GUTIERREZ, LUIS V. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), H2055 [19MR]

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.R. 2622, National Consumer Credit Reporting System Improvement Act, H10515 [6NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

———prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 2921), H7782 [25JY]

———provide protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 2918), H7782 [25JY]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H9377 [8OC]

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

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H9131 [1OC]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H5267 [11JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H699 [13FE]

Arlington National Cemetery: establish a memorial to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (see H.R. 1297), H2823 [3AP]

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (see H.R. 1814), H3684 [6MY]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (see H.R. 1954), H3681 [6MY]

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

———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), H9130 [1OC]

———extend time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1924), H12311 [21NO]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H6271 [7JY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by establishing an enhanced educational assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in pay for participation in the program (see H.R. 1713), H3684 [6MY]

———increase amount of basic educational assistance for veterans under Montgomery GI Bill and eliminate reduction of basic pay for participation in the program (see H.R. 1212), H2312 [25MR]

———increase basic educational assistance for Selected Reserve members (see H.R. 1374), H3684 [6MY]

———make the Transition Assistance Program for persons separating from active duty mandatory and furnish information about homelessness (see H.R. 1906), H8284 [16SE]

———pay one-time bonus to members who served or serve in a combat zone in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3051), H11392 (see H.R. 3051), H11516 [18NO]

———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), H9478 [15OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H11702 [20NO] (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]

———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members if the former spouse left the marriage due to domestic violence or unbearable conditions (see H.R. 2393), H7455 [23JY]

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]

Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H3570 [30AP]

———provide relief to the airline industry (see H.R. 1366), H3453 [29AP]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H11702 [20NO]

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

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

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

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 592), H320 [5FE]

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

———establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 3063), H12921 [8DE]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H6465 [9JY]

———establish public-private partnership programs to provide child care (see H.R. 1242), H4876 [3JN]

———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), H4737 [22MY]

———provide grants to State child welfare systems, increase Social Security match for private agencies receiving child welfare training funds, and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 2437), H8176 [10SE]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H12922 [8DE]

China, People's Republic of: withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3228), H9478 [15OC]

Citizenship: provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain Amerasians (see H.R. 3360), H9811 [21OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H3858 [8MY]

———provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H328 [7FE]

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), H12922 [8DE]

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

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

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H3051 [9AP]

Colombia: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2853), H12311 [21NO]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H1640 [5MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H8491 [23SE]

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]

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), H3355 [11AP]

Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1633), H8491 [23SE]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1663), H2937 [8AP] (see H.R. 3322), H9613 [16OC]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H3975 [9MY]

———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H6867 [15JY]

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

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), H3976 [9MY]

Courts: assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms (see H.R. 2919), H7782 [25JY]

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

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 2911), H9131 [1OC]

Credit: allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually from any consumer reporting agency (see H.R. 2546), H5714 [23JN]

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

———provide enhanced information regarding credit card balance payment terms and conditions (see H.R. 1747), H5552 [18JN]

Credit unions: expand access of Federal credit union members to money order and check cashing services (see H.R. 1492), H2471 [27MR]

Crime: prevent any adult who, as a juvenile, committed an offense that would be a crime of violence if committed by an adult, from possessing a firearm (see H.R. 3411), H10235 [30OC]

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

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H11134 [7NO]

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

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H10457 [5NO]

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: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 2203), H8950 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 3476), H11652 [19NO]

Dept. of Education: 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), H1952 [18MR]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H1812 [12MR]

Dept. of HHS: conduct study relative to aneurysms (see H.R. 815), H701 [13FE]

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H4788 [2JN]

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

———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]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H2402 [26MR]

———reimburse States for certain expenses and losses incurred during periods of high (Code Orange) or severe (Code Red) threat condition (see H.R. 2570), H5813 [24JN]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 445), H324 [5FE]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 1077), H1515 [4MR]

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

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 933), H12311 [21NO]

———extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H6707 [14JY]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 1673), H2938 [8AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 1034), H1464 [27FE]

———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), H3355 [11AP]

———establish a pilot national public service multimedia campaign to enhance the state of financial literacy in the U.S. (see H.R. 3294), H9813 [21OC]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H10458 [5NO]

———appoint chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2414), H5174 [10JN]

———authorize certain major medical facility projects (see H.R. 2349), H5043 [5JN]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners and provide Medicare coverage to eligible veterans (see H.R. 1309), H1952 [18MR]

———enhance rehabilitative services provided to veterans with mental illnesses (see H.R. 3442), H11652 [19NO]

———establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans and make access to such loans permanent (see H.R. 1257), H1900 [13MR]

———extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2352), H8950 [25SE]

———improve health care programs and extend certain expiring authorities (see H.R. 3387), H10340 [4NO]

———provide adapted housing assistance to disabled Armed Forces members who remain on active duty pending medical separation (see H.R. 761), H1335 [25FE]

———provide benefits to individuals with spina bifida who are children of Vietnam veterans that were exposed to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 533), H318 [5FE]

———repeal limitation on the payment of accrued benefits that are due, and unpaid, upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary (see H.R. 241), H2311 [25MR]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1726), H6465 [9JY]

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

———revise presumption of service connection for diseases and disabilities of former POW (see H.R. 1838), H5714 [23JN]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H4788 [2JN]

Discrimination: express that high-level Federal officials should not belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race (see H. Con. Res. 130), H3684 [6MY]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3451), H12312 [21NO]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2553), H9131 [1OC]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H9130 [1OC]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H8491 [23SE]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in developing countries (see H.R. 2470), H7787 [25JY]

———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]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H9983 [28OC]

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

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

———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (see H.R. 3362), H11703 [20NO]

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

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), H1900 [13MR]

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]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 1805), H3352 [11AP]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H4978 [4JN]

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

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H1956 [18MR]

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

———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 1752), H11392 (see H.R. 1752), H11515 [18NO]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3509), H11391 (see H.R. 3509), H11514 [18NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit federally subsidized discrimination in supplemental educational services (see H.R. 3582), H12922 [8DE]

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

———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), H8083 [9SE]

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

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

Families and domestic relations: improve collection of child support arrears in interstate cases (see H.R. 2300), H8906 [24SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 956), H11392 (see H.R. 956), H11515 [18NO]

———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), H11392 (see H.R. 1430), H11515 [18NO]

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), H5664 [19JN]

———support programs to end homelessness in the U.S. (see H.R. 2897), H7781 [25JY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H6707 [14JY]

———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 1934), H3636 [1MY]

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

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H8083 [9SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H2471 [27MR]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H4205 [15MY]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 11), H51 [7JA]

Ferre, Luis A.: tribute (see H. Res. 433), H10457 [5NO]

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

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H55 [7JA]

Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 221), H1902 [13MR]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 260), H135 [8JA]

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 821), H702 [13FE]

Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 2917), H7782 [25JY]

———ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 2920), H7782 [25JY]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 2916), H7782 [25JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H7783 [25JY]

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]

Foster Care Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 2124), H8083 [9SE]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H8382 [17SE]

Haiti: express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1747 [11MR]

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

Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 1268), H5046 [5JN]

———provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H5175 [10JN]

Health: combat viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 39), H462 [12FE]

———declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1863), H4788 [2JN]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H1639 [5MR]

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

———increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see H. Res. 142), H6265 [26JN]

———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), H3453 [29AP]

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

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2157), H4788 [2JN]

Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 1868), H3975 [9MY]

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

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H11359 [17NO]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3180), H8949 [25SE]

———improve opportunity for Federal student loan borrowers to consolidate their loans at reasonable interest rates (see H.R. 2504), H6465 [9JY]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H11392 (see H.R. 2505), H11516 [18NO]

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

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]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H7086 [17JY]

Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 1357), H2271 [20MR]

———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 2353), H9131 [1OC]

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

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

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H12311 [21NO]

———adjust the status of certain aliens, with longstanding ties to the U.S., to that of an alien lawfully admitted to permanent residence (see H.R. 152), H57 [7JA]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H2823 [3AP]

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H12311 [21NO]

———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), H11652 [19NO]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 3123), H10457 [5NO]

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

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H702 [13FE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 47), H53 [7JA]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H11146 [10NO]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1094), H1640 [5MR]

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

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1448), H8382 [17SE]

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

———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), H6465 [9JY]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 2095), H4130 [14MY]

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), H9130 [1OC]

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

James E. Worsham Carrier Annex Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3340), H12311 [21NO]

James E. Worsham Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3340), H12311 [21NO]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4012 [13MY]

———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), H7170 [18JY]

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

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), H9615 [16OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1466 [27FE]

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

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11702 [20NO]

Martin, Phillip: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1628), H4012 [13MY]

McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnam Conflict (see H.R. 369), H9982 [28OC]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H138 [8JA]

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

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H3355 [11AP]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H9377 [8OC]

Medicare: accelerate reduction on the amount of beneficiary copayment liability for outpatient services (see H.R. 1635), H3572 [30AP]

———allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H6348 [8JY]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H2471 [27MR]

———coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs (see H.R. 1956), H3681 [6MY]

———coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (see H.R. 2236), H4735 [22MY]

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H5089 [9JN]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H4788 [2JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3637 [1MY]

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

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1377), H4788 [2JN]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 1199), H5046 [5JN]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H4205 [15MY]

———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see H.R. 102), H8284 [16SE]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 937), H5174 [10JN]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H4877 [3JN]

———increase payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1351), H4131 [14MY] (see H.R. 1739), H3302 [10AP]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1321), H4978 [4JN]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H5175 [10JN]

———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), H461 [12FE]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H9812 [21OC]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H8284 [16SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H5046 [5JN]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H5175 [10JN]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H5089 [9JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H10340 [4NO]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H8382 [17SE]

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

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

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H12923 [8DE]

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

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H3858 [8MY]

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

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8175 [10SE]

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

National Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 1565), H5046 [5JN]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 844), H703 [13FE]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H4876 [3JN]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H4737 [22MY]

National Guard: extend period of eligibility for survivors' and dependents' education benefits for members who are involuntarily ordered to full-time duty (see H.R. 2164), H5929 [25JN]

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]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 852), H12921 [8DE]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger woman (see H.R. 1657), H9812 [21OC]

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 342), H9283 [7OC]

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

National School Lunch Act: fruit and vegetable pilot program funding (see H.R. 2832), H9982 [28OC]

National security: establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H9615 [16OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3355 [11AP]

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

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 2983), H11359 [17NO]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H3453 [29AP]

———establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 1251), H3762 [7MY]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3305 [10AP]

Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute and anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland (see H. Res. 58), H393 [11FE]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (see H.R. 2030), H3856 [8MY]

Paul Wellstone Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN: designate (see H.R. 2567), H5713 [23JN]

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

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 1677), H2938 [8AP]

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

Petroleum: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 1039), H1464 [27FE]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 2497), H6349 [8JY]

———require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 757), H3762 [7MY]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 886), H5174 [10JN]

Public buildings: require that certain procedures are followed in Federal buildings when a child is reported missing (see H.R. 1263), H1900 [13MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 623), H4787 [2JN]

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), H3053 [9AP]

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), H4131 [14MY]

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]

Railroads: resolve certain labor issues relative to merger of Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road (see H.R. 308), H323 [5FE]

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

Rite of Passage Community Service Program: establish (see H.R. 2125), H7787 [25JY]

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

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), H8284 [16SE]

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

Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: request resignation (see H. Con. Res. 323), H11133 [7NO]

Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9983 [28OC]

Senior citizens: improve and enhance access to mental health services (see H.R. 2241), H8491 [23SE]

———promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H8906 [24SE]

Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 3099), H9131 [1OC]

———permit the collection of demographic information in connection with small business loan applications (see H.R. 1748), H3302 [10AP]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H6349 [8JY]

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

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

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

———exempt from windfall elimination provisions individuals who are entitled to retired pay based on a certain period of service as a member of a uniformed service (see H.R. 2611), H6261 [26JN]

———expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3293), H12922 [8DE]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 515), H4876 [3JN]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1689), H12921 [8DE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H2402 [26MR]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H3761 [7MY]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (see H.R. 100), H2311 [25MR]

States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 56), H4788 [2JN]

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), H4739 [22MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H8175 [10SE]

———allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2891), H8083 [9SE]

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

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 740), H1396 [26FE]

———expand availability of the refundable tax credit for health insurance costs of certain displaced steelworkers and extend the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1999), H3760 [7MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H3453 [29AP]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H1516 [4MR]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H1903 [13MR]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1052), H1514 [4MR]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H5552 [18JN]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H9819 [24OC]

———prohibit the implementation of discriminatory precertification requirements for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1894), H4255 [19MY]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H1746 [11MR]

———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]

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

———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), H3641 [5MY]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1304), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H12921 [8DE]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H7086 [17JY]

Terrorism: ensure that recently enacted terrorism legislation doesn't undermine civil liberties (see H.R. 3171), H9131 [1OC]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H12312 [21NO]

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 276), H11393 (see H. Con. Res. 276), H11516 [18NO]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H3683 [6MY]

Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Con. Res. 254), H8906 [24SE]

Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 591), H320 [5FE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 1652), H3763 [7MY]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H11393 (see H.R. 3244), H11516 [18NO]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H10457 [5NO]

———continuation of dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a veteran if such spouse remarries after a certain age (see H.R. 36), H2311 [25MR]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H11133 [7NO]

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

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H1467 [27FE]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H3975 [9MY]

———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), H1812 [12MR]

———make certain improvements to the National Service Life Insurance and U.S. Government Life Insurance programs (see H.R. 1554), H3305 [10AP]

———modify and improve certain benefits (see H.R. 2297), H5815 [24JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2703 [2AP]

———permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 1167), H5714 [23JN]

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

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (see H.R. 2433), H6265 [26JN]

———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]

Veterans Health Administration: establish office to oversee research compliance and assurance (see H.R. 1585), H9982 [28OC]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H8083 [9SE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H9131 [1OC]

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

———determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 373), H392 [11FE]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H10236 [30OC]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 38), H11360 [17NO]

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

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H11652 [19NO]

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H10131 [29OC]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 779), H1335 [25FE]

———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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arellano, Elvira: relief (see H.R. 3105), H8284 [16SE]

Armed Forces: provide automatic naturalization for noncitizen members ordered to serve in a combat zone and extend immigration benefits to the surviving family of members granted posthumous citizenship through death (see H.R. 1850), H3451 [29AP]

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

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 2870), H7616 [24JY]

Consumers: treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 1887), H3570 [30AP]

Diseases: increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H322 [5FE]

Education: require medically accurate factual information in any course material or instruction on human development and sexuality (see H.R. 802), H701 [13FE]

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

Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for disclosures of credit-based insurance scoring information by insurers and credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 1473), H2470 [27MR]

Financial institutions: notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information and include fraud alerts in consumer credit files (see H.R. 3233), H9213 [2OC]

Foreign currencies: require certain disclosures in connection with any international money transfer (see H.R. 2074), H4010 [13MY]

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

Immigration: adjust the status of certain aliens, with longstanding ties to the U.S., to that of an alien lawfully admitted to permanent residence (see H.R. 440), H241 [29JA]

Immigration and Nationality Act: revise various provisions (see H.R. 200), H59 [7JA]

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

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

Medicaid: coverage of organ transplant procedures as an emergency medical procedure for certain alien children (see H.R. 690), H390 [11FE]

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

Remarks

Armed Forces: provide automatic naturalization for noncitizen members ordered to serve in a combat zone and extend immigration benefits to the surviving family of members granted posthumous citizenship through death (H.R. 1850), E814 [30AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), H2055 [19MR], E551 [21MR]

———prevent creditors from employing involuntary bankruptcy actions relative to certain liability claims, E551 [21MR]

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information relative to an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H5793 [24JN]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 925), H5128 [10JN]

Civil liberties: protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (H.R. 2870), E1598 [25JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5793 [24JN]

Diseases: increase public awareness of scleroderma (H. Con. Res. 30), E139 [6FE]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (H.R. 2637), E1377 [27JN]

Foreign currencies: require certain disclosures in connection with any international money transfer (H.R. 2074), E941 [13MY]

Government: require wages paid to Federal employees and Federal contract workers be above the local poverty line (H.R. 1192), E421 [11MR]

Immigration: adjust the status of certain aliens, with longstanding ties to the U.S., to that of an alien lawfully admitted to permanent residence (H.R. 152), E23 [8JA]

Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 2818), E1566 [23JY]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12852 [8DE]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (H.R. 100), H3699 [7MY]

Sosa, Sammy: tribute (H. Res. 195), H4747 [2JN]

Votes: position on missed, H188 [28JA], H10512 [6NO], H12247 [21NO], E759 [11AP], E2129 [24OC], E2143 [28OC], E2183 [31OC], E2209, E2219 [4NO], E2334, E2336 [19NO], E2361 [20NO], E2438, E2440 [23NO]

Votes in House: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time (H. Res. 474), H12852 [8DE]

Subpoena Notices

Circuit Court for Cook County, IL, H307 [5FE]

Tributes

Carli, Dena M., E1098 [2JN]

Pociask, Dennis W., E1098 [2JN]