McHUGH, JOHN M. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Committee to escort British Prime Minister Gordon Brown into the House Chamber, H2928 [4MR]

Conferee: S. 454, Weapons Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing Technical Knowledge and Oversight Act, H5549 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: develop a comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan for long-term security and stability (see H.R. 2482), H5790 [19MY]

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H5000 [29AP]

Animals: support and provide financial resources for projects of persons with expertise and conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 411), H160 [9JA]

Armed Forces: commend efforts, military leadership, and strategic success of troop surge in Iraq, recognize importance of victory in Iraqi theater, and commit to continued progress (see H. Res. 208), H2980 [4MR]

———express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (see H. Res. 471), H6013 [21MY]

———provide pay increase for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 1864), H4396 [1AP]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 377), H5097 [4MY]

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see H.R. 624), H2836 [25FE]

Binghamton, NY: express condolences for victims of shootings at the American Civic Association and gratitude to responders to the shootings, and commend services of the American Civic Association (see H. Res. 340), H4581 [21AP]

Boy Scouts of America Day: designate (see H. Res. 356), H6267 [4JN]

Brian K. Schramm Post Office Building, Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 1595), H3641 [18MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H36 [6JA]

Canada Day: observance (see H. Res. 519), H6306 [8JN]

Caroline O'Day Post Office Building, Rye, NY: designate (see H.R. 1397), H3104 [9MR]

Clarence Center, NY: express condolences for victims and gratitude to emergency responders of Continental Flight 3407 crash (see H. Res. 183), H2602 [23FE]

Clean Air Act: amend relative to renewable fuel standard (see H.R. 2409), H6156 [3JN]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4027 [25MR]

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1587), H4130 [30MR]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2129), H4839 [27AP]

Courts: enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 2850), H6743 [12JN]

———prevent lawsuits for weight gain or obesity against food or non-alcoholic beverage manufacturers, distributors, trade associations, or sellers that comply with statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 812), H1046 [4FE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 634), H484 [22JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (see H.R. 2647), H6074 [2JN]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), insert H.R. 2101 language in lieu and pass (see H. Res. 432), H5581 [13MY]

———promote reform and independence in the oversight of weapons system acquisition (see H.R. 2101), H4838 [27AP]

———promote reform and independence in the oversight of weapons system acquisition (H.R. 2101), passage (see H. Res. 432), H5581 [13MY]

———require State approval and Presidential notification and certification before transfer or release of individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the U.S. (see H.R. 2294), H5397 [7MY]

Dept. of Energy: increase amount of direct loans provided to improve facilities for advanced technology vehicles manufacturing (see H.R. 2150), H4914 [28AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H3527 [17MR]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H1080 [9FE]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H4915 [28AP]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H3056 [5MR]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H780 [28JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize appropriations for Operation Stonegarden (see H.R. 2047), H4916 [28AP]

Dept. of Justice: safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 483), H382 [15JA]

Dept. of State: establish passport issuance agencies within 50 miles of all major international border crossings (see H.R. 1734), H4061 [26MR]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H2632 [24FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal effective date on limiting bonuses to executives of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1582), H3640 [18MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H5892 [20MY]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H5096 [4MY]

———take responsibility for financing health benefits for disabled veterans and ensure policies do not discourage the purchase of health insurance by such veterans (see H. Res. 249), H4735 [23AP]

Diseases: establish Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national screening program and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or polyps (see H.R. 1189), H2981 [4MR]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H9342 [8SE]

———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 930), H2603 [23FE]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4525 [2AP]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H2873 [26FE]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H7022 [18JN]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H6267 [4JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 85), H602 [27JA]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H780 [28JA]

Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see H.R. 2205), H5061 [30AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H3077 [6MR]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1247 [11FE]

EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields (see H.R. 3518), H9279 [31JY]

Europe: take necessary steps to deploy missile defense system in Europe to help provide such a defense to U.S. allies in Europe while enhancing U.S. defenses against missile attacks (see H. Res. 319), H4523 [2AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 42), H4735 [23AP]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H68 [7JA]

Federal aid programs: require those applying for, and renewing, State Children's Health Insurance Program and trade adjustment benefits to present documentation proving citizenship and identity (see H.R. 141), H486 [22JA]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 673), H525 [26JA]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H4027 [25MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H1157 [10FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H2979 [4MR]

Ferraro, Geraldine A.: anniversary of candidacy to be Vice President (see H. Res. 634), H8185 [15JY]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H32 [6JA]

Financial Oversight Commission: establish (see H.R. 74), H875 [2FE]

1st Lieutenant Louis Allen Post Office, Chester, NY: designate (see H.R. 2877), H6806 [15JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H6016 [21MY]

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H5580 [13MY]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H5097 [4MY]

Fulton, MO: authorize reference to the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library as America's National Churchill Museum (see H. Res. 390), H5401 [7MY]

Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building, Long Island City, NY: designate (see H.R. 774), H779 [28JA]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H4840 [27AP]

Harvey, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 223), H3146 [10MR]

Health: apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1204), H2835 [25FE]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 1086), H6076 [2JN]

Health care facilities: expand pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers (see H.R. 2223), H5308 [6MY]

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2001), H5308 [6MY]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 181), H603 [27JA]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H2602 [23FE]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H5664 [14MY]

———require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (see H.R. 2670), H6075 [2JN]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H3834 [24MR]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1339), H3053 [5MR]

Intermediate Space Challenge: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 411), H6416 [9JN]

Investments: permit certain required minimum distributions from certain retirement plans to be repaid (see H.R. 939), H1157 [10FE]

———regulate futures transactions involving energy commodities and credit default swaps and strengthen FERC enforcement authorities (see H.R. 2448), H5666 [14MY]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see H.R. 1327), H4583 [21AP]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5170 [5MY]

Irish-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 254), H3527 [17MR]

Jim Saxton Post Office Building, Mount Holly, NJ: designate (see H.R. 986), H2603 [23FE]

Kemp, Jack F.: tribute (see H. Res. 401), H5169 [5MY]

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. 1409), H3144 [10MR]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 2613), H6011 [21MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1519 [12FE]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (see H. Res. 339), H4581 [21AP]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H3703 [19MR]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 868), H2632 [24FE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H4027 [25MR]

Medicare: provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 1077), H7146 [23JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H2632 [24FE]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H7086 [19JN]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2796), H6620 [11JN]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H1046 [4FE]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8100 [14JY]

National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 2171), H4998 [29AP] (see H.R. 2256), H5168 [5MY]

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 1816), H5582 [13MY]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 109), H2981 [4MR]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6265 [4JN]

National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 373), H6156 [3JN]

Native Americans: compensate local educational agencies and governments for tax revenues lost when the Federal Government takes land into trust for an Indian tribe or individual Indian (see H.R. 3208), H8099 [14JY]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H1041 [4FE]

———tribute to Chesley Sullenberger III, Jeffrey Skiles, the crew and passengers, and all responders for efforts relative to safe emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 (see H. Res. 84), H526 [26JA]

Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: recognize service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism (see H.J. Res. 44), H4999 [29AP]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by Iran (see H.R. 1208), H3078 [6MR]

Onondaga Community College: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 563), H9738 [21SE]

———tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 561), H9738 [21SE]

Pakistan: develop a comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan for long-term security and stability (see H.R. 2481), H5790 [19MY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 47), H1160 [10FE]

Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn Post Office Building, Riverhead, NY: designate (see H.R. 3250), H8810 [24JY]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H3402 [12MR]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H4735 [23AP]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 131), H1159 [10FE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H6973 [17JN]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H5582 [13MY]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H5484 [12MY]

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 3469), H9276 [31JY]

———exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 2287), H5582 [13MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H163 [9JA]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 1221), H2873 [26FE]

South America: acknowledge growing threat of anti-Semitism in Venezuela, Bolivia, and Argentina (see H. Res. 174), H2836 [25FE]

Stan Lundine Post Office Building, Jamestown, NY: designate (see H.R. 918), H1079 [9FE]

Sultana (vessel): anniversary of boiler explosion disaster (see H. Res. 329), H4689 [22AP]

Syracuse University: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 562), H9738 [21SE]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 1206), H3078 [6MR]

Taxation: allow a credit against income for volunteer firefighters (see H.R. 1433), H4840 [27AP]

———allow a credit for installation of residential micro-combined heat and power property (see H.R. 2328), H5398 [7MY]

———allow a deduction for certain travel expenses of qualified emergency volunteers (see H.R. 1434), H4840 [27AP]

———allow a refundable credit for the cost of passports and other enhanced identification documents required to comply with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (see H.R. 1733), H4061 [26MR]

———allow certain public employees a deduction for distributions from governmental plans for health and long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1413), H3145 [10MR]

———allow deduction for personal safety clothing for volunteer firefighters (see H.R. 343), H486 [22JA]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see H.R. 159), H602 [27JA]

———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. 1203), H4525 [2AP]

———allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental procedures (see H.R. 1948), H4915 [28AP]

———ensure that all taxpayers have the ability to deduct State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 379), H159 [9JA]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H5097 [4MY]

———exclude from gross income amounts received on the sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 1955), H4522 [2AP]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 3486), H9277 [31JY]

———increase deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 28), H1045 [4FE]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1974), H4523 [2AP]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H2875 [26FE]

———repeal certain limitations on expensing certain property and allow taxpayers to elect shorter recovery periods for purposes of determining the deduction for depreciation (see H.R. 446), H162 [9JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H387 [16JA]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H526 [26JA]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H324 [14JA]

Television: expand satellite carriage of local television signals (see H.R. 927), H4583 [21AP]

Terrorism: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3549), H9441 [10SE]

U.N.: improve transparency and accountability of U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East ensuring funding, employment, or other support is not provided to terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 29), H1046 [4FE]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 557), H2632 [24FE]

U.N. World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance: prohibit funding for and participation in Durban Review Conference and its preparatory activities (see H. Res. 42), H5000 [29AP]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H7706 [26JN]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H4524 [2AP]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H1518 [12FE]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5486 [12MY]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H7445 [25JN]

Year of the Military Family: designate (see H. Con. Res. 64), H2874 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and forest land to make their land available for access by the public for maple-tapping under State or tribal programs (see H.R. 1399), H3104 [9MR]

Clean Air Act: reduce mercury, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxide emissions (see H.R. 1841), H4396 [1AP]

Economy: establish a grant program to support cluster-based economic development efforts (see H.R. 826), H921 [3FE]

Frederic Remington Post Office Building, Ogdensburg, NY: designate (see H.R. 2090), H4732 [23AP]

Immigration: provide for a certain initial period of admission for aliens employed as dairy workers and sheepherders (see H.R. 1660), H3747 [23MR]

New York: designate certain counties as high-intensity drug trafficking areas (see H.R. 2494), H5791 [19MY]

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 22), H28 [6JA]

Taxation: exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 154), H33 [6JA]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 528), H324 [14JA]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 1509), H3436 [16MR]

———provide for tax-favored unemployment savings accounts (see H.R. 153), H33 [6JA]

———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period (see H.R. 155), H33 [6JA]

Tobacco products: make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products nonmailable (see H.R. 1400), H3104 [9MR]

Westport, NY: anniversary of Camp Dudley YMCA (see H. Res. 300), H4129 [30MR]

Zipper (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 360), H91 [8JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and forest land to make their land available for access by the public for maple-tapping under State or tribal programs (H.R. 1399), E592 [9MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), earmark declaration, E1679 [8JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E428 [25FE], E607 [10MR]

Canton, NY: prohibit funding for Village Park Historic Preservation project of the Traditional Arts, H7432 [25JN]

Clarkson University: tribute to racquetball team, E1700 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), earmark declaration, E1538 [23JN]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), conference report, H5908, H5910, H5911 [21MY]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), insert H.R. 2101 language in lieu and pass (H. Res. 432), H5524, H5529 [13MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2027 [28JY]

———promote reform and independence in the oversight of weapons system acquisition (H.R. 2101), passage (H. Res. 432), H5524, H5529 [13MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), earmark declaration, E1551 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), H7432 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2996), earmark declaration, E1552 [24JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), earmark declaration, E1704 [9JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E1914 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E1899 [22JY]

Economy: establish a grant program to support cluster-based economic development efforts (H.R. 826), E181 [3FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1822 [16JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), earmark declaration, E1823 [16JY]

Frederic Remington Post Office Building, Ogdensburg, NY: designate (H.R. 2090), H6086 [3JN]

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Seaway System: anniversary, E1690 [9JY]

Hamilton, NY: tribute to Hamilton Central School boys' soccer team, E96 [15JA]

Immigration: provide for a certain initial period of admission for aliens employed as dairy workers and sheepherders (H.R. 1660), E804 [30MR]

National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (H.R. 2171), E1006 [29AP]

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (H.R. 22), H9504 [15SE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1529 [23JN]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), E107 [16JA]

Staff: tribute, E2321 [21SE]

Taxation: allow certain public employees a deduction for distributions from governmental plans for health and long-term care insurance (H.R. 1413), E618 [10MR]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (H.R. 154), E69 [13JA]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (H.R. 528), E129 [22JA]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (H.R. 1509), E686 [17MR]

———provide for tax-favored unemployment savings accounts (H.R. 153), E69 [13JA]

———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period (H.R. 155), E69 [13JA]

Thousand Islands Winery (business): New York Wine and Grape Foundation Winery of the Year award recipient, E1121 [12MY]

Tobacco products: make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products nonmailable (H.R. 1400), E619 [10MR]

Votes: correction, E1472 [17JN]

———position on missed, H7992 [10JY], E1345 [9JN], E2236 [10SE]

Westport, NY: anniversary of Camp Dudley YMCA (H. Res. 300), H5679 [18MY]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (H.R. 3042), E1702 [9JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Dept. of Defense: nomination to be Sec. of the Army, H6086 [3JN]

Dept. of the Army: nomination to be Sec. of the Army, H6126 [3JN]

Leave of absence: granted, H9488 [14SE], H9653 [16SE]

Tribute, H7351 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S8861 [5AU]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Sec. of the Army: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S8759 [4AU]

Resignations

Committee on Armed Services (House), H6125 [3JN]

House of Representatives, H9733 [21SE]