SHAYS, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from Connecticut)

Addresses

Ties That Bind: Joseph V. Reed, E1737 [9SE]

Appointments

Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H407 [12FE], H1603 [5MR]

Conferee: H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6907 [16JY]

———H.R. 2115, Aviation Investment and Revitalization Vision Act, H6826 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 2062), H3973 [9MY]

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

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H3857 [8MY]

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

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 3498), H11359 [17NO]

American Jewish History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 106), H9132 [1OC]

Animal Welfare Act: improve care and treatment standards for certain dogs (see H.R. 3484), H11133 [7NO]

———strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H4255 [19MY]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H3053 [9AP]

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

Argentina: disclosure of records pertaining to Nazis and other World War II criminals (see H. Res. 235), H4131 [14MY]

Arizona: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3337), H9687 [17OC]

Armed Forces: amend requirements relative to granting posthumous citizenship through death while on active-duty service to allow immigration benefits for surviving family members (see H.R. 1685), H3454 [29AP]

———encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner or the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2270 [20MR]

———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. Res. 387), H9130 [1OC]

———express appreciation to members engaging in military action in Iraq and against terrorism and encourage communities to prepare appropriate homecoming ceremonies (see H. Con. Res. 152), H3454 [29AP]

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

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H9982 [28OC]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H6707 [14JY]

Arms control: support nonproliferation programs (see H.R. 1719), H3301 [10AP]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H7839 [3SE]

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]

Ashe, Arthur: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 67), H5815 [24JN]

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

Aviation: improve air cargo security (see H.R. 2455), H5365 [12JN]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9687 [17OC]

Bankruptcy: revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 2120), H4203 [15MY]

Barbara B. Kennelly Post Office Building, Hartford, CT: designate (see H.R. 2746), H6868 [15JY]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2704 [2AP]

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

Burma: sanction the ruling military junta, strengthen democracy efforts, and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as legitimate representative of the Burmese people (see H.R. 2330), H5175 [10JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H275 [4FE]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H1902 [13MR]

———prevent teen pregnancy by encouraging teens to view adolescence as a time for education and growing-up and by educating teens about the negative consequences of early sexual activity (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3053 [9AP]

China, People's Republic of: condemn relative to individuals being held as prisoners of conscience for their involvement in efforts to end the occupation of Tibet (see H. Res. 157), H11134 [7NO]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 44), H2514 [31MR]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see H.R. 3116), H9377 [8OC]

Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 2534), H5662 [19JN]

Colleges and universities: establish a pilot program of Afghanistan scholarships for undergraduate and graduate level public policy internships in the U.S. (see H.R. 2810), H11392 (see H.R. 2810), H11516 [18NO]

———establish a pilot program of Central Asian scholarships for undergraduate and graduate level public policy internships in the U.S. (see H.R. 2809), H11392 (see H.R. 2809), H11516 [18NO]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H3051 [9AP]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H1640 [5MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H11133 [7NO]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H11392 (see H.R. 2515), H11516 [18NO]

———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]

Connecticut: exempt milk hauling vehicles from Interstate System weight limitations (see H.R. 2384), H5044 [5JN]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H5046 [5JN]

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

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (see H. Res. 193), H3304 [10AP]

Copyrights: allow abandoned copyrighted works to enter the public domain after a certain period (see H.R. 2601), H7455 [23JY]

Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 2902), H7781 [25JY]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1114), H1678 [6MR]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 1115), H2703 [2AP]

———increase annual salaries of justices and judges (see H.R. 2118), H5089 [9JN]

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), H7226 [21JY]

Credit unions: limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 383), H245 [29JA]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 48), H3303 [10AP]

———prevent any adult who, as a juvenile, committed an offense that would be a crime of violence if committed by an adult, from possessing a firearm (see H.R. 3411), H10235 [30OC]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11133 [7NO]

Cuba: human rights violations (see H. Res. 164), H3355 [11AP]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H4010 [13MY]

———make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 3422), H10236 [30OC]

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), H2939 [8AP]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2427), H5266 [11JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H9615 [16OC]

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), H5046 [5JN]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 1077), H1515 [4MR] (see H.R. 1614), H3641 [5MY]

Dept. of Justice: ensure that U.S. victims of terrorism overseas receive equal treatment regardless of terrorists' country of origin or residence and these terrorists are pursued with equal vigor (see H.R. 401), H8905 [24SE]

———extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3684 [6MY]

Dept. of State: require the inclusion in annual country reports on human rights practices of information on the extent of promotion of violence and hatred in foreign school curriculums (see H.R. 1358), H3305 [10AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study of Coltsville, CT, for potential inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 437), H241 [29JA]

———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 greenway along portion of Connecticut State Road 11 proposed for construction between Salem and Waterford, CT (see H.R. 191), H58 [7JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 2015), H3761 [7MY]

———restrict the performance of eye surgery at a facility, or under a contract with the Dept., to only licensed medical doctors and licensed doctors of osteopathy (see H.R. 3473), H11360 [17NO]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 192), H58 [7JA]

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

———retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 381), H1334 [25FE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 684), H2515 [31MR]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H12921 [8DE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H7169 [18JY]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H324 [5FE]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H3974 [9MY]

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

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1812 [12MR]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: improve (see H.R. 1376), H2268 [20MR]

EPA: allow States, Indian tribes, municipalities, and air pollution control agencies discretion as to whether or not to implement new source review revisions (see H.R. 3133), H8381 [17SE]

———establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 1245), H1811 [12MR]

———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 475), H243 [29JA]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H2585 [1AP]

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

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1425), H2310 [25MR]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 3281), H9376 [8OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see H.R. 2079), H6604 [10JY]

Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: enhance Federal asset management (see H.R. 2548), H5662 [19JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H461 [12FE]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H2473 [27MR]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 11), H51 [7JA]

Financial institutions: exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (see H.R. 781), H700 [13FE]

———facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 1474), H3305 [10AP]

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

Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 3237), H9213 [2OC]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H2132 [19MR]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H5662 [19JN]

———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H7783 [25JY]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H11651 [19NO]

Foreign policy: waive restrictions on use of Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds to address proliferation threats in former Soviet states and for chemical weapons destruction facility in Russia (see H.R. 182), H58 [7JA]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2310 [25MR]

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]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H11702 [20NO]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports (see H.R. 1451), H2401 [26MR]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H8284 [16SE]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H317 [5FE]

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), H11392 (see H.R. 2239), H11516 [18NO]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H6603 [10JY]

———provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (see H.R. 1168), H2515 [31MR]

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 1964), H3682 [6MY]

Hirschfeld, Al: tribute (see H. Res. 46), H463 [12FE]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H1901 [13MR]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H7840 [3SE]

House of Representatives: post all lobbying registrations and reports on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 43), H244 [29JA]

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 197), H9479 [15OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2575), H5813 [24JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1800), H3352 [11AP]

Immigration: admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (see H.R. 2702), H6603 [10JY]

———limit validity of driver's licenses and State identification cards issued to nonimmigrant aliens to expiration date of nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 1121), H9282 [7OC]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H3453 [29AP]

———withhold highway funds from States that issue drivers' licenses to illegal aliens (see H.R. 3235), H9738 [20OC]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see H.R. 2849), H8491 [23SE]

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

Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (see H.R. 3457), H10977 [6NO]

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

———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), H7949 [4SE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H704 [13FE]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (see H.R. 2420), H5265 [11JN]

Iran: permit International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect suspected nuclear and nuclear-related facilities (see H. Res. 259), H5046 [5JN]

Iraq: cancellation of loans made to Iraq by multilateral financial institutions (see H.R. 2482), H7840 [3SE]

———provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H5175 [10JN]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 167), H323 [5FE]

ITC: take certain actions relative to temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 23), H244 [29JA]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11702 [20NO]

John J. McGuirk Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, New London, CT: designate (see H.R. 1832), H3408 [12AP]

Jordan: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 371), H11149 [12NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: 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]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H2515 [31MR]

Laos: address urgent need for freedom, democratic reform, and international monitoring of elections, human rights, and religious liberty (see H. Res. 402), H9614 [16OC]

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), H9615 [16OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1812 [12MR]

———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), H9214 [2OC]

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

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11393 (see H.R. 3277), H11516 [18NO]

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

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H3353 [11AP]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H7839 [3SE]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H5267 [11JN]

———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), H4204 [15MY]

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]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H12923 [8DE]

Middle East: condemn terrorist attacks by Hamas and other terrorist organizations and urge the European Union to classify Hamas as a terrorist organization (see H. Res. 285), H5815 [24JN]

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

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 409), H9983 [28OC]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8082 [9SE]

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), H2940 [8AP]

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

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), H3302 [10AP]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1349), H2131 [19MR]

Native Americans: clarify the lands over which Indian tribes shall have jurisdiction or exercise governmental power (see H.R. 3394), H11393 (see H.R. 3394), H11516 [18NO]

New Haven, CT: designate the western breakwater for the New Haven Harbor navigation project as the Charles Hervey Townshend Breakwater (see H.R. 1445), H3763 [7MY]

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), H3454 [29AP]

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

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

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (see H.R. 1000), H1462 [27FE]

———reform (see H.R. 1776), H3454 [29AP]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 132), H1813 [12MR]

Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 3617), H12308 [21NO]

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 156), H57 [7JA]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 400), H9738 [20OC]

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

———reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H1516 [4MR]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment to make persons who have been a U.S. citizen for thrity-five years eligible for the Office of President and Vice President (see H.J. Res. 59), H5552 [18JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 11), H6349 [8JY]

Program Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 2903), H7781 [25JY]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H1335 [25FE]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H9982 [28OC]

Rite of Passage Community Service Program: establish (see H.R. 2125), H4203 [15MY]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2180), H4527 [21MY]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H9688 [17OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H8176 [10SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend to provide procedures for claims relative to drinking water (see H.R. 306), H7949 [4SE]

Shriver, Sargent: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 299), H9376 [8OC]

Sikorsky, Igor I.: tribute (see H. Res. 331), H7454 [23JY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H389 [11FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H4978 [4JN]

Social Security: 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), H5815 [24JN]

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), H3638 [1MY]

Tariff: natural cork (see H.R. 1833), H3408 [12AP]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H9129 [1OC]

Taxation: accelerate elimination of the marriage penalty (see H.R. 759), H698 [13FE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 1236), H7949 [4SE]

———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), H1955 [18MR]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 791), H9819 [24OC]

———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 individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 496), H244 [29JA]

———allow minimum credit against alternative minimum tax where stock acquired pursuant to incentive stock options is sold or exchanged at a loss (see H.R. 433), H9377 [8OC]

———apply an excise tax to excessive attorneys' fees for legal judgments, settlements, or agreements that operate as a tax (see H.R. 1926), H6604 [10JY]

———equalize employer-provided parking and transit benefits and allow Federal agencies to offer transit and parking benefits in tandem to assist with costs of parking at transit facilities (see H.R. 2614), H6261 [26JN]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1859), H3451 [29AP]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1818), H9377 [8OC]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H2271 [20MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H319 [5FE]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H10237 [30OC]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities and application of volume caps for private activity bonds for such facilities and water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 3042), H9615 [16OC]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H3304 [10AP]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H3637 [1MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H4205 [15MY]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 7), H3760 (see H.R. 7), H3762 [7MY]

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

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 2502), H5714 [23JN]

———remove the requirement of a mandatory beginning date for distributions from individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 315), H2515 [31MR]

———remove the requirement of a mandatory beginning date for distributions from individual retirement accounts and elective deferrals under qualified cash or deferred arrangements (see H.R. 2340), H7840 [3SE]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 798), H701 [13FE]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2351), H5175 [10JN]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H9213 [2OC]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H3453 [29AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H6707 [14JY]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H5714 [23JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H8380 [17SE]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H4012 [13MY]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 2512), H9819 [24OC]

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), H11651 [19NO]

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H3453 [29AP]

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), H6603 [10JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 2185), H4527 [21MY]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 187), H3052 [9AP]

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

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1396 [26FE]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H1395 [26FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 2540), H7329 [22JY]

Weapons: require certain studies on the health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of contamination at sites of depleted uranium munition use and production (see H.R. 1483), H9478 [15OC]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H4012 [13MY]

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

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2790), H7169 [18JY]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 2954), H9131 [1OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3324), H9613 [16OC]

Congressional Research Service: make certain information available on Internet web site for purposes of access and retrieval by the public (see H.R. 3630), H12309 [21NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish clearly defined standards and guidelines for Federal, State, and local government emergency preparedness and response capability (see H.R. 3227), H9213 [2OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study on the inclusion of the World Trade Center site in the National Park System (see H.R. 3471), H10977 [6NO]

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

Federal Election Administration: establish (see H.R. 2709), H6603 [10JY]

Housing: extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2022), H3761 [7MY]

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H10456 [5NO]

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]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4937 [4JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), H6638, H6639, H6655 [14JY]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions funding, H6638 [14JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), consideration (H. Res. 339), H7640 [25JY]

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

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2790 [3AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), conference report, H3405 [12AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3255 [10AP]

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H3405 [12AP]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H6978 [16JY]

Aviation: require screening of all cargo on passenger planes, H5777, H5778 [24JN]

Brigadier General (AUS-Ret.) John H. McLain Post Office, Sarasota, FL: designate (H.R. 3068), H9702, H9703 [20OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2162, H2207, H2212, H2217, H2220, H2223 [20MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H3296 [10AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2549 [1AP]

California: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (H. Res. 425), H10378 [5NO]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E2009 [8OC]

Colleges and universities: historically Black colleges and universities funding, H6639 [14JY]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H305 [5FE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H7640 [25JY]

———National Service Trust funding, H2790 [3AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit approval of any nonambulatory livestock for human consumption, H6655 [14JY]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7599 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5777, H5778 [24JN], E1422 [8JY]

Dept. of HUD: HOPE VI Program funding, H7686 [25JY]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding, H7692 [25JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6733, H6772, H6784 [15JY], E1503 [17JY]

———staffing at diplomatic missions, H6733 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior: phaseout of snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, H7074 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6978 [16JY], H7074 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, H10203 [30OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7686, H7692 [25JY]

Developing countries: establish Millennium Challenge Account to increase support for certain countries, assess impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic assistance, and authorize expansion of the Peace Corps, H6784 [15JY]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H3606 [1MY]

———reduce first year's funding for assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, H3606 [1MY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), H7974 [5SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7974 [5SE]

Edward O'Grady, Waverly Brown, Peter Paige Post Office Building, Nyack, NY: designate (S. 1591), H9700, H9701 [20OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), H4832 [3JN]

Floyd Spence Post Office Building, Lexington, SC: designate (H.R. 917), H2331, H2332 [26MR]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for foreign assistance programs, H6772 [15JY]

Francis X. McCloskey Post Office Building, Bloomington, IN: designate (H.R. 3379), H10385, H10388 [5NO]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), E1663 [25JY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1860 [13MR]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (H.R. 2420), H11546 [19NO]

Israel: condemn terrorism inflicted on Israel since the Aqaba Summit and express solidarity in fight against terrorism (H. Res. 294), H5864 [25JN]

James R. Merry Post Office Building, Linesville, PA: designate (H.R. 981), H2333 [26MR]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6108 [26JN]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H3233 [10AP]

National Civic League: tribute to communities selected to receive the All-America City Award (H. Con. Res. 230), H7181 [21JY]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (H. Res. 240), H7179, H7180 [21JY]

National Peace Corps Day: observance, E324 [27FE]

National security: enhance research, development, procurement, and use of biomedical countermeasures to respond to public health threats (H.R. 2122), H6931, H6934 [16JY]

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 (H. Con. Res. 49), H5845 [25JN]

Patriotism: recognize public need for fasting and prayer to secure blessings and protection for citizens and Armed Forces during conflict with Iraq (H. Res. 153), H2334, H2335, H2336 [26MR]

Postal Service: include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (H.R. 2249), H7178 [21JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3233, H3255 [10AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11418 [18NO]

Robert A. Borski Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (H.R. 2328), H7184, H7186 [21JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), H1417 [27FE]

Stamford, CT: tribute to law enforcement efforts, E1306 [19JN]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, H3296 [10AP]

U.N.: limit U.S. share of assessments for the regular budget, E1503 [17JY]

———U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family planning activities in the People's Republic of China, H6772 [15JY]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7487, H7510 [24JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7487, H7510 [24JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 2185), H4619 [22MY]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (H. Res. 187), H3338 [11AP]

Votes: position on missed, E1342 [24JN], E2231 [5NO]

William J. Scherle Post Office Building, Glenwood, IA: designate (S. 1399), H7183 [21JY]

Resignations

Committee on Science (House), H407 [12FE]