CHRISTENSEN, DONNA M. (a Delegate from the Virgin Islands)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse, Central Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 4006), H1002 [19MR]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H3161 [4JN]
———require congressional authority to authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 110), H6693 [25SE]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H367 [13FE]
Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 4653), H2100 [2MY]
———establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H8023 [16OC]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H8024 [16OC]
Campanella, Roy: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 127), H4606 [15JY]
Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see H.R. 3898), H1769 [30AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to District of Columbia National Guard, National Guard Bureau, and Dept. of Defense for assistance to Capitol Police and Congress after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1533 [23AP]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H3230 [5JN]
———establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 5613), H8023 [16OC]
———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 5648), H8021 [16OC]
———infant crib safety (see H.R. 1086), H8023 [16OC]
Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 3974), H1156 [9AP]
Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see H.R. 2847), H105 [29JA]
Construction industries: tribute to companies who donated labor, funds, and supplies to rebuild the Pentagon's roof (see H. Con. Res. 424), H3859 [24JN]
Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 4091), H5791 [25JY]
Crime: prosecute persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain investigations or who defraud investors, prohibit certain debts from being discharged in bankruptcy, and protect whistleblowers from retaliation (see H.R. 4098), H1152 [9AP]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H5791 [25JY]
Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 5421), H6418 [19SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 2422), H2608 [16MY]
———make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4764), H3669 [18JN]
———make matching grants available to States to encourage the establishment of license plate programs to fund breast cancer treatment, research, and education (see H.R. 1295), H6060 [4SE]
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5499), H6983 [2OC]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a Presidential National Historic Site in Hope, AR (see H.R. 3815), H634 [27FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement that former POW must have been interred for a specified minimum period of time to be eligible for dental benefits (see H.R. 3826), H1484 [18AP]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H907 [13MR]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 5458), H8023 [16OC]
Diseases: combat cancer (see H.R. 4596), H2472 [14MY]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5482), H6776 [26SE]
District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H1410 [17AP]
Education: authorize appropriations and establish advisory committee to help implement the Advanced Technological Education Program and strengthen technological education at associate-degree granting colleges (see H.R. 4680), H3514 [12JN]
———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 31), H7019 [3OC]
———extend student loan forgiveness to adult education instructors (see H.R. 4123), H2235 [8MY]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]
———require medically accurate and objective factual information as part of any sex education course (see H.R. 5668), H8022 [16OC]
Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission: establish (see H.R. 5434), H8546 [12NO]
ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to pension participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H3293 [6JN]
———provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
Families and domestic relations: provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H1156 [9AP]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H6693 [25SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H2945 [22MY]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H1410 [17AP]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H79 [24JA]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1483 [18AP]
Health: authorize demonstration projects to increase the supply of organs donated for human transplant (see H.R. 5224), H5790 [25JY]
———emphasize the importance of bone marrow donation and support National Marrow Donor Program and National Marrow Awareness Month (see H. Res. 563), H8024 [16OC]
———encourage private health insurance companies to take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles (see H. Con. Res. 474), H8042 [24OC]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]
———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts and information on transplantation, and move transplantation from an experimental procedure to a standard therapy (see H.R. 5462), H8023 [16OC]
———provide grants to States to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff (see H.R. 5674), H8733 [13NO]
———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 5187), H5194 [23JY]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H1674 [25AP]
———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 1683), H1003 [19MR]
Health care facilities: increase availability of language-assistance services for patients of migrant health centers (see H.R. 4134), H1199 [10AP]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see H.R. 4446), H2356 [9MY]
House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]
Housing: constitutional amendment relative to the right to a home (see H.J. Res. 21), H4606 [15JY]
Immigration: assess aliens' immigration status relative to eligibility to serve in the Armed Forces and to be employed in airport security, and permit naturalization through certain active-duty military service (see H.R. 4058), H4350 [8JY]
———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4575), H3230 [5JN]
———facilitate entry of nonimmigrant aliens into the U.S. for temporary stays due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3714), H655 [4MR]
———protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H2235 [8MY]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H655 [4MR]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H687 [5MR]
———establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 4025), H1201 [10AP]
———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 5471), H6775 [26SE]
———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1733), H8029 [17OC]
———require coverage of hair prostheses for individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 547), H833 [12MR]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see H.R. 4983), H6172 [10SE]
Iraq: support U.N. efforts to assure Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions and advance peace and security in the Persian Gulf region (see H. Con. Res. 473), H6418 [19SE]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H2512 [15MY]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1122), H4605 [15JY]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Jimmie Lee Jackson Post Office Building, Marion, AL: designate (see H.R. 3849), H3514 [12JN]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1410 [17AP]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H561 [26FE]
Medicaid: allow States to expand coverage to uninsured, poor adults (see H.R. 2789), H4498 [10JY]
———establish a demonstration grant program to assist States in providing subsidies for group health insurance premiums for low-income, Medicaid-eligible individuals (see H.R. 1903), H907 [13MR]
Medicare: coverage of certain chiropractic examination procedures (see H.R. 2284), H3562 [13JN]
———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 3899), H907 [13MR]
———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H1338 [16AP]
———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4000), H1002 [19MR]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H7738 [9OC]
———improve payments and regulation under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 3584), H1284 [11AP]
———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (see H.R. 4729), H2470 [14MY]
———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3267), H688 [5MR]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H655 [4MR]
———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 3882), H1155 [9AP]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2945 [22MY]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see H.R. 3335), H2235 [8MY]
National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 418), H3562 [13JN]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6129 [9SE]
National Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5124), H5998 [26JY]
National security: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for homeland security and establish an Office of Homeland Security within the Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 3639), H201 [6FE]
Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 5274), H5995 [26JY]
Older Americans Act: Elderly Nutrition Programs anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H4606 [15JY]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]
Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 182), H4606 [15JY]
Privacy: restore certain standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information (see H.R. 5646), H8546 [12NO]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H3513 [12JN]
———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H3859 [24JN]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H7303 [8OC]
Public safety officers: provide benefits to those who die or become disabled as a result of certain injuries (see H.R. 3063), H6060 [4SE]
Public welfare programs: provide access to tools to stimulate employment (see H.R. 4236), H1333 [16AP]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3113), H227 [7FE]
Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 3955), H1156 [9AP]
Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see H.R. 5216), H5789 [25JY]
Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H3826 [21JN]
Reverend James Joseph Reeb Post Office Building, Selma, AL: designate (see H.R. 3850), H3514 [12JN]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H8733 [13NO]
Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 126), H4606 [15JY]
Safety: protect children from foods that pose a significant choking hazard (see H.R. 5739), H9023 [14NO]
Salt Lake City, UT: tribute to athletes, organizing committees, Utah, and security personnel who participated in the Olympic games (see H. Res. 363), H1156 [9AP]
SBA: establish position of Small and Disadvantaged Business Ombudsman for Procurement (see H.R. 5314), H5996 [26JY]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H5195 [23JY]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H3825 [21JN]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of small business concerns (see H. Con. Res. 480), H6559 [24SE]
———recognize role in national defense and encourage government purchase of innovative technologies and services from small businesses to help in homeland defense and the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 515), H5997 [26JY]
———reduce Federal paperwork requirements (see H.R. 4710), H2472 [14MY]
Social Security: guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3135), H1410 [17AP]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2472 [14MY]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H737 [6MR] (see H.R. 3729), H284 [12FE]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax refunds for use by the Dept. of HHS to improve the health of minorities and women (see H.R. 4937), H3928 [25JN]
———increase expensing limits of small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see H.R. 4087), H1152 [9AP]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H4350 [8JY]
———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see H.R. 4194), H2101 [2MY]
———provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for property (see H.R. 1789), H651 [28FE]
———treatment of distilled spirits in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3114), H833 [12MR]
———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4804), H6983 [2OC]
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H7894 [10OC]
Tito Puente Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3945), H4605 [15JY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H781 [7MR]
Turkey: reopening of Orthodox Theological School of Halki in order to promote religious freedom (see H. Con. Res. 345), H2235 [8MY]
Unemployment: modernize benefit system (see H.R. 4373), H1336 [16AP]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H1154 [9AP]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Women: recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H4605 [15JY]
———support participation of women throughout the world in a week of workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for world peace (see H. Con. Res. 290), H1091 [20MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Education: expand the eligibility for teacher loan forgiveness to provide additional incentives for teachers in economically depressed rural areas, territories, and Indian reservations (see H.R. 5133), H4766 [16JY]
National Minority Health and Health Disparities Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 388), H1674 [25AP]
Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 5097), H4552 [11JY]
St. Croix National Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 5096), H4552 [11JY]
Tariff: reform the production incentive certificate program for watch and jewelry producers in the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 4179), H1282 [11AP]
Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 440), H4574 [12JY]
Petitions and memorials
Virgin Islands: condition foreign aid to Afghanistan and other foreign countries on active commitment to eliminate discrimination against women, H2757
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H3829 [24JN]
Remarks
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: appropriate State and tribal shares (H. Con. Res. 425), H6877 [1OC]
Agency for Immigration Affairs: make all employees exempt from civil service hiring and promotion procedures and eliminate certain protections in disciplinary actions, H1661
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, E613
American Battlefield Protection Act: establish a battlefield acquisition grant program (H.R. 5125), H6875 [1OC]
American Zoo and Aquarium Association: tribute (H. Con. Res. 408), H4598 [15JY]
Andersonville National Historic Site: addition of certain donated lands (H.R. 4692), H6879 [1OC]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7338 [9OC], H7747, H7750
Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 700), H6 [23JA]
Budget: allocation of funds, H6972 [2OC]
Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove Plantation National Historic Park: designate as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 4944), H6871 [1OC]
Central Utah Project: clarify Dept. of the Interior responsibilities, redirect unexpended budget authority for wastewater treatment and reuse, and prepay repayment contracts for water delivery facilities (H.R. 4129), H6876 [1OC]
Children and youth: prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (H.R. 3839), H1512
Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: revoke a Public Land Order relative to certain erroneously included lands (H.R. 3937), H3829 [24JN]
Clark County, NV: convey certain public land for use as a shooting range (H.R. 2937), H1100 [9AP]
Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (H. Res. 523), H6313
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (H.R. 1784), H6266
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5797
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), motion to instruct conferees, H1996
———statutorily institute and clarify the organizational structure of the Violence Against Women Office, H1996
Dept. of the Interior: acquire certain environmentally sensitive lands in Nevada for inclusion in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (H.R. 4141), H6874 [1OC]
———conduct special resource study on the inclusion of Virginia Key Beach, FL, in the National Park System (H.R. 2109), H1700 [30AP]
———disclaim any Federal interest in lands adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes in Idaho (H.R. 4874), H6877 [1OC]
———ensure full historical accounting of Native American trust funds, H4794
———provide for maintenance and repair of buildings and properties located on National Wildlife Refuge System lands by lessees of such facilities (H.R. 1370), H2396 [14MY]
———study suitability and feasibility of establishing Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area in South Carolina (H.R. 4830), H6879 [1OC]
———study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Waco Mammoth Site Area in Waco, TX, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 1925), H2398 [14MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4794
Digital Tech Corps Act: set aside a percentage of private sector training assignments for small businesses, H1178 [10AP]
Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H4527 [11JY]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H6972 [2OC]
Education Land Grant Act: require the Dept. of Agriculture to pay costs of environmental reviews relative to conveyances (H.R. 3802), H6872 [1OC]
Federal employees: establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (H.R. 3925), H1178 [10AP]
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (H.R. 3994), H2757
Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 5385), H7102
Forest Service: provide for an independent investigation of firefighter deaths caused by wildfire entrapment or burnover (H.R. 3971), H3832 [24JN]
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: revise boundaries (H.R. 3786), H3831 [24JN]
Gunn McKay Nature Preserve: designate certain Federal lands in Utah (H.R. 3909), H1698 [30AP]
Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4600), H6732 [26SE]
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (H.R. 3231), H1661
Insurance: ensure jury awards exceeding certain limits are used to reduce medical liability premiums for physicians, H6732 [26SE]
International AIDS Conference: tribute, H4527 [11JY]
Maryland: authorize Dept. of the Interior assistance to eradicate nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (H.R. 4044), H2397 [14MY]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H2228, H2229 [8MY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4075 [27JN]
———revise and improve payments to certain health care service providers, H8762
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (H. Res. 566), H6896 [1OC]
Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area: feasibility study (H.R. 2628), H1701 [30AP]
National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (H. Con. Res. 271), H2135 [7MY]
National Minority Health and Health Disparities Month: establish (H. Con. Res. 388), H1717 [30AP]
New River Gorge National River: modify boundaries (H.R. 3858), H3831 [24JN]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3908), H2124 [7MY]
Office of Homeland Security: codify and strengthen, H5797
Public welfare programs: eligibility of certain legal immigrants for food stamps, E613
———provide access to tools to stimulate employment (H.R. 4236), H2212 [8MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2553
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), complete congressional action (H. Res. 525), H6392
Puerto Rico: anniversary of constitution (H. Con. Res. 395), H4599 [15JY]
———designate certain waterways within National Forest System lands as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3954), H2126 [7MY]
Sand Mountain Wilderness Study Area: land conveyance (H.R. 2818), H2125 [7MY]
Schools: provide adequate school facilities within Yosemite National Park (H.R. 3421), H1697 [30AP]
Stafford County, VA: recognize the historical significance of the Aquia sandstone quarries of Government Island for contributions to the construction of the U.S. Capitol (H. Res. 261), H1699 [30AP]
Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge: acquire property in Cecil County, MD, known as Garrett Island, for inclusion (H.R. 4807), H4597 [15JY]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H765
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 609), H8762
Tumacacori National Historical Park: boundary adjustments (H.R. 2234), H8 [23JA]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H765
Utah: settlement of claims regarding portions of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (H.R. 3958), H1101 [9AP]
Virgin Islands: anniversary of Carnival, E603
Washington County, UT: recreational and visitor facilities construction funding (H.R. 3848), H1099 [9AP]
Women: require peace, reconstruction, and relief activities in Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries comply with basic human rights, H2757
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2162 [7MY], H2233 [8MY], H4550 [11JY], H6923 [1OC]
Testimonies
Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Medical Care—Progress and Challenges: Marsha Lillie-Blanton, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, H1719 [30AP]
Tributes
Melchior, Ariel, Sr., E1435