RAHALL, NICK J., II (a Representative from West Virginia)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration (H. Res. 245), H4396 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6708 [14JY], H7051 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6466 [9JY], H6561 [10JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3316 [11AP]

Appointments

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

———H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6907 [16JY]

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

Articles and editorials

Black Lung—30 Years After Protections, Disease and Questions Remain, Beckley (WV) Register Herald, E901 [9MY]

Holocaust Memorial To Honor Max Lewin, Mannix Porterfield, Beckley (WV) Register-Herald, E809 [30AP]

Iraq Adds Complexity for U.S., Syria—As Washington Sanctions Damascus, American Troops Seek Syrian Trade Partners, Hugh Pope, Wall Street Journal, E2151 [28OC]

New Kind of Job Loss, Charlie Cook, Congress Daily AM (publication), E2153 [28OC]

Read My Lips, Thomas J. Friedman, New York (NY) Times, E1257 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H698 [13FE]

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

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), H11359 [17NO]

American Concrete Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 394), H9377 [8OC]

Armed Forces: authorize the use of military recreational facilities by any veteran with a compensable service-connected disability (see H.R. 1917), H4740 [22MY]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8083 [9SE]

———express appreciation for the support and cooperation from Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar during military operations in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5552 [18JN]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H5929 [25JN]

———issue commemorative postage stamp in remembrance of victims of peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 45), H1955 [18MR]

———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]

———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 331), H1516 [4MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1334 [25FE] (see H.R. 3474), H12922 [8DE]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1111), H3453 [29AP]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H138 [8JA]

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: enhance Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 2077), H4206 [15MY]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1005), H5468 [17JN]

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

Burma: sanction the ruling military junta, strengthen democracy efforts, and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as legitimate representative of the Burmese people (see H.R. 2330), H5175 [10JN]

Bush, President: request transmission of documents or other materials to the House of Representatives relative to the possession of weapons of mass destruction by Iraq (see H. Res. 260), H5045 [5JN]

Colleges and universities: establish and strengthen post-secondary programs and courses in traditional American history, free institutions, and Western civilization (see H.R. 2336), H4977 [4JN]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H2311 [25MR]

Committee on Resources (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 74), H463 [12FE]

Compact of Free Association: approve and amend (see H.J. Res. 63), H6348 [8JY]

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

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1994), H7086 [17JY]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H2515 [31MR]

Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H10978 [6NO]

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

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H6264 [26JN]

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

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

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

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]

———reform management of Indian trust funds and assets (see H.R. 2981), H7785 [25JY]

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

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 890), H1332 [25FE]

———prohibit implementation of any Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services Commission recommendation for one year following submission (see H.R. 3440), H11134 [7NO]

———recognize importance of addressing shortfalls in the number of Dept. health care professionals and reauthorize grant program to medical schools affiliated with the Dept. (see H.R. 2126), H4203 [15MY]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H1900 [13MR]

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

———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), H1396 [26FE]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see H. Res. 234), H4131 [14MY]

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), H7785 [25JY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 107), H2270 [20MR]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H5714 [23JN]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H9982 [28OC]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H11702 [20NO]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H9215 [2OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN]

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

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

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H12312 [21NO]

Endangered Species Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 480), H12920 [8DE]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H5664 [19JN]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 643), H706 [13FE]

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), H8382 [17SE]

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

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H319 [5FE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H5664 [19JN]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 752), H462 [12FE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 2961), H7784 [25JY]

Fish and fishing: establish requirements for fishing quota systems (see H.R. 2621), H7020 [16JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H4132 [14MY]

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), H1955 [18MR]

Foreign trade: establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2579), H7949 [4SE]

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

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 46), H3052 [9AP]

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

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

Head Start Program: tribute (see H. Res. 238), H6349 [8JY]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1120), H1679 [6MR]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H5814 [24JN]

———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 1022), H2402 [26MR]

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

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

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

———support the drafting and adoption of a thematic convention on the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities by the U.N. General Assembly (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4369 [20MY]

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

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H4978 [4JN]

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

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

———tribute to Iraqis who provided U.S. forces information essential for the rescue of Jessica Lynch (see H. Con. Res. 151), H3354 [11AP]

Iron and steel industry: reinstate safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 3699), H12920 [8DE]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H7840 [3SE]

Jordan: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 371), H11393 (see H. Res. 371), H11516 [18NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4205 [15MY]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H4368 [20MY]

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

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

Land use: improve relationships between Federal land managers and gateway communities to support compatible land management of both Federal and adjacent lands (see H.R. 1595), H2819 [3AP]

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), H2271 [20MR]

———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), H5174 [10JN]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H59 [7JA]

Martin, Phillip: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1628), H5367 [12JN]

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), H7085 [17JY]

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

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H3353 [11AP]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H8905 [24SE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H10130 [29OC]

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

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

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H2515 [31MR]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H3572 [30AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H4012 [13MY]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H274 [4FE]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2361), H5367 [12JN]

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

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H327 [7FE]

———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]

———support vision of Israelis and Palestinians who are working together to conceive pragmatic, serious plans for achieving peace (see H. Res. 462), H12310 [21NO]

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

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8082 [9SE]

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

National Funeral Service Education Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 183), H8176 [10SE]

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

National Labor Relations Act: establish efficient system to enable employees to form or become members of labor organizations (see H.R. 3078), H10237 [30OC]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9615 [16OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H9982 [28OC]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H3053 [9AP]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H5266 [11JN]

———recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 167), H3684 [6MY]

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]

Pharmaceuticals: eligibility of certain applicants for approval of a generic drug for a competition-free period (see H.R. 828), H1335 [25FE]

———permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H1396 [26FE]

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 3432), H10339 [4NO]

———reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H1812 [12MR]

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]

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H5664 [19JN]

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), H2271 [20MR]

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

Rehabilitation Act: provide for equitable allotment of funds to States for centers for independent living (see H.R. 2385), H5665 [19JN]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H8175 [10SE]

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]

———improve roadway safety for motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians and workers in proximity to vehicle traffic (see H.R. 906), H1333 [25FE]

Robert A. Borski Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 2328), H5408 [16JN]

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

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 234), H134 [8JA] (see H.R. 534), H1334 [25FE]

Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9688 [17OC]

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), H9687 [17OC]

Sewage disposal: sewer overflow control grants appropriations (see H.R. 784), H1902 [13MR]

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), H6464 [9JY]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1332 [25FE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H1682 [6MR]

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H463 [12FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H3453 [29AP]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: extend the mortgage foreclosure protection period for members of the Armed Forces after release from active duty (see H.R. 1411), H5929 [25JN]

Sportsmen: tribute to sportsmen and their contributions to society, traditions and values, and the economic benefits associated with outdoor sporting activities (see H. Res. 362), H8082 [9SE]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H5046 [5JN]

———natural cork (see H.R. 1833), H3408 [12AP]

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

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H1903 [13MR]

———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), H706 [13FE]

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

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2037), H4978 [4JN]

———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 the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 2133), H7949 [4SE]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1052), H1813 [12MR]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H8216 [11SE]

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

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H12921 [8DE]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H2473 [27MR]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 3119), H12921 [8DE]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H8491 [23SE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H6349 [8JY]

———provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H1812 [12MR]

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

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

———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]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H4740 [22MY]

———authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 1918), H4740 [22MY]

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

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H5665 [19JN]

———increase burial benefits for certain veterans buried in private or State-owned cemeteries (see H.R. 2066), H4369 [20MY]

———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), H318 [5FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H392 [11FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H2400 [26MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see H.R. 313), H137 [8JA]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (see H.R. 1988), H3682 [6MY]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2141), H4204 [15MY]

National Park Service: prohibit study or implementation of plan to privatize, divest, or transfer any part of its mission, function, or responsibility (see H.R. 2650), H6263 [26JN]

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

Native Americans: protect sacred Native American Federal land from significant damage (see H.R. 2419), H5265 [11JN]

Qatar: welcome Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifah Al-Thani upon U.S. visit and commend cooperation and support of recent military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 171), H3857 [8MY]

Roads and highways: complete construction of the Appalachian Development Highway System (see H.R. 2381), H5044 [5JN]

———increase the Federal share for certain safety and other projects on energy impacted highways (see H.R. 702), H391 [11FE]

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

Remarks

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (H.R. 313), E38 [8JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12833 [8DE]

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

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H7121 [18JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12833 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9511 [16OC], E2112 [21OC]

Aviation: require that air traffic control remain a Government function, H10186 [30OC]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (H.R. 1988), E875 [6MY]

Byrd, Senator: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute Freedom From Fear Award recipient, E2365 [21NO]

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 1012), H4031 [14MY]

Coal: development of Federal coal resources, H3316, H3317, H3319 [11AP], H11384 [18NO]

———prepayment of premium liability for coal industry health benefits, H3319, H3320 [11AP]

Compact of Free Association: approve and amend (H.J. Res. 63), H9885 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4493 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration (H. Res. 245), H4394 [21MY]

———exemption from certain environmental regulations, H4394, H4493 [21MY]

Dept. of Labor: Mine Safety and Health Administration underground coal mine dust level regulations, H6561, H6562, H6563 [10JY], E901 [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior: phaseout of snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, H7073 [17JY]

———prohibit funding to kill or assist others in killing bison in Yellowstone National Park, H7051, H7053 [17JY]

———reform management of Indian trust funds and assets (H.R. 2981), E1616 [25JY]

———settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, H10196 [30OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7050, H7051, H7053, H7067, H7073, H7101 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, H10196 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration (H. Res. 319), H6943 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Transportation Enhancement Program funding, H7872 [4SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6561, H6562, H6563 [10JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7872 [4SE], E1847 [22SE]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (H. Res. 234), H9225 [7OC]

Economy: impact of unemployment, E2153 [28OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7121 [18JY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), conference report, H10186 [30OC]

———remove cost-sharing burden of small airports receiving essential air services funding, H10186 [30OC]

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 (H.R. 1738), E1867 [23SE]

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), H4300, H4321 [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, H12170 [21NO]

———limit Federal authority in the judicial review of hazardous fuel reduction projects for forests, H12170 [21NO]

Foreign aid: prohibit direct financial assistance to certain countries, H7439 [23JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H7439 [23JY]

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

Holocaust: remembrance, E809 [30AP]

Israel: condemn terrorism inflicted on Israel since the Aqaba Summit and express solidarity in fight against terrorism (H. Res. 294), H5854, H5857, H5859, H5863 [25JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H6943 [16JY]

Lynch, Jessica: tribute to rescue by U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq, E729 [10AP], E746 [11AP]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2141), E977 [15MY]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (H.R. 911), H8211 [11SE]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 253), H11841 [20NO]

National Former POW Recognition Day: observance, E729 [10AP], E746 [11AP]

National Park Service: prohibit study or implementation of plan to privatize, divest, or transfer any part of its mission, function, or responsibility (H.R. 2650), E1378 [27JN]

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (H.R. 2382), E1160 [5JN]

Native Americans: protect sacred Native American Federal land from significant damage (H.R. 2419), E1230 [11JN]

———provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (H.R. 1409), H8420 [23SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit additional inventory of oil and gas resources on certain portions, H9338 [8OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4492 [21MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3098, H3100 [10AP], H3316, H3317, H3319, H3320 [11AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 189), H3080 [10AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 443), H11384 [18NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H9338 [8OC]

Public lands: development of natural gas and oil resources, H3316 [11AP]

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way, H7101 [17JY]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and improve programs (H.R. 2535), H9769 [21OC]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3087), E1867 [23SE]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (H.R. 1828), H9429 [15OC], E2151 [28OC]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, E1257 [13JN]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: reauthorize, E1867 [23SE]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, E543 [20MR]

Wildlife: protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (H.R. 2310), E1110 [3JN]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, H64 [8JA], E2365 [21NO]

Callahan, Sonny, E576 [25MR]

Dobson, Helen, E23 [8JA]

Keeney, Ron, E191 [12FE]

O'Neill, Mildred A., H9263 [7OC]

Thompson, George W., E1390 [27JN]

Warden, Florine, E1619 [25JY]