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Website Voter Guide Index
Israel / Foreign Affairs
1. HR 1828 Syria Accountability Act. Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would require the President to impose sanctions on Syria. (Volume V, Number 2)
2. HR 1828 Syria Accountability Act. Bill to require the President to impose sanctions on Syria. (Volume V, Number 2)
3. S 1689 FY 2004 Supplemental for Iraq and Afghanistan/Congressional Approval. Stevens (R-AK) motion to table the Byrd (D-WV) amendment against allowing the President to reallocate funds for the reconstruction of Iraq. (Volume V, Number 2)
4. H J Res 114 Use of Force. Joint resolution that would authorize the use of force against Iraq and require the administration to report to Congress that diplomatic options have been exhausted. (Volume IV, Number 3)
5. H J Res 114 Use of Force. Joint resolution that would authorize the use of force against Iraq and require the administration to report to Congress that diplomatic options have been exhausted. (Volume IV, Number 3)
6. H J Res 114 Use of Force. Joint resolution that would authorize the use of force against Iraq and require the administration to report to Congress that diplomatic options have been exhausted. (Volume IV, Number 4)
7. H J Res 114 Use of Force. Joint resolution that would authorize the use of force against Iraq and require the administration to report to Congress that diplomatic options have been exhausted. (Volume IV, Number 4)
8. HR 2800 Foreign Operations Appropriations. Bill to appropriate $17.2 billion in FY 2004 for foreign operations, export financing and related programs, $927 million more than the FY 2003 bill. (Volume V, Number 2)
9. H Res 294 Terrorist Attacks in Israel/Adoption. Motion (Ros-Lehtinen, R-FL) to adopt the resolution that would condemn recent terrorist attacks against Israelis, express solidarity with the Israeli people, commend President Bush for his vision of two states existing side by side in peace, recognize Israel’s right to fight terrorism, and call on all states to cease support for Palestinian and other terrorist groups. (Volume V, Number 1)
10. HJ Res 2 FY 2003 Omnibus Appropriations/Conference Report. Conference report on the joint resolution to provide $397.4 billion in fiscal 2003 discretionary spending. (Volume V, Number 1)
11. HJ Res 2 FY 2003 Omnibus Appropriations/ Conference Report. Conference report on the joint resolution to provide $397.4 billion in fiscal 2003 discretionary spending. (Volume V, Number 1)
12. H J RES 124 FY 2003 Continuing Appropriations. Joint resolution to provide continuing appropriations through January 11, 2003, for all federal departments and programs not covered by enacted FY 2003 spending bills. (Volume IV, Number 3)
13. H J RES 124 FY 2003 Continuing Appropriations. Joint resolution to provide continuing appropriations through January 11, 2003, for all federal departments and programs not covered by enacted FY 2003 spending bills. (Volume IV, Number 4)
14. H R 5010 FY 2003 Defense Appropriations/Conference Report. Conference report on the bill that would provide $355.1 billion for the Defense Department for FY 2003, an increase of $21 billion over FY 2002 regular and supplemental funds. (Volume IV, Number 4)
15. HR 5010 FY 2003 Defense Appropriations/Conference Report. Conference report on the bill that would provide $355.1 billion for the Defense Department for FY 2003, an increase of $21 billion over FY 2002 regular and supplemental funds. (Volume IV, Number 3)
16. HR 5010 FY 2003 Defense Appropriations/ Conference Report. Conference report on the bill that would provide $355.1 billion for the Defense Department for FY 2003, an increase of $21 billion over FY 2002 regular and supplemental funds. (Volume IV, Number 3)
17. H.J. Res 124 Continuing Appropriations for FY 2003. Joint resolution to provide continuing appropriations through January 11, 2003 for all federal departments and programs. Continuing resolution would set spending at 2002 levels. (Volume IV, Number 3)
18. H.J. Res 124 Continuing Appropriations for FY 2003. Joint resolution to provide continuing appropriations through January 11, 2003 for all federal departments and programs. (Volume IV, Number 4)
19. HR 5010 FY 2003 Defense Appropriations/Conference Report. Conference report on the bill that would provide $355.1 billion for the Defense Department for FY 2003, an increase of $21 billion over FY 2002 regular and supplemental funds. (Volume IV, Number 4)
20. HR 2506 Foreign Operations FY2002 Appropriations. Bill to provide $15.2 billion for FY 2002 foreign aid programs includes $2.04 billion in military and $720 million in financial assistance for Israel, $60 million to aid Israel in refugee resettlement, provision for early disbursal, and provisions to sanction the Palestinian Authority for continuing use of violence. (Volume IV, Number 1)
21. HR 4811 FY 2001 Foreign Operations Appropriations/ Conference Report. Conference report on the bill to provide $14.9 billion for foreign aid programs in FY 2001, including $2.9 billion for Israel, $2 billion for Egypt, $1.1 billion for international financial institutions and $435 million for debt relief to poor countries. (Volume III, Number 4)
22. H Con Res 426 Middle East Violence. Motion (Gilman, R-NY) to suspend the rules and adopt the concurrent resolution expressing Congress’ solidarity with Israel and condemning the Palestinian leadership for encouraging violence. (Volume III, Number 4)
23. HR 4811 FY 2001 Foreign Operations Appropriations/ Conference Report. Conference report on the bill to provide $14.9 billion for foreign aid programs in FY 2001, including $2.9 billion for Israel, $2 billion for Egypt, $1.1 billion for international financial institutions and $435 million for debt relief to poor countries. (Volume III, Number 4)
24. HR 4775 FY02 Supplemental Appropriations/Passage. Bill to provide $28.8 billion in supplemental aid, more than half of which is designated for military operations. The bill includes $200 million in aid to Israel and $50 million in humanitarian assistance for the Palestinians to be dispersed by USAID. (Volume IV, Number 3)
25. H Res 392 Israel Support. Resolution to support Israel’s efforts to fight terrorism, condemn Yasser Arafat’s support of terror, and express support for international humanitarian efforts for Palestinians. (Volume IV, Number 3)
26. HR 3009 Andean Trade/Israel Support. Amendment (Lieberman, D-CT) to express that Congress stands in solidarity with Israel, condemns Palestinian suicide bombings and urges all Arab states to oppose all forms of terrorism. (Volume IV, Number 3)
Medicare / Prescription Drugs / Health Care
1. HR 1 Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit/Conference Report. Bill to create a prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients beginning in 2006, and provide coverage through traditional Medicare or a private health plan. (Volume V, Number 2)
2. HR 1 Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit/Conference Report. Bill to create a prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients beginning in 2006, and provide coverage through traditional Medicare or a private health plan. (Volume V, Number 2)
3. HR 1 Prescription Drug Benefit/Passage. Bill that would allow a voluntary prescription drug benefit under Medicare with coverage provided by private insurers, beginning in 2006. Beginning in 2010, private insurers could compete with standard Medicare coverage of hospital and doctor services. (Volume V, Number 1)
4. S Amendment 275/Fiscal Relief to the States. Amendment (Rockefeller, D-WV) to the Budget Resolution (S Con Res 23) that would express the sense of the Senate that any future economic stimulus package should provide at least $30 billion in fiscal relief to states over the next 18 months, with half of that amount for Medicaid. (Volume V, Number 1)
5. S 1 Prescription Drug Benefit/Passage. Bill that would authorize $400 billion over 10 years to create a prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients beginning in 2006. (Volume V, Number 1)
6. S 812 Drug Patents/Federal Medical Assistance Percentage. Motion to waive the Budget Act in order to consider an amendment (Rockefeller,WV) that would provide $9 billion in temporary financial assistance to states . (Volume IV, Number 3)
7. S 812 Drug Patents/Prescription Drugs. Motion to waive the Budget Act in order to consider an amendment (Graham, FL) that would provide coverage for Medicare recipients with incomes of up to 200 percent of the poverty level and for drug costs over $3,300 for an annual payment of $25. (Volume IV, Number 3)
8. S812 Drug Patents/Prescription Drugs. Motion to waive the Budget Act in order to consider an amendment (Graham, FL) that would provide coverage for Medicare recipients with incomes of up to 200 percent of the poverty level and for drug costs over $3,300 for an annual payment of $25. (Volume IV, Number 4)
9. S 1052 Patients’ Bill of Rights. Bill to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage. (Volume IV, Number 1)
10. HR 782 Older Americans Act. Bill to reauthorize programs under the Older Americans Act (originally passed in 1965) and set aside $125 million for a new family caregiver program.(Volume III, Number 4)
11. HR 4954 Prescription Drug Coverage/Recommit. Motion (Gephardt, D-MO) to recommit the bill to the House Ways and Means Committee and the Energy and Commerce Committee with instructions that it be reported back promptly with language that would set up a prescription drug program through Medicare. (Volume IV, Number 3)
12. S 1053 Genetic Nondiscrimination. Bill that would ban employers and health insurers from discriminating based on an individual’s genetic profile. (Volume V, Number 2)
13. HR 1836 Tax-Cut Reconciliation/Prescription Drug Benefit. Motion (Rockefeller, D-WV) regarding legislation to provide a Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Volume IV, Number 1)
Separation of Religion and State
1. HR 2799 FY 2004 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations/Ten Commandments. Hostettler (R-IN) amendment that would bar the Justice Department from enforcing the ruling of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals requiring the Ten Commandments monument to be removed from the Alabama State Supreme Court Building. (Volume V, Number 2)
2. HR 2357 Churches and Campaign Activities. Motion (Herger, R-CA) to suspend the rules and pass the bill to allow a religious organization to carry out political campaign activities and still maintain its 501(c)(3)tax exempt status so long as such efforts are not a “substantial part” of its work. (Volume IV, Number 3)
3. HR 5203 Education Tax Break. Motion (Hulshof , R-MO) to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would permanently extend a provision in last year’s $1.35 trillion tax cut package increasing to $2,000 the contribution limits for education savings accounts and allowing tax-free withdrawals to pay certain expenses for public , private or religious schools . (Volume IV, Number 3)
4. HR 2357 Churches and Campaign Activities. Motion (Herger, R-CA) to suspend the rules and pass the bill to allow a religious organization to carry out political campaign activities and still maintain its 501(c)(3)tax exempt status so long as such efforts are not a “substantial part” of its work. (Volume IV, Number 4)
5. HR 5203 Education Tax Break. Motion (Hulshof, R-MO) to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would permanently extend a provision in last year’s $1.35 trillion tax cut package increasing to $2,000 the contribution limits for education savings accounts and allowing tax-free withdrawals to pay certain expenses for public, private or religious schools. (Volume IV, Number 4)
6. HR 2765 FY 2004 DC Appropriations/ School Vouchers. Davis (Tom Davis, R-VA) amendment to authorize a school voucher program in the District of Columbia. (Volume V, Number 2)
7. HR 7 Faith-Based Initiatives. Bill to expand the ability of religious organizations to participate in federally funded social programs. (Volume IV, Number 1)
8. HR 1 ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) Reauthorization/Vouchers. Amendment (Armey, R-TX) to provide federal funding for students who attend schools that are dangerous or low-performing to attend private (including religious) schools. Funding for alternative schools would be provided for crime victims. (Volume IV, Number 1)
9. S1 ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) Reauthorization/School Vouchers. Amendment (Gregg, R-NH) to create a demonstration program which would allow public school children to use federal funds in the form of vouchers to transfer to another public, charter or private school. (Volume IV, Number 1)
10. HR 1. ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) Reauthorization. Bill to reauthorize the ESEA for seven years.(Volume IV, Number 1)
11. S 1134 Education Savings Accounts. Bill to allow families to deposit up to $2,000 per child annually into tax-free accounts to pay for private or public school. (Volume III, Number 4)
Reproductive Rights
1. HR 1950 State Department Authorization/UN Population Fund. Smith (R-NJ) amendment to strike a provision that would ease restrictions on US contributions to the UN Population Fund. (Volume V, Number 2)
2. S 3 Partial Birth Abortion Ban/Conference Report. Bill to ban a medical procedure opponents refer to as “partial birth” abortion. (Volume V, Number 2)
3. S 3 Partial Birth Abortion Ban/Conference Report. Bill to
ban a medical procedure opponents refer to as “partial birth” abortion. (Volume V, Number 2)
4. HR 760 “partial birth” Abortion Ban/Passage. Bill that would ban a medical procedure opponents refer to as “partial birth” abortion. (Volume V, Number 1)
5. S Amendment 260/Roe v. Wade Support. Amendment (Harkin, D-IA) to the Partial Birth Abortion Ban (S3) that would express the sense of the Senate that the Supreme Court’s decision legalizing abortion in Roe v. Wade was correct and should not be overturned. (Volume V, Number 1)
6. S3 “partial birth” Abortion Ban/Passage. Bill that would ban a medical procedure opponents refer to as “partial birth” abortion. (Volume V, Number 1)
7. HR 4691 Abortion Service Refusals . Bill that would allow hospitals and other health care providers to refuse to perform abortions without fear of penalty. (Volume IV, Number 3)
8. HR 4965 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban. Bill that would ban so-called “partial-birth” abortion. (Volume IV, Number 3)
9. HR 4691 Abortion Service Refusals . Bill that would allow hospitals and other health care providers to refuse to perform abortions without fear of penalty. (Volume IV, Number 4)
10. HR 4965 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban. Bill that would ban so-called “partial-birth” abortion. (Volume IV, Number 4)
11. HR 1646 State Department Authorization/Family Planning Funding. Amendment (Hyde, R-IL) to remove language reversing President Bush’s restrictions on funding to overseas family planning groups that provide abortion services, counseling or advocacy. (Volume IV, Number 1)
12. HR 503 Fetal Protection. Bill to make it a criminal offense to injure or kill a fetus during the commission of a violent federal crime. (Volume IV, Number 1)
13. HR 4871 FY 2001 Treasury Appropriations/Abortion Funding. Amendment (DeLauro, D-CT) to strike the bill’s provision banning funds for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with any health plan under the federal employees health benefit program that provides abortion coverage. (Volume III, Number 4)
14. HR 4577 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations/Motion to Instruct. Motion (Coburn, R-OK) to send this bill back to the Conference Committee with instructions to accept language in the Senate version that would prohibit use of elementary and secondary school funds to distribute the morning-after pill to minors. (Volume III, Number 4)
15. HR4577 FY 2001 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations. Motion (Specter, R-PA) to table (kill) the Helms (R-NC) amendment banning the prescriptions of emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) for minors at school-based health centers. Volume III, Number 4)
16. HR 4546 FY03 Defense Authorization/Abortions Overseas. Amendment (Sanchez, D-CA), to allow abortions at US military medical facilities abroad if a doctor agrees to perform the procedure and it is paid for by the patient. (Volume IV, Number 3)
17. S 925 FY 2004 State Department Reauthorization/Mexico City policy. Lugar (R-IN) motion to table the Boxer (D-CA) amendment to the Lugar substitute. (Volume V, Number 2)
18. S 625 Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000/Clinic Violence. Amendment (Schumer, D-NY) to make clinic violence-related debts non-dischargeable under bankruptcy proceedings. (Volume III, Number 4)
19. HR 476. Child Custody Protection Act. Bill to make it a federal crime for anyone other than a parent Ñ including an adult sibling, grandparent or religious leader to transport a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion and circumvent state parental consent laws, unless done to protect the life of the minor. (Volume IV, Number 3)
Education
1. HR 2210 Head Start Reauthorization. Bill that would authorize the Head Start program through 2008. (Volume V, Number 2)
2. HR 2660 FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations/Head Start. Dodd (D-CT) motion that would have the effect of increasing funding to Head Start programs by $350 million. (Volume V, Number 2)
3. HR 4577 FY 2001 Labor-HHS Education Appropriations/ Motion to Instruct. Motion (Obey, D-WI) to send this bill back to the Conference Committee with instructions to support dedicated resources to reduce class sizes in early grades and for local school construction instead of a broadly expanded Title VI education block grant with limited accountability. (Volume III, Number 4)
4. S 2 Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization/ Democratic Substitute. Amendment (Daschle, D-SD) to require states to craft a plan for increasing achievement for the most disadvantaged students and to require students to meet state proficiency standards. (Volume III, Number 4)
5. HR 1 ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) Reauthorization. Bill to authorize $22.8 billion in education funding; requires states to test students grades 3-8; authorizes funding for disadvantaged students to meet higher standards, professional development for teachers, funding to states for innovative strategies, anti-drug programs, and technology. (Volume IV, Number 1)
Welfare / Social Justice
1. HR 4 Welfare Reauthorization/Passage. Bill to renew the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program through fiscal 2008. (Volume V, Number 1)
2. HR 1261 Job Training Reauthorization/Passage. Bill that would reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act, consolidate several programs into block grants for states.(Volume V, Number 1)
3. HR 4205 Defense Authorization/Hate Crimes/Motion to Instruct. Motion (Conyers, D-MI) to send this bill to Conference Committee with instructions to support expansion of the definition of hate crimes to include gender, sexual orientation or disability. (Volume III, Number 4)
4. HR 3244 Human Trafficking/Conference Report. Conference Report on the bill to combat human trafficking, including those forced into sexual slavery, and establish a new visa for aliens who are victims of human trafficking. (Volume III, Number 4)
5. S 2549 FY 2001 Defense Authorization/Hate Crimes. Amendment (Kennedy, D-MA) that would broaden the categories covered by hate crimes to include gender, sexual orientation and disability.(Volume III, Number 4)
6. HR 3244 Human Trafficking/Conference Report. Conference Report on the bill to combat human trafficking, including those forced into sexual slavery, and establish a new visa for aliens who are victims of human trafficking. (Volume III, Number 4)
7. HR 4737 Welfare Renewal/Cardin Substitute. Amendment (Cardin, D-MD) that would increase child care funding by $11 billion over 5 years, maintain the 30-hr-per week work requirement on beneficiaries, and allow legal immigrants to receive benefits. (Volume IV, Number 3)
8. S 625 Hate Crimes/Cloture. Motion to invoke cloture (stop debate) on the bill to broaden the definition of hate crimes to include sex, sexual orientation or disability of the victim, and allow the federal government to help states prosecute hate crimes even if no federally protected activity was involved. (Volume IV, Number 3)
Environment
1. S 517 Energy Plan CAFE Standards. Amendment (Levin, D-MI) to include language directing the National Highway Traffic safety Administration (NHTSA) to set a new standard for corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) in 15 months. (Volume IV, Number 3)
2. S 14 Energy Policy/Fuel Economy Standards. Durbin (D-IL) amendment that would mandate an increase in Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. (Volume V, Number 2)
3. HR 6 Energy Plan/Passage. Bill that would overhaul national energy policies, restructure the electricity system, allow oil and gas leasing in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and provide tax breaks for energy production, conservation and alternative fuels. (Volume V, Number 1)
Court Nominees
1. Shedd Nomination/Confirmation. Confirmation of President Bush’s nomination of Dennis W. Shedd of South Carolina to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the 4th Circuit.(Volume IV, Number 3)
2. Shedd Nomination/Confirmation. Confirmation of President Bush’s nomination of Dennis W. Shedd of South Carolina to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the 4th Circuit. (Volume IV, Number 4)
3. Pickering Nomination/Cloture. Motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on President Bush’s nomination of Charles W. Pickering, Sr. to be a judge for the US Court of Appeals. (Volume V, Number 2)
Campaign Finance Reform
1. H Res 188/HR 2356 Campaign Finance Overhaul/Rule. Rule to provide for House consideration of the bill to ban “soft money” donations to national political parties, allow soft money to state and local parties for voter registration efforts, prevent issue ads from targeting specific candidates close to an election, maintain the $1000 per election limit for House candidates, and increase the limit to $2000 for Senate candidates. (Volume IV, Number 1)
2. S 27 Campaign Finance Overhaul. Bill to ban soft money donations to political parties, prohibit issue ads by corporations and unions, require disclosure of individuals who pay for issue ads close to an election, and increase the individual contribution limit per candidate to $2,000 per election, the individual limit to national parties to $25,000 per year and the individual aggregate limit to $37,500 per year. (Volume IV, Number 1)
3. HR 4762 Campaign Finance Disclosure. Bill to require groups organized under section 527 of the tax code to disclose contribution and expenditure information. “527s” include advocacy groups which were not required to disclose their activities and donors if they did not specifically call for election or defeat of a candidate. (Volume III, Number 4)
4. HR 4762 Campaign Finance Disclosure. Bill to require groups organized under section 527 of the tax code to disclose contribution and expenditure information. “527s” include advocacy groups which were not required to disclose their activities and donors if they did not specifically call for election or defeat of a candidate.(Volume III, Number 4)
5. HR 2356 Campaign Finance Overhaul/Passage. Bill to ban “soft money” donations to national political parties, prevent issue ads from targeting specific candidates close to elections, increase the individual contribution limit from $1000 to $2000 per election (indexed for inflation). (Volume IV, Number 3)
Gun Control
1. HR 1036 Gun Liability/Passage. Bill that would block liability law-suits against gun makers and sellers, gun trade organizations and ammunition makers and sellers, based on the criminal misuse of firearms.(Volume V, Number 1)
Economic Concerns
1. HR 1308 Child Tax Credit and Military Tax Breaks/Motion to Instruct. Motion (Rangel, D-NY) to instruct House conferees to insist on all of the provisions of the Senate-adopted amendment, including language that would allow low-income families to receive the increased child tax credit refund immediately, and offset the $9.8 billion cost by an extension of customs user fees. (Volume V, Number 1)
2. HR 2 Tax Reductions/Conference Report. Conference report on the bill that would provide $350 billion in tax breaks; a new top tax rate of 15 percent on capital gains and dividends; the child tax credit would increase to $1,000. (Volume V, Number 1)
3.HR 2 Tax Reductions/Conference Report. Conference report on the bill that would provide $350 billion in tax breaks; a new top tax rate of 15 percent on capital gains and dividends; the child tax credit would increase to $1,000. (Volume V, Number 1)
4. HR 1308 Child Tax Credit/Tax Credit Extension. Amendment (Grassley, R-IA) that would extend the refundable child tax credit increases contained in the 2003 tax cut package to some low-income fami-lies.(Volume V, Number 1)
5. H Res 524 House Support for Estate Tax Repeal. Resolution to express the sense of the House that Congress should pass legislation that would make permanent the estate tax repeal in last year’s $1.35 trillion tax cut law.(Volume IV, Number 3)
6. HR 7 Charitable Giving/Democratic Substitute. Cardin (D-MD) amendment to the bill to provide tax incentives, such as non-itemizer deduction and IRA rollover, for charitable contributions. (Volume V, Number 2)
7. S 476 Charitable Contributions/Passage. Bill that would create tax incentives for charitable giving, including allowing taxpayers who take the standard deduction to also deduct certain charitable contributions, and permitting tax free distributions from individual retirement accounts made directly to a charity. (Volume V, Number 1)
8. HR 8 Estate Tax Relief. Bill to reduce the estate, gift and generation-skipping taxes annually, with a complete repeal by 2011. (Volume IV, Number 1)
9. HR 1836 Tax Cut Reconciliation/Conference Report. Conference report on the bill to reduce taxes by $1.35 trillion through FY 2011 via income tax cuts, relief of the “marriage penalty” phased-in repeal (by 2010) of the federal estate tax, and doubling the child tax credits. (Volume IV, Number 1)
10. H Con Res 83 FY 2002 Budget Resolution/Harkin Amendment. Amendment (Harkin, D-IA) to reduce the size of the tax cut by $444 billion, increase education spending by $224 billion, and provide for an increase of $224 billion for debt reduction Ñ over ten years. (Volume IV, Number 1)
11. HR 1836 Tax Cut Reconciliation/Conference Report. Conference report on the bill to reduce taxes by $1.35 trillion through fiscal 2011 through income tax rate cuts, relief of the “marriage penalty,” a phased-in repeal (by 2010) of the federal estate tax, and doubling the child tax credits. (Volume IV, Number 1)
12. HR 2143 Estate Tax Repeal/Passage. Bill to permanently extend the repeal of the estate and gift tax contained in the 2001 tax cut law. (Volume IV, Number 3)
13. HR 586 Permanent Tax Cuts/Concur with Senate Amendments. Motion (Thomas, R-CA) that would have the effect of extending permanently the cuts in last year’s tax cut package, set to expire in 2010. It would extend income tax rate reductions, relief of the marriage penalty, elimination of the estate tax, doubling the child tax credit, and expansion of education savings provisions.(Volume IV, Number 3)
14. H Res 524 House Support for Estate Tax Repeal. Resolution to express the sense of the House that Congress should pass legislation that would make permanent the estate tax repeal in last year’s $1.35 trillion tax cut law.(Volume IV, Number 4)
Homeland Security
1. HR 5710 Homeland Security Act. Bill that would consolidate 22 agencies into a new Cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security. (Volume IV, Number 3)
2. HR 5005 Homeland Security/Union Membership. Amendment (Morella, R-MD) that would give federal employees who transfer into the home-land security department the right to join a union if they were under union protection before the transfer. (Volume IV, Number 3)
3. HR 5005 Homeland Security/Cloture. Motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the Lieberman (D-CT) substitute amendment that would create a Cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security. (Volume IV, Number 3)
4. HR 5005 Homeland Security. Bill that would consolidate 22 agencies into a new Cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security.(Volume IV, Number 3)
5. HR 5710 Homeland Security Act. Bill that would consolidate 22 agencies into a new Cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security. (Volume IV, Number 4)
6. Homeland Security/Union Membership. Amendment (Morella, R-MD) that would give federal employees who transfer into the homeland security department the right to join a union if they were under union protection before the transfer. (Volume IV, Number 4)
7. H.R. 5005 Homeland Security/Cloture. Motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the Lieberman (D-CT) substitute amendment that would create a Cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security. (Volume IV, Number 4)
8. HR 5005 Homeland Security. Bill that would consolidate 22 agencies into a new Cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security. (Volume IV, Number 4)
9. HR 4775 FY02 Supplemental Appropriations/Passage. Bill to provide $31.5 billion in supplemental appropriations for FY2002, including $14 billion for the Defense Department, $5.8 billion for homeland security programs and $5.5 billion for post-September 11 recovery efforts in New York. (Volume IV, Number 3)
10. HR 8 Estate Tax/ Permanent Repeal. Motion (Gramm, R-TX) to waive the budget act and permanently repeal the estate and gift tax contained in the 2001 tax cut law. (Volume IV, Number 3)
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