DeFAZIO, PETER A. (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9479 [15OC], H9623 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2784, H2785, H2787 [3AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), H10131 [29OC], H10417 [5NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4369 [20MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), H6299 [8JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6870 [15JY], H7021 [16JY], H7033 [17JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7086 [17JY], H7125 [18JY]

Appointments

Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H407 [12FE]

Conferee: H.R. 2115, Aviation Investment and Revitalization Vision Act, H6826 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 2062), H3973 [9MY]

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H9213 [2OC]

———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), H7170 [18JY]

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), H8950 [25SE]

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

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

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 (see H.R. 3208), H9132 [1OC]

———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), H12921 [8DE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H1516 [4MR]

———require Presidential report to Congress detailing possible consequences of using military force against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 24), H1467 [27FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H706 [13FE] (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 103), H2270 [20MR]

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]

Aviation: allow participation by cargo pilots in the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program (see H.R. 765), H699 [13FE]

———assist employees separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions, security measures, or a military conflict with Iraq (see H.R. 1553), H2702 [2AP]

———improve security (see H.R. 2144), H4254 [19MY]

———provide relief to the airline industry (see H.R. 1366), H2131 [19MR]

Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2879), H7616 [24JY]

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

Bush, President: request report entitled ``Operation Iraqi Freedom Strategic Lessons Learned'' and other materials on planning for reconstruction and security of post-war Iraq (see H. Res. 364), H8082 [9SE]

Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see H.R. 2360), H5043 [5JN]

Children and youth: provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H3453 [29AP]

China, People's Republic of: condemn relative to individuals being held as prisoners of conscience for their involvement in efforts to end the occupation of Tibet (see H. Res. 157), H8176 [10SE]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H11703 [20NO]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3228), H9213 [2OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H5408 [16JN]

Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 2534), H5662 [19JN]

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

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

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), H2823 [3AP]

Computers: reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail and protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 1933), H3636 [1MY]

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon: anniversary of Federal recognition (see H. Con. Res. 341), H12310 [21NO]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (see H.R. 1491), H2471 [27MR]

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

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H3353 [11AP]

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), H4740 [22MY]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H3454 [29AP]

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

Credit: allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually from any consumer reporting agency (see H.R. 2546), H5815 [24JN]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H4010 [13MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize former Federal employees receiving voluntary separation payments to accept subsequent Federal employment related to fighting forest fires (see H.R. 366), H7454 [23JY]

———organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H1460 [27FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (see H.R. 2250), H5408 [16JN]

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

Dept. of HUD: enable homebuyers to make use of insured hybrid adjustable rate mortgages (see H.R. 1443), H3637 [1MY]

———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 1981), H4012 [13MY]

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

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H11359 [17NO]

Dept. of the Interior: acquire the McLoughlin House National Historic Site in Oregon City, OR, and include it as unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 733), H460 [12FE]

———anniversary of National Wildlife Refuge System (see H. Res. 173), H3454 [29AP]

———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 Transportation: establish a pilot grant program to provide assistance for the capital and startup costs of streetcar development and revitalization (see H.R. 1315), H3571 [30AP]

———establish the National Rail Infrastructure Program (see H.R. 1617), H2820 [3AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance rehabilitative services provided to veterans with mental illnesses (see H.R. 3442), H10978 [6NO]

———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 627), H463 [12FE]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H7949 [4SE]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H11133 [7NO]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H11651 [19NO]

Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1717), H3301 [10AP] (see H.R. 2233), H5089 [9JN]

Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H8381 [17SE]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H5552 [18JN]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H7949 [4SE]

Electric power: prohibit fraudulent recording of revenue from round trip sales of electric power (see H.R. 1255), H1811 [12MR]

———provide market transparency in wholesale sales of electric energy and prohibit round trip trading of electricity (see H.R. 1254), H1811 [12MR]

Employment: prevent an employer from placing a nonimmigrant who is an intracompany transferee with another employer (see H.R. 2154), H10457 [5NO]

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

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H12922 [8DE]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H9614 [16OC]

FAA: ensure control of air traffic control system functions (see H.R. 1711), H3300 [10AP]

———reauthorize programs (see H.R. 2115), H4203 [15MY]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4132 [14MY]

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H5365 [12JN]

Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 1738), H3302 [10AP]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H8906 [24SE]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H8017 [5SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H461 [12FE]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H1460 [27FE]

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

Fire prevention: expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (see H.R. 1621), H2820 [3AP]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H2132 [19MR]

———provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 977), H3305 [10AP]

———provide portal-to-portal compensation for wildland firefighters (see H.R. 2963), H7784 [25JY]

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), H9688 [17OC]

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), H1680 [6MR]

Forest Counties Payments Committee: extend (see H.R. 3249), H9218 [3OC]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2369), H5044 [5JN]

FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 414), H4739 [22MY]

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

Hazardous substances: phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (see H.R. 1680), H10237 [30OC]

Health: 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), H3355 [11AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2940 [8AP]

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), H7949 [4SE]

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

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H244 [29JA]

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

Immigration: admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (see H.R. 2702), H10457 [5NO]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H10130 [29OC]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting State identification documents issued to nonimmigrant aliens that expire after the expiration of the aliens' nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 655), H1642 [5MR]

———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]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see H.R. 2849), H10457 [5NO]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7329 [22JY]

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

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 2615), H6261 [26JN]

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

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

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H8950 [25SE]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H12918 [8DE]

———provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H4877 [3JN]

———require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 1888), H3638 [1MY] (see H.R. 2017), H3858 [8MY]

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), H5714 [23JN]

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

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), H9615 [16OC]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H5174 [10JN]

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]

———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: exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain areas (see H.R. 1676), H5175 [10JN]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3052 [9AP]

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

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

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 2498), H5467 [17JN]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H5714 [23JN]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2361), H8284 [16SE]

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

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]

Middle East: recognize importance of fighting terrorism and embracing efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace (see H. Res. 479), H12920 [8DE]

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 487), H243 [29JA]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H1460 [27FE]

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

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 security: establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H8904 [24SE]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9282 [7OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H2271 [20MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (see H.R. 2366), H9687 [17OC]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1527), H2585 [1AP]

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]

———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H9614 [16OC]

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. 847), H703 [13FE] (see H.R. 2497), H5467 [17JN]

Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H8017 [5SE]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H1955 [18MR]

———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), H1394 [26FE]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H2587 [1AP]

Public welfare programs: require identification used to obtain Federal public benefits meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and verifiable (see H.R. 502), H1642 [5MR]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 3088), H8283 [16SE]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8284 [16SE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2262), H4736 [22MY]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H3762 [7MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H463 [12FE]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H1680 [6MR]

Tariff Act: clarify adjustments to be made in determining export price and constructed export price (see H.R. 491), H1467 [27FE]

Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see H.R. 891), H1682 [6MR]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H4976 [4JN]

———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), H4876 [3JN]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H3452 [29AP]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 2888), H7616 [24JY]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 1555), H2702 [2AP]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H3302 [10AP]

———employer credit for hiring new employees (see H.R. 3608), H12308 [21NO]

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

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1052), H3453 [29AP]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H463 [12FE]

———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), H4527 [21MY]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H4205 [15MY]

———provide a refundable credit to small businesses for the costs of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 3607), H12308 [21NO]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 3119), H9478 [15OC]

———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 610), H3637 [1MY]

———repeal benefits relative to company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2127), H4203 [15MY]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H7949 [4SE]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H7840 [3SE]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H5367 [12JN]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: establish an alternative trigger for determining if an extended benefit period is in effect for a State for purposes of certain benefits (see H.R. 3487), H11159 [14NO]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H11700 [20NO]

———improve consumer protection regulation of the household goods transportation industry (see H.R. 2928), H8382 [17SE]

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), H11652 [19NO]

U.N.: establish civilian police corps for international peace operations to maintain the rule of law and promote peace and stability in post-conflict situations (see H.R. 1414), H6264 [26JN]

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H6348 [8JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 3156), H8490 [23SE]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H10978 [6NO]

———temporarily allow States to disregard certain look-back requirements for purposes of determining unemployment insurance eligibility (see H.R. 3554), H11701 [20NO]

University of Portland: tribute to women's soccer team (see H. Res. 41), H244 [29JA]

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

Veterans: 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), H3683 [6MY]

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

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H706 [13FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H172 [27JA]

Water: establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H9381 [10OC]

Weapons: require certain studies on the health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of contamination at sites of depleted uranium munition use and production (see H.R. 1483), H4788 [2JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

BLM: convey a small parcel of land in Coos County, OR, to the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay (see H.R. 3206), H9032 [30SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Health Care Competition to administer National Practitioner Data Bank and to collect and make public more information on medical malpractice insurance (see H.R. 447), H242 [29JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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]

———waive limitation on the use of appropriated funds for the State Homeland Security Grant Program (see H.R. 1915), H3635 [1MY]

Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 514), H268 [31JA]

Economy: provide unemployment assistance, tax relief, fiscal assistance to State and local governments, and jobs and security through infrastructure investment (see H.R. 396), H217 [28JA]

Emergency Malpractice Liability Insurance Commission: establish (see H.R. 446), H242 [29JA]

Financial Markets Oversight Commission: establish (see H.R. 1109), H1678 [6MR]

Gasoline: stabilize prices (see H.R. 1221), H1810 [12MR]

Health: permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see H.R. 2085), H4129 [14MY]

Insurance: modify antitrust exemption for the insurance industry (see H.R. 448), H242 [29JA]

Korea, Republic of: ensure U.S. trade actions relative to semiconductor trade do not result in geopolitical tensions or U.S. job losses (see H. Con. Res. 124), H2472 [27MR]

Pharmaceuticals: require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 757), H698 [13FE]

World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Con. Res. 290), H9130 [1OC]

Essays

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Kate Wagoner, E190 [12FE]

Letters

Tribute to Transportation Security Administration employees: Daniel A. Bernath, Transportation Security Administration, E2270 [6NO]

Motions

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), H6825 [15JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H9985 [29OC], H11658 [20NO]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12749 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 458), H12183 [21NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 465), H12756 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), motion to instruct conferees, H11375 [18NO]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands, H7050 [17JY]

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, H9580 [16OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 75), H10159 [30OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 458), H12183 [21NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 465), H12756 [8DE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12749 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), consideration (H. Res. 339), H7641 [25JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8064 [9SE], H8908, H8937 [25SE], H8958 [30SE], H9074 [1OC], H9189 [2OC], H9257, H9270, H9271, H9272, H9273 [7OC], H9355 [8OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9387, H9393 [15OC], H9580, H9606 [16OC], H9620, H9624, H9680 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, H10323 [4NO]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2670 [2AP], H2707, H2755, H2784, H2785, H2786, H2787 [3AP], H2913 [8AP]

———require matching of funds spent for Iraq reconstruction efforts be spent for domestic priorities, H2670 [2AP]

Armed Forces: outfitting and support supplies funding to members in Iraq, H9286 [8OC]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2248 [20MR]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H162 [27JA], H1926 [18MR]

Aviation: assist employees separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions, security measures, or a military conflict with Iraq, H2784 [3AP], H2870, H2913 [8AP]

———require Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to address noise pollution in certain residential areas, H5208 [11JN]

———require that air traffic control remain a Government function, H9961 [28OC], H10166, H10170, H10176, H10180, H10185 [30OC]

Bascom, Ruth: dedication of Ruth Bascom Riverbank Trail System in Eugene, OR, E72 [27JA]

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, H162 [27JA]

Buy American Act: compliance, H5227 [11JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), H10399, H10417, H10418, H10419 [5NO]

Corps of Engineers: funding, H7125, H7126 [18JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4374 [21MY]

———establish a Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State, H2787 [3AP]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), H6299 [8JY]

———reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, H4374 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, H11375, H11504 [18NO], H12106, H12111, H12178 [21NO]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7200 [21JY]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), consideration (H. Res. 335), H7535 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7033, H7034, H7036, H7050, H7067, H7098 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, E2267 [6NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration (H. Res. 319), H6945 [16JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: negotiated prices for prescription drugs, H11499 [18NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7285 [22JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H11502 [18NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), E1690 [4SE]

Economy: investment in surface transportation infrastructure and in rail and passenger transit industries, H40 [7JA]

———national objectives priority assignments, H36, H38, H39, H40 [7JA], H162 [27JA], H173 [28JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7125, H7126 [18JY]

Eugene, OR: anniversary of Pearl Buck Center, E2184 [31OC]

European Union: condemn moratorium on approval of new agricultural biotechnology products (H. Res. 252), H5112 [10JN]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), H5203, H5208, H5230, H5236 [11JN]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), conference report, H10176, H10180, H10185 [30OC]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 422), H10166, H10170 [30OC]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), motion to instruct conferees, H6825 [15JY]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), recommittal of conference report (H. Res. 377), H9961 [28OC]

———use the most common route to determine mileage between a small airport and a hub airport in establishing Essential Air Service Program eligibility, H5236 [11JN]

FCC: prohibit funding to implement new media ownership rules, H7285 [22JY]

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, H9606 [16OC]

———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 (H.R. 1738), H8064 [9SE], H8090 [10SE]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), H4301, H4319 [20MY]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), conference report, H12162 [21NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), conference rpt. consideration (H. Res. 457), H12114 [21NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), consideration (H. Res. 239), H4279 [20MY]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), motion to instruct conferees, H10465 [6NO]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H5647 [19JN], H7233 [22JY], H8288 [17SE]

Forest Counties Payments Committee: extend (H.R. 3249), E2268 [6NO]

Forest Service: hazardous fuels reduction activities funding, H7641 [25JY]

———prohibit funding to finalize or implement revisions to National Forest Management Act planning regulations, H7067 [17JY]

———protection of certain roadless areas, H5415 [17JN]

Gasoline: stabilize prices (H.R. 1221), H1780 [12MR]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1862 [13MR]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 456), H12111 [21NO]

Insurance: modify antitrust exemption for the insurance industry, H10440 [5NO]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H9270 [7OC]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H9189 [2OC]

———prohibit funding for OPEC participation, H9624 [17OC]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H5821 [25JN], H5942 [26JN], H7200 [21JY], H11191 [17NO], H11504 [18NO], H11519 [19NO], H11658 [20NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12106, H12111 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 299), H5960 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 459), H12178 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H10440 [5NO], H11499 [18NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 2473), H5719 [24JN]

Memorial Day: observance, H4374 [21MY]

Motor vehicles: require increased safety testing of 15-passenger vans and ensure compliance with applicable motor vehicle safety standards if vans are used as schoolbuses, H4161 [15MY]

National Guard: Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams funding, H6299 [8JY]

National Nanotechnology Research and Development Program: establish (H.R. 766), H3721 [7MY]

National security: national objectives priority assignments, H364 [11FE], H418 [12FE]

New London, CT: clarify restrictions on location of Coast Guard Museum, H10417, H10418, H10419 [5NO]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1527), H4157, H4161 [15MY]

Oregon: tribute to National Guard 41st Brigade Cottage Grove Unit, E2149 [28OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H9571 [16OC], H10176 [30OC]

Point of order, H10176 [30OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11370 [18NO]

Public debt: ceiling (H.J. Res. 51), H4532 [22MY]

Public lands: limit Recreation Fee Demonstration Program to National Park Service areas, H6945 [16JY], H7033, H7034, H7036 [17JY]

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way, H7098 [17JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), H1421 [27FE]

Senior citizens: nutrition programs funding, H11502 [18NO]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: usage policy, H1874 [13MR]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H5099 [10JN], H5270 [12JN]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit, H5099 [10JN], H5270 [12JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H36 [7JA], H162 [27JA]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3829 [8MY], H4094 [14MY], H4532 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4848 [3JN]

———rates, H173 [28JA]

———reform Internal Revenue Code (H. Con. Res. 141), E757 [11AP]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), H39, H40 [7JA], H86 [8JA]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H8200 [11SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 2088), H4094 [14MY]

Transportation Security Administration: tribute to employees, E2270 [6NO]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, H2755, H2787 [3AP]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7233 [22JY], H7334 [23JY], H7481 [24JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7233 [22JY], H7334 [23JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H12183 [21NO]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system, H12749, H12756 [8DE]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 1652), H9986 [29OC]

Veterans: benefits funding, H10346 [5NO]

———disability benefits, H10982 [7NO]

———health care funding, H10444 [5NO], H10460 [6NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), H10460, H10536 [6NO]

Veterans Day: observance, H10346, H10444 [5NO], H10460, H10536 [6NO], H10982 [7NO]

War Powers Resolution: compliance, H2785, H2786 [3AP]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2557), H8838 [24SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1451 [27FE], H3349 [11AP], H7168 [18JY], H9279 [7OC]

Special order: granted, H132 [8JA], H216 [28JA], H387 [11FE], H459 [12FE], H696 [13FE], H1328 [25FE], H1393 [26FE], H1451 [27FE], H1808 [12MR], H1898 [13MR], H1950 [18MR], H2129 [19MR], H2307 [25MR], H2398 [26MR], H2467 [27MR], H2512 [31MR], H2584 [1AP], H2701 [2AP], H2818 [3AP], H2856 [7AP], H2936 [8AP], H3049 [9AP], H3854 [8MY], H3971 [9MY], H4128 [14MY], H4201 [15MY], H4247 [19MY], H4365 [20MY], H4526 [21MY], H4781 [2JN], H4975 [4JN], H5086 [9JN], H5171 [10JN], H5264 [11JN], H5362 [12JN], H5405 [16JN], H5549 [18JN], H5660 [19JN], H5811 [24JN], H5925 [25JN], H6345 [8JY], H6462 [9JY], H6600 [10JY], H6704 [14JY], H6865 [15JY], H7011 [16JY], H7168 [18JY], H7222 [21JY], H7326 [22JY], H7450 [23JY], H7776 [25JY], H7826 [3SE], H7944 [4SE], H8013 [5SE], H8077 [9SE], H8281 [16SE], H8379 [17SE], H8903 [24SE], H8947 [25SE], H9117 [1OC], H9208 [2OC], H9279 [7OC], H9374 [8OC], H9475 [15OC], H9611 [16OC], H9686 [17OC], H9737 [20OC], H9806 [21OC], H9978 [28OC], H10128 [29OC], H10336 [4NO], H10455 [5NO], H10974 [6NO], H11357 [17NO], H11389 [18NO], H11698 [20NO]

Resignations

Committee on Resources (House), H455 [12FE]

Tributes

King, Martin Luther, Jr., E190 [12FE]

Wagoner, Kate, E190 [12FE]