ORTIZ, SOLOMON P. (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H4978 [4JN]

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]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H12311 [21NO]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8285 [16SE]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H7618 [24JY]

———increase basic educational assistance for Selected Reserve members (see H.R. 1374), H2268 [20MR]

———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), H12311 [21NO]

———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force (see H.R. 3696), H12919 [8DE]

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

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H138 [8JA] (see H.J. Res. 27), H1515 [4MR]

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

Attlesey, Sam: tribute (see H. Res. 207), H4206 [15MY]

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

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H392 [11FE]

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

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 302), H9813 [21OC]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 362), H1902 [13MR] (see H.R. 412), H706 [13FE]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H9812 [21OC]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H8176 [10SE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 163), H3762 [7MY]

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

Colleges and universities: address the rising cost of tuition by strengthening the compact between the States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3519), H11703 [20NO]

———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), H9131 [1OC]

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]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H11133 [7NO]

Crime: prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 669), H1334 [25FE]

Cruz, Celia: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 3009), H7948 [4SE]

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

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2868), H7616 [24JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 2871), H7616 [24JY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 2651), H6263 [26JN]

Dept. of HHS: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 3284), H9376 [8OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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]

———transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (see H. Res. 286), H5663 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 1095), H2312 [25MR] (see H.R. 1519), H2514 [31MR]

———authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 933), H1395 [26FE]

———transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (see H. Res. 287), H5663 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior: implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (see H.R. 2828), H7453 [23JY]

Dept. of Transportation: transmit all physical and electronic records and documents relative to the use of Federal resources to monitor actions by Democratic members of the Texas Legislature (see H. Res. 288), H5663 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H11652 [19NO]

———establish new medical facilities for veterans in the area of Columbus, OH, and in south Texas (see H.R. 2307), H4875 [3JN]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H1900 [13MR]

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

———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 813), H1335 [25FE]

Diseases: increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 1144), H1680 [6MR]

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

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H8949 [25SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H8949 [25SE]

Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 1740), H3302 [10AP]

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

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H9812 [21OC]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H5929 [25JN]

Employment: amend and improve workforce investment and adult education systems (see H.R. 1992), H7170 [18JY]

———establish an Adult Job Corps demonstration program for the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 2594), H5814 [24JN]

Endangered Species Act: reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 2933), H7782 [25JY]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4788 [2JN]

Financial institutions: accept U.S.-issued matricula consular as a valid form of identification (see H.R. 773), H699 [13FE]

———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), H2822 [3AP]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

Government: require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (see H.R. 1192), H1744 [11MR]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H3975 [9MY]

———increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see H. Res. 142), H2474 [27MR]

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

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]

Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (see H.R. 2258), H4736 [22MY]

Immigration: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H1955 [18MR]

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

———extend and modify reimbursement of State and local funds expended for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 819), H4787 [2JN]

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

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H11133 [7NO]

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

Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2818), H7329 [22JY]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 287), H8491 [23SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H4368 [20MY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H2939 [8AP]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11652 [19NO]

McCool, William C.: rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor (see H.R. 672), H1396 [26FE]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H5045 [5JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1568), H3305 [10AP]

———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), H4788 [2JN]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H392 [11FE]

———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), H2402 [26MR]

———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see H.R. 102), H3974 [9MY]

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

———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), H7329 [22JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H2822 [3AP]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H2819 [3AP]

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

Mendez, Gonzalo and Felicitas: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 200), H4738 [22MY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1459 [27FE]

Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (see H.R. 254), H135 [8JA]

———allow certain nationals to be admitted as nonimmigrant visitors for a certain period (see H.R. 3488), H11159 [14NO]

Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 91), H4738 [22MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459, 3459), H11393 (see H.R. 3459, 3459), H11516 [18NO]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8216 [11SE]

Morocco: express condolences to the families of the victims of terrorist suicide bombing attacks (see H. Res. 242), H5367 [12JN]

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), H1467 [27FE]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H4011 [13MY]

National Civic League: tribute to communities selected to receive the All-America City Award (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [25JN]

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

National Librarians Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4132 [14MY]

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]

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), H460 [12FE]

———provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (see H.R. 1409), H4205 [15MY]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H12921 [8DE]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reauthorize Matching Grant Program for School Security (see H.R. 2685), H6464 [9JY]

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

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]

Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to Latino and immigrant worker efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 117), H1466 [27FE]

Poverty: enhance the capacity of organizations working in the U.S.-Mexico border area to develop affordable housing and foster economic opportunity in the colonias (see H.R. 1088), H1640 [5MR]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H1812 [12MR]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H1747 [11MR]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H7086 [17JY]

———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), H4205 [15MY]

Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (see H.R. 2924), H9377 [8OC]

Rangel, Irma: tribute (see H. Res. 159), H2823 [3AP]

Rice University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 379), H8950 [25SE]

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

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H4734 [22MY]

Roberto Clemente Walker Post Office Building, Carolina, PR: designate (see H.R. 2826), H7453 [23JY]

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), H8382 [17SE]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 234), H134 [8JA] (see H.R. 534), H318 [5FE]

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

Seguin, Juan N.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 12), H2474 [27MR]

Singapore: welcome Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong upon U.S. visit, commend support in campaign against terrorism, and reaffirm cooperation with U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 167), H3762 [7MY]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3447), H10457 [5NO]

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), H8016 [5SE]

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

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H706 [13FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H1682 [6MR]

Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (see H.R. 1071), H1515 [4MR]

Space policy: restore a vision for the human space flight program by instituting a series of incremental goals to facilitate scientific exploration of the universe (see H.R. 3057), H8174 [10SE]

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), H8175 [10SE]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H460 [12FE]

———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), H5174 [10JN]

———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), H8491 [23SE]

———apply graduated income tax rates for principal campaign committees of congressional candidates to comparable committees of candidates for State and local offices (see H.R. 2368), H5044 [5JN]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H8175 [10SE]

———encourage the development of a cost effective commercial space transportation industry (see H.R. 2358), H5043 [5JN]

———make the additional tax on early distributions from certain pension plans inapplicable for public safety employees (see H.R. 782), H2822 [3AP]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H2586 [1AP]

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1692), H3763 [7MY]

———rebuild America through job creation (see H.R. 2046), H3973 [9MY]

Television: ensure equity among full-service television broadcasters and provide local programming to communities through cable carriage rights for class A television stations (see H.R. 1626), H7787 [25JY]

U.N.: convene war crimes tribunal to punish human rights abuses by Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials (see H. Res. 118), H1466 [27FE]

Veterans: 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), H3304 [10AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H10978 [6NO]

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

Water: 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]

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]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H4877 [3JN]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior: authorize participation in the Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and desalinization project (see H.R. 2960), H7784 [25JY]

Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 1402), H2269 [20MR]

Mexico: remove certain entry restrictions for Mexican nationals (see H. Res. 440), H11159 [14NO]

———treaty obligations relative to use of the Colorado, Rio Grande, and Tijuana Rivers (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4130 [14MY]

Lists

Brownsville, TX, Porter High School football team and staff, E2448 [23NO]

Texans endorsing benefits of participating in Head Start Program, H7523 [24JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2736 [3AP]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H4495 [21MY]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), H10061 [29OC]

———increase the rate of imminent danger special pay and the amount of the family separation allowance, H8177 [10SE]

———tribute (H.J. Res. 27), H1595 [5MR]

Brownsville, TX: tribute to Porter High School football team, E2448 [23NO]

Center for Civic Education: tribute, E1940 [1OC]

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: make improvements and reauthorize programs (H.R. 14), H2364 [26MR]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts, E901 [9MY]

———observance of National Day, E2022 [8OC]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H294 [5FE]

``Constitution Translated for Kids'': tribute, E881 [7MY]

Corpus Christi, TX: National Civic League All-America City Award recipient, E1378 [27JN]

———tribute to Flour Bluff High School Navy Junior ROTC program, E921 [9MY]

———tribute to Incarnate World Academy students' fundraising efforts to purchase calling cards for members of the Armed Forces serving overseas, E971 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4406, H4495 [21MY]

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

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), motion to instruct conferees, H8177 [10SE]

———increase overall funding for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure through reductions in tax cuts, H5985 [26JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2559), H5985 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (H.R. 1720), H10004 [29OC]

———improve and enhance provision of long-term care for veterans and modify authorities relative to administration of personnel (S. 1156), H12150 [21NO]

Education: importance of teaching U.S. history in elementary and secondary schools, E881 [7MY]

Floyd Spence Post Office Building, Lexington, SC: designate (H.R. 917), E599 [27MR]

Fort Detrick, MD: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 271), H9060 [1OC]

Good Neighbor Settlement House (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E2486 [8DE]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), E1582 [24JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7523 [24JY]

``How Our Laws Are Made'': authorize printing (H. Con. Res. 139), E881 [7MY]

Iraq: treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (H. Con. Res. 118), H2343 [26MR]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12286 [21NO]

Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (H.R. 254), H1349 [26FE]

National Civic League: tribute to communities selected to receive the All-America City Award (H. Con. Res. 230), H7183 [21JY]

National Suicide Awareness Week: observance, E907 [9MY]

``Our American Government'': authorize printing (H. Con. Res. 139), E881 [7MY]

``Our Flag'': authorize printing (H. Con. Res. 139), E881 [7MY]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), H1549 [5MR], H2664 [2AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H1549 [5MR], H2664 [2AP]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3932 [9MY]

Texas: actions by Democratic members of the State Legislature to prevent consideration of a redistricting plan, E956 [15MY]

Turkey: condemn terrorist attacks in Istanbul (H. Res. 453), H12136 [21NO]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7478 [24JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7478 [24JY]

Votes: position on missed, H1652 [6MR], H4811 [3JN], E359 [4MR], E882 [7MY], E1113 [3JN], E1220 [11JN], E1279 [17JN], E1543 [21JY], E2188 [31OC], E2306 [17NO], E2332 [19NO], E2361 [20NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1451 [27FE], H3632 [1MY], H4781 [2JN], H4874 [3JN], H5405 [16JN], H10128 [29OC], H11130 [7NO], H11356 [17NO], H11389 [18NO]

Special order: granted, H4201 [15MY]

Tributes

Anguiano, Edward J., E753 [11AP]

Brooks, Tom, E973 [15MY]

Cortinas, Jerry, E756 [11AP]

Garza, Joe, E995 [19MY]

Garza, Juan G., Jr., E750 [11AP]

Saavedra, Arnold, E2187 [31OC]

Skeen, Joe, H12889 [8DE]

Solis, Eugenio, E189 [12FE]