OBERSTAR, JAMES L. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), H8041 [15SE]

Analyses

Federal Emergency Management Agency Restoration Act (H.R. 4493), E2492 [8DE]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H8627 [29SE]

Conferee: H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H4136 [26MY]

———H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H5809 [14JY]

———H.R. 889, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, H9605 [3NO]

Robert T. Matsui funeral attendees, H129 [6JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: tribute to the Army Black Corps of Engineers for contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway during World War II and their role in integrating the military (see H. Con. Res. 67), H719 [16FE]

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (see H.R. 1351), H1621 [16MR]

Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5100 [23JN]

Albert Harold Quie Post Office, Dennison, MN: designate (see H.R. 3989), H8733 [6OC]

American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1630), H2100 [14AP]

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H9696 [4NO]

Armed Forces: enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 1565), H1894 [12AP]

———enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H940 [2MR]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3052 [5MY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H848 [1MR]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H720 [16FE]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H2100 [14AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H413 [8FE]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H1779 [5AP]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 381), H6431 [25JY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1368 [10MR]

Bicycles: support a national bike month and express appreciation of cyclists and others for promoting bicycle safety and the benefits of cycling (see H. Con. Res. 145), H3055 [5MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica (see H. Res. 199), H4074 [25MY]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H6107 [19JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H11880 [15DE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H7566 [28JY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H7564 [28JY]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H5435 (see H.R. 2238), H5480 [29JN]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H2103 [14AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H2148 [19AP]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H6328 [21JY]

———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H10039 [8NO]

Clean Air Act: require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4357), H10908 [17NO]

Climate: request documents from the President on the anticipated effects of climate change on coastal regions of the U.S. (see H. Res. 515), H9276 [26OC]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (see H.R. 889), H791 [17FE]

———tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina and provide temporary relief to certain persons affected by such hurricane relative to certain laws administered by the Coast Guard (see H.R. 4508), H11503 [13DE]

Cochran, Johnnie, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 185), H2151 [19AP]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 123), H3263 [12MY]

Contracts: increase the minimum Government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses (see H.R. 2742), H7950 [14SE]

———require the provision of a written prompt payment policy to each subcontractor under a Federal contract and a clause outlining the provisions of such policy in each subcontract (see H.R. 2740), H7950 [14SE]

Corps of Engineers: carry out programs and activities to enhance the safety of levees (see H.R. 4650), H13188 [22DE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H8342 [22SE]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H12050 [16DE]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H4072 [25MY]

Davis, Ossie: tribute (see H. Res. 69), H412 [8FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H7947 [14SE]

Defense Contract Audit Agency: review contracts relating to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq involving contractors or Federal employees that have been indicted or convicted for improprieties (see H.R. 4351), H11110 [6DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 388), H233 [26JA]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H12050 [16DE]

Dept. of Defense: postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 2427), H4144 [26MY]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 216), H1778 [5AP]

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1780 [5AP]

———make grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2636), H4073 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see H.R. 4228), H9641 [3NO]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 3760), H7947 [14SE]

Dept. of State: encourage active engagement of Americans in world affairs and create online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities (see H. Res. 192), H8736 [6OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 3264), H5800 [13JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H8847 [17OC]

———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1773), H2470 [21AP]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H2738 [28AP]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H8340 [22SE]

Disasters: establish special rules relative to certain disaster assistance provided for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4438), H11109 [6DE]

———improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H9554 [2NO]

———reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program (see H.R. 4324), H10225 [15NO]

———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H8810 [7OC]

———respond to Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters that adversely affect food assistance, agricultural producers, and households (see H.R. 3809), H8088 [15SE]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H3055 [5MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H584 [10FE]

Drugs: expand the scope of information required for the data bank on clinical trials for drugs (see H.R. 3196), H5602 [30JN]

Education: include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H6107 [19JY]

———strengthen the compact between States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher learning to address the rising cost of college tuition (see H.R. 2739), H4297 [8JN]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H8389 [27SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 390), H234 [26JA]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H11036 [18NO]

———protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see H.R. 3949), H9962 [7NO]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1902), H2646 [27AP]

ERISA: impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see H.R. 2327), H7565 [28JY]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H9276 [26OC]

———require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots (see H.R. 2926), H7565 [28JY]

FAA: return general aviation to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 1496), H1844 [6AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform child labor provisions (see H.R. 2870), H4400 [13JN]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 859), H718 [16FE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H2103 [14AP]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1779 [5AP]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1026 [8MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H2150 [19AP]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 188), H1778 [5AP]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H9472 [1NO]

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), H1023 [8MR]

Foreign policy: establish an international education policy to foster understanding among nations, promote a terror-free world, further U.S. foreign policy and national security, and enhance U.S. world leadership (see H. Con. Res. 100), H1621 [16MR]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H6204 [20JY]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1020), H7861 [13SE]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 2072), H2975 [4MY]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H4187 [7JN]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1222), H1368 [10MR]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1265 [9MR]

Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H11036 [18NO]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4561 [15JN]

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (see H.R. 3764), H8644 [29SE]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H10145 [9NO]

Immigration: provide protection to immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 3188), H5602 [30JN]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4605), H12048 [16DE]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1849), H2549 [26AP]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H5638 [11JY]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H4985 [22JN]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H8810 [7OC] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11504 [13DE]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1068), H980 [3MR]

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. 1696), H2149 [19AP]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H942 [2MR]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3057 [5MY]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 354), H1371 [10MR]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H942 [2MR]

Mara, Wellington T.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H9556 [2NO]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H8388 [27SE]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6327 [21JY]

———improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2716), H8163 [20SE]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H3113 [10MY]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H8388 [27SE]

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see H.R. 3042), H6328 [21JY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H6107 [19JY]

———anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6327 [21JY]

———clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 1016), H846 [1MR]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H582 [10FE]

———extend reasonable cost contracts to expand the area in which plans offered under such contracts may operate and to apply certain provisions of Medicare Advantage program to such plans (see H.R. 4050), H8808 [7OC]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 2350), H3261 [12MY]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H8735 [6OC]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 2014), H2737 [28AP]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H3055 [5MY]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H8735 [6OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1779 [5AP]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 880), H791 [17FE]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H286 [1FE]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H6936 [27JY]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1940), H8809 [7OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 544), H10145 [9NO]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7566 [28JY]

National Arson Awareness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 252), H3114 [10MY]

National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish to develop and implement a foreign language strategy (see H.R. 4196), H9642 [3NO]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H6652 [26JY]

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 27), H942 [2MR]

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 222), H7815 [8SE]

National Security Education Program: establish critical foreign language program (see H.R. 4629), H12167 [17DE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H1509 [15MR]

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H352 [2FE]

———regulate Indian tribal governments under the same rules and procedures that apply to other governmental employers relative to establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 331), H413 [8FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H4356 [9JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 4318), H12051 [16DE]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H7744 [7SE]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 286), H9425 [28OC]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H1778 [5AP]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3332 [16MY]

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. 4052), H8808 [7OC]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H1778 [5AP]

Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (see H.R. 513), H2978 [4MY]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 186), H1848 [6AP]

Poverty: affirm commitment and leadership of the U.S. to improve the lives of the world's people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery (see H. Con. Res. 172), H4142 [26MY]

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H8513 [28SE]

Privacy: require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (see H.R. 1069), H1510 [15MR]

Railroads: provide for stable, productive, and efficient passenger rail service (see H.R. 1713), H2393 [20AP]

———provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H2100 [14AP]

Red Lake, MN: express condolences in the aftermath of the recent school shooting at Red Lake High School (see H. Con. Res. 126), H1846 [6AP]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2017), H2737 [28AP]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 2566), H3892 [24MY] (see H.R. 3104), H5434 (see H.R. 3104), H5478 [29JN] (see H.R. 3330, 3332), H6106 [19JY] (see H.R. 3512, 3514), H7557 [28JY]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 88), H10227 [15NO]

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 1323), H1508 [15MR]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]

SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 2981), H4722 [17JN]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 595), H352 [2FE]

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 551), H1622 [16MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1690 [17MR]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H348 [2FE]

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. 3601), H7560 [28JY]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3556 [18MY]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H2975 [4MY]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3954), H11328 [8DE]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H4187 [7JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H76 [4JA]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H984 [3MR]

Sports: ensure funding for sportfishing and boating safety programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3649), H7672 [6SE]

Stang, Dorothy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1264 [9MR]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H10157 [10NO]

Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations to enhance railroad competition (see H.R. 2047), H2879 [3MY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H348 [2FE]

Taxation: allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H9696 [4NO]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H9426 [28OC]

———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H2395 [20AP]

———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. 994), H1417 [14MR]

———deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (see H.R. 1521), H1845 [6AP]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 3260), H7743 [7SE]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2625), H4072 [25MY]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2631), H4072 [25MY]

———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 114), H197 [25JA]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H5915 [14JY]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 2073), H2976 [4MY]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 1377), H1691 [17MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H520 [9FE]

———increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 3270), H5800 [13JY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H12050 [16DE]

University of Minnesota: tribute to women's ice hockey team (see H. Res. 238), H2550 [26AP]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 515), H348 [2FE]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1588), H9556 [2NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H8986 [19OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H524 [9FE]

———revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2962), H7820 [12SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 156), H5741 [12JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]

Voting: protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H349 [2FE]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 496), H798 [17FE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see H.R. 2864), H4400 [13JN]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 30), H2473 [21AP]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 893), H4400 [13JN]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2193), H3054 [5MY]

Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H7744 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: make funds available for the Aviation Security Capital Fund and establish a Checkpoint Screening Security Fund (see H.R. 1818), H2548 [26AP]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (see H.R. 722), H522 [9FE]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H11653 [14DE]

FAA: enhance safety of commercial human space flight industry (see H.R. 656), H411 [8FE]

Federal aid programs: provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely distressed regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 1349), H1621 [16MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3659), H7672 [6SE] (see H.R. 4493), H11327 [8DE]

Health: establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (see H.R. 4249), H10038 [8NO]

Railroads: provide for the safety and security of railroads, passengers, workers, and communities, and establish an assistance program for families of passengers involved in rail accidents (see H.R. 2351), H3261 [12MY]

Water: improve water quality in an equitable manner (see H.R. 4541), H11653 [14DE]

Memorandums

Waiver of Laws for Improvement of Barriers at Borders: Stephen R. Vina and Todd Tatelman, Congressional Research Service, H556 [10FE]

Motions

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), H9568 [3NO]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H4114 [26MY]

Remarks

Air pollution: modify allocation of Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funds to include areas in non-attainment or maintenance, H1311 [10MR]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1630), E668 [15AP]

———funding, H1211 [9MR], H5388, H5392, H5394 [29JN], H9988 [8NO]

Aviation: make funds available for the Aviation Security Capital Fund and establish a Checkpoint Screening Security Fund (H.R. 1818), E768 [26AP]

———tribute to U.S. commercial pilots who volunteer to participate in the Federal flight deck officer program (H. Con. Res. 196), H11120 [7DE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1988 [14AP]

Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act: reauthorize, H11121 [7DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for event commemorating the Million Man March anniversary (H. Con. Res. 161), H8654 [6OC]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 86), H3076 [10MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 136), H3078 [10MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 135), H3077 [10MY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: rename certain buildings in honor of Rosa Parks and Mother Teresa (H.R. 4500), E2626 [19DE]

Chicago, IL: require governing body of South Suburban Airport be comprised of a majority of Will County, IL, residents, H12206 [18DE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), H8032, H8041, H8046, H8049, H8051, H8052 [15SE]

———authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), motion to instruct conferees, H9568, H9569 [3NO]

———expand scope of background checks for employment relative to terrorism-related crimes, H8041 [15SE]

———require Commandant to review capability of active duty personnel to carry out certain homeland security functions, H8052 [15SE]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (H.R. 722), E192 [9FE]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System, H5875 [14JY]

———funding, H7639 [2SE]

———revise guidelines used in determining eligibility of harbors for dredging, H5871 [14JY]

Courts: infringement by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District (H. Res. 547), E2395 [17NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report, H12206 [18DE]

———reopen runway at Malmstrom AFB, MT, H7034 [28JY]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit establishment of refinery revitalization zones, H2374 [20AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3536 [18MY]

———emergency and disaster preparedness reorganization plan, H8397 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), conference report, H8697 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), motion to instruct conferees, H8397 [28SE]

———reimburse State and local port authorities for additional costs associated with elevated threat levels, H8052 [15SE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), E1569 [21JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3645, H3669 [19MY]

Dept. of Transportation: make emergency airport improvement project grants-in-aid for repairs and costs related to damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (S. 1786), H8656 [6OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5388, H5392, H5394 [29JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), conference report, H10956 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), motion to instruct conferees, H9988 [8NO]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7638 [2SE]

———reauthorize the predisaster mitigation program (H.R. 4324), H11026 [18NO]

E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC: designate Judge William B. Bryant Annex, H9491 [2NO]

EPA: brownfield site assessment and cleanup program funding, H3645 [19MY]

———prohibit funding for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements for municipal wastewater treatment during wet weather conditions, H3669 [19MY]

FAA: enhance safety of commercial human space flight industry (H.R. 656), E181 [8FE]

Federal aid programs: provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely distressed regions in the U.S. (H.R. 1349), E475 [17MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: extend authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound (H.R. 3963), H11124 [7DE]

———reauthorize programs to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 1721), H11121 [7DE]

FEMA: allow transfer of funding to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program to facilitate direct loans to communities (S. 1858), H8794, H8795, H8797 [7OC]

———establish as an independent agency (H.R. 4493), E2492 [8DE]

Great Lakes: recognize and affirm efforts of Great Lakes Governors and Premiers to standardize decisions on water withdrawal and urge that management authority remain vested with the Governors and Premiers, E1569 [21JY]

GSA: procurement and installation of photovoltaic solar electric system at Dept. of Energy headquarters, H2366 [20AP]

Harbors: expand authority of non-Federal interests to levy harbor fees, H5873 [14JY]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3823 [24MY]

House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11919 [16DE]

———legislative program, H7035 [28JY]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H26 [4JA]

———Committee on Homeland Security (House) jurisdiction, H26 [4JA]

Hurricanes: express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (H. Res. 425), H7689 [7SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7638 [2SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), H7781 [8SE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H11919 [16DE]

Jamaica: redesignate the Crowne Plaza in Kingston as the Colin L. Powell Residential Plaza (S. 1413), H8653 [6OC]

Jersey City, NJ: Liberty State Park environmental restoration activities funding, H5870 [14JY]

John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL: designate (H.R. 315), H361 [8FE]

Justin W. Williams U.S. Attorney's Building, Alexandria, VA: designate (H.R. 1463), H1904 [13AP]

Mississippi River: require Corps of Engineers report on progress and maintain balance in regards to lock and dam modernization and ecosystem restoration, H5877 [14JY]

Motor vehicles: allow State regulation of tow truck operations, H1194 [9MR]

———amend exemption for maximum driving and on duty time for drivers transporting agricultural commodities, H1188 [9MR]

———amend exemption for maximum driving and on duty time for drivers transporting agricultural commodities or farm supplies at planting or harvest time, H1187 [9MR]

———exempt commercial motor vehicle operators working in oil and gas industry from hours of service rules, H1186, H1187 [9MR]

———exempt Nebraska from truck length freeze relative to custom harvesters, H1192 [9MR]

———limit liability of renting and leasing companies for negligence caused by operators of rented or leased vehicles, H1202 [9MR]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement suicide bomber checkpoints, checked baggage screening, and screener staffing recommendations, H11120 [7DE]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), H556 [10FE]

Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals, H8049 [15SE]

Oil Pollution Act: increase liability limits for owners of vessels responsible for oil spills and adjust such limits for inflation, H9568, H9569 [3NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2366, H2374 [20AP]

Railroads: provide for stable, productive, and efficient passenger rail service (H.R. 1713), E726 [21AP]

———provide for the safety and security of railroads, passengers, workers, and communities, and establish an assistance program for families of passengers involved in rail accidents (H.R. 2351), E972 [13MY]

Red Lake, MN: express condolences in the aftermath of the recent school shooting at Red Lake High School (H. Con. Res. 126), H2170 [20AP]

Reynaldo G. Garza and Filemon B. Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (H.R. 483), H1906 [13AP]

Roads and highways: allow States to build voluntary-use toll lanes and dedicate revenues to new highway capacity, H1196, H1199 [9MR]

———eliminate requirements for States to establish procedures for low-income individuals to pay reduced tolls in high occupancy toll lanes, H1301, H1302 [10MR]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 2566), H4051, H4052 [25MY]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3332), H6087, H6088 [19JY]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3512), H7034 [28JY]

Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (H.R. 787), H1909 [13AP]

Rosa Parks Federal Building, Detroit, MI: designate (H.R. 2967), H9200 [26OC]

———designate (S. 1285), H9491 [2NO]

San Diego County, CA: expedite construction of a security fence to reduce illegal immigration, H556 [10FE]

Science: require certain risk assessments to human health or the environment by transportation projects adhere to sound and objective scientific practices, H1309, H1310, H1313 [10MR]

Ships and vessels: treat as a passenger vessel any vessel having berth or stateroom accommodations for more than 399 passengers and require that such a vessel be equipped with a voyage data recorder, H8051 [15SE]

St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge: include land and facilities comprising St. Marks lighthouse, H8046 [15SE]

States: modify calculation of receipt of Federal toll credits for any local, State, or private funds contributed to a toll project, H1303, H1305 [10MR]

———subtract amounts received in high-priority programs from surface transportation program formula totals, H1312, H1313 [10MR]

Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations to enhance railroad competition (H.R. 2047), E875-E877 [4MY]

Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (H.R. 548), H365 [8FE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1040, H1052, H1186, H1187, H1188, H1192, H1194, H1196, H1199, H1202 [9MR], H1299, H1301, H1302, H1303, H1305, H1307, H1309, H1310, H1311, H1312, H1313, H1315 [10MR]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), conference report, H7577 [29JY]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), motion to instruct conferees, H4114, H4117 [26MY]

———program funding relative to minimum rate of return for donor States, H4114 [26MY]

———provide small transit systems additional time to find alternative solutions to address loss of flexibilty in use of certain Federal transit funds, H1307 [10MR]

Transportation Security Administration: liability protections relative to security screening opt-out program for airport operators allowing the hiring of private screeners, H8697 [6OC]

Twenty-First Century Water Commission: establish (H.R. 135), H1860 [12AP]

Votes: position on missed, E1273 [17JN]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5822, H5869, H5870, H5871, H5873, H5875, H5877 [14JY], H7640 [2SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H7643 [2SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to George Aste: Air Transport Association, E395 [9MR]

Statements

Retain Independent Status of FEMA: by (2002), H7781 [8SE]

Summaries

Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act (H.R. 1349), E476 [17MR]

Securing Transportation Energy Efficiency for Tomorrow (STREET) Act (H.R. 722), E193 [9FE]

Tables

Natural disasters in the U.S.—FEMA expenditures and insured losses fiscal years 1980-2000, H8797 [7OC]

Tributes

Aste, George, E395 [9MR]

Newstrom, Gordy, E2515 [13DE]