McCARTHY, KAREN (a Representative from Missouri)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 809), H701 [13FE]

Admiral Donald Davis Post Office Building, Brookfield, MO: designate (see H.R. 1609), H2820 [3AP]

Afghanistan: commend women for participation in Government and civil society, encourage inclusion in the economic and political life, and advocate protection of women's rights in Afghanistan Constitution (see H. Res. 393), H9813 [21OC]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H6264 [26JN]

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

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]

Armed Forces: commend regular and reserve components, express concern for safety and security, and ensure that reserve components are provided the same equipment as regular components (see H. Con. Res. 335), H11701 [20NO]

———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]

———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), H9478 [15OC]

Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act: expand coverage (see H.R. 2248), H4736 [22MY]

———increase amount of loss or damage coverage, in the aggregate and for single exhibitions (see H.R. 829), H1812 [12MR]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9812 [21OC]

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

Cash, Johnny: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 282), H8906 [24SE]

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

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

———provide for infant crib safety (see H.R. 3371), H9811 [21OC]

Civil rights: provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H2515 [31MR]

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]

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

Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 2929), H12311 [21NO]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H5551 [18JN]

Congo Basin Forest Partnership Program: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2264), H5268 [11JN]

Congressional Hunger Center: administer funds made available for the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships (see H.R. 2474), H5929 [25JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H6465 [9JY]

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

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 3422), H10236 [30OC]

Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 320), H7950 [4SE]

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

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2953), H9688 [17OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding (see H.R. 764), H2312 [25MR]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 1077), H3762 [7MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3684 [6MY]

Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 1130), H1679 [6MR]

Dept. of Transportation: require consideration of sulfur or carbon emissions reductions and make renewable fuel projects eligible under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 318), H137 [8JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H12922 [8DE]

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

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H3761 [7MY]

Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 2986), H7950 [4SE]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H11392 (see H.R. 290), H11515 [18NO]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H5552 [18JN]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H10237 [30OC]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2232), H5268 [11JN]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H6264 [26JN]

Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H1334 [25FE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 1751), H3303 [10AP]

———increase maximum Pell Grant amount (see H. Res. 144), H5469 [17JN]

———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), H5267 [11JN]

———tribute to Lutheran schools, students, parents, teachers, administrators, and congregations for contributions to education (see H. Res. 106), H1517 [4MR]

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

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

Equal Justice Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 223), H5662 [19JN]

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

FCC: allocate spectrum for the enhancement of wireless services and invest wireless spectrum auction proceeds for military and educational digital era preparedness (see H.R. 1396), H12921 [8DE]

———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), H7787 [25JY]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H6602 [10JY]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3426), H10236 [30OC]

Federal employees: 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]

———ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H1516 [4MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H8284 [16SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H8016 [5SE]

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), H245 [29JA]

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), H8083 [9SE]

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

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2169), H4367 [20MY]

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

Haiti: express need to reengage Congress and the Administration regarding social conditions and need for poverty reduction (see H. Con. Res. 78), H5469 [17JN]

Harley-Davidson Motor Co.: anniversary (see H. Res. 296), H6465 [9JY]

Havel, Vaclav: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 22), H392 [11FE]

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

———promote organ donation (see H.R. 399), H463 [12FE]

———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 1022), H3637 [1MY]

———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 314), H10130 [29OC]

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

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

Immigration: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H7454 [23JY]

———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]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7618 [24JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 1502), H10130 [29OC]

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

———establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 1552), H11702 [20NO]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H9687 [17OC]

———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), H7787 [25JY]

Iraq: cancellation of loans made to Iraq by multilateral financial institutions (see H.R. 2482), H6349 [8JY]

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

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H8906 [24SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H3683 [6MY]

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

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H3053 [9AP]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1396 [26FE]

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 223), H5662 [19JN]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11652 [19NO]

Medicaid: clarify that inpatient drug prices charged to certain public hospitals are included in best price exemptions under the drug rebate program (see H.R. 2409), H5468 [17JN]

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H12921 [8DE]

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

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

Medicare: coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H11392 (see H.R. 1295), H11515 [18NO]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H2132 [19MR]

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

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H5664 [19JN]

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

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H8491 [23SE]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1517 [4MR]

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

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

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

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 409), H9983 [28OC]

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]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H1334 [25FE]

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

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H9738 [20OC]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger woman (see H.R. 1657), H9812 [21OC]

National Librarians Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4255 [19MY]

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]

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

———provide for homeland security block grants (see H.R. 1007), H1746 [11MR]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H4205 [15MY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H323 [5FE]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H9131 [1OC]

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

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

Power resources: eliminate certain restrictions on the availability of credits for the use of biodiesel fuel (see H.R. 316), H137 [8JA]

———prohibit unethical acts, increase penalties for certain illegal acts, provide for audit trails and transparency in electric and natural gas markets, and expand FERC authority to order refunds of certain rates (see H.R. 1272), H2312 [25MR]

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), H5468 [17JN]

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: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H4876 [3JN]

———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), H1517 [4MR]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H4739 [22MY]

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

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

Renewable Energy Production Incentive Program: reauthorize and revise (see H.R. 671), H1746 [11MR]

Rite of Passage Community Service Program: establish (see H.R. 2125), H4203 [15MY]

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

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

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H12923 [8DE]

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), H10130 [29OC]

Sewage disposal: combined sewer overflow control programs (see H. Con. Res. 309), H9812 [21OC]

Ships and vessels: accelerate requirement that tankers carrying oil in bulk as cargo must be equipped with a double hull (see H.R. 880), H1331 [25FE]

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

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 722), H460 [12FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H320 [5FE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H4740 [22MY]

Space policy: restore a vision for the human space flight program by instituting a series of incremental goals to facilitate scientific exploration of the universe (see H.R. 3057), H8174 [10SE]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 1828), H9381 [10OC]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H5366 [12JN]

Taxation: 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), H3762 [7MY]

———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), H392 [11FE]

———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), H3974 [9MY]

———extend and modify credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 1331), H1953 [18MR]

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

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

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3184), H11392 (see H.R. 3184), H11516 [18NO]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H11359 [17NO]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H12921 [8DE]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H2823 [3AP]

———reduce capital gains rates and index the basis of certain assets (see H.R. 44), H53 [7JA]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H8175 [10SE]

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

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H12921 [8DE]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H7618 [24JY]

Timothy Michael Gaffney Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 1596), H2819 [3AP]

Tobacco products: replace existing tobacco program with programs designed to assist producers, compensate quota holders for the loss of quota asset value, and assist producers who forgo obtaining a production license (see H.R. 245), H134 [8JA]

Turkey: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 87), H7950 [4SE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H12311 [21NO]

Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 2373), H5714 [23JN]

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

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 73), H392 [11FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H7839 [3SE]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 178), H5175 [10JN]

Walt Disney Post Office Building, Marceline, MO: designate (see H.R. 1610), H2820 [3AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H1954 [18MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Health: encourage private health insurance companies to take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles (see H. Con. Res. 34), H462 [12FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4795 [3JN]

Poems

``High Flight,'' John Gillespie Magee, Jr., H303 [5FE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12844 [8DE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), conference report, H669 [13FE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H669 [13FE], H12844 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), H7650 [25JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9543 [16OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H669 [13FE]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H6978 [16JY]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H303 [5FE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H7650 [25JY], H8814 [24SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5761 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6978 [16JY]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 26), H146 [27JA]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 1047), H1590 [5MR]

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

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7525 [24JY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1850 [13MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), H5880 [25JN]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (H.R. 2420), H11546 [19NO]

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey (organization): President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities Coming Up Taller award recipient, E2221 [4NO]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2657), conference report, H8814 [24SE]

Library of Congress: selection of recordings for the National Recording Registry, E71 [27JA]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6097 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12238 [21NO]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (H.R. 13), H8253 [16SE]

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc.: tribute to Grammy Cultural Policy Initiative, E2331 [19NO]

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

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11420 [18NO]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H492 [13FE]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 270), H5326 [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, H5326 [12JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3928 [9MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4727 [22MY]

Tongass National Forest: oversight of wilderness recommendations, H669 [13FE]

Votes: position on missed, H1436, H1438 [27FE], H7714, H7715 [25JY], E553, E555 [24MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2307 [25MR], H3447 [29AP]

Tributes

Bluford, Lucile, E1285 [17JN]

Buchanan, John C., H4795 [3JN]

Cleaver, Emanuel, II, E2007 [8OC]

Hartsfield, Wallace S., E2223 [4NO]

Hearnes, Warren E. and Betty Cooper, E1596 [25JY]

Pepper, Claude D., E1868 [23SE]

Valasek, Sharon K., E1904 [25SE]