LOFGREN, ZOE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), H5297 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4596 [22MY]

Appointments

Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H407 [12FE]

Conferee: S. 3, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H8907 [25SE]

National Commission for the Review of the Research and Development Programs of the U.S. Intelligence Community, H239 [29JA]

Articles and editorials

Afghan Woman Soldier on Bay Area Visit To Raise Support for Freedoms Not Yet Realized, Anastasia Hendrix, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, H11532 [19NO]

Heartbreak and a Choice—I Had an Abortion at Eight Months, Viki Wilson, San Jose (CA) Mercury News, E2436 [23NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: authorize assistance for women and girls (see H.R. 1482), H9687 [17OC]

———commend women for participation in Government and civil society, encourage inclusion in the economic and political life, and advocate protection of women's rights in Afghanistan Constitution (see H. Res. 393), H10238 [30OC]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H9282 [7OC]

———establish a Federal interagency task force to promote benefits, safety, and potential uses of biotechnology (see H.R. 2447), H5365 [12JN]

———establish a task force to promote the benefits, safety, and potential uses of agricultural biotechnology (see H.R. 3472), H10977 [6NO]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 244), H134 [8JA]

———reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H5714 [23JN]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H9282 [7OC]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H11702 [20NO]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H3975 [9MY]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 1210), H1745 [11MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H699 [13FE]

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (see H.R. 1814), H3684 [6MY]

———commend regular and reserve components, express concern for safety and security, and ensure that reserve components are provided the same equipment as regular components (see H. Con. Res. 335), H11701 [20NO]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H. Res. 387), H9688 [17OC]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in the Iraqi theater of operations to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H.R. 3199), H9615 [16OC]

———pay one-time bonus to members who served or serve in a combat zone in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3051), H9615 [16OC]

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 2705), H8906 [24SE]

———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 331), H1466 [27FE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H11359 [17NO]

———require Presidential report to Congress detailing possible consequences of using military force against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 24), H1467 [27FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1466 [27FE]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 103), H2270 [20MR]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H138 [8JA]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H1334 [25FE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H1900 [13MR]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H3856 [8MY]

Aviation: allow the arming of pilots of cargo aircraft (see H.R. 1049), H3975 [9MY]

———encourage air carriers to offer reduced air fares to active duty Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 236), H9615 [16OC]

———improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H4739 [22MY]

Birmingham, AL: anniversary of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H. Res. 389), H12312 [21NO]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8382 [17SE]

Bob Stump Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2806), H7618 [24JY]

Boykin, William G.: condemn religiously intolerant remarks (see H. Res. 419), H9981 [28OC]

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H12306 [21NO]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see H.R. 3325), H12922 [8DE]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 1501), H12921 [8DE]

———tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (see H. Res. 425), H10341 [4NO]

California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (see H.R. 1446), H2400 [26MR]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1681 [6MR]

Castellano, John: relief (see H.R. 2434), H10237 [30OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants to local educational agencies to support purchase or lease and use of vending machines that offer healthy foods and beverages in schools (see H.R. 2225), H4734 [22MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H275 [4FE]

Children and youth: amend State grant eligibility for foster care agencies that have knowledge of missing foster children who are under the responsibility of the State (see H.R. 2582), H7226 [21JY]

———construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 893), H1746 [11MR]

———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H217 [28JA]

———improve access to books in early learning and other child care programs and establish special postage stamps to fund child literacy programs (see H.R. 126), H3452 [29AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 185), H4529 [21MY] (see H. Con. Res. 192), H4737 [22MY]

———protect health by ensuring that chickens and chicken products purchased for national school nutrition programs have not been fed or administered fluoroquinolone antibiotics (see H.R. 3022), H10237 [30OC]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H1395 [26FE]

China, People's Republic of: condemn relative to individuals being held as prisoners of conscience for their involvement in efforts to end the occupation of Tibet (see H. Res. 157), H4979 [4JN]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H11703 [20NO]

Civil War—U.S.: posthumously proclaim soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 45), H2703 [2AP]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H138 [8JA]

———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H4735 [22MY]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H3858 [8MY]

Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center: establish (see H.J. Res. 57), H4737 [22MY]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H2402 [26MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H2311 [25MR]

———tribute to debris collection efforts (see H. Res. 222), H4012 [13MY]

Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see H.R. 3292), H10978 [6NO]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H4255 [19MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H1467 [27FE]

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (see H. Res. 193), H3684 [6MY]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H3454 [29AP]

Courts: enhance retirement annuities of administrative law judges (see H.R. 2316), H10237 [30OC]

———restore judicial discretion in sentencing for certain Federal crimes and require a U.S. Sentencing Commission report on the incidence of downward departures (see H.R. 2213), H9282 [7OC]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 394), H217 [28JA]

Crime: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2134), H5268 [11JN]

———prevent identity fraud (see H.R. 2035), H3856 [8MY]

Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 320), H9283 [7OC]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H2473 [27MR]

Dept. of Education: provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 1306), H1952 [18MR]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H3452 [29AP]

Dept. of HHS: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see H.R. 2023), H9377 [8OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding (see H.R. 764), H2312 [25MR]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 445), H242 [29JA]

———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 1981), H5468 [17JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 933), H1955 [18MR]

———extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H5175 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the San Gabriel River Watershed (see H.R. 519), H268 [31JA]

———implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 1130), H1679 [6MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1726), H4205 [15MY]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7225 [21JY]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H7618 [24JY]

Discrimination: express that high-level Federal officials should not belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race (see H. Con. Res. 130), H2514 [31MR]

———protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see H. Res. 234), H5714 [23JN]

Diseases: authorize appropriations for global initiative to combat polio (see H.R. 1892), H9377 [8OC]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2553), H6265 [26JN]

———combat polio (see H. Res. 20), H9378 [8OC]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H7618 [24JY]

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H11149 [12NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H9983 [28OC]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H7618 [24JY]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H12921 [8DE]

Doby, Lawrence E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 235), H6707 [14JY]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H1900 [13MR]

Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 1822), H7618 [24JY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H703 [13FE]

———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1717), H5367 [12JN] (see H.R. 2233), H5175 [10JN]

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3007), H7948 [4SE]

———authorize grants to local educational agencies for teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 1611), H2820 [3AP]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 1805), H3352 [11AP]

———establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H5267 [11JN]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 1751), H3638 [1MY]

———increase availability of Head Start programs and quality child care, reduce child hunger and encourage healthy eating habits, and facilitate parental involvement (see H.R. 2363), H5043 [5JN]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H2515 [31MR]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H5814 [24JN]

———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 734), H9282 [7OC]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H4876 [3JN]

———require medically accurate factual information in any course material or instruction on human development and sexuality (see H.R. 802), H9214 [2OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H8083 [9SE]

Employment: amend and improve workforce investment and adult education systems (see H.R. 1992), H9282 [7OC]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 3285), H9376 [8OC]

———provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 3259), H10237 [30OC]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: improve (see H.R. 1376), H3637 [1MY]

———reform (see H.R. 643), H1682 [6MR]

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 1245), H2939 [8AP]

Equal Justice Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 223), H5662 [19JN]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H9982 [28OC]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1063), H3683 [6MY]

Families and domestic relations: improve collection of child support arrears in interstate cases (see H.R. 2300), H5089 [9JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1430), H3975 [9MY]

FCC: allocate additional spectrum for unlicensed use by wireless broadband devices and ensure interference protection for Dept. of Defense systems within that spectrum (see H.R. 363), H170 [27JA]

———assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1425), H2310 [25MR]

———encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4740 [22MY]

———prohibit from requiring digitial television tuners in television receivers (see H.R. 426), H463 [12FE]

———treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 1478), H3684 [6MY]

Federal employees: ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H172 [27JA]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H5265 [11JN]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H8083 [9SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids (see H.R. 1075), H4876 [3JN]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H8083 [9SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H3637 [1MY]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H172 [27JA]

Financial Planning Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 176), H8382 [17SE]

Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 1540), H2585 [1AP]

———improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 3237), H9213 [2OC]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 221), H2270 [20MR]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 260), H135 [8JA]

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 821), H702 [13FE]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for wildland firefighters (see H.R. 2963), H11392 (see H.R. 2963), H11516 [18NO]

Fish and fishing: protect certain areas of the seafloor by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (see H.R. 1690), H8284 [16SE]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 527), H12921 [8DE]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 2916), H12311 [21NO]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H10340 [4NO]

———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H7783 [25JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H4876 [3JN]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2864 [7AP]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2369), H5044 [5JN]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2169), H4367 [20MY]

Francisco A. Martinez Flores Post Office, Duarte, CA: designate (see H.R. 2396), H5088 [9JN]

FTC: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 107), H1642 [5MR]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (see H.R. 532), H317 [5FE]

Government: support use of fair trade certified coffee at legislative and executive branch events and food service locations (see H. Res. 349), H9378 [8OC]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H2702 [2AP]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1863), H4788 [2JN]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H10978 [6NO]

Higher Education Act: improve opportunity for Federal student loan borrowers to consolidate their loans at reasonable interest rates (see H.R. 2504), H8284 [16SE]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H8017 [5SE]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H6603 [10JY]

———provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (see H.R. 1168), H2515 [31MR]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 685), H390 [11FE]

Hirschfeld, Al: tribute (see H. Res. 46), H245 [29JA]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see H.R. 2759), H9377 [8OC]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H5661 [19JN]

Housing: expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 3507), H11391 (see H.R. 3507), H11514 [18NO]

———extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2022), H8906 [24SE]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H706 [13FE]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H9615 [16OC]

———cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 2585), H10340 [4NO]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H3053 [9AP]

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H5266 [11JN]

———ease requirements for certain aliens seeking nonimmigrant status in order to enter the U.S. for a temporary stay due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3306), H9688 [17OC]

———permit admission of spouses of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 539), H7225 [21JY]

———permit certain Mexican children, and accompanying adults, to obtain a waiver of the documentation requirements otherwise required to enter the U.S. as a temporary visitor (see H.R. 2525), H5661 [19JN]

———prevent commercial alien smuggling (see H.R. 2630), H6262 [26JN]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H702 [13FE]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7787 [25JY]

India: observance of Republic Day (see H. Con. Res. 15), H171 [27JA]

INS: make permanent Port Passenger Accelerated Service System (PortPASS) programs for border inspection and improve the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers' Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) program (see H.R. 1353), H7787 [25JY]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H9377 [8OC]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H3634 [1MY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H8950 [25SE]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H7949 [4SE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H2312 [25MR]

Iran: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 59), H1517 [4MR]

Iraq: authorize assistance for women and women's organizations to strengthen and stabilize democracy (see H. Con. Res. 196), H5175 [10JN]

———express concern for status of the Assyrian people in post-war Iraq (see H. Res. 272), H5366 [12JN]

J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building, Signal Hill, CA: designate (see H.R. 2309), H7020 [16JY]

James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco, CA: designate (see H.R. 3557), H11701 [20NO]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11702 [20NO]

Kenya: condemn terrorist attacks in Mombasa (see H. Res. 76), H1396 [26FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4012 [13MY]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H392 [11FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H6464 [9JY]

Klamath River: establish water conservation and habitat restoration programs and provide emergency disaster assistance to those suffering economic harm from the Klamath River basin fish kill (see H.R. 1760), H3303 [10AP]

Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see H.R. 1046), H1812 [12MR]

———eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9129 [1OC]

———provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 3092), H9131 [1OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H2132 [19MR]

———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain areas (see H.R. 1676), H4255 [19MY]

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 223), H5662 [19JN]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12311 [21NO]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 2510), H8382 [17SE]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H3452 [29AP]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H9377 [8OC]

———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H2473 [27MR]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H4739 [22MY]

Medicare: clarify scope of chiropractic services that may be furnished and that chiropractors are the only health care professionals qualified to furnish those services (see H.R. 2560), H12311 [21NO]

———coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs (see H.R. 1956), H9478 [15OC]

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H7454 [23JY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H4788 [2JN]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H7225 [21JY]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H6264 [26JN]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H461 [12FE]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H9131 [1OC]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H53 [7JA]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H7618 [24JY]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2361), H5043 [5JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H12922 [8DE]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H4012 [13MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H9983 [28OC]

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), H3052 [9AP]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1517 [4MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H1460 [27FE]

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 409), H9983 [28OC]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8175 [10SE]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H323 [5FE]

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Advisory Board: establish (see H.R. 283), H136 [8JA]

NASA: establish an independent committee to oversee the space shuttle return-to-flight plans (see H.R. 3219), H9982 [28OC]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H1640 [5MR]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 844), H703 [13FE]

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 2608), H7618 [24JY]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (see H.R. 3431), H10339 [4NO]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H7329 [22JY]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 852), H9282 [7OC]

National Nanotechnology Research and Development Program: establish (see H.R. 766), H699 [13FE]

National security: establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H8904 [24SE]

———provide for homeland security block grants (see H.R. 1007), H2271 [20MR]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 36), H4206 [15MY]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1349), H2312 [25MR]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H460 [12FE]

NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 1241), H1811 [12MR]

Nonprofit organizations: increase number of women and minorities on governing boards and encourage Americans to volunteer to serve on the governing boards (see H. Res. 354), H10238 [30OC]

Norman D. Shumway Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1368), H2131 [19MR]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H323 [5FE]

Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute and anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland (see H. Res. 58), H5268 [11JN]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H3856 [8MY]

Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1145), H1680 [6MR]

———promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (see H.R. 250), H1334 [25FE]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 1677), H3638 [1MY]

———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H8382 [17SE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H3571 [30AP]

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H8905 [24SE]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H7787 [25JY]

———ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H1955 [18MR]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 625), H1642 [5MR]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H2312 [25MR]

Railroads: ensure continuation of fixed guideway system projects (see H.R. 3578), H12306 [21NO]

Refugees: extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (see H.R. 2792), H7840 [3SE]

———treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1813), H5929 [25JN]

Research: promote among universities, the public sector, and private enterprise (see H.R. 2391), H5088 [9JN]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2180), H4527 [21MY]

———use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 243), H134 [8JA]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8284 [16SE]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H12923 [8DE]

San Jose Earthquakes (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 475), H12920 [8DE]

Saund, Dalip Singh: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 248), H7329 [22JY]

Schools: disseminate information on irradiated foods used in school lunch programs and ensure that school districts, parents, and students retain option of traditional, non-irradiated foods (see H.R. 3120), H10237 [30OC]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 801), H1396 [26FE]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H2268 [20MR]

Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 1021), H1463 [27FE]

Ships and vessels: extend authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program (see H.R. 2704), H6603 [10JY]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H1954 [18MR]

———credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 473), H3857 [8MY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H2270 [20MR]

———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 174), H2821 [3AP]

———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H1642 [5MR]

———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 471), H3857 [8MY]

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 474), H3857 [8MY]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1689), H4529 [21MY]

———preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted to strengthen and protect Social Security and Medicare trust funds (see H.R. 127), H138 [8JA]

———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 472), H3857 [8MY]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 470), H3857 [8MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H392 [11FE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H4132 [14MY]

Space policy: establish a commission to investigate incidents in the human space flight program that result in loss of crew (see H.R. 2450), H5365 [12JN]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 1828), H8905 [24SE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for certain distributions from a controlled foreign corporation to encourage personnel and economic investments by companies (see H.R. 1162), H1681 [6MR]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H11392 (see H.R. 3103), H11516 [18NO]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H1467 [27FE]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H2132 [19MR]

———allow minimum credit against alternative minimum tax where stock acquired pursuant to incentive stock options is sold or exchanged at a loss (see H.R. 433), H3354 [11AP]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H4131 [14MY]

———amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 2824), H7453 [23JY]

———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 286), H136 [8JA]

———deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (see H.R. 2418), H5265 [11JN]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H3454 [29AP]

———exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active duty as a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1687), H3051 [9AP]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H706 [13FE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H1395 [26FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H3683 [6MY]

———include sports utility vehicles in the limitation on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles (see H.R. 727), H1467 [27FE]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H2822 [3AP]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2286), H4978 [4JN]

———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 428), H2311 [25MR]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H8017 [5SE]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H461 [12FE]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H5045 [5JN]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H7949 [4SE]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 262), H135 [8JA]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H4788 [2JN]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1304), H1952 [18MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H12921 [8DE]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H9478 [15OC]

Transportation: improve consumer protection regulation of the household goods transportation industry (see H.R. 2928), H7782 [25JY]

———improve transportation and security of household goods (see H.R. 1070), H8017 [5SE]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 302), H9283 [7OC]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 87), H9282 [7OC]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H3453 [29AP]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 313), H9738 [20OC]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 19), H1466 [27FE]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H12922 [8DE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1796), H3352 [11AP]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H11133 [7NO]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H4976 [4JN]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H389 [11FE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H1812 [12MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1396 [26FE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H390 [11FE]

———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. 178), H4011 [13MY]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1592), H5367 [12JN]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H1395 [26FE]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1587), H2819 [3AP]

———promote freedom of information (see H.R. 1019), H1463 [27FE]

———tribute to Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam and express the urgent need for religious freedom and related human rights (see H. Res. 427), H10237 [30OC]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H3304 [10AP]

———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1081), H1639 [5MR]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H1639 [5MR]

Water pollution: address pollution resulting from perchlorate discharges (see H.R. 2123), H4203 [15MY]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H3453 [29AP]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1811 [12MR]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H10339 [4NO]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H12922 [8DE]

———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 53), H1396 [26FE]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H8905 [24SE]

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H9378 [8OC]

World War II: condemn war crimes committed by Japan and establish liability of Japanese companies to former POW used by such companies as slave labor (see H. Res. 382), H9033 [30SE]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H243 [29JA]

———support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H323 [5FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief activities associated with California wildfires (see H.R. 3407), H10235 [30OC]

Citizenship: provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain Amerasians (see H.R. 3360), H9811 [21OC]

Computers: reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail and protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 1933), H3636 [1MY]

Copyrights: allow abandoned copyrighted works to enter the public domain after a certain period (see H.R. 2601), H5928 [25JN]

Crime: provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy (see H.R. 2247), H4736 [22MY]

Dept. of Energy: cooperate in the international magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment or develop a domestic experiment to accelerate understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1282), H1901 [13MR]

Education: encourage later starting times for secondary school classes (see H. Con. Res. 135), H2703 [2AP]

Immigration: treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H9811 [21OC]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1481), H2471 [27MR]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 826), H702 [13FE]

Telecommunications: safeguard the rights and expectations of consumers who lawfully obtain digital entertainment (see H.R. 1066), H1515 [4MR]

Letters

Human Cloning Prohibition Act: several religious leaders, H1411 [27FE]

Motions

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), H1436 [27FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5553 [19JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit late-term abortions except to avert serious long-term physical health consequences for the mother, H9145 [2OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9145 [2OC], E2436 [23NO]

Afghanistan: commend women for participation in Government and civil society, encourage inclusion in the economic and political life, and advocate protection of women's rights in Afghanistan Constitution (H. Res. 393), H11531 [19NO]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief activities associated with California wildfires (H.R. 3407), H10225 [30OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), E1653 [25JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9462 [15OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, H10225 [30OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2734 [3AP]

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (H.R. 1954), H4910 [4JN]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2244 [20MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), H1992 [19MR]

Citizenship: provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain Amerasians (H.R. 3360), E2104 [21OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H5554 [19JN], E1653 [25JY]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), H5297, H5298, H5299 [12JN]

———jurisdiction over certain class actions brought by local prosecutors or private attorneys general, H5297, H5298, H5299 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4597, H4598 [22MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), E1653 [25JY]

Education: encourage later starting times for secondary school classes (H. Con. Res. 135), E649 [2AP]

Foreign trade: repeal of export controls on certain high-speed computers, H4597, H4598 [22MY]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H7555 [24JY], E1653 [25JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7519 [24JY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1839 [13MR]

Immigration: treatment of unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3361), E2106 [21OC]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12236 [21NO]

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: reauthorize (H.R. 2608), H9048 [1OC]

Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools To End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act: clarify certain volunteer liability (S. 1280), H7177 [21JY]

Science: authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research (S. 189), H11685 [20NO]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), H1408, H1411, H1415, H1437 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1404 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H1437 [27FE]

Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group: anniversary, E2167 [30OC]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 49), H8300 [17SE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3965 [9MY]

———treatment of higher education expenses (H.R. 826), E269 [13FE]

Telecommunications: safeguard the rights and expectations of consumers who lawfully obtain digital entertainment (H.R. 1066), H1490 [4MR]

U.S. Code: improve (H.R. 1437), H7177 [21JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 2185), consideration (H. Res. 248), H4567 [22MY]

Vietnam: tribute to Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam and express the urgent need for religious freedom and related human rights (H. Res. 427), H11523 [19NO]

World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (H. Res. 56), H1386 [26FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5405 [16JN], H9279 [7OC]

Special order: granted, H3971 [9MY], H5549 [18JN]

Resignations

Committee on Science (House), H454 [12FE]

Tributes

Collins, John, H24 [7JA]

Dean, Amy B., E1132 [4JN]

Edwards, Don, E533 [20MR]

Garvey, Keith, E1248 [13JN]

Garza, Victor, E2108 [21OC]

Jones, Essie Baxter, E2335 [19NO]

McEntee, James and Ann, E1369 [26JN]

Overhouse, Madge Jennings, E532 [20MR]

Waldon, Zonia S., E1945 [1OC]

Wittenberg, Richard, E549 [21MR]