BROWN, SHERROD (a Representative from Ohio)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3448, Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Response Act, H641 [28FE]

Congressional-Executive Commission on China, H2387 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: establish a memorial to slavery in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4964), H3860 [24JN]

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H7895 [10OC]

———provide protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 4812), H3038 [23MY]

———respond to surge of coffee imports (see H. Res. 604), H8732 [13NO]

Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H201 [6FE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H3928 [25JN]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 4653), H3669 [18JN]

Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 3842), H4326 [27JN]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3292 [6JN]

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2521), H3037 [23MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals (see H.J. Res. 92), H2471 [14MY]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 5098), H7738 [9OC]

———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6059 [4SE] (see H.R. 5326), H6419 [19SE]

———ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H1003 [19MR]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H7895 [10OC]

Clarence Miller Post Office Building, Lancaster, OH: designate (see H.R. 4755), H2607 [16MY]

Clothing industry: provide access to information about sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4768), H2607 [16MY]

Computers: establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 3833), H782 [7MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H3293 [6JN]

Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H3826 [21JN]

Courts: assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms (see H.R. 4816), H3038 [23MY]

CPSC: amend flammability standards for children's sleepwear (see H.R. 4896), H3291 [6JN]

Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H2471 [14MY]

———prosecute persons who alter or destroy evidence in investigations or defraud investors, prohibit certain debts from being discharged in bankruptcy, and protect whistleblowers (see H.R. 4098), H4872 [17JY]

Croatia: anniversary of U.S. recognition (see H. Res. 454), H9025 [14NO]

Delbert L. Latta Federal Building, Bowling Green, OH: designate (see H.R. 5439), H6927 [1OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry processed by establishments receiving inspection services (see H.R. 3956), H906 [13MR]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6061 [4SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H3601 [17JN]

———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see H.R. 3695), H4872 [17JY]

———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2608 [16MY]

Dept. of HUD: permit public housing agencies to transfer unused low-income rental assistance amounts to the HOME Program or for eligible Capital Fund public housing activities (see H.R. 4205), H3775 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H36 [23JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 2966), H3037 [23MY]

———implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procurement practices in procuring health-care items (see H.R. 3645), H142 [5FE]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3774 [20JN]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H2356 [9MY]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 5458), H6692 [25SE]

Diseases: encourage awareness, research, and treatment of Huntington's disease (see H. Con. Res. 407), H3454 [11JN]

———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H1156 [9AP]

Drugs: correct impediments to allowing importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see H.R. 5534), H6982 [2OC]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 4579), H1619 [24AP]

Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H1619 [24AP]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6927 [1OC]

———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 4951), H3928 [25JN]

———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H3514 [12JN]

———support business incubation in academic settings (see H.R. 5312), H5996 [26JY]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 5493), H8041 [24OC]

EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 5158), H4930 [18JY]

ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]

———provide for timely notification of plan participants and beneficiaries whose individual accounts hold employer securities of insider trading in employer securities (see H.R. 3840), H686 [5MR]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see H.R. 3368), H5087 [22JY]

Families and domestic relations: increase U.S. commitment to the health of the world's mothers and children (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3162 [4JN]

———provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H1156 [9AP]

FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see H.R. 4560), H1618 [24AP]

———treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 4720), H4767 [16JY]

FDA: establish authority for the imposition of civil penalties for certain direct-to-consumer advertisements (see H.R. 4833), H3036 [23MY]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H2019 [1MY]

———require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (see H.R. 4730), H2470 [14MY]

Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H561 [26FE]

———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H3161 [4JN]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H1674 [25AP]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H634 [27FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H1087 [20MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H3230 [5JN]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (see H.R. 5194), H6374 [18SE]

———improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5079), H4424 [9JY]

Fire prevention: reduce threat of wildfires in the wildland-urban interface, support community and private wildfire control efforts, and return receipts generated from hazardous fuels reduction projects to the Treasury (see H.R. 5358), H6304 [17SE]

Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 3358), H227 [7FE]

Food: ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 4815), H3038 [23MY]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 4704), H4350 [8JY] (see H.R. 5747), H9023 [14NO]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 4814), H3038 [23MY]

Food industry: freshness dates on food (see H.R. 2611), H284 [12FE]

———improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 5230), H6777 [26SE]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 4813), H3038 [23MY]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H1674 [25AP]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]

FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H1688 [29AP]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H3038 [23MY]

Government: support use of fair trade certified coffee (see H. Res. 491), H4872 [17JY]

Greece: capture of members of November 17 terrorist group (see H. Con. Res. 479), H8024 [16OC]

Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H8733 [13NO]

Health: develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see H. Res. 115), H7304 [8OC]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H651 [28FE]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H6560 [24SE]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 5478), H6776 [26SE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H2356 [9MY]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]

Higher Education Act: establish a scholarship program to encourage and support students who have contributed substantial public services (see H.R. 2487), H1338 [16AP]

Housing: provide affordable housing for families that are headed by grandparents and other relatives of children (see H.R. 4033), H6060 [4SE]

Houston, Charles H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 438), H5195 [23JY]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6230 [11SE]

Immigration: cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 1452), H4605 [15JY]

Indian American Friendship Council: tribute (see H. Res. 512), H5997 [26JY]

Iraq: support U.N. efforts to assure Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions and advance peace and security in the Persian Gulf region (see H. Con. Res. 473), H6560 [24SE]

Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H2099 [2MY]

James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]

Korean Americans: reunification with family members in North Korea (see H. Con. Res. 77), H285 [12FE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 2074), H1154 [9AP]

———provide additional resources to States to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure timely analysis of rape kits (see H.R. 3961), H7895 [10OC]

Law enforcement officers: exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain cities (see H.R. 4763), H6061 [4SE]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3291 [6JN]

Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H1201 [10AP]

Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H6417 [19SE]

———improve the qualified beneficiary and special low-income beneficiary programs (see H.R. 5276), H5995 [26JY]

———increase payments for ambulance services in rural areas, determine rural areas based on population density, and require the use of recent data in determining payment adjustments (see H.R. 3545), H3230 [5JN]

———prohibit health care providers from charging membership or extraneous fees as a prerequisite to service to a patient (see H.R. 4752), H2607 [16MY]

———provide fair payments under the hospital outpatient department prospective payment system (see H.R. 5234), H5790 [25JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: conduct studies on comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of prescription drugs that account for high levels of expenditures or use by individuals (see H.R. 4832), H3036 [23MY]

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4715), H2470 [14MY]

Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act: implementation (see H. Res. 478), H4497 [10JY]

Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H6085 [5SE]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1089 [20MR]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H4605 [15JY]

National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H4425 [9JY]

National Aviation Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5148), H4872 [17JY]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 418), H3562 [13JN]

National Farmers Union: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 462), H6420 [19SE]

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. 1723), H227 [7FE]

———conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 4709), H3038 [23MY]

National Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5124), H5998 [26JY]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H688 [5MR]

NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H1087 [20MR]

Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3382), H562 [26FE]

Older Americans Act: Elderly Nutrition Programs anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H4606 [15JY]

OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H834 [12MR]

Pakistan: human rights violations (see H. Res. 348), H524 [14FE]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H105 [29JA]

Pensions: prohibit knowing misrepresentations by fiduciaries of 401(k) plans which may induce participants to act contrary to their best interests and protect claims based on such misrepresentations (see H.R. 3623), H367 [13FE]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H3928 [25JN]

———require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 5037), H4324 [27JN]

Pipelines: inclusion of Armenia in all oil and gas pipeline routes built in the South Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 162), H6130 [9SE]

Power resources: prohibit unethical acts, increase penalties for certain illegal acts, provide for audit trails and transparency in electric and natural gas markets, and expand FERC authority to order refunds of certain rates (see H.R. 5614), H7893 [10OC]

Public Health Service Act: establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1089 [20MR]

———protection of human subjects in research (see H.R. 4697), H4931 [18JY]

Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5344), H6129 [9SE]

———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2235 [8MY]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4210), H2356 [9MY]

———reauthorize and reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3625), H367 [13FE]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H3229 [5JN]

Safety: promote safe and ethical clinical trials of drugs, and other test articles, on people overseas (see H.R. 5249), H5993 [26JY]

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H4767 [16JY]

Schools: prohibit the sale of foods with minimal nutritional value in schools participating in Federal meal programs (see H.R. 2129), H1201 [10AP]

SEC: permit certain funds assessed for securities laws violations to be used to compensate employees who are victims of excessive pension fund investments in employers stock (see H.R. 3634), H367 [13FE]

Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4767 [16JY]

Small business: issue postage stamp in commemoration of small business concerns (see H. Con. Res. 480), H6559 [24SE]

Social Security: eliminate the waiting period for disability benefits and Medicare eligibility for disabled individuals (see H.R. 344), H6926 [1OC]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H367 [13FE]

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5740), H9023 [14NO]

———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]

———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]

———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H932 [14MR]

———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H4326 [27JN]

Solid waste: State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H3453 [11JN]

States: address domestic and sexual violence in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4655), H2946 [22MY]

Surface Transportation Board: improve passenger rail and other fixed guideway transportation by allowing improved access to freight track and rights-of-way in return for reasonable compensation to freight railroads (see H.R. 2654), H2471 [14MY]

Taxation: allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (see H.R. 4075), H6559 [24SE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H2356 [9MY]

———encourage more responsible corporate governance (see H.R. 5088), H5195 [23JY]

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1186), H105 [29JA]

———limit manufacturers' deduction for advertising of FDA approved prescription drugs to the level of research and development expenditures (see H.R. 4821), H2944 [22MY]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H737 [6MR]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]

———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H687 [5MR]

———provide for Universal Retirement Savings Accounts in lieu of the various individual retirement plans (see H.R. 4482), H6777 [26SE]

———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 4060), H5195 [23JY]

———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 2290), H3562 [13JN]

Thomas, Rex D. (Dave): tribute (see H. Res. 336), H104 [29JA]

Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H8035 [21OC]

Tibet: recognize authorities who are currently exiled in Dharamsala, India, as the legitimate representatives of Tibet (see H. Res. 357), H687 [5MR]

Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]

———require warning labels on tobacco products (see H.R. 3907), H780 [7MR]

Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (see H.R. 5335), H6084 [5SE]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]

U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H6251 [12SE]

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H834 [12MR]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1232), H9036 [19NO]

Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 5510), H6926 [1OC]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H738 [6MR]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 5396), H6373 [18SE]

Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see H.R. 4707), H4326 [27JN]

World Cup: tribute to soccer tournament and co-hosts, the Republic of Korea and Japan (see H. Con. Res. 394), H2662 [20MY]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1724), H6374 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: ensure use of certain antibiotic drugs in agriculture does not compromise human health by contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 3804), H633 [27FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5272), H5994 [26JY]

India: elections anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 512), H8022 [16OC]

Pharmaceuticals: grant waivers permitting individuals to import prescription drugs from Canada and amend laws relative to sale of prescription drugs through the Internet (see H.R. 5217), H5789 [25JY]

Motions

Drugs: consideration of legislation to provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals, H6957 [2OC]

Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (H.R. 4691), H6584 [25SE]

Proposals

Consideration of legislation to provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals, H6856 [1OC], H6955 [2OC]

Remarks

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), H5461 [25JY]

———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 509), H5967 [26JY]

———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 450), H3608 [18JN], H3956 [26JN]

Animals: ensure use of certain antibiotic drugs in agriculture does not compromise human health by contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance (H.R. 3804), H2114 [7MY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7390 [9OC], H7748 [10OC]

———authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), motion to recommit, H7797 [10OC]

Aviation: impact of Executive order allowing privatization of certain air traffic controller functions, H3421 [11JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H942 [19MR]

Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H4988 [22JY]

Corporations: economic impact of mismanagement, deception, and violations of public trust, H4354, H4360, H4401 [9JY], H4432 [10JY], H4501, H4534 [11JY], H4568 [12JY], H4578, H4580 [15JY], H4678 [16JY], H4988 [22JY]

Dept. of HHS: antimicrobial resistance activities in the interagency public health action plan (H.R. 1771), H2114 [7MY]

———establish an Office on Women's Health (H.R. 1784), H6264 [17SE]

———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (H. Con. Res. 385), H5051 [22JY]

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (S. 1094), H1723 [30AP]

———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (H. Con. Res. 320), H6146 [10SE]

Drugs: consideration of legislation to provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals, H6955, H6956 [2OC]

———discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H659 [5MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent, H1690 [30AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of medical devices (H.R. 3580), H7161 [7OC]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (H.R. 1862), H2110 [7MY], H6268 [17SE], H6379 [19SE]

———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (H.R. 5272), H6261, H6268 [17SE]

Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (H.R. 4691), H6575, H6577, H6578, H6581 [25SE]

———expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (H.R. 4691), motion to recommit, H6584 [25SE]

———improve men's health through fitness and reduction of obesity (H. Res. 438), H3305, H3307 [11JN]

———prohibit institutions from withholding medically appropriate information from patients, H6584 [25SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H2136 [7MY]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (H.R. 3450), H6806 [1OC]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4600), H6730 [26SE]

Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program: extend (H.R. 4558), H4988 [22JY]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (H.R. 808), H4566 [12JY], H6132 [10SE]

———respond to the surge of steel imports, H627 [27FE], H771 [7MR], H1492 [23AP]

Major League Baseball: implement a mandatory steroid testing program (H. Res. 496), H5049 [22JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H83 [29JA], H1690 [30AP], H2133, H2136 [7MY], H3299 [11JN], H3566 [17JN], H4678 [16JY], H5093 [23JY], H6258 [17SE]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3841, H3842, H3843 [24JN], H3862, H3866, H3917 [25JN], H3933 [26JN], H4076, H4280, H4286 [27JN], H4330 [8JY], H4578 [15JY], H5093 [23JY]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4178, H4179 [27JN]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 5019), H4029 [26JN]

———privatization, H83 [29JA]

National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 358), H1714, H1715 [30AP]

National Eye Donor Month: observance, E140 [12FE]

National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (H. Con. Res. 271), H2133, H2134, H2136 [7MY]

National Minority Health and Health Disparities Month: establish (H. Con. Res. 388), H1717 [30AP]

Pharmaceuticals: effect of advertising on prescription drug prices, H659 [5MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), Senate amendment, H5056, H5058 [22JY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2548, H2551 [16MY]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), complete congressional action (H. Res. 525)—consideration (H. Res. 527), H6379 [19SE]

Safety: prohibit the therapeutic technique known as rebirthing (H. Con. Res. 435), H6268, H6269 [17SE]

Social Security: investment of trust funds in private financial markets, H4682 [16JY]

Taxation: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (H. Res. 524)—consideration (H. Res. 527), H6379 [19SE]

Television: transition to digital television, E1020 [12JN]

Terrorism: improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), conference report, H2846, H2854, H2855 [22MY]

Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, H3608 [18JN]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H3608 [18JN], H5461 [25JY], H5967 [26JY]

———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H4877 [18JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H233 [12FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H778 [7MR], H1481 [18AP], H3857 [24JN], H3926 [25JN], H4065 [26JN], H4422 [9JY], H4495 [10JY], H4550 [11JY], H4572 [12JY], H4601 [15JY], H4762 [16JY], H4870 [17JY], H4929 [18JY], H5315 [23JY], H6249 [12SE], H6301 [17SE], H6371 [18SE], H6416 [19SE], H6556 [24SE], H6691 [25SE], H6773 [26SE], H6923 [1OC], H6981 [2OC], H7016 [3OC]

Subpoena Notices

Geauga County, OH, Court of Common Pleas, H4579 [15JY]