BALDWIN, TAMMY (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), H10343 [4NO], H10421 [5NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5714 [23JN], H5783 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: enhance ability of oilseed producers to use oilseed base acres for the production of fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 2181), H5268 [11JN]

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

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

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

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H9812 [21OC]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H4739 [22MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H699 [13FE]

Armed Forces: expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H. Res. 387), H9479 [15OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H5366 [12JN]

———repeal authorization of use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 20), H322 [5FE]

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H1900 [13MR]

Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H5367 [12JN]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 3540), H11700 [20NO]

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

Burma: sanction the ruling military junta, strengthen democracy efforts, and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as legitimate representative of the Burmese people (see H.R. 2330), H5268 [11JN]

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

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

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H8083 [9SE]

———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2377), H5815 [24JN]

———establish programs to promote increased consumption of milk in schools and to improve the nutrition and health of children (see H.R. 3250), H12922 [8DE]

———improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 2626), H9478 [15OC]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H5815 [24JN]

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

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1695), H4788 [2JN]

Classified information: establish a process for executive agencies for declassifying and disclosing certain documents relating to human rights abuses in foreign countries (see H.R. 2534), H5662 [19JN]

Colleges and universities: address the rising cost of tuition by strengthening the compact between the States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3519), H12922 [8DE]

———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), H7225 [21JY]

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), H1640 [5MR]

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

Computers: reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail and protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 1933), H5175 [10JN]

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]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1994), H3683 [6MY]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H4206 [15MY]

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

Credit unions: limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 383), H245 [29JA]

Crime: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2134), H8083 [9SE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H4010 [13MY]

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a counter-cyclical income support program for dairy producers (see H.R. 1990), H4740 [22MY]

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

———implement certain price structures under Federal milk marketing orders and provide emergency market loss payments to certain dairy producers (see H.R. 455), H3683 [6MY]

———organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H1460 [27FE]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H1812 [12MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H3975 [9MY]

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H5714 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H7225 [21JY]

———reimburse States for certain expenses and losses incurred during periods of high (Code Orange) or severe (Code Red) threat condition (see H.R. 2570), H5813 [24JN]

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

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3300 [10AP]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), 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]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1998), H5929 [25JN]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H3572 [30AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H9813 [21OC]

———raise awareness of alopecia areata (see H. Res. 348), H8084 [9SE]

———require increased activities regarding Diamond-Blackfan anemia (see H.R. 2456), H7787 [25JY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H4368 [20MY]

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), H9478 [15OC]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2232), H7949 [4SE]

———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1717), H9377 [8OC] (see H.R. 2233), H4735 [22MY]

Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H4876 [3JN]

———provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation (see H.R. 942), H1395 [26FE]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H9478 [15OC]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3509), H11391 (see H.R. 3509), H11514 [18NO]

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]

———protect rights of employees to receive overtime compensation (see H.R. 2665), H12921 [8DE]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H12922 [8DE]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see H.R. 643), H2586 [1AP]

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 1245), H1811 [12MR]

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), H2310 [25MR]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4206 [15MY]

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H5365 [12JN]

———treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 1478), H2471 [27MR]

FDA: provide authority to require certain research into drugs used in pediatric patients (see H.R. 2857), H9131 [1OC]

Federal aid programs: simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 2956), H8285 [16SE]

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

Federal employees: ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H172 [27JA]

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

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H3407 [12AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H461 [12FE]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H1460 [27FE]

Financial institutions: exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (see H.R. 781), H700 [13FE]

———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]

Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 3237), H9213 [2OC]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H9132 [1OC]

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), H1680 [6MR]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2473 [27MR]

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]

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

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H7170 [18JY]

Harley-Davidson Motor Co.: anniversary (see H. Res. 296), H5814 [24JN]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H7949 [4SE]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H9282 [7OC]

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

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H7787 [25JY]

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

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H1908 [17MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1744 [11MR] (see H.R. 2402), H8950 [25SE] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2940 [8AP]

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

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H6264 [26JN]

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), H7787 [25JY]

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

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

———provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (see H.R. 1168), H2515 [31MR]

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

History: tribute to landing of Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock (see H. Con. Res. 38), H9479 [15OC]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H7226 [21JY]

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1800), H5367 [12JN]

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: support goals (see H. Res. 384), H9130 [1OC]

Immigration: 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), H7329 [22JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 823), H2271 [20MR]

Indonesia: declare ceasefire and halt hostilities in province of Aceh, end human rights violations, and return to negotiations with significant Acehnese civil society and international involvement (see H. Con. Res. 327), H12312 [21NO]

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

———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), H4012 [13MY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H3303 [10AP]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H5367 [12JN]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H9819 [24OC]

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), H4528 [21MY]

Iraq: require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 2017), H4978 [4JN]

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

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

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H6869 [15JY]

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), H12922 [8DE]

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

———eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9378 [8OC]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11702 [20NO]

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

———increase floor for treatment as an extremely low disproportionate share hospital State (see H.R. 1342), H3453 [29AP]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H6869 [15JY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H3355 [11AP]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H4206 [15MY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H5814 [24JN]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 721), H7949 [4SE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H3683 [6MY]

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

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 2498), H5467 [17JN]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H4528 [21MY]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 2787), H8284 [16SE]

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

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H1460 [27FE]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 937), H1395 [26FE]

———improve outpatient health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2333), H5714 [23JN]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1321), H4788 [2JN]

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

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H6603 [10JY]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H5714 [23JN]

———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), H4204 [15MY]

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

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H7618 [24JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H1679 [6MR]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H4205 [15MY]

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

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H9811 [21OC]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H5174 [10JN]

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), H8175 [10SE]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1642 [5MR]

Middle East: recognize importance of fighting terrorism and embracing efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace (see H. Res. 479), H12920 [8DE]

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

Mississippi River: designate route for study of potential addition to the National Scenic Trails System (see H.R. 897), H1332 [25FE]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8216 [11SE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H7455 [23JY]

NAFTA: require President notify Congress of withdrawal (see H. Con. Res. 224), H5663 [19JN]

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

National Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force: establish (see H.R. 2431), H5266 [11JN]

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

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

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1316), H8083 [9SE]

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), H4205 [15MY]

———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), H9130 [1OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H5815 [24JN]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H1955 [18MR]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H8176 [10SE]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H11702 [20NO]

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), H2277 [24MR]

Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute and anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland (see H. Res. 58), H5268 [11JN]

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

Peace Corps: promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (see H.R. 250), H3683 [6MY]

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

Pensions: exempt elementary and secondary school teachers from Federal age discrimination laws relative to voluntary early retirement incentive plans (see H.R. 1893), H3570 [30AP]

———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]

———provide additional protections for participants and beneficiaries under employee pension benefit plans (see H.R. 2101), H4130 [14MY]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H703 [13FE] (see H.R. 2497), H5467 [17JN]

Political campaigns: reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3641), H12309 [21NO]

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), H4788 [2JN]

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

———ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H1394 [26FE]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H4978 [4JN]

Public welfare programs: provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 692), H390 [11FE]

Research: promote among universities, the public sector, and private enterprise (see H.R. 2391), H5088 [9JN]

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

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), H5713 [23JN]

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

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

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

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

———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]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H706 [13FE]

———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H1642 [5MR]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2971), H7784 [25JY]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1689), H8950 [25SE]

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

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), 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), H8905 [24SE]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H1680 [6MR]

Taxation: 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), H3974 [9MY]

———allow exclusion of tax-exempt bonds issued for health care or educational purposes in determination of interest expenses of financial institutions (see H.R. 661), H4739 [22MY]

———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), H8082 [9SE]

———amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 2824), H7453 [23JY]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1250), H1811 [12MR]

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

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

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2037), H3856 [8MY]

———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]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H2271 [20MR]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1052), H3453 [29AP]

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

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

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 2184), H4527 [21MY]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H6464 [9JY]

———reduce health insurance costs for family coverage of military reservists called to active duty (see H.R. 1466), H2823 [3AP]

———restore applicability of estate tax to estates over a certain amount and a maximum rate, and deposit revenues from estate tax into Social Security trust funds (see H.R. 2532), H5662 [19JN]

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

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H7840 [3SE]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H5046 [5JN]

———provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H1461 [27FE]

Terrorism: authorize use of military tribunals in cases arising out of acts of international terrorism committed in the U.S. (see H.R. 1290), H2132 [19MR]

———ensure that recently enacted terrorism legislation doesn't undermine civil liberties (see H.R. 3171), H8905 [24SE]

U.N.: convene war crimes tribunal to punish human rights abuses by Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials (see H. Res. 118), H2272 [20MR]

———establish civilian police corps for international peace operations to maintain the rule of law and promote peace and stability in post-conflict situations (see H.R. 1414), H2823 [3AP]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 1652), H3572 [30AP]

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

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

———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), H1812 [12MR]

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

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H3305 [10AP]

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

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

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

Weapons: require certain studies on the health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of contamination at sites of depleted uranium munition use and production (see H.R. 1483), H2471 [27MR]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H5714 [23JN]

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

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

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H10236 [30OC]

———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 53), H463 [12FE]

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H9215 [2OC]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H5663 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 2302), H4875 [3JN] (see H.R. 3542), H11700 [20NO]

———protect family farmers and family fishermen (see H.R. 343), H169 [27JA]

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (see H.R. 1647), H2863 [7AP]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit federally subsidized discrimination in supplemental educational services (see H.R. 3582), H12307 [21NO]

National Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 1565), H2702 [2AP]

Taxation: increase age limit for the child tax credit (see H.R. 1050), H1514 [4MR]

Veterans: improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2829), H7453 [23JY]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4948 [4JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit late-term abortions except to avert serious long-term physical health consequences for the mother, H4948 [4JN], H9145 [2OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), motion to recommit, H4948 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9145 [2OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9549 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2734 [3AP]

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), E585 [26MR]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H1659 [6MR]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 2465), H5674 [23JN]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 3542), E2366 [21NO]

Baraboo, WI: anniversary of Baraboo Public Library, E1283 [17JN]

Belleville, WI: anniversary of Belleville Public Library, E2269 [6NO]

Budget: deficit, H3549 [30AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2149 [20MR], H2843 [7AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), H10421 [5NO]

———require diesel engines used in vessels and ships to be manufactured in the U.S., H5783 [24JN], H10421 [5NO]

Colombia: counternarcotics and counterterrorism activities funding, H2734 [3AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4601 [22MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5783 [24JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), E1753 [10SE]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), E926 [9MY]

———exempt religious organizations operating Federal job training programs from religious discrimination laws in hiring, E926 [9MY]

Everson, Helen: Edgerton, WI, Rotary's Honored Citizen of the Year award recipient, E2365 [21NO]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), H4302, H4305 [20MY]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H8893 [24SE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7520 [24JY]

Kitchen, Michael B.: National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, Inc., Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient, E799 [29AP]

Madison, WI: anniversary of Jewish Social Services of Madison, E73 [27JA]

———tribute to Metcalfe Sentry Foods-Hilldale Memorial Day Brat Fest, E1166 [5JN]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 299), H5955 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12233 [21NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: funding, H2843 [7AP]

Michael F. Simon Builders (business): anniversary, E2480 [8DE]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, E803 [30AP]

New Glarus Brewing Co.: tribute, E1977 [7OC]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, E2348 [20NO]

Poast, Ron: National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship Award recipient, E2040 [15OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, E2348 [20NO]

SBC Telecommunications Inc.: tribute to SPECTRUM employee group efforts to improve workplace environment, E1587 [25JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), motion to recommit, H1437 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H1437 [27FE]

SSM Health Care (nonprofit organization): Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, E2040 [15OC]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, H2149 [20MR]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3549 [30AP], H3963 [9MY]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), H85 [8JA]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H4150 [15MY], E926 [9MY]

University of Wisconsin: School of Human Ecology anniversary, E1978 [7OC]

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: anniversary of Andersen Library, E2041 [15OC]

Veterans: health care funding, E1753 [10SE]

———impact of budget proposals, H2149 [20MR]

Votes: correction, E1753 [10SE]

Wisconsin Citizen Action (organization): anniversary, E2210 [4NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1676 [6MR], H3971 [9MY], H5925 [25JN], H7450 [23JY], H8379 [17SE], H8903 [24SE]

Tributes

Bagley, Andrea, E2292 [12NO]

Birch, Elizabeth, E2013 [8OC]

Boland, Raymond G., E1957 [2OC]

Connors, Victor J., E1168 [5JN]

Higginbotham, Paul B., E46 [8JA]

Kenseth, Matt, E2423 [23NO]

Lyons, Bob, E1461 [11JY]

O'Keeffe, Georgia, E1068 [23MY]

Orfan, Joann, E800 [29AP]

Schneider, Donald, E1591 [25JY]

Shannon, Dorothy, E679 [3AP]