LEWIS, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3813 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H1461 [27FE]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H12321 [25NO]

Appropriations: require a bifurcated vote and certain other conditions relative to making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 296), H9376 [8OC]

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1618), H2820 [3AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H3974 [9MY]

Armed Forces: expedite granting of posthumous citizenship to members (see H.R. 1691), H3051 [9AP]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H11133 [7NO]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H9130 [1OC]

———repeal authorization of use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 20), H1813 [12MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H706 [13FE]

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

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

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H12921 [8DE]

Baltimore, MD: authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center (see H.R. 2424), H5265 [11JN]

Birmingham, AL: anniversary of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H. Res. 389), H10458 [5NO]

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

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

Burundi: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 154), H5175 [10JN]

Bush, President: 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), H5045 [5JN]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 2574), H5813 [24JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 601), H5663 [19JN]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H2401 [26MR]

———establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 3063), H8285 [16SE]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2880), H9478 [15OC]

———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), H8285 [16SE]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H9982 [28OC]

China, People's Republic of: withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3228), H9378 [8OC]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 6), H60 [7JA]

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington (see H. Res. 352), H7839 [3SE]

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: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H3858 [8MY]

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), H1640 [5MR]

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

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), H9477 [15OC]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H4528 [21MY]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 1480), H3305 [10AP]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1663), H2937 [8AP]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H172 [27JA]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1994), H3683 [6MY]

———provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 3575), H12306 [21NO]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H2311 [25MR]

Courts: increase annual salaries of justices and judges (see H.R. 2118), H8382 [17SE]

———provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1786), H3351 [11AP]

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 211), H10340 [4NO]

Davis, Raymond G., Sr.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Res. 215), H3636 [1MY]

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

Delta/Black Belt Regional Authority: establish to provide community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 678), H5814 [24JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish health empowerment zone programs in communities that disproportionately experience disparities in health status and health care (see H.R. 3588), H12307 [21NO]

———establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 1993), H3683 [6MY]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 1077), H1682 [6MR]

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

Dept. of Justice: ensure that U.S. victims of terrorism overseas receive equal treatment regardless of terrorists' country of origin or residence and these terrorists are pursued with equal vigor (see H.R. 401), H5714 [23JN]

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 Veterans Affairs: enhance rehabilitative services provided to veterans with mental illnesses (see H.R. 3442), H10978 [6NO]

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

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

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H5713 [23JN]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H3684 [6MY]

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

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H3635 [1MY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H3453 [29AP]

Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H1515 [4MR]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H323 [5FE]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 2198), H4528 [21MY]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H3637 [1MY]

———tribute to public education system (see H. Con. Res. 148), H3638 [1MY]

Employment: establish a living wage, and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1040), H2703 [2AP]

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

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), H4205 [15MY]

FBI Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2524), H5661 [19JN]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4529 [21MY]

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), H8222 [15SE]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H5665 [19JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H6603 [10JY]

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), H1516 [4MR]

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

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

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), H7839 [3SE]

Foreign policy: disavow the doctrine of preemption (see H. Res. 141), H7840 [3SE]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2402 [26MR]

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]

George Henry White Post Office Building, Tarboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 3353), H9982 [28OC]

Haiti: express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H4255 [19MY]

Head Start Program: tribute (see H. Res. 238), H6349 [8JY]

Health: establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 2979), H7784 [25JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H390 [11FE]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2157), H8176 [10SE]

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), H3975 [9MY]

Health care professionals: promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 920), H8284 [16SE]

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), H11702 [20NO]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 47), H1467 [27FE]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives (see H.R. 2090), H4130 [14MY]

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

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

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: support goals (see H. Res. 384), H9130 [1OC]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 603), H5664 [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), H7329 [22JY]

Insurance: allow States to require certain disclosures regarding Holocaust-era insurance policies of insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims for payment of such insurance policies (see H.R. 1905), H9377 [8OC]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H7787 [25JY]

Intelligence services: create an independent commission or select House committee to investigate U.S. intelligence relating to Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 410), H9812 [21OC]

———improve administration and oversight of foreign intelligence surveillance (see H.R. 2429), H8083 [9SE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H12320 [25NO]

Iran: condemn construction of a facility to enrich uranium with potential for developing a program for the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and for its support of global terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 217), H5714 [23JN]

Iraq: require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 1901), H4131 [14MY]

———require transparency, increased competition in contracting, and the increased use of Iraqi contractors for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 3275), H11702 [20NO]

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]

Israel: commend for conducting free and fair elections and reaffirm friendship with the U.S. (see H. Res. 61), H391 [11FE]

J.C. Lewis, Jr. Post Office Building, Savannah, GA: designate (see H.R. 2533), H8017 [5SE]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H7840 [3SE]

Johnson, Shoshana N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 210), H5045 [5JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

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), H12922 [8DE]

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), H9615 [16OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1516 [4MR]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 2135), H4204 [15MY]

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 3), H12922 [8DE]

Liberia: provide support for ceasefire agreement between government and Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy and the Movement for Democracy of Liberia (see H. Con. Res. 240), H6707 [14JY]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 256), H7617 [24JY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12922 [8DE]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H11359 [17NO]

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H12311 [21NO]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H5175 [10JN]

Medicare: coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1004), H1463 [27FE]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1377), H2268 [20MR]

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

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H11702 [20NO]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H2310 [25MR]

———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), H4787 [2JN]

———provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology (see H.R. 941), H5366 [12JN]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H12918 [8DE]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H5367 [12JN]

———remove inpatient limitation on the proportion of hospice care that certain rural hospice programs may provide (see H.R. 754), H5174 [10JN]

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

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H3351 [11AP]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1746 [11MR]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H11360 [17NO]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8082 [9SE]

Morocco: express condolences to the families of the victims of terrorist suicide bombing attacks (see H. Res. 242), H4877 [3JN]

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

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H10341 [4NO]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 82), H705 [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), H9615 [16OC]

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

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3305 [10AP]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H3304 [10AP]

New Hampshire: mint coins in commemoration of the Old Man of the Mountain rock formation (see H.R. 2093), H7020 [16JY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H4738 [22MY]

Peace Corps: issuance of special postage stamps (see H.R. 2371), H5044 [5JN]

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

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H2939 [8AP]

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), H4012 [13MY]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (see H.R. 3004), H8285 [16SE]

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

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

Roads and highways: increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H9478 [15OC]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H3858 [8MY]

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]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2833), H7454 [23JY]

S. Truett Cathy Post Office Building, Jonesboro, GA: designate (see H.R. 3029), H8016 [5SE]

Schools: provide a model for school districts based on experience of the District of Columbia in establishing fully accountable public alternatives to traditional public schools (see H.R. 2669), H6604 [10JY]

Sewage disposal: combined sewer overflow control programs (see H. Con. Res. 309), H10341 [4NO]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2971), H7784 [25JY]

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), H3407 [12AP]

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), H1954 [18MR]

———allow a married couple conducting an unincorporated trade or business to elect out of partnership status (see H.R. 1558), H2702 [2AP]

———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), H7839 [3SE]

———allow disclosure of taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds (see H.R. 1557), H2702 [2AP]

———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), H9282 [7OC]

———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), H6264 [26JN]

———change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1782), H9377 [8OC]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 1555), H2702 [2AP]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax protections and simplification (see H.R. 1661), H2937 [8AP]

———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 the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 2133), H7949 [4SE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H4787 [2JN]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1052), H11702 [20NO]

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

———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), H4877 [3JN]

———increase transparency of corporate tax accounting, liability and strategies, facilitate analysis of financial statements, discourage abusive tax sheltering activities, and restore investor confidence (see H.R. 1556), H2702 [2AP]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 2047), H9687 [17OC]

———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), H4527 [21MY]

———prohibit the implementation of discriminatory precertification requirements for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1894), H3570 [30AP]

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1692), H8284 [16SE]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H5366 [12JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H2821 [3AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H463 [12FE]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H699 [13FE]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see H.R. 3107), H8380 [17SE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H8950 [25SE]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H4877 [3JN]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H2132 [19MR]

———simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral proposals (see H.R. 1939), H12311 [21NO]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 973), H3453 [29AP]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H5714 [23JN]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2265), H4737 [22MY]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H9213 [2OC]

———treatment of certain tax attributes for taxpayers who file consolidated returns (see H.R. 2706), H7788 [25JY]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 807), H701 [13FE]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H1680 [6MR]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1890), H3570 [30AP]

———treatment of tax attributes in connection with a discharge of indebtedness in a bankruptcy case of a company having asbestos-related claims against it (see H.R. 2503), H5551 [18JN]

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), H5367 [12JN]

Trade Act: amend to provide trade adjustment assistance for communities (see H.R. 2308), H4875 [3JN]

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), H12922 [8DE]

Turkey: condemn terrorist attacks in Istanbul (see H. Res. 453), H11651 [19NO]

Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Con. Res. 254), H7950 [4SE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 1652), H2863 [7AP]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H9213 [2OC]

Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations into community open spaces or parks (see H.R. 2373), H5044 [5JN]

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

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H11702 [20NO]

———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), H11133 [7NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H6348 [8JY]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 259), H135 [8JA]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H2823 [3AP]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H3684 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 303), H6263 [26JN]

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

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: exchange certain lands with Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 1616), H2820 [3AP]

Medicare: eliminate cost-sharing for bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3481), H11133 [7NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H4733 [22MY] (see H.R. 3491), H11358 [17NO]

Taxation: ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2037), H3856 [8MY]

———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see H.R. 2372), H5044 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions relative to

John Lewis Civil Rights Institute, Atlanta, GA: designate (see S. 1764), S12969 [21OC] (see H.R. 3366), H9811 [21OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9512 [16OC]

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2237 [20MR]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H1658 [6MR], H2102 [19MR]

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington (H. Res. 352), H8236 [16SE]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H289 [5FE]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): treatment of minority membership during markup of H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act (H. Res. 324), H7152 [18JY]

District of Columbia: tribute to demonstration in support of affirmative action policies at colleges and universities, H2934, H2936 [8AP]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3813 [8MY]

———extend age for eligibility for certain youth training programs, H3813 [8MY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H3619 [1MY], H6582 [10JY], H8212, H8213 [11SE], H9336 [8OC]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H4956 [4JN]

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 303), H6880, H6882 [16JY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: exchange certain lands with Atlanta, GA (H.R. 1616), H9847 [28OC]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6084 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12252 [21NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (H.R. 3491), H11490 [18NO]

Supreme Court: hearing on University of Michigan affirmative action policies, H2934, H2936 [8AP]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3918, H3936 [9MY]

Remarks in House relative to

John Lewis Civil Rights Institute, Atlanta, GA: designate (H.R. 3366), E2114 [21OC]

Special order: granted, H1635 [5MR], H1676 [6MR], H2129 [19MR], H2856 [7AP], H2936 [8AP], H4975 [4JN], H5711 [23JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S16113 [9DE]

Tributes

Bloom, David, H2836 [7AP]

Davis, Albert J., H5163 [10JN]

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr., H5684 [23JN]

Smith, Peter, E1585 [24JY]