LEACH, JAMES A. (a Representative from Iowa)

Appointments

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, H1305 [25FE]

Articles and editorials

Asylum II—An Idea Still in Search of a Strategy, by, E168 [6FE]

Asylum—An Idea in Search of a Strategy, by, E167 [6FE]

Real Arms Control, Kenneth Adelman, E1990 [7OC]

Russia's Economic Strength Begins in the Home, Mark Medish, E1990 [7OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: commend women for participation in Government and civil society, encourage inclusion in the economic and political life, and advocate protection of women's rights in Afghanistan Constitution (see H. Res. 393), H10131 [29OC]

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), H4255 [19MY]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H3684 [6MY]

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

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 3388), H10340 [4NO]

———encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner of the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2312 [25MR]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8285 [16SE]

———waive interest on student loans of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1955), H3681 [6MY]

Arms control: support nonproliferation programs (see H.R. 1719), H3301 [10AP]

Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act: increase amount of loss or damage coverage, in the aggregate and for single exhibitions (see H.R. 829), H3637 [1MY]

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

———provide an apportionment to certain primary airports that had reduced passenger boardings due to the discontinuance of air carrier service (see H.R. 630), H1955 [18MR]

Bankruptcy: revise banking and bankruptcy insolvency laws relative to termination and netting of financial contracts (see H.R. 2120), H4203 [15MY]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3975 [9MY]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H1746 [11MR]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 732), H1642 [5MR]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see H.R. 2449), H12311 [21NO]

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), H3858 [8MY]

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]

———award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 49), H392 [11FE]

Computers: extend suspension of certain copyright payments to be made by noncommercial webcasters (see H.R. 2255), H9687 [17OC]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H4739 [22MY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H7840 [3SE]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1114), H3858 [8MY]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H4788 [2JN]

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]

Dept. of Agriculture: organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H2939 [8AP]

———provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 130), H172 [27JA]

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

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 239), H134 [8JA]

———provide grants to States, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for education programs on predatory lending and establish a toll-free number for complaints (see H.R. 1865), H6264 [26JN]

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]

———promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 961), H1460 [27FE]

Dept. of Transportation: require consideration of sulfur or carbon emissions reductions and make renewable fuel projects eligible under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 318), H172 [27JA]

Developing countries: establish Millennium Challenge Account to increase support for certain countries, assess impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic assistance, and authorize expansion of the Peace Corps (see H.R. 2441), H6707 [14JY]

Disabled: importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 94), H8176 [10SE]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (see H.R. 1298), H1908 [17MR]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H9812 [21OC]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H9282 [7OC]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2232), H5468 [17JN]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H703 [13FE]

Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H9130 [1OC]

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]

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

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: improve (see H.R. 1376), H2268 [20MR]

———reform (see H.R. 643), H322 [5FE]

FAA: use the most common route to determine mileage between a small airport and a hub airport in establishing Essential Air Service Program eligibility (see H.R. 1944), H4012 [13MY]

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), H3684 [6MY]

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), H5409 [16JN]

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: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H5929 [25JN]

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]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 11), H51 [7JA]

Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 522), H274 [4FE]

Foreign aid: increase U.S. capability to provide reconstruction assistance to countries or regions impacted by armed conflict (see H.R. 2616), H6261 [26JN]

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), H4131 [14MY]

Foreign trade: establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2579), H9282 [7OC]

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

FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H170 [27JA]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports (see H.R. 1451), H2940 [8AP]

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H6264 [26JN]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 142), H1956 [18MR]

———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]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H317 [5FE]

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

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H1901 [13MR]

Homeland Security Act: amend (see H.R. 484), H243 [29JA]

Housing: extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2022), H5552 [18JN]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2575), H5813 [24JN]

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

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

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 296), H7949 [4SE]

Iraq: cancellation of loans made to Iraq by multilateral financial institutions (see H.R. 2482), H5408 [16JN]

———encourage France, Germany, and Russia to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq by forgiving outstanding debt between those countries and Iraq (see H. Res. 198), H5665 [19JN]

———provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H3761 [7MY] (see H.R. 3497), H11359 [17NO]

ITC: take certain actions relative to temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 23), H244 [29JA]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H10457 [5NO]

Jordan: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 371), H10979 [6NO]

Kenya: condemn terrorist attacks in Mombasa (see H. Res. 76), H463 [12FE]

———elections (see H. Res. 166), H2515 [31MR] (see H. Res. 177), H5046 [5JN]

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: allow North Koreans to apply for refugee status or asylum in the U.S. (see H.R. 367), H170 [27JA]

———urge passage of U.N. Commission on Human Rights resolution addressing abuses and call on government to respect and protect the human rights of citizens (see H. Res. 109), H1466 [27FE]

Law enforcement: 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]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H7085 [17JY]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H8175 [10SE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H7840 [3SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H700 [13FE]

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

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3637 [1MY]

———improve outpatient health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2333), H4977 [4JN]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H2940 [8AP]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 707), H391 [11FE]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H4205 [15MY]

———protect and strengthen beneficiaries' access to quality health care in rural areas (see H. Res. 267), H5174 [10JN]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H9377 [8OC]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H4205 [15MY]

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

———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), H3684 [6MY]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H3684 [6MY]

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

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

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.R. 645), H4739 [22MY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H11702 [20NO]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 844), H703 [13FE]

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]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 36), H4529 [21MY]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see H.R. 719), H460 [12FE]

Petroleum: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 837), H2473 [27MR]

Pope John Paul II: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 313), H9981 [28OC]

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H1682 [6MR]

POW: provide special compensation for former POWs (see H.R. 850), H704 [13FE]

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 utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H1902 [13MR]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H1516 [4MR]

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

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

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H5173 [10JN]

Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9983 [28OC]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H4978 [4JN]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H2472 [27MR]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H1334 [25FE]

Taxation: allow a first time homebuyer credit for the purchase of principal residences in rural areas (see H.R. 1913), H3635 [1MY]

———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), H2939 [8AP]

———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), H389 [11FE]

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

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H4876 [3JN]

———clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 1530), H5552 [18JN]

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

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H3305 [10AP]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see H.R. 804), H4368 [20MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H319 [5FE]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H4012 [13MY]

———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 428), H2703 [2AP]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1332), H1953 [18MR]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H2271 [20MR]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H5664 [19JN]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 7), H5551 [18JN]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H1901 [13MR] (see H.R. 3119), H9215 [2OC]

———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (see H.R. 199), H58 [7JA]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H1466 [27FE]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H3572 [30AP]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H4978 [4JN]

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

U.N.: establish civilian police corps for international peace operations to maintain the rule of law and promote peace and stability in post-conflict situations (see H.R. 1414), H10237 [30OC]

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H1903 [13MR]

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

Veterans: improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 348), H9130 [1OC]

———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), H323 [5FE]

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

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

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H2586 [1AP]

William J. Scherle Post Office Building, Glenwood, IA: designate (see H.R. 2758), H7019 [16JY]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colin Powell Center for American Diplomacy: designate and provide for museum visitor and educational outreach services (see H.R. 1932), H3636 [1MY]

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

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (see H.R. 21), H52 [7JA]

Corps of Engineers: convey remaining water supply storage allocation in Rathbun Lake to the Rathbun Regional Water Association (see H.R. 590), H320 [5FE]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 1614), H2820 [3AP]

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 1002), H1463 [27FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 21), H322 [5FE]

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]

Grand Excursion of 1854: support anniversary celebrations (see H. Con. Res. 44), H705 [13FE]

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: promote human rights, democracy, peace, and security of Korean Peninsula (see H.R. 3573), H12306 [21NO]

Medicare: allow applications for the preferred provider organization (PPO) demonstration project under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1743), H3302 [10AP]

Taxation: reduce estate and gift tax rates, increase exclusion equivalent and establish inflation adjustment for the unified credit, and increase gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 2480), H5407 [16JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, H9579 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9579 [16OC]

Armed Forces: U.S. policy on use against Iraq, E167 [6FE]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H6978 [16JY]

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 (H.R. 2330), H6670, H6672, H6674 [14JY]

Cambodia: elections, E1381 [27JN], E1795 [16SE]

———honor victims of genocide (H. Con. Res. 83), H11524, H11525, H11527 [19NO]

Compact of Free Association: approve and amend (H.J. Res. 63), H9848, H9881, H9884 [28OC]

———approve and amend (H.J. Res. 63), Senate amendments, H11722, H11754, H11756 [20NO]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2143), H5142 [10JN]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), E1648 [25JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6978 [16JY]

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (H.R. 1002), E2224 [4NO]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H3580 [1MY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), H5237 [11JN]

———use the most common route to determine mileage between a small airport and a hub airport in establishing Essential Air Service Program eligibility, H5237 [11JN]

Financial institutions: increase interaccount transfers from business accounts and require the FRS to pay interest on certain reserves (H.R. 758), H2530, H2531, H2532, H2533 [1AP]

Grand Excursion of 1854: support anniversary celebrations (H. Con. Res. 44), H2328 [26MR]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), E1642 [25JY]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (S. 811), H12889 [8DE]

Iowa Wesleyan College: tribute to Responsible Social Involvement Program, E281 [25FE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H9193 [2OC], H12893-H12896 [8DE], E2450-E2453 [23NO]

Israel: condemn terrorism inflicted on Israel since the Aqaba Summit and express solidarity in fight against terrorism (H. Res. 294), H5857, H5858, H5863 [25JN]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6119 [26JN]

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (H. Res. 409), H9888, H9891 [28OC]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Week: observance, E2224 [4NO]

Nepal: condemn expulsion of Tibetan asylum seekers to the People's Republic of China, E1108 [3JN]

Russia: reduction of nuclear weapons, E1989 [7OC]

Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute (H. Con. Res. 288), H11527 [19NO]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3930 [9MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4726 [22MY]

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 (H. Res. 359), H8103, H8106 [10SE]

Vietnam: tribute to Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam and express the urgent need for religious freedom and related human rights (H. Res. 427), H11521, H11524 [19NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8013 [5SE]

Special order: granted, H9208 [2OC]

Tributes

Conable, Barber B., Jr., H12878 [8DE]

Roy-Singh, Raja, E679 [3AP]