SLAUGHTER, LOUISE McINTOSH (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 465), H12758 [8DE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 465), H12758 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9594 [16OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6870 [15JY], H6976 [16JY], H7054 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration (H. Res. 319), H6946 [16JY]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 299), H5963 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12245 [21NO]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), consideration (H. Res. 230), H4039 [14MY]

Taxation: treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 2596), consideration (H. Res. 299), H5963 [26JN]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), consideration (H. Res. 14), H72 [8JA]

Appointments

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, H3958 [9MY]

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4195 [15MY]

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H5549 [18JN]

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

Articles and editorials

Like Father, Like Son in Southwest Asia, Pamela Smith, E2253 [6NO]

``Partial Birth,'' Partial Truths, Ruth Marcus, Washington (DC) Post, H4918 [4JN]

``Partial Birth'' Mendacity, Again, New York (NY) Times, H4918 [4JN]

Population-Control Politics, New York (NY) Times, H6721 [15JY]

Too Little Discussion Has Preceded FCC Decision on Media Ownership, by, Rochester (NY) Democrat & Chronicle, H4775 [2JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

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), H11360 [17NO]

Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3571 [30AP]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 42), H7788 [25JY]

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]

American Association for the Advancement of Science: anniversary of Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship Program and support of use of science in governmental decisionmaking (see H. Con. Res. 279), H8222 [15SE]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H6264 [26JN]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 1210), H1745 [11MR]

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. Res. 387), H9215 [2OC]

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

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3019), H9377 [8OC]

———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), H12311 [21NO]

———prohibit discrimination in the rental of housing to members (see H.R. 621), H1902 [13MR]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H10457 [5NO]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1642 [5MR]

———satisfy judgments against retired members for abusing a child through garnishment of military retired pay (see H.R. 1444), H5714 [23JN]

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

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H392 [11FE]

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]

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), H1642 [5MR]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H5714 [23JN]

Belarus: promote democracy and rule of law and protect sovereignty and independence (see H.R. 854), H704 [13FE]

Ben R. Gerow Post Office Building, Liberty, NY: designate (see H.R. 3234), H9213 [2OC]

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

Blackwell, Lucien E.: tribute (see H. Res. 169), H2586 [1AP]

Brian C. Hickey Post Office Building, Bethpage, NY: designate (see H.R. 2452), H7840 [3SE]

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]

Business and industry: establish position of Under Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing and Technology and manufacturing research and implementation program, and promote manufacturing education (see H.R. 2908), H9478 [15OC]

Canada: express appreciation for cooperation and friendship with the U.S. and offer congratulations on Canada Day celebration (see H. Res. 290), H6265 [26JN]

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

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

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H1902 [13MR]

———improve access to books in early learning and other child care programs and establish special postage stamps to fund child literacy programs (see H.R. 126), H3052 [9AP]

———improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 2626), H10130 [29OC]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 185), H4529 [21MY] (see H. Con. Res. 192), H4737 [22MY]

———protect health by ensuring that chickens and chicken products purchased for national school nutrition programs have not been fed or administered fluoroquinolone antibiotics (see H.R. 3022), H8083 [9SE]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H3858 [8MY]

China, People's Republic of: require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3058), H8906 [24SE]

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

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H3051 [9AP]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 203), H172 [27JA]

Coast Guard: prohibit a vessel with a ballast water tank from entering the Great Lakes if a certain capacity of the tank contains ballast water (see H.R. 3122), H8950 [25SE]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H11133 [7NO]

Computers: reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail and protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 1933), H3975 [9MY]

Congress: establish a joint committee to review House, Senate, and joint rules and other matters assuring continuing representation and congressional operations (see H. Con. Res. 190), H4979 [4JN]

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

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

Contracts: require certain prospective government contractors to employ a certain percentage of their employees in the U.S. (see H.R. 3134), H10237 [30OC]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H61 [7JA]

Courts: enhance retirement annuities of administrative law judges (see H.R. 2316), H5929 [25JN]

———establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H10236 [30OC]

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

Credit cards: require issuers to mail monthly statements at least 30 days before the due date of the next payment (see H.R. 1573), H2703 [2AP]

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

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

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy (see H.R. 2247), H4736 [22MY]

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H10236 [30OC]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan Global Affairs Institute: support (see H.R. 3032), H8016 [5SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 2203), H4733 [22MY]

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

———purchase of excess plutonium and highly enriched uranium from Russia (see H.R. 3173), H8905 [24SE]

Dept. of HHS: modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H11133 [7NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H2312 [25MR]

———reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see H.R. 1803), H3352 [11AP]

———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), H3454 [29AP]

———provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see H.R. 1238), H3975 [9MY]

Dept. of State: establish position of Iraqi Reconstruction Coordinator (see H. Res. 404), H9614 [16OC]

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

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 192), H1516 [4MR]

———strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (see H.R. 2329), H5929 [25JN]

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 1002), H3305 [10AP]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H5713 [23JN]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H4206 [15MY]

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

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

Domestic violence: encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders (see H.R. 1895), H3570 [30AP]

———research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H1900 [13MR]

Drugs: correct impediments to allowing importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see H.R. 780), H700 [13FE]

Economy: detrimental impact on U.S. economy of currency manipulation by foreign governments (see H. Con. Res. 285), H9983 [28OC]

Education: establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 501), H2939 [8AP]

———establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H8382 [17SE]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 2678), H7788 [25JY]

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

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H5174 [10JN]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 2198), H5664 [19JN]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H2402 [26MR]

———support business incubation in academic settings (see H.R. 2314), H7787 [25JY]

Edward O'Grady, Waverly Brown, Peter Paige Post Office Building, Nyack, NY: designate (see H.R. 3167), H8905 [24SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit federally subsidized discrimination in supplemental educational services (see H.R. 3582), H12321 [25NO]

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]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: include certain additional former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort compensation program (see H.R. 3689), H12919 [8DE]

———provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 1758), H3303 [10AP]

EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 1165), H1681 [6MR]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H9282 [7OC]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for disclosures of credit-based insurance scoring information by insurers and credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 1473), H5089 [9JN]

Families and domestic relations: improve collection of child support arrears in interstate cases (see H.R. 2300), H4787 [2JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1430), H12921 [8DE]

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]

———require compliance with Government regulations relative to media ownership rules (see H.R. 2212), H4734 [22MY]

FDA: establish voluntary certification program for Internet and mail-order pharmacies and authorize, subject to conditions, importation of prescription drugs from Canada for personal use (see H.R. 2717), H7788 [25JY]

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]

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

Federal employees: increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H2864 [7AP]

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

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H7782 [25JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H12921 [8DE]

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]

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

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 3684), H12919 [8DE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H10340 [4NO]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H11651 [19NO]

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), H2515 [31MR]

Foreign policy: ensure that countries meet U.N. obligations relative to women, peace, and security, and assume implementation of international law that protects human rights of women and girls during and after conflicts (see H. Res. 432), H11360 [17NO]

Foreign trade: establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2579), H8382 [17SE]

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]

Frank, Anne: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 273), H5409 [16JN]

FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 414), H274 [4FE]

Gehrig, Lou: recognize contributions in the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H. Res. 278), H5408 [16JN]

George Henry White Post Office Building, Tarboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 3353), H9982 [28OC]

Great Lakes: develop, implement, monitor, and report on a series of indicators of water quality and related environmental factors (see H.R. 2668), H7020 [16JY]

———provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H6706 [14JY]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H12921 [8DE]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H3975 [9MY]

———increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see H. Res. 142), H1902 [13MR]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H3453 [29AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H4206 [15MY]

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

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

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H12311 [21NO]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H7787 [25JY]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H7788 [25JY]

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

Hirschfeld, Al: tribute (see H. Res. 46), H245 [29JA]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H5661 [19JN]

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

———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 2353), H5043 [5JN]

Hunger: encourage support of U.S. hunger relief organizations (see H. Res. 261), H8176 [10SE]

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H11133 [7NO]

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

———admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (see H.R. 2702), H12921 [8DE]

———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]

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

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 823), H3053 [9AP]

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

———modify antitrust exemption for the insurance industry (see H.R. 448), H2402 [26MR]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H12321 [25NO]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 296), H4255 [19MY]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H10340 [4NO]

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

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H8175 [10SE]

Iraq: authorize assistance for women and women's organizations to strengthen and stabilize democracy (see H. Con. Res. 196), H8382 [17SE]

———encourage use of small and minority owned businesses in the post-conflict reconstruction of Iraq (see H. Res. 214), H4012 [13MY]

———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), H5714 [23JN]

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

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]

James E. Davis Post Office Building, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 3012), H8906 [24SE]

James J. Peters Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 2786), H7085 [17JY] (see H.R. 3383), H9981 [28OC]

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

John G. Dow Post Office Building, Tappan, NY: designate (see H.R. 3166), H8905 [24SE]

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

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

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

Law enforcement: 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), H9378 [8OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H324 [5FE]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12311 [21NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9214 [2OC]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H4131 [14MY]

———improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 2295), H5714 [23JN]

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

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H4132 [14MY]

———require criminal background checks on drivers providing medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 364), H7454 [23JY]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 1388), H3975 [9MY]

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

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

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H7787 [25JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3762 [7MY]

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

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 2787), H10457 [5NO]

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

———expand coverage of paramedic intercept services (see H.R. 2008), H3761 [7MY]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H5268 [11JN]

———provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology (see H.R. 941), H3975 [9MY]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H5046 [5JN]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H3637 [1MY]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 2980), H12311 [21NO]

———require home health agencies to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers (see H.R. 208), H4738 [22MY]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H3975 [9MY]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H53 [7JA]

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

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H12922 [8DE]

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]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 846), H3637 [1MY]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H12310 [21NO]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H5174 [10JN]

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

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H245 [29JA]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.R. 645), H9131 [1OC]

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

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 86), H1745 [11MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger woman (see H.R. 1657), H10340 [4NO]

National Labor Relations Act: establish efficient system to enable employees to form or become members of labor organizations (see H.R. 3078), H8216 [11SE]

National Organization for Rare Disorders: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 147), H3304 [10AP]

National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health: funding and implementation (see H. Con. Res. 186), H4368 [20MY]

National School Lunch Act: fruit and vegetable pilot program funding (see H.R. 2832), H9478 [15OC]

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), H7781 [25JY]

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1333 [25FE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H4368 [20MY]

New England Fishery Management Council: include New York as a member (see H.R. 2679), H7788 [25JY]

New Freedom Commission on Mental Health: adopt and implement goals and recommendations to help ensure affordable, accessible, and high quality mental health care (see H. Con. Res. 292), H9615 [16OC]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H1902 [13MR]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H2823 [3AP]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Con. Res. 49), H705 [13FE]

Orphan Drug Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 147), H3304 [10AP]

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

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 80), H1681 [6MR]

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: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H1396 [26FE] (see H.R. 2497), H5467 [17JN]

———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]

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), 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), H2823 [3AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H1641 [5MR]

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H4205 [15MY]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H2312 [25MR]

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

Rogers, Fred M.: tribute (see H. Res. 111), H1471 [3MR]

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), H12310 [21NO]

Schools: ensure safety of meals served under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 1551), H4739 [22MY]

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]

———promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H10340 [4NO]

Smith, Margaret Chase: anniversary of ``Declaration of Conscience'' speech in which she defended American rights to free speech and dissent (see H. Res. 246), H5815 [24JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H5175 [10JN]

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

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H392 [11FE]

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

Syracuse University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Con. Res. 142), H3053 [9AP]

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), H5367 [12JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H4205 [15MY]

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

———allow a deduction from work-related expenses of disabled individuals (see H.R. 1693), H3454 [29AP]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H460 [12FE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H701 [13FE]

———allow disclosure of taxpayer identity information through mass communications to notify persons entitled to tax refunds (see H.R. 1557), H2702 [2AP]

———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), H4876 [3JN]

———deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (see H.R. 2418), H5265 [11JN]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 2888), H10340 [4NO]

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

———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data (see H.R. 840), H703 [13FE]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H2586 [1AP]

———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 (see H.R. 2286), H4877 [3JN]

———increase transparency of corporate tax accounting, liability and strategies, facilitate analysis of financial statements, discourage abusive tax sheltering activities, and restore investor confidence (see H.R. 1556), H2702 [2AP]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H2822 [3AP]

———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), H9614 [16OC]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H6603 [10JY]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H699 [13FE]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see H.R. 3107), H9812 [21OC]

———provide a uniform definition of a qualifying child (see H.R. 2718), H7618 [24JY]

———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see H.R. 2372), H5815 [24JN]

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

———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]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 798), H8175 [10SE]

———repeal the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care (see H.R. 3596), H12307 [21NO]

———treatment of certain losses arising from, and grants made as a result of terrorist attacks on New York, NY (see H.R. 3556), H11701 [20NO]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H3641 [5MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H4788 [2JN]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to issuance of tax-exempt governmental bonds (see H.R. 1421), H8382 [17SE]

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

———prohibit the use of text, graphic, or image messaging systems of wireless telephones to transmit unsolicited commercial messages (see H.R. 122), H4011 [13MY]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H4740 [22MY]

———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]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 2512), H9819 [24OC]

Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 1318), H1953 [18MR]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2620), H6261 [26JN]

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), H10130 [29OC]

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), H8284 [16SE]

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H3453 [29AP]

Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Con. Res. 254), H8083 [9SE]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1615), H5268 [11JN]

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

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 1553, 1652), H3053 [9AP]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H9478 [15OC]

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), H706 [13FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1902 [13MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2277 [24MR]

———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1081), H1639 [5MR]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H1639 [5MR]

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]

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

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H10339 [4NO]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H11360 [17NO]

———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 53), H323 [5FE]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H2940 [8AP]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H12922 [8DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish position of Northern Border Coordinator (see H.R. 853), H704 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 1524), H2514 [31MR]

Education: oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H1746 [11MR]

Electronics: prohibit the Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security from purchasing equipment containing electronic components that are not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 2974), H7784 [25JY]

FEMA: establish a demonstration program to assist disadvantaged communities (H.R. 3495), consideration (see H. Res. 472), H12310 [21NO]

Foreign trade: impact on employment of NAFTA and the entry of the People's Republic of China into the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 851), H704 [13FE]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 852), H704 [13FE]

Science: recognize the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most significant accomplishments of the past century and support goals and ideals of Human Genome Month and DNA Day (see H. Con. Res. 110), H2277 [24MR]

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H8381 [17SE]

Letters

Native American settlement of claims with the Dept. of the Interior relative to Indian trust funds: John Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund, H9993 [29OC]

———Tex G. Hall, Mandan, Hidatsa, & Arikaka Nation, H9992 [29OC]

———Tex G. Hall, National Congress of American Indians, H9992 [29OC]

Lists

Amendments rejected during consideration of H. Res. 147, consideration of H.R. 975, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H1983 [19MR]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H7539, H7541 [24JY]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H18 [7JA]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), consideration (H. Res. 257), H4911, H4914, H4915, H4916, H4917 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 383), H9136, H9139, H9142 [2OC]

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: extend (S. 858), H5825 [25JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 465), H12754, H12757 [8DE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 13), H184 [28JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 76), consideration (H. Res. 430), H10377 [5NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 465), H12754, H12757 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), consideration (H. Res. 339), H7638, H7639 [25JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9595 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), consideration (H. Res. 396), H9493 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), consideration (H. Res. 401), H9645 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), consideration (H. Res. 172), H2713 [3AP]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H6976 [16JY], H9991 [29OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), consideration (H. Res. 147), H1982 [19MR]

———amend laws (H.R. 975), motion to recommit, H2098 [19MR]

———discourage predatory lending practices, H1982 [19MR]

———treatment of alimony and child support payments, H2098 [19MR]

Bausch & Lomb Inc.: anniversary, E2185 [31OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program funding, E2183 [31OC]

Compeer, Inc.: anniversary, E2034 [14OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H7638, H7639 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2559), conference report, E2253 [6NO]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, H12178 [21NO]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), consideration (H. Res. 335), H7533, H7540 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 374), H8496, H8499 [24SE]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H6573 [10JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), consideration (H. Res. 316), H6721 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior: settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, H9991 [29OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6976 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration (H. Res. 319), H6941, H6945 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 418), H9991 [29OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: health care funding to meet the needs of troops returning from Iraq, H2713 [3AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6573 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), consideration (H. Res. 312), H6397, H6399, H6404 [9JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), E1723 [5SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), consideration (H. Res. 338), H7630, H7633 [25JY]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H3617 [1MY]

———require a certain percentage of assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS be expended for abstinence education programs, H3617 [1MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 281), H5476, H5481, H5482 [18JN]

Education: oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (H. Res. 137), H2454 [27MR], E422 [11MR]

———status of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H352 [11FE], H2454 [27MR]

Electronics: prohibit the Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security from purchasing equipment containing electronic components that are not manufactured in the U.S. (H.R. 2974), E1632 [25JY]

FCC: ruling on media ownership rules, H4775 [2JN]

Federal aid programs: increase overall funding for education, public health, and services for low-income and elderly persons through reductions in tax cuts, H6397, H6399, H6404 [9JY]

———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), E1208 [11JN]

Head Start Program: prohibit faith-based organizations providing Head Start services from religious discrimination in hiring, H7557 [24JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H7557 [24JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7521 [24JY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 139), H1821 [13MR]

Hirschfeld, Al: tribute (H. Res. 46), H1280 [25FE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 449), H11660, H11661 [20NO]

Iraq: require executive agencies to provide specific information to Congress when an agency awards no-bid or sole-source contracts using funds from the Iraqi Relief and Reconstruction Fund, H9595 [16OC]

IRS: corporate audit funding through reductions in earned income tax credit precertification compliance funding, E1723 [5SE]

———protect taxpayers and ensure accountability (H.R. 1528), consideration (H. Res. 282), H5475 [18JN]

J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building, Signal Hill, CA: designate (H.R. 2309), H7806 [3SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H6941, H6945 [16JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2657), consideration (H. Res. 311), H6394 [9JY]

Lyndonville, NY: anniversary, E1152 [5JN]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H11661 [20NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 299), H5953, H5963 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12232, H12245 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 459), H12174, H12176, H12178, H12180 [21NO]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2183 [31OC]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (H.R. 852), E243 [13FE]

National security: homeland security funding, H2713 [3AP]

———improve homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through use of wireless enhanced 911 (E911) services (H.R. 2898), H10293 [4NO]

Niagara Falls, NY: Air Reserve Station construction funding, E2253 [6NO]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), consideration (H. Res. 230), H4036, H4039 [14MY]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H11381 [18NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11427 [18NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 189), H3078, H3083, H3084 [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), H11381 [18NO]

———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets, H3078 [10AP]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 69), H467, H471 [13FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H10377 [5NO]

Rochester, NY: tribute to Rochester General Hospital, E2208 [4NO]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1406 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H1406 [27FE]

———recognize the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most significant accomplishments of the past century and support goals and ideals of Human Genome Month and DNA Day (H. Con. Res. 110), H5118, H5119 [10JN]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit, H4915 [4JN]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 370), H8302, H8304 [17SE]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 2596), consideration (H. Res. 299), H5953 [26JN]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), consideration (H. Res. 14), H67, H72 [8JA]

Terrorism: provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, H184 [28JA]

U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family planning activities in the People's Republic of China, H6721 [15JY]

———U.S. re-entry into UNESCO, E1980 [7OC]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7487 [24JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H4036, H4039 [14MY]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system, H12754, H12757 [8DE]

University of Portland: tribute to women's soccer team (H. Res. 41), H352 [11FE]

Veterans: health care funding, H7630, H7633 [25JY]

Votes: position on missed, H672 [13FE], H3435 [29AP], H3531 [30AP], H3618 [1MY], H9335 [8OC], H11679 [20NO], E518 [19MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3447 [29AP], H9737 [20OC]

Tributes

Greiner, Carol A., E911 [9MY]

Harvey, Nan, E912 [9MY]