LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Addresses

State of Public Education: Patricia Hamamoto, Hawaii Dept. of Education, S1454 [23FE]

Advertisements

Police Chiefs Urge U.S. Senate—Don't Protect Gun Dealers Who Arm Killers: Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence (organization), S1666 [26FE]

Amendments

Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (S. 1194), S11261 [11OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish intergovernmental grants to identify and develop information, equipment, capabilities, technologies, and services to further the needs of Federal, State, and local governments (S. 2635), S11811, S11832, S11834 [20NO]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4850), H5984 [19JY], H6063 [20JY]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize and improve (S. 1134), S10504, S10595 [6OC]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1600 [25FE], S1613, S1616, S1620, S1623, S1634, S1639, S1641, S1650, S1655, S1659, S1663, S1666, S1695, S1696, S1697, S1698, S1700, S1701 [26FE], S1864, S1872, S1896 [27FE], S1922, S1936 [1MR], S1951, S2006, S2008 [2MR]

Law enforcement: protect crime victims' rights, 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 (H.R. 5107), H8195 [6OC]

Lincoln County, NV: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality development (H.R. 4593), S11111 [10OC], H9820 [17NO]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4402, S4404, S4435, S4436 [27AP], S4506, S4605, S4607, S4608, S4609, S4611, S4612, S4613, S4614, S4615, S4616, S4619, S4620, S4621 [28AP], S4657, S4658, S4661, S4662, S4710, S4711, S4712, S4713, S4715, S4716 [29AP]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4850, District of Columbia appropriations, H8043 [5OC]

Articles and editorials

Alexander-Carper Internet Tax Bill Protects Local Authority, S4640 [29AP]

Cop Saves Teens From Pit Bulls, H4817 [23JN]

Deputy Apparent Target of Robbery, Carjacking, H4817 [23JN]

Election Fix Stymied by Delays, Computer Doubts, Confidence Gap, H1349 [23MR]

Electric Companies Begin Offering Broadband Service, S4350 [26AP]

First Responders Homeland Defense Act, S9011 [9SE]

Florida as the Next Florida, E403 [18MR]

Frederick County Supervisor Harrington Smith Dies, E1717 [28SE]

Funding Setback—House Delays Highway, Streetscape Work, E1322 [8JY]

Gaps in Communication, S9011-S9013 [9SE]

Georgia City Decided To Provide Its Residents With a Year of Free Internet Access. But Only Half Have Signed On. Why LaGrange Isn't More ``Wired,'', S4350 [26AP]

Help, Not Hinder, E1098 [14JN]

Internet Access Fees—Don't Let Removal Have Unintended Effects, S4351 [26AP]

Lead Pipes Unsatisfactory, H5103 [25JN]

Mary Ladesic, First Woman Elected to Countywide Office, Dies, E652 [27AP]

Nearly 45,000 U.S. Police, Fire Officials Urged To Push Congress To Solve First Responder Interoperabilty Crisis; Hundreds of First Responders Expected To Oppose Giveaway to Nextel, S9011 [9SE]

Off-Duty Officer Shoots Attacker, H4817 [23JN]

Off-Duty Police Officer, Suspected Robber Shoot Each Other, H4817 [23JN]

Officer Finds Work on Her Day Off, H4817 [23JN]

Officer Shoots at Yard-Statue Thieves, H4817 [23JN]

Potomac Water and Lead Pipe, H5103 [25JN]

School Achievement Reports Often Exclude the Disabled, S9378 [20SE]

Tax and Click, S4351 [26AP]

Too Many Tests Mean Diminished Education, S9026 [9SE]

Tulsa Policeman Shoots Intruder, H4817 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see S. 2020), S184 [22JA] (see H.R. 3719), H88 [21JA]

Armed Forces: reimburse State and local governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments (see S. Res. 464), S11305 [11OC]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 722), H5908 [15JY]

Business and industry: establish a grant program to support cluster-based economic development efforts (see S. 2581), S7434 [24JN] (see H.R. 4698), H4927 (see H.R. 4698), H5070 [24JN]

Children and youth: make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see S. 2199), S2717 [11MR]

———promote better health for young people through Federal matching awards for physical education programs (see S. 2150), S1933 [1MR]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see S. 2916), S10702 [7OC] (see H.R. 5269), H8857 [7OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 4204), H2371 [22AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for a greater number of members on certain combined Farm Service Agency county committees (see H.R. 4163), H2153 [2AP]

———sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (see S. 2575), S7434 [24JN] (see H.R. 4569), H4170 [15JN]

Dept. of Commerce: make noninterest bearing loans to State and local governments solely for the purpose of funding capital projects (see H.R. 4310), H2727 [6MY] (see H.R. 4371), H3093 [17MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see S. 2912), S10702 [7OC] (see H.R. 4585), H4286 [16JN]

———extend the same level of increased flexibility to all rural local educational agencies under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.R. 4833), H5793 [14JY]

———making supplemental appropriations (see S. 2617), S7750 [7JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize use of certain grants to pay costs associated with participation of part-time or volunteer first responders in terrorism response training courses (see S. 3005), S11496 [18NO] (see H.R. 5392), H9999 [18NO]

———establish a first responder and terrorism preparedness grant information hotline (see S. 2171), S2223 [4MR] (see S. 2239), S3180 [25MR] (see S. 2632), S7828 [8JY]

———establish an Under Sec. for Local Government and Tourism (see H.R. 5007), H6755 [7SE]

———establish intergovernmental grants to identify and develop information, equipment, capabilities, technologies, and services to further the needs of Federal, State, and local governments (see S. 2635), S7828 [8JY]

———establish Office of Information Sharing, an information sharing network and a coordinating council to improve information sharing and communications interoperability (see S. 2701), S8548 [21JY]

———make grants to address homeland security preparedness shortcomings of municipal and county governments (see H.R. 3839), H632 [25FE]

———require that half of amounts paid under certain grants for first responders be distributed directly to local entities (see H.R. 4810), H5470 [9JY]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H1071 [11MR]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a water supply enhancement demonstration program that includes desalination (see H.R. 4835), H5793 [14JY]

———establish rural water supply program for certain rural residents and conduct appraisal and feasibility studies and establish guidelines for rural water projects (see S. 2218), S2859 [22MR]

———reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, SD, to reflect increased demands for municipal and industrial and fish and wildlife purposes (see S. 2429), S5535 [17MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a traffic incident management program (see S. 2960), S10846 [8OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits (see H.R. 3947), H1071 [11MR]

District of Columbia: authorize improvements in government operations (see H.R. 3797), H514 [11FE]

———enact provisions of the Mental Health Civil Commitment Act which affect the Commission on Mental Health (see H.R. 4302), H2727 [6MY]

———establish an annual Federal infrastructure support contribution (see H.R. 4269), H2548 [4MY]

———improve the administration of pension benefit payments to teachers, police officers, and firefighters (see H.R. 4657), H4893 [23JN]

———making appropriations (see S. 2826), S9441 [21SE] (see H.R. 4850), H5982 [19JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4850), consideration (see H. Res. 724), H5982 [19JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4850), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 822), H8167 [5OC]

Education: authorize local educational agencies in rural areas to obtain a limited waiver of certain requirements relative to the employment of highly qualified teachers (see S. 2164), S2223 [4MR] (see H.R. 3781), H396 [6FE]

———include hold-harmless provisions for local educational agencies that no longer meet the minimum eligibility criteria for targeted and finance incentive grants (see H.R. 5092), H7233 [15SE]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see S. 2428), S5535 [17MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve accountability provisions (see H.R. 5200), H7944 [30SE]

Employment: ensure equal pay for equal work performed by public sector and private sector employees within each State and locality in which such employees work (see H. Res. 865), H10079 [19NO]

———provide for regional skills training alliances (see S. 2586), S7435 [24JN]

Explosives: provide for the safe and secure storage of explosive materials by State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 5162), H7863 [29SE]

FAA: repeal local participation in Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 3721), H88 [21JA]

Firearms: technical correction to Federal preemption law, relative to State or local laws, concerning the markings and identification of imitation or toy firearms (see H.R. 5091), H7233 [15SE]

Government: commend public servants for their dedication and continued service (see S. Res. 336), S4024 [8AP]

Health: establish a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services and an advisory council made up of non-Federal representatives of the emergency medical services community (see S. 2351), S4428 [27AP] (see H.R. 4831), H5792 [14JY]

Health care professionals: establish a scholarship and loan repayment program for public health preparedness workforce development to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages (see S. 2613), S7750 [7JY]

Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps: establish to permit young adults to perform projects to prevent fire and suppress fires, and provide disaster relief, on public lands (see S. 2253), S3294 [29MR] (see H.R. 4838), H5907 [15JY]

Help America Vote Act: apply same requirements to voters who register by mail, to other voters who do not register in person, and increase penalties for repeated fraudulent registration violations (see S. 2818), S9441 [21SE]

———apply same requirements to voters who register by mail to certain other voters who do not register in person and increase penalties for repeated fraudulent registration violations (see H.R. 5171), H7863 [29SE]

Immigration: continue Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to illegal aliens through foreign aid funds (see H.R. 4360), H3015 [13MY]

Inland Northwest Economic Adjustment Strategy: implement (see S. 2162), S2105 [3MR]

Kankakee County, IL: commend agencies, organizations, and citizens involved in preservation of Kankakee Sands Ecosystem (see H. Res. 606), H2372 [22AP]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 2112), S1586 [25FE] (see S. 2132), S1683 [26FE] (see H.R. 3847), H698 [26FE]

———protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 5107), H7328 [21SE]

———protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (H.R. 5107), consideration (see H. Res. 823), H8167 [5OC]

———protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (H.R. 5107), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 519), H9184 [9OC]

———provide training opportunities for Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in intelligence analysis and dissemination (see H.R. 4038), H1592 [25MR]

Law enforcement officers: extend the same Federal benefits to officers serving private colleges and universities and rail carriers that apply to State and local public safety officers (see S. 2168), S2223 [4MR]

Lincoln County, NV: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality development (see S. 2532), S6881 [16JN] (see H.R. 4593), H4286 [16JN]

Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Foundation: establish (see S. 2932), S10703 [7OC] (see H.R. 5289), H8858 [7OC]

Medicaid: permit local public agencies to act as enrollment brokers (see H.R. 3895), H871 [4MR]

National Guard: credit certain service performed in counties declared disasters in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit (see H.R. 4378), H3229 [18MY]

National security: provide for a domestic defense fund to improve homeland defense (see S. 2021), S184 [22JA]

———strengthen by increasing quantity, diversity, and quality of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (see S. 2299), S3919 [7AP]

Native Americans: provide grants to local governments to assist in the participation of certain decisions related to Indian groups and Indian tribes (see H.R. 3838), H632 [25FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: ensure appropriate balance between resources and accountability (see H.R. 4957), H6703 [22JY]

———improve (see S. 2345), S4301 [22AP] (see H.R. 4434), H3438 (see H.R. 4434), H3538 (see H.R. 4464), H3439 (see H.R. 4464), H3539 [20MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues (see S. 2590), S7435 [24JN]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 4631), H4646 [21JN]

Schools: restore local control and limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (see S. 2405), S5227 [11MY]

———review determinations on whether schools and local educational agencies made adequate yearly progress taking into consideration subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to those determinations (see S. 2542), S6997 [17JN] (see H.R. 4605), H4391 (see H.R. 4605), H4506 [17JN]

Social Security: exempt certain employment as a member of a local governing board from coverage (see S. 2832), S9611 [23SE]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and direct the EPA to carry out certain authorities under an agreement with Canada on the importation of solid waste (see H.R. 4940), H6702 [22JY]

States: restore sovereignty (see H.R. 5045), H6996 [9SE]

Taxation: clarify treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income (see H.R. 5298), H9047 [8OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see S. 2084), S1286 [12FE] (see S. 2348), S4373 [26AP]

———make allowance of the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes permanent (see H.R. 5384), H9999 [18NO]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 146), S11429 [17NO]

———modify the alternative minimum tax on individuals by permitting the deduction for State and local taxes and adjust exemption amounts for inflation (see H.R. 4629), H4646 [21JN]

———prevent alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds (see H.R. 4157), H2153 [2AP]

Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of broadcast transmission facilities (see S. 2963), S10846 [8OC]

———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless services facilities (see S. 2964), S10846 [8OC]

Voting: postpone deadline for a State to meet election administration requirements until the State is appropriated funds to meet such requirements (see H.R. 4068), H1739 [30MR]

Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (see H.R. 4717), H5149 [25JN]

———ensure that the District of Columbia and States are provided with a safe, lead free supply of drinking water (see S. 2377), S4837 [4MY] (see H.R. 4268), H2548 [4MY]

Cloture motions

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), motion to proceed, S1448 [23FE], S1538 [25FE]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4406, S4422 [27AP], S4641, S4642, S4646 [29AP]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), motion to proceed, S4333 [22AP], S4361 [26AP]

Conference reports

District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 4850), H8144-H8157 [5OC]

Cost Estimates

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (S. 1194): CBO, H8242 [6OC]

Excerpts

Help America Vote Act, H1350 [23MR]

Letters

Allow local government provision of nonemergency and preventive health services to non-qualified immigrants: Larry Naake, National Association of Counties, S3358 [30MR]

———Michael D. Place, Catholic Health Association of the U.S., S3359 [30MR]

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program funding: Philip C. Stittleburg, National Volunteer Fire Council, S9176 [14SE]

———Steve Edwards, Congressional Fire Services Institute, S9176 [14SE]

Create funding flexibility, increase accountability, and improve performance and efficiency of public transit programs: Dale J. Marsico, Community Transportation Association, S619 [5FE]

———James A. Garner, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S619 [5FE]

———Surface Transportation Policy Project, S619 [5FE]

———William W. Millar, American Public Transportation Association, S619 [5FE]

Dept. of HUD section 8 housing vouchers programs funding: several organizations, E457 [26MR]

District of Columbia government operations improvements: Representative Boehner, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H4602 [21JN]

———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H4602 [21JN]

———Representative Tom Davis, Committee on Government Reform (House), H4602 [21JN]

Financial assistance to State and local governments that continue to pay employees who serve on active duty in a Reserve component of the uniformed services: Barry Kasinitz, International Association of Fire Fighters, S11198 [11OC]

———Craig R. Benson, Governor of New Hampshire, S11198 [11OC]

———F.C. Rockholm, Roseville, CA, City Council, S11198 [11OC]

———Gus Morrison, Fremont, CA, City Council, S11198 [11OC]

———Marty Blum, Santa Barbara, CA, City Council, S11198 [11OC]

———Sacramento, CA, employee, S11197 [11OC]

———Stephen C. Padilla, Chula Vista, CA, City Council, S11198 [11OC]

Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture (House), H7676 [28SE]

———Representative Pombo, Committee on Resources (House), H7676 [28SE]

Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act: Loren L. Chumley, Tennessee Dept. of Revenue, S4352 [26AP], S4639 [29AP]

———National Governors Association, S4419 [27AP]

Justice for All Act: Paul F. Walsh, Jr., National District Attorneys Association, H8195 [6OC]

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act: Joseph Polisar, International Association of Chiefs of Police, H4816 [23JN]

———President Bush, H4815 [23JN]

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: David Boies and Sean Eskovitz, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, S1564-S1567 [25FE]

———several law enforcement organizations, S1564 [25FE]

Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Firefighters Program funding: Harold A. Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, S9169 [14SE]

———Philip C. Stittleburg, National Volunteer Fire Council, S9183 [14SE]

———Robert A. DiPoli, International Association of Fire Chiefs, S9169 [14SE]

Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act: Craig J. Regelbrugge, American Nursery & Landscape Association, S7442 [24JN]

———Mark R. Stanley, California Oak Mortality Task Force, S7443 [24JN]

———Robert H. Falconer, California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers, S7443 [24JN]

———Steve Kinsey, Marin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S7443 [24JN]

Lists

Law enforcement organizations and individuals opposing S. 1805, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, S1665 [26FE]

State, county, and local governments covering pay protection for members of the Reserve and National Guard, S11196 [11OC]

Supporters of S. 2590, Americans Outdoors Act, S7447 [24JN]

Unfunded Federal mandates created by H.R. 49, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, S4349 [26AP]

Unfunded Federal mandates created by S. 150, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, S4350 [26AP]

Motions

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1448 [23FE], S1649 [26FE], S1975 [2MR]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4666 [29AP]

Press releases

Washington—Treat All States Equal: Representative Kevin Brady, H2832 [12MY]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: require matching of funds spent for Iraq reconstruction efforts be spent for domestic priorities, H2243 [21AP]

Broward County, FL: National Association of Counties Acts of Caring Awards recipient for Water Matters Program and Library Friends Tutoring Program, E761 [5MY]

Budget: evaluation of Bush administration proposals, H1057-H1063 [11MR]

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information on an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H4535-H4539 [18JN], H4752 [22JN], E1288 [25JN]

Castle Rock, CO: tribute to City Council, E889 [18MY]

Colleges and universities: State regulations governing students' ability to register to vote, H3767, H3768 [3JN], H4746 [22JN], H6118-H6121 [20JY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: tribute to State and local legislators who have supported establishment and introduced reparations-related legislation, E1146 [16JN]

Congressional Conference on Civic Education: convene, H7586 [28SE], E1719 [28SE], E1803 [6OC], E1933, E1935 [11OC], E2043 [18NO]

Corps of Engineers: District of Columbia lead pipe replacement funding, H5102, H5103 [25JN]

Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (S. 1194), H8239-H8245 [6OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H7689-H7698 [28SE], H9054 [9OC], E1743 [30SE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 4204), H8249 [6OC], E620 [22AP]

Delaware, OH: ``Preserve America'' community designation, E295 [3MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (H.R. 4569), H8111-H8113 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: improvement of local schools funding to help students in military families, H9007 [8OC]

Dept. of Education: educational reform and improvement block grants funding through reductions in tax cuts, H6849, H6850 [8SE]

———educational reform and improvement block grants funding through reductions in the Even Start Program, H6849, H6850 [8SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Citizen Corps program funding, H4510-H4512 [18JN]

———distribution of antiterrorism funds allocated to the Miami, FL, metropolitan area, H4544 [18JN], H4770 [23JN], H4897 [24JN], H5132 [25JN], H5201 [7JY], H5335 [8JY], H5405 [9JY]

———ensure that the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness disburse grant funds to local first responders in a timely manner, H4512, H4513 [18JN]

———first responder interoperable communications funding, H7724 [28SE], H8878 [8OC]

———Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness funding, H4480, H4481 [17JN]

———Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Firefighters Program funding, H4478-H4480 [17JN], H9173 [9OC]

Dept. of HUD: section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, H3600 [1JN], E315 [8MR], E456 [26MR], E912 [19MY], E1098 [14JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information on an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H5298-H5300 [7JY], E1344 [9JY]

Dept. of the Interior: payment in lieu of taxes program funding through reductions in Smithsonian Institution and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H4261-H4263 [16JN]

Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funding, H1808, H1811 [1AP]

———prohibit use of funds for administrative expenses and public agencies that do not recognize Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program certifications from other States or localities, H7199 [15SE]

District of Columbia: across-the-board funding reduction, H6063 [20JY]

———authorize improvements in government operations (H.R. 3797), H4600-H4602 [21JN]

———enact provisions of the Mental Health Civil Commitment Act which affect the Commission on Mental Health (H.R. 4302), H8257-H8259 [6OC]

———establish an annual Federal infrastructure support contribution (H.R. 4269), E733 [4MY]

———improve the administration of pension benefit payments to teachers, police officers, and firefighters (H.R. 4657), H7705-H7707 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4850), H5990, H6048-H6065 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4850), conference report, H8204-H8208 [6OC], E1871 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4850), consideration (H. Res. 724), H5998-H6001 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4850), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 822), H8177-H8179 [6OC]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (S. 714), H526, H527 [24FE]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize and improve (S. 1134), H8344-H8349 [6OC], E1857 [10OC], E1879 [11OC]

Education: assessment of options for parental choice in education system, H1310-H1317 [18MR]

———assist local educational agencies in providing financial incentives to attract teachers to rural and high-poverty areas (H.R. 2811), E737 [4MY]

———effects of Federal mandates on local school districts, H1314 [18MR]

———include hold-harmless provisions for local educational agencies that no longer meet the minimum eligibility criteria for targeted and finance incentive grants (H.R. 5092), E1646 [15SE]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, H1313 [18MR]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H1311 [18MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend the poverty threshold calculation provisions used to determine school district eligibility for certain Title I funds, H6852 [8SE]

Enhanced 9-1-1 Institute: tribute, E188 [24FE]

EPA: enforcement of Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada relative to importation of municipal solid waste (H.R. 411), H2603 [5MY]

Explosives: provide for the safe and secure storage of explosive materials by State and local law enforcement agencies (H.R. 5162), E1755 [30SE]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Fairfax County Neighborhood Watch Program, E1871 [11OC]

Federal-State relations: require CBO and OMB to include unfunded Federal mandates in budget projections, H1646 [30MR]

FEMA: establish a program to identify and catalog emergency preparedness compacts, H8901-H8903 [8OC], E1959 [11OC]

Flag—U.S.: ensure that rules of etiquette for flying the flag do not preclude the flying of flags at half mast when ordered by city and local officials (H.R. 3095), H1379 [24MR]

Florida: disputed results in 2000 Presidential election, H5171 [6JY]

———eliminate directives that void voter registration forms that have certain inadvertent omissions, H8174 [6OC]

Florida Conference of Black State Legislators: tribute, E57 [27JA]

Fraternal Order of Police: tribute to efforts on passage of H.R. 218, Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, E1231 [24JN]

Government: commend public servants for their dedication and continued service, E794 [7MY]

Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps: establish to permit young adults to perform projects to prevent fire and suppress fires, and provide disaster relief, on public lands (H.R. 4838), H7675-H7677 [28SE]

Help America Vote Act: funding, H6733 [7SE], E404 [18MR]

———implementation, H1349 [23MR], H7319-H7323 [21SE]

Homosexuality: impact of recognizing same-sex marriage on certain governmental programs and their available funds, H3476 [20MY]

Housing: exempt small public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing annual public housing agency plans (H.R. 27), H2605-H2607 [5MY]

Houston, TX: light rail system funding, H1575 [25MR]

Immigration: allow acceptance of consular-issued identification cards, H8978, H8981-H8984 [8OC]

———enforce existing Federal law that localities report aliens who commit crimes to immigration authorities, H5360-H5362 [8JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: provide that State or local education agencies may be awarded attorney's fees in special education court cases deemed frivolous or unreasonable by the court, H10021 [19NO]

Kootenai Valley Resource Initiative: tribute, E215 [24FE]

Land use: improve relationships between Federal land managers and gateway communities to support compatible land management of both Federal and adjacent lands (H.R. 1014), H5931, H5932 [19JY]

Laredo, TX: tribute to delegation visiting the District of Columbia, E393 [17MR]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, E843 [14MY]

———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, H5256 [7JY]

———prohibit racial profiling, H1803 [1AP]

———prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 3847), E249 [26FE]

———protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (H.R. 5107), H8179-H8204 [6OC], E2152 [6DE], E2203 [20DE]

———protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (H.R. 5107), consideration (H. Res. 823), H8175-H8177 [6OC]

———protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (H.R. 5107), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 519), H9177 [9OC]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (H.R. 218), H4811-H4818 [23JN], E1231 [24JN]

Lincoln County, NV: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality development (H.R. 4593), H7958-H7965 [4OC], E1863 [10OC]

———establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality development (H.R. 4593), Senate amendment, H9820-H9826 [17NO]

Los Angeles City Chicano Employees Association: anniversary, E1565 [8SE]

Marquette, MI: anniversary of Sister City partnership with Yokaichi, Japan, E1477 [22JY]

McNulty, Evie Rafalko: Pennsylvania Federation of Women Outstanding Elected Democratic Woman of the Year award recipient, E2110 [20NO]

Moffat County, CO: tribute to Wildland Fire and Fuel Management Plan, E580 [21AP]

Monterey County, CA: observance of Public Safety Appreciation Day, E732 [4MY]

Murphy, Mary H.: Brooklyn, OH, Democrat of the Year award recipient, E435 [24MR]

National security: allow private security guard companies to have access to Federal background checks and establish a national clearinghouse to process such requests, H8915 [8OC]

———homeland security funding, H1428-H1433 [24MR], H1580, H1585 [25MR], H6446 [21JY], H7566 [23SE]

———improve homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through use of wireless enhanced 911 (E911) services (H.R. 2898), H2551 [5MY], H3096 [18MY], H7724 [28SE]

———prohibit use of funds to enter into statewide contracts for security guard services, H4551 [18JN]

———war on terrorism and homeland security funding, H4542, H4543 [18JN], H4833 [23JN]

Native Americans: reaffirm inherent sovereign rights of the Osage Tribe to determine its membership and form of government (H.R. 2912), H3562, H3563 [1JN]

Nelson, Jane: AMA Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service recipient, H519 [24FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding, H422 [10FE], H1430 [24MR]

———implementation, H3059, H3062 [17MY], H3499 [20MY], H3946 [14JN], H6879 [8SE], E884, E885 [17MY]

———improve (H.R. 4464), E961 [21MY]

———suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (H.R. 2366), H2820 [12MY]

Noonan, Jacqueline: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb ``Woman of the Year'' award recipient, E1736 [29SE]

Orange County, CA: increase the ceiling on the Federal share of certain costs of the Regional Water Reclamation Project (H.R. 1156), H5929 [19JY]

Pilot Point, TX: ``Preserve America'' community designation, E1561 [8SE], E1682 [22SE]

Public welfare programs: allow States and localities to provide primary and preventive care to all individuals (H.R. 3273), E889 [18MY]

Roads and highways: allow States to build voluntary-use toll lanes and dedicate revenues to new highway capacity, H2067-H2070 [2AP]

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (H.R. 3370), H3009 [13MY], E843 [14MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes, H4405, H4407, H4431, H4432 [17JN], H8717, H8719, H8721 [7OC]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (H.R. 720), H2819, H2830-H2835 [12MY]

———clarify treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income (H.R. 5298), E1933 [11OC]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), H10025-H10029 [19NO], E2200 [7DE], E2211 [20DE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 146), H10024 [19NO], E2211 [20DE]

———prevent alternative minimum tax from effectively repealing Federal tax exemption for interest on State and local private activity bonds (H.R. 4157), E524 [2AP]

———provide full funding for payment in lieu of taxes program and protect local jurisdictions against loss of property tax revenues when private lands are acquired by Federal land management agencies, H1044 [11MR]

Texas: tribute to 26th Congressional District Tree City USA honorees, E731 [4MY]

Virgin Islands: create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3589), H7397-H7399 [22SE]

Virginia: call for resolution to Iraq conflict by local government officials, E1879 [11OC]

Voting: condemn efforts to suppress or intimidate individuals from voting and encourage States to replace error-prone voting equipment, H7319-H7323 [21SE]

Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (H.R. 4717), E1289 [25JN]

———support water and wastewater infrastructure programs, E621 [22AP]

Will County, IL: Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce Salute to Industry Award recipient, E68 [28JA]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (S. 2020), S186 [22JA]

Armed Forces: provide financial assistance to State and local governments that continue to pay employees who serve on active duty in a Reserve component of the uniformed services, S11195-S11198 [11OC]

———reimburse State and local governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments (S. Res. 464), S11222 [11OC]

Ashland, KY: ``Preserve America'' community designation, S4294 [22AP]

Budget: reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to firefighters grant programs, S2272 [8MR], S2606-S2611, S2640, S2641 [11MR]

Burlington, VT: North Street Revitalization Project funding through the Transportation and Community and System Preservation Program, S1232 [12FE]

Children and youth: make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (S. 2199), S2722 [11MR]

———promote better health for young people through Federal matching awards for physical education programs (S. 2150), S1935 [1MR]

Courts: jurisdiction over certain class actions brought by local prosecutors or private attorneys general, S7721 [7JY]

Crime: enhance rights of crime victims and establish grants for local governments to assist crime victims (S. 805), S4270 [22AP]

———foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (S. 1194), S11365 [16NO]

———foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (S. 1194), House amendment, S11261-S11263 [11OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, S6711-S6713 [14JN], S6763-S6770, S6775 [15JN], S6866 [16JN], S10949 [9OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 966), S27, S30 [20JA], S105 [21JA], S169 [22JA], S216 [23JA], S244 [26JA], S313 [28JA], S363 [2FE], S587 [4FE], S647 [5FE], S689 [6FE], S717 [9FE], S785 [10FE], S1012 [11FE], S1275 [12FE], S1455 [23FE], S1517 [24FE], S1583 [25FE], S1676 [26FE], S1890 [27FE], S1929 [1MR], S1996 [2MR], S2103 [3MR], S2218 [4MR], S2297 [8MR], S2430 [9MR], S2538 [10MR], S2706 [11MR], S2773 [12MR], S2856 [22MR], S2992 [23MR], S3094 [24MR], S3172 [25MR], S3292 [29MR], S3360 [30MR], S3451 [31MR], S3557 [1AP], S3784 [6AP], S4010 [8AP], S4153 [20AP], S4219 [21AP], S4293 [22AP], S4368 [26AP], S4423 [27AP], S4485 [28AP], S4677 [29AP], S4824, S4827 [4MY], S4900 [5MY], S4989 [6MY], S5073 [10MY], S5221 [11MY], S5361 [12MY], S5466 [13MY], S5499 [14MY], S5529 [17MY], S5601 [18MY], S5794 [19MY], S5940 [20MY], S6076 [21MY], S6265 [1JN], S6339 [2JN], S6442 [3JN], S6480 [4JN], S6497 [7JN], S6728 [14JN], S6874 [16JN], S7051 [18JN], S7100 [21JN], S7163 [22JN], S7301 [23JN], S7420 [24JN], S7513 [25JN], S7573 [6JY], S7743 [7JY], S7821 [8JY], S7891 [9JY], S7933 [12JY], S8023 [13JY], S8105 [14JY], S8221 [15JY], S8419 [19JY], S8468 [20JY], S8539 [21JY], S8652 [22JY], S8846 [7SE], S8955 [8SE], S9023 [9SE], S9120 [13SE], S9213 [14SE], S9279 [15SE], S9379 [20SE], S9437 [21SE], S9518 [22SE], S9606 [23SE], S9721 [27SE], S9806 [28SE], S10055 [30SE], S10359 [4OC], S10422 [5OC], S10553 [6OC], S10689 [7OC], S10819 [8OC], S11366 [16NO], S11422 [17NO], S11483 [18NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (S. 2575), S7442 [24JN], S12026 [8DE]

Dept. of Defense: expand Mentor-Protege program to include service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and qualified HUBZone small businesses, S6066 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: making supplemental appropriations (S. 2617), S7754 [7JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allocate formula-based grants to State and local governments based on an assessment of threats and vulnerabilities, S9171-S9176, S9182 [14SE]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program funding, S9108 [13SE], S9176, S9177 [14SE]

———authority to approve State requests to reprogram Federal homeland security funding relative to specific security requirements based on credible threat assessments, S9193 [14SE]

———authorize use of certain grants to pay costs associated with participation of part-time or volunteer first responders in terrorism response training courses (S. 3005), S11500 [18NO]

———ensure that Under Sec. for Emergency Preparedness and Response participates in Threat-Based Homeland Security Grant Program process for non-law enforcement related grants, S9805 [28SE]

———establish a first responder and terrorism preparedness grant information hotline (S. 2171), S2233 [4MR]

———establish a first responder and terrorism preparedness grant information hotline (S. 2632), S7867 [8JY], S7900 [9JY]

———establish a technology, equipment, and information transfer program with State, local, and other Federal law enforcement agencies (S. 1612), unanimous-consent agreement, S596 [4FE]

———establish intergovernmental grants to identify and develop information, equipment, capabilities, technologies, and services to further the needs of Federal, State, and local governments (S. 2635), S7842 [8JY], S11832, S11833 [20NO]

———establish Office of Information Sharing, an information sharing network and a coordinating council to improve information sharing and communications interoperability (S. 2701), S8550-S8555 [21JY]

———first responder interoperable communications funding, S10357 [4OC]

———first responder interoperable communications funding through reductions in human resources account funding, S9009-S9014 [9SE]

———Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Federal Air Marshals Program, and Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness funding, S9053-S9055 [10SE], S9669 [24SE]

———increase Urban Area Security Initiative funding to ensure that high-threat, high-density urban areas receive resources commensurate with the threat level, S9172-S9176 [14SE]

———Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Firefighters Program funding, S9167-S9171, S9183 [14SE]

———State Homeland Security Grant Program funding, S9110 [13SE]

Dept. of HUD: section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, S4368 [26AP], S5041 [7MY], S5222 [11MY], S5944 [20MY]

Dept. of Justice: decision to restrict local law enforcement use of National Instant Criminal Background Check System, S83 [21JA]

———juvenile justice funding, S2686 [11MR], S4943 [6MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish rural water supply program for certain rural residents and conduct appraisal and feasibility studies and establish guidelines for rural water projects (S. 2218), S2862 [22MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a traffic incident management program (S. 2960), S10856 [8OC]

District of Columbia: authorize improvements in government operations (H.R. 3797), S11267 [11OC]

———enact provisions of the Mental Health Civil Commitment Act which affect the Commission on Mental Health (H.R. 4302), S11697 [20NO]

———improve the administration of pension benefit payments to teachers, police officers, and firefighters (H.R. 4657), S12027 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4850), S9535-S9537 [22SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4850), conference report, S10609, S10610 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4850), insert S. 2826 language in lieu, S9535 [22SE]

———making appropriations (S. 2826), S9535 [22SE], S9605 [23SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S95 [21JA], S632 [5FE]

Economic Development Administration: reauthorize and improve (S. 1134), S10422 [5OC], S10504-S10512 [6OC]

Education: authorize local educational agencies in rural areas to obtain a limited waiver of certain requirements relative to the employment of highly qualified teachers (S. 2164), S2226 [4MR]

———national policy to improve system, S1453 [23FE]

———prohibit funding for school voucher programs until No Child Left Behind Act is fully funded, S2588 [10MR]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (S. 2428), S5541 [17MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: permit certain States and local educational agencies to obtain waivers of student testing requirements (S. 956), S9025 [9SE]

Firearms: exempt lawsuits involving a shooting victim of John A. Muhammad or Lee B. Malvo from the definition of qualified civil liability action, S1655-S1663 [26FE]

———hold weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and importers to certain basic product liability standards, S1616, S1620 [26FE]

———modify definition of ``reasonably foreseeable'' relative to misuse of firearms or ammunition, S1922-S1928 [1MR]

———permit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers if gross negligence or reckless conduct proximately caused death or injury, S1867, S1870 [27FE], S1939 [1MR], S1974, S1975 [2MR]

———permit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers that involve injuries to children, S1872 [27FE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), S1611-S1671 [26FE], S1860-S1873 [27FE], S1901-S1928, S1937-S1942 [1MR], S1947, S1976, S2012 [2MR], S4011 [8AP], S10056 [30SE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), motion to proceed, S1532-S1582 [25FE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), unanimous-consent agreement, S1581 [25FE], S1870 [27FE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1805), unanimous-consent request, S1448 [23FE]

Florida: eliminate directives that void voter registration forms that have certain inadvertent omissions, S10397 [5OC]

———FEMA funding to localities for debris removal as a result of hurricanes and tropical storms, S10397 [5OC]

Forest Counties Payments Committee: extend (H.R. 3249), S9330 [15SE]

Government: commend public servants for their dedication and continued service, S4991 [6MY]

———commend public servants for their dedication and continued service (S. Res. 336), S4379 [26AP], S4764 [3MY]

Hawaii: authorize certain water reclamation projects and modify the water resources study (S. 960), S5841 [19MY]

Health: establish a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services and an advisory council made up of non-Federal representatives of the emergency medical services community (S. 2351), S4431, S4432 [27AP]

Health care professionals: establish a scholarship and loan repayment program for public health preparedness workforce development to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages (S. 2613), S7752 [7JY]

Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps: establish to permit young adults to perform projects to prevent fire and suppress fires, and provide disaster relief, on public lands (S. 2253), S3297 [29MR]

Help America Vote Act: apply same requirements to voters who register by mail, to other voters who do not register in person, and increase penalties for repeated fraudulent registration violations (S. 2818), S9443 [21SE]

———funding, S2694 [11MR]

Immigration: reaffirm authority of State and local law enforcement to enforce certain immigrations laws, S10014 [30SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S5395 [13MY]

———provide that State or local education agencies may be awarded attorney's fees in special education court cases deemed frivolous or unreasonable by the court, S5348-S5352 [12MY], S11654, S11655 [19NO]

———reduce paperwork for special education teachers, S5407-S5410 [13MY]

Internet Tax Freedom Act: extend certain grandfather provisions, S4657, S4662-S4666 [29AP]

———require a GAO study on the impact on State and local governments and on broadband deployment, S4658 [29AP]

Law enforcement: clarify guidelines for collecting, accessing, and expunging DNA profiles in local, State, and Federal databases, S10914, S10915 [9OC]

———prohibit racial profiling, S10346 [4OC]

———prohibit racial profiling (S. 2112), S1588, S1589 [25FE]

———prohibit racial profiling (S. 2132), S1688-S1692 [26FE], S5509 [17MY]

———protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (H.R. 5107), S10674 [7OC], S10816 [8OC], S10910-S10917, S10956, S10962, S10968 [9OC], S11089 [10OC], S11609-S11614 [19NO], S12038 [8DE]

———protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (H.R. 5107), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 519), S11009 [9OC]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments, S558 [4FE], S624 [5FE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns, S1624, S1627-S1634 [26FE], S1956, S1957, S1971, S1972 [2MR]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (H.R. 218), S7301 [23JN], S7772 [7JY]

———extend the same Federal benefits to officers serving private colleges and universities and rail carriers that apply to State and local public safety officers (S. 2168), S2230 [4MR]

Lincoln County, NV: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality development (H.R. 4593), S11183 [10OC]

———establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality development (S. 2532), S6898-S6901 [16JN]

National Affordable Housing Act: raise minimum State allocation (S. 1851), S107 [21JA]

National Association of Counties: annual legislative conference, S1677 [26FE]

National security: homeland security funding, S8939 [8SE], S9783 [28SE]

———provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification, S10309, S10310, S10315, S10316 [4OC]

———strengthen by increasing quantity, diversity, and quality of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (S. 2299), S3932-S3937 [7AP]

———war on terrorism and homeland security funding, S7792-S7800 [8JY], S8584, S8619 [22JY]

Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund conservation programs, S3551, S3552 [1AP]

No Child Left Behind Act: ensure appropriate balance between resources and accountability (S. 1189), S5509 [17MY]

———funding, S519 [3FE]

———implementation, S5507-S5509, S5514 [17MY]

———implementation of certain provisions relative to students with special needs, S9378 [20SE]

———improve (S. 2345), S4331 [22AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues (S. 2590), S7446-S7453 [24JN], S8706 [22JY], S9269-S9271 [15SE]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, S4826 [4MY], S5042 [7MY]

Public welfare programs: allow local government provision of nonemergency and preventive health services to non-qualified immigrants, S3358 [30MR]

Schools: review determinations on whether schools and local educational agencies made adequate yearly progress taking into consideration subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to those determinations (S. 2542), S7010 [17JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes, S3061 [24MR], S8985 [9SE]

———clarify definition of Internet access service relative to moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S4405 [27AP], S4668, S4671 [29AP]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S4403, S4404, S4419 [27AP], S4453-S4466, S4468-S4471 [28AP], S4647, S4667, S4668 [29AP]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2084), S1295 [12FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 2348), S4379 [26AP], S4443 [27AP]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4402-S4422 [27AP], S4453-S4466, S4468-S4471, S4479-S4484 [28AP], S4630, S4635-S4647, S4651, S4655-S4659, S4661-S4671 [29AP], S4991 [6MY], S9068 [10SE], S11626, S11627 [19NO], S11670-S11674, S11678 [20NO]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 146), S11398 [17NO]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), motion to proceed, S4333 [22AP], S4337-S4339, S4345-S4367 [26AP], S4390-S4402 [27AP]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), unanimous-consent agreement, S4367 [26AP]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (S. 1736), S4669 [29AP], S11627 [19NO]

———treatment of broadband Internet access, S4347, S4348 [26AP]

———treatment of voice services over the Internet, S4661, S4662 [29AP]

Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of broadcast transmission facilities (S. 2963), S10858 [8OC]

———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless services facilities (S. 2964), S10858 [8OC]

Terrorism: assist States and communities in preparing for and responding to threats to agriculture (S. 427), S1675 [26FE], S9027 [9SE], S12044 [8DE]

———enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, S2767 [12MR]

Transportation: create funding flexibility, increase accountability, and improve performance and efficiency of public transit programs, S616-S624, S631-S642 [5FE]

———provide new infrastructure funding through Federal bonding to empower States and local governments to complete significant infrastructure projects across all modes of transportation, S978-S982 [11FE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration, S12042 [8DE]

Washington metropolitan area: anniversary of sniper shooting spree, S10056 [30SE]

Water: ensure that the District of Columbia and States are provided with a safe, lead free supply of drinking water (S. 2377), S4839 [4MY]

Reports

Restoration of the IRS Sales Tax Deduction Should Be One of Texas' Main Priorities in Congress: Carole K. Rylander, Texas Comptroller's Office, H2831 [12MY]

Reports filed

Community Recognition Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3095) (H. Rept. 108-411), H302 [3FE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4850, District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 822) (H. Rept. 108-736), H8167 [5OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4850, District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 108-615), H5982 [19JY]

Consideration of H.R. 5107, Justice for All Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 823) (H. Rept. 108-737), H8167 [5OC]

Create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3289) (H. Rept. 108-645), H6754 [7SE]

Dept. of HHS Tribal Self-Governance Amendments Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1696) (S. Rept. 108-412), S11377 [16NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security Grants To Develop Information, Equipment, and Services To Further the Needs of Federal, State, and Local Governments: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2635) (S. Rept. 108-420), S11799 [20NO]

Dept. of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1715) (S. Rept. 108-413), S11377 [16NO]

District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4850) (H. Rept. 108-734), H8167 [5OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4850) (H. Rept. 108-610), H5982 [19JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2826) (S. Rept. 108-354), S9441 [21SE]

District of Columbia Improvements in Government Operations Authorization: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3797) (H. Rept. 108-551), H4391, H4506 [17JN]

District of Columbia Mental Health Civil Commitment Modernization Act: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4302) (H. Rept. 108-729), H8166 [5OC]

Economic Development Administration Reauthorization and Improvement: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1134) (S. Rept. 108-382), S10261 [1OC]

Emergency Medical Services Support Act: Committee on Governmenal Affairs (Senate) (S. 2351) (S. Rept. 108-291), S7580 [6JY]

Gateway Communities Cooperation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1014) (H. Rept. 108-508), H3436, H3536 [20MY]

Hawaii Water Resources Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 960) (S. Rept. 108-232), S2439 [9MR]

Increase the Ceiling on the Federal Share of Certain Costs of the Orange County, CA, Regional Water Reclamation Project: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1156) (H. Rept. 108-562), H4857, H4892 [23JN]

Justice for All Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5107) (H. Rept. 108-711), H7943 [30SE]

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 218) (H. Rept. 108-560), H4764 [22JN]

Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4593) (H. Rept. 108-720), H8037 [4OC]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 1194) (H. Rept. 108-732), H8167 [5OC]

Reaffirm Inherent Sovereign Rights of the Osage Tribe To Determine Its Membership and Form of Government: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2912) (S. Rept. 108-343), S9286 [15SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2912) (H. Rept. 108-502), H3390 [19MY]

Small Public Housing Authority Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 27) (H. Rept. 108-458), H2151 [2AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to George R. Harvell, Jr.: Tennessee Municipal League, E1854 [10OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S4646 [29AP]

Statements

Call for Resolution to Iraq Conflict: Local Government Officials From the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area, E1879 [11OC]

Dept. of HUD Section 8 Housing Vouchers Programs Funding: Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, E315 [8MR]

Justice for All Act: Senator Leahy, S10675-S10677 [7OC]

NGA Supports Reasonable Extension of the Internet Tax Freedom Act: National Governors Association, S4418 [27AP], S4640 [29AP]

Protecting the Integrity and Accessibility of Voting in 2004 and Beyond: People for the American Way (organization), H7323 [21SE]

Texas Hate Crimes Legislation: Frances R. Byrd Mullins, H8249 [6OC]

Summaries

Internet Tax Ban Extension and Improvement Act (S. 2084): Michael Mazerov, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S4352 [26AP]

Lemongello v. Will Co. (Lawsuits Against Weapons Manufacturers): David Boies, S1668 [26FE]

Target—The Impact of the 1994 Federal Civil Assault Weapons Legislation: Crime Gun Solutions LLC, S1908 [1MR]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2826, District of Columbia appropriations, S9605 [23SE]

District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 4850), H6050-H6052 [20JY]

———conference report, H8205 [6OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 519, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 5107, Justice for All Act, H9177 [9OC]

H. Res. 724, consideration of H.R. 4850, District of Columbia appropriations, H5998 [20JY]

H. Res. 822, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4850, District of Columbia appropriations, H8177 [6OC]

H. Res. 823, consideration of H.R. 5107, Justice for All Act, H8175 [6OC]

H.R. 27, Small Public Housing Authority Act, H2605 [5MY]

H.R. 218, Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act, H4811 [23JN]

H.R. 1014, Gateway Communities Cooperation Act, H5931 [19JY]

H.R. 1156, increase the ceiling on the Federal share of certain costs of the Orange County, CA, Regional Water Reclamation Project, H5929 [19JY]

H.R. 2912, reaffirm inherent sovereign rights of the Osage Tribe to determine its membership and form of government, S11566 [19NO]

H.R. 2912, reaffirm inherent sovereign rights of the Osage Tribe to determine membership and form of government, H3562 [1JN]

H.R. 3095, Community Recognition Act, H1379 [24MR]

H.R. 3589, create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, H7397 [22SE]

H.R. 3797, District of Columbia government operations improvements, H4600 [21JN]

H.R. 4302, District of Columbia Mental Health Civil Commitment Modernization Act, H8257 [6OC]

H.R. 4569, sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding, H8111 [5OC]

H.R. 4593, Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act, H9820-H9824 [17NO]

H.R. 4593, Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act and Ojito Wilderness Act, H7959-H7964 [4OC]

H.R. 4657, District of Columbia Retirement Protection Improvement Act, H7705 [28SE]

H.R. 4838, Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps Act, H7675 [28SE]

H.R. 4850, District of Columbia appropriations, S9679-S9688 [24SE], H6055-H6063 [20JY]

H.R. 5107, Justice for All Act, H8179-H8188 [6OC]

S. 150, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, S4669 [29AP], H10025 [19NO]

S. 714, BLM land conveyance in Douglas County, OR, H526 [24FE]

S. 960, Hawaii Water Resources Act, S5841 [19MY], S6017 [20MY]

S. 1134, Economic Development Administration reauthorization and improvement, S10504-S10510 [6OC], H8344-H8348 [6OC]

S. 1194, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act, S11261-S11263 [11OC], H8239-H8242 [6OC]

S. 1612, Homeland Security Technology Improvement Act, S596 [4FE]

S. 2021, Domestic Defense Fund Act, S187-S193 [22JA]

S. 2084, Internet Tax Ban Extension and Improvement Act, S1294 [12FE]

S. 2132, End Racial Profiling Act, S1688-S1690 [26FE]

S. 2164, Assisting America's Rural Schools Act, S2226 [4MR]

S. 2168, Equity in Law Enforcement Act, S2231 [4MR]

S. 2199, Family Abduction Prevention Act, S2723 [11MR]

S. 2299, Homeland Security Education Act, S3933-S3936 [7AP]

S. 2345, No Child Left Behind Reform Act, S4331 [22AP]

S. 2428, Student Bill of Rights, S5541-S5545 [17MY]

S. 2429, Pactola Reservoir Reallocation Authorization Act, S5545 [17MY]

S. 2542, No Child Left Behind Fairness Act, S7011 [17JN]

S. 2575, Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act, S12027 [8DE]

S. 2590, Americans Outdoors Act, S7447-S7452 [24JN]

S. 2617, No Child Left Behind Appropriations Support Act, S7754 [7JY]

S. 2635, establish U.S.-Israel homeland security grant program to identify and develop information, equipment, capabilities, technologies, and services to further the needs of Federal, State, and local governments, S11834 [20NO]

S. 2701, Homeland Security Interagency and Interjurisdictional Information Sharing Act, S8551-S8554 [21JY]

S. 2818, apply same requirements to voters who register by mail, to other voters who do not register in person, and increase penalties for repeated fraudulent registration violations, S9444 [21SE]

S. 2960, Rush Hour Congestion Relief Act, S10857 [8OC]

S. 2963, Local Control of Broadcast Towers Act, S10858 [8OC]

S. 2964, Local Control of Cellular Towers Act, S10859 [8OC]

S. 3005, Rural and Part-Time Firefighter Training Fairness Act, S11500 [18NO]

S. Con. Res. 146, corrections in enrollment of S. 150, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, S11398, S11435 [17NO], H10024 [19NO]

S. Res. 336, commend public servants for their dedication and continued service, S4054 [8AP], S4380 [26AP]

S. Res. 464, reimburse State and local governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Armed Forces Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments, S11222, S11310 [11OC]