MILLENDER-McDONALD, JUANITA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9624 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2704 [2AP], H2774 [3AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), H9984 [28OC]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H3603 [1MY]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3815 [8MY]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (H.R. 1829), H10341 [4NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AARP: decision to support Medicare reform legislation (see H. Res. 461), H11702 [20NO]

Advertising: create Federal advertising procurement opportunities for minority business concerns (see H.R. 132), H2472 [27MR]

Afghanistan: authorize assistance for women and girls (see H.R. 1482), H5268 [11JN]

———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), H9983 [28OC]

African Americans: establish special day to recognize the significant achievements and contributions of African-American scientists, mathematicians, and inventors (see H. Con. Res. 59), H1465 [27FE]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 244), H134 [8JA]

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

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H11359 [17NO]

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

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H12311 [21NO]

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

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief activities associated with California wildfires (see H.R. 3407), H10235 [30OC]

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: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8176 [10SE]

———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), H9688 [17OC]

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

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3019), H9982 [28OC]

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

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 103), H2312 [25MR]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H6869 [15JY]

Ashe, Arthur: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 67), H5815 [24JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 182), H4130 [14MY]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H9214 [2OC]

Aviation: improve air cargo security (see H.R. 1103), H5408 [16JN]

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

———provide relief to the airline industry (see H.R. 1366), H2402 [26MR]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9687 [17OC]

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

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]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (see H.R. 3011), H8083 [9SE]

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

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see H.R. 3325), H12922 [8DE]

———tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (see H. Res. 425), H10341 [4NO]

California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (see H.R. 1446), H2400 [26MR]

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]

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 40), H704 [13FE]

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

Children and youth: amend State grant eligibility for foster care agencies that have knowledge of missing foster children who are under the responsibility of the State (see H.R. 2582), H7086 [17JY]

———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H1334 [25FE]

———establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 3063), H8285 [16SE]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H10340 [4NO]

———establish public-private partnership programs to provide child care (see H.R. 1242), H2271 [20MR]

———improve ability of the child welfare system to prevent and respond to child abuse and place children in safe, loving, and permanent homes (see H.R. 1534), H5046 [5JN]

———improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 2626), H7950 [4SE]

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

———provide grants to State child welfare systems, increase Social Security match for private agencies receiving child welfare training funds, and authorize loan forgiveness to child welfare workers (see H.R. 2437), H5266 [11JN]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H1395 [26FE]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H11134 [7NO]

———support efforts to promote greater awareness of the need for youth mentors and increased involvement with youth through mentoring (see H. Res. 25), H172 [27JA]

———tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program and commend and encourage implementation of abduction prevention programs in retail business establishments (see H. Res. 254), H4738 [22MY]

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

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington (see H. Res. 352), H7839 [3SE]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H11651 [19NO]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1695), H5929 [25JN]

———provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H171 [27JA]

Civil War—U.S.: posthumously proclaim soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 45), H2703 [2AP]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H138 [8JA]

———eliminate termination date on authority for schools with low default rates to make single disbursements of student loans (see H.R. 227), H5663 [19JN]

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

———improve access through experiential education (see H.R. 3408), H11703 [20NO]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H9214 [2OC]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H4205 [15MY]

———recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (see H. Res. 86), H1467 [27FE]

Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center: establish (see H.J. Res. 57), H4737 [22MY]

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

Commission To Educate Our Nation's Teachers and Students on Financial Literacy Skills: establish (see H.R. 2990), H9282 [7OC]

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

Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1633), H2821 [3AP]

———establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 2694), H7455 [23JY]

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

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

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H3454 [29AP]

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

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

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

———restore judicial discretion in sentencing for certain Federal crimes and require a U.S. Sentencing Commission report on the incidence of downward departures (see H.R. 2213), H4734 [22MY]

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

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 2911), H11702 [20NO]

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

Crime: 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), H4978 [4JN]

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

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

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

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

Dept. of Education: establish competitive demonstration grant program to provide funds for local educational agencies to experiment with ways to alleviate the substitute teacher shortage (see H.R. 3008), H7948 [4SE]

———make grants to States to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 2651), H6263 [26JN]

———provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 1306), H1952 [18MR]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 2053), H3973 [9MY]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 3539), H12922 [8DE]

———establish grants to promote the well-being and educational achievement of children through school-based health programs (see H.R. 811), H4528 [21MY]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 445), H242 [29JA]

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

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the San Gabriel River Watershed (see H.R. 519), H268 [31JA]

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H10340 [4NO]

———enhance rehabilitative services provided to veterans with mental illnesses (see H.R. 3442), H10978 [6NO]

———extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2352), H6604 [10JY]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 972), H1461 [27FE]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H4131 [14MY]

———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 813), H701 [13FE]

Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 192), H58 [7JA]

Discrimination: express that high-level Federal officials should not belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race (see H. Con. Res. 130), H3305 [10AP]

Diseases: prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H9282 [7OC]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H3453 [29AP]

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]

Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 1822), H7170 [18JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

Economy: require Commissioner of Labor Statistics to develop methodology for measuring cost-of-living in each State, and require Comptroller General to ascertain impact on certain Federal benefits (see H.R. 3640), H12309 [21NO]

Education: assist local educational agencies in providing financial incentives to attract teachers to rural and high-poverty areas (see H.R. 2811), H7225 [21JY]

———authorize grants to local educational agencies for teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 1611), H2820 [3AP]

———condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H7783 [25JY]

———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H1515 [4MR]

———encourage partnerships between community colleges and four-year colleges and universities (see H.R. 1871), H5664 [19JN]

———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), H5267 [11JN]

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

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

———increase maximum Pell Grant amount (see H. Res. 144), H5665 [19JN]

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

———provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1191), H2132 [19MR]

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

———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 734), H461 [12FE]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3450), H10457 [5NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H8217 [11SE]

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]

———provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 3259), H9375 [8OC]

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

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

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H8491 [23SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 3139), H8950 [25SE]

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 for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 956), H1460 [27FE]

———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), H2310 [25MR]

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1425), H2310 [25MR]

———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), H5815 [24JN]

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), H3763 [7MY]

———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 2956), H8176 [10SE]

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

Federal employees: provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1244), H2939 [8AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H6869 [15JY]

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]

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

Foreign 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), H5174 [10JN]

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), H11134 [7NO]

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

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

Foster Care Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 2124), H5175 [10JN]

Francisco A. Martinez Flores Post Office, Duarte, CA: designate (see H.R. 2396), H5088 [9JN]

Gibson, Althea: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 69), H9381 [10OC]

Global Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 281), H8283 [16SE]

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

———support use of fair trade certified coffee at legislative and executive branch events and food service locations (see H. Res. 349), H7786 [25JY]

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 1031), H1642 [5MR]

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

———independence anniversary (see H. Res. 471), H12923 [8DE]

———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 3386), H10129 [29OC]

Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 1268), H5267 [11JN]

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

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

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

———expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to research on autoimmune diseases in women (see H.R. 370), H170 [27JA]

———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), H1682 [6MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H7454 [23JY]

———promote improved nutrition for needy Americans by incorporating more fruits, vegetables, and juice products into Federal nutrition programs (see H.R. 2592), H9214 [2OC]

———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 1022), H1463 [27FE]

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

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

Health care professionals: promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 920), H2271 [20MR]

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), H9982 [28OC]

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

———improve opportunity for Federal student loan borrowers to consolidate their loans at reasonable interest rates (see H.R. 2504), H7020 [16JY]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H5665 [19JN]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H9377 [8OC]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 685), H4787 [2JN]

———withhold Federal financial assistance from students who have engaged in hazing (see H.R. 1207), H1745 [11MR]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7788 [25JY]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 47), H1467 [27FE]

Horne, Lena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 145), H7788 [25JY]

Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 1357), H2515 [31MR]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 3507), H11391 (see H.R. 3507), H11514 [18NO]

———provide affordable housing for families that are headed by grandparents and other relatives of children (see H.R. 2628), H6262 [26JN]

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

Hunger: encourage support of U.S. hunger relief organizations (see H. Res. 261), H7950 [4SE]

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

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H1955 [18MR]

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H5266 [11JN]

———ease requirements for certain aliens seeking nonimmigrant status in order to enter the U.S. for a temporary stay due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3306), H9613 [16OC]

———extend and modify reimbursement of State and local funds expended for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 819), H9478 [15OC]

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

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H6603 [10JY]

———provide permanent resident status for certain long-term resident workers and college-bound students and modify the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants in order to promote family unification (see H.R. 3271), H9478 [15OC]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7170 [18JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 823), H1812 [12MR]

———establish a method to provide outcome-based funding increases to States (see H.R. 1576), H3355 [11AP]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 1502), H2472 [27MR]

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

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

———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 1110), H5267 [11JN]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H1745 [11MR]

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

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), H11702 [20NO]

Iraq: authorize assistance for women and women's organizations to strengthen and stabilize democracy (see H. Con. Res. 196), H8176 [10SE]

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

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]

———require abatement of interest on erroneous tax refund checks without regard to the size of the refund (see H.R. 1756), H3303 [10AP]

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 303), H6263 [26JN]

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

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 226), H5713 [23JN]

Johnson, Shoshana N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 210), H5045 [5JN]

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]

Klamath River: establish water conservation and habitat restoration programs and provide emergency disaster assistance to those suffering economic harm from the Klamath River basin fish kill (see H.R. 1760), H9614 [16OC]

Korea, Republic of: anniversary of Mutual Defense Treaty with the U.S. and reaffirmation of commitment to friendship and cooperation (see H. Res. 385), H9130 [1OC]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1958), H6707 [14JY]

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

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

Law enforcement: 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), H4528 [21MY]

———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), H1466 [27FE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H7169 [18JY]

Mali: recognize strong relationship with the U.S., democracy efforts, conflict resolution and peacekeeping activities, and support in campaign against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 229), H6349 [8JY]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 256), H8084 [9SE]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H10340 [4NO]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 2510), H8382 [17SE]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H4012 [13MY]

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H323 [5FE]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H11133 [7NO]

———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), H8284 [16SE]

Medicare: consolidate and restate Federal laws relative to social health maintenance organization projects, make such projects permanent, and require a study on ways to expand such projects (see H.R. 983), H1462 [27FE]

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H7454 [23JY]

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

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

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H11359 [17NO]

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H3684 [6MY]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H6869 [15JY]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 2980), H11359 [17NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 3458), H12922 [8DE]

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

Mendez, Gonzalo and Felicitas: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 200), H4738 [22MY]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 3243), H9982 [28OC]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H8217 [11SE]

———protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see H.R. 1170), H3683 [6MY]

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), H10457 [5NO]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H2822 [3AP]

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

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

———increase participation in international service (see H.R. 3152), H9132 [1OC]

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), H463 [12FE]

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

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 844), H1746 [11MR]

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

National Guard: extend period of eligibility for survivors' and dependents' education benefits for members who are involuntarily ordered to full-time duty (see H.R. 2164), H5046 [5JN]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 82), H705 [13FE]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H3302 [10AP]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 852), H11702 [20NO]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger woman (see H.R. 1657), H4739 [22MY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 2193), H11133 [7NO]

———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]

———provide for homeland security block grants (see H.R. 1007), H2271 [20MR]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H6264 [26JN]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 1093), H5366 [12JN]

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

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

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H2311 [25MR]

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), H9813 [21OC]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H8285 [16SE]

Norman D. Shumway Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 1368), H2131 [19MR]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 2272), H4737 [22MY] (see H.R. 2801), H7788 [25JY]

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

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1381), H2473 [27MR]

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

Peace Corps: issuance of special postage stamps (see H.R. 2371), H5044 [5JN]

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]

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H2312 [25MR]

Public Health Service Act: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (see H.R. 3203), H9615 [16OC]

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), H5175 [10JN]

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

Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H4131 [14MY]

Public welfare programs: provide grants for transitional jobs programs under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3560), H11701 [20NO]

Rebuilding Together (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 338), H12923 [8DE]

Rite of Passage Community Service Program: establish (see H.R. 2125), H4978 [4JN]

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

———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]

Roberto Clemente Walker Post Office Building, Carolina, PR: designate (see H.R. 2826), H7453 [23JY]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H9688 [17OC]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H6465 [9JY]

Roh Moo Hyun: tribute to inauguration as President of the Republic of Korea (see H. Res. 72), H1335 [25FE]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2833), H7454 [23JY]

Saund, Dalip Singh: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 248), H7329 [22JY]

SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 1166), H1681 [6MR]

———raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (see H.R. 2788), H7085 [17JY]

Schools: disseminate information on irradiated foods used in school lunch programs and ensure that school districts, parents, and students retain option of traditional, non-irradiated foods (see H.R. 3120), H11652 [19NO]

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

———issue commemorative stamp on school safety awareness (see H. Con. Res. 28), H463 [12FE]

Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 1021), H1746 [11MR]

———promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H8176 [10SE]

Ships and vessels: extend authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program (see H.R. 2704), H6603 [10JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H5664 [19JN]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1396 [26FE]

———credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 473), H243 [29JA]

———expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3293), H9982 [28OC]

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3192), H9282 [7OC]

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

States: provide incentives to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services and to create more flexibility in use of existing transportation funds (see H.R. 2914), H7782 [25JY]

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

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H7949 [4SE]

———allow a first time homebuyer credit for the purchase of principal residences in rural areas (see H.R. 1913), H5175 [10JN]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 1236), H1810 [12MR]

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

———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), H2402 [26MR]

———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), H4131 [14MY]

———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), H6604 [10JY]

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

———equalize employer-provided parking and transit benefits and allow Federal agencies to offer transit and parking benefits in tandem to assist with costs of parking at transit facilities (see H.R. 2614), H8176 [10SE]

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

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

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H1396 [26FE]

———increase and enhance the Hope Scholarship Credit and repeal the Lifetime Learning Credit (see H.R. 3251), H9478 [15OC]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H10457 [5NO]

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

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1692), H8222 [15SE]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H2821 [3AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 1132), H7225 [21JY]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H3453 [29AP]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see H.R. 3107), H8380 [17SE]

———provide a uniform definition of a qualifying child (see H.R. 2718), H7226 [21JY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H6465 [9JY]

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (see H.R. 2044), H3972 [9MY]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 302), H172 [27JA]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (see H.R. 614), H2271 [20MR]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 613), H2271 [20MR]

———provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (see H.R. 3338), H11393 (see H.R. 3338), H11516 [18NO]

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

———reduce estate tax rates and increase exclusion equivalent and establish inflation adjustment for the unified credit (see H.R. 2682), H7788 [25JY]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H4205 [15MY]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 262), H135 [8JA]

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

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

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

———improve consumer protection regulation of the household goods transportation industry (see H.R. 2928), H7782 [25JY]

———promote intermodal transportation of passengers (see H.R. 1394), H2269 [20MR]

U.N.: convene war crimes tribunal to punish human rights abuses by Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials (see H. Res. 118), H1903 [13MR]

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H4205 [15MY]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 313), H9983 [28OC]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1615), H2820 [3AP]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 1553, 1652), H4529 [21MY]

———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: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H11392 (see H.R. 2217), H11515 [18NO]

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

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H389 [11FE]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H9812 [21OC]

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

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2472 [27MR]

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (see H.R. 2433), H6604 [10JY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H390 [11FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H3572 [30AP]

Voting: allow voters to register at polling places on the date of an election, cast ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an election, and obtain absentee ballots for any reason (see H.R. 1510), H3684 [6MY]

———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H2587 [1AP]

———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 259), H172 [27JA]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H323 [5FE]

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

———determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 373), H170 [27JA]

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

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 38), H4740 [22MY]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H2470 [27MR]

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H9378 [8OC]

Wooden, John: tribute (see H. Res. 411), H11360 [17NO]

World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H393 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1681 [6MR]

Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 1401), H2269 [20MR] (see H.R. 2880), H7616 [24JY]

Columbia University: provide additional appropriations for the MTCT-Plus Initiative at the Mailman School of Public Health (see H.R. 1485), H2471 [27MR]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement and assistance in preventing and prosecuting crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 1362), H2131 [19MR] (see H.R. 2539), H5662 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: conduct a study of the dropout rate of Native Americans and students who reside in American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam (see H.R. 1486), H2471 [27MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems (see H.R. 1148), H1680 [6MR]

Diseases: increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 1144), H1680 [6MR]

EEOC: require report on use of the Fair Labor Standards Act by public and private sector employers to foster or exacerbate pay inequity (see H.R. 1487), H2471 [27MR]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1147), H1680 [6MR]

Gibson, Althea: tribute (see H. Res. 386), H9130 [1OC]

Health: carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control and indoor air services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 1149), H1680 [6MR]

Immigration: treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1983), H3682 [6MY]

J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building, Signal Hill, CA: designate (see H.R. 2309), H4875 [3JN]

Korea, Republic of: express support and appreciation for longstanding alliance with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 333), H11701 [20NO]

Long Beach, CA: El Dorado Park South Neighborhood Association winner of Neighborhoods USA (organization) Neighborhood of the Year contest (see H. Res. 289), H5663 [19JN]

Medicaid: allow States to expand coverage to uninsured, poor adults (see H.R. 1143), H1680 [6MR]

National Family Caregiver Support Program: funding (see H. Con. Res. 228), H5814 [24JN]

National security: prevent and respond to terrorism and crime at or through ports (see H.R. 2376), H5044 [5JN]

Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1145), H1680 [6MR]

Roads and highways: designate a high priority corridor in California (see H.R. 697), H391 [11FE]

SBA: allow more joint ventures, leader-follow arrangements, and teaming arrangements under the minority business development program (see H.R. 2374), H5044 [5JN]

Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 3099), H8283 [16SE]

Taxation: increase limitation on contributions to simple retirement accounts (see H.R. 2375), H5044 [5JN]

———restore standards for determining employee status of technical workers (see H.R. 1488), H2471 [27MR]

Terrorism: provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction and improve security of infrastructure (see H.R. 1449), H2401 [26MR]

Transportation: establish a goods movement program to improve the productivity, security, and safety of freight transportation gateways (see H.R. 3398), H10129 [29OC]

U.S. Army Volunteer Reserve: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H10978 [6NO]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 1984), H3682 [6MY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H. Res. 65), H391 [11FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 2540), H5662 [19JN]

Lists

Organizations participating in Cover the Uninsured Week, E551 [21MR]

Remarks

Afghanistan: women's programs funding, H9629 [17OC]

Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women, H3603 [1MY], H4378 [21MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 473), H12764 [8DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9624, H9629 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2774 [3AP]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E1076 [23MY]

Aviation: require that air traffic control remain a Government function, H10178 [30OC]

Bob Hope Post Office Building, Burbank, CA: designate (H.R. 3011), H8978 [30SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2197 [20MR]

California: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California (H. Res. 425), H10381 [5NO]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide (H. Con. Res. 83), H11526 [19NO], E1076 [23MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), H10402 [5NO]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 148), H3827 [8MY]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, E551 [21MR]

Dept. of Defense: Family Advocacy Program funding, H9624 [17OC]

Dept. of Education: conduct a study of the dropout rate of Native Americans and students who reside in American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam (H.R. 1486), E1076 [23MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize issuance of port security grants, H10402 [5NO]

———determine percentage of frontline transit employees who have received training in emergency preparedness and response, H5751 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5751 [24JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H12764 [8DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance provision of long-term care for veterans and modify authorities relative to administration of personnel (S. 1156), H12149 [21NO]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7898, H7899 [4SE]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H3603 [1MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), Senate amendments, H4378 [21MY]

———funding preference to programs operating in developing countries emphasizing prevention of HIV mother-to-child transmission and lifelong care for children of HIV/AIDS infected individuals, H4378 [21MY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), E1761 [10SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, E1761 [10SE]

Education: status of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, E610 [27MR]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), H3815 [8MY]

———provide priority training for single parents, displaced homemakers and pregnant, single women under certain adult training programs, H3815 [8MY]

FAA: Airport Improvement Program funding, H5204 [11JN]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), H5204 [11JN]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), conference report, H10178 [30OC]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (H.R. 1829), H10496 [6NO]

———increase hourly wage earned by inmates with less than two years remaining on their prison terms, H10496 [6NO]

Financial institutions: allow certain premier certified lenders to elect to maintain an alternative loss reserve (H.R. 923), H5726 [24JN]

Gibson, Althea: tribute (H. Res. 386), H9076 [1OC]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1821), H9415 [15OC]

House of Representatives: tribute to women in leadership roles, H26 [7JA]

Houston, TX: referendum on light rail system funding, H7898, H7899 [4SE]

Immigration: treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (H.R. 1983), E1076 [23MY]

J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building, Signal Hill, CA: designate (H.R. 2309), H7805 [3SE]

Medicaid: allow States to expand coverage to uninsured, poor adults (H.R. 1143), E551 [21MR]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6109 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12237 [21NO]

———treatment of women, H6109 [26JN]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (H.R. 13), H1650 [6MR]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H5798 [24JN]

———transit security funding, H2774 [3AP]

Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, HI: designate (H.R. 2030), H5125 [10JN]

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), H8829 [24SE]

SBA: anniversary (H. Res. 368), H8247 [16SE]

Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (H.R. 3099), E1813 [16SE]

———improve calculation of the Federal subsidy rate with respect to certain small business loans (S. 141), H360 [11FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (H.R. 3491), H11491 [18NO]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H4121 [14MY]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, H2197 [20MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1781 [11SE]

Transportation: establish a goods movement program to improve the productivity, security, and safety of freight transportation gateways (H.R. 3398), H11508 [18NO], E2260 [6NO]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: reauthorize, H8829 [24SE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 2185), H4622 [22MY]

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (H.R. 1984), E878 [6MY], E1076 [23MY]

Votes: position on missed, H312 [5FE], H1652 [6MR], H5445 [17JN], H7710 [25JY]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2557), H8839 [24SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1328 [25FE], H6345 [8JY], H6865 [15JY]

Special order: granted, H44 [7JA], H5811 [24JN], H5925 [25JN], H9117 [1OC], H9978 [28OC], H10128 [29OC], H10336 [4NO], H11389 [18NO]

Tributes

Diaz-Balart, Representative Lincoln, H26 [7JA]

Diaz-Balart, Representative Mario, H26 [7JA]

Sanchez, Representative Linda T., H26 [7JA]

Sanchez, Representative Loretta, H26 [7JA]

Yanase, Roy T., E407 [7MR]