LARSON, JOHN B. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Addresses

Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy Commencement: Alix Prinstil, E1348 [25JN]

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9616, H9617 [16OC]

Appointments

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

House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H1875 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

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

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H4877 [3JN]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 3498), H11359 [17NO]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H4978 [4JN]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H4788 [2JN]

Armed Forces: establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H9282 [7OC]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H. Res. 387), H9479 [15OC]

———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]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H3974 [9MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H3683 [6MY]

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), H7839 [3SE]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H4877 [3JN]

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

``Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, 1774-2005'': authorize printing (see H. Con. Res. 138), H2864 [7AP]

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

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

Business and industry: establish position of Under Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing and Technology and manufacturing research and implementation program, and promote manufacturing education (see H.R. 2908), H8491 [23SE]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 40), H704 [13FE]

Capitol Police: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3452 [29AP]

``Changing Nature of the House Speakership—The Cannon Centenary Conference'': authorize printing (see H. Con. Res. 345), H12920 [8DE]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 192), H9282 [7OC]

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

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

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H6264 [26JN]

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

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]

Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 77), H705 [13FE]

Committee on House Administration (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 135), H1746 [11MR]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 134), H1746 [11MR]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 134), H1746 [11MR]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 163), H2401 [26MR]

———extend period for availability of continuing expenses to select and standing committees (see H. Res. 185), H3052 [9AP]

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]

Congressional Record: transfer to the Public Printer authority over the individuals responsible for preparing indexes of the Record (see H.R. 3229), H9213 [2OC]

Connecticut: exempt milk hauling vehicles from Interstate System weight limitations (see H.R. 2384), H5044 [5JN]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H5929 [25JN]

Courts: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1737), H3302 [10AP]

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

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

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

Dept. of HHS: modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H5367 [12JN]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2427), H7170 [18JY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3300 [10AP]

Dept. of State: establish position of Iraqi Reconstruction Coordinator (see H. Res. 404), H9614 [16OC]

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

———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), H5929 [25JN]

Developing countries: establish Millennium Challenge Account to increase support for certain countries, assess impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic assistance, and authorize expansion of the Peace Corps (see H.R. 2441), H6265 [26JN]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H4876 [3JN]

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), H4788 [2JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

Education: oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H3355 [11AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H9687 [17OC]

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), H9377 [8OC]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for civil aviation research and development projects and activities (see H.R. 2734), H6868 [15JY]

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), H7170 [18JY]

FCC: allocate spectrum for the enhancement of wireless services and invest wireless spectrum auction proceeds for military and educational digital era preparedness (see H.R. 1396), H2269 [20MR]

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

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), H3302 [10AP]

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

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), H55 [7JA]

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]

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]

GPO: eliminate requirement to make an additional contribution to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund for each employee to whom a voluntary separation incentive payment has been paid (see H.R. 3490), H11358 [17NO]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1863), H4205 [15MY]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H5267 [11JN]

———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), H3683 [6MY]

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

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H9282 [7OC]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H9377 [8OC]

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

House of Representatives: authorize the taking of an official photograph in the House Chamber (see H. Res. 67), H462 [12FE]

``How Our Laws Are Made'': authorize printing (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2864 [7AP]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1800), H6604 [10JY]

Immigration: admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (see H.R. 2702), H7618 [24JY]

———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]

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

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

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H4529 [21MY]

Intelligence services: establish a select committee to investigate the effectiveness of U.S. intelligence structure to meet global threats (see H. Res. 307), H8017 [5SE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H11392 (see H.R. 857), H11515 [18NO]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5714 [23JN]

———require abatement of interest on erroneous tax refund checks without regard to the size of the refund (see H.R. 1756), H3303 [10AP]

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]

John J. McGuirk Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, New London, CT: designate (see H.R. 1832), H3408 [12AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H1516 [4MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H8083 [9SE]

Law enforcement: 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), H2311 [25MR]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11393 (see H.R. 3277), H11516 [18NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H8950 [25SE] (see H.R. 2768), H9130 [1OC]

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), H1334 [25FE]

Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H4255 [19MY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H3453 [29AP]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H4788 [2JN]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H5174 [10JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H4368 [20MY]

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

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H5046 [5JN]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H4877 [3JN]

———increase payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1351), H5815 [24JN]

———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]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H6465 [9JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H7787 [25JY]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H4877 [3JN]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H5664 [19JN]

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

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H6348 [8JY]

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), H4788 [2JN]

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

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

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 on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H6464 [9JY]

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), H4368 [20MY]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 203), H4876 [3JN]

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), H6869 [15JY]

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

New Haven, CT: designate the western breakwater for the New Haven Harbor navigation project as the Charles Hervey Townshend Breakwater (see H.R. 1445), H3305 [10AP]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 2801), H7618 [24JY]

``Our American Government'': authorize printing (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2864 [7AP]

``Our Flag'': authorize printing (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2864 [7AP]

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

Petroleum: authorize construction and operation of regional gasoline reserves for use during acute price increases resulting from accidents or other physical disruptions to regional supplies of gasoline (see H.R. 3023), H8906 [24SE]

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H1746 [11MR]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H1641 [5MR]

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), H3453 [29AP]

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

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H6465 [9JY]

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

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

Sikorsky, Igor I.: tribute (see H. Res. 331), H7454 [23JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H4877 [3JN]

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), H3762 [7MY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H5045 [5JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H2586 [1AP]

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]

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

———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]

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), H9381 [10OC]

Taxation: allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 791), H9819 [24OC]

———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), H8284 [16SE]

———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), H1516 [4MR]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax protections and simplification (see H.R. 1661), H3053 [9AP]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H5468 [17JN]

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

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

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

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H3858 [8MY]

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

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H5664 [19JN]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 187), H3052 [9AP]

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

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

———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), H3974 [9MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3354 [11AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2939 [8AP]

———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), H3637 [1MY]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H3637 [1MY]

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

———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 53), H463 [12FE]

YMCA: clarify tax status of retirement fund (see H.R. 1185), H5815 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (see H.R. 3615), H12308 [21NO]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 586), H320 [5FE]

Barbara B. Kennelly Post Office Building, Hartford, CT: designate (see H.R. 2746), H6868 [15JY]

Commission on Preemptive Foreign Policy and Military Planning: establish (see H.R. 3616), H12308 [21NO]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study of Coltsville, CT, for potential inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 437), H241 [29JA]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 823), H702 [13FE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3299), H9477 [15OC]

NSF: authorize research projects to develop and assess novel uses of high-performance computer networks for use in science, mathematics, and technology education in schools (see H.R. 824), H702 [13FE]

Power resources: establish programs for fuel cell and hydrogen production, delivery, and storage technologies for transportation and stationary applications (see H.R. 1395), H2269 [20MR]

Taxation: exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1859), H3451 [29AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4932 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), consideration (H. Res. 257), H4919 [4JN]

Aetna Inc.: anniversary, E1209 [11JN]

Afghanistan: commend women for participation in Government and civil society, encourage inclusion in the economic and political life, and advocate protection of women's rights in Afghanistan Constitution (H. Res. 393), H11533 [19NO]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12832 [8DE]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12832 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9027 [30SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9539 [16OC]

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

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), E554 [24MR]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (H.R. 586), E161 [6FE]

``Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, 1774-2005'': authorize printing (H. Con. Res. 138), H3650, H3651 [6MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate the unveiling of the statue of Sacagawea provided by North Dakota for display in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 236), H6712 [15JY]

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 40), H1281 [25FE]

Capitol Police: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 156), H3421 [29AP], E829 [1MY], E910 [9MY]

``Changing Nature of the House Speakership—The Cannon Centenary Conference'': authorize printing (H. Con. Res. 345), H12862 [8DE]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H304 [5FE]

Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select): authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 77), H553 [13FE]

———authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 110), H3828 [8MY]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 134), H2283 [25MR], E582 [26MR]

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): permit the Chairman to designate another member of the Committee to serve in place of the Chairman on the Committee on Printing (Joint) (S. Con. Res. 20), H2283 [25MR]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 134), H2283 [25MR], E582 [26MR]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 148), H3824, H3826, H3827 [8MY]

———authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 163), H2344, H2345 [26MR]

———authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 185), H2996 [9AP]

Congressional Record: transfer to the Public Printer authority over the individuals responsible for preparing indexes of the Record (H.R. 3229), H9237 [7OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4409 [21MY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study of Coltsville, CT, for potential inclusion in the National Park System (S. 233), H8459 [23SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: appoint chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration, H7188 [21JY]

———establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (H.R. 2357), H7188 [21JY]

———extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans, H7188 [21JY]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (H.R. 890), H7188 [21JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), consideration (H. Res. 338), H7636 [25JY]

Diageo (business): tribute to Diageo Iraq Humanitarian Airlift Team efforts to assist children of Iraq, E1589 [25JY]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H3586 [1MY]

———require a certain percentage of assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS be expended for abstinence education programs, H3586 [1MY]

Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry: recognize as the official national museum of dentistry (H.J. Res. 52), H9239 [7OC]

East Hartford, CT: tribute to Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy graduating class, E1348 [25JN]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: placement of statue from the people of Kansas in the Capitol (H. Con. Res. 84), H2284, H2286 [25MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), H4830 [3JN]

FTC: collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 395), H411 [12FE]

GPO: eliminate requirement to make an additional contribution to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund for each employee to whom a voluntary separation incentive payment has been paid (H.R. 3490), E2558 [15DE]

Harrison, Jesse M.: Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross award recipient, E1160 [5JN]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H7556 [24JY]

Help America Vote Act: funding, H12832 [8DE], E2168 [30OC]

House of Representatives: authorize the taking of an official photograph in the House Chamber (H. Res. 67), H1280 [25FE]

———dismiss contest of Hawaii's Second Congressional District election (H. Res. 317), H6710 [15JY]

———dismiss contest of Tennessee's Sixth Congressional District election (H. Res. 318), H6711 [15JY]

``How Our Laws Are Made'': authorize printing (H. Con. Res. 139), H3649 [6MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 823), E264 [13FE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 3299), E2041 [15OC]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, H5921 [25JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H5921, H5922 [25JN]

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

``Our American Government'': authorize printing (H. Con. Res. 139), H3649 [6MY]

``Our Flag'': authorize printing (H. Con. Res. 139), H3649 [6MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11430 [18NO]

———establish programs for fuel cell and hydrogen production, delivery, and storage technologies for transportation and stationary applications (H.R. 1395), E546 [21MR]

Rogers, Fred M.: tribute (H. Res. 111), H1487 [4MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (H.R. 3491), H11490, H11492 [18NO]

———provide additional space and resources for national collections (H.R. 2195), H6714 [15JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3843, H3844 [8MY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1773 [11SE]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team, H2943 [9AP], E723 [10AP]

———tribute to women's basketball team (H. Res. 187), H3336, H3338 [11AP]

Veterans: health care funding, H7636 [25JY]

Votes: position on missed, H92 [8JA], H416 [12FE], H4287, H4322 [20MY], H4756 [2JN], H4843 [3JN], H4951 [4JN], H5056 [9JN], H5153 [10JN], H5199 [11JN], H8923 [25SE], H12760 [8DE], E1169 [5JN], E2409 [22NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4781 [2JN], H5086 [9JN], H8947 [25SE]

Special order: granted, H3049 [9AP], H5925 [25JN]

Tributes

Bailey, John M., E1851 [23SE]

Chanawongse, Kemaphoom A. (Ahn), E805 [30AP]

Duksa, Matthew R., Sr., E262 [13FE]

Hendricks, Christian, E2559 [15DE]

Hepburn, Katherine, E1434 [9JY]

O'Neill, Margaret M. McHugh, E2558 [15DE]

Yokow, William M., E1559 [23JY]