RUSH, BOBBY L. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7248, H7315, H7330 [22JY], H7355 [23JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [7JA]

Conferee: H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H7954 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3553), H11701 [20NO]

African Americans: establish special day to recognize the significant achievements and contributions of African-American scientists, mathematicians, and inventors (see H. Con. Res. 59), H1465 [27FE]

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

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H8017 [5SE]

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

American Dental Association: tribute to Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering their time to help provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 136), H5815 [24JN]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H11702 [20NO]

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H2271 [20MR]

Armed Forces: repeal authorization of use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 20), H322 [5FE]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H6869 [15JY]

Arms control: promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 291), H9479 [15OC]

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), H1900 [13MR]

Army Pvt. Shawn Pahnke Manhattan Post Office, Manhattan, IL: designate (see H.R. 3537), H11650 [19NO]

Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln Hollinsaid Malden Post Office, Malden, IL: designate (see H.R. 3536), H11650 [19NO]

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

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

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

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

Burundi: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4877 [3JN]

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

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 342), H169 [27JA]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 925), H1394 [26FE]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H11149 [12NO]

———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), H323 [5FE]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H2132 [19MR]

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

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

Colleges and universities: eliminate termination date on authority for schools with low default rates to make single disbursements of student loans (see H.R. 227), H5663 [19JN]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H3454 [29AP]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H11702 [20NO]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H53 [7JA]

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), H2471 [27MR]

Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 2929), H11392 (see H.R. 2929), H11516 [18NO]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H6604 [10JY]

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

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H10457 [5NO]

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (see H. Res. 193), H3684 [6MY]

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

Courts: increase annual salaries of justices and judges (see H.R. 2118), H4740 [22MY]

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 211), H12310 [21NO]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 1698), H4012 [13MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H9282 [7OC]

David Bybee Post Office Building, Moline, IL: designate (see H.R. 2744), H6868 [15JY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: make the dairy forward pricing program permanent (see H.R. 3308), H9613 [16OC]

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

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2284), H4786 [2JN]

———provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 1306), H8017 [5SE]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H52 [7JA]

———improve funding mechanism for the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program (see H.R. 3429), H10339 [4NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H5815 [24JN]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H6604 [10JY]

Dept. of State: require report on progress made to eradicate poppy cultivation and prevent illicit drug trafficking in Afghanistan (see H.R. 3642), H12922 [8DE]

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 the Treasury: direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the immediate resumption of lending to Haiti (see H.R. 1108), H1641 [5MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish the National Rail Infrastructure Program (see H.R. 1617), H2820 [3AP]

———require consideration of sulfur or carbon emissions reductions and make renewable fuel projects eligible under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 318), H7839 [3SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 709), H391 [11FE]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1998), H3760 [7MY]

Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2553), H5662 [19JN]

———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), H322 [5FE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H4131 [14MY]

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3007), H7948 [4SE]

———condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H10340 [4NO]

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

———encourage partnerships between community colleges and four-year colleges and universities (see H.R. 1871), H5664 [19JN]

———establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H5552 [18JN]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2291), H4786 [2JN]

———increase maximum Pell Grant amount (see H. Res. 144), H5665 [19JN]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H134 [8JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 932), H1395 [26FE]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H5665 [19JN]

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

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 643), H4528 [21MY]

ERISA: improve disclosure of funding status of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 3005), H7948 [4SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 3139), H8490 [23SE]

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

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H12311 [21NO]

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), H4739 [22MY]

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), H4131 [14MY]

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]

FTC: ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3161), H8950 [25SE]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H170 [27JA]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H7170 [18JY]

Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 244), H4368 [20MY]

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 1031), H3975 [9MY]

———express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1641 [5MR]

———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 3386), H10237 [30OC]

Harold, Erika: tribute (see H. Res. 102), H1334 [25FE]

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H5268 [11JN]

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

———tribute (see H. Res. 238), H6349 [8JY]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H2271 [20MR]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 663), H389 [11FE]

———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), H2939 [8AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H7454 [23JY] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H3684 [6MY]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2157), H4529 [21MY]

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

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3180), H9478 [15OC]

———expand eligibility requirement of predominantly Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 3151), H8490 [23SE]

———improve opportunity for Federal student loan borrowers to consolidate their loans at reasonable interest rates (see H.R. 2504), H7020 [16JY]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H6707 [14JY]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H6603 [10JY]

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

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

Housing: provide transitional housing assistance grants for child victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1704), H3052 [9AP]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 603), H5664 [19JN]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H7086 [17JY]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7787 [25JY]

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]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H5367 [12JN]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H3303 [10AP]

———reduce the cost of medical malpractice insurance to enhance patient access to medical care (see H.R. 1124), H1679 [6MR]

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

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1465 [27FE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H11702 [20NO]

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

———require transparency, increased competition in contracting, and the increased use of Iraqi contractors for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 3275), H9688 [17OC]

Iron and steel industry: revocation of certain exclusions from safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 2877), H7616 [24JY]

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

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

Jesse Brown Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1908), H3634 [1MY]

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

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

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

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

Law enforcement: eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9129 [1OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1642 [5MR]

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 3), H60 [7JA]

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

Marine Capt. Ryan Beaupre St. Anne Post Office, St. Anne, IL: designate (see H.R. 3538), H11651 [19NO]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H3302 [10AP]

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H3762 [7MY]

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

———provide fiscal relief and program simplification to States and improve coverage and services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2000), H3760 [7MY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H5929 [25JN]

Medicare: determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 569), H2271 [20MR] (see H.R. 883), H3683 [6MY]

———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), H4739 [22MY]

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

———increase minimum percentage increase under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2033), H3856 [8MY]

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

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 368), H274 [4FE]

———provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology (see H.R. 941), H5714 [23JN]

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

———revise methodology by which payment for orphan drugs and biologicals is made under program prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2700), H7020 [16JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H12311 [21NO]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H2312 [25MR]

Michael J. Healy Post Office Building, Bridgeview, IL: designate (see H.R. 825), H702 [13FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H6707 [14JY]

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

Morocco: express condolences to the families of the victims of terrorist suicide bombing attacks (see H. Res. 242), H5175 [10JN]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H6868 [15JY]

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

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 86), H2864 [7AP]

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

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 82), H705 [13FE]

National 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), H12921 [8DE]

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 342), H7785 [25JY]

National security: improve homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through use of wireless enhanced 911 (E911) services (see H.R. 2898), H8176 [10SE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H5815 [24JN]

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

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. 2183), H5714 [23JN] (see H.R. 2272), H6349 [8JY]

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

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

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

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]

Power resources: prohibit unethical acts, increase penalties for certain illegal acts, provide for audit trails and transparency in electric and natural gas markets, and expand FERC authority to order refunds of certain rates (see H.R. 1272), H1901 [13MR]

Public housing: protect rights of tenants who are evicted as a result of criminal activity through no fault of their own (see H.R. 1429), H2402 [26MR]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H2864 [7AP]

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H4131 [14MY]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (see H.R. 3004), H7948 [4SE]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 625), H321 [5FE]

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

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H3571 [30AP]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2833), H9614 [16OC]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 3643), H12309 [21NO]

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

Schools: establish an information clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation (see H.R. 389), H171 [27JA]

Sisulu, Walter: tribute (see H. Res. 237), H4255 [19MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H5046 [5JN]

Social Security: 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), H323 [5FE]

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

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H392 [11FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H3641 [5MY]

Sosa, Sammy: tribute (see H. Res. 195), H3304 [10AP]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H5089 [9JN]

———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), H7169 [18JY]

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

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

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

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1692), H3454 [29AP]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H2312 [25MR]

———provide for a temporary ex-offender low-income housing credit to encourage the provision of housing, job training, and other essential services to ex-offenders (see H.R. 2166), H5468 [17JN]

———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 1296), H5664 [19JN]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 798), H701 [13FE]

———treatment of amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1056), H1514 [4MR]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H11359 [17NO]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H11702 [20NO]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H2819 [3AP]

———facilitate reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users (see H.R. 1320), H3053 [9AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H8380 [17SE]

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

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

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

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H6349 [8JY]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1935), H3636 [1MY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H2277 [24MR] (see H. Res. 65), H2474 [27MR]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H2271 [20MR]

———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H5552 [18JN]

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

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H7786 [25JY]

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

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H243 [29JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 2407), H5173 [10JN]

Dept. of Education: enter into a partnership with a local educational agency to conduct a model school-to-work program (see H.R. 3660), H12918 [8DE]

Haiti: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 471), H12310 [21NO]

James E. Worsham Carrier Annex Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3340), H9737 [20OC]

James E. Worsham Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3340), H9737 [20OC]

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

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 846), H703 [13FE]

Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 246), H7019 [16JY]

Taxation: provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (see H.R. 2044), H3972 [9MY]

Washington, Harold: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 14), H171 [27JA]

Remarks

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2246 [20MR]

Black History Month: observance, E331 [27FE]

Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (H.R. 2407), E1193 [10JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding from being used for the sentencing phase of Federal death penalty cases, H7315 [22JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7315 [22JY]

FCC: release of triennial review rulemaking on local phone competition and broadband deployment, E1041 [21MY]

Firearms: permit lawsuits against weapons distributors, dealers, importers and trade associations, H2992 [9AP]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2992 [9AP]

Great Lakes Naval Base, IL: tribute to Great Lakes Navy Bandsmen, E331 [27FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3477 [30AP]

Iraq: possession of weapons of mass destruction, E1633 [25JY]

James E. Worsham Carrier Annex Building, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 3340), E2100 [20OC]

James E. Worsham Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 3340), E2100 [20OC]

Liberia: U.S. policy, E1424 [8JY]

LIHEAP: funding, H11409 [18NO]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 2473), H5548 [18JN]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (H.R. 846), E254 [13FE]

National Education Week: observance, E2530 [8DE]

NRC: improve safety of transporting nuclear materials, H9779 [21OC]

———require consultation with the Dept. of Homeland Security on the location and design of new nuclear facilities, H9779 [21OC]

Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities, H9779 [21OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11409 [18NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H9779 [21OC]

Sudan: human rights violations (H. Res. 194), E1524 [18JY]

Taxation: provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (H.R. 2044), E917 [9MY]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), H84 [8JA]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, E549 [21MR]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 1652), H4524 [21MY]

Votes: position on missed, H3076 [10AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8379 [17SE]

Special order: granted, H132 [8JA], H1451 [27FE], H5549 [18JN], H5925 [25JN]

Tributes

Chen Shui-bian, E983 [15MY]

Smith, Edward, E1633 [25JY]