DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Addresses

American University Commencement (1963): John F. Kennedy, S15237-S15239 [20NO]

In Memory of Walter E. Washington: J. Clay Smith, Jr., E2274 [7NO]

Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra Performance in Memory of Victims of September 11, 2001: Daniel C. Kurtzer, U.S. Ambassador to Israel, E2139 [28OC]

———Menachem Magidor, E2138 [28OC]

Amendments

Appropriations: making (H.R. 2765), S11917, S11926, S11927 [24SE], S11944, S11957, S12003 [25SE], S12154, S12160, S12203 [30SE], S15022 [18NO], H7086 [17JY], H7455 [23JY], H7966, H7982, H7990 [5SE]

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 1012), H12866 [8DE]

Local government: provide budget autonomy (S. 1267), S16043 [25NO], S16147, S16200 [9DE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (H.R. 1442), S14070 [5NO], H10512 [6NO]

Announcements

House of Representatives: receipt of Resident Commissioner and Delegate credentials, H2 [7JA]

Articles and editorials

America, Brought to You by . . ., S11432 [15SE]

Deception and Denial (Part Two)—The White House's Intelligence Problems Get Bigger, H7775 [25JY]

Desecration of the Mall, S11431 [15SE]

End of an Era, E2197 [31OC]

JPDS Gets $2 Million Gift Donation, Is Bethesda Couple's Largest to Jewish Cause, E2485 [8DE]

Marketing the Mall, S11432 [15SE]

Phenom of the Opera; Patron Betty Brown Casey Gives a Party, S7129 [23MY]

Private School With Ties to Alleged Terrorist Gets State Money, H7987 [5SE]

Report Raises New Questions on Saudi Role in 9/11 Attacks, H7774 [25JY]

Sept. 11 Deserves Commemoration on Coin, E987 [15MY]

September 11 Investigation Undermines Bush's Claims, H7775 [25JY]

Straight Talk on Vouchers, H7960 [5SE]

Vouchers No Way Out of a Failing Society, S12118 [29SE]

Walter E. Washington, E2196 [31OC]

Washington's Children Deserve More Choices, S12036 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions

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

Anacostia River: restore, protect, and enhance the environmental integrity and social and economic benefits of the Anacostia Watershed in Maryland and the District of Columbia (see S. 1959), S15975 [25NO] (see H.R. 3622), H12308 [21NO]

Appropriations: making (see S. 1583), S11118 [4SE] (see H.R. 2765), H7084 [17JY]

———making (H.R. 2765), consideration (see H. Res. 334), H7453 [23JY]

Aviation: provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2499), H5467 [17JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 53), H1333 [25FE]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 128), H2472 [27MR]

———establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 17), S3163 [5MR]

———permit placement of statues honoring District of Columbia residents in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 3278), H9376 [8OC]

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 1012), H1463 [27FE]

Chesapeake Bay: establish a Forest Service program to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see S. 830), S5059 [9AP]

———establish programs to enhance protection (see S. 831), S5059 [9AP]

———make grants to eligible institutions to develop, demonstrate, or disseminate information on practices, methods, or techniques relating to environmental education and training in the watershed (see S. 828), S5059 [9AP]

———provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (see S. 827), S5059 [9AP] (see H.R. 568), H319 [5FE]

———reauthorize and improve the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program (see S. 829), S5059 [9AP]

Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant permanent residence status to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (see S. 889), S5342 [11AP] (see H.R. 609), H321 [5FE] (see H.R. 1801), H3352 [11AP]

Civil liberties: provide full voting representation in Congress (see S. 617), S3730 [13MR] (see H.R. 1285), H1901 [13MR]

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

Claims: allow victims of terrorist attacks to receive certain compensation regardless of any collateral source compensation they may be eligible to receive (see S. 638), S3881 [18MR] (see H.R. 123), H56 [7JA]

———extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see S. 1602), S11245 [9SE] (see H.R. 3084), H8282 [16SE] (see H.R. 3116), H8380 [17SE]

Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see H.R. 3292), H9477 [15OC]

Congress: consent to assemble outside the District of Columbia (see H. Con. Res. 1), H60 [7JA]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 298), H136 [8JA] (see H.R. 1538), H2585 [1AP]

Courts: preserve existing Superior Court judgeships (see S. 1561), S10906 [1AU]

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]

Dept. of the Interior: provide a grant to New Jersey for the construction of a memorial to the New Jersey victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2058), H3973 [9MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2993), H7838 [3SE]

Disasters: modify terms of the community disaster loan program and authorize assistance under that program for losses related to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1542), H2585 [1AP]

Education: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 684), H390 [11FE]

FBI Building: designate (see H.R. 2524), H5661 [19JN]

Firearms: restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1414), S9414 [15JY] (see H.R. 3193), H8949 [25SE]

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site: provide funding to protect integrity (see S. Res. 135), S5950 [8MY] (see H. Res. 224), H3857 [8MY]

Housing: encourage Congress to participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for people in the U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 43), S5771 [6MY] (see H. Con. Res. 184), H4204 [15MY]

James L. Buckley Annex to the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse: designate (see S. 1232), S7718 [11JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see S. 470), S2920 [27FE] (see H.R. 1209), H1745 [11MR]

Local government: provide budget autonomy (see S. 1267), S7926 [16JN] (see H.R. 2472), H5407 [16JN]

Lyndon Baines Johnson Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 3462), H10977 [6NO]

Maryland: retrocession (see H.R. 381), H171 [27JA]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H1333 [25FE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: funding (see S. 734), S4512 [27MR]

National Guard: provide Mayor with the authority to call on the National Guard (see H.R. 2820), H7329 [22JY]

National Women's History Museum: provide a site (see S. 1741), S12737 [16OC]

Office of the District Attorney: establish and head with a locally elected and independent district attorney (see H.R. 2334), H4977 [4JN]

Orville Wright Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 3118), H8380 [17SE]

Rotary International: recognize establishment of Rotary Club of Capitol Hill and important contributions of Rotary Clubs to society (see H. Res. 448), H11391 (see H. Res. 448), H11515 [18NO]

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), H6348 [8JY]

———provide low-income students who attend under-performing schools with scholarships to attend private school of choice (see H.R. 2556), H5713 [23JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 1157), S7135 [23MY] (see H.R. 2205), H4733 [22MY] (see H.R. 3491), H11358 [17NO]

Special Blue Ribbon Commission on Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Pollution Control Financing: establish (see S. 1880), S15061 [18NO]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1896), S15187 [19NO]

———make the first-time homebuyer credit for the District of Columbia permanent (see H.R. 1952), H3641 [5MY]

———permit City Council to impose a tax on income of professional baseball players earned within the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1450), H2401 [26MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 224), S11416 [11SE]

———compensate victims of attacks on U.S. embassies in East Africa and the U.S.S. Cole on the same basis as victims of attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1728), S12533 [14OC]

———liquidate certain blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations for the compensation of terrorism victims (see H.R. 922), H1394 [26FE]

———provide compensation to victims of terrorist-related laboratory-confirmed anthrax infection in the U.S. during the period between September 13, 2001, and November 30, 2001 (see S. 1740), S12737 [16OC]

———provide for medal to be awarded by the President to representatives of individuals killed in terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 passengers (see S. 533), S3163 [5MR]

Transportation: make transit pass transportation benefits available to qualified Federal employees in the region and allow use of Government vehicles to shuttle employees to and from mass transit facilities (see S. 1783), S13134 [23OC] (see H.R. 1151), H1680 [6MR]

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: provide for 11 circuit judges (see S. 1921), S15407 [21NO]

Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 591), H320 [5FE]

Urban areas: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region (see H.R. 2882), H7616 [24JY]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see S. 268), S1813 [30JA] (see H.R. 422), H218 [28JA]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 1076), S6624 [19MY]

———authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H2400 [26MR]

———study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see S. 296), S1871 [4FE] (see H.R. 2540), H5662 [19JN]

Wilbur Wright Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 3118), H8380 [17SE]

Citations

Georgetown University Excellence in Teaching Faculty Award, S8122 [18JN]

Homilies

Daniel Patrick Moynihan Burial Mass: Peter Vaghi, S7534 [9JN]

Letters

Chesapeake Bay legislation: Robert M. Ferris, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, S5068 [9AP]

———Robert S. Bloxom, Chesapeake Bay Commission, S5068 [9AP]

Federal Employee Commuter Benefits Act: Dale Zehner, Virginia Railway Express (business), S13144 [23OC]

———Douglas M. Duncan, Montgomery County, MD, County Executive, S13145 [23OC]

———Lawrence C. Drake, Jr., American Federation of Government Employees, S13143 [23OC]

———Peter Shapiro, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, S13145 [23OC]

———Richard A. White, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, S13144 [23OC]

———Robert L. Flanagan, Maryland Dept. of Transportation, S13144 [23OC]

———William W. Millar, American Public Transportation Association, S13144 [23OC]

Scholarship vouchers to provide school choice in the District of Columbia: Anthony A. Williams, Mayor of the District of Columbia, S11954 [25SE]

———Delegate Norton, S12118 [29SE]

———Iris J. Toyer and Darlene T. Allen, Parents United for the D.C. Public Schools (organization), S12119 [29SE]

———Kathy Patterson, S12119 [29SE]

———Lapria Johnson, H7988 [5SE]

———Paul Strauss, S12176 [30SE]

———Peter M. Branch, S11181 [8SE]

———Roderick R. Paige, Sec. of Education, S12035 [26SE]

———Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, S11151 [5SE], S11945 [25SE]

Special Blue Ribbon Commission on Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Pollution Control Financing: Ann Pesiri Swanson, Chesapeake Bay Commission, S15066 [18NO]

———William C. Baker, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, S15066 [18NO]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center design and construction: Patricia E. Gallagher, National Capital Planning Commission, H9406 [15OC]

Messages

District of Columbia Budget Request: President Bush, S9116 [9JY], H6433 [9JY]

District of Columbia Public Safety Funds: President Bush, S14173 [6NO], H10534 [6NO]

Petitions

District of Columbia voting representation in Congress: several District of Columbia residents, E1825-E1827 [17SE]

Poems

``Just Because You Call,'' Ernest Fodor, E1916 [30SE]

``Names,'' Billy Collins, S11383 [11SE], H8205 [11SE]

``On September 11,'' Danita Harris, E1781 [11SE]

Proposals

Support student travel: Representative Norton, E513 [19MR]

Remarks in House

African Americans: convening of African American leadership summit, H4188-H4192 [15MY]

Anacostia River: restore, protect, and enhance the environmental integrity and social and economic benefits of the Anacostia Watershed in Maryland and the District of Columbia (H.R. 3622), E2421 [22NO]

Anacostia Waterfront Initiative: funding, H7956, H7957 [5SE]

Appropriations: across-the-board funding reduction, H7990 [5SE]

———making (H.R. 2765), H7771 [25JY], H7955-H7993 [5SE], H8060-H8062 [9SE], E1747 [9SE], E1761 [10SE], E1927 [30SE]

Aviation: provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks, H5230 [11JN]

———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks, H7869, H7870 [4SE]

Black Pride Festival: tribute, E949 [14MY]

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, H10536 [6NO]

Buy American Act: compliance, H7990 [5SE]

Capital Pride Festival: tribute, E1007 [21MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 53), H3701-H3703 [7MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 128), H3985, H3986 [13MY]

———permit placement of statues honoring District of Columbia residents in National Statuary Hall (H.R. 3278), E2013 [8OC]

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 1012), H4028-H4031 [14MY], H12865 [8DE], E321 [27FE]

Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant permanent residence status to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (H.R. 1801), E772 [12AP]

Civil liberties: provide full voting representation in Congress, E1825 [17SE]

———provide full voting representation in Congress (H.R. 1285), H1879 [13MR], E466 [13MR]

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington, E1581 [24JY]

———anniversary of March on Washington (H. Res. 352), H8234-H8239 [16SE], E1816, E1822 [17SE]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (H.R. 3084), E1794 [16SE]

Congress: permission to assemble at a location outside the District of Columbia during the 108th Congress (H. Con. Res. 1), H20 [7JA]

Congressional Bicycle Caucus: membership, H1441 [27FE]

Congressional Conference on Civic Education: convene, E1816 [17SE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (H.R. 1538), H8191 [10SE], H8201-H8207 [11SE]

D.C. Redwings Youth Program: tribute, E1543 [21JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: selection of interim headquarters site, H92, H95 [8JA]

Dept. of the Interior: tribute to Indian Craft Shop, E1736 [9SE]

Diseases: incidence of prostate cancer in African Americans, H7957 [5SE]

Education: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7955-H7977, H7983-H7989 [5SE], H8060, H8061 [9SE], E1747 [9SE], E1761 [10SE], E1927 [30SE]

Gay & Lesbian Activists Alliance, Inc.: Distinguished Service Award recipients, E806 [30AP]

Georgetown University: anniversary of School of Nursing & Health Studies, E1959 [2OC]

Homosexuals: domestic partner benefits funding, H7963 [5SE]

Housing: encourage Congress to participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for people in the U.S. (S. Con. Res. 43), H5424-H5431 [17JN], E1319 [20JN]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, H8809-H8814 [24SE]

———effects of Hurricane Isabel on Atlantic Coast States, H9105-H9110 [1OC]

Income: reductions in Social Security annuities for certain public safety officers, H7989, H7990 [5SE]

Iraq: perceived role in terrorist attacks on U.S., H9039 [1OC]

Jewish Primary Day School: dedication of new building, E2485 [8DE]

Kent State University: anniversary of Washington Program in National Issues, E812 [30AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia, E332 [27FE]

———extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1209), H8422-H8424 [23SE]

———extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (S. 470), H9841-H9843 [28OC], E2174 [30OC]

Korean American Medical Association of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, Inc.: anniversary, E2379 [21NO]

Krabill, Elizabeth A.: selection as U.S. Cherry Blossom Queen, E838 [1MY]

Laurel, MD: Oak Hill juvenile detention center funding, H7959 [5SE]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: repeal requirement to appear before Congress prior to approval of airport development project grants, H5209, H5231-H5233 [11JN]

Montgomery County, MD: dedication of memorial to victims of terrorist attacks, E1907 [25SE]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (H.R. 911), H8207-H8212 [11SE]

National Children's Museum: designate, E1916 [30SE]

National Guard: provide Mayor with the authority to call on the National Guard (H.R. 2820), E1558 [23JY]

New Bethel Baptist Church: anniversary, E50 [8JA]

Office of the District Attorney: establish and head with a locally elected and independent district attorney (H.R. 2334), E1141 [5JN]

Orville Wright Federal Building: designate (H.R. 3118), H10248, H10249 [4NO]

Oyster Bilingual Elementary School: tribute, E2056 [16OC]

Perino, Dana: Colorado State University-Pueblo Outstanding Alumna Award recipient, E1970 [2OC]

Public demonstrations: tribute to demonstration in support of affirmative action policies at colleges and universities, H2929-H2936 [8AP]

Public safety officers: permit military service performed by District of Columbia police officers, firemen, and certain Federal law enforcement officers to count toward retirement calculation (H.R. 3054), H9320-H9322 [8OC]

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 (H.R. 2669), E1425 [8JY]

———provide low-income students who attend under-performing schools with scholarships to attend private school of choice (H.R. 2556), E1326 [23JN]

Second Baptist Church: anniversary, E2220 [4NO]

September 11th Victims Compensation Fund: funding, H2159 [20MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (H.R. 2205), E2349 [20NO]

———establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (H.R. 3491), H11487-H11493 [18NO], E2361 [20NO]

Taxation: extend tax incentives for the District of Columbia, H11830 [20NO]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H8091, H8193, H8195, H8196 [10SE], H8199-H8201, H8213-H8215 [11SE], E1759 [10SE], E1769, E1770, E1772, E1773, E1774, E1775, E1776, E1777, E1778, E1779, E1780, E1781 [11SE], E1784 [15SE], E1799 [16SE], E1916 [30SE]

———liquidate certain blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations for the compensation of terrorism victims (H.R. 922), E302 [27FE]

———mint coins to commemorate events related to the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E987 [15MY]

———release of joint intelligence committees' report on attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H7774 [25JY]

———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1433 [9JY]

Urban areas: reduce traffic congestion, promote economic development, and improve the quality of life in Washington metropolitan region (H.R. 2882), E1588 [25JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (H.R. 1442), H9404-H9407 [15OC]

———authorize design and construction of a visitor center (H.R. 1442), Senate amendment, H10512 [6NO]

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

YMCA: tribute to Youth Governor's Conference, E1305 [19JN]

Youth Pride Day: observance, E782 [12AP]

Remarks in Senate

Anacostia River: restore, protect, and enhance the environmental integrity and social and economic benefits of the Anacostia Watershed in Maryland and the District of Columbia (S. 1959), S15985 [25NO]

Appropriations: making (H.R. 2765), S11885-S11890 [24SE], S11938, S11943-S11957, S11971-S11978 [25SE], S12027-S12037, S12042-S12045, S12051 [26SE], S12108-S12110, S12115-S12121, S12123-S12125 [29SE], S12154-S12176 [30SE], S12442 [3OC], S15021-S15029 [18NO]

———making (S. 1583), S11150, S11151 [5SE]

Aviation: provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks, S7810 [12JN]

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, S14702 [12NO]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S14701, S14748 [12NO]

Bush, President: urge release of information on sources of foreign support for terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S13350-S13352 [28OC], S13431-S13435 [29OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 53), S5978 [8MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 128), S6568, S6569 [15MY]

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 1012), S15871 [24NO]

Chesapeake Bay: establish a Forest Service program to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (S. 830), S5062-S5064 [9AP]

———establish programs to enhance protection (S. 831), S5062-S5064 [9AP]

———make grants to eligible institutions to develop, demonstrate, or disseminate information on practices, methods, or techniques relating to environmental education and training in the watershed (S. 828), S5062-S5064 [9AP]

———provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (S. 827), S5062-S5064 [9AP]

———reauthorize and improve the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program (S. 829), S5062-S5064 [9AP]

Children and youth: improve foster care system, S11885-S11887 [24SE], S12108 [29SE]

Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant permanent residence status to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (S. 889), S5349 [11AP]

Civil liberties: provide full voting representation in Congress (S. 617), S3734 [13MR]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (S. 1602), S11254 [9SE], S16109 [9DE]

———extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (S. 1602), unanimous-consent request, S15951, S15952 [25NO]

Congress: consent to assemble outside the District of Columbia (H. Con. Res. 1), S2500 [13FE]

Congressional Cemetery: maintenance funding, S8826 [27JN]

Congressional Conference on Civic Education: convene, S11559 [16SE]

———tribute, S16101, S16102 [9DE]

Courts: history of District of Columbia Circuit Court decisions, S2279-S2281 [12FE]

———preserve existing Superior Court judgeships (S. 1561), S10912 [1AU], S15310 [20NO]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 966), S10968 [2SE], S11023 [3SE], S13048 [22OC]

Dept. of Defense: military facilities repair and replacement funding due to Hurricane Isabel, S12656, S12657 [16OC], S12803, S12804 [17OC]

Dept. of the Interior: ban commercial advertising on the National Mall, S11429-S11432 [15SE], S11733 [22SE], S11804, S11805 [23SE]

———decision allowing sponsor recognition by the National Football League at event held on the National Mall, S11429-S11432 [15SE]

Drug abuse: needle exchange programs funding, S2420 [13FE]

Education: funding, S11887-S11890 [24SE], S12036, S12051 [26SE], S12108-S12110 [29SE], S12166 [30SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S11150, S11151 [5SE], S11181 [8SE], S11887-S11890 [24SE], S11938, S11943-S11957, S11971-S11978 [25SE], S12027, S12028, S12031-S12037, S12042-S12045, S12051 [26SE], S12108-S12110, S12115-S12121, S12123-S12125 [29SE], S12165-S12171, S12173-S12176 [30SE], S12442 [3OC], S15021 [18NO]

Firearms: restore right to keep and bear arms (S. 1414), S9425 [15JY]

Foreign aid: withhold assistance to countries that owe property taxes to certain U.S. cities, S9195 [10JY]

Funding, S1121 [17JA]

Housing: encourage Congress to participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for people in the U.S. (S. Con. Res. 43), S7172 [23MY]

Hurricanes: effects of Hurricane Isabel on Atlantic Coast States, S11729 [22SE]

Infrastructure: funding, S11887 [24SE]

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

James L. Buckley Annex to the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse: designate (S. 1232), S7720 [11JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (S. 470), S2927 [27FE], S9605, S9606 [17JY]

Law enforcement: funding, S11887 [24SE]

Lawyers and attorneys: cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S1445 [23JA]

Local government: provide budget autonomy (S. 1267), S16197-S16200 [9DE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: cooperation by the Executive Office of the President and Federal agencies, S12045 [26SE]

———funding, S1466 [23JA]

National Women's History Museum: provide a site (S. 1741), S15390-S15393 [21NO]

National Zoological Park: funding, S11819, S11820 [23SE]

Potomac Southwest Waterfront: improvement funding, S2591 [24FE]

Public safety officers: permit military service performed by District of Columbia police officers, firemen, and certain Federal law enforcement officers to count toward retirement calculation (H.R. 3054), S14462 [11NO]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots relative to perimeter rule on flight distances, S7814, S7815 [12JN]

———study housing of gates used by shuttle services within same terminal, S7804 [12JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture, S1126 [17JA]

———establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (H.R. 3491), S15303-S15306 [20NO], S16113 [9DE]

———establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (S. 1157), S7124, S7155-S7158 [23MY], S7270-S7272, S7274 [4JN], S8378 [23JN], S8385, S8434 [24JN]

Special Blue Ribbon Commission on Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Pollution Control Financing: establish (S. 1880), S15065 [18NO]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1896), S15190 [19NO], S15398 [21NO]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S11303-S11305 [10SE], S11380-S11383, S11406, S11425, S11426 [11SE]

———anniversary of terrorist attacks (S. Res. 224), S11365-S11380 [11SE]

———liquidate certain blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations for the compensation of terrorism victims, S9171-S9173 [10JY]

———provide compensation to victims of terrorist-related laboratory-confirmed anthrax infection in the U.S. during the period between September 13, 2001, and November 30, 2001 (S. 1740), S12739-S12741 [16OC]

———release of joint intelligence committees' report on attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9887, S9897 [24JY], S10598 [31JY]

Transportation: make transit pass transportation benefits available to qualified Federal employees in the region and allow use of Government vehicles to shuttle employees to and from mass transit facilities (S. 1783), S13142 [23OC]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (S. 268), S1832 [30JA]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (S. 1076), S6626, S6627 [19MY], S9616 [17JY]

———authorize design and construction of a visitor center (H.R. 1442), S14075 [5NO]

———study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (S. 296), S1901 [4FE]

Washington metropolitan area: anniversary of sniper shooting spree, S12362 [2OC]

Reports filed

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Establishment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1012) (S. Rept. 108-138), S10970 [2SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2765, District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 334) (H. Rept. 108-230), H7453 [23JY]

District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2765) (H. Rept. 108-214), H7084 [17JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1583) (S. Rept. 108-142), S11117 [4SE]

District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1267) (S. Rept. 108-212), S15975 [25NO]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Construction in the District of Columbia Authority Extension: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 470) (S. Rept. 108-90), S9303 [11JY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1209) (H. Rept. 108-203), H6705 [14JY]

National Women's History Museum Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1741) (S. Rept. 108-204), S15286 [20NO]

Nomination of Brian F. Holeman To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S13053 [22OC]

Nomination of Craig S. Iscoe To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S13053 [22OC]

Nomination of Fern Flanagan Saddler To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S8724 [26JN]

Nomination of Janice Rogers Brown To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S14176 [6NO]

Nomination of Jerry S. Byrd To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S13053 [22OC]

Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5949 [8MY]

Nomination of Joseph M.F. Ryan III To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S13053 [22OC]

Nomination of Judith N. Macaluso To Be District of Columbia Superior Court Associate Judge: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S8725 [26JN]

Orville Wright Federal Building, Washington, DC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3118) (H. Rept. 108-317), H9477 [15OC]

Preserve Existing Superior Court Judgeships in the District of Columbia: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1561) (S. Rept. 108-200), S15060 [18NO]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 53) (H. Rept. 108-86), H3634 [1MY]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics Torch Relay: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 108-88), H3634 [1MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Center Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1076) (S. Rept. 108-98), S9303 [11JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Design and Construction Authorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 108-295), H9213 [2OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making (H.R. 2765), H7981 [5SE]

Schedules

African American leadership summit, H4192 [15MY]

Statements

Civic Education Plan for South Dakota, S16101 [9DE]

Civic Education Plan for Tennessee, S16101 [9DE]

Congressional Conference on Civic Education, S16102 [9DE]

District of Columbia Appropriations: Executive Office of the President, S11971 [25SE]

Norton Says Passing of Walter Washington Marks End of Home Rule Era: Delegate Norton, E2196 [31OC]

Scholarship Vouchers To Provide School Choice in the District of Columbia: President Bush, S12033 [26SE]

———Representative Tom Davis, S12034 [26SE]

———Roderick R. Paige, Sec. of Education, S12042-S12044 [26SE]

Volunteers Spruce Up National Mall, E1781 [11SE]

Vouchers—Where I Stand and Why: Delegate Norton, S12119 [29SE]

Summaries

Anacostia Watershed Initiative Act (S. 1959), S15985 [25NO]

Continuing Appropriations (H.J. Res. 2), S341-S345 [15JA]

Tables

District of Columbia public schools test score comparisons, S12175 [30SE]

District of Columbia students in failing public schools, S11945 [25SE]

Myths and facts about the District of Columbia opportunity scholarship program, S12116 [29SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 1, permission for 108th Congress to assemble at a location outside the District of Columbia, H21 [7JA]

H. Con. Res. 53, use of Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby, H3701 [7MY]

H. Con. Res. 128, use of Capitol Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay, H3985 [13MY]

H. Res. 352, March on Washington anniversary, H8234 [16SE]

H.R. 911, establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S., H8207 [11SE]

H.R. 1012, Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Act, S15872 [24NO]

H.R. 1012, Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Establishment Act, H4028 [14MY], H12866 [8DE]

H.R. 1209, extend authority for construction of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the District of Columbia, H8422 [23SE]

H.R. 1442, Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center design and construction, H9404 [15OC]

H.R. 1538, True American Heroes Act, H8201-H8203 [11SE]

H.R. 2765, District of Columbia appropriations, S15022-S15029 [18NO]

H.R. 3054, District of Columbia Military Retirement Equity Act, H9320 [8OC]

H.R. 3118, Orville Wright Federal Building, Washington, DC, H10248 [4NO]

H.R. 3491, National Museum of African American History and Culture Act, H11487-H11489 [18NO]

S. 268, Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation authorization to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars, S1832 [30JA]

S. 296, Fairness to All Fallen Vietnam War Service Members Act, S1901 [4FE]

S. 470, extend authority for construction of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the District of Columbia, H9841 [28OC]

S. 470, extend authority for construction of Martin Luther King, Jr., memorial in the District of Columbia, S2927 [27FE]

S. 470, Martin Luther King, Jr., memorial construction in the District of Columbia authority extension, S9606 [17JY]

S. 827, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act, S5064 [9AP]

S. 828, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Education Pilot Program Act, S5064 [9AP]

S. 829, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program reauthorization and improvement, S5065 [9AP]

S. 830, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forestry Program Act, S5066 [9AP]

S. 831, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education, Training, and Restoration Act, S5067 [9AP]

S. 889, Terrorist Victim Citizenship Relief Act, S5350 [11AP]

S. 1076, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Center Act, S9616 [17JY]

S. 1157, National Museum of African American History and Culture Act, S7156-S7158 [23MY], S8378-S8380 [23JN]

S. 1267, District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act, S16197-S16200 [9DE]

S. 1414, District of Columbia Personal Protection Act, S9426 [15JY]

S. 1561, preserve existing District of Columbia Superior Court judgeships, S15310 [20NO]

S. 1741, National Women's History Museum Act, S15390 [21NO]

S. 1783, Federal Employee Commuter Benefits Act, S13145 [23OC]

S. 1896, Tax Relief Extension Act, S15190-S15192 [19NO]

S. Con. Res. 17, establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol, S3202 [5MR]

S. Con. Res. 43, encourage Congress to participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for people in the U.S., S5789 [6MY], S7172 [23MY], H5424 [17JN]

S. Res. 135, Frederick Douglass National Historic Site integrity protection funding, S5973 [8MY]

S. Res. 224, anniversary of terrorist attacks, S11365, S11422 [11SE]

Transcripts

Islamic Charter Schools Funding: Dan Noyes, ``Baladullah'' (news program), H7986 [5SE]