ABERCROMBIE, NEIL (a Representative from Hawaii)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6907 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AARP: decision to support Medicare reform legislation (see H. Res. 461), H12312 [21NO]

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 2062), H3973 [9MY]

Afghanistan: authorize assistance for women and girls (see H.R. 1482), H4877 [3JN]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H5661 [19JN]

American Dental Association: tribute to Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering their time to help provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 136), H3684 [6MY]

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see H.R. 3378), H12312 [21NO]

———control and eradicate the brown tree snake in Guam and prevent introduction of the brown tree snake to other areas of the U.S. (see H.R. 3479), H11133 [7NO]

———prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H4205 [15MY]

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

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and highlight the attack as characteristic of the threat to the U.S. from terrorist groups operating from Latin America (see H. Res. 325), H7840 [3SE]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8083 [9SE]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H6271 [7JY]

———require Presidential report to Congress detailing possible consequences of using military force against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 24), H1747 [11MR]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 693), H391 [11FE]

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

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H392 [11FE]

Arms control: support nonproliferation programs (see H.R. 1719), H3301 [10AP]

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), H12311 [21NO]

Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act: expand coverage (see H.R. 2248), H4736 [22MY]

———increase amount of loss or damage coverage, in the aggregate and for single exhibitions (see H.R. 829), H3637 [1MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 182), H4130 [14MY]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H5408 [16JN]

Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H3570 [30AP]

———provide relief to the airline industry (see H.R. 1366), H2402 [26MR]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9687 [17OC]

Blackwell, Lucien E.: tribute (see H. Res. 169), H2586 [1AP]

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

Burma: sanction the ruling military junta, strengthen democracy efforts, and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as legitimate representative of the Burmese people (see H.R. 2330), H4977 [4JN]

Bush, President: request report entitled ``Operation Iraqi Freedom Strategic Lessons Learned'' and other materials on planning for reconstruction and security of post-war Iraq (see H. Res. 358), H8016 [5SE] (see H. Res. 364), H8082 [9SE]

———request transmission of documents or other materials to the House of Representatives relative to the possession of weapons of mass destruction by Iraq (see H. Res. 260), H5409 [16JN]

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

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]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 112), H1466 [27FE]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H1954 [18MR]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H8017 [5SE]

———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2377), H5089 [9JN]

———provide grants to State child welfare systems, increase Social Security match for private agencies receiving child welfare training funds, and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 2437), H5665 [19JN]

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

———reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition programs (see H.R. 3232), H9478 [15OC]

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), H3355 [11AP]

———require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3058), H8285 [16SE]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3228), H9213 [2OC]

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

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 732), H1642 [5MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H3051 [9AP]

———provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H171 [27JA]

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]

Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 2534), H5662 [19JN]

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

———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), H9478 [15OC]

———recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (see H. Res. 86), H3053 [9AP]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H1682 [6MR]

Compact of Free Association: amend to provide adequate Compact-impact aid (see H.R. 2716), H6706 [14JY]

Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1633), H7086 [17JY]

———reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail and protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 1933), H4740 [22MY]

Congo Basin Forest Partnership Program: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2264), H5268 [11JN]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H3353 [11AP]

———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H8083 [9SE]

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), H4740 [22MY]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H2515 [31MR]

Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H10236 [30OC]

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

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 1698), H3051 [9AP]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H4010 [13MY]

———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 H.R. 3422), H11360 [17NO]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers, watersheds, and the tropical forests of the Karst Region (see H.R. 2488), H5815 [24JN]

———provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 130), H172 [27JA]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 3476), H11652 [19NO]

———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. 1311), H1952 [18MR]

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. 1486), H2471 [27MR]

———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), H52 [7JA]

———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), H2271 [20MR]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 2053), H6264 [26JN]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 3539), H12312 [21NO]

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

———reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see H.R. 1803), H3352 [11AP]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 1981), H3682 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3454 [29AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish Small Employer Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2850), H7615 [24JY]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 1673), H2938 [8AP]

Dept. of the Interior: 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 Transportation: establish a pilot grant program to provide assistance for the capital and startup costs of streetcar development and revitalization (see H.R. 1315), H3571 [30AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2352), H5043 [5JN]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 890), H1332 [25FE]

———provide benefits to individuals with spina bifida who are children of Vietnam veterans that were exposed to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 533), H463 [12FE]

———provide service-connected disability benefits for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation provided by the Dept., and for survivors of persons dying from such treatment (see H.R. 843), H703 [13FE]

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

———restore certain aspects of Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 2595), H6265 [26JN]

———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 627), H463 [12FE]

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), H2940 [8AP]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3451), H10457 [5NO]

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

———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H5815 [24JN]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H5408 [16JN]

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H6349 [8JY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 107), H2823 [3AP]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 2069), H5815 [24JN]

———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), H8949 [25SE]

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]

Drugs: establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to discounted prices (see H.R. 1694), H3051 [9AP]

———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1717), H9478 [15OC] (see H.R. 2233), H9384 [14OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 57), H53 [7JA]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 336), H4738 [22MY] (see H.R. 1057), H4876 [3JN]

Education: authorize grants to local educational agencies for teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 1611), H3637 [1MY]

———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]

———expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (see H.R. 934), H2312 [25MR]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H324 [5FE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 1751), H3303 [10AP]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H1956 [18MR]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H1682 [6MR]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see H.R. 365), H170 [27JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 932), H2271 [20MR]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H8083 [9SE] (see H.R. 2394), H5929 [25JN]

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

———protect rights of employees to receive overtime compensation (see H.R. 2665), H7840 [3SE]

———provide for labor recruiter accountability (see H.R. 3530), H11650 [19NO]

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 1245), H1811 [12MR]

———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 475), H243 [29JA]

ERISA: improve disclosure of funding status of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 3005), H9478 [15OC]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1953 [18MR]

Executive departments: ensure that Federal construction contractors abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see H.R. 3653), H12918 [8DE]

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), H12921 [8DE]

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1425), H9282 [7OC]

———encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4132 [14MY]

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H5365 [12JN]

Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 1738), H3638 [1MY]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 1934), H3636 [1MY]

———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H1334 [25FE]

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

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H2471 [27MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H9738 [20OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H3453 [29AP]

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), H55 [7JA]

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), H10130 [29OC]

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

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

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H2132 [19MR]

———provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 977), H1955 [18MR]

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

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H11651 [19NO]

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), H1903 [13MR]

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]

Guam: authorize the Dept. of the Interior to reduce, release, or waive amounts owed by the Government of Guam to the U.S. to offset unreimbursed compact impact expenses (see H.R. 2522), H5661 [19JN]

———clarify local judicial structure (see H.R. 2400), H9282 [7OC]

Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 1268), H5664 [19JN]

Head Start Program: provide additional funding for States with increased numbers of children eligible for participation (see H.R. 2563), H6707 [14JY]

Health: combat viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 39), H2823 [3AP]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H1639 [5MR]

———increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see H. Res. 142), H1902 [13MR]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H2402 [26MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2940 [8AP]

———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 1022), H1682 [6MR]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2157), H12311 [21NO]

Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 1868), H3452 [29AP]

———provide grants to health centers for facility construction, modernization, replacement, and major equipment purchases (see H.R. 1386), H3975 [9MY]

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), H12921 [8DE]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3180), H8949 [25SE]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H9614 [16OC]

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

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7950 [4SE]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H4368 [20MY]

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

Housing: extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2022), H5367 [12JN]

———provide affordable housing for families that are headed by grandparents and other relatives of children (see H.R. 2628), H6262 [26JN]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H244 [29JA]

———support the drafting and adoption of a thematic convention on the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities by the U.N. General Assembly (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4369 [20MY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1800), H3352 [11AP]

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: support goals (see H. Res. 384), H9283 [7OC]

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]

———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), H9613 [16OC]

———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]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 47), H53 [7JA]

———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1983), H3682 [6MY]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H6707 [14JY]

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

———permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 108), H1956 [18MR]

Indian Child Welfare Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 2750), H6868 [15JY]

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 2615), H9478 [15OC]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H3570 [30AP]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H1745 [11MR]

———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), H3303 [10AP]

Intelligence services: establish a select committee to investigate the effectiveness of U.S. intelligence structure to meet global threats (see H. Res. 307), H7020 [16JY]

———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H9819 [24OC]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H8905 [24SE]

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

———provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H4255 [19MY]

Iron and steel industry: reinstate safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 3699), H12920 [8DE]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5088 [9JN]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H3635 [1MY]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 226), H5713 [23JN]

Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2818), H11652 [19NO]

Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park: revise boundaries (see H.R. 546), H318 [5FE]

Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge: expand (see H.R. 2619), H8491 [23SE]

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), H320 [5FE]

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

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1958), H8491 [23SE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H1465 [27FE]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H12308 [21NO]

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), H1514 [4MR]

———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]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see H.R. 776), H2939 [8AP]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1334 [25FE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2703 [2AP]

Lindh, Anna: tribute (see H. Res. 372), H8951 [25SE]

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

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 216), H5366 [12JN]

Maui, HI: conduct a study to determine the feasibility of including certain lands on the southeastern shoreline in the National Park System (see H.R. 3544), H12312 [21NO]

Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 2295), H7840 [3SE]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H11133 [7NO]

———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H3453 [29AP]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H3353 [11AP]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H12921 [8DE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H10130 [29OC]

Medicare: accelerate reduction on the amount of beneficiary copayment liability for outpatient services (see H.R. 1635), H2821 [3AP]

———allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H700 [13FE]

———clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1874), H5714 [23JN]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H2471 [27MR]

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H1902 [13MR]

———coverage of infertility treatment services for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 969), H4368 [20MY]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 1655), H7225 [21JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3762 [7MY]

———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 2905), H7781 [25JY]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H702 [13FE]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 883), H1955 [18MR]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 1199), H1744 [11MR]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H1954 [18MR]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H1461 [27FE]

———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see H.R. 102), H7019 [16JY]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H1460 [27FE]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H12921 [8DE]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H3634 [1MY]

———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 2840), H7454 [23JY]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 707), H1642 [5MR]

———permit reasonable cost reimbursement for emergency room services provided by federally qualified health centers (see H.R. 2226), H4735 [22MY]

———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 896), H1955 [18MR]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H4739 [22MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H3453 [29AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments to certain health care service providers (see H.R. 3549), H12312 [21NO]

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H12311 [21NO]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H2473 [27MR]

———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), H1459 [27FE]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2864 [7AP]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H11703 [20NO]

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

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 Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H4737 [22MY]

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), H11702 [20NO]

———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), H8905 [24SE]

National Labor Relations Act: establish efficient system to enable employees to form or become members of labor organizations (see H.R. 3078), H8216 [11SE]

National Librarians Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4740 [22MY]

National security: require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (see H.R. 163), H57 [7JA]

National Tourism Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 172), H3973 [9MY]

National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see H.R. 1764), H4205 [15MY]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H2703 [2AP]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H1955 [18MR]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H5266 [11JN]

———support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (see H.R. 2362), H5043 [5JN] (see H.R. 2690), H6464 [9JY]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H2268 [20MR]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Con. Res. 49), H2587 [1AP]

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

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), H2938 [8AP]

———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H8083 [9SE]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H703 [13FE] (see H.R. 2497), H5467 [17JN]

Privacy: restore certain standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information (see H.R. 1709), H4255 [19MY]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 623), H2132 [19MR]

Public housing: protect rights of tenants who are evicted as a result of criminal activity through no fault of their own (see H.R. 1429), H2864 [7AP]

Public safety officers: 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), H4131 [14MY]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 625), H463 [12FE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H6707 [14JY]

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

Rehabilitation Act: provide for equitable allotment of funds to States for centers for independent living (see H.R. 2385), H5045 [5JN]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H9688 [17OC]

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

Roh Moo Hyun: tribute to inauguration as President of the Republic of Korea (see H. Res. 72), H462 [12FE]

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), H12310 [21NO]

Sand: promote programs for the beneficial use of sand (see H.R. 3154), H9215 [2OC]

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

SBA: raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (see H.R. 2788), H7085 [17JY]

Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 1741), H3302 [10AP]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2262), H4736 [22MY]

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

Sewage disposal: sewer overflow control grants appropriations (see H.R. 784), H2312 [25MR]

Small Business Act: modify contract consolidation requirements (see H.R. 2607), H6869 [15JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H6869 [15JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1332 [25FE]

———credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 473), H243 [29JA]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H323 [5FE]

———expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3293), H12922 [8DE]

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H463 [12FE]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 515), H1396 [26FE]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1689), H3051 [9AP]

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

———provide permanent funding level and permit States to use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funds to carry out programs relative to the Social Services Block Grant (see H.R. 1858), H5367 [12JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H320 [5FE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H3761 [7MY]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: enhance protection of credit ratings of active duty military personnel who are activated for military service (see H.R. 2576), H5813 [24JN]

———restate, clarify, and revise (see H.R. 100), H2703 [2AP]

Sportsmen: tribute to sportsmen and their contributions to society, traditions and values, and the economic benefits associated with outdoor sporting activities (see H. Res. 362), H8383 [17SE]

Sudan: human rights violations (see H. Res. 194), H3304 [10AP]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H2822 [3AP]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H4976 [4JN]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H2515 [31MR]

———allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2891), H7616 [24JY]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H460 [12FE]

———allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 109), H2586 [1AP]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H6707 [14JY]

———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), H1903 [13MR]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 496), H244 [29JA]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 584), H392 [11FE]

———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), H5663 [19JN]

———exempt certain sightseeing flights from taxes on air transportation (see H.R. 573), H2312 [25MR]

———expand availability of the refundable tax credit for health insurance costs of certain displaced steelworkers and extend the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1999), H3760 [7MY]

———expand rules for involuntary conversions of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (see H.R. 478), H2311 [25MR]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 2133), H8491 [23SE]

———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2973), H7784 [25JY]

———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 transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1052), H5267 [11JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H319 [5FE]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H5814 [24JN]

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

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 2184), H9478 [15OC]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 3119), H9282 [7OC]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 1936), H3636 [1MY]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H2271 [20MR]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H6604 [10JY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 52), H4368 [20MY] (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H3453 [29AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H7840 [3SE]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H5267 [11JN]

———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), H8380 [17SE]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H4978 [4JN]

Terrorism: ensure that recently enacted terrorism legislation doesn't undermine civil liberties (see H.R. 3171), H8905 [24SE]

Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price supports, compensate quota holders and producers, establish Tobacco Quality Board, assess user fees, and grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 140), H463 [12FE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2620), H6604 [10JY]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 753), H462 [12FE]

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 276), H11652 [19NO]

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), H6263 [26JN]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H3683 [6MY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 19), H1466 [27FE] (see H.R. 1652), H4255 [19MY]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2354), H5043 [5JN]

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

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H392 [11FE]

———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] (see H. Res. 65), H3454 [29AP]

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

Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 1938), H3636 [1MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H392 [11FE]

———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]

Wildlife: protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (see H.R. 2310), H4876 [3JN]

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

———determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 373), H392 [11FE]

———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), H10236 [30OC]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2790), H7169 [18JY]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H11652 [19NO]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 779), H700 [13FE]

———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]

———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]

Yang Jianli: call for immediate release by People's Republic of China and for President Bush to continue working for his release (see H. Res. 199), H3354 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aquaculture: develop a unified approach to strengthen and promote national policy (see H. Res. 301), H6263 [26JN]

Hawaii: authorize certain water reclamation projects and modify the water resources study (see H.R. 2355), H5043 [5JN]

———express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 665), H389 [11FE]

Kadeer, Rebiya: call for release of businesswoman by the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 477), H12920 [8DE]

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 2597), H5928 [25JN]

Taxation: provide tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (see H.R. 1383), H2268 [20MR]

———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 1313), H1953 [18MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8076, H8077 [9SE], H9026, H9027 [30SE], H9271, H9273 [7OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2681 [2AP]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H4239 [19MY]

Budget: deficit, H7817, H7819 [3SE]

Bush, President: request report entitled ``Operation Iraqi Freedom Strategic Lessons Learned'' and other materials on planning for reconstruction and security of post-war Iraq (H. Res. 364), H9027 [30SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: ensure elevators are accessible by Members during floor votes, H5343 [12JN], H6382 [9JY]

Compact of Free Association: approve and amend (H.J. Res. 63), H9886 [28OC]

———approve and amend (H.J. Res. 63), Senate amendments, H11756 [20NO]

Congress: role of Congress and committee staff, E1983 [7OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4415 [21MY], H4598 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), conference report, H11003 [7NO]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7601 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: restore certain aspects of Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (H.R. 2595), H8094 [10SE]

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

Hawaii: authorize certain water reclamation projects and modify the water resources study (H.R. 2355), E1159 [5JN]

———express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (H.R. 665), E187 [12FE]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish, H7218, H7220, H7222 [21JY]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H5707, H5708, H5709, H5710 [23JN], H6694, H6697 [14JY], H7218, H7220, H7222 [21JY], H8280 [16SE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H5707, H5708, H5709, H5710 [23JN], H6340, H6341, H6342, H6344 [8JY], H6694, H6696, H6697 [14JY], H7218, H7220, H7222 [21JY], H8481, H8482, H8483, H8484 [23SE]

———cost of use of Armed Forces against Iraq and rebuilding efforts, H7817, H7819, H7820 [3SE]

———possession of weapons of mass destruction, H5707, H5708, H5709, H5710 [23JN], H6340, H6341, H6342, H6344 [8JY], H6694, H6697 [14JY]

———U.S. policy, H7819, H7820, H7821 [3SE], H8076, H8077 [9SE]

Middle East: U.S. policy relative to war and reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H12897, H12898, H12899, H12900 [8DE]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (H.R. 2030), H5122, H5124 [10JN]

Votes: correction, E1571 [23JY]

———position on missed, H4287 [20MY], E1724 [5SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2701 [2AP], H8077 [9SE]

Statements

Role of Congress and Committee Staff: Lee H. Hamilton, E1983 [7OC]

Tributes

Shinseki, Eric K., H12897 [8DE]

Smith, Representative Nick, H7822 [3SE]

Steer, Frank, E151 [6FE]

Takeshita, Dennis, E2039 [15OC]