BORDALLO, MADELEINE Z. (a Delegate from Guam)

Amendments

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H.R. 2622), H8084 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2658), H6301 [8JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6800 [15JY]

Announcements

House of Representatives: receipt of Resident Commissioner and Delegate credentials, H2 [7JA]

Articles and editorials

Moving Moment of Silence on Marine Drive, Ben Garrido Blaz, E2272 [6NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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 (see H. Res. 393), H9813 [21OC]

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

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H4131 [14MY]

Armed Forces: alleviate delay in payment of the Selected Reserve reenlistment bonus to members who are mobilized (see H.R. 1792), H6264 [26JN]

———allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 879), H3355 [11AP]

———amend requirements relative to granting posthumous citizenship through death while on active-duty service to allow immigration benefits for surviving family members (see H.R. 1685), H3051 [9AP]

———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), H4012 [13MY]

———encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner of the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2402 [26MR]

———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.R. 3200), H9132 [1OC] (see H.R. 3208), H9032 [30SE]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3019), H9982 [28OC]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H462 [12FE]

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 2705), H9282 [7OC]

———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 331), H6464 [9JY]

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

Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H4877 [3JN]

Bankruptcy: protect family farmers and family fishermen (see H.R. 343), H1902 [13MR]

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

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H5046 [5JN]

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

Business and industry: allow a grace period for payment of bills by consumers whose mail service has been disrupted due to a national emergency (see H.R. 2549), H10978 [6NO]

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

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H2311 [25MR]

———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. 1401), H2473 [27MR]

———establish public-private partnership programs to provide child care (see H.R. 1242), H2402 [26MR]

———improve access to books in early learning and other child care programs and establish special postage stamps to fund child literacy programs (see H.R. 126), H3304 [10AP]

———support efforts to promote greater awareness of the need for youth mentors and increased involvement with youth through mentoring (see H. Res. 25), H172 [27JA]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H6265 [26JN]

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: allow military service academies to include the offering of voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities (see H.R. 2999), H9478 [15OC]

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

———disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2683), H9819 [24OC]

Conner, Garlin M.: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 327), H12921 [8DE]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3322), H9613 [16OC]

Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H3856 [8MY]

Credit: provide enhanced information regarding credit card balance payment terms and conditions (see H.R. 1747), H3302 [10AP]

Credit cards: require issuers to mail monthly statements at least 30 days before the due date of the next payment (see H.R. 1573), H2703 [2AP]

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]

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers, watersheds, and the tropical forests of the Karst Region (see H.R. 2488), H5467 [17JN]

———designate a disaster liason to assist State and local employees with responding to a federally declared disaster area (see H.R. 3157), H9282 [7OC]

———establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 2871), H7616 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: implement requirements for additional Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (see H.R. 2012), H4012 [13MY]

———prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 1311), H1952 [18MR]

Dept. of Education: conduct a study of the dropout rate of Native Americans and students who reside in American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam (see H.R. 1486), H2471 [27MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H2703 [2AP]

———Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding (see H.R. 764), H2312 [25MR]

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), H10340 [4NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2993), H7838 [3SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H10130 [29OC]

———establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (see H.R. 2357), H5929 [25JN]

———extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2352), H6604 [10JY]

———place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (see H.R. 2816), H9131 [1OC]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H5366 [12JN]

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

Diseases: combat polio (see H. Res. 20), H3976 [9MY]

———enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 1002), H1463 [27FE]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H2132 [19MR]

Economy: detrimental impact on U.S. economy of currency manipulation by foreign governments (see H. Con. Res. 285), H10341 [4NO]

Education: establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 501), H324 [5FE]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H243 [29JA]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 2637), H6262 [26JN]

Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 36), H462 [12FE]

EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 1165), H1681 [6MR]

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

ERISA: ensure employees are not improperly disqualified from pension and welfare benefits based on status misclassification or reclassification (see H.R. 1397), H2473 [27MR]

F.E. Warren AFB, WY: transfer ownership of one of the bells taken from the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines to the people of the Philippines (see H. Res. 268), H10458 [5NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see H.R. 2079), H4011 [13MY]

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), H1812 [12MR]

———protect customers whose identities are stolen from financial institutions (see H.R. 818), H1642 [5MR]

Fire prevention: allow Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements with Federal agencies to acquire goods and services relative to improving or using the wildfire fighting capability of those agencies (see H.R. 1061), H3683 [6MY]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 977), H5174 [10JN]

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

Fish and fishing: protect certain areas of the seafloor by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (see H.R. 1690), H8175 [10SE]

Foreign aid: provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 1721), H3301 [10AP]

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

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 665), H6464 [9JY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H392 [11FE]

Health care professionals: promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 920), H2271 [20MR]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7617 [24JY]

Hirschfeld, Al: tribute (see H. Res. 46), H463 [12FE]

Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 1357), H2515 [31MR]

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

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

———ease requirements for certain aliens seeking nonimmigrant status in order to enter the U.S. for a temporary stay due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3306), H9613 [16OC]

———give priority in the issuance of immigrant visas to the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who are or were naturalized U.S. citizens (see H.R. 3587), H12307 [21NO]

———prevent commercial alien smuggling (see H.R. 2630), H7226 [21JY]

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

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 151), H1681 [6MR]

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 736), H461 [12FE]

———establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 1552), H9738 [20OC]

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

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H11392 (see H.R. 1749), H11515 [18NO]

Iraq: provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H4369 [20MY]

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]

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: urge passage of U.N. Commission on Human Rights resolution addressing abuses and call on government to respect and protect the human rights of citizens (see H. Res. 109), H1466 [27FE]

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

Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see H.R. 1046), H1514 [4MR]

Marshall Islands: convey a decommissioned NOAA ship to Utrok Atoll (see H.R. 2584), H5814 [24JN]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H2472 [27MR]

———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H701 [13FE]

———remove cap on payments and adjust statutory matching rate for certain territories (see H.R. 675), H390 [11FE]

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

———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 896), H1903 [13MR]

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]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H10977 [6NO]

Mississippi River: designate route for study of potential addition to the National Scenic Trails System (see H.R. 897), H1332 [25FE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H8284 [16SE]

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

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H3302 [10AP]

National Marina Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 323), H7330 [22JY]

National Oceans Week: support (see H. Con. Res. 202), H8285 [16SE]

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (see H.R. 2382), H5044 [5JN]

National security: ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (see H.R. 2242), H4735 [22MY]

———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]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9738 [20OC]

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

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1333 [25FE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3974 [9MY]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H7454 [23JY]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H9377 [8OC]

———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), H3684 [6MY]

———recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 167), H8491 [23SE]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H2311 [25MR]

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), H7788 [25JY]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1173), H2312 [25MR]

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]

Pope John Paul II: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 313), H9981 [28OC]

———tribute (see H. Res. 400), H9688 [17OC]

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), H10978 [6NO]

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

———provide access to tools to stimulate employment (see H.R. 535), H318 [5FE]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 1723), H3301 [10AP]

Roads and highways: establish programs to enhance roadway safety and improve transportation efficiency (see H.R. 288), H3637 [1MY]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8905 [24SE]

Roh Moo Hyun: tribute to inauguration as President of the Republic of Korea (see H. Res. 72), H1335 [25FE]

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]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H5173 [10JN]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2833), H10457 [5NO]

SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 1166), H1681 [6MR]

Schools: provide a period of quiet reflection at the opening of certain schools on every school day (see H.R. 1202), H1745 [11MR]

Sewage disposal: sewer overflow control grants appropriations (see H.R. 784), H700 [13FE]

Small Business Act: modify contract consolidation requirements (see H.R. 2607), H6261 [26JN]

Social Security: eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H1461 [27FE]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: provide funding for cleanup of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination from underground storage tanks (see H.R. 1122), H2587 [1AP]

Sports: require sports franchises to make all games available for local television broadcasting in order to be subject to certain presumptions relative to the sale or exchange of a sports franchise (see H.R. 2745), H6868 [15JY]

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), H9282 [7OC]

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), H10978 [6NO]

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

———allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (see H.R. 626), H706 [13FE]

———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for use in medical research conducted through the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1087), H5267 [11JN]

———change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1782), H3351 [11AP]

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

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

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H2515 [31MR]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1052), H1955 [18MR]

———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]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H9687 [17OC]

———repeal benefits relative to company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2127), H11133 [7NO]

———treatment of certain compensation received by members of the Armed Forces serving in South Korea (see H.R. 1581), H3454 [29AP]

Territories: increase waiver requirement for certain local matching requirements for grants (see H.R. 1189), H1744 [11MR]

Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H2132 [19MR]

U.S. Employee Ownership Bank: establish (see H.R. 2969), H7784 [25JY]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H5046 [5JN]

———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), H5174 [10JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H4978 [4JN]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H390 [11FE] (see H. Res. 65), H2474 [27MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H3355 [11AP]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1174), H2312 [25MR]

World War II: condemn war crimes committed by Japan and establish liability of Japanese companies to former POW used by such companies as slave labor (see H. Res. 382), H9615 [16OC]

———support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H393 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Colleges and universities: increase number of persons appointed to the military service academies from Guam and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2004), H3760 [7MY]

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

Dept. of HUD: guarantee community development loans to the insular areas (see H.R. 2422), H5265 [11JN]

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

———clarify local judicial structure (see H.R. 2400), H5173 [10JN]

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), H390 [11FE]

Taxation: cover over to a possession of the U.S. whose income tax laws mirror the refundable portions of the child tax credit and earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2186), H4527 [21MY]

Letters

Resident Instruction and Distance Education Grants Program funding: by, H6651 [14JY]

Petitions and memorials

Guam: inclusion in Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, E1409 [8JY]

Remarks

Ada, Pedro P.: Guam Chamber of Commerce Guam Business Hall of Fame inductee, E1093 [2JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), H6650, H6651 [14JY]

Animals: control and eradicate the brown tree snake in Guam and prevent introduction of the brown tree snake to other areas of the U.S. (H.R. 3479), E2283 [7NO]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9461 [15OC], H9627 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2747 [3AP]

Arizona: exchange certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests (H.R. 622), H2534 [1AP]

Armed Forces: 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, H9627 [17OC]

———tribute (H.J. Res. 27), H1598 [5MR]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H4238 [19MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2518 [1AP]

Calvo's Insurance Underwriters, Inc.: anniversary, E2459 [25NO]

China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (H.R. 441), H1705 [11MR]

Coins: ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin (H.R. 258), H1355 [26FE]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H284 [5FE]

Compact of Free Association: amend to provide adequate Compact-impact aid (H.R. 2716), E1475 [14JY]

———approve and amend (H.J. Res. 63), H9882 [28OC]

———approve and amend (H.J. Res. 63), Senate amendments, H11755 [20NO]

Continental Airlines, Inc.: anniversary of Continental Micronesia, E1335 [24JN]

Crisostomo, David: Gannett Co., Inc., Newsroom Supervisor Recognition Award recipient, E2551 [15DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: designate a disaster liaison to assist State and local employees with responding to a federally declared disaster area (H.R. 3157), H11168 [17NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4411 [21MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), H6301, H6302 [8JY]

———prohibit funding to overhaul, repair, or maintain naval vessels in shipyards outside the U.S. or Guam, H6301, H6302 [8JY]

Dept. of HUD: guarantee community development loans to the insular areas (H.R. 2422), E1211 [11JN]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6808 [15JY]

———revise geographic definition of U.S. to include U.S. territories for purposes of educational travel from a foreign area posting, H6808 [15JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: restore certain aspects of Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (H.R. 2595), H8093 [10SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H10520 [6NO]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 26), E200 [12FE]

Federal Land Policy and Management Act: clarify method to determine fair market value of rights-of-way to prevent unreasonable increases in deployment costs of critical infrastructure (H.R. 762), H2535 [1AP]

Guam: authorize the Dept. of the Interior to reduce, release, or waive amounts owed by the Government of Guam to the U.S. to offset unreimbursed compact impact expenses (H.R. 2522), E1320 [20JN]

———clarify local judicial structure (H.R. 2400), E1201 [11JN]

———effects of proposed tax cuts on revenue, H3646 [6MY]

———inclusion in Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, E1409 [8JY]

———tribute to Catholic schools, E200 [12FE]

Guam Council of Women's Clubs: anniversary, E2553 [15DE]

Health: promote organ donation (H.R. 399), H1766 [12MR]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (S. 811), E2555 [15DE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: urge passage of U.N. Commission on Human Rights resolution addressing abuses and call on government to respect and protect the human rights of citizens (H. Res. 109), H1919 [18MR]

Marine Corps: anniversary, E2272 [6NO]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H9360 [8OC]

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (H. Res. 409), H9891 [28OC]

National Bone Marrow Donor Registry: reauthorize (H.R. 3034), H9054 [1OC]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2190 [31OC]

National Marrow Donor Program: support bone marrow donor programs and encourage education in the importance of bone marrow donation (H. Con. Res. 206), H12159 [21NO]

National Suicide Awareness Week: observance, H3853 [8MY]

National Tourism Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 172), H4150 [15MY]

NIH: funding, H10520 [6NO]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (H.R. 2030), H5123 [10JN]

Pope John Paul II: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (H. Con. Res. 313), H11476 [18NO]

———tribute (H. Res. 400), H9696 [20OC]

SBA: anniversary (H. Res. 368), H8246 [16SE]

———expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (H.R. 1166), H2502 [31MR]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3646 [6MY]

Territories: increase waiver requirement for certain local matching requirements for grants (H.R. 1189), E2456 [25NO]

———Resident Instruction and Distance Education Grants Program funding, H6650, H6651 [14JY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H8215 [11SE]

Tolentino, Nino J.: Scripps Howard Regional Spelling Bee winner for Guam, E1648 [25JY]

Typhoons: disaster assistance to Guam, H175 [28JA], H2747 [3AP]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2518 [1AP]

———modify and improve certain benefits (H.R. 2297), H9312 [8OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), H9081 [1OC]

Wildlife refuges: expand boundaries of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (H.R. 289), H2537 [1AP]

World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (H. Res. 56), H1385 [26FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5660 [19JN], H5925 [25JN], H8215 [11SE], H9117 [1OC]

Tributes

Agricola, Raymond A., E1646 [25JY]

Apuron, Anthony S., E2292 [12NO]

Atoigue, Janice P., E1177 [9JN]

Babauta, Gerard G., E2551 [15DE]

Benavente, Roman Q., E1987 [7OC]

Blas, Shawn M., E980 [15MY]

Blaz, Ben Garrido, E2272 [6NO]

Dowiyogo, Bernard, E448 [12MR]

Duenas, Paul S., E1283 [17JN]

Jacobson, Maybell Jeanne, E2554 [15DE]

Lorenzo, Gutierrez A. (Larry), E2018 [8OC]

Nelson, Nicole Bordallo, E1037 [21MY]

Peredo, Vicenta B., E1209 [11JN]

Quitugua, Christopher, H8215 [11SE]

Sablan, Francis E., Jr., E2236 [5NO]

Santos, Angel A.L. Guerrero, III, E1470 [14JY]

Schott, Barbara Crittenden, E1643 [25JY]

Taitague, Justice, H332 [11FE]

Topping, Donald M., E1641 [25JY]

Yanger, Edgar J., E1410 [8JY]