PASCRELL, BILL, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Larry Doby, Hall of Famer Dies, Bergen County (NJ) Record, H5646 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H9687 [17OC]

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

American Dental Association: tribute to Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering their time to help provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 136), H3454 [29AP]

Animal Welfare Act: improve care and treatment standards for certain dogs (see H.R. 3484), H12321 [25NO]

———strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H9812 [21OC]

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

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

———increase amount of basic educational assistance for veterans under Montgomery GI Bill and eliminate reduction of basic pay for participation in the program (see H.R. 1212), H3571 [30AP]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H462 [12FE]

———pay one-time bonus to members who served or serve in a combat zone in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3051), H11652 [19NO]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H2822 [3AP]

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

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

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

Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2879), H7616 [24JY]

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

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H5468 [17JN]

Boykin, William G.: condemn religiously intolerant remarks (see H. Res. 419), H9981 [28OC]

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

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 264), H7785 [25JY]

California: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (see H. Res. 425), H10341 [4NO]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 342), H392 [11FE]

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

China, People's Republic of: withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3228), H9213 [2OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H5408 [16JN]

Colleges and universities: 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), H8175 [10SE]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H9282 [7OC]

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), H11702 [20NO]

———award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 49), H392 [11FE]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (see H.R. 1491), H2471 [27MR]

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

Contracts: require each bidder for a Federal construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1348), H2587 [1AP]

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

Courts: provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1786), H3351 [11AP]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2207), H4734 [22MY]

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

Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 524), H274 [4FE]

Cruz, Celia: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3009), H7948 [4SE]

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 Commerce: establish position of Under Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing (see H.R. 2172), H7787 [25JY]

Dept. of Energy: cooperate in the international magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment or develop a domestic experiment to accelerate understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1282), H1901 [13MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H3638 [1MY]

———establish Office of Health Care Competition to administer National Practitioner Data Bank and to collect and make public more information on medical malpractice insurance (see H.R. 447), H1334 [25FE]

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H4877 [3JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems (see H.R. 1148), H3683 [6MY]

———reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see H.R. 1803), H3352 [11AP]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3355 [11AP]

Dept. of State: establish position of Iraqi Reconstruction Coordinator (see H. Res. 404), H9614 [16OC]

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: require installation of 2 combination cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder systems in each commercial passenger aircraft (see H.R. 2632), H8382 [17SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 709), H4204 [15MY]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 271), H392 [11FE]

Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 2986), H11702 [20NO]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H12311 [21NO]

———require increased activities regarding Diamond-Blackfan anemia (see H.R. 2456), H7949 [4SE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H10237 [30OC]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H8083 [9SE]

Ecology and environment: provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1334), H1954 [18MR]

Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H323 [5FE]

———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 734), H5408 [16JN]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3450), H10457 [5NO]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 26), H172 [27JA]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 2637), H6349 [8JY]

Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission: establish (see H.R. 446), H1334 [25FE]

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

EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 1165), H1681 [6MR]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H8491 [23SE]

FAA: ensure control of air traffic control system functions (see H.R. 1711), H3858 [8MY]

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1425), H4739 [22MY]

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H6349 [8JY]

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), H9738 [20OC]

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), H1334 [25FE]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H5265 [11JN]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H9282 [7OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H1460 [27FE]

FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 452), H242 [29JA]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H55 [7JA]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 752), H462 [12FE]

Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 1540), H2585 [1AP]

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

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 221), H1902 [13MR]

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 821), H702 [13FE]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H1678 [6MR]

Fish and fishing: protect certain areas of the seafloor by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (see H.R. 1690), H3051 [9AP]

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), H2703 [2AP]

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]

FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 414), H4739 [22MY]

Gary Albero Post Office Building, Emerson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1569), H3355 [11AP]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H1639 [5MR]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H3974 [9MY]

———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), H6264 [26JN]

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

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1800), H12311 [21NO]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2843), H8906 [24SE]

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

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H6262 [26JN]

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

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H9214 [2OC]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 736), H4739 [22MY]

———modify antitrust exemption for the insurance industry (see H.R. 448), H1334 [25FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H4529 [21MY]

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

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H6348 [8JY]

Iraq: tribute to Iraqis who provided U.S. forces information essential for the rescue of Jessica Lynch (see H. Con. Res. 151), H3354 [11AP]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H5046 [5JN]

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

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

Law enforcement: 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), H1334 [25FE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H138 [8JA]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11652 [19NO]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H1901 [13MR]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H702 [13FE]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H5046 [5JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H1679 [6MR]

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

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1459 [27FE]

Middle East: recognize importance of fighting terrorism and embracing efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace (see H. Res. 479), H12920 [8DE]

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

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 for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (see H.R. 3431), H10339 [4NO]

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

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9131 [1OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H4739 [22MY]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H460 [12FE]

New Bridge Landing Post Office, River Edge, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2130), H9214 [2OC]

New Jersey: authorize appropriations for the Coastal Heritage Trail Route (see H.R. 3070), H8174 [10SE]

New Jersey Devils (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 305), H6264 [26JN]

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

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: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H2271 [20MR]

———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), H1467 [27FE]

Railroads: resolve certain labor issues relative to merger of Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road (see H.R. 308), H1516 [4MR]

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

———establish a transportation and active living program, a safe routes to school program, and a nonmotorized transportation pilot program (see H.R. 2568), H5713 [23JN]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 3088), H8283 [16SE]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H6465 [9JY]

Rogers, Fred M.: tribute (see H. Res. 111), H1471 [3MR]

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), H12310 [21NO]

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see H.R. 875), H1331 [25FE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2262), H4736 [22MY]

Sewage disposal: sewer overflow control grants appropriations (see H.R. 784), H700 [13FE]

Ships and vessels: extend authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program (see H.R. 2704), H8017 [5SE]

Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 3099), H9615 [16OC]

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

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H8016 [5SE]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 172), H392 [11FE]

———expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2268), H4978 [4JN]

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H1467 [27FE]

———preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted to strengthen and protect Social Security and Medicare trust funds (see H.R. 127), H138 [8JA]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H3641 [5MY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H3761 [7MY]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: enhance protection of credit ratings of active duty military personnel who are activated for military service (see H.R. 2576), H5813 [24JN]

Space policy: restore a vision for the human space flight program by instituting a series of incremental goals to facilitate scientific exploration of the universe (see H.R. 3057), H8174 [10SE]

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

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H8175 [10SE]

———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), H2402 [26MR]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H1812 [12MR]

———exempt certain limousines from gas guzzler tax (see H.R. 2662), H6465 [9JY]

———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), H4877 [3JN]

———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2973), H7784 [25JY]

———modify treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 882), H3453 [29AP]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H461 [12FE]

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

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H2703 [2AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H6264 [26JN]

———reduce health insurance costs for family coverage of military reservists called to active duty (see H.R. 1466), H2823 [3AP]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H8083 [9SE]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 262), H135 [8JA]

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

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H5664 [19JN]

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

———improve consumer protection regulation of the household goods transportation industry (see H.R. 2928), H7782 [25JY]

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

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

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

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2703 [2AP]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H3351 [11AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H392 [11FE]

William J. ``Whitey'' Conrad Air Traffic Control Tower, Newark, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1987), H3682 [6MY]

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

World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H393 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H5366 [12JN]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H4367 [20MY]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2683), H6464 [9JY]

Credit cards: require issuers to mail monthly statements at least 30 days before the due date of the next payment (see H.R. 1573), H2703 [2AP]

Doby, Lawrence E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 235), H6263 [26JN]

Drugs: prevent abuse of ``Ecstasy'' (see H.R. 2962), H7784 [25JY]

Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 2961), H7784 [25JY]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 265), H7785 [25JY]

New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2311 [25MR]

Robert P. Hammer Post Office Building, Clifton, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1625), H2821 [3AP]

Veterans Day: request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H7785 [25JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12854 [8DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9519 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2676 [2AP]

Armed Forces: tribute (H.J. Res. 27), H1598 [5MR]

Aviation: require that air traffic control remain a Government function, H10165 [30OC]

Belleville, NJ: tribute to James G. Shawger School No. 4, E2211 [4NO]

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

Cardillo, Clement: St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church of Paterson, NJ, Man of the Year award recipient, E2296 [14NO]

Cedar Grove, NJ: tribute to U.S. veterans of Temple Sholom, E1466 [14JY]

Doby, Lawrence E.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 235), H8232 [16SE]

Dykes, Jamie: Paterson, NJ, Boys and Girls Club Man of the Year award recipient, E2134 [28OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H5497 [18JN]

FAA: Airport Improvement Program funding, H5205 [11JN]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), H5205 [11JN]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), conference report, H10182 [30OC]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 422), H10165 [30OC]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2974 [9AP]

Florida: tribute to Sumter and Hernando Counties' Sheriff's Depts., E1671 [3SE]

Fong, Fuming: return to U.S., after release from People's Republic of China prison, H9985 [29OC]

Giantomasi, Francis J.: Columbian Foundation honoree, E2030 [10OC]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1841 [13MR]

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (H.R. 1964), H12120 [21NO]

Malanga, Rocco M.: Columbian Foundation honoree, E2028 [10OC]

Manahawkin, NJ: tribute to Southern Regional High School roller hockey team, E1673 [3SE]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6103 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 459), H12176 [21NO]

National security: enhance research, development, procurement, and use of biomedical countermeasures to respond to public health threats (H.R. 2122), H6936 [16JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H10165 [30OC]

Paterson, NJ: anniversary of Paterson Rotary Club No. 70, E1469 [14JY]

———anniversary of St. Stephen's Catholic Church, E2025 [10OC]

Robert P. Hammer Post Office Building, Clifton, NJ: designate (H.R. 1625), H3653 [6MY]

Small business: improve calculation of the Federal subsidy rate with respect to certain small business loans (S. 141), H358 [11FE]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4722 [22MY]

———repeal estate and gift taxes, H5452 [17JN]

Terrorism: enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, H2676 [2AP]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (S. 1152), H12132 [21NO]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7474, H7480, H7482 [24JY]

Votes: position on missed, H12854 [8DE], E649 [2AP], E738 [11AP], E1463 [14JY]

West Orange, NJ: tribute to Rotary Club, E1676 [3SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5465 [17JN], H5925 [25JN]

Resignations

Committee on Small Business (House), H455 [12FE]

Tributes

Brown, Glenn L., E1465 [14JY]

De Bellis, Eugene, E1468 [14JY]

Dickey, Cecile, E1735 [9SE]

Doby, Lawrence E., H5646 [19JN]

Froehner, Gregg, E2026 [10OC]

Hauser, Georgette, E1467 [14JY]

Imparato, Louis, E2506 [8DE]

Iversen, Charles P., E2334 [19NO]

McNiff, John, E2135 [28OC]

Moscinski, John R., E1468 [14JY]

Napier, Frank, Jr., E1676 [3SE]

Olszowy, Ronald, E1979 [7OC]

Reddin, Raymond A., E1674 [3SE]

Reese, Lloyd G., E1467 [14JY]

Sika, Michael J., E1463 [14JY]

White, Selvin J., Sr., and Jeanne A., E1466 [14JY]