goal for veterans' small businesses (see H.R. 1712), H3301 [10AP]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H4976 [4JN]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H318 [5FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1334 [25FE]

Veterans Health Administration: establish office to oversee research compliance and assurance (see H.R. 1585), H5929 [25JN]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H12921 [8DE]

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

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H7787 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon: anniversary of Federal recognition (see H. Con. Res. 341), H12310 [21NO]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize former Federal employees receiving voluntary separation payments to accept subsequent Federal employment related to fighting forest fires (see H.R. 366), H170 [27JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish national environmental terrorism clearinghouse and environmental terrorism reduction program (see H.R. 2942), H7783 [25JY]

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]

Drugs: encourage major sports organizations to ban use of ephedra and dietary supplements containing ephedrine (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1333 [25FE]

———require that each prescription drug sold at retail bear a label that states full retail price of the drug (see H.R. 3677), H12919 [8DE]

Education: provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see H.R. 365), H170 [27JA]

Fire prevention: expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (see H.R. 2639), H6262 [26JN]

Hazardous substances: prevent inhalant abuse (see H.R. 2873), H7616 [24JY]

Health: improve prescription drug benefits for veterans (see H.R. 2874), H7616 [24JY]

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

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

Law enforcement: waive certain restrictions for grants awarded to hire or rehire career law enforcement officers under the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program (see H.R. 2943), H7783 [25JY]

Medicaid: require criminal background checks on drivers providing medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 364), H170 [27JA]

Motor vehicles: assess the advisability of requiring each State to use the SSA Death Master File in issuing drivers' licenses to individuals (see H.R. 2757), H7019 [16JY]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 1797), H3352 [11AP]

Taxation: assist individuals who have lost their 401(k) savings to make additional retirement savings through individual retirement account contributions (see H.R. 2240), H4735 [22MY]

———disclose to State and local law enforcement agencies individuals using Social Security numbers of others to claim tax benefits (see H.R. 2774), H7085 [17JY]

———employer credit for hiring new employees (see H.R. 3608), H12308 [21NO]

———provide a refundable credit to small businesses for the costs of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 3607), H12308 [21NO]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3499), H11359 [17NO]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 1652), consideration (see H. Res. 398), H9477 [15OC]

Veterans: modify calculation of back pay for members of the Navy or Marine Corps who were approved for promotion while interned as POW during World War II (see H.R. 2992), H7838 [3SE]

Lists

Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act consumer protections, H12216 [21NO]

Motions

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H11395 [18NO], H11598 [19NO]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H150 [27JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H10459 [6NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: country of origin labeling requirements implementation funding, H6641 [14JY], H12837 [8DE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), H6641 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12837 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 458), H12184 [21NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 465), H12755 [8DE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 458), H12184 [21NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 465), H12755 [8DE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12837 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2734 [3AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1754 [12MR]

———deficit, H2149 [20MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2106 [19MR], H2149 [20MR], H2841, H2842 [7AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H3295 [10AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2140 [20MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 191)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 190), H3282 [10AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2547 [1AP]

Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee: establish (H.R. 258), H1354 [26FE]

Coins: ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin (H.R. 258), H1354 [26FE]

Computers: enforce existing laws to prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling, H5146 [10JN]

———prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2143), H5137, H5141, H5143, H5146 [10JN]

———prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2143), consideration (H. Res. 263), H5133 [10JN]

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians: anniversary of Federal recognition, E2311 [17NO]

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon: anniversary of Federal recognition (H. Con. Res. 341), E2405 [22NO]

Credit: allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually from any national or regional consumer reporting agency, H8162 [10SE]

———prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), H8121, H8162 [10SE]

———prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), conference report, H12215 [21NO]

———prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), consideration (H. Res. 360), H8114 [10SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: decision to revise verification process used to determine eligibility for free or reduced school meals, H9488 [16OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), conference report, H10997 [7NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish national environmental terrorism clearinghouse and environmental terrorism reduction program (H.R. 2942), E1650 [25JY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H9160 [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), H2875 [8AP]

———acquire the McLoughlin House National Historic Site in Oregon City, OR, and include it as unit of the National Park System (H.R. 733), Senate amendments, H6877 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study on security of State driver's license programs, H7885 [4SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H9160 [2OC], H10431 [5NO]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7885 [4SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7668 [25JY]

Education: funding, H2547 [1AP], H3295 [10AP]

———status of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H353 [11FE]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), consideration (H. Res. 221), H3773 [8MY]

Families and domestic relations: tribute to mothers of missing children, E921 [9MY]

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), H4308 [20MY]

———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), conference report, H12164 [21NO]

FTC: collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 395), H411 [12FE]

Hunger: efforts to reduce hunger, H9488 [16OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1094), E387 [7MR]

———funding, H10431 [5NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3530 [30AP]

———use of priority grants to establish training programs for the early and appropriate identification of children with disabilities, H3530 [30AP]

Law enforcement: waive certain restrictions for grants awarded to hire or rehire career law enforcement officers under the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program (H.R. 2943), E1644 [25JY]

Medicare: ensure Medicare+Choice and Medicare Advantage payments attributable to disproportionate share hospitals are paid directly to such hospitals, H8883 [24SE]

———improve reimbursement payments to physicians, H11598, H11605 [19NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12259, H12274 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H8883 [24SE], H11598, H11601, H11605 [19NO]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 253), H11837 [20NO]

National security: homeland security funding, H2106 [19MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, H12862 [8DE]

Portland, OR: Portland VA Medical Center funding, H7668 [25JY]

Pryor, Tony: Army Silver Star award recipient, H10460 [6NO]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), H1431 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H1431 [27FE]

Stone, Otho: Bronze Star recipient, E476 [13MR]

Taxation: disclose to State and local law enforcement agencies individuals using Social Security numbers of others to claim tax benefits (H.R. 2774), E1506 [18JY]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H5133 [10JN]

———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, H5133 [10JN]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), H8342 [17SE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H1754 [12MR]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H12184 [21NO]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system, H12755 [8DE]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (H.R. 3568), H12862 [8DE]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 1652), H9987 [29OC]

University of Portland: tribute to women's soccer team (H. Res. 41), H353 [11FE]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2841, H2842 [7AP]

———health care funding, H7668 [25JY]

———modify calculation of back pay for members of the Navy or Marine Corps who were approved for promotion while interned as POW during World War II (H.R. 2992), E1692 [4SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H10997 [7NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H11130 [7NO]

Special order: granted, H459 [12FE], H2584 [1AP]

Tributes

Bales, Tyler B., E1506 [18JY]

O'Brien, John, H425 [12FE]

Walters, Donald, H2868 [8AP]