LOWEY, NITA M. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.J. Res. 2, continuing appropriations, H229 [29JA]

———H.R. 1559, war in Iraq and homeland security supplemental appropriations, H2877 [8AP]

———H.R. 2660, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H9166 [2OC]

———H.R. 2800, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H10367 [5NO]

———H.R. 3289, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9775 [21OC]

Articles and editorials

Justice for Jews From Arab Nations, Giulia Boukhobza, International Herald Tribune (publication), E1682 [4SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: authorize assistance for women and girls (see H.R. 1482), H6348 [8JY]

———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), H11134 [7NO]

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

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H8017 [5SE]

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

American Jewish History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 106), H9132 [1OC]

Animal Welfare Act: improve care and treatment standards for certain dogs (see H.R. 3484), H11133 [7NO]

———strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H4529 [21MY]

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

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]

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and highlight the attack as characteristic of the threat to the U.S. from terrorist groups operating from Latin America (see H. Res. 325), H8084 [9SE]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8382 [17SE]

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

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), H10237 [30OC]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H3856 [8MY]

Aviation: improve air cargo security (see H.R. 2455), H5365 [12JN]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 62), H6349 [8JY]

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

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

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H5468 [17JN]

Brian C. Hickey Post Office Building, Bethpage, NY: designate (see H.R. 2452), H7949 [4SE]

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

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: 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), H8083 [9SE]

———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H1466 [27FE]

———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]

———prevent teen pregnancy by encouraging teens to view adolescence as a time for education and growing-up and by educating teens about the negative consequences of early sexual activity (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1812 [12MR]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H9478 [15OC]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H12922 [8DE]

China, Republic of: security (see H. Con. Res. 232), H6604 [10JY]

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

———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]

Clemens, Roger: tribute (see H. Res. 280), H6349 [8JY]

Colleges and universities: 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), H8905 [24SE]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H1747 [11MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H1682 [6MR]

———award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 49), H706 [13FE]

Computers: reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail and protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 1933), H4369 [20MY]

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

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

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 2296), H8176 [10SE]

Courts: provide grants to assist State and local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies with implementing juvenile and young adult witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1786), H3763 [7MY]

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

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

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), H8083 [9SE]

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

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H268 [31JA]

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), H4978 [4JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems (see H.R. 1148), H3683 [6MY]

———clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H8083 [9SE]

———develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (see H.R. 2250), H4736 [22MY]

———Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding (see H.R. 764), H9687 [17OC]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 445), H1334 [25FE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H8083 [9SE]

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

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems (see H.R. 580), H7839 [3SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H12321 [25NO]

———enhance authority to recover medical costs from third parties (see H.R. 1715), H5175 [10JN]

———prohibit implementation of any Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services Commission recommendation for one year following submission (see H.R. 3440), H11360 [17NO]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 972), H2864 [7AP]

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

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

———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 627), H322 [5FE]

Disasters: modify terms of the community disaster loan program and authorize assistance under that program for losses related to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1542), H2585 [1AP]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H1954 [18MR]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H8284 [16SE]

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H11149 [12NO]

Domestic violence: 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]

Economy: provide Federal aid and economic stimulus through a one-time revenue grant to the States and their local governments (see H.R. 1211), H2823 [3AP]

Education: 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), H6869 [15JY]

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

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H8082 [9SE]

———limit the applicability of annual updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology relative to financial aid eligibility (see H.R. 2485), H6465 [9JY]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H5046 [5JN]

———prohibit transfer of students to schools that are at or above capacity (see H.R. 947), H5267 [11JN]

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

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

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 1245), H2939 [8AP]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H9131 [1OC]

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), H9214 [2OC]

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), H6465 [9JY]

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), H8175 [10SE]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 19), H392 [11FE]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H5265 [11JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2491), H5467 [17JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H3975 [9MY]

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), H172 [27JA]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 752), H4204 [15MY]

Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 3237), H9688 [17OC]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 260), H172 [27JA]

———require all semiautomatic firearms be equipped with chamber load indicators and/or magazine disconnect mechanisms (see H.R. 821), H2277 [24MR]

Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 2961), H11652 [19NO]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 527), H8082 [9SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H8083 [9SE]

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

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

Frank, Anne: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 273), H6465 [9JY]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H11702 [20NO]

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H460 [12FE]

———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), H4876 [3JN]

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

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 1964), H4206 [15MY]

Hirschfeld, Al: tribute (see H. Res. 46), H463 [12FE]

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

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H7787 [25JY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H702 [13FE]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H6707 [14JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1094), H3858 [8MY]

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 736), H1335 [25FE]

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

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H9377 [8OC]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1747 [11MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H1955 [18MR]

Iran: permit International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect suspected nuclear and nuclear-related facilities (see H. Res. 259), H6465 [9JY]

———urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H12922 [8DE]

Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program: extend (see H.R. 2655), H6604 [10JY]

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), H8285 [16SE]

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), H11651 [19NO]

John G. Dow Post Office Building, Nyack, NY: designate (see H.R. 2937), H7783 [25JY]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4012 [13MY]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

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

Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see H.R. 1046), H1514 [4MR]

———eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9615 [16OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1334 [25FE]

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

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H8382 [17SE]

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H10457 [5NO]

———coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs (see H.R. 1956), H8175 [10SE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H4788 [2JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H1901 [13MR]

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

———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 1902), H10237 [30OC]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H10978 [6NO]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H12918 [8DE]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H4877 [3JN]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1459 [27FE]

Middle East: condemn terrorist attacks by Hamas and other terrorist organizations and urge the European Union to classify Hamas as a terrorist organization (see H. Res. 285), H6465 [9JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H1903 [13MR]

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

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

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

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

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 86), H1903 [13MR]

National Endowment for Democracy: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 274), H8082 [9SE]

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

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), H8083 [9SE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H3857 [8MY]

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

New York, NY: reauthorize the New York City Watershed Protection Program (see H.R. 2771), H12321 [25NO]

No Child Left Behind Act: suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (see H.R. 2366), H9131 [1OC]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reauthorize Matching Grant Program for School Security (see H.R. 2685), H6464 [9JY]

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), H1903 [13MR]

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

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), H3454 [29AP]

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

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), H2312 [25MR]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H2939 [8AP]

Rite of Passage Community Service Program: establish (see H.R. 2125), H4740 [22MY]

Roads and highways: establish a transportation and active living program, a safe routes to school program, and a nonmotorized transportation pilot program (see H.R. 2568), H7170 [18JY]

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

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

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H11652 [19NO]

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 242), H6706 [14JY]

Schools: ensure safety of meals served under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 1551), H8382 [17SE]

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), H9214 [2OC]

Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 172), H57 [7JA]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H3761 [7MY]

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), H4205 [15MY]

Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see H.R. 891), H3637 [1MY]

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

———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 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), H4738 [22MY]

———expand renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy and expand investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources (see H.R. 991), H3053 [9AP]

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

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

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H7329 [22JY]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H4739 [22MY]

———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), H7225 [21JY]

———treatment of Federal funds used for relief and revitalization of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1620), H2820 [3AP]

———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), H12311 [21NO]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 2512), H7086 [17JY]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see H.R. 1389), H2269 [20MR]

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

Tibet: welcome Dalai Lama upon U.S. visit, recognize efforts to peacefully resolve cultural and religious issues, and continue discussions pursuing Tibetan autonomy and human rights (see H. Res. 359), H8082 [9SE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: anniversary and tribute to event honoring Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 316), H10236 [30OC]

Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Con. Res. 254), H8906 [24SE]

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), H2823 [3AP]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H10458 [5NO]

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

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H9131 [1OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3571 [30AP]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H9130 [1OC]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2939 [8AP]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H4876 [3JN]

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

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

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), H1467 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Charles L. Brieant, Jr., Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, White Plains, NY: designate (see H.R. 3222), H9129 [1OC]

Children and youth: establish public-private partnership programs to provide child care (see H.R. 1242), H1811 [12MR]

Diseases: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 2018), H3761 [7MY]

Drunken driving: increase penalties for individuals who operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 2681), H6464 [9JY]

Education: provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 1240), H1811 [12MR]

EPA: authorize use of funds for nonpoint source management programs for projects and activities relative to development and implementation of phase II of storm water program (see H.R. 3528), H11650 [19NO]

———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 475), H243 [29JA]

Food: include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see H.R. 1003), H1463 [27FE]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 467), H243 [29JA] (see H.R. 3684), H12919 [8DE]

Food industry: freshness dates on food (see H.R. 468), H243 [29JA]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H5662 [19JN]

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

Hayes, Helen: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 198), H4738 [22MY]

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

Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1243), H1811 [12MR]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2170), H4367 [20MY]

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]

NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 1241), H1811 [12MR]

Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H.R. 2761), H7019 [16JY]

———prohibit operation of nuclear power plants unless there exists a State and county certified radiological emergency response plan (see H.R. 2951), H7783 [25JY]

Schools: enhance penalties for threatening to kill, injure, or intimidate an individual, or to cause property damage, by means of fire or an explosive on school property (see H.R. 469), H243 [29JA]

Social Security: 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]

———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 471), H243 [29JA]

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 474), H243 [29JA]

———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 472), H243 [29JA]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 470), H243 [29JA]

Taxation: reduce estate tax rates and increase exclusion equivalent and establish inflation adjustment for the unified credit (see H.R. 2481), H5407 [16JN] (see H.R. 2682), H6464 [9JY]

Thomas Paine Memorial: extend establishing authority (see H.R. 3501), H11359 [17NO]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 313), H6348 [8JY]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H243 [29JA]

Letters

Glenn and Lynn Tobias recipients of Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Leadership Award: by, E2307 [17NO]

Motions

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H10364 [5NO]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H9148 [2OC]

———prohibit late-term abortions except to avert serious long-term physical health consequences for the mother, H9148 [2OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4927 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9148 [2OC]

Afghanistan: reconstruction funding, H9600 [16OC]

Africa: allocation of foreign aid, H7383 [23JY]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): tribute to Lights on Afterschool! event, E2026 [10OC]

Agriculture: country of origin labeling requirements implementation funding, H6648 [14JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), H6648 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12843 [8DE]

AID: funding, H7432 [23JY]

———Urban Programs Office funding, H7404, H7405 [23JY]

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, H9578 [16OC]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12843 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9444 [15OC], H9534, H9578, H9600 [16OC], H9636 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, H10223 [30OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2674 [2AP], H2725, H2749, H2765 [3AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), conference report, H3403 [12AP]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4503 [21MY]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H6982 [16JY]

Child Survival and Health Programs Fund: funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H7395 [23JY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), H10416 [5NO]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1622 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4503 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5750 [24JN]

———Office of Domestic Preparedness funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H2765 [3AP]

Dept. of Labor: international child labor inspections funding, H6523 [10JY]

———prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H6572 [10JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6768 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6982 [16JY], H7088 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Transportation Enhancement Program funding, H7878 [4SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6514, H6523, H6572 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H10086 [29OC], H11626 [19NO]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7878 [4SE]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, H7371, H7402 [23JY], H10364, H10365, H10367 [5NO]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H3584, H3600, H3614 [1MY]

———require a certain percentage of assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS be expended for abstinence education programs, H3614 [1MY]

Education: funding, H6514 [10JY]

———increase maximum Pell Grant amount, H11626 [19NO]

Ethiopia: famine, H7406 [23JY]

FAA: improve training requirements and require certification of flight attendants, H8909 [25SE]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), conference report, H8909 [25SE]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for foreign assistance programs, H6768 [15JY]

———prohibit direct financial assistance to certain countries, H7436 [23JY], H9636 [17OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H7371, H7383, H7384, H7395, H7402, H7404, H7405, H7406, H7409, H7413, H7426, H7427, H7431, H7432, H7433, H7436 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2800), consideration (H. Res. 327), H7239 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2800), motion to instruct conferees, H10364, H10365, H10367 [5NO]

Foreign policy: promote the participation of women in international peace efforts relative to Africa and the Middle East, H7431 [23JY]

Forest Service: prohibit funding to implement changes to roadless areas protection regulations, H7088 [17JY]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), E1624 [25JY]

Indonesia: make international military education and training program funding contingent on cooperation with U.S. efforts to combat terrorism and investigate terrorist attacks, H7413 [23JY]

Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program: extend (H.R. 2655), H9230 [7OC]

Law enforcement: efforts to combat drunken driving, E2348 [20NO]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12235 [21NO]

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (H. Res. 409), H9889 [28OC]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (S. 330), E1071 [23MY]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2176 [30OC]

National security: enhance research, development, procurement, and use of biomedical countermeasures to respond to public health threats (H.R. 2122), H6939 [16JY]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding, H10086 [29OC]

Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities, H2674 [2AP], E2129 [24OC]

Pavlica, Robert: Intel Corp., Excellence in Teaching Award recipient, E2548 [8DE]

Poverty: authorize Millennium Challenge assistance to reduce global poverty through increased economic growth by supporting a new compact for global development, H7371 [23JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, E2129 [24OC]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (H.R. 1828), H9427 [15OC]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1780 [11SE]

———establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders, H5750 [24JN]

Tobias, Glenn and Lynn: Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Leadership Award recipients, E2307 [17NO]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, H2749 [3AP]

———condemn terrorist attacks in Istanbul, E2374 [21NO]

U.N.: limit contributions to Relief and Works Agency until establishment of refugee resettlement program and replacement of textbooks and educational materials promoting anti-Semitism, H7427 [23JY]

———U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family planning activities in the People's Republic of China, H6768 [15JY]

U.N. Population Fund: obstetric fistula prevention and treatment funding, H7405 [23JY]

Ukraine: allocation of foreign aid, H7409 [23JY]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), H9096 [1OC]

Votes: position on missed, E1117 [3JN], E1339 [24JN], E2240 [5NO]

Westchester County, NY: anniversary of Phelps Hospice, E2158 [30OC]

Women: ensure that programs in countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS include a curriculum for men and boys that emphasizes gender equality and respect for women and girls, H3600 [1MY]

Tributes

Paul, Eve W., E87 [28JA]

Schwarz, Thomas J., E2232 [5NO]