CHILDREN AND YOUTH related term(s) Colleges and Universities; Education; Families and Domestic Relations; Schools

Addresses

Congress Should Spend More To Reform Public Education: Representative Owens, H9768 [12DE]

Heroes and Role Models for Today and Tomorrow: James E. Merna, E1241-E1243 [28JN]

Literacy and Mentoring Programs: Laura Welch Bush, S2658 [21MR]

National Policy To Improve Educational System: James C. Enochs, E925 [24MY]

Orange Park High School Commencement: Mike Bennett, E1056 [7JN]

Sheridan School Experience in the District of Columbia: Michael R. Glennon, E2370 [20DE]

University of Notre Dame Commencement: President Bush, H3815-H3817 [10JY]

Wentworth Military Academy Commencement: Representative Skelton, E1022 [6JN]

Advertisements

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act: Greenlining Institute, H797 [8MR]

Amendments

Afghanistan: provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (S. 1573), S11921, S11963 [15NO]

China, People's Republic of: express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (H. Res. 121), H4407 [23JY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1559 [24AP], H1640 [26AP], E594 [24AP]

District of Columbia: designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (H.R. 2657), S13309, S13312 [14DE], H10366 [19DE]

District of Columbia College Access Act: permit certain high school graduates who graduated prior to 1998 to participate in the tuition assistance program (H.R. 1499), S13069, S13078 [12DE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), S6305 [14JN], S6369 [18JN], S6395, S6456 [19JN], H2185 [15MY], H2421, H2516, H2519, H2520, H2522, H2524, H2525, H2533, H2535, H2536 [22MY], H2577, H2580, H2581, H2582, H2586, H2588, H2596, H2603, H2605, H2611, H2615, H2616, H2617, H2620, H2622, H2623 [23MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289), S13422, S13478 [18DE], H10430 [19DE]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (S. 123), S787 [30JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4050 [30AP], S4121, S4122 [1MY], S4184 [2MY], S4206, S4207, S4215, S4217, S4272, S4365, S4366, S4367, S4368, S4369, S4370, S4371 [3MY], S4376, S4385, S4389, S4393, S4401, S4402, S4403 [4MY], S4425, S4427, S4428, S4436, S4437, S4440 [7MY], S4471, S4475, S4484, S4488, S4489, S4490, S4492, S4493, S4497, S4516, S4518, S4519, S4520, S4521 [8MY], S4526, S4538, S4541, S4617, S4618, S4619, S4620, S4621, S4623, S4624, S4625, S4626, S4627, S4628, S4629, S4630, S4631, S4635, S4636, S4637, S4638, S4639, S4640, S4641, S4642, S4643, S4644, S4645, S4646, S4647, S4664, S4666, S4667, S4668, S4669, S4670, S4671, S4672, S4673, S4674, S4675, S4695, S4696, S4697, S4711, S4712, S4713, S4716, S4717, S4718, S4720, S4721, S4722, S4723, S4724, S4726, S4727, S4729, S4730, S4731, S4732, S4733, S4734, S4735, S4736, S4738, S4739, S4740, S4741, S4744, S4745, S4746, S4747, S4748, S4750, S4751, S4752, S4753, S4754, S4755, S4756, S4757, S4758, S4759, S4760, S4761, S4763, S4764, S4766, S4768, S4769, S4771 [9MY], S4798, S4799, S4808 [10MY], S4858, S4864, S4865, S4870, S4871, S4872, S4875, S4878, S4896 [14MY], S4914, S4916, S4917, S4919, S4920, S4921, S4922 [15MY], S4971, S4972, S4978, S4981, S4985, S4998, S5021 [16MY], S5351 [21MY], S5818, S5819, S5820, S5821 [5JN], S5849, S5850, S5856, S5859, S5862, S5863, S5865, S5866, S5867, S5878, S5905 [6JN], S5915, S5916, S5917, S5922, S5925, S5926, S5943, S5948, S5951, S5952, S5953, S5987 [7JN], S6027, S6033, S6034, S6036, S6047 [11JN], S6088, S6091, S6098, S6099, S6103, S6104, S6110, S6113, S6119, S6141 [12JN], S6153, S6155, S6169, S6172, S6173, S6179, S6180, S6181, S6183, S6185, S6188, S6195, S6198, S6201, S6202, S6203, S6204, S6206, S6207, S6234, S6235 [13JN], S6269, S6274, S6279, S6280, S6281, S6282, S6283, S6284, S6285, S6286, S6305, S6351 [14JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides (H. Con. Res. 69), H1088 [22MR]

Higher Education Act: remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (H.R. 1992), H6456 [9OC], H6469, H6480 [10OC]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (S. 657), S6458, S6461 [19JN]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 55), S3356, S3357 [3AP]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (S. 838), S10816, S10844, S10848 [18OC]

Taxation: reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1298, H1318 [29MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H2289 [17MY]

Analyses

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 484), S1996 [7MR]

District of Columbia Family Court Act (H.R. 2657), H5746-H5748 [20SE]

Appointments

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, H8815 [4DE]

Conferees: H.R. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, S7417 [10JY]

———H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, H4130 [18JY]

Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, S5802 [26MY], H852 [13MR]

House of Representatives Page Board, H631 [6MR], H1610 [26AP]

Parent Advisory Council on Youth Drug Abuse, S5802 [26MY]

Articles and editorials

Ambassadors of the Playground, E2313 [14DE]

Answer the Wake-Up Call From Our Children, E573 [5AP]

Boston Medical Center Turns to Lawyers for a Cure, S5433 [22MY]

Bullying Is Not a ``Normal'' Part of Childhood, E702 [2MY]

Bush the Divider, E118 [6FE]

Changing the World One Clip at a Time, E1250 [29JN]

Charged With Teaching Young People To Save—Educational Campaign Attempts To Give Students Basic Financial Survival Skills, Including Handling Credit, S4959 [15MY]

Children Put Earth Before Parents' SUVs, E596 [24AP]

Daloa, Ivory Coast, H3782 [28JN]

Debt Smothers Young Americans, S4959-S4961 [15MY]

Dorchester School Gains Acceptance, S5815 [5JN]

Economy Puts Schools in Tough Position, H8398 [27NO]

Enhanced Surveillance for Pregnancy-Associated Mortality—Maryland, 1993-1998, H1623-H1626 [26AP]

Faulk Selected as 2001 National Coca-Cola Scholar, E1808 [5OC]

From Teachers to Drill Sergeants, S6117 [12JN]

Global Gag Rule Backfires, E118 [6FE]

Good-Faith Argument for School Prayer, H9753 [12DE]

Grant To Pay for Training Plastics Workers, H3236 [19JN]

Hail (and Rain) to the Chief, S566 [25JA]

Heart of the Matter, E412 [21MR]

How the U.S. Tax Code Worsens the Education Gap, S6028 [11JN]

Iowa Is Laboratory for Federal Role in Building Schools, S11305 [1NO]

Is High School Senior Year a Waste of Time?, H3236 [19JN]

John Ellis Recipient of Youth Law Center Unsung Heroes Award, E2317 [14DE]

Justices Back Bible Group—Access to School Facilities Widened, S6252 [14JN]

Kits Snag First State Swim Title in Over 40 Years, E461 [27MR]

Longer Lines for Flu Shots—Increase Attributed in Part to Anxiety About Anthrax, S11991 [16NO]

Low Budget, High Achievers—Staff's Commitment Drive's a School's Success in Harlem, E1122 [14JN]

Lure of Ecstasy, H3194-H3196 [14JN]

Making Sure Painful Stories Are Told Just Once, E2186 [30NO]

Managing Mobility, H2415 [22MY]

Mask Comes Off, S2891 [26MR]

MD, VA Foster-Care Adoptions Up—Rise in Funding, Change in Federal Law Credited for Increase, H8092 [13NO]

Miles Park Finds Answers, H2414 [22MY]

Mobile Students Score Lower on State Test, H2414 [22MY]

Mountain of Tests Slowly Crushing School Quality, S4796 [10MY]

Mr. Blair's Vision, H6788 [16OC]

My View—Bush's Inane Accusations Won't Improve Our Schools, E687 [1MY]

Nasty Work, S8902 [3AU]

New State Gun Law Alarms SOSAD—Group Redoubles Efforts To Safeguard Children, S911 [31JA]

Now Is the Time, S1319 [13FE]

One Lunch at a Time, H2061 [9MY]

One Victim . . . Or Two?, H1634 [26AP]

Pappas Valedictory? Sole Graduate May Be Last for School, S6277 [14JN]

Pratham Continues To Build Momentum and Funds, E1656 [14SE]

Prince George's Test Scores Show Best Gains Ever—34% of County Schools Meet U.S. Benchmark, S4464 [8MY]

Problems Seen for Teenagers Who Hold Jobs, E109 [6FE]

Reproductive Rights Under Attack, H1620 [26AP]

Rifle and the Veil, S11106 [25OC]

Right Answer, Wrong Score—Test Flaws Take Toll, E863-E866 [21MY]

School Food Can Stem the Pangs of Poverty, H6787 [16OC]

Schools Find Wrong Answers to Test Pressure, S4795 [10MY]

Schools Lack Funds, Study Warns, H8398 [27NO]

Scoreboard of Hatred, S2821 [23MR]

Solid Research, Solid Teaching, S6195 [13JN]

Son's Debt Plagues Dad for 7 Years, S2037 [8MR]

Statewide Focus on School Improvement Produces a Year of Improving Test Scores, S6117 [12JN]

Students Describe Smoking Dangers—La Joya Shows Project Created by Three Mt. Whitney DECA Students, E608 [24AP]

Teachers Safely Evacuated Children Caught in Attacks, E1853 [11OC]

Teen Challenge's Newest Challenge, H3458 [21JN]

Tennessee's Top Teacher—Melinda K. Day Is Now Vying for National Honor, E2324 [19DE]

Times Dad of the Year's a Positive Guy, E1166 [20JN]

To Save Afghanistan, Educate the Girls, S10790 [17OC]

Training Camp of Another Kind, H6894 [16OC]

Vt. Teen's Death Ruled Homicide, S1320 [13FE]

When a Picture Is Worth 1,000 Lives, H3461 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.R. 78), H27 [3JA] (see H.J. Res. 10), H223 [7FE] (see H.J. Res. 20), H399 [14FE]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 1373), S8911 [3AU] (see H.R. 2763), H5335 [2AU]

———provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1408 [3AP] (see H.R. 2866), H5455 [6SE]

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for their discriminatory policies (see S. Con. Res. 42), S5542 [23MY]

———prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Con. Res. 26), H254 [8FE]

———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (see S. 1573), S11105 [25OC] (see H.R. 3304), H8248 [15NO] (see H.R. 3330), H8337 [16NO]

———tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and inclusion of women in any newly established Government (see H. Res. 281), H7909 [7NO]

AID: congressional disapproval of rule restoring international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S.J. Res. 9), S2583 [20MR]

Air pollution: improve indoor air quality in schools and other buildings (see H.R. 3532), H10909 [19DE]

Alcoholic beverages: provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see S. 866), S4822 [10MY] (see H.R. 1509), H1497 [4AP]

Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see S. 124), S100 [22JA]

Armed Forces: eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain a nonavailability-of-health-care statement relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for a pregnancy (see H.R. 1511), H1498 [4AP]

———eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain nonavailability-of-health-care statements relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for pregnancies (see S. 1096), S6862 [25JN]

———ensure married personnel having minor dependents are eligible for military family housing containing more than two bedrooms (see H.R. 1135), H1012 [20MR]

———exclude certain housing allowances of uniformed services members from the determination of eligibility for free and reduced price meals for children of the individual (see H.R. 3082), H6504 [10OC] (see H.R. 3216), H7717 [1NO]

———permit the transfer of entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 937), S5542 [23MY] (see H.R. 1958), H2678 [23MY]

———reform computation of retired pay for members with hazardous duty experience, study benefits for employers of National Guard or Reserve members, and assess military youth programs expansion (see H.R. 3410), H8948 [5DE]

———repeal limitation on the expansion of the Junior ROTC program (see S. 385), S1464 [15FE]

Arts Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 44), S1897 [6MR]

Aviation: prohibit air carriers from transporting unaccompanied minors without written permission from a custodial parent or legal guardian (see H.R. 2600), H4539 [24JY]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (see S. 243), S1012 [1FE] (see H.R. 2152), H3149 [13JN]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H399 [14FE]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 71), H27 [3JA]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 193), H4013 [16JY]

Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education and training (see H.R. 1617), H1658 [26AP]

———require employers to notify parents or guardians of employees under 18 or disabled if an individual with a criminal record of violence is working at the same facility (see H.R. 1869), H2280 [16MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 79), H1115 [22MR]

Child welfare: provide grants to State child welfare systems and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 1371), H1409 [3AP]

Children care providers: increase pay and establish a scholarship program (see S. 814), S4175 [2MY] (see H.R. 1650), H1714 [1MY]

Children's Vision Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 226), H5338 [2AU]

China, People's Republic of: express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (see H. Res. 121), H1556 [24AP]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 59), H4779 [27JY]

———modify requirements for a child born abroad and out of wedlock to acquire citizenship based on the citizenship of the child's father (see H.R. 2766), H5335 [2AU]

———restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 190), H62 [6JA]

Civil liberties: protect students from commercial exploitation (see S. 290), S1218 [8FE]

Civil rights: protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (see H.R. 185), H62 [6JA]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see S. 773), S3921 [25AP] (see H.R. 471), H221 [7FE]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see S. 399), S1616 [27FE] (see H.R. 2145), H3149 [13JN]

———reduce the costs of Federal student loans to students and their families (see H.R. 1622), H1659 [26AP]

———require institutions of higher education to notify parents concerning missing person reports about their children (see H.R. 401), H218 [7FE]

Community service: tribute to Clear Channel Communications, Inc., and the American Football Coaches Association for efforts to locate missing, kidnapped, and runaway children (see S. Con. Res. 31), S3436 [4AP] (see H. Con. Res. 100), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 100), H1499 [4AP]

Computers: establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 2417), H3804 [28JN]

———protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 2472), H3960 [11JY]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 1323), H1345 [29MR]

———provide unexpended universal service funds to low-income schools for updating of computer hardware (see H.R. 346), H164 [31JA]

———require schools and libraries receiving universal service assistance to block access to certain Internet and electronic mail services (see H.R. 1846), H2183 [15MY]

Correctional institutions: meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 2198), H3202 [14JN]

———provide for safe incarceration of juvenile offenders (see S. 1174), S7589 [12JY]

Courts: confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial proceedings (see H.R. 733), H440 [27FE]

———give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 2688), H4948 [31JY]

———provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1226), H1188 [27MR]

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 215), H62 [6JA]

———confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see S. 416), S1699 [28FE] (see H.R. 499), H222 [7FE]

———promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 3283), H8132 [13NO]

———require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see S. 1485), S10058 [2OC] (see H.R. 688), H397 [14FE]

Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 1052), H953 [15MR]

———prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 184), H62 [6JA]

———regulate issuance to individuals under 21 years of age (see S. 891), S4940 [15MY]

Crime: create an offense of solicitation or recruitment of persons in criminal street gang activity (see H.R. 1775), H2081 [9MY]

———enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 259), H109 [30JA]

———establish a national center on volunteer screening to reduce sexual and other types of abuse against children, the elderly, and the disabled (see S. 1868), S13943 [20DE]

———establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see S. 1234), S8203 [25JY] (see H.R. 1877), H2280 [16MY]

———facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals (see S. 1830), S13300 [14DE]

———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 2146), H3149 [13JN]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see S. 1232), S8123 [24JY] (see H.R. 2817), H5337 [2AU]

———prevent juvenile crime, promote accountability, rehabilitate juvenile offenders, and punish and deter violent gang crime (see S. 1165), S7494 [11JY]

———prohibit taking a child hostage to evade arrest (see H.R. 1747), H2021 [8MY]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H221 [7FE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (see H.R. 863), H647 [6MR]

———protect school web pages from fraud and related activity (see H.R. 2752), H5334 [2AU]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see S. 480), S1971 [7MR] (see H.R. 503), H222 [7FE]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), consideration (see H. Res. 119), H1554 [24AP]

———provide penalties for the enticement of children which interferes with parental authority (see H.R. 2601), H4539 [24JY]

———reduce criminal gang activities (see S. 1236), S8203 [25JY]

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see S. 1017), S6127 [12JN] (see H.R. 2138), H3067 [12JN]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 161), S9557 [20SE]

Dept. of Education: conduct a study of the dropout rate of Native Americans and students who reside in American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam (see H.R. 2262), H3357 [20JN]

———conduct study to develop a standard to measure the rate at which students drop out of secondary schools (see H.R. 1653), H1715 [1MY]

———enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (see S. 183), S568 [25JA]

———establish grant program to compensate schools for rising energy prices (see H.R. 2731), H5333 [2AU]

———establish national mentoring program (see H.R. 1501), H1497 [4AP]

———make additional grants under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (see H.R. 419), H219 [7FE]

———make grants to recruit, train, and hire school-based resource staff (see H.R. 466), H220 [7FE]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2283), H3464 [21JN]

———provide grants for partnerships between States, institutions of higher education, and elementary and secondary schools to improve mathematics and science instruction (see S. 461), S1897 [6MR]

———provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see S. 1570), S10835 [18OC] (see S. 1793), S12772 [10DE] (see H.R. 3086), H6700 [11OC]

———study implementation of Office for Civil Rights policies on sexual harassment directed against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students (see S. 1357), S8910 [3AU]

———study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 73), H27 [3JA]

———study relative value of General Equivalency Diplomas and review policies and procedures to better serve the nation's educational needs (see H.R. 1893), H2333 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish the High Performance Schools Program (see H.R. 1129), H1012 [20MR]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs (see H.R. 3581), H10964 [20DE]

———make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1390), S8911 [3AU]

———require recreational camps to report information concerning deaths and certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2451), H3861 [10JY]

Dept. of HUD: evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 2034), H2847 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see S. 121), S100 [22JA] (see H.R. 1904), H2333 [17MY]

———identify organizations that recruit juveniles to participate in violent and illegal activities relative to the environment or animal rights and assist States to prevent such participation (see H.R. 1847), H2183 [15MY]

Dept. of Labor: provide permanent authorization for the Bureau of International Labor to continue to work to alleviate child labor and improve worker rights and labor standards (see S. 1827), S13145 [13DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 336), H163 [31JA]

———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H1554 [24AP]

Disabled: increase the availability and quality of child care for disabled children (see H.R. 2787), H5336 [2AU]

Disasters: direct the President to appoint Children's Coordinating Officers for disaster areas in which children have lost a custodial parent (see S. 1623), S11362 [1NO]

Diseases: assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (see H.R. 684), H397 [14FE]

———develop and provide information on bacterial meningitis and the availability and effectiveness of vaccinations (see S. 1009), S6054 [11JN]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H1189 [27MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H399 [14FE]

District of Columbia: designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (see S. 1382), S8911 [3AU] (see H.R. 2657), H4723 [26JY]

———prohibit use of funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any order that invalidates the Boy Scouts policy on homosexuality (see H.R. 2390), H3803 [28JN]

District of Columbia College Access Act: permit certain high school graduates who graduated prior to 1998 to participate in the tuition assistance program (see H.R. 1499), H1497 [4AP]

Domestic policy: 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 S. 940), S5542 [23MY] (see H.R. 1990), H2710 [24MY]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (see H.R. 1149), H1059 [21MR]

Drug abuse: combat trafficking, distribution, and abuse of ``Ecstasy'' and other club drugs (see S. 1208), S7955 [19JY] (see H.R. 2582), H4377 [20JY]

———establish a club drug task force and authorize grants to expand prevention efforts regarding the abuse of club drugs (see H.R. 3138), H6918 [16OC]

———reduce illegal drug use and trafficking and help provide appropriate drug education, prevention and treatment programs (see S. 304), S1270 [13FE]

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see S. 1075), S6518 [20JN] (see H.R. 2291), H3465 [21JN]

Dyspraxia: increase public awareness (see S. Con. Res. 65), S8912 [3AU]

Ecology and environment: protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see S. 855), S4590 [9MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: provide retroactive implementation and repeal sunset on individual income tax rate reductions (see H.R. 3050), H6421 [5OC]

Education: allow home school students who are eligible for enrollment in the overseas defense dependents' education system to use auxiliary services of system schools (see H.R. 830), H622 [1MR]

———allow parents access to certain information about their children (see H.R. 1854), H2183 [15MY]

———assist local educational agencies by providing grants for proven measures to increase the quality of education (see S. 342), S1462 [15FE]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see S. 167), S527 [24JA]

———assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 958), H826 [8MR]

———assist State and local educational agencies in establishing teacher recruitment centers, teacher internship programs, and mobile professional development teams (see S. 337), S1394 [14FE]

———authorize grant program to enhance parental involvement in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1855), H2183 [15MY]

———authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs, student loan forgiveness, and professional development programs for teachers in rural areas (see H.R. 2102), H2997 [7JN]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (see H.R. 1), H1112 [22MR]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 143), H2279 [16MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 315), H10054 [12DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 289), H10066 [13DE]

———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 31), H649 [6MR]

———development of high school dropout prevention programs (see S. 102), S100 [22JA] (see H.R. 620), H393 [14FE]

———encourage partnerships between middle and high schools with community and technical colleges that have experience in remedial education services (see H.R. 1423), H1483 (see H.R. 1423), H1493 [4AP]

———encourage use of technology in the classroom (see H.R. 1188), H1113 [22MR]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see S. 460), S1897 [6MR] (see H.R. 1513), H1498 [4AP]

———establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 1390), H1481 (see H.R. 1390), H1491 [4AP]

———establish a commission to review and make recommendations to Congress and the States on alternative and nontraditional routes to teacher certification (see H.R. 1924), H2387 [21MY]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (see S. 120), S100 [22JA]

———establish a grant program to help school students improve their English proficiency while not falling behind in their academic studies (see H.R. 59), H26 [3JA]

———establish a National Teacher Corps and a National Principal Corps (see S. 476), S1971 [7MR]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 839), H622 [1MR]

———establish a program to assist States in including at least one year of early education preceding kindergarten (see S. 157), S456 [23JA]

———establish a program to identify and mentor college eligible high school students (see H.R. 772), H505 [28FE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see S. 478), S1971 [7MR] (see H.R. 100, 101), H27 [3JA] (see H.R. 1693), H1922 [3MY]

———establish comprehensive early childhood education programs and early childhood education staff development programs (see H.R. 1118), H1011 [20MR]

———establish demonstration program to provide comprehensive health assessments for students (see H.R. 1549), H1554 [24AP]

———establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs (see H.R. 1476), H1486 (see H.R. 1476), H1496 [4AP]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (see S. 195), S636 [29JA] (see H.R. 1225), H1188 [27MR]

———expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students (see S. 620), S2894 [26MR] (see H.R. 1508), H1497 [4AP]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 489), H221 [7FE] (see H.R. 2765), H5335 [2AU]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see S. 123), S100 [22JA] (see H.R. 1743), H1928 [7MY]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see S. 421), S1746 [1MR] (see H.R. 490), H221 [7FE]

———help establish and enhance early childhood family education programs (see S. 553), S2388 [15MR]

———high school dropout prevention demonstration program (see S. 1470), S9874 [26SE]

———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 64), H955 [15MR]

———improve access to books (see H.R. 116), H59 [6JA]

———improve and expand access to educational television programming (see S. 604), S2823 [23MR]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 228), H64 [6JA]

———improve foreign language instruction (see S. 541), S2388 [15MR]

———improve initial teaching experiences and offer alternative routes to certification (see S. 474), S1971 [7MR]

———improve professional development programs for elementary and secondary school teachers and administrators (see S. 373), S1463 [15FE]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H163 [31JA]

———improve student and teacher performance and access to education in the Lower Mississippi Delta region (see S. 617), S2894 [26MR]

———improve teacher quality (see S. 101), S100 [22JA] (see S. 438), S1747 [1MR]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see S. 1262), S8353 [27JY] (see H.R. 117), H59 [6JA] (see H.R. 1858), H2279 [16MY]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see S. 300), S1218 [8FE] (see H.R. 650), H395 (see H.R. 687), H397 [14FE]

———increase participation in advanced placement courses (see S. 103), S100 [22JA]

———increase use of school resource officers by local educational agencies (see H.R. 1231), H1188 [27MR]

———legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools (see S. 316), S1270 [13FE]

———limit use of Federal funds appropriated for conducting testing in elementary and secondary schools to testing that meets certain conditions (see H.R. 1163), H1112 [22MR]

———make scholarships available to certain exceptional individuals to encourage them to pursue teaching careers or to improve their teaching skills (see H.R. 1742), H1928 [7MY]

———national policy to improve system (see S. 7), S97 [22JA]

———promote emotional and social development of pre-school age children (see S. 1247), S8203 [25JY]

———promote engagement of young Americans in democratic process through civic education in classrooms, service learning programs, and student leadership activities (see S. 1238), S8203 [25JY] (see H.R. 3234), H7852 [6NO]

———promote parental involvement and parental empowerment in public education through greater competition and choice (see S. 98), S100 [22JA]

———provide assistance to States to improve certain low performing schools through School Assistance Teams (see S. 469), S1897 [6MR]

———provide bonus funds to local educational agencies that adopt a policy to end social promotion (see H.R. 3588), H10965 [20DE]

———provide college scholarships to high school students who have demonstrated proficiency in mathematics and science (see H.R. 919), H740 [7MR]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see S. 334, 339), S1394 [14FE] (see S. 475), S1971 [7MR] (see H.R. 1096), H1010 [20MR]

———provide for a smaller learning communities grant program (see H.R. 2571), H4352 [19JY]

———provide for digital education partnerships by improving and expanding access to educational television programming and interactive computer services (see H.R. 1365), H1408 [3AP]

———provide for local family information centers (see S. 445), S1747 [1MR]

———provide funding flexibility to States and local educational agencies for programs to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities (see H.R. 1527), H1498 [4AP]

———provide funding to States to establish and administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary and secondary school teachers (see S. 1414), S9253 [10SE] (see H.R. 949), H826 [8MR]

———provide grants for master teacher programs (see S. 297), S1218 [8FE]

———provide grants for the renovation of schools (see S. 471), S1897 [6MR]

———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (see S. 311), S1270 [13FE] (see H.R. 613), H393 [14FE]

———provide grants to expand public school choice and assist charter schools with start-up costs and incentives for States to provide per pupil facilities funding programs (see S. 669), S3215 [30MR]

———provide grants to local agencies that agree to later starting times for secondary school classes (see H.R. 1313), H1344 [29MR]

———provide grants to local agencies to assist schools in obtaining computer software for multilingual education (see H.R. 1217), H1187 [27MR]

———provide grants to local educational agencies for prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 1649), H1714 [1MY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and expand loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 1843), H2183 [15MY]

———provide grants to rural educational agencies (see H.R. 1148), H1059 [21MR]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies to pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their classroom teaching (see H.R. 1119), H1011 [20MR]

———provide safer schools and a better educational environment (see H.R. 1103), H1010 [20MR]

———provide teachers and other school professionals with the tools to undertake reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools (see H.R. 1844), H2183 [15MY]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 46), H26 [3JA]

———reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (see S. 253), S1062 [6FE] (see H.R. 692), H397 [14FE]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H928 [14MR]

———require parental notification and consent before enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative instructional language program (see H.R. 385), H165 [31JA]

———require States to equalize education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H1188 [27MR]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1944), H2570 [22MY]

———strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their children (see S. 372), S1463 [15FE] (see H.R. 972), H827 [8MR]

———strengthen the role of the Federal Government in helping to identify children with reading deficiencies and provide grants to State and local governments to implement early reading intervention programs (see S. 377), S1463 [15FE]

———support teacher corps programs (see S. 444), S1747 [1MR]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see S. Res. 24), S1394 [14FE] (see H. Res. 28), H221 [7FE]

———voucher program to provide school choice (see S. 717), S3530 [5AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 1716), H1923 [3MY]

———amend Impact Aid Program relative to the calculation of payments for small local educational agencies (see H.R. 1133), H1012 [20MR]

———amend to ensure fairness (see H.R. 3349), H8420 [27NO]

———eliminate the funding limitation applicable to grants for special alternative instructional programs (see H.R. 637), H394 [14FE]

———establish scholarships for inviting new scholars to participate in renewing education and mentor teacher programs (see S. 323), S1394 [14FE]

———extend programs and activities (see S. 1), S3052 [28MR]

———permit use of professional development funds to provide incentives to educators who achieve relevant information technology certifications (see H.R. 2793), H5336 [2AU]

———reauthorize and improve (see S. 303), S1270 [13FE] (see H.R. 345), H164 [31JA] (see H.R. 1614), H1658 [26AP]

———require States receiving Federal funds to expel students who are convicted of a violent crime (see H.R. 194), H62 [6JA]

———specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used (see S. 309), S1270 [13FE]

———strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students (see S. 158), S456 [23JA]

Elie Wiesel Youth Leadership Congressional Fellowship Program: establish (see H.R. 2640), H4634 [25JY]

Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (see H.R. 1916), H2334 [17MY]

———prohibit deceptive, targeted marketing of adult-rated media to minors (see S. 792), S3994 [26AP] (see H.R. 2246), H3356 [20JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see S. 1241), S8203 [25JY] (see H.R. 2639), H4634 [25JY]

———reform provisions relative to child labor (see S. 869), S4822 [10MY] (see H.R. 961), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 2239), H3259 [19JN]

Families and domestic relations: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see S. 1217), S8014 [20JY]

———community-based family resource and support grants appropriations (see H.R. 1391), H1481 (see H.R. 1391), H1491 [4AP]

———construction and renovation of child care facilities (see S. 1004), S5967 [7JN] (see H.R. 286), H110 [30JA]

———demonstration projects to support State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving needs (see H.R. 226), H63 [6JA]

———denial of passports to noncustodial parents relative to nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 407), H218 [7FE]

———importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 191), H4428 [23JY]

———importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 167), H3202 [14JN]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare (see S. 916), S5269 [21MY]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see S. 918), S5269 [21MY] (see H.R. 1471), H1486 (see H.R. 1471), H1495 [4AP]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see S. 1000), S5967 [7JN] (see H.R. 2097), H2997 [7JN]

———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care and early learning services, and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see S. 18), S97 [22JA] (see H.R. 265), H109 [30JA]

———prohibit Federal financial assistance to individuals who are delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 866), H648 [6MR]

———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H10908 [19DE]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see S. Con. Res. 14), S1395 [14FE] (see S. Res. 132), S7589 [12JY]

———recognize and support crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 302), H8948 [5DE]

———recognize time required to save funds for the college education of adopted children (see H.R. 402), H218 [7FE]

———reduce impact and provide appropriate services for children experiencing or exposed to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see S. 1483), S10058 [2OC]

———require anticipated child support be held in trust on the sale or refinancing of certain real property of an obligated parent (see H.R. 413), H218 [7FE]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3006), H6259 [3OC]

———support efforts encouraging responsible fatherhood and healthy marriages (see H.R. 2893), H5703 [14SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 2784), H5336 [2AU]

———allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2287), H3465 [21JN]

———eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 2328), H3711 [27JN]

———permit leave after the death of a spouse for widows and widowers with minor children (see H.R. 1312), H1344 [29MR]

Family Day—A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Children: designate (see S. Res. 139), S8280 [26JY]

Father's Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 147), H2848 [25MY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 190), S568 [25JA] (see S. 247), S1062 [6FE] (see H.R. 1043), H953 [15MR] (see H.R. 1097), H1010 [20MR] (see H.R. 2180), H3201 [14JN]

Federal aid programs: give highest priority to providing assistance, services, and benefits to children who lost parents or guardians in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 228), H5704 [14SE]

———support community-based group homes for young mothers and their children (see S. 1522), S10456 [10OC]

Federal employees: establish a Dependent Care Assistance Program (see H.R. 252), H108 [30JA]

———provide greater access to child care services (see S. 1286), S8574 [1AU] (see H.R. 555), H258 [12FE]

Financial education: promote (see S. 807), S4099 [1MY] (see H.R. 61), H26 [3JA]

Firearms: allow States to develop or expand instant gun checks, establish tax credits for safe storage devices, promote use of child safety locks, and prevent children from injuring themselves and others (see H.R. 1397), H1481 (see H.R. 1397), H1491 [4AP]

———applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 21), H25 [3JA]

———encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 1396), H1481 (see H.R. 1396), H1491 [4AP]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 233), H64 [6JA] (see H.R. 1014), H927 [14MR]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (see S. 1355), S8910 [3AU] (see H.R. 70), H26 [3JA]

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 891), H649 [6MR]

———provide grants to States and localities to supplement or expand existing programs to combat school violence and to keep firearms from children (see H.R. 255), H108 [30JA]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun (see S. 436), S1747 [1MR]

Foreign aid: congressional disapproval of Presidential rule relative to international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S.J. Res. 17), S6664 [22JN]

———international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 361), H164 [31JA]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S. 367), S1463 [15FE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H1011 [20MR]

———protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see S. 338), S1394 [14FE] (see H.R. 641), H395 [14FE]

GAO: conduct a study relative to children directly affected by terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3226), H7718 [1NO]

Government regulations: establish labeling and advertising requirements for dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids and prohibit sales of such supplements to minors (see H.R. 3066), H6458 [9OC]

GSA: reform the Federal Protective Service to enhance the safety and security of Federal employees, members of the public, and children enrolled in childcare facilities in public buildings (see H.R. 307), H110 [30JA]

Gun-Free Schools Act: modify certain provisions (see S. 649), S3152 [29MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides (see H. Con. Res. 69), H1012 [20MR]

Hazardous substances: prevent inhalant abuse (see H.R. 790), H506 [28FE]

———require lead poisoning screening and treatment for enrollees in Head Start programs and WIC (see S. 1469), S9874 [26SE]

———require lead poisoning screening and treatment for enrollees in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1471), S9874 [26SE]

———require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2788), H5336 [2AU]

Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H1114 [22MR]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1389), H1481 (see H.R. 1389), H1491 [4AP]

Health: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (S. 901) (see S. 1626), S11362 [1NO]

———availability of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 943), H825 [8MR]

———carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 2288), H3465 [21JN]

———conduct oversight hearings to determine the causes and outcomes surrounding the influenza vaccine shortage (see H. Res. 11), H28 [3JA]

———emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 910), H739 [7MR]

———ensure that children at highest risk for asthma, vision, hearing, and other health problems are identified and treated (see S. 1012), S6055 [11JN]

———establish standards to improve children's health quality in managed care plans and other health plans (see S. 1070), S6518 [20JN]

———improve access to prescription drugs under Medicare and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and health care coverage for seniors, the self-employed, and children (see H.R. 1387), H1481 (see H.R. 1387), H1491 [4AP]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 1269), H1294 [28MR]

———protect infants who are born alive (see S. 1050), S6318 [14JN] (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

———provide a study to determine costs to the public and private sectors of hip fractures among the elderly and spinal cord injuries among children (see H.R. 1219), H1188 [27MR]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H10054 [12DE]

Health care professionals: training of students relative to identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (see S. 518), S2218 [13MR]

Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1112 [22MR]

———reauthorize the Alternate Routes to Teacher Certification and Licensure Program (see H.R. 1826), H2147 [14MY]

———remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (see S. 1445), S9620 [21SE] (see H.R. 1992), H2710 [24MY]

———remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (H.R. 1992), consideration (see H. Res. 256), H6458 [9OC]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 623), H394 [14FE] (see H.R. 825), H622 [1MR]

House of Representatives: donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 170), H61 [6JA]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3712 [27JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain long-staying alien children, lower high school drop out rates of certain immigrant children, and allow State and local determination of admittance to State and local colleges and universities (see H.R. 1582), H1604 [25AP]

———adjust status of certain unaccompanied alien children and establish a panel of advisors to assist such children in immigration proceedings (see H.R. 505), H222 [7FE]

———assist aliens transplanted as children in continuing their education and successfully integrating into society (see H.R. 1563), H1555 [24AP]

———confer citizenship automatically on children residing abroad in the legal and physical custody of a citizen parent serving in a Government or military position abroad (see S. 939), S5542 [23MY]

———continue classification of certain aliens as children throughout the immigration process (see S. 672), S3274 [2AP] (see H.R. 1209), H1121 [26MR]

———eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for Federal aid programs (see H.R. 2258), H3357 [20JN]

———ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (see S. 269), S1121 [7FE]

———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses or children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1028), H928 [14MR]

———provide permanent resident status for certain alien orphans physically present in the U.S. and provide for deferred enforced departure status for alien parents of certain children born in the U.S. (see H.R. 1571), H1555 [24AP]

———provide temporary protected status to certain unaccompanied alien children and adjust status of alien children unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 720), H398 [14FE]

Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1023), H928 [14MR] (see H.R. 1392), H1481 (see H.R. 1392), H1491 [4AP]

Increase the Peace Day: support (see H. Res. 113), H1409 [3AP]

Indian Child Welfare Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 2644), H4634 [25JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior (see H.R. 651), H395 [14FE] (see H.R. 977), H875 [13MR]

———authorizing appropriations (see S. 466), S1897 [6MR] (see S. 496), S2070 [8MR] (see H.R. 214), H62 [6JA] (see H.R. 659), H395 [14FE] (see H.R. 737), H441 [27FE] (see H.R. 835), H622 [1MR] (see H.R. 976), H875 [13MR] (see H.R. 1330), H1406 [3AP] (see H.R. 1829), H2182 [15MY] (see H.R. 1912), H2334 [17MY] (see H.R. 2616), H4540 [24JY]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 1500), H1497 [4AP]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 714), H398 [14FE]

Insurance: coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see S. 576), S2582 [20MR]

———coverage of infertility treatment (see S. 874), S4890 [14MY]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see S. 827), S4246 [3MY] (see H.R. 1733), H1924 [3MY]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see S. 1297), S8575 [1AU] (see H.R. 580), H323 [13FE]

———require group health plans to provide coverage of pediatric care (see H.R. 2342), H3712 [27JN]

———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. 792), H506 [28FE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: juvenile crime prevention funding (see H.R. 1393), H1481 (see H.R. 1393), H1491 [4AP]

———juvenile delinquency prevention and accountability programs funding (see H.R. 1900), H2333 [17MY]

Koons, Ludwig M.: urge Italy to safely and immediately return to the custody of his father in New York (see H. Con. Res. 237), H5971 [24SE]

Law enforcement: prohibit agencies from imposing a waiting period for acceptance of reports on missing persons less than 21 years of age (see H.R. 202), H62 [6JA]

Law enforcement officers: increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see S. 899), S5005 [16MY] (see H.R. 1744), H1928 [7MY]

Literature: provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for children participating in the WIC program (see H.R. 1849), H2183 [15MY]

Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (see S. 1343), S8705 [2AU] (see H.R. 2777), H5335 [2AU]

———allow States to use their allotment under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to increase the enrollment of children eligible for medical assistance (see S. 1625), S11362 [1NO]

———coverage of disabled children and individuals who became disabled as children without regard to income or assets (see H.R. 567), H322 [13FE]

———permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see S. 573), S2582 [20MR] (see H.R. 2701), H5125 [1AU]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 321), S1270 [13FE] (see H.R. 600), H323 [13FE]

Medicare: reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 3602), H10965 [20DE]

———require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 72), H27 [3JA]

Mental health: assist States and communities in developing a comprehensive approach to helping small children who have been exposed to domestic violence or violence in the community (see S. 1862), S13943 [20DE]

———increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1345 [29MR]

———services (see H.R. 75), H27 [3JA]

Million Mom March Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 129), H2022 [8MY]

Motor vehicles: extend child passenger protection education grant funding (see H.R. 691), H397 [14FE]

———improve safety of car restraints and booster seats for children (see S. 980), S5798 [26MY]

———prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 584), H323 [13FE]

———prohibit the purchase, rent, or lease, for use as a school bus, of a vehicle that does not comply with school bus safety standards (see H.R. 3296), H8948 [5DE]

———support graduated driver's license programs (see H. Con. Res. 171), H3358 [20JN]

———use of safety belts and restraint systems by children (see S. 956), S5616 [24MY] (see H.R. 597), H323 [13FE]

Music in Our Schools Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 64), H955 [15MR]

National Athletic Training Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 50), H649 [6MR]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 78), S10457 [10OC] (see H. Con. Res. 204), H4862 [30JY]

National Charter Schools Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 33), S3852 [24AP]

———observance (see H. Con. Res. 95), H1409 [3AP]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S. Res. 79), S4100 [1MY]

———support goals and ideas (see H. Con. Res. 115), H1660 [26AP]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 166), S10154 [3OC]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S6127 [12JN]

National Children's Memorial Flag Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1660 [26AP]

———support (see H. Con. Res. 98), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 98), H1499 [4AP]

National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 90), S5005 [16MY] (see H. Res. 231), H5339 [2AU]

National Commission on Farmworkers and Federal Health Coverage: establish (see H.R. 2642), H4634 [25JY]

National Commission on the Impact of U.S. Culture on American Youth: establish (see H.R. 2210), H3207 [18JN]

National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish (see H.R. 537), H253 [8FE]

National Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 71), H1012 [20MR]

National Foster Parents Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 24), H254 [8FE]

National 4-H Council: centennial of 4-H Youth Development Program (see H. Res. 112), H1409 [3AP]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see S. 657), S3152 [29MR] (see H.R. 1388), H1481 (see H.R. 1388), H1491 [4AP]

National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 59), S2219 [13MR]

National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see H.R. 1394), H1481 (see H.R. 1394), H1491 [4AP] (see H.R. 2515), H4111 [17JY]

———establish a program to assist at-risk youth develop life skills (see H.R. 2655), H4723 [26JY]

National objectives: establish national policy on youth development (see S. 1005), S5967 [7JN] (see H.R. 17), H25 [3JA]

National Parents Week: designate (see S. Res. 150), S8911 [3AU]

National Poison Prevention Week: observance (see H. Res. 96), H1060 [21MR]

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see S. Res. 106), S5890 [6JN]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 25), S1464 [15FE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see S. 1179), S7688 [16JY]

National security: strengthen by encouraging and assisting in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical needs at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels (see S. 1799), S12858 [11DE]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 55), S2071 [8MR] (see H. Con. Res. 59), H827 [8MR]

National Teacher Day: designate (see S. Res. 85), S4590 [9MY]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1287), H1343 [29MR]

National Wash America Campaign: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 70), S9621 [21SE] (see H. Con. Res. 236), H5971 [24SE]

National Writing Project: improve (see S. 403), S1616 [27FE] (see H.R. 1192), H1114 [22MR]

National Youth Day: recognize importance and support goals and ideas (see H. Res. 124), H1660 [26AP]

Native Americans: encourage teaching of the role in U.S. history and culture and leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 190), H4009 [12JY]

———Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see S. 550), S2388 [15MR] (see H.R. 2335), H3711 [27JN]

New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1115 [22MR]

Nutrition: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see S. 1036), S6212 [13JN] (see H.R. 1700), H1923 [3MY]

Organ donors: tribute to Youth for Life—Remembering Walter Payton initiative for efforts to raise awareness about organ donation (see S. Con. Res. 63), S8465 [31JY] (see H. Con. Res. 207), H4949 [31JY]

Palestinians: condemn the Palestinian Authority and various Palestinian organizations for using children as soldiers and inciting children to acts of violence and war (see H. Con. Res. 202), H4779 [27JY]

Parents Week: recognize and support parents who actively participate in the lives of their children (see H. Con. Res. 186), H4013 [16JY]

Parks and recreation areas: provide grants to States to improve safety at public playgrounds (see H.R. 2159), H3149 [13JN]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 111), H59 [6JA]

Pharmaceuticals: amend certain laws relative to pediatric studies of drugs (see H.R. 3047), H6379 [4OC]

———improve safety and efficacy for children (see S. 838), S4416 [7MY] (see S. 1301), S8575 [1AU] (see S. 1789), S12682 [7DE] (see H.R. 2887), H5615 [13SE] (see H.R. 3452), H9239 [11DE]

Population: encourage the U.S. to develop, promote, and implement policies to slow global population growth by voluntary means (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1012 [20MR]

Pornography: increase the age of persons considered to be minors relative to prohibiting the transportation of obscene materials (see H.R. 1523), H1498 [4AP]

Postal Service: waive postage for donations mailed to the White House for ``America's Fund for Afghan Children'' (see H.R. 3115), H6780 [12OC]

Prayer: Federal funding for schools relative to voluntary school prayer (see S. 73), S99 [22JA]

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support (see H. Res. 254), H6380 [4OC]

Presidential Commission To Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America: establish (see H.R. 655), H395 [14FE]

President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps: establish (see H.R. 2451), H3861 [10JY]

Privacy: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 89), H27 [3JA]

Product safety: infant crib safety (see S. 538), S2388 [15MR] (see H.R. 1086), H955 [15MR]

———require safety labels for certain Internet-advertised toys and games (see H.R. 604), H324 [13FE]

Public service: facilitate participation in community and military service (see S. 1792), S12772 [10DE] (see H.R. 3465), H10054 [12DE]

Public welfare programs: authorize State use of funds provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to support infant safe haven programs (see H.R. 2018), H2847 [25MY]

———expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 2166), H3150 [13JN]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H6780 [12OC]

———reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3459), H9239 [11DE]

———suspend bonus payments to States to reward decreases in illegitimacy ratios under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (see H.R. 2892), H5703 [14SE]

Puerto Rico: permit dependents of Federal employees enrolled in Dept. of Defense schools to continue such enrollment until graduation from secondary school (see H.R. 3233), H7852 [6NO]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 84), H1189 [27MR]

Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 126), H1660 [26AP]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 970), H827 [8MR]

———revise and extend (see S. 437), S1747 [1MR]

Safety: ensure the safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities (see S. 1003), S5967 [7JN] (see H.R. 251), H108 [30JA]

———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 528), H252 [8FE] (see H.R. 730), H440 [27FE]

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 367), H164 [31JA]

Samuel Kelner Commission on Youth: establish (see H.R. 1625), H1659 [26AP]

Santee, CA: shooting of students at Santana High School (see H. Con. Res. 57), H827 [8MR]

Schools: allow certain grants to be used to establish and maintain school safety hotlines (see H.R. 899), H649 [6MR]

———allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (see S. Con. Res. 79), S10769 [16OC] (see H. Con. Res. 248), H6780 [12OC]

———authorize grants and expand tax incentives to States for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 625), H394 [14FE] (see H.R. 771), H505 [28FE]

———authorize grants to local educational agencies to carry out school violence prevention and school safety activities in secondary schools (see S. 747), S3706 [6AP]

———develop and implement comprehensive school safety plans (see H.R. 1216), H1187 [27MR]

———encourage teaching of the role of Native Americans in U.S. history and culture and leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 101), H1189 [27MR]

———enhance penalties for threatening to kill, injure, or intimidate an individual, or to cause property damage, by means of fire or an explosive on school property (see H.R. 1314), H1344 [29MR]

———enhance safety (see H.R. 1812), H2141 [10MY]

———ensure safety by waiving local matching requirement under Community Oriented Policing Program relative to placement of law enforcement officers in local schools (see S. 748), S3706 [6AP]

———establish a grant program to promote emotional and social development and school readiness (see H.R. 2636), H4633 [25JY]

———establish a program for an information clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation (see S. 1041), S6318 [14JN] (see H.R. 2560), H4216 [18JY]

———establish and expand child opportunity zone family centers in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 371), S1463 [15FE]

———establish State revolving funds for school construction (see H.R. 729), H440 [27FE]

———expulsion of students for possession of guns or illegal drugs (see S. 79), S99 [22JA]

———honor Native Americans for their contributions to U.S. history, culture, and education (see H. Res. 168), H3207 [18JN]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 156), S456 [23JA] (see S. 1258), S8353 [27JY] (see H.R. 1429), H1483 (see H.R. 1429), H1493 [4AP] (see H.R. 1822), H2142 [10MY]

———prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see S. 74), S99 [22JA]

———prohibit the sale of foods with minimal nutritional value in schools participating in Federal meal programs (see S. 745), S3706 [6AP] (see H.R. 2129), H3066 [12JN]

———provide adequate school facilities within Yosemite National Park (see H.R. 3421), H9076 [6DE]

———provide for national digital school districts (see S. 1337), S8704 [2AU]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see S. 727), S3705 [6AP] (see H.R. 630), H394 [14FE]

———provide grants for the repair, renovation, alteration, and construction of public elementary and secondary school facilities (see H.R. 728), H440 [27FE]

———provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (see S. 119), S100 [22JA]

———provide parents, taxpayers, and educators with useful, understandable reports on schools (see S. 695), S3436 [4AP]

———provide school construction funding to local educational agencies that have made improvements in teacher quality and student achievement (see H.R. 341), H164 [31JA]

———provide States with funds to support State, regional, and local school construction (see H.R. 1430), H1483 (see H.R. 1430), H1493 [4AP]

———recognize right of students in public schools for silent prayer or meditation, encourage recitation of Pledge of Allegiance, and prevent discrimination based on religious character or speech (see H.J. Res. 54), H3465 [21JN]

———set aside sufficient period of time to allow children to pray for, or quietly reflect on behalf of, the Nation during this time of struggle against international terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 239), H6136 [2OC]

Senate: authorize expenditures to distribute certain publications on the history of the U.S. Capitol for children and youth (see S. Res. 176), S11362 [1NO]

Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain educational programs (see S. 231), S915 [31JA] (see H.R. 719), H398 [14FE]

Social Security: allocate allotments to territories under the State Children's Health Insurance Program in the same manner as for States (see H.R. 3508), H10355 [18DE]

———allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 724), S3705 [6AP] (see H.R. 2610), H4539 [24JY]

———assure coverage of legal immigrant children and pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 1528), H1498 [4AP]

———create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 484), S1971 [7MR] (see H.R. 1909), H2334 [17MY]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 1244), S8203 [25JY] (see H.R. 2630), H4633 [25JY]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include certain children (see S. 1266), S8353 [27JY]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 574), S2582 [20MR]

———extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care (see S. 1503), S10287 [4OC] (see H.R. 2873), H5487 [10SE]

———improve health benefits coverage of infants and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 1016), S6127 [12JN]

———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 582), S2662 [21MR] (see H.R. 1143), H1059 [21MR]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see S. 622), S2979 [27MR] (see S. 854), S4590 [9MY] (see H.R. 1229), H1188 [27MR]

———provide benefits to certain uninsured children living without parents (see H.R. 2698), H5125 [1AU]

———restore children's insurance benefits in the case of children of a certain age who attend postsecondary schools (see H.R. 410), H218 [7FE]

———strengthen working families by improving responsible fatherhood and child support programs and expanding certain tax credits, block grants, and child care programs (see S. 685), S3340 [3AP]

Sports: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympics and establish NIST grant program to fund detection and prevention of the use of performance-enhancing drugs (see S. 718), S3530 [5AP]

States: peer mediation programs funding (see H.R. 1546), H1554 [24AP]

Tariff: children's educational machines (see H.R. 2257), H3357 [20JN] (see H.R. 3197), H7591 [31OC]

Taxation: accelerate the effective date for the expansion of adoption tax credit and adoption assistance programs (see S. 1802), S12858 [11DE]

———allow a deduction for State tuition program expenses and prohibit exclusion of distributions used for education expenses from gross income (see H.R. 475), H221 [7FE]

———allow a refundable credit for education expenses of children receiving or eligible to receive free or reduced price school meals (see H.R. 316), H202 [6FE]

———allow Coverdell education savings accounts to be used for homeschooling (see S. 1662), S11612 [8NO]

———allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers for reasonable expenses related to instruction, teaching, or other job-related activities (see H.R. 1224), H1188 [27MR]

———allow credits for dependents within a household (see H.R. 1126), H1011 [20MR]

———allow increased contributions to education savings accounts and expand applicability to elementary and secondary school expenses (see S. 306), S1270 [13FE]

———allow individuals a refundable credit for unpaid child support and increase the tax liability of the individual required to pay such support by the amount of the unpaid child support (see H.R. 1618), H1658 [26AP]

———allow personal exemptions against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 596), H323 [13FE]

———allow tax credit for contributions for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, upgrading school facilities, and certain technology expenses (see H.R. 1681), H1860 [2MY]

———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 368), H165 [31JA]

———change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 3574), H10964 [20DE]

———employer credits for expenses of providing child care services to employees (see S. 99), S100 [22JA]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 102), H27 [3JA]

———enhance charitable contribution deductions for book donations and literacy (see S. 1415), S9253 [10SE]

———establish incentives to improve the quality of child care and expand alternatives for families with children (see H.R. 253), H108 [30JA]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see S. 844), S4508 [8MY] (see S. 938), S5542 [23MY] (see H.R. 586), H323 [13FE]

———expand child tax credit (see S. 833), S4246 [3MY] (see H.R. 387), H166 [31JA] (see H.R. 539), H253 [8FE]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see S. 850), S4589 [9MY] (see H.R. 869), H648 [6MR]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 905), S5005 [16MY] (see H.R. 1076), H954 [15MR]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 1076), consideration (see H. Res. 146), H2679 [23MY]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to senior centers and community centers (see H.R. 2259), H3357 [20JN]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2410), H3804 [28JN]

———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 2281), H3464 [21JN]

———incentives for education (see H.R. 84), H27 [3JA] (see H.R. 538, 549), H253 [8FE]

———increase child care credit for low-income working parents (see H.R. 206), H62 [6JA]

———increase child tax credit and make it refundable (see H.R. 1153), H1059 [21MR]

———increase deductibility of professional development expenses for teachers and allow credits for those who provide classroom materials (see S. 203), S706 [30JA] (see S. 495), S2070 [8MR] (see S. 904), S5005 [16MY]

———increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 676), H396 [14FE]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 200), H62 [6JA]

———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools (see H.R. 379), H165 [31JA]

———make higher education more affordable (see S. 458), S1897 [6MR]

———make Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits refundable and allow taxpayers to obtain short-term student loans by using the future refund of such credits as collateral for the loans (see H.R. 414), H218 [7FE]

———provide a credit to public elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses (see H.R. 1477), H1486 (see H.R. 1477), H1496 [4AP]

———provide a credit to public elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses, professional development expenses, and student education loans (see S. 225), S914 [31JA] (see H.R. 703), H397 [14FE]

———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see S. 1122), S7083 [28JN] (see H.R. 2339), H3712 [27JN]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H109 [30JA]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (see H.R. 2411), H3804 [28JN]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 369), H165 [31JA]

———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H223 [7FE]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), consideration (see H. Res. 104), H1293 [28MR]

———relief for families (see S. 9), S97 [22JA]

———repeal sunset on increase of dependent care tax credit and make the credit refundable (see H.R. 2708), H5125 [1AU]

———repeal the alternative minimum tax and income limitations on itemized deductions, personal exemptions, and the child tax credit (see H.R. 275), H109 [30JA]

———simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral proposals (see H.R. 2529), H4112 [17JY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 148), S456 [23JA] (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), consideration (see H. Res. 141), H2182 [15MY]

———treatment of certain postsecondary educational benefits provided by an employer to children of employees (see S. 1059, 1060), S6448 [19JN]

———treatment of child tax credit and other nonrefundable credits relative to alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 468), H221 [7FE]

———treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition programs used to pay higher education expenses for the designated beneficiary (see S. 335), S1394 [14FE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see S. 763), S3852 [24AP] (see H.R. 1308), H1344 [29MR]

———treatment of unearned income of children attributable to personal injury awards (see H.R. 2229), H3259 [19JN]

Teacher Appreciation Week: designate (see S. Res. 85), S4590 [9MY]

Teachers: encourage national board certification by increasing subsidies to pay fee, heightening awareness of process, and providing tax incentives (see S. 262), S1063 [6FE]

Television: prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching (see H.R. 1005), H876 [13MR]

———prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching unless it is rated for content or blockable by electronic means (see S. 341), S1462 [15FE]

Terrorism: protect children (see S. 1539), S10640 [11OC] (see S. 1685), S11789 [14NO] (see H.R. 3106), H6701 [11OC]

Time: extend end date of daylight savings time (see S. 1579), S11105 [25OC]

Tobacco products: prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles through the Internet or other indirect means (see H.R. 3456), H9239 [11DE]

———reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and develop safer tobacco products (see H.R. 1044), H953 [15MR]

———require cigarette products to be placed under or behind the counter in retail sales (see H.R. 1046), H953 [15MR]

———support State legislative efforts, and strong health education programs and activities, to discourage smoking in children (see H. Con. Res. 122), H1860 [2MY]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Act: include public libraries (see H.R. 323), H162 [31JA]

Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment or loss of child care (see H.R. 592), H323 [13FE]

University of Minnesota: anniversary (see S. Res. 93), S5439 [22MY] (see H. Con. Res. 140), H2570 [22MY]

University of the Pacific: anniversary (see S. Res. 124), S7426 [10JY]

Veterans: recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H166 [31JA]

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: use of certain grant funds to provide parental education (see H.R. 431), H219 [7FE]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see S. 256), S1062 [6FE]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 285), H110 [30JA]

Wood: require warning labels on arsenic-treated wood to prohibit the use in playground equipment (see H.R. 2727), H5333 [2AU]

YMCA: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 172), H3519 [25JN]

Cloture motions

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), motion to proceed, S3975 [26AP], S4061 [1MY]

Conference reports

No Child Left Behind Act (H.R. 1), H9773-H10052 [12DE]

Descriptions

Criminal Gang Abatement Act (S. 1236), S8212 [25JY]

Entry forms

Lutheran Brotherhood (organization) RespecTeen Speak for Yourself Contest: Heather Eagleston, S4416 [7MY]

Essays

Eating Around the World From Hoosier Farms: John Leer, S2303 [14MR]

———Michelle Kennedy, S2303 [14MR]

Failure in Africa: Austin Lammers, S6916 [26JN]

How Responsibility Changed My Life: Frank Hemingway, S453 [23JA]

In Defense of a Little Prayer: Rose Ormand, H9753 [12DE]

James Madison, the Father of the Constitution: Keith Root, E802 [15MY]

Necessity of the Electoral College: Jeremy Hawbaker, E802 [15MY]

Why I'm Glad America Is a Nation of Immigrants: Amanda Tabata, S8697 [2AU]

———Carter Jones, S8696 [2AU]

———Crystal D. Armstead, S8696 [2AU]

———Megan Imrie, S8696 [2AU]

———Robert Banovic, S8696 [2AU]

Excerpts

Editorials opposing Unborn Victims of Violence Act, H1620 [26AP]

Power of the Internet for Learning: Web-Based Education Commission, H6474 [10OC]

Explanations

Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program Funding, H6654 [11OC]

Factsheets

Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 484), S1995 [7MR]

Children's Dental Health Improvement Act (S. 1626), S11384 [1NO]

Hope for Children Act (H.R. 622), H2297 [17MY]

Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act (S. 1016), S6134 [12JN]

Interviews

Escapeschool.com Program: Soledad O'Brien and Bob Stuber, S3144 [29MR]

Letters

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: several women's and children's organizations, H520 [1MR]

Better Education for Students and Teachers Act: Jan Resseger and Dave Brown, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, S4202 [3MY]

———Jim Hodges and Bob Taft, National Governors' Association, S4203 [3MY]

———several organizations, S4202 [3MY]

Building, Renovating, Improving, and Constructing Kids' Schools Act: Brenda L. Welburn, National Association of State Boards of Education, S394 [22JA]

———James E. Rier, Jr., Maine State Board of Education, S394 [22JA]

———Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S393 [22JA]

———Vicki Rafel, National PTA, S394 [22JA]

Cap on attorneys' fees in District of Columbia special education placement lawsuits: District of Columbia City Council, S11517 [7NO]

———Peggy Cooper Cafritz and Paul L. Vance, District of Columbia Board of Education, S11516 [7NO]

Child opportunity zone family centers in elementary and secondary schools: several childrens' services and advocacy organizations, S1510 [15FE]

Clarify role of Governors and State education officials in developing State education plans sent to the Dept. of Education: several educational organizations, S5855 [6JN]

Community technology centers funding: George R. Boggs, American Association of Community Colleges, S4495 [8MY]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S4495 [8MY]

———Jason M. Mahler, Computer and Communications Industry Association, S4496 [8MY]

———Nancy C. Kranich, American Library Association, S4495 [8MY]

———Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, S4495 [8MY]

Condolences to the families of victims of terrorist attacks: Ringgold High School, Monongahela, PA, E2124 [16NO]

Dept. of Education funding for State testing and assessment programs: Bob Holden, Governor of Missouri, S5919 [7JN]

———Tom Vilsack, Democratic Governors' Association, S5919, S5929 [7JN]

Discrimination against the disabled: Heather Eagleston, S4416 [7MY]

Drug-Free Communities Support Program extension and modification and National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute authorization: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform (House), H5348 [5SE]

———Representative Tauzin, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H5348 [5SE]

Effect of student transiency on academic performance: GAO, H2412 [22MY]

Emergency School Repair Program funding: Robert P. Canavan, Rebuild America's Schools (organization), S11305 [1NO]

Encourage national board certification by teachers by increasing subsidies to pay fee, heightening awareness of process, and providing tax incentives: Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S1085 [6FE]

Executive Office of the President response to correspondence on pediatric medical education: Nicholas E. Calio, Executive Office of the President, H2981 [7JN]

Facilitate participation in community and military service: Colin L. Powell, America's Promise (organization), S12777 [10DE]

FamilyCare Act: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and Jennifer L. Howse, March of Dimes (organization), S8232 [25JY]

———Graham Newson, American Academy of Pediatrics, S8231 [25JY]

———Gregg Haifley, Children's Defense Fund, S8232 [25JY]

———Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S8231 [25JY]

———Marcia D. Greenberger and Regan Ralph, National Women's Law Center, S8230 [25JY]

———Michael D. Place, Catholic Health Association, S8232 [25JY]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S8231 [25JY]

Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act: Peter J. Keitel, New York State Higher Education Services Corp., H7134 [23OC]

Immigrants to New Americans Act: Delia Pompa, National Association for Bilingual Education, S1124 [7FE]

———Patricia Loera, Hispanic Education Coalition, S1125 [7FE]

———Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, S1125 [7FE]

———Rick Dovalina, League of United Latin American Citizens, S1124 [7FE]

Impact Aid Program funding: Kelley M. Kalinich, Darien, IL, Cass School District, S4570 [9MY]

———Mike Klabo, Garrison, ND, School District, S4569 [9MY]

———Richard Larson, Minot, ND, School District, S4570 [9MY]

Increase deductibility of professional development expenses for teachers and allow credits for those who provide classroom materials: Betty Castor, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, S5498 [23MY]

———David Griffith, National Association of State Boards of Education, S5498 [23MY]

———Jordan Cross, American Association of School Administrators, S5499 [23MY]

———Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S5079 [17MY], S5498 [23MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding: Richard Spring, Webberville School District, Manchester, MI, S4199 [3MY]

International family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion: Dottie Lamm, E118 [6FE]

International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Act: Coalition in Support of the George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Act, H6787 [16OC]

———Representatives McGovern and Emerson, H6787 [16OC]

Internet Equity and Education Act: Arthur F. Kirk, Jr., St. Leo University, H6472 [10OC]

———Charlotte J. Fraas, American Federation of Teachers, H6467 [10OC]

———Dallas Martin, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, H6466 [10OC]

———David Sheridan, H6482 [10OC]

———Mary Burgan, American Association of University Professors, H6467 [10OC]

———Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, H6467 [10OC]

———Roderick R. Paige, Sec. of Education, H6465, H6468 [10OC]

Legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools: Gerald N. Tirozzi, National Association of Secondary School Principals, S4473 [8MY]

———Michael A. Resnick, National School Boards Association, S4472 [8MY]

———Vincent L. Ferrandino, National Association of Elementary School Principals, S4473 [8MY]

Mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention funding: Robert M. Lester, AID, E1392 [20JY]

NIH Centers for Excellence funding: Ruth L. Kirschstein, NIH, H1677 [1MY]

No Child Left Behind Act: James R. Ruhland and Anne L. Bryant, National School Boards Association, H10100 [13DE]

———several Governors, S13342 [17DE]

Parental consent to enroll children in bilingual education or special language programs: Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, H2398 [22MY]

Patriotism: Roaring Brook Elementary School, E2015 [6NO]

Prohibit the sale of foods with minimal nutritional value in schools participating in Federal meal programs: Jenny Dorman, S3756 [6AP]

Provide safer schools and a better educational environment: Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, H2613 [23MY]

Provide tax credit for repayment of student loans by teachers and nurses: Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S5426 [22MY]

Put Our Children First Resolution: Clarice J. Kestenbaum, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, H8085 [13NO]

———Eileen McCaffrey, Orphan Foundation of America, H8084 [13NO]

———Kathleen Connolly, Save the Children (organization), H8084 [13NO]

———Libby K. Nealis, National Association of School Psychologists, H8084 [13NO]

———Michael M. Faenza, National Mental Health Association, H8084 [13NO]

———Paramjit Joshi, Children's National Medical Center, H8084 [13NO]

———Shay Bilchik, Child Welfare League of America, Inc., H8085 [13NO]

Recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day: Marc Racicot, America's Promise (organization), H3270 [20JN]

Rural education development initiative reauthorization and improvement: Bruce Hunter, Association of Educational Service Agencies, S1074, S1076 [6FE]

———Jordan Cross, American Association of School Administrators, S1074, S1075 [6FE]

———Mary Conk, National Rural Education Association, S1073, S1075 [6FE]

School class size reduction: Kristi Rennebohm Franz, S4465 [8MY]

School personnel authority to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S4225 [3MY]

School renovation grants: Kristor W. Cowan, New York, NY, Board of Education, S4991 [16MY]

———Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S4990 [16MY]

———Michael D. Casserly, Council of the Great City Schools, S4990 [16MY]

———Robert P. Canavan, Rebuild America's Schools Coalition, S4990 [16MY]

———Wilson Davis, Jr., Jane Babcock, and Kate Baldwin, Keokuk, IA, Community School District, S4990 [16MY]

Setting Aside for a Valuable Education (SAVE) Act: George Thomas, College Savings Plans Network (organization), S1419 [14FE]

State or local educational agencies or schools that deny equal access to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality: several organizations, H2619 [23MY]

TEACHER Tax Credit Act: Jean H. Bankos, Virginia Education Association, S919 [31JA]

———Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S918 [31JA]

Treatment of certain spousal income for purposes of bankruptcy means testing: Charles C. Shainberg, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, S2346 [15MR]

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Douglas Johnson and Patricia Coll, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H1637 [26AP]

———Representative Stump, Committee on Armed Services (House), H1615 [26AP]

Underage Consumer Credit Protection Act: Frank Torres, Consumers Union, Travis Plunkett, Consumer Federation of America, and Ed Mierzwinski, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, S4959 [15MY]

Lists

Congressional Certificate of Merit award recipients, E1071 [12JN]

Congressional Classroom program participants, E943 [24MY]

Constitutional challenges to State unborn victims of violence laws, E699 [2MY]

Examples of discrimination against the Boy Scouts, S6256 [14JN]

Groups supporting Harkin amendment to H. Con. Res. 83, revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011, on education funding, S3383 [4AP]

Guam Little League Division champions, E1988 [2NO]

Guam Senior League Division champions, E1988 [2NO]

Guests of Senator Landrieu on Take Your Daughter to Work Day, S3970 [26AP]

Indiana Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winners, S2303 [14MR]

Military academy nominees from the 11th Congressional District of New Jersey, E114 [6FE]

Missouri 2d Congressional District Teachers of the Year, E757 [8MY]

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification recipients from Idaho, S12364 [4DE]

Ohio Youth Hunter Education Challenge participants, E1290 [10JY]

Rainbows for All Children (nonprofit organization)—Guam chapter certified site coordinators, E1981 [2NO]

Santa Clarita, CA, Hero of the Week honorees, E1442 [26JY]

State homicide laws that recognize unborn victims, H1629 [26AP]

Supporters of H.R. 1269, Global Health Act, E478 [28MR]

Supporters of H.R. 1700, International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Act, H2060 [9MY]

Memorandums

Approval of Generic Versions of Drugs Without Pediatric Labeling, H10209 [18DE]

———Laurence H. Tribe, E2286-E2288 [13DE]

———Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (law firm), H8106 [13NO]

Dept. of Education Office of Civil Rights Enforcement of Statutes Prohibiting Discrimination in State and Local Programs Receiving Federal Funds: Congressional Research Service, S4867 [14MY]

State or Local Educational Agencies or Schools That Deny Equal Access to the Boy Scouts Relative to Policy on Homosexuality: American Center for Law & Justice, S4867 [14MY]

———Congressional Research Service, S4867 [14MY]

Motions

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2627, H2630 [23MY], H4121, H4129 [18JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S3974 [26AP]

Taxation: reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1326 [29MR]

Papers

Memorial Service for Sept. 11: Lauren Schwartzman, E2367 [20DE]

Poems

``All Around the Campus,'' Anastasia Hayes-Stoker, E1180 [21JN]

``Builder Builded a Temple'', S4809 [10MY]

``Death of an Innocent'', E1934 [29OC]

``Fence or an Ambulance,'' Joseph Malins, S4386 [4MY]

``Little Chap Who Follows Me'', S6362 [14JN]

``Piece of Clay'', S6366 [14JN]

``Pretty Good,'' Charles Osgood, S11312 [1NO]

Prayers

Lest We Forget—A Prayer of Responsibility for Children: Ina J. Hughes, E670 [1MY]

Press releases

Better Education for Students and Teachers Act: several organizations, S4203 [3MY]

National Park Service Presents Shoulder to Shoulder Award to the James P. Beckwourth Mountain Club, E1167 [20JN]

Victory—Unborn Victims of Violence Act Passes in the House: Traditional Values Coalition, H1620 [26AP]

Proclamations

Helene H. Hale Week: Hawaii County, HI, S4170 [2MY], H1702 [1MY]

Ohio PTA Anniversary: Representative Ney, E1056 [7JN]

Tribute to Union Local High School, Belmont, OH: Representative Ney, E2009 [6NO]

Tribute to Visions Services Plan (business) Sight for Students Program Assisting Children in Need of Eyecare Services: Representative Matsui, E1722 [25SE]

Remarks in House

Abernathy, Sara: tribute to birth of child, H1176 [27MR]

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (H.R. 78), E3 [3JA]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 2763), E1547 [3AU]

Afghanistan: allocation of humanitarian assistance, H7891 [7NO]

———prohibit military use of cluster bombs, E1964 [31OC], E2096 [15NO]

———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children, H8163 [14NO], H8555 [28NO]

———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (S. 1573), H8346-H8351 [27NO], E2156 [28NO]

———treatment of women and girls by the Taliban regime, H6450 [9OC], H6884, H6892-H6898 [16OC], H7573, H7579, H7585-H7590 [31OC], H7894 [7NO], H8163 [14NO], E1863 [12OC], E1903 [16OC], E1910, E1913, E1918 [17OC], E1974, E1975 [31OC], E1987 [2NO]

———tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and inclusion of women in any newly established Government (H. Res. 281), E2027 [7NO], E2116 [16NO]

African Americans: importance of role models, H613 [1MR]

AID: address needs of children orphaned as a result of civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, H4480 [24JY]

Alachua, FL: tribute to Alachua Elementary School Quiz Bowl team, E598 [24AP]

Amarillo, TX: tribute to Amarillo High School girls' volleyball team, E2137 [27NO]

Amigos Together for Kids (organization): anniversary, H8883 [5DE]

Anderson, Kristin: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1305 [11JY]

Angola, IN: tribute to workplace participation and continuum education programs for students, H3235 [19JN]

Apopka, FL: tribute to the U.S. Little League champions, H5413 [6SE]

Arlington, VA: tribute to YMCA Community Service New Millennium Program graduates, E784 [10MY]

Armed Forces: eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain a nonavailability-of-health-care statement relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for a pregnancy (H.R. 1511), H1357 [3AP]

———exclude certain housing allowances of uniformed services members from the determination of eligibility for free and reduced price meals for children of the individual (H.R. 3216), H9087-H9089 [11DE]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H6022-H6025 [25SE], E1751 [28SE]

———removal of housing allowance in calculation for child nutrition programs eligibility, H3775, H3776 [28JN]

Arver, Jennifer: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1307 [11JY]

Asheboro, NC: tribute to Southwestern Randolph High School girls' softball team, E1056 [7JN]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to First Baptist Church student choir, E1496 [2AU]

Aviation: prohibit air carriers from transporting unaccompanied minors without written permission from a custodial parent or legal guardian (H.R. 2600), H4549 [25JY]

Avon, CT: tribute to Roaring Brook Elementary School, E2015 [6NO]

Balkans Youth Link (organization): tribute, E1935 [29OC]

Bankruptcy: discourage predatory lending practices, E274 [5MR]

———prevent disclosure of children's names in bankruptcy filings, H578 [1MR]

———treatment of public school expenses, H577 [1MR]

Barbara Mashburn Scholarship Foundation: tribute to scholarship fund and Barbara Mashburn Singers, E2346 [20DE]

Batavia, NY: anniversary of Notre Dame High School, E1582 [5SE]

Baylor College of Medicine: Children's Nutrition Research Center funding, H8079 [13NO], E1328 [12JY]

Bentonville, AR: tribute to Bentonville High School football team, H9054 [6DE]

Berlin, MA: tribute to Berlin Memorial Elementary School Veterans Day program, E1996 [2NO]

Berman, Claire: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Rhode Island, E186 [14FE]

Bethalto, IL: tribute to Boy Scout Troop 103, E742 [7MY]

Billet, Shira: Siemens Foundation Westinghouse Science and Technology Competition award recipient, E2282 [13DE]

Bishop, CA: participation of students on the California team at the National History Day competition, E1074 [12JN]

Blue Springs, MO: tribute to Blue Springs South High School marching band, E1948 [30OC]

Boeheim, Jim and Juli: tribute to Coaches vs. Cancer Program efforts, E908 [23MY]

Bogota, NJ: tribute to School Safety Patrol Program, E613 [24AP]

Bowie, MD: tribute to Bowie High School football team, E2323 [19DE]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds by State or local educational agencies or schools that deny equal access to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality, H2618-H2620 [23MY]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding, H1745 [2MY], H4086 [17JY]

———tribute, E833 [17MY]

Bronx, NY: anniversary of Cardinal Hayes High School, E1697 [21SE]

Brown, Lionel D.: Congressional Artistic Discovery student art competition winner, E1151 [19JN]

Brownell, Evan C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1666 [17SE], E1758 [2OC]

Bucks County, PA: tribute to Bucks County Housing Group (nonprofit organization) and Students in Free Enterprise (nonprofit organization) on Wheelz 2 Work Program, E1896 [16OC]

Bullentini, Debby: tribute to Comfort Quilts Project, H8424 [28NO]

Bunny Love Foundation: tribute to partnership with the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center, E2185 [30NO]

Burlington City, NJ: Burlington City High School recipient of GRAMMY Signature School award, E2360 [20DE]

Burns, Jeanne: Springfield, VA, Inter-Service Community Service Award recipient, E340 [13MR]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (H. Res. 193), H5316, H5317 [2AU], E1555 [3AU]

Butler, KY: Philip A. Sharp Middle School recipient of National Energy Education Development Project Middle School of the Year Award, E1273 [29JN]

Calhoun, Lauren N.: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, H1587 [25AP]

Camillus, NY: tribute to West Genesee High School girls' lacrosse team, E1428 [25JY]

Camp Fire Boys and Girls (organization): tribute to ``Absolutely Incredible Kid Day'', E382 [15MR]

Canoga Park, CA: anniversary of Armenian General Benevolent Union Manoogian-Demirdjian School, E145 [8FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 79), H2344, H2345 [21MY]

Carle Place, NY: tribute to Carle Place Middle School, E2033 [8NO]

Carney, MI: tribute to Carney-Nadeau High School girls' basketball team, E2361 [20DE]

Carrollton, IL: tribute to Carrollton High School girls' basketball team, E343 [13MR]

Case Western Reserve University: anniversary of Upward Bound Program, E1324 [12JY]

Census: importance of decennial census to rural areas and minority communities, H466 [28FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: autism research funding, E449 [27MR]

Century Council (nonprofit organization): tribute, E1324 [12JY]

Charles County, MD: public school system minority achievement program recipient of Daisy Bates National School District Award, E2255 [12DE]

Charleston, WV: tribute to Chamberlain Elementary School, E2280 [13DE]

———tribute to Holz Elementary School, E2278 [13DE]

———tribute to Overbrook Elementary School, E2285 [13DE]

———tribute to Shoals Elementary School, E2286 [13DE]

Chelsea, MI: Chelsea High School's Chelsea Bleu Print (publication) recipient of American Scholastic Press Association first place with special merit award, E979 [25MY]

Chesaning, MI: tribute to Chesaning Union High School football team, E2193 [4DE]

Chicago, IL: Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez Elementary School students recipient of Unisys Corp., prize for use of the Internet, E1697 [21SE]

———tribute to Constitutional Rights Foundation Youth Courts, E2386 [20DE]

Child welfare: provide grants to State child welfare systems and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (H.R. 1371), E528 [3AP]

Children care providers: increase pay and establish a scholarship program (H.R. 1650), E676 [1MY]

Children's Discovery Museum: Institute of Museum and Library Services National Award for Museum Service recipient, E1986 [2NO]

China, People's Republic of: express condolences to families of people killed in elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards (H. Res. 121), H4405-H4407 [23JY], E599 [24AP]

CHP 11-99 Foundation: tribute, E1481 [1AU]

Christian Adoption and Family Services: tribute to Snowflake Embryo Adoption Program, H4029 [17JY]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (H.R. 190), E77 [31JA]

Civil rights: protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (H.R. 185), E6 [3JA]

Claflin University: tribute to ``Call Me Mister'' program participants, E158 [13FE]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to Hiram House (organization), E1145 [19JN]

Cleveland, TN: tribute to Cleveland High School art students, E2326 [19DE]

———tribute to Scott C. Ratterman/C. Edward Shell Memorial Scholarship Fund Board of Directors, E1763 [2OC]

Cobb County, GA: tribute to Calvary Children's Home, E1547 [3AU]

Coffey, Linda: Dove Creek, CO, Soil Conservation District Outstanding Teacher Award recipient, E759 [8MY]

Cohen, Brad: Georgia Teacher of the Year award recipient, H7914 [8NO]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (H.R. 2145), H3634 [27JN]

———reduce the costs of Federal student loans to students and their families (H.R. 1622), E659 [26AP]

Collinsville, CT: tribute to Canton Junior/Senior High School for memorial service honoring the victims of terrorist attacks, E2366 [20DE]

Collinsville, IL: tribute to Good Shepherd Lutheran School students, E2150 [28NO]

Colorado: results of 4th Congressional District constituent survey on national issues, E105 [6FE]

———tribute to Adventist Church Schools fundraising efforts for America's Fund for Afghan Children, E2192 [4DE]

Columbia, SC: tribute to White Knoll Middle School fundraising activities to buy the New York, NY, Fire Dept., a new fire truck, E2034 [8NO]

Comfort the Kids (organization): tribute to project providing comfort quilts to children of terrorist attacks victims, H9245 [12DE]

Commission on Black Men and Boys: objectives, H3188 [14JN]

Community service: tribute to Clear Channel Communications, Inc., and the American Football Coaches Association for efforts to locate missing, kidnapped, and runaway children (H. Con. Res. 100), H2853-H2856 [5JN], E539 [4AP], E1037 [6JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H1414 [4AP]

Computers: provide unexpended universal service funds to low-income schools for updating of computer hardware (H.R. 346), E78 [31JA]

Congress: tribute to participants in the Artistic Discovery student art competition, E810 [16MY], E820 [17MY]

———tribute to teachers who helped in the Artistic Discovery student art competition, E751 [8MY]

Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification, E1193 [25JN]

Cooper, Tracy Young: South Carolina Teacher of the Year award recipient, E642 [26AP]

Corning, CA: tribute to Maywood Middle School students visiting Washington, DC, E1094 [13JN]

Correctional institutions: meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (H.R. 2198), E1111 [14JN]

Cotton, Rochelle: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Rhode Island, E186 [14FE]

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Fresno County (organization): tribute, E1948 [30OC]

Court Appointed Special Advocates (organization): Springfield, VA, Inter-Service Community Service Award recipient, E339 [13MR]

Credit cards: consumer protections (H.R. 1052), E379 [15MR]

———limit issuance to underage consumers, H599, H600 [1MR], E274 [5MR]

———prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (H.R. 184), H1275, H1277 [28MR], E2 [3JA]

Crime: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, H1064 [22MR]

———enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (H.R. 259), E41 [30JA]

———increase awareness and law enforcement efforts for the recovery of abducted children, H4764 [27JY]

———prevent the abduction of children, H114 [31JA]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 863), H6808-H6813 [16OC]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1562 [25AP], H1608, H1609, H1612-H1650, H1654 [26AP], E594 [24AP], E663 [27AP], E675, E688 [1MY], E699 [2MY]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), consideration (H. Res. 119), H1610-H1612 [26AP]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), corrections in engrossment, H1650 [26AP]

———provide penalties for the enticement of children which interferes with parental authority (H.R. 2601), H4549 [25JY]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Friends of Lakewood program for efforts on behalf of Lakewood Elementary School students, E705 [2MY]

———tribute to Inner-City Games program, E1412 [24JY]

Davenport, Anthony R.: Bar Association of the District of Columbia ``Unsung Hero'' honoree, E299 [7MR]

Day, Melinda K.: Tennessee Teacher of the Year award recipient, E2324 [19DE]

Delhi, NY: tribute to Delhi High School football team, E2234 [7DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: child nutrition programs funding, H6356 [4OC]

———international infant and child nutrition and education programs funding, H3757, H3762, H3763 [28JN]

———nutrition programs funding, H8078 [13NO]

———WIC program funding, H3756 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes, H2535, H2536 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: elementary school counseling program funding, H6650 [11OC]

———establish national mentoring program, H2402 [22MY]

———establish national mentoring program (H.R. 1501), H1338 [29MR], H1461, H1462 [4AP], H2153 [15MY]

———High Performance Schools Program funding, H10088 [13DE]

———Magnet School Assistance Program funding, H3328, H3329 [20JN], E1189 [25JN]

———make grants to recruit, train, and hire school-based resource staff, H2302 [17MY]

———make grants to recruit, train, and hire school-based resource staff (H.R. 466), E125 [6FE]

———national testing standards, H2525-H2532 [22MY]

———pilot program to establish performance agreements with school districts to consolidate certain Federal funds and to allow flexibility in the use of such funds, H2537-H2542 [22MY]

———provide assistance for small schools and reduce size of larger schools, H230 [8FE]

———provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (H.R. 3086), H7131-H7136 [23OC]

———provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (S. 1793), H10891, H10892 [19DE], H10938 [20DE], E2396 [20DE]

———provide student loan relief to students who are relocated or called up to active military duty, or directly affected by terrorist attacks, E1854 [11OC]

———Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) Program funding, E1202 [26JN]

———reporting by States on assessment of low performing schools, H2605 [23MY]

———Star Schools Program funding, H2409 [22MY]

———State testing and assessment programs funding, H2403, H2404, H2412, H2416, H2417 [22MY]

———Troops-to-Teachers Program funding, H2312 [17MY]

———urge continuation of safety patrol visits to U.S. Capitol, H6264 [4OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish the High Performance Schools Program (H.R. 1129), E404 [20MR]

———increase assistance to schools impacted by rising energy prices, H3343 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs (H.R. 3581), E2371 [20DE]

Dept. of HUD: YouthBuild Program funding through reductions in administrative expenses, H4708-H4710 [26JY]

Dept. of Justice: Save-A-Friend National Hotline Program funding, E2151 [28NO]

Dept. of State: legal representation funding for parents seeking the return of children abducted to foreign countries, H4153-H4155 [18JY]

———report on foreign countries' use of children as soldiers, H2234 [16MY]

Deull, Alec I.H.: Bar Association of the District of Columbia ``Unsung Hero'' honoree, E299 [7MR]

DiCarlo, Mark: Delaware County (PA) Times Father of the Year award recipient, E1166 [20JN]

Dindo, Charlene: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E577 [5AP]

Diseases: Anthrogryposis Foundation establishment, H3622 [27JN]

———assist mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention efforts (H.R. 684), H1850 [2MY]

———autism diagnosis and intervention funding through reductions in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention communicable disease activities, H6651, H6652 [11OC]

———Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (H.R. 1682), E706 [2MY]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS in women and children, H908 [14MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes, H3597 [26JN]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (H. Con. Res. 36), E177 [14FE]

———international tuberculosis control and Child Survival and Maternal Health Account funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4464-H4479, H4485 [24JY]

———international tuberculosis control funding through reductions in Asian Development Fund and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency funding, H4481-H4483 [24JY]

District of Columbia: cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, H9048 [6DE]

———designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (H.R. 2657), H5740-H5750 [20SE]

———designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (H.R. 2657), Senate amendment, H10366-H10373 [19DE]

———education and training programs funding, H7918, H7919 [8NO]

———limitations on court awards relative to special education benefits, H6000 [25SE]

———prohibit use of Federal funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any order that invalidates the Boy Scouts policy on homosexuality, H6007, H6008 [25SE]

———prohibit use of funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any order that invalidates the Boy Scouts policy on homosexuality, H6007 [25SE], E1745 [26SE]

———summer school program funding, H3319, H3320 [20JN]

———tribute to Coca Cola Co., First Book (nonprofit organization), and Scholastic Inc., for book signing event at Union Station, H8185 [15NO]

———tribute to KaBOOM! Inc., Home Depot, Inc., and the National Association of Stock Car Automobile Racing for completion of playground for disadvantaged children, H4867 [31JY]

District of Columbia College Access Act: permit certain high school graduates who graduated prior to 1998 to participate in the tuition assistance program (H.R. 1499), H4811, H4812 [30JY], E572 [5AP]

Doherty, Erin: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1304 [11JY]

Dolan, Robert F., Jr.: Professional Golfers Association Junior Golf Leader award recipient, E511 [3AP]

Domestic policy: 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 (H.R. 1990), H3946 [11JY], E936 [24MY]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Education Technology Corps (H.R. 1149), H1272 [28MR], E409 [21MR]

Drug abuse: Dept. of Justice grant to ``Race Against Drugs'' substance abuse prevention education program, H79 [30JA]

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (H.R. 2291), H5345-H5353 [5SE]

Drunken driving: alcohol-related accidents awareness, E1934 [29OC]

Dunham, Celia: Colorado Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1592 [5SE]

Dunn, Alan M.: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search finalist, E431 [22MR]

Durand, MI: tribute to Durand Middle School Invest in America Project, E2325 [19DE]

East Meadow, NY: tribute to Meadowbrook Elementary School, E398 [20MR]

East Orange, NJ: Gordon Parks Academy recipient of Panasonic Kid Witness News Vision Award, E797 [15MY]

Ebel, Travis: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1335 [16JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: provide retroactive implementation and repeal sunset on individual income tax rate reductions (H.R. 3050), E2366 [20DE]

Education: adjust Osborne Mentoring Program to allow both adults and high school students to participate as mentors, H2580, H2581 [23MY]

———allow parents access to certain information about their children, H2587, H2588 [23MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, H2606 [23MY]

———assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (H.R. 958), E330 [8MR]

———bilingual programs for immigrants, H2405 [22MY], E1012 [5JN]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H1102 [22MR], H1178 [27MR], H1672 [1MY], H2154 [15MY], H2188 [16MY], H2310-H2313 [17MY], H2396-H2542, H2548 [22MY], H2574, H2576, H2577-H2645 [23MY], H3004 [12JN], H3080, H3140 [13JN], H3210 [19JN], H3791-H3797 [28JN], H4121-H4130 [18JY], H6252, H6256-H6258 [3OC], H9764-H9771 [12DE], E437 [22MR], E475 [28MR], E559 [5AP], E863 [21MY], E929, E930 [24MY], E976, E977 [25MY], E989, E992 [26MY], E1012 [5JN], E1025 [6JN], E1083 [13JN], E1143 [19JN], E2210 [5DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), amendment process, H2090 [10MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H10092-H10113, H10143 [13DE], E2292 [14DE], E2327, E2329, E2333 [19DE], E2345, E2352, E2365, E2377 [20DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2298-H2310 [17MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 315), H10082-H10092 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289), H10113 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289)—concur with Senate amendment, H10430 [19DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to go to conference, H4121-H4129 [18JY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H4130 [18JY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to recommit, H2630, H2633, H2634 [23MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, H2396 [22MY]

———effect of student transiency on academic performance, H2412, H2417 [22MY]

———empower teachers and improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, H2397 [22MY]

———encourage education savings accounts in States that have qualified tuition programs, H2581, H2582 [23MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests, H2603-H2605 [23MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, H2304 [17MY], H2406 [22MY], H10090 [13DE], E863 [21MY]

———establish a child care provider scholarship program (H.R. 1390), E914 [23MY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, H2407, H2408 [22MY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 100), H2852 [5JN], H4802-H4807 [30JY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 1693), E717 [3MY]

———establish comprehensive early childhood education programs and early childhood education staff development programs (H.R. 1118), H1097 [22MR]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, H2598-H2603 [23MY]

———establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs (H.R. 1476), E561 [5AP]

———expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students, H2306 [17MY]

———expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students (H.R. 1508), E572 [5AP]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (H.R. 2765), E1529 [3AU]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (H.R. 489), E133 [7FE]

———funding, H1158, H1161, H1162 [27MR], H1202, H1226, H1232, H1246, H1247, H1260, H1265, H1284, H1286 [28MR], H1507-H1515 [24AP], H1953 [8MY], H2030, H2031, H2038, H2039, H2066, H2072-H2074 [9MY], H2623-H2627 [23MY], H7916-H7918 [8NO], H8397 [27NO], H10433, H10435-H10437, H10440, H10441 [19DE]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (H.R. 490), E133 [7FE]

———give States freedom and flexibility to hire teachers, H9323 [12DE]

———High Performance Schools Program funding, H2309 [17MY]

———improve character education programs, H2616, H2617 [23MY], H3140 [13JN]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, H2402, H2404 [22MY]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (H.R. 340), E96 [1FE]

———improve science and math teaching, H2305 [17MY], H2409 [22MY]

———improve teacher quality, H2406 [22MY]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education, H10086, H10091, H10096 [13DE], H10436, H10437 [19DE]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (H.R. 1858), H2852 [5JN], H3139 [13JN], H4792-H4802 [30JY]

———improve the reading and literacy skills of children, H2396, H2403 [22MY], H2574, H2580, H2581 [23MY]

———include smaller learning community programs as an educational option, H2522, H2524 [22MY]

———inclusion of U.S. territories in national education policy, H136 [31JA], H3210 [19JN]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (H.R. 687), E177 [14FE]

———increase use of school resource officers by local educational agencies, H2524, H2525 [22MY]

———increase use of school resource officers by local educational agencies (H.R. 1231), E456 [27MR]

———national policy to improve system, H4 [3JA], H114, H138-H144 [31JA], H493-H499 [28FE], H642-H646 [6MR], H857-H863 [13MR], H1103-H1105, H1107-H1110 [22MR], H1602 [25AP], H3137-H3141 [13JN], H3945-H3951 [11JY], E138 [7FE], E645 [26AP], E687 [1MY], E925 [24MY]

———promote emotional and social development of pre-school age children, H2534, H2535 [22MY]

———provide college scholarships to high school students who have demonstrated proficiency in mathematics and science (H.R. 919), H711 [7MR]

———provide for a rural education development initiative, H6640 [11OC]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (H.R. 1096), E406 [20MR]

———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (H.R. 613), H328 [14FE], E475 [28MR]

———provide grants to expand public school choice and assist charter schools with start-up costs and incentives for States to provide per pupil facilities funding programs, H2301 [17MY]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies to pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their classroom teaching (H.R. 1119), E395 [20MR]

———provide safer schools and a better educational environment, H2612-H2615 [23MY]

———reduce high school dropout rate of Hispanic students, H10087 [13DE]

———reductions in school class size, H2305, H2308 [17MY], H2407, H2408 [22MY]

———require a comparison between achievement levels and State annual achievement objectives of certain student subgroups, H2533-H2535 [22MY]

———require parental notification and consent before enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative instructional language program, H2398 [22MY]

———school choice for students in rural areas, H2408 [22MY]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, H2305, H2308, H2309, H2312 [17MY], H2633, H2634 [23MY]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, H2520, H2521 [22MY], H2642 [23MY]

———substitute teacher training, E1865 [12OC]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 28), H180-H185 [6FE]

———tribute to the Future Problem Solving Program, E1264 [29JN]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H2589-H2596 [23MY]

Egnatuk, Tracy: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1334 [16JY]

Eisner, Robert G.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1755 [2OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies, H4365 [20JY]

———amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (H.R. 1716), H1937 [8MY], E719 [3MY], E733 [4MY]

———extend programs and activities, H2064 [9MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), H1609 [26AP]

———Impact Aid Program funding, H2620-H2622 [23MY], E1868 [12OC]

———percentage of Title I funding targeted to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, H2308, H2309 [17MY], H2419 [22MY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 345), H138-H144 [31JA], E97 [1FE]

Elgin, IL: Larkin High School recipient of GRAMMY Signature School award, E1958 [30OC]

Elizabethtown, NC: tribute to East Bladen High School boys' basketball team, E426 [22MR]

Ellis, John: Youth Law Center Unsung Heroes Award recipient, E2317 [14DE]

Engel, Matthew A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1386 [20JY], E1411 [24JY]

Engelhart, Mindy: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1336 [16JY]

Engelhaupt, Steven: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Ohio, E757 [8MY]

Entertainment industry: prohibit deceptive, targeted marketing of adult-rated media to minors (H.R. 2246), H4408 [23JY]

Evans, WV: tribute to Evans Elementary School, E2284 [13DE]

Evanston, IL: tribute to Evanston Township High School boys' swim team, E461 [27MR]

———tribute to Evanston Township High School chess team, E1044 [7JN]

Evers, Rebecca D.: Boettcher Scholarship award recipient, E367 [15MR]

Every Person Influences Children (EPIC) (organization): tribute, E1467 [30JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor, E109 [6FE]

———reform provisions relative to child labor (H.R. 961), E363 [14MR], E559 [5AP]

Families and domestic relations: abstinence education program funding, H6640 [11OC]

———abstinence education program funding through reductions in certain disease control programs and child care development grants, H6666-H6673, H6677 [11OC], E1875, E1878 [12OC]

———community-based family resource and support grants appropriations (H.R. 1391), H1354 [3AP], E914 [23MY]

———importance of responsible fatherhood (H. Res. 167), H3187 [14JN]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (H.R. 2097), E1055 [7JN]

———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care and early learning services, and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (H.R. 265), H188 [6FE]

———parental role in reduction of teenage pregnancy rates, H2150-H2152 [15MY]

———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (H.R. 3524), E2344 [20DE]

———recognize the importance of marriage, H963 [20MR]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (H.R. 3006), H6265 [4OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary, H188 [6FE]

Father's Day: observance, H3154, H3156, H3183, H3188 [14JN], E1106, E1122 [14JN]

Faulk, Leonard (Wade): Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation scholarship recipient, E1807 [5OC]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 1097), H914-H918 [14MR]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 2180), E1117 [14JN]

———labeling requirements to certify that child labor was not used in harvesting of cocoa beans, H3781-H3784 [28JN], H4594 [25JY]

Federal aid programs: ease the ability of disadvantaged communities to apply for grants under the 21st Century Learning Centers Program, H2620 [23MY]

———funding, H1225 [28MR]

———give highest priority to providing assistance, services, and benefits to children who lost parents or guardians in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H6652, H6653, H6688 [11OC]

———give highest priority to providing assistance, services, and benefits to children who lost parents or guardians in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 228), H5635 [14SE], H5738, H5865 [20SE], H6880 [16OC], H7391, H7406-H7412 [30OC], H7887-H7894 [7NO], H8081-H8087 [13NO], H8138 [14NO], H9325 [12DE]

Federal employees: establish a Dependent Care Assistance Program (H.R. 252), E69 [30JA]

———provide greater access to child care services, H7542 [31OC]

———provide greater access to child care services (H.R. 555), H4598 [25JY], E149 [12FE]

Feeley, Brian: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2321 [17DE]

Ferndale, WA: Ferndale High School crowning of female prom king, H2852 [5JN]

Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school (H.R. 1396), H1354 [3AP]

———improve safety of handguns (H.R. 233), E732 [4MY]

———improve safety of handguns (H.R. 1014), H1038 [21MR]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (H.R. 70), H842 [13MR]

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (H.R. 891), E287 [6MR]

———prohibit funding to prevent States from participating in child safety lock programs, H4163 [18JY]

———promote the use of child safety locks, H4083 [17JY]

———provide grants to States and localities to supplement or expand existing programs to combat school violence and to keep firearms from children (H.R. 255), E75 [31JA]

Flemington, NJ: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 194, E1022 [6JN]

Flores, Caroll W.: Guam Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1992 [2NO]

Florida: tribute to participants in Congressional Classroom program, E943 [24MY]

Foreign aid: international education programs funding, H349-H351 [14FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H87, H89, H90, H97 [30JA], H1744 [2MY], H2092-H2099 [10MY], H2190-H2203, H2248 [16MY], H4529 [24JY], E118 [6FE], E836, E839, E843 [17MY]

———international food activities funding, H7549-H7553 [31OC]

———mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention funding, H4344, H4345 [19JY], E1392 [20JY]

———prohibit assistance to countries that use children as soldiers, H4348-H4350 [19JY]

———reduce burden of hunger for families impacted by HIV/AIDS through agricultural improvements, maternal and child health programs, and food commodities, H3878, H3879 [11JY]

Foreign trade: prohibit release of certain merchandise produced using child labor, H4593, H4594 [25JY]

Fort Pierce, FL: anniversary of Exchange Club CASTLE (Child Abuse Training and Life Enrichment) Program, E451 [27MR]

Fort Smith, AR: tribute to Northside High School Quiz Bowl team, E1157 [20JN]

4-H Youth Development Program: centennial, E2392 [20DE]

———centennial (H. Res. 112), H1688-H1692 [1MY], E728 [4MY]

Fresno, CA: tribute to Fort Washington Elementary School, E1954 [30OC]

———Valley Children's Hospital funding, E1205 [26JN]

Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (organization): anniversary, E1271 [29JN]

FTC: report on the music industry's lack of restrictions on materials marketed to underaged children, H9244 [12DE]

Fucaloro, David A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2027 [7NO]

Fucaloro, Steven: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1786 [3OC]

Fujikawa, Kelly: Fowler, CA, Chamber of Commerce Youth Citizen of the Year award recipient, E674 [1MY]

Fullerton, CA: study impact of violence on student behavior and morale, H1461 [4AP]

Future Farmers of America (organization): tribute to Flagler, CO, chapter, E2196 [4DE]

Gainesboro, TN: tribute to Jackson County High School girls' basketball team, E393 [20MR]

Ganison, Queeneice: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Mississippi, E469 [28MR]

Garden City Park, NY: tribute to Mineola High School, E48 [30JA]

George Khoury Association of Baseball Leagues, Inc.: anniversary, E1584 [5SE]

Georgia: tribute to high school football programs, E2376 [20DE]

Gley, Amy L.: Boys and Girls Clubs of Indiana Youth of the Year honoree, E833 [17MY]

Goik, Edie B.: Reading Is Fundamental poster contest honoree, E987 [26MY]

Gomez, Guillermo A.: National Education Association Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence nominee, E2140 [27NO]

Gonka, Justin: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E388 [19MR]

Goshman, Sarah: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E2249 [11DE]

Government regulations: establish labeling and advertising requirements for dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids and prohibit sales of such supplements to minors (H.R. 3066), E1833 [9OC]

Greb, Erik: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1100 [13JN]

Greensboro, NC: tribute to Walter Hines Page High School boys' tennis team, E1120 [14JN]

Guam: tribute to Army Junior ROTC Program, E381 [15MR]

———tribute to baseball Little League and Senior League All-Stars, E1987 [2NO]

———tribute to Silouettes student musical group, E1383 [20JY]

———tribute to Sunshine Kids in Production (SKIP) Entertainment Co., E1513 [3AU]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: Dept. of State reporting requirements on compliance, H2230, H2232 [16MY]

———development of best practice guide funding, H4340, H4341 [19JY]

———urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides (H. Con. Res. 69), H1064, H1087, H1088 [22MR]

Harlingen, TX: Harlingen High School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen of America (organization) ``Set a Good Example'' award, E871 [21MY]

Harms, Allison: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Illinois, E156 [13FE]

Hart, Charles: Texas Association of School Boards Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E2015 [6NO]

Hawbaker, Jeremy: Illinois 6th Congressional District Essay Contest winner, E802 [15MY]

Hayes-Stoker, Anastasia: National Campaign To Stop Violence (organization) Do the Write Thing essay contest winner, E1180 [21JN]

Hazardous substances: recall and suspend use of vaccines containing mercury and certain other chemical substances, H2174-H2176 [15MY], H10206 [18DE]

———require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (H.R. 2788), E1535 [3AU]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1389), H1354 [3AP]

Health: immunization against diseases for adults and children, H7595 [1NO]

———improve access to prescription drugs under Medicare and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and health care coverage for seniors, the self-employed, and children (H.R. 1387), H1474 [4AP], H1834 [2MY]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (H.R. 1269), H1855 [2MY], E476-E478 [28MR]

———protect infants who are born alive, H1064 [22MR]

Hear O' Israel International, Inc.: dedication of Listen to the Cries of the Children National Campaign, E1798 [4OC]

Hear O' Israel International Inc.: tribute, E1699 [21SE]

Hendersonville, TN: tribute to Beech High School girls' softball team, E1028 [6JN]

———tribute to Girl Scout Troop 2765 for relief efforts surrounding the terrorist attacks, E2306 [14DE]

Henner, Jordan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1139 [18JN], E1203 [26JN]

Hereford, TX: tribute to Hereford High School girls' volleyball team, E2135 [27NO]

Hernando County, FL: tribute to West Hernando Middle School, E1628 [11SE]

High Point, NC: tribute to High Point Central High School girls' basketball team, E542 [5AP]

———tribute to Southwest Guilford High School girls' soccer team, E1095 [13JN]

———tribute to T. Wingate Andrews High School boys' basketball team, E542 [5AP]

Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1162), H1103-H1105, H1107-H1110 [22MR], E435, E439 [22MR]

———remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (H.R. 1992), H6469-H6487 [10OC], E921, E923 [24MY]

———remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (H.R. 1992), consideration (H. Res. 256), H6463-H6469 [10OC]

Himebaugh, Mark: anniversary of disappearance, H8570 [29NO]

Hiznay, William F.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2111 [16NO]

Holden, MA: tribute to Cub Scout Pack 180, E560 [5AP]

Holyoke, MA: tribute to the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside's ``The Future Begins Here'' children's program, E222 [27FE]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth, H2404 [22MY], H10091 [13DE]

———educational assistance for children and youth (H.R. 623), H710 [7MR], E191 [14FE]

Hoops Sagrado (organization): tribute, E2313 [14DE]

Hopkinton, MA: tribute to Hopkinton High School girls' basketball team, E393 [20MR]

———tribute to Hopkinton High School girls' indoor track team, E562 [5AP]

House of Representatives: appoint Member to lead the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance simultaneously with the Pledge Across America program, H6681 [11OC]

Houston, TX: after school programs for children at risk funding, H4193 [18JY]

———anniversary of Charles H. Milby High School, E912 [23MY]

———anniversary of Garden Villas Elementary Music Magnet School, E2213 [5DE]

———opening of Emery-Weiner School, E1486 [1AU], E1515 [3AU]

———tribute to individuals associated with the Pratham Gala, E1656 [14SE]

———tribute to Willowridge High School boys' basketball team, E459 [27MR]

Howard, Jeannine: Junior Achievement Inc., National Elementary School Classroom Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E1207 [26JN]

Howell, MI: tribute to Southeast Elementary School on receipt of the Golden Apple Award, E2329 [19DE]

Hubbard, Tom: Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News Fred Steinmark High School Athlete of the Year award recipient, E1161 [20JN]

Huber, Jason P.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2240 [7DE], E2321 [17DE]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (H. Con. Res. 177), H3689 [27JN]

Huntingdon, PA: tribute to Huntingdon Area Middle School members of Science Teams in Rural Environments for Aquatic Management Studies (STREAMS) (organization), E1963 [31OC]

Hurricane, WV: tribute to Connor Street Elementary School, E2282 [13DE]

Idaho: tribute to Girl Scouts Women of Today and Tomorrow honorees, E475 [28MR]

———tribute to Idaho Aviation Education program, E1404 [24JY]

Illinois: tribute to Marion/Herrin, IL, American Legion baseball team, E2108 [16NO]

Immigration: continue classification of certain aliens as children throughout the immigration process (H.R. 1209), H2901-H2903 [6JN], E1095 [13JN]

———eligibility of certain aliens suffering from domestic abuse for Federal aid programs (H.R. 2258), H3511-H3514 [25JN], E1159, E1164 [20JN], E1216 [26JN]

———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses or children of permanent resident aliens (H.R. 1028), H907 [14MR]

Imperial, PA: tribute to West Allegheny High School football team, H10358 [19DE]

Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1023), E356 [14MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1392), H1354 [3AP], E914 [23MY]

Increase the Peace Day: support (H. Res. 113), H1506, H1507 [24AP], E530 [3AP]

Indian Child Welfare Act: technical amendments (H.R. 2644), E1426 [25JY]

Indiana: tribute to Polish National Alliance of the U.S., Silver Bell Club, Lodge 2365 Hank Stram-Tony Zale Sports Award recipients, E832 [17MY]

Indiana State Teachers Association: tribute to Crystal Apple Award recipients, E836 [17MY]

Indianapolis, IN: tribute to Pike High School boys' basketball team, E835 [17MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, H2583-H2586 [23MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 659), H906, H907, H912 [14MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 835), H511 [1MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1912), E849 [17MY]

———funding, H1223, H1224, H1247 [28MR], H2306 [17MY], H2403 [22MY], H4124-H4127, H4130 [18JY], H6637, H6638, H6654-H6658 [11OC], H10086, H10097, H10105, H10109-H10111 [13DE], E1083 [13JN]

Insurance: comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations funding, H10433 [19DE]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (H.R. 1733), E721 [3MY]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (H.R. 580), E163 [13FE]

International Children's Day: observance, E1174 [21JN]

International Labor Organization: tribute to Worldwide Workers' Rights public awareness poster campaign, H1696 [1MY], E691 [1MY], E697 [2MY]

Ismini, Michaels: Pancyprian Association of America Women's Issues Network honoree, E209 [26FE]

Jackson, Clay and Anna: tribute on birth of child, E1159 [20JN]

Jackson, MI: tribute to Lumen Christi High School football team, E2161 [28NO]

James P. Beckwourth Mountain Club: National Park Service Shoulder to Shoulder Award recipient, E1167 [20JN]

Jamestown, NC: tribute to Jamestown Jaguars (baseball team), E1427 [25JY]

Jenkins, Amanda: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E2249 [11DE]

John Thompson Foundation: tribute to Challenge Basketball Classic, E2358 [20DE]

Johnson, Lee: Fowler, CA, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E675 [1MY]

Johnson County, KS: Volunteer Center of Johnson County Youth Excelling in Service (YES) program recipient of Congressional Award, E676 [1MY], E736 [4MY]

Joliet, IL: anniversary of Joliet Township High Schools, E199 [14FE]

———tribute to Joliet Catholic Academy football team, E2121 [16NO]

Jose Marti Student Aid Fund, Inc.: tribute, E734 [4MY]

Junior Achievement Inc.: tribute, E1171 [21JN], E1280 [29JN]

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation: tribute, E1951 [30OC]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: juvenile crime prevention funding (H.R. 1393), E914 [23MY]

———juvenile delinquency prevention and accountability programs funding (H.R. 1900), H5750-H5764 [20SE], E1689, E1695, E1696 [21SE]

———juvenile delinquency prevention and accountability programs funding (H.R. 1900), unanimous-consent agreement, H5734 [19SE]

Kansas City, MO: tribute to Operation Breakthrough (childcare center), E1826 [5OC]

———tribute to Texaco Quiz Kids Program participants, E77 [31JA]

Kennesaw, GA: observance of Power Team Week, E886 [22MY]

Kent State University: anniversary of Upward Bound Program, E1015 [5JN]

Kevorkian, Randy: California Dept. of Corrections Distinguished Service Award recipient, E2037 [8NO]

Key Biscayne, FL: tribute to National Alliance for Autism Research Walk FAR for NAAR, H7593, H7700 [1NO]

Kincaid, IL: tribute to South Fork School System contribution to America's Fund for Afghan Children, E2145 [28NO]

Kirkland, WA: tribute to Eastside Youth Wall of Fame honorees, E1583 [5SE]

Knoxville, TN: tribute to Austin-East High School football team, E2237 [7DE]

Koons, Ludwig M.: urge Italy to safely and immediately return to the custody of his father in New York (H. Con. Res. 237), H5966 [24SE]

Koza, John S.: Junior Achievement Inc., National Middle School Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E1207 [26JN]

Kristi House, Inc.: tribute, H6166 [3OC]

Lafayette, NJ: anniversary of Sunrise House Halfway Home, E486 [29MR]

LaGrange, GA: tribute to West Side Magnet School, E640 [26AP]

Lake City, SC: tribute to Lake City Housing Authority Academic Achievement and Recognition Ceremony, E1524 [3AU]

Lake Ellis, NY: tribute to Camp Ramah, E296 [7MR]

Languages: enhance limited English proficiency programs, H2398 [22MY], H2642 [23MY], H10091 [13DE], E992 [26MY], E1012 [5JN], E2352 [20DE]

Lapreziosa, Paul: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1191 [25JN]

Law enforcement officers: increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty, E1916 [17OC]

Lehane, James: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2086 [15NO]

Life Resources Network: tribute, E1520 [3AU]

Lima, OH: tribute to Kids Day America/International community event, E1673 [20SE]

———tribute to St. Charles Catholic School fundraising efforts for America's Fund for Afghan Children, E2346 [20DE]

Lipsy, Joel: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1980 [2NO]

Literacy: tribute to reading initiative programs, H7533 [31OC]

Littleton, CO: observance of Heart of Columbine Day, E592 [24AP]

Loring, Theodore W.: Redwood Empire Council of the Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E2351 [20DE]

Lowrey, Dorene: Tennessee Teacher of the Year award recipient, E530 [3AP]

Lubbock, TX: tribute to All Saints Episcopal School fundraising efforts for the New York City Relief Fund and America's Fund for Afghan Children, E2054 [13NO]

Ludlow, MA: tribute to Ludlow High School girls' soccer team, E91 [1FE]

Lumberton, NC: tribute to Lumberton Senior High School girls' basketball team, E345 [13MR]

Magnolia, TX: tribute to Magnolia Junior High School students visiting Washington, DC, E1094 [13JN]

Maine Administrators of Services for Children with Disabilities (organization): anniversary, E754 [8MY]

Manhattan, NY: tribute to Frederick Douglass Academy, E1122 [14JN]

Mansfield, TX: tribute to Mansfield High School girls' basketball team, E425 [22MR]

Marion, OH: tribute to Elgin Local School District on support of ``Community of Character'' initiative, E2230 [7DE]

Martinez, Joelle: Santa Fe, NM, Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year award recipient, E823 [17MY]

Maryville, IL: tribute to Maryville Elementary School contribution to America's Fund for Afghan Children, E2143 [28NO]

Maryville, TN: tribute to Maryville High School football team, E2237 [7DE]

Masar, Emily: National Philanthropy Day Outstanding Youth award recipient, E2018 [6NO]

Mason, Nicole C.: Concerned Women of Brooklyn (organization) Youth of the Year award recipient, E2235 [7DE]

Matsushita Electric Corp. of America: tribute to Panasonic Kid Witness News program, E799 [15MY]

McClain, Edward and Sallie: American Family Coalition and Washington Times Foundation South Carolina Parents of the Year award recipients, E1413 [24JY]

McComb, MS: tribute to Southwest Mississippi Children's Advocacy Center, H1585 [25AP]

McGlade, Terry: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2319 [17DE]

McKenna, Juliet J.: Bar Association of the District of Columbia ``Unsung Hero'' honoree, E299 [7MR]

McLean, VA: tribute to McLean High School marching band, E50 [30JA]

Medicaid: permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (H.R. 2701), E1509 [2AU]

Mehas, Pete: Break the Barriers, Inc., Breaking Barriers for Children Award recipient, E2143 [28NO]

Mehas, Peter: Rose Ann Vuich Ethical Leadership Award recipient, E1141 [19JN]

Mental health: autism research and educational programs funding, H1562 [25AP]

———increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (H. Con. Res. 91), H1672-H1680 [1MY], H2175 [15MY], E663 [27AP], E734 [4MY]

———services (H.R. 75), H843 [13MR], H5760 [20SE], H7893 [7NO]

Mesquite, TX: Mesquite Independent School District anniversary, E369 [15MR]

Metuchen, NJ: tribute to St. Joseph's High School Food Drive Committee, E2087 [15NO]

Miami, FL: tribute to Children's Hospital, H7534 [31OC]

———tribute to Women's Park and History Gallery founders, H1064 [22MR]

Michigan: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E652 [26AP]

———tribute to LeGrand Smith Scholarship finalists, E1303 [11JY], E1323 [12JY], E1333 [16JY]

———tribute to participants in the 16th Congressional District Arts Competition, E686 [1MY]

Michigan State University: tribute to graduating class, E1070 [12JN], E1158 [20JN]

Midland, TX: tribute to Midland High School baseball team, E1192 [25JN]

Miller, Ryan: Hobey Baker Award recipient, E907 [23MY]

Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of St. Veronica School, E2171 [29NO]

Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus: support and join, H4764 [27JY]

Missouri: tribute to Congressional Award Gold Medal recipients, E1145 [19JN]

Modesto, CA: tribute to Modesto Christian High School boys' basketball team, E454 [27MR]

Molalla, OR: tribute to Molalla Elementary School for contribution to Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund, H9246 [12DE]

Monongahela, PA: tribute to Ringgold High School's banner of support for the families of victims of terrorist attacks, E2124 [16NO]

Monsees, Stephen E.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1866 [12OC]

Montgomery County, MD: anniversary of Montgomery County Task Force on Mentoring, E1789 [3OC]

Morality and ethics: tribute to Character Counts program, H8406 [27NO]

Morrisonville, NY: tribute to Morrisonville Elementary School Junior Red Cross participants, E1190 [25JN]

Motor vehicles: extend child passenger protection education grant funding (H.R. 691), H3686-H3688 [27JN], E190 [14FE], E1263 [29JN]

———prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses without seatbelts (H.R. 584), E155 [13FE]

———prohibit the purchase, rent, or lease, for use as a school bus, of a vehicle that does not comply with school bus safety standards, E2074 [14NO]

Mount Nebo, WV: tribute to Mount Nebo Elementary School, E2301 [14DE]

Mount Vernon, KY: Roundstone Elementary School recipient of Title I Distinguished School Award, E899 [23MY]

Munekiyo, Tessa: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, H1587 [25AP]

Murfreesboro, TN: tribute to Riverdale High School football team, E2212 [5DE]

Nashville, IL: tribute to Nashville High School girls' softball team, E1378 [20JY]

Nassau County, NY: tribute to United Veterans Organization flag education program, E1137 [18JN]

National Alliance for Autism Research: tribute to Walk Far for NAAR fundraising walk, H3868 [11JY]

National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.: tribute to Pontiac, MI, Branch scholarship and award recipients, E558 [5AP]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E656 [26AP]

National Burn Awareness Week: observance, E206 [26FE]

National Catholic School Week: observance, E99 [1FE]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: tribute for finding Marissa Meuse, E839 [17MY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 204), H5934-H5936 [24SE], E1715 [25SE]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 95), H1685-H1688 [1MY], E706 [2MY]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, H1414 [4AP], H1585 [25AP], E732 [4MY]

National Children's Memorial Flag Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 110), H1651, H1652 [26AP]

———support (H. Con. Res. 98), E575 [5AP]

National Commission on Excellence in Education: anniversary of release of ``A Nation at Risk'' report, E645 [26AP]

National Conference of State Legislatures: support of Operation Respect, Inc., initiatives, E1579 [5SE]

National Day of Awareness for Sturge-Weber Syndrome: observance, E822 [17MY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H7532 [31OC], E1971, E1972, E1974 [31OC], E1980 [2NO]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding, H3878 [11JY]

———funding (S. 657), H3479-H3481 [25JN]

National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (H.R. 1394), H1354 [3AP]

———civilian youth opportunities program funding (H.R. 2515), E1384 [20JY]

National Institute of Justice: conduct a study on firearms injuries and deaths involving youths, E1695 [21SE]

National Library Legislative Day: observance, H1701 [1MY]

National objectives: establish national policy on youth development (H.R. 17), H3267, H3271 [20JN], E4, E8 [3JA]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch and breakfast programs, E1823 [5OC]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 59), H1362-H1364 [3AP], E318 [8MR]

National Social Work Month: observance, E459 [27MR]

National Sportsman Day: observance, E274 [5MR]

National Teacher Day: observance, E756, E757 [8MY], E766 [10MY]

National Teachers Hall of Fame: tribute to inductees, E758 [8MY], E773 [10MY], E812 [16MY]

National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month: observance, H2150-H2153 [15MY]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (H.R. 1287), E488 [29MR]

National Writing Project: improve (H.R. 1192), E435 [22MR]

National Youth Day: recognize importance and support goals and ideas, E1994 [2NO]

———recognize importance and support goals and ideas (H. Res. 124), H3267-H3271 [20JN], E1180 [21JN], E1193 [25JN]

Native Americans: address high incidences of sudden infant death syndrome, H5330 [2AU]

———Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (H.R. 2335), E1223 [27JN]

New College of Florida: tribute, E1267 [29JN]

New Jersey: tribute to military academy nominees from the 11th Congressional District, E113 [6FE]

New Mexico: tribute to Congressional Certificate of Merit award recipients, E1071 [12JN]

———tribute to school nurses, E184 [14FE]

New York: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E1100 [13JN], E1110 [14JN], E1148 [19JN], E1425 [25JY]

New York, NY: anniversary of the School for Strings, E1595 [6SE]

———anniversary of the Triangle Fire (H. Con. Res. 81), H1124 [27MR]

———tribute to High School of Economics and Finance staff, E1883 [12OC]

———tribute to public schools faculty efforts during terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, E2375 [20DE]

New York State School Food Service Association: anniversary, E1606 [6SE]

Newark, NJ: anniversary of YMWCA of Newark, NJ, E798 [15MY]

———tribute to Newark Boys Chorus School, E915 [23MY]

Normantown, WV: tribute to Normantown Elementary School, E2293 [14DE]

North Carolina: tribute to electric cooperatives' partnership with schools, E2068 [13NO]

Nunnenkamp, Melissa: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E2249 [11DE]

Nutrition: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program, H4365 [20JY], H6168 [3OC], H6267, H6268, H6269 [4OC]

———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (H.R. 1700), H2059-H2062 [9MY], H6786-H6788 [16OC]

Oakland, CA: anniversary of Boys and Girls Club, E2035 [8NO]

Ohio: tribute to Ohio Youth Hunter Education Challenge participants, E1290 [10JY]

Olmsted Falls, OH: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 201, E1326 [12JY]

One Earth One People (organization): anniversary, E1904 [16OC]

Ostrem, Kauilani: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, H1587 [25AP]

Otto, Michael J.: National Association of Elementary School Principals Missouri National Distinguished Principals Award recipient, E2074 [14NO]

Parker, Amanda: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1320 [12JY]

Parks and recreation areas: provide grants to States to improve safety at public playgrounds (H.R. 2159), E1093 [13JN]

Parry, Fran: disciplining of Gaithersburg High School student for actions during the Pledge of Allegiance, E1241 [28JN]

Pastor, William A.: Intel Corp., Science Talent Search finalist, E431 [22MR]

Pennsauken, NJ: tribute to Pennsauken High School Jazz Band, E738 [4MY], E1446 [26JY]

Pennsylvania: tribute to the Father's Day Gala Program Committee, E1092 [13JN]

Peoria, IL: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E696 [2MY]

Percy, Ashley: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1319 [12JY]

Perez, Anthony: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2132 [27NO]

Perryopolis, PA: tribute to Frazier High School contribution to America's Fund for Afghan Children, E1967 [31OC]

Pharmaceuticals: approval of generic versions of drugs without pediatric labeling relative to exclusive marketing rights agreements, H8551 [28NO], H10209 [18DE], E2286 [13DE]

———improve safety and efficacy for children (H.R. 2887), H7562 [31OC], H7727 [6NO], H8094-H8107 [13NO], H8166 [14NO], H8551 [28NO], E2073 [14NO], E2103 [15NO], E2114 [16NO], E2286 [13DE]

———improve safety and efficacy for children (S. 1789), H10200-H10212 [18DE], E2368, E2389 [20DE]

Philanthropic Relief Altruistic Service and Development Project (organization): tribute to Children's Dental Health Program, E253 [28FE]

Philip Morris Cos., Inc.: accuracy in advertising, H260 [13FE]

Phillips, Lester C.: Occoneechee Council of the Boy Scouts Distinguished Service Award recipient, E1223 [27JN]

Phillips, Tom: Young Americans for Freedom (organization) Guardian of Freedom award recipient, E1384 [20JY]

Pickens, WV: tribute to Pickens School, E2300 [14DE]

Pierson, Douglas H.: National Association of Elementary School Principals Rhode Island National Distinguished Principals Award recipient, E1895 [16OC]

Piti, GU: dedication of statue commemorating Jose L.G. Rios, E1585 [5SE]

Pitts, Angela: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1321 [12JY]

Poquoson City, VA: tribute to Poquoson High School Odyssey of the Mind team, H3077 [13JN]

Portable Practical Educational Preparation, Inc.: tribute, E556 [5AP]

Porter, Gregory M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2082 [15NO]

Postal Service: waive postage for donations mailed to the White House for ``America's Fund for Afghan Children'' (H.R. 3115), E1878 [12OC]

Poughkeepsie, NY: tribute to Our Lady of Lourdes High School girls' basketball team, E395 [20MR]

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support (H. Res. 254), H6436-H6438 [9OC]

Prevent Child Abuse—New Jersey (nonprofit organization): tribute to child abuse reduction campaign, E415 [21MR]

Privacy: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services, H78 [30JA]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (H.R. 89), E29 [20JA]

Provider Appreciation Day: observance, E787 [10MY]

Provo, UT: tribute to Canyon Crest Elementary School patriotic writings, E2353 [20DE]

Public service: facilitate participation in community and military service (H.R. 3465), H9244, H9320, H9321 [12DE]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (H.R. 2166), E1092 [13JN]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3113), H8402 [27NO]

Putnam, Representative: tribute to birth of child, H3594, H3595 [26JN]

Queens, NY: tribute to St. Demetrios Cathedral's Afternoon School, E205 [26FE]

Rainbows for All Children (nonprofit organization): tribute to Guam chapter, E1981 [2NO]

Ramirez, Kelly M.: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1665 [17SE]

Red House, WV: tribute to Confidence Elementary School, E2283 [13DE]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals, E2255 [12DE]

———support goals (H. Con. Res. 84), H5963, H5964 [24SE]

Reeves, Judy: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E577 [5AP]

Rheney, Joyce: South Carolina Mother of the Year award recipient, E232 [28FE]

Rice, Jerry: Junior Achievement Inc., National High School Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E1171 [21JN]

Richmond, CA: anniversary of East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, E2024 [7NO]

Rio Hondo, TX: Rio Hondo Elementary School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen of America (organization) ``Set a Good Example'' award, E871 [21MY]

Riverside, IL: tribute to Riverside Brookfield High School football team, E2121 [16NO]

Rochester, NY: tribute to Gates Chili Middle School fundraising efforts for the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia, E593 [24AP]

Rochester, PA: tribute to Rochester High School football team, H10358 [19DE]

Rome, GA: tribute to Pepperell Middle School participation in Salvation Army ``Can-a-Thon'', E2339 [20DE]

Root, Keith: Illinois 6th Congressional District Essay Contest winner, E802 [15MY]

Ruck, James A.: Golden Apple Award recipient, E1942 [30OC]

Rusher, William: Young Americans for Freedom (organization) Lifetime Achievement award recipient, E1384 [20JY]

Russo, Bruce: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1191 [25JN]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Sacramento Symphony League, E372 [15MR]

Safe Kids of Savannah Coalition: anniversary, E670 [1MY]

Safety: ensure the safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities (H.R. 251), E72 [31JA]

Saginaw, MI: dedication of Intermediate School District Transitions Center, E1665 [17SE]

Salem, OR: tribute to Hands Are Not for Hurting Project, H1414 [4AP]

San Antonio, TX: tribute to donation of children's books by Southwestern Bell Communications Telephone Pioneers (organization), E402 [20MR]

San Benito, TX: Landrum Elementary School recipient of the Concerned Businessmen of America (organization) ``Set a Good Example'' award, E871 [21MY]

Sand Fork, WV: tribute to Sand Fork Elementary School, E2291 [14DE]

Santa Clarita, CA: tribute to ``Hero of the Week'' program, E1442 [26JY]

Santee, CA: shooting of students at Santana High School, H713 [7MR], E355 [14MR]

———shooting of students at Santana High School (H. Con. Res. 57), H838-H845 [13MR], E357 [14MR]

Sanuk, Jason J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1440 [26JY]

Savannah, GA: tribute to Diamond Dawgs (baseball team), E1515 [3AU]

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (H. Con. Res. 248), H6790-H6792 [16OC]

———condemn rules prohibiting observance of Christmas, H9243, H9245 [12DE]

———ensure students who bring guns to school undergo psychological evaluations and receive follow-up treatments, H5762 [20SE]

———honor Native Americans for their contributions to U.S. history, culture, and education (H. Res. 168), H3271-H3277 [20JN]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (H.R. 1822), E786 [10MY]

———incidences of student shootings, E412 [21MR]

———increase awareness and implement programs to deal with the problem of bullying, E702 [2MY]

———mental health services grants, H2518, H2519 [22MY]

———prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception, H6568 [11OC]

———provide access to organic and whole foods in school breakfast and lunch programs, H3763, H3764 [28JN]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools, H2519 [22MY]

———provide States with funds to support State, regional, and local school construction (H.R. 1430), E567 [5AP]

———set aside sufficient period of time to allow children to pray for, or quietly reflect on behalf of, the Nation during this time of struggle against international terrorism (H. Con. Res. 239), H8113-H8118 [13NO], H9751-H9754 [12DE]

Schreck, Paul: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2320 [17DE]

Science and Technology Education Partnership (organization): tribute to ``STEP One—The Congressional Conference on Science and Technology Education'', E22 [6JA]

Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee: tribute to participants from New Mexico, E1014 [5JN]

Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute to International Camp, E1530 [3AU]

Shepherdstown, WV: tribute to Shepherdstown Elementary School, E2298 [14DE]

Shriners Hospitals for Children: tribute, E206 [26FE]

Silt, CO: tribute to Roy Moore Elementary School fundraising efforts for America's Fund for Afghan Children, E2090 [15NO]

Silver Grove, KY: tribute to Silver Grove High School, E108 [6FE]

Smith, Gregory: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1191 [25JN]

Smith, James: Tennessee Fifth Congressional District art competition winner, H3211 [19JN]

Smith, Jazmyn: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Mississippi, E466 [28MR]

Smither, Bob and Gay: Texas Young Lawyers Association Liberty Bell Award recipients, E1091 [13JN]

Snohomish County, WA: tribute to Prosecutor's office ``Courtrooms to Classrooms'' program, E599 [24AP]

Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (H.R. 1909), E844 [17MY]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families, H1703, H1704 [1MY]

———extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care (H.R. 2873), H8088-H8094 [13NO], E1622 [10SE]

———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 1143), H3264, H3265 [20JN], H3511-H3514 [25JN], E1164 [20JN], E1216 [26JN]

Sosnowik, Dora: Siemens Foundation Westinghouse Science and Technology Competition award recipient, E2282 [13DE]

South Brunswick, NJ: dedication of South Brunswick YMCA, E638 [26AP]

South Charleston, WV: tribute to Weberwood Elementary School, E2279 [13DE]

Spina Bifida Association of America: tribute, E1779 [2OC]

St. Albans, WV: tribute to Highlawn Elementary School, E2282 [13DE]

St. Augustine, FL: observance of Ancient City Kids' Day, E1994 [2NO]

Stack, Emily: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1308 [11JY]

Stanton, Celinda: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Hawaii, H1587 [25AP]

Stavedahl, Zachary: Boys and Girls Clubs of Indiana Youth of the Year honoree, E833 [17MY]

Steiger, Caitlin: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Tennessee, E769 [10MY]

Stevenson, Kimberly: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Mississippi, E153 [13FE]

Stillwater, OK: tribute to Richmond Elementary School and Will Rogers Elementary School contributions to America's Fund for Afghan Children, H7913 [8NO]

Stockton, MO: tribute to Stockton High School girls' basketball team, E642 [26AP]

Stockwell, Charyl: tribute through honorary naming of Livingston Developmental Academy building, E1637 [13SE]

Suffolk County, NY: observance of Violence Prevention Week, E755 [8MY]

———tribute to Police Dept., 3rd Precinct Gang Interdiction Team, E2320 [17DE]

Supreme Court: decision on use of public school facilities by religious organizations, H3008 [12JN]

Sutton, MA: tribute to Fuller Hamlet Under-11 Girls Soccer Team, E1152 [19JN]

Take the Field (organization): funding, E2258 [12DE]

Taxation: allow credits for dependents within a household (H.R. 1126), H1126 [27MR]

———allow personal exemptions against the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 596), E169 [13FE]

———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses, E2292 [14DE]

———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (H.R. 368), H2417 [22MY], E73 [31JA]

———change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (H.R. 3574), E2402 [20DE]

———establish incentives to improve the quality of child care and expand alternatives for families with children (H.R. 253), E80 [31JA]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), H2166-H2168 [15MY], E809 [16MY]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (H.R. 869), E280 [6MR]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 1076), H3079, H3080, H3137-H3141 [13JN], H3183 [14JN]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2410), E1262 [29JN]

———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (H.R. 2281), H3698 [27JN]

———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools (H.R. 379), E79 [31JA]

———provide a credit to public elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses (H.R. 1477), E563 [5AP]

———provide a credit to public elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses, professional development expenses, and student education loans (H.R. 703), E186 [14FE]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (H.R. 2411), E1262 [29JN]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (H.R. 369), H2417 [22MY], E71 [31JA]

———rates, H1562 [25AP]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1125 [27MR], H1273 [28MR], H1302-H1329 [29MR], H1469 [4AP], E503 [30MR], E583 [5AP]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 104), H1297-H1302 [29MR]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), motion to recommit, H1327, H1328 [29MR]

———repeal the alternative minimum tax and income limitations on itemized deductions, personal exemptions, and the child tax credit (H.R. 275), E39 [30JA]

———simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral proposals (H.R. 2529), E1347 [17JY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H2288-H2298 [17MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), consideration (H. Res. 141), H2285-H2288 [17MY]

———treatment of child tax credit and other nonrefundable credits relative to alternative minimum tax (H.R. 468), E115 [6FE]

Taylor, Sametta A.: Pre-Teen America Scholarship and Recognition Program national finalist, E1205 [26JN]

Taylorville, IL: tribute to Memorial Elementary School contribution to America's Fund for Afghan Children, E2147 [28NO]

———tribute to North Elementary School fundraising efforts for America's Fund for Afghan Children and American Red Cross relief fund, E2038 [8NO]

Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E757 [8MY]

Teachers: encourage national board certification by increasing subsidies to pay fee, heightening awareness of process, and providing tax incentives, H2405 [22MY]

Teen Outreach Through Technology (nonprofit organization): tribute, E1199 [26JN]

Television: tribute to Hallmark Channel and Jim Henson Co., for donation of certain licenses for FCC informational materials on v-chip technology and ratings systems, E1622 [10SE]

Tenafly, NJ: tribute to Tenafly Middle School students for efforts to eliminate antipersonnel landmines, E180 [14FE]

Terrorism: characterization of causes of terrorist attacks by teachers, E2271 [13DE]

———protect children (H.R. 3106), E1866 [12OC]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1798 [4OC], E1853 [11OC], E2133 [27NO], E2334 [19DE]

Texas: tribute to public schools, E307 [7MR]

Thompson, PA: tribute to Camp Chen-a-Wanda, E1508 [2AU]

Tobacco products: national policy to reduce tobacco use, H4002-H4006 [12JY]

———tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H4002-H4006 [12JY]

Toerge, Susan Tresky: American Mothers, Inc., Maryland Mother of the Year award recipient, E509 [3AP]

Torbert, Kelvin: Gatorade National High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year award recipient, E515 [3AP]

Transportation: promote bicycle use, H833 [13MR], H1123 [27MR]

Troy, WV: tribute to Troy Elementary School, E2296 [14DE]

Turek, Ashley: LeGrand Smith Scholarship winner, E1321 [12JY]

University of Minnesota: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 140), E895 [22MY]

Upland, CA: tribute to National History Day competition winners, E1526 [3AU]

Vermont: tribute to Student Congressional Town Meeting participants, E1642 [13SE], E1706 [24SE]

Vernon, NJ: tribute to Lounsberry Hollow Middle School for fire prevention and training activities fundraising efforts, E1225 [27JN]

Vickery, Amber: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Indiana, E153 [13FE]

Violence Prevention Week: observance, E1608 [6SE]

Virgin Islands Council of the Boy Scouts of America: tribute, E1501 [2AU]

Visalia, CA: tribute to Mount Whitney High School students for developing anti-smoking CD-ROM, E607 [24AP]

Vision Services Plan (business): tribute to Sight for Students program assisting children in need of eyecare services, E1722 [25SE]

Wade, Maggie: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Congressional Angel in Adoption award recipient, E1619 [10SE]

Walnut, CA: Suzanne Middle School recipient of California Distinguished School award, E1693 [21SE]

Walsh, Lanna: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for California, E114 [6FE]

Warren, AR: tribute to Warren High School football team, E2350 [20DE]

Washington, PA: tribute to Washington High School football team, H10358 [19DE]

Weehawken, NJ: Theodore Roosevelt School recipient of Panasonic Kid Witness News Vision Award, E799 [15MY]

Weems Galleries and Framing (business): anniversary, E475 [28MR]

Westbury, NY: tribute to Powell's Lane Elementary School, E355 [14MR]

Weston, WV: tribute to Polk Creek Elementary School, E2300 [14DE]

Wheelock, Michelle: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Rhode Island, E186 [14FE]

Whitwell, TN: tribute to Whitwell Middle School Holocaust memorial project, E1249 [29JN]

WHYI-Radio (Miami, FL): tribute to fundraising efforts to benefit young people with drug addictions, H6462 [10OC]

Wilmington Island, GA: tribute to Boy Scout Troop 76, E672 [1MY]

Winfield, WV: tribute to Winfield High School, E2281 [13DE]

Wise, Kari: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Alaska, E387 [19MR]

Women: health, education, and quality of life issues for women and their families, H5375 [5SE]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (H.R. 285), E360 [14MR]

Women of Tomorrow (organization): tribute to founding of mentoring and scholarship program, H1177 [27MR]

Wood: EPA and CPSC study of safety of arsenic-treated wood used in playground equipment, H7937 [8NO]

Woodburn, OR: tribute to Woodburn High School students for demanding highway improvements relative to the deaths of Karina and Martina Meza Gonzalez while crossing the street, H292 [13FE]

Woodland Hills, CA: tribute to El Camino Real High School Academic Decathalon Team, E664 [27AP]

YMCA: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 172), H3595-H3597 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: condemn the Taliban for their discriminatory policies (S. Con. Res. 42), S6441, S6460 [19JN]

———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (S. 1573), S10989, S11105-S11110 [25OC], S11153 [30OC], S11921, S11922 [15NO], S11974 [16NO], S12073, S12074 [28NO]

———treatment of women and girls by the Taliban regime, S10789 [17OC], S10921 [24OC], S11420 [5NO]

Agriculture: nutrition and commodity programs funding, S12845-S12853 [11DE], S12990-S12995 [12DE]

AID: congressional disapproval of rule restoring international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (S.J. Res. 9), S2595 [20MR]

———treatment and prevention of primary immunodeficiencies in Latin America, S10898 [23OC]

Albuquerque, NM: anniversary of Garfield Middle School, S3989 [26AP]

Alcoholic beverages: provide assistance to local education agencies to reduce and prevent underage drinking, S4385, S4386 [4MY]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (S. 866), S4842 [10MY]

American Immigration Lawyers Association: tribute to Celebrate America creative writing contest winners, S8696 [2AU]

Armed Forces: eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain nonavailability-of-health-care statements relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for pregnancies (S. 1096), S6863, S6864 [25JN]

———permit the transfer of entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (S. 937), S5547 [23MY]

———provide families of disabled children enrolled in TRICARE health coverage similar to Medicaid, S9793 [25SE]

———repeal limitation on the expansion of the Junior ROTC program (S. 385), S1526 [15FE], S1583 [26FE]

Arts Education Month: designate (S. Res. 44), S1911 [6MR]

Bankruptcy: effects of laws on women and children, S2416-S2418 [15MR]

———prevent disclosure of children's names in bankruptcy filings, S2157 [12MR], S2336 [15MR]

———treatment of certain spousal income for purposes of means testing, S2346 [15MR], S7549 [12JY]

———treatment of child support payments, S2021 [8MR]

Better Education for Students and Teachers Act: appropriation of funds authorized for elementary and secondary education, S6186-S6194 [13JN]

BIA: issue school construction funding bonds (S. 243), S1018 [1FE]

Boston, MA: tribute to Boston Medical Center for providing legal assistance to low income families, S5433 [22MY]

Boy Scouts: National Capital Area Council Learning for Life Program funding, S9385 [13SE]

———prohibit use of Federal funds by State or local educational agencies or schools that deny equal access to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality, S4866 [14MY], S6249-S6268 [14JN]

———require State or local educational agencies or schools to allow equal access to school facilities to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality, S6269-S6275 [14JN]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding, S4864 [14MY]

Buckingham, PA: tribute to Central Bucks East High School choirs, S3337 [3AP]

Burlington, VT: tribute to Kids to Kids program to provide clothing to Afghan children, S12153 [29NO]

Callaway, Robbie: Boys and Girls Clubs of America Thomas G. Garth Character and Courage Award recipient, S4397 [4MY]

Cambodia: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims, S10898 [23OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 79), S5483 [22MY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: tribute to National Summit on Safe Motherhood, S11345 [1NO]

Charleston, SC: anniversary of Hebrew Orphan Society, S6054 [11JN]

Chesterfield Township, MI: Sugarbush Elementary School winner of National Children's Set a Good Example Competition, S5690 [25MY]

Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, S3336 [3AP]

Child Citizenship Act: implementation, S1607 [27FE]

Children and Healthcare Week: observance, S2657 [21MR]

Children care providers: increase pay and establish a scholarship program (S. 814), S4177 [2MY]

Civil liberties: protect students from commercial exploitation (S. 290), S1221, S1222 [8FE]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (S. 773), S3924 [25AP]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (S. 399), S1631 [27FE]

Columbia, SC: tribute to White Knoll Middle School fundraising activities to buy the New York, NY, Fire Dept., a new fire truck, S12310 [3DE]

Common Sense About Kids and Guns (organization): development of gun safety tips list, S10634 [11OC]

Community service: tribute to Clear Channel Communications, Inc., and the American Football Coaches Association for efforts to locate missing, kidnapped, and runaway children (S. Con. Res. 31), S3453 [4AP]

Constitutional amendments: anniversary of the ratification of the 26th amendment on the right of 18-year-olds to vote, S3986 [26AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to schools recognized as National Service-Learning Leader Schools, S6918 [26JN]

Correctional institutions: provide for safe incarceration of juvenile offenders (S. 1174), S7592-S7594 [12JY]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (S. 416), S1711 [28FE]

Credit cards: limit issuance to underage consumers, S2035-S2037 [8MR], S2178, S2192-S2196, S2212, S2213 [13MR]

———regulate issuance to individuals under 21 years of age (S. 891), S4957 [15MY]

Crime: abduction of children by family members to foreign countries, S5998 [8JN]

———establish a national center on volunteer screening to reduce sexual and other types of abuse against children, the elderly, and the disabled (S. 1868), S13953 [20DE]

———establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (S. 1234), S8205 [25JY]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (S. 1232), S8135 [24JY], S8901 [3AU]

———prevent juvenile crime, promote accountability, rehabilitate juvenile offenders, and punish and deter violent gang crime (S. 1165), S7499-S7516 [11JY]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), S5995 [7JN]

———protect unborn victims of violence (S. 480), S1987 [7MR], S2118 [9MR], S5532 [23MY]

———reduce criminal gang activities (S. 1236), S8207-S8210 [25JY]

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (S. 1017), S6135, S6136 [12JN]

Davis, James W. and Jesse A.: tribute on birth of child, S7080 [28JN]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (S. Res. 161), S9558, S9559 [20SE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to develop, implement, and strengthen U.S. history education programs, S1455 [15FE], S4808-S4812 [10MY]

———enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (S. 183), S571 [25JA]

———establish national mentoring program, S6170, S6171 [13JN]

———establish national principal recruitment program, S5864 [6JN]

———Hispanic educational programs funding, S11348, S11349 [1NO]

———improve State assessment completion bonus program, S4875-S4877 [14MY], S5812-S5814, S5816-S5819 [5JN], S5847-S5849 [6JN]

———national testing standards, S4127 [2MY], S7735 [17JY]

———provide grants for partnerships between States, institutions of higher education, and elementary and secondary schools to improve mathematics and science instruction (S. 461), S1899 [6MR]

———provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (S. 1570), S10841 [18OC]

———provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (S. 1793), S13311 [14DE]

———State testing and assessment programs funding, S4216, S4226-S4229, S4231 [3MY], S5918-S5922 [7JN]

———study implementation of Office for Civil Rights policies on sexual harassment directed against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students (S. 1357), S8922 [3AU]

———support access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes, S4919 [15MY]

———TRIO Programs funding, S11346, S11347 [1NO]

———Troops-to-Teachers Program funding, S13337, S13339 [17DE]

———U.S. history education programs funding, S3663 [6AP]

Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding, S11345 [1NO]

———make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 1390), S8966 [3AU]

Dept. of HUD: YouthBuild Program funding, S11600 [8NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (S. 121), S396-S398 [22JA]

———status of tobacco industry lawsuit relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S9367 [13SE]

Dept. of Labor: provide permanent authorization for the Bureau of International Labor to continue to work to alleviate child labor and improve worker rights and labor standards (S. 1827), S13153 [13DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent, S8671, S8672 [2AU]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of Academy of the Sacred Heart, S9871 [26SE]

———gun violence at Osborn High School, S1215 [8FE]

Diseases: develop and provide information on bacterial meningitis and the availability and effectiveness of vaccinations (S. 1009), S6056 [11JN]

———establish a national registry and improve the treatment for persons affected by Spina Bifida, S8671 [2AU]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease, S5607 [24MY]

District of Columbia: adoption services funding, S11479 [6NO]

———cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11515-S11519, S11526-S11529 [7NO]

———designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court, S12856 [11DE]

———designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (H.R. 2657), S13312-S13317 [14DE]

———designate Family Court of the Superior Court, recruit and retain quality judges, and promote consistency and efficiency in assignment of judges and in proceedings in Family Court (S. 1382), S8953 [3AU]

———exempt certain plaintiffs from cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits, S11529-S11531 [7NO]

———improve education system, S11480 [6NO]

———recreational sports facilities funding, S11479 [6NO]

District of Columbia College Access Act: permit certain high school graduates who graduated prior to 1998 to participate in the tuition assistance program (H.R. 1499), S13078 [12DE]

Dodd, Senator: tribute to birth of child, S9412 [14SE]

Domestic policy: 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 (S. 940), S5549 [23MY]

Drug abuse: combat ``Ecstasy'' production, abuse, and imports, and increase education and awareness on dangers, S5262 [21MY]

———combat trafficking, distribution, and abuse of ``Ecstasy'' and other club drugs (S. 1208), S7966 [19JY]

———reduce illegal drug use and trafficking and help provide appropriate drug education, prevention and treatment programs (S. 304), S1314-S1321 [13FE], S8458 [31JY]

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (H.R. 2291), S9410 [13SE], S12216 [29NO]

———extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (H.R. 2291), unanimous-consent agreement, S9412 [14SE]

———extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (S. 1075), S6526-S6530 [20JN]

Durand, MI: tribute to Durand Middle School Invest in America Project, S13461 [18DE]

Dyspraxia: increase public awareness (S. Con. Res. 65), S8977 [3AU]

Eagleston, Heather: Lutheran Brotherhood (organization) RespecTeen Speak for Yourself Award recipient, S4415 [7MY]

East Orange, NJ: tribute to Quest Program at John Howard, Jr., Elementary School, S4240 [3MY]

Ecology and environment: protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (S. 855), S4608 [9MY]

Economy: provide for excellence in economic education, S4984, S4985 [16MY]

Education: allow States to use certain funds to retain and improve the quality of school principals, S6173-S6176 [13JN]

———amend rural education initiative eligibility requirements relative to population density of school districts, S5821 [5JN]

———assist local educational agencies by providing grants for proven measures to increase the quality of education, S4492, S4496 [8MY], S4920 [15MY]

———assist local educational agencies by providing grants for proven measures to increase the quality of education (S. 342), S1469 [15FE]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, S4143, S4146, S4150 [2MY], S4191 [3MY]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (S. 167), S537-S540 [24JA]

———assist State and local educational agencies in establishing teacher recruitment centers, teacher internship programs, and mobile professional development teams (S. 337), S1422 [14FE]

———authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs, student loan forgiveness, and professional development programs for teachers in rural areas, S6289 [14JN]

———campaign to promote access of armed services recruiters to students and student directories, S6181-S6183 [13JN]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), S3966-S3969 [26AP], S6304, S6305, S6306-S6312, S6357-S6361, S6366 [14JN], S6369 [18JN], S6395-S6398, S6443 [19JN], S6515 [20JN], S12307 [3DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S13322-S13349 [17DE], S13365-S13422 [18DE], S13934 [20DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13092 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289), S13422 [18DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), insert S. 1 language in lieu, S6304 [14JN]

———early childhood educator professional development programs funding, S6184 [13JN]

———encourage States to require expelled or suspended students to perform community service, S4921 [15MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, S4075-S4077 [1MY], S4527-S4534 [9MY], S4794-S4803 [10MY], S4868-S4870 [14MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (S. 460), S1898 [6MR]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers, S4493, S4494, S4496 [8MY]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers (S. 120), S395 [22JA]

———establish a National Teacher Corps and a National Principal Corps (S. 476), S1986 [7MR]

———establish a program to assist States in including at least one year of early education preceding kindergarten (S. 157), S482 [23JA]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (S. 478), S1986 [7MR]

———establish community technology centers, S4437 [7MY], S4494-S4496, S4497 [8MY], S4525, S4526 [9MY]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, S6062-S6078, S6081-S6091 [12JN]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (S. 195), S643 [29JA]

———establish summer academic enrichment programs for students not meeting State performance standards, S6048-S6050 [11JN]

———establish technology academies in public schools, S6021 [11JN]

———evaluate school progress through standardized school report cards, S6021 [11JN]

———expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students (S. 620), S2904 [26MR]

———expand alternative education options for certain disruptive students, S6174-S6176 [13JN]

———expand programs to combat school violence and to keep firearms from children, S2842 [26MR]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers, S4879 [14MY], S4931 [15MY], S5027 [17MY], S6303 [14JN]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (S. 123), S399-S401 [22JA]

———funding, S3376-S3379, S3381-S3392, S3394-S3396 [4AP], S4190, S4200 [3MY], S4554-S4559 [9MY], S4779-S4792 [10MY], S5190-S5195, S5253, S5258 [21MY], S5512 [23MY], S5791 [26MY], S13789 [20DE]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities, S6286 [14JN]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (S. 421), S1748 [1MR]

———help establish and enhance early childhood family education programs (S. 553), S2408 [15MR]

———high school dropout prevention demonstration program (S. 1470), S9878 [26SE]

———historical perspectives, S6363-S6367 [14JN]

———improve and expand access to educational television programming (S. 604), S2825-S2829 [23MR]

———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S4022-S4024 [30AP], S4389, S4390 [4MY], S4462 [8MY]

———improve foreign language instruction (S. 541), S2392 [15MR], S2723 [22MR]

———improve initial teaching experiences and offer alternative routes to certification (S. 474), S1985 [7MR]

———improve professional development programs for elementary and secondary school teachers and administrators (S. 373), S1514 [15FE]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, S3819 [24AP], S4070, S4072, S4077-S4081, S4085, S4087, S4090 [1MY], S4142 [2MY], S6086 [12JN]

———improve student and teacher performance and access to education in the Lower Mississippi Delta region (S. 617), S2901 [26MR]

———improve teacher quality, S4902 [15MY]

———improve teacher quality (S. 101), S369 [22JA]

———improve teacher quality (S. 438), S1778 [1MR]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (S. 1262), S8360-S8362 [27JY], S11716 [13NO]

———improve the reading and literacy skills of children, S4194-S4198 [3MY], S4541-S4544 [9MY], S4979, S4983 [16MY]

———improve the reading skills of children by use of reading readiness screening, S6194 [13JN]

———include smaller learning community programs as an educational option, S6287 [14JN]

———legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools, S4471-S4473 [8MY], S4536-S4540 [9MY]

———legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools (S. 316), S1338-S1340 [13FE]

———make funding increases contingent on improvement of student achievement, S4376 [4MY], S4440 [7MY], S4461, S4462, S4474, S4479 [8MY]

———math and science partnerships funding, S5850-S5854 [6JN], S13785 [20DE]

———national policy to improve system, S70 [22JA], S430-S436 [23JA], S1028 [6FE], S1167 [8FE], S1593-S1606 [27FE], S1725-S1727 [1MR], S3803 [24AP], S3869 [25AP], S3934, S3935 [26AP], S4502 [8MY], S5809-S5811 [5JN], S6363-S6367 [14JN], S7735 [17JY], S8150 [25JY], S11349 [1NO]

———national policy to improve system (S. 7), S1205 [8FE]

———permit States to waive certain testing requirements, S6113-S6119 [12JN], S6148-S6150, S6153 [13JN]

———promote emotional and social development of pre-school age children (S. 1247), S8232 [25JY]

———promote engagement of young Americans in democratic process through civic education in classrooms, service learning programs, and student leadership activities (S. 1238), S8214-S8216 [25JY]

———promote parental involvement and parental empowerment in public education through greater competition and choice, S4070-S4074 [1MY]

———provide assistance to States to improve certain low performing schools through School Assistance Teams, S4199, S4200 [3MY]

———provide assistance to States to improve certain low performing schools through School Assistance Teams (S. 469), S1908 [6MR]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (S. 339), S1424 [14FE]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (S. 475), S1985 [7MR]

———provide for local family information centers (S. 445), S1785 [1MR]

———provide funding to States to establish and administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary and secondary school teachers (S. 1414), S9256 [10SE]

———provide grants for the renovation of schools, S4926-S4930 [15MY], S4986-S4998 [16MY]

———provide grants for the renovation of schools (S. 471), S1910 [6MR]

———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (S. 311), S1328-S1331 [13FE]

———provide grants to expand public school choice and assist charter schools with start-up costs and incentives for States to provide per pupil facilities funding programs, S6094-S6098 [12JN]

———provide grants to expand public school choice and assist charter schools with start-up costs and incentives for States to provide per pupil facilities funding programs (S. 669), S3219 [30MR]

———provide out-of-school educational opportunities to students attending failing school systems, S5878 [6JN]

———reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (S. 253), S1073-S1076 [6FE]

———reductions in school class size, S4437 [7MY], S4462-S4469, S4474, S4476-S4487, S4496 [8MY], S4539 [9MY], S4902-S4914 [15MY]

———require parental consent for the collection of certain market research in schools, S6303 [14JN]

———require States to equalize education funding throughout the State, S5867-S5874, S5876-S5881 [6JN], S5908-S5916 [7JN], S6100-S6102 [12JN]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S4085 [1MY]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, S4474 [8MY]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, S5923-S5925 [7JN]

———strengthen early childhood parent education programs, S6024-S6027, S6045 [11JN]

———strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their children, S4982, S4983 [16MY], S5859-S5862 [6JN]

———strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their children (S. 372), S1511 [15FE]

———support teacher corps programs (S. 444), S1784 [1MR]

———technology training education programs funding, S3648, S3649 [6AP]

———voucher program to provide school choice (S. 717), S3541 [5AP]

Egnell, Stefani: American Automobile Association School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Medal Award recipient, S4499 [8MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to financial assistance for certain affected school activities, S11323, S11324 [1NO]

———assist local educational agencies by increasing Title I funding to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, S4086 [1MY], S4217-S4232 [3MY]

———clarify role of Governors and State education officials in developing State education plans sent to the Dept. of Education, S5854-S5859, S5875, S5876 [6JN]

———condition implementation of State testing and assessment programs on funding for Title I programs, S5926-S5942, S5945-S5947 [7JN]

———designate pupil services personnel as eligible recipients of certain professional development funds, S6119 [12JN]

———extend programs and activities, S7415 [10JY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), S3774-S3777 [23AP], S3801, S3805-S3807, S3808, S3811-S3815, S3817-S3825 [24AP], S3874, S3876, S3913 [25AP], S3934, S3935 [26AP], S4167 [2MY], S4187-S4232 [3MY], S4375-S4377, S4383-S4394 [4MY], S4433-S4440, S4442 [7MY], S4461-S4498 [8MY], S4525-S4544 [9MY], S4794-S4812 [10MY], S4853, S4858-S4880 [14MY], S4901-S4932, S4965-S4967 [15MY], S4970-S4999 [16MY], S5025-S5028 [17MY], S5809-S5821 [5JN], S5846-S5881 [6JN], S5907, S5954 [7JN], S5999 [8JN], S6020-S6050 [11JN], S6061-S6078, S6081-S6120 [12JN], S6147-S6208 [13JN], S6239-S6305, S6306-S6312, S6357-S6361, S6366 [14JN]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), motion to proceed, S3974 [26AP], S4019-S4034 [30AP], S4056-S4066, S4070-S4091 [1MY], S4125-S4135, S4138-S4158, S4161-S4166 [2MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), motion to proceed—unanimous-consent agreement, S4166 [2MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S4187, S4188, S4230, S4231 [3MY], S4406 [4MY], S4473 [8MY], S4797, S4802 [10MY], S4997 [16MY]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), unanimous-consent request, S3797 [24AP], S3974 [26AP], S4232 [3MY], S4996 [16MY]

———Impact Aid Program funding, S4569 [9MY], S5864 [6JN]

———improve allocation of funds to boost teacher quality in schools with disadvantaged students, S6155-S6157 [13JN]

———increase Title I grants funding through reductions in school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S11300-S11308, S11310, S11314 [1NO]

———percentage of Title I funding targeted to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, S6027-S6033, S6037-S6046 [11JN]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 303), S1207 [8FE], S1271-S1273, S1311-S1314 [13FE]

———require State education plans sent to the Dept. of Education be signed by both the Governor and the chief State education official, S4490 [8MY]

———special alternative instructional programs funding, S4189, S4191 [3MY], S4389 [4MY]

———specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used, S4998 [16MY]

———specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used (S. 309), S1326 [13FE]

———strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students (S. 158), S433, S483-S485 [23JA]

———Title I grants funding, S11308, S11310-S11315 [1NO], S12051 [27NO]

Entertainment industry: prohibit deceptive, targeted marketing of adult-rated media to minors (S. 792), S4008-S4011 [26AP]

Everybody Wins (nonprofit organization): tribute to literacy and mentoring programs, S2658 [21MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood, S6154 [13JN]

———permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (S. 1241), S8222 [25JY]

Families and domestic relations: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (S. 1217), S8022 [20JY]

———construction and renovation of child care facilities (S. 1004), S5982 [7JN]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (S. 918), S5273 [21MY]

———increase child support money to families leaving welfare (S. 916), S5271 [21MY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (S. 1000), S5979 [7JN]

———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care and early learning services, S5202-S5208 [21MY]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (S. Con. Res. 14), S1429 [14FE]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (S. Res. 132), S7596 [12JY]

———reduce impact and provide appropriate services for children experiencing or exposed to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking (S. 1483), S10064 [2OC]

Family Day—A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Children: designate (S. Res. 139), S8293 [26JY]

Father's Day: observance, S6361 [14JN]

FBI: Innocent Images Initiative funding, S9381 [13SE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 247), S1063 [6FE], S2972 [27MR]

———response to shortage of betamethasone drugs relative to premature delivery of babies, S5528 [23MY]

Federal aid programs: funding, S2890 [26MR], S3488, S3489, S3519 [5AP]

———support community-based group homes for young mothers and their children (S. 1522), S10458 [10OC]

Federal employees: provide greater access to child care services (S. 1286), S8582 [1AU]

Financial education: promote (S. 807), S4116 [1MY]

Firearms: gun control, S4502 [8MY], S5956 [7JN], S7078 [28JN]

———prevent children from having access to firearms, S2821 [23MR], S3336 [3AP], S8341 [27JY], S8898 [3AU], S11998 [16NO]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (S. 1355), S8917 [3AU]

———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun (S. 436), S1770 [1MR]

First Book (organization): tribute for distribution of books to disadvantaged children in Massachusetts, S2574 [20MR]

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance programs, S13269 [14DE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S450 [23JA], S521 [24JA]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (S. 367), S1506, S1507 [15FE]

FTC: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, S3810 [24AP]

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (S. 338), S1423 [14FE]

GAO: study of State education testing and assessment programs costs, S5849, S5850, S5856 [6JN]

Gates, Alexander: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Pennsylvania, S1896 [6MR]

George Khoury Association of Baseball Leagues, Inc.: anniversary, S9333 [12SE]

Georgia: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, S5436 [22MY]

Gladstone, MO: tribute to Kristin's Kids Club, S9502 [19SE]

Gun-Free Schools Act: modify certain provisions (S. 649), S3160-S3162 [29MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides, S5998 [8JN]

———urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides (H. Con. Res. 69), S2831-S2833 [23MR]

Hartford, CT: tribute to E.B. Kennelly School, S2894 [26MR]

Hawaii: removal of prerequisite for grants requiring organizations that primarily serve Native Hawaiians be recognized by the Governor of Hawaii, S4978 [16MY]

Hazardous substances: require lead poisoning screening and treatment for enrollees in Head Start programs and WIC (S. 1469), S9877, S9879 [26SE]

———require lead poisoning screening and treatment for enrollees in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 1471), S9877, S9879 [26SE]

Health: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (S. 901) (S. 1626), S11380-S11386 [1NO]

———availability of influenza vaccine, S11990, S11991 [16NO]

———efforts to combat dental decay, S3982 [26AP]

———ensure that children at highest risk for asthma, vision, hearing, and other health problems are identified and treated (S. 1012), S6057 [11JN]

———establish standards to improve children's health quality in managed care plans and other health plans (S. 1070), S6523 [20JN]

———protect infants who are born alive, S7062-S7064 [28JN], S7128 [29JN]

———protect infants who are born alive (S. 1050), S6329 [14JN]

Health care facilities: importance of children's hospitals, S6004 [8JN]

Health care professionals: training of students relative to identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (S. 518), S2220 [13MR]

Hemingway, Frank: Character Counts Task Force essay contest winner, S453 [23JA]

Higher Education Act: remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (S. 1445), S9624 [21SE]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims, S10953, S10954 [24OC]

I Have a Dream Foundation: anniversary, S11998 [16NO]

Idaho: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification recipients, S12364 [4DE]

Immigration: confer citizenship automatically on children residing abroad in the legal and physical custody of a citizen parent serving in a Government or military position abroad (S. 939), S5548 [23MY]

———continue classification of certain aliens as children throughout the immigration process (S. 672), S3275 [2AP]

———ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities, S4985, S4986 [16MY], S13934 [20DE]

———ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities (S. 269), S1122-S1125 [7FE]

Indiana: tribute to Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winners, S2303 [14MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize continued services for children with disabilities who have been expelled or suspended, S6241-S6248 [14JN]

———authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S4224 [3MY], S6199-S6201, S6205-S6207 [13JN], S6240-S6249, S6268, S6269 [14JN]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 466), S1889, S1906, S1907 [6MR]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 496), S2079 [8MR]

———funding, S3523 [5AP], S3821 [24AP], S4198, S4205, S4206-S4215, S4224, S4226 [3MY], S4384 [4MY], S4437 [7MY], S4784 [10MY], S4917-S4919 [15MY], S5026 [17MY], S12307 [3DE], S13337, S13344 [17DE], S13366-S13382, S13388, S13396, S13417 [18DE], S13778 [20DE]

INS: denial of visas to certain adopted children from Cambodia, S14031, S14032 [20DE]

Insurance: coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (S. 576), S2590 [20MR]

———coverage of infertility treatment (S. 874), S4892 [14MY]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (S. 827), S4257 [3MY]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (S. 1297), S8593 [1AU]

Iowa: anniversary of Girl Scouts of Conestoga Council, S1391 [14FE]

Jonesboro, AR: anniversary of shooting of students at Westside Middle School, S2822 [23MR]

Kane, Rebecca: American Museum of Natural History Young Naturalist Awards Program award recipient, S8115 [24JY]

Kids Voting USA (organization): tribute, S9118 [5SE]

Lafayette, IN: tribute to Sunnyside and Tecumseh Middle Schools' efforts to honor Japanese-American World War II veterans, S8697 [2AU]

Lammers, Austin: U.S. Institute of Peace National Peace Essay Contest winner for South Dakota, S6916 [26JN]

Languages: enhance limited English proficiency programs, S4798-S4803 [10MY], S4858-S4861, S4874 [14MY], S4931 [15MY], S13388, S13396 [18DE]

Law enforcement officers: increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (S. 899), S5015, S5016 [16MY]

Literature: provide children with better access to books and other reading materials and resources, S4195 [3MY]

Macungie, PA: tribute to Shoemaker Elementary School Community Service Club Walk-a-Thon for Paralyzed Veterans, S1609 [27FE]

Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (S. 1343), S8764-S8766 [2AU]

———allow States to use their allotment under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to increase the enrollment of children eligible for medical assistance (S. 1625), S11378 [1NO]

———coverage of certain dependent care employees, S3804 [24AP]

———permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (S. 573), S2588 [20MR]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage, S3650 [6AP]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 321), S1346 [13FE]

Mental health: expand and improve counseling and mental health services for posttraumatic stress syndrome relative to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9955 [1OC]

———suicide prevention activities funding, S5953 [7JN]

———tribute to role of art therapy in dealing with aftermath of terrorist attacks, S12154 [29NO]

Michigan: establishment of school violence prevention hot line, S4237 [3MY]

———suspend implementation of law requiring authorities to issue concealed weapons licenses to any one 21 years or older without a criminal record, S2382 [15MR]

Missouri: dispute over use of provider taxes to increase Federal contributions to State Medicaid programs, S11181, S11182 [30OC]

———tribute to foster parents, S8698 [2AU]

Missouri Boys State (organization): tribute, S6315 [14JN]

Morehouse College: tribute to School of Medicine, S3784 [23AP]

Morrilton, AR: anniversary of Southern Christian Home, S4241 [3MY]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car restraints and booster seats for children (S. 980), S5800 [26MY]

———use of safety belts and restraint systems by children (S. 956), S5633 [24MY]

Mount Morris Township, MI: gun violence at Buell Elementary School, S1456 [15FE]

National Adoption Month: observance, S12432-S12435 [5DE]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: tribute, S5531 [23MY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 204), S10668, S10669 [11OC]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (S. Res. 79), S4121 [1MY], S4171 [2MY]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (S. Res. 166), S10475 [10OC]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 109), S6140 [12JN]

National Child's Day: designate (S. Res. 90), S5020 [16MY], S5764 [25MY]

National Crime Prevention Council: tribute to school violence prevention efforts, S11547 [7NO]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S10635 [11OC]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (S. 657), S3168 [29MR], S6461 [19JN]

National Girl Scout Week: designate (S. Res. 59), S2266 [13MR], S2385 [15MR]

National Guard: child care and family support programs funding, S9793 [25SE]

National Kids Voting Week: observance, S9118 [5SE]

National Missing Children's Day: observance, S5531 [23MY]

National objectives: establish national policy on youth development (S. 1005), S5983-S5985 [7JN]

National Parents Week: designate (S. Res. 150), S8972 [3AU], S9857 [26SE]

National Safe Place Week: designate (S. Res. 25), S2792 [22MR]

National security: strengthen by encouraging and assisting in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical needs at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels (S. 1799), S12860 [11DE]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 55), S2095 [8MR], S3357 [3AP]

National Sportsmanship Day: observance, S1895, S1896 [6MR]

National Teacher Day: designate (S. Res. 85), S4469 [8MY], S4581, S4613 [9MY]

National Wash America Campaign: tribute (S. Con. Res. 70), S9632 [21SE]

National Writing Project: funding, S6286, S6303 [14JN]

———improve (S. 403), S1633 [27FE]

National Youth Science Camp: luncheon, S8566 [1AU]

Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (S. 550), S2403, S2404 [15MR]

Natrona County, WY: tribute to Silver Ribbon Campaign for efforts to promote disability awareness, S2658 [21MR]

New Jersey: tribute to Comcast Corp., Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship recipients, S7878 [18JY]

New York, NY: Jacob Riis Park natatorium complex funding, S7569 [12JY]

NIH: study the effect on children and youth of exposure to violent entertainment relative to development and educational achievement, S4914-S4916 [15MY]

North Dakota: tribute to North Border High School boys' basketball team, S2727 [22MR]

Nutrition: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program, S10949 [24OC]

———establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (S. 1036), S6051 [11JN], S6120 [12JN], S6231-S6234 [13JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: release of report on drug usage and availability in the U.S., S4413 [7MY]

Organ donors: tribute to Youth for Life—Remembering Walter Payton initiative for efforts to raise awareness about organ donation (S. Con. Res. 63), S8485 [31JY], S10401, S10402 [9OC]

PAX (organization): tribute to Asking Saves Kids anti-gun violence campaign, S11356 [1NO]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use, S6398 [19JN], S6515 [20JN]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children (S. 838), S4422-S4425 [7MY], S10816-S10819, S10826-S10831 [18OC], S10871-S10873 [23OC]

———improve safety and efficacy for children (S. 1301), S8597-S8599 [1AU]

———improve safety and efficacy for children (S. 1789), S12752 [7DE], S12755 [10DE], S13070 [12DE]

Phoenix, AZ: Thomas J. Pappas School funding, S6276, S6277 [14JN]

Pike County School Corp.: Wall Street Journal and Offspring (publication) ``One of the Best 100 School Districts in the U.S.'' award recipient, S3988 [26AP]

Portland, OR: tribute to academic achievements of public schools, S6314 [14JN]

Prayer: Federal funding for schools relative to voluntary school prayer (S. 73), S332, S334, S423 [22JA]

Product safety: infant crib safety (S. 538), S2390 [15MR]

Providence, RI: tribute to La Salle Academy football team, S2660 [21MR]

Public service: facilitate participation in community and military service (S. 1792), S12775-S12777 [10DE]

Public welfare programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funding, S3665 [6AP]

Puerto Rico: education funding, S6185 [13JN]

Ramirez, Dustin: American Automobile Association School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Medal Award recipient, S4499 [8MY]

Rochester, NH: tribute to Knights of Columbus Council 2048 Future Unlimited Banquet Program, S7585 [12JY], S8119 [24JY]

Rutland, VT: tribute to Rutland High School marching band, S566 [25JA]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: revise and extend (S. 437), S1772 [1MR]

Safety: ensure the safety of children placed in child care centers in Federal facilities (S. 1003), S5982 [7JN]

Santee, CA: shooting of students at Santana High School, S1888 [6MR], S2066 [8MR]

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (S. Con. Res. 79), S10774 [16OC]

———allow same-gender public schools and classrooms as long as comparable educational opportunities are offered to both sexes, S4145 [2MY], S5943-S5945 [7JN]

———authorize grants to local educational agencies to carry out school violence prevention and school safety activities in secondary schools (S. 747), S3758 [6AP]

———clarify that only youth groups listed in the U.S. Code as patriotic societies be allowed equal access to public school facilities, S6267, S6268 [14JN]

———ensure environmental health and energy efficiency of schools, S5949-S5951 [7JN], S6196-S6198 [13JN]

———ensure safety by waiving local matching requirement under Community Oriented Policing Program relative to placement of law enforcement officers in local schools (S. 748), S3758 [6AP]

———ensure safety through prevention and intervention programs, S4475 [8MY], S4872-S4875 [14MY], S4931 [15MY], S13934 [20DE]

———establish a program for an information clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation (S. 1041), S6321 [14JN]

———establish a program for an information clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation (S. 1041), star print, S6459 [19JN]

———establish and expand child opportunity zone family centers in elementary and secondary schools (S. 371), S1509 [15FE]

———establish telephone hotlines to provide confidential reporting of individuals suspected of imminent school violence, S4870, S4877, S4878, S4880 [14MY]

———expulsion of students for possession of guns or illegal drugs (S. 79), S332, S335, S423 [22JA]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours, S4973-S4977 [16MY]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (S. 1258), S8355 [27JY]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (S. 156), S482 [23JA]

———incidences of student shootings, S3144 [29MR]

———prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (S. 74), S332, S334, S423 [22JA]

———prohibit the sale of foods with minimal nutritional value in schools participating in Federal meal programs (S. 745), S3756 [6AP]

———provide for national digital school districts (S. 1337), S8757 [2AU]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (S. 727), S3713 [6AP], S12014 [16NO]

———provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (S. 119), S392 [22JA]

———provide parents, taxpayers, and educators with useful, understandable reports on schools (S. 695), S3445 [4AP]

Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain educational programs, S6036 [11JN]

———ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain educational programs (S. 231), S921 [31JA]

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 724), S3711 [6AP]

———create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (S. 484), S1994-S1998 [7MR]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (S. 1244), S8224 [25JY]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families, S3668 [6AP]

———expand State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (S. 574), S2588 [20MR]

———extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care, S11456 [6NO]

———extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care (H.R. 2873), S11916 [15NO], S11973 [16NO], S13141, S13225, S13226 [13DE], S13935 [20DE]

———extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care (S. 1503), S10297-S10302 [4OC]

———improve health benefits coverage of infants and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 1016), S6130-S6132 [12JN]

———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 582), S2663 [21MR], S6514 [20JN]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (S. 622), S2981 [27MR]

———strengthen working families by improving responsible fatherhood and child support programs and expanding certain tax credits, block grants, and child care programs (S. 685), S3351-S3353 [3AP]

South Dakota: tribute to Congressional Gold Award recipients, S8393 [30JY]

Southwest Missouri State University: tribute to women's basketball team, S3020 [28MR]

Sports: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympics and establish NIST grant program to fund detection and prevention of the use of performance-enhancing drugs (S. 718), S3543, S3544 [5AP]

———tribute to Simplot Games, S2578 [20MR]

States: use of the National Assessment of Educational Progress examination, S6315 [14JN]

Stepfamily Day: observance, S9438 [14SE]

Stewart, Lindsay: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Pennsylvania, S1896 [6MR]

Students of Missouri Assisting Rural & Urban Transportation (nonprofit organization): tribute, S7584 [12JY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: release of study on adolescent drug use, S6513 [20JN]

Surgeon General: national policy on suicide prevention, S5953 [7JN]

Take Your Daughter to Work Day: observance, S3969 [26AP]

Tallahassee, FL: tribute to Leon High School band, S4506 [8MY]

Taxation: allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials, S4488 [8MY]

———allow increased contributions to education savings accounts and expand applicability to elementary and secondary school expenses, S1171 [8FE]

———allow personal exemptions against the alternative minimum tax for certain individuals, S5236 [21MY], S5409 [22MY]

———employer credits for expenses of providing child care services to employees, S5505 [23MY]

———employer credits for expenses of providing child care services to employees (S. 99), S365-S367 [22JA]

———enhance charitable contribution deductions for book donations and literacy (S. 1415), S9258, S9259 [10SE]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (S. 938), S5548 [23MY]

———expand child tax credit, S5490, S5520 [23MY]

———expand child tax credit (S. 833), S4269, S4270 [3MY], S4787 [10MY]

———expand dependent care credit, S5202-S5208, S5254 [21MY]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (S. 850), S4603 [9MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (S. 905), S5019 [16MY]

———increase deductibility of professional development expenses for teachers and allow credits for those who provide classroom materials, S5078-S5082 [17MY], S5498, S5499 [23MY]

———increase deductibility of professional development expenses for teachers and allow credits for those who provide classroom materials (S. 203), S707-S709 [30JA]

———increase deductibility of professional development expenses for teachers and allow credits for those who provide classroom materials (S. 495), S2078 [8MR]

———increase deductibility of professional development expenses for teachers and allow credits for those who provide classroom materials (S. 904), S5018 [16MY]

———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools, S4971, S4972, S4995 [16MY]

———make certain rate cuts conditional on full Head Start Program funding, S5423 [22MY]

———make certain rate cuts conditional on funding being available for certain amendments to S. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, S5228 [21MY]

———provide a credit to public elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses, professional development expenses, and student education loans, S4470 [8MY], S6294 [14JN]

———provide a credit to public elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses, professional development expenses, and student education loans (S. 225), S917 [31JA], S3649 [6AP]

———provide alternative minimum tax relief, extend certain provisions, and provide an offset for revenue loss, S5495 [23MY]

———provide tax credit for repayment of student loans by teachers and nurses, S5426 [22MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses, S3666 [6AP], S5093-S5095 [17MY], S5252 [21MY], S5496 [23MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (S. 148), S459 [23JA], S3696 [6AP], S5606 [24MY]

———treatment of certain postsecondary educational benefits provided by an employer to children of employees (S. 1059), S6452 [19JN]

———treatment of certain postsecondary educational benefits provided by an employer to children of employees (S. 1060), S6452 [19JN]

———treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition programs used to pay higher education expenses for the designated beneficiary (S. 335), S1417-S1420 [14FE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses, S5231 [21MY], S5408 [22MY]

Teacher Appreciation Week: designate (S. Res. 85), S4469 [8MY], S4581, S4613 [9MY]

Teachers: encourage national board certification by increasing subsidies to pay fee, heightening awareness of process, and providing tax incentives (S. 262), S1083 [6FE]

Television: prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching unless it is rated for content or blockable by electronic means (S. 341), S1466-S1469 [15FE]

———role in the education of children, S3970 [26AP]

Terrorism: protect children from bioterrorism, S10871-S10873 [23OC]

———protect children (S. 1539), S10649 [11OC]

———protect children (S. 1685), S11791-S11794 [14NO]

Time: extend end date of daylight savings time (S. 1579), S11113 [25OC]

Towns County, GA: tribute to Towns County Middle School for providing laptop computers to students, S5264 [21MY]

TV Turnoff Week: observance, S3970 [26AP]

U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps: anniversary, S9248 [10SE]

University of Minnesota: anniversary (S. Res. 93), S5483 [22MY], S5532 [23MY]

University of the Pacific: anniversary (S. Res. 124), S7434 [10JY]

Valley, AL: tribute to Valley Haven School Bike/Hike/Run for Valley Haven, S2728 [22MR]

Waldron, Jonathan: American Automobile Association School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Medal Award recipient, S4499 [8MY]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (S. 256), S1078 [6FE]

Wood: encourage EPA to accelerate study on safety of arsenic-treated wood, S8630-S8633 [2AU]

Reports

Consideration of H.R. 1992, Internet Equity and Education Act (H. Res. 256): Committee on Rules (House), H6455 [9OC]

Elementary School Children—Many Change Schools Frequently, Harming Their Education: GAO, H2413 [22MY]

Evaluation of the Florida A-Plus Accountability and School Choice Program: Jay P. Greene, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, H2636-H2640 [23MY]

Report to the Nation: Roy L. Williams and Milton H. Ward, Boy Scouts of America, E380 [15MR]

Reports filed

Address Issues of Neighborhood Crime Prevention, Community Policing, and Reduction of School Crime by President Bush: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 107-167), H4723 [26JY]

Affordable Education Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 763) (S. Rept. 107-12), S3851 [24AP]

Amateur Sports Integrity Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 718) (S. Rept. 107-16), S4890 [14MY]

Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2887) (H. Rept. 107-277), H8034 [9NO]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 838) (S. Rept. 107-79), S10286 [4OC]

Born-Alive Infants Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2175) (H. Rept. 107-186), H5332 [2AU]

Child Passenger Protection Education Grant Funding Extension: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 691) (H. Rept. 107-78), H2709 [24MY]

Child Status Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1209) (H. Rept. 107-45), H1554 [24AP]

Condemn Taliban Regime for Discriminatory Policies in Afghanistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 42), S5613 [24MY]

Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 863) (H. Rept. 107-46), H1554 [24AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 315) (H. Rept. 107-336), H10054 [12DE]

Consideration of H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 107-69), H2279 [16MY]

Consideration of H.R. 6, Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 104) (H. Rept. 107-31), H1293 [28MR]

Consideration of H.R. 503, Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 119) (H. Rept. 107-50), H1554 [24AP]

Consideration of H.R. 622, Hope for Children Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 141) (H. Rept. 107-67), H2182 [15MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1992, Internet Equity and Education Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 107-232), H6458 [9OC]

District of Columbia College Access Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1499) (S. Rept. 107-101), S12160 [29NO]

District of Columbia Family Court Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2657) (S. Rept. 107-108), S12447 [5DE]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1382) (S. Rept. 107-107), S12447 [5DE]

Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 304), S12160 [29NO]

Drug-Free Communities Support Program Extension and Modification and National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute Authorization: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2291) (H. Rept. 107-175), H4862 [30JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Programs and Activities Extension: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1) (S. Rept. 107-7), S3052 [28MR]

Fairness for Foster Care Families Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 586) (H. Rept. 107-66), H2182 [15MY]

Flu Vaccine Availability Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 943) (H. Rept. 107-168), H4723 [26JY]

Global Democracy Promotion Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 367), S8570 [1AU]

Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1793), S13049 [12DE]

Hope for Children Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 622) (H. Rept. 107-64), H2182 [15MY]

Increase Support and Funding To Combat Juvenile Diabetes: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 36) (H. Rept. 107-182), H5124 [1AU]

Internet Equity and Education Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1992) (H. Rept. 107-225), H6135 [2OC]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Accountability Programs Funding: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1900) (H. Rept. 107-203), H5487 [10SE]

Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 107-29), H1187 [27MR]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 166), S10456 [10OC]

National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 107-134), H3959 [11JY]

National Science Education Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 100) (H. Rept. 107-133), H3959 [11JY]

No Child Left Behind Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 107-334), H10054 [12DE]

———Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 107-63), H2147 [14MY]

Nomination of Joan E. Ohl To Be Dept. of HHS Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families: Committee on Finance (Senate), S13464 [18DE]

Presidential Appointment of Children's Coordinating Officers for Disaster Areas in Which Children Have Lost a Custodial Parent: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1623) (S. Rept. 107-115), S12681 [7DE]

Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living Programs, Mentoring Programs for Children of Incarcerated Parents, and Youths Aging Out of Foster Care: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2873) (H. Rept. 107-281), H8132 [13NO]

Support Goals of Red Ribbon Week: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 84) (H. Rept. 107-197), H5404 [5SE]

Teaching Children To Save Lives Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 727), S11719 [13NO]

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 503) (H. Rept. 107-42), H1554 [24AP]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 107-73), H2386 [21MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Combat trafficking in women and children: Conference of Major Superiors of Men and Leadership Conference of Women Religious, E2179 [29NO]

Hear O' Israel International, Inc., Listen to the Cries of the Children National Campaign: Lee P. Brown, Mayor of Houston, TX, and Houston, TX, City Council, E1798 [4OC]

Operation Respect, Inc., initiatives: National Conference of State Legislatures, E1579 [5SE]

Statements

Abenaki and Native American Issues: Fellicia Gagne, E1722 [25SE]

Anniversary of the Death of Kayla Rolland Due to Gun Violence: Veronica McQueen, S1695 [28FE], E262 [1MR]

Broadcasting Executions to the Public: Derek Wong, Drew Arnold, Theresa Savaglio, and Alex Whittelseui, E1757 [2OC]

Cannabis Legalization: Josh Smolkin, E1706 [24SE]

Denial of Visas to Certain Adopted Children From Cambodia: Senator Landrieu, S14031 [20DE]

Education in Vermont Prisons: Ethan Casavant and Jamie Santerre, E1757 [2OC]

Freeing Families From the High Cost of a College Education: Stacey Caron and Dalaina Buffum, E1829 [9OC]

Healthy Choices During Teen Years: Hillary Knapp and Christine Harvey, E1706 [24SE]

High Drop-Out Rates, Focusing on Inadequate Social Services: Katie Kevorkian, Carlin Hebert, and Bethany Wallace, E1609 [10SE]

Hope for Children Act: Executive Office of the President, H2290 [17MY]

International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Act: American School Food Service Association, H2060 [9MY]

———Kenneth Hackett, Coalition for Food Aid, H2061 [9MY]

———Thomas A. Verdoorn, Land O'Lakes, Inc., H2060 [9MY]

———USA Rice Federation, H2060 [9MY]

Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief Act: Executive Office of the President, H1307 [29MR]

Napster: Hydie Buchanan, E1721 [25SE]

Parental Notification for Abortion: Danielle Harvey, Andrea Shahan, and Stephanie Gray, E1824 [5OC]

Public Schools: Selenia Coghlan, Patty Salvas, and Patty Ralston, E1599 [6SE]

Reflection on Sept. 11: Louise Eich, E2367 [20DE]

Require States To Equalize Education Funding Throughout the State: Representative Fattah, S6102 [12JN]

Rich Man's Return on Bush's Tax Cut: Angela DeBlasio and Lynne Clough, E1830 [9OC]

Rural Education Development Initiative Reauthorization and Improvement: National Education Association, S1074, S1075 [6FE]

School Standards: Jory Hurst, Robby Short, Emily Wright, and Kerry McIntosh, E1648 [13SE]

Student Standardized Tests: Jonathan Kozol, S4077 [1MY]

Tobacco Use Prevention: Blake Kinkaid, Craig Stevens, and Brittany Chandler, E1824 [5OC]

Trade Skills for Young Vermonters: Will Babcock, E1612 [10SE]

21st Century Higher Education Initiative, H1109 [22MR], E436 [22MR]

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Executive Office of the President, H1620, H1645 [26AP], E613 [24AP]

———National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H1639 [26AP]

———Representative Bachus, H1623 [26AP]

Young American Workers' Bill of Rights: Representative Lantos, E559 [5AP]

Studies

Parents as Teachers Program: Research & Training Associates, S4982 [16MY]

Summaries

Act To Leave No Child Behind (S. 940), S5549-S5552 [23MY]

Child Care Facilities Financing Act (S. 1217), S8023 [20JY]

Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act (S. 304), S1315-S1317 [13FE]

Gun-Free Schools Refinement Act (S. 649), S3161 [29MR]

High Performance Schools Act (H.R. 1129), E405 [20MR]

International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Act (H.R. 1700), H2059 [9MY]

Kids and Terrorism Preparedness Act (S. 1685), S11792 [14NO]

MediKids Health Insurance Act (H.R. 1733), E722 [3MY]

MediKids Health Insurance Act (S. 827), S4261 [3MY]

Meet Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Needs of Incarcerated Children and Youth (H.R. 2198), E1111 [14JN]

National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act (S. 1262), S8361 [27JY]

National Youth Smoking Reduction Act (H.R. 2180), E1118 [14JN]

Science Education for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 1693), E718 [3MY]

Tables

Cases receiving notices of intent to deny citizenship to certain adopted children from Cambodia, S14031 [20DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1543, District of Columbia appropriations, S11480 [6NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act budget requests vs. appropriations, S4387 [4MY]

Elementary and secondary education funding 1990-2001, H6637 [11OC]

Estimated cost of Federal testing mandate for reading and mathematics, S6114 [12JN]

Estimated cost to consumers of exclusivity extensions for certain pediatric drugs, H8102 [13NO]

State allocation of Title I grants under Dodd amendment to S. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, S4217 [3MY]

State educational testing revenue sharing, S6117 [12JN], S6148 [13JN]

State-by-State loss of Impact Aid funds, H4366 [20JY]

12th graders drug use, S13964 [20DE]

Testimonies

Drug Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment Act: Carroll O'Connor, S8459 [31JY]

Early Childhood Education and Child Care: Kathi J. Apgar, Bristol Family Center, S5206 [21MY]

Mental Health Research Funding: Lydia Lewis, National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association, E596-E598 [24AP]

Religious Persecution in the People's Republic of China, E1952 [30OC]

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Michael Lenz (1999), E699 [2MY]

———Ronald Weich, H1621 [26AP]

———Shiwona Pace, E681 [1MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 57, shooting of students at Santana High School in Santee, CA, H839 [13MR]

H. Con. Res. 59, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, H1362 [3AP]

H. Con. Res. 69, urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, H1087 [22MR]

H. Con. Res. 79, use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby, H2344 [21MY]

H. Con. Res. 84, support goals of Red Ribbon Week, H5964 [24SE]

H. Con. Res. 91, increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals, H1673 [1MY]

H. Con. Res. 95, National Charter Schools Week, H1685 [1MY]

H. Con. Res. 100, tribute to Clear Channel Communications, Inc., and the American Football Coaches Association for efforts to locate missing, kidnapped, and runaway children, H2853 [5JN]

H. Con. Res. 110, National Children's Memorial Flag Day, H1652 [26AP]

H. Con. Res. 172, YMCA anniversary, H3595 [26JN]

H. Con. Res. 204, National Character Counts Week, H5934 [24SE]

H. Con. Res. 228, Put Our Children First Resolution, H8081 [13NO]

H. Con. Res. 239, set aside sufficient period of school time to allow children to pray for, or quietly reflect on behalf of, the Nation during this time of struggle against international terrorism, H8113 [13NO]

H. Con. Res. 248, allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools, H6790 [16OC]

H. Con. Res. 289, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, S13422 [18DE], H10113 [13DE]

H. Res. 28, tribute to Catholic schools, H180 [6FE]

H. Res. 104, consideration of H.R. 6, Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief Act, H1297 [29MR]

H. Res. 112, 4-H Youth Development Program centennial, H1688 [1MY]

H. Res. 113, Increase the Peace Day, H1506 [24AP]

H. Res. 119, consideration of H.R. 503, Unborn Victims of Violence Act, H1610 [26AP]

H. Res. 121, express condolences to families of people killed in People's Republic of China elementary school explosion and enforce International Labor Organization child and forced labor standards, H4407 [23JY]

H. Res. 124, recognize importance and support goals and ideas of National Youth Day, H3267 [20JN]

H. Res. 141, consideration of H.R. 622, Hope for Children Act, H2285 [17MY]

H. Res. 143, consideration of H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, H2298 [17MY]

H. Res. 168, honor Native Americans in schools for their contributions to U.S. history, culture, and education, H3271 [20JN]

H. Res. 193, address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime by President Bush, H5317 [2AU]

H. Res. 254, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, H6436 [9OC]

H. Res. 256, consideration of H.R. 1992, Internet Equity and Education Act, H6456 [9OC], H6463 [10OC]

H. Res. 315, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, H10082 [13DE]

H.R. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, S6672-S6831 [22JN]

H.R. 6, Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief Act, H1302-H1304 [29MR]

H.R. 100, National Science Education Act, H4802-H4804 [30JY]

H.R. 252, Dependent Care Assistance Program establishment, E69 [30JA]

H.R. 503, Unborn Victims of Violence Act, H1612-H1614 [26AP]

H.R. 586, Fairness for Foster Care Families Act, H2166 [15MY]

H.R. 622, Hope for Children Act, H2288, H2289 [17MY]

H.R. 691, extend child motor vehicle passenger protection education grant funding, H3686 [27JN]

H.R. 863, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act, H6808-H6811 [16OC]

H.R. 1209, Child Status Protection Act, H2901 [6JN]

H.R. 1499, District of Columbia College Access Improvement Act, S13078 [12DE]

H.R. 1499, permit certain high school graduates who graduated prior to 1998 to participate in the District of Columbia College Access Act tuition assistance program, H4811 [30JY]

H.R. 1858, National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act, H4792-H4798 [30JY]

H.R. 1900, juvenile delinquency prevention and accountability programs funding, H5750-H5757 [20SE]

H.R. 1992, Internet Equity and Education Act, H6469 [10OC]

H.R. 2291, Drug-Free Communities Support Program extension and modification and National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute authorization, H5345-H5347 [5SE]

H.R. 2657, District of Columbia Family Court Act, S13312-S13316 [14DE], H5740-H5744 [20SE]

H.R. 2873, extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care, H8088-H8091 [13NO]

H.R. 2887, Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act, H8094-H8098 [13NO]

H.R. 3086, Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act, H7131 [23OC]

H.R. 3216, exclude certain housing allowances of uniformed services members from the determination of eligibility for free and reduced price meals for children of the individual, H9087 [11DE]

S. 7, Educational Excellence for All Learners Act, S113-S145 [22JA]

S. 9, Working Family Tax Relief Act, S146-S155 [22JA]

S. 18, Right Start Act, S232-S237 [22JA]

S. 73, Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act, S333 [22JA]

S. 74, Schoolchildren's Health Protection Act, S333 [22JA]

S. 79, Safe Schools Act, S334 [22JA]

S. 99, Child Care Infrastructure Act, S366 [22JA]

S. 101, Quality Teachers for All Act, S370-S372 [22JA]

S. 102, development of high school dropout prevention programs, S372 [22JA]

S. 103, increase participation in advanced placement courses, S374 [22JA]

S. 120, Master Teacher Act, S396 [22JA]

S. 123, Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act, S400 [22JA]

S. 148, Hope for Children Act, S460 [23JA]

S. 158, School Improvement Accountability Act, S485-S494 [23JA]

S. 167, Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's Act), S537-S540 [24JA]

S. 203, Teacher Support Act, S708 [30JA]

S. 225, TEACHER Tax Credit Act, S918 [31JA], S4470 [8MY]

S. 231, Seniors as Volunteers in Our Schools Act, S922 [31JA]

S. 243, Indian School Construction Act, S1019-S1021 [1FE]

S. 247, Kids Deserve Freedom From Tobacco Act, S1063-S1066 [6FE]

S. 262, encourage national board certification by teachers by increasing subsidies to pay fee, heightening awareness of process, and providing tax incentives, S1084 [6FE]

S. 269, Immigrants to New Americans Act, S1123 [7FE]

S. 303, Public Education Reinvestment, Reinvention, and Responsibility Act, S1273-S1311 [13FE]

S. 309, Title I Integrity Act, S1327 [13FE]

S. 311, Strong Character for Strong Schools Act, S1329 [13FE]

S. 316, Teacher Liability Protection Act, S1338 [13FE]

S. 335, Setting Aside for a Valuable Education (SAVE) Act, S1418 [14FE]

S. 337, Teacher Recruitment, Development, and Retention Act, S1423 [14FE]

S. 339, Rural Education Development Initiative for the 21st Century Act, S1424 [14FE]

S. 342, Quality Classrooms Act, S1470 [15FE]

S. 367, Global Democracy Promotion Act, S1507 [15FE]

S. 371, establish and expand child opportunity zone family centers in elementary and secondary schools, S1509 [15FE]

S. 372, Parent Act, S1512-S1514 [15FE]

S. 373, Professional Development Reform Act, S1515-S1517 [15FE]

S. 385, repeal limitation on the expansion of the Junior ROTC program, S1526 [15FE]

S. 399, College Fire Prevention Act, S1632 [27FE]

S. 436, Child Safety Lock Act, S1771 [1MR]

S. 437, Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act, S1772-S1778 [1MR]

S. 438, Teacher Quality Act, S1778-S1780 [1MR]

S. 461, Mathematics and Science Education Partnership and Teacher Recruitment Act, S1900 [6MR]

S. 469, School Support and Improvement Act, S1909 [6MR]

S. 480, Unborn Victims of of Violence Act, S2118 [9MR]

S. 495, Tax Equity for School Teachers Act, S2079 [8MR]

S. 604, Ready To Learn, Ready To Teach Act, S2826-S2828 [23MR]

S. 617, Lower Mississippi Delta Education Access and Improvement Act, S2901 [26MR]

S. 622, Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act, S2982 [27MR]

S. 657, National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative funding, S3168 [29MR], S6461 [19JN], H3479 [25JN]

S. 672, Child Status Protection Act, S3276 [2AP]

S. 695, Standardized School Report Card Act, S3446 [4AP]

S. 717, voucher program to provide school choice, S3542 [5AP]

S. 727, Teaching Children To Save Lives Act, S12014 [16NO]

S. 792, Media Marketing Accountability Act, S4009 [26AP]

S. 814, Focus on Committed and Underpaid Staff for Children's Sake (FOCUS) Act, S4177-S4180 [2MY]

S. 827, MediKids Health Insurance Act, S4258-S4261 [3MY]

S. 838, Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act, S4422-S4424 [7MY]

S. 850, Child Support Fairness and Tax Refund Interception Act, S4603 [9MY]

S. 866, National Media Campaign To Prevent Underage Drinking Act, S4843 [10MY]

S. 874, Fair Access to Infertility Treatment and Hope Act, S4893 [14MY]

S. 891, Underage Consumer Credit Protection Act, S4958 [15MY]

S. 916, Children First Child Support Reform Act, S5272 [21MY]

S. 980, Child Passenger Protection Act, S5801 [26MY]

S. 1000, Child Care Quality Incentive Act, S5980 [7JN]

S. 1016, Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act, S6132-S6134 [12JN]

S. 1036, International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Act, S6231-S6233 [13JN]

S. 1050, Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, S6330 [14JN]

S. 1070, Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act, S6523-S6526 [20JN]

S. 1075, Drug-Free Communities Support Program extension and modification and National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute authorization, S6527-S6529 [20JN]

S. 1096, Military Spouse Physician Choice Act, S6864 [25JN]

S. 1165, Juvenile Crime Prevention and Control Act, S7500-S7515 [11JY]

S. 1232, Cybermolesters Enforcement Act, S8135 [24JY]

S. 1234, Anti-Sexual Predator Act, S8205 [25JY]

S. 1236, Criminal Gang Abatement Act, S8210-S8212 [25JY]

S. 1244, FamilyCare Act, S8224-S8230 [25JY]

S. 1343, Family Planning State Empowerment Act, S8765 [2AU]

S. 1355, Children's Firearm Access Prevention Act, S8918 [3AU]

S. 1357, study implementation of Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights policies on sexual harassment directed against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students, S8923 [3AU]

S. 1382, District of Columbia Family Court Act, S8954-S8958 [3AU]

S. 1390, Children's Health Coverage Improvement Act, S8967 [3AU]

S. 1414, Parent and Teacher Achievement Act, S9257 [10SE]

S. 1415, enhance charitable contribution tax deductions for book donations and literacy, S9259 [10SE]

S. 1469, Early Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act, S9877 [26SE]

S. 1471, Children's Lead Screening Accountability for Early-Intervention (SAFE) Act, S9879-S9881 [26SE]

S. 1503, extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care, S10297-S10301 [4OC]

S. 1539, Protecting America's Children Against Terrorism Act, S10650-S10652 [11OC]

S. 1573, Afghan Women and Children Relief Act, S11922 [15NO], H8346 [27NO]

S. 1625, Children's Health Equity Act, S11379 [1NO]

S. 1626, Children's Dental Health Improvement Act, S11382-S11384 [1NO]

S. 1685, Kids and Terrorism Preparedness Act, S11792 [14NO]

S. 1789, Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act, S13071-S13076 [12DE], H10200-H10204 [18DE]

S. 1793, Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act, S13311 [14DE], H10891 [19DE]

S. 1830, facilitate the gathering of criminal background information on employees and volunteers for providers of care to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals, S13303 [14DE]

S. 1868, National Child Protection Improvement Act, S13954 [20DE]

S. Con. Res. 14, recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect, S1428 [14FE]

S. Con. Res. 31, tribute to Clear Channel Communications, Inc., and the American Football Coaches Association for efforts to locate missing, kidnapped, and runaway children, S3453 [4AP]

S. Con. Res. 33, National Charter Schools Week, S3865 [24AP]

S. Con. Res. 42, condemn Taliban regime for discriminatory policies in Afghanistan, S5553 [23MY]

S. Con. Res. 42, condemn the Afghanistan Taliban regime for their discriminatory policies, S6460 [19JN]

S. Con. Res. 63, tribute to Youth for Life—Remembering Walter Payton initiative for efforts to raise awareness about organ donation, S8485 [31JY], S10402 [9OC]

S. Con. Res. 65, increase public awareness of dyspraxia, S8976 [3AU]

S. Con. Res. 70, tribute to National Wash America Campaign, S9632 [21SE]

S. Con. Res. 78, National Character Counts Week, S10463 [10OC]

S. Con. Res. 79, allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools, S10774 [16OC]

S. Res. 24, tribute to Catholic schools, S1435 [14FE]

S. Res. 25, National Safe Place Week, S1528 [15FE], S2792 [22MR]

S. Res. 44, Arts Education Month, S1911 [6MR]

S. Res. 55, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S2094 [8MR], S3459 [4AP]

S. Res. 59, National Girl Scout Week, S2231 [13MR]

S. Res. 79, National Child Care Worthy Wage Day, S4121 [1MY]

S. Res. 85, Teacher Appreciation Week and National Teacher Day, S4612 [9MY]

S. Res. 90, National Child's Day, S5020 [16MY], S5764 [25MY]

S. Res. 93, anniversary of University of Minnesota, S5469 [22MY]

S. Res. 106, National Responsible Father's Day, S5904 [6JN]

S. Res. 109, National Children's Memorial Day, S6140 [12JN]

S. Res. 124, University of the Pacific anniversary, S7432 [10JY]

S. Res. 132, recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect, S7596 [12JY]

S. Res. 139, Family Day—A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Children, S8292 [26JY]

S. Res. 150, National Parents Week, S8972 [3AU], S9858 [26SE]

S. Res. 161, Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence, S9558 [20SE]

S. Res. 166, National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, S10165 [3OC], S10475 [10OC]

S. Res. 176, authorize Senate expenditures to distribute certain publications on the history of the U.S. Capitol for children and youth, S11389 [1NO]

S.J. Res. 9, congressional disapproval of AID rule for restoring international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S2595 [20MR]