McGOVERN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Apache County, AZ: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (S. 222), consideration (H. Res. 258), H5020 [5JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2704 [2AP], H2764 [3AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2559), consideration (H. Res. 298), H5978 [26JN]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), consideration (H. Res. 221), H3774 [8MY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 422), H10174 [30OC]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (H.R. 1474), consideration (H. Res. 256), H4995 [5JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H7227 [21JY], H7394 [23JY]

Grand Teton National Park: allow Wyoming to retrieve fair value for State lands placed in trust for school revenue purposes (S. 273), consideration (H. Res. 258), H5020 [5JN]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1527), consideration (H. Res. 229), H4156 [15MY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 2185), consideration (H. Res. 248), H4569 [22MY]

Articles and editorials

Cheney Link of Iraq, 9/11 Challenged, Anne E. Kornblut and Bryan Bender, Boston (MA) Globe, H8225 [16SE]

Children Left Behind, Washington (DC) Post, H4990 [5JN]

Drugmakers Protect Their Turf—Medicare Bill Represents Success for Pharmaceutical Lobby, Ceci Connolly, Washington (DC) Post, H12110 [21NO]

House GOP Responds to Senate Child Credit Bill—$82 Billion Plan Offers Breaks for Military Families, Juliet Eiperin, Washington (DC) Post, H5192 [11JN]

Mildred A. O'Neill, at 89, Wife of Late U.S. Speaker, Boston (MA) Herald, H9253 [7OC]

Mildred O'Neil, 89—Wife, ``Partner'' of Political Icon, Ron DePasquale, Boston (MA) Globe, H9253 [7OC]

Poor Held Hostage for Tax Cuts, New York (NY) Times, H4990 [5JN]

Study—Military Kids Slighted on Tax Credit—Parents Earn Too Little To Qualify for the Provision, William M. Welch, USA Today, H5014 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Afghanistan: authorize assistance for women and girls (see H.R. 1482), H7170 [18JY]

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

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

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H5089 [9JN]

Algeria: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Res. 264), H5174 [10JN]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 3498), H11359 [17NO]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H7949 [4SE]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H3355 [11AP]

Archivist of the U.S.: establish the Holocaust Insurance Registry and require certain disclosures by insurers (see H.R. 1210), H3637 [1MY]

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. 3201), H9032 [30SE]

———commend regular and reserve components, express concern for safety and security, and ensure that reserve components are provided the same equipment as regular components (see H. Con. Res. 335), H11701 [20NO]

———continue health benefits for certain Reserves called or ordered to active duty and their dependents (see H.R. 2197), H4528 [21MY]

———ensure married personnel having minor dependents are eligible for military family housing containing more than two bedrooms (see H.R. 1947), H3636 [1MY]

———establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews (see H.R. 2587), H5814 [24JN]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H8283 [16SE]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8083 [9SE]

———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]

———extend time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1924), H6264 [26JN]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H6271 [7JY]

———increase basic educational assistance for Selected Reserve members (see H.R. 1374), H2268 [20MR]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3365), H9982 [28OC]

———permit access to military commissary stores to Ready Reserve members, underage persons eligible for military retired pay, and their dependents (see H.R. 1059), H6264 [26JN]

———prohibit knowingly misinforming the relative of a member that such member is deceased, injured, or missing due to an event associated with their military service (see H.R. 1771), H4012 [13MY]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H2515 [31MR]

———provide for previously unenrolled servicemembers an opportunity to enroll for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2174), H6869 [15JY]

———provide for reimbursement of air fare costs incurred by members for domestic travel while on leave from deployment overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3197), H9132 [1OC]

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 2705), H9282 [7OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H3453 [29AP]

———repeal authorization of use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 20), H1955 [18MR]

———require Presidential report to Congress detailing possible consequences of using military force against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 24), H1747 [11MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H706 [13FE] (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]

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

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H392 [11FE]

Arms control: promote the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 291), H5663 [19JN]

Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act: expand coverage (see H.R. 2248), H4736 [22MY]

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

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

Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H4131 [14MY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9819 [24OC]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 62), H9131 [1OC]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H5046 [5JN]

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), H4977 [4JN]

Bush, President: request transmission of documents or other materials to the House of Representatives relative to the possession of weapons of mass destruction by Iraq (see H. Res. 260), H5409 [16JN]

Business and industry: allow a grace period for payment of bills by consumers whose mail service has been disrupted due to a national emergency (see H.R. 2549), H5662 [19JN]

Cash, Johnny: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 282), H9131 [1OC]

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 168), H1334 [25FE]

CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 3543), H12922 [8DE]

Charities: nullify contracting exemption provisions of Executive order on the participation of faith-based organizations in the provision of social services (see H.R. 2605), H5928 [25JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 112), H1813 [12MR]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 362, 412), H1954 [18MR]

———improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 2626), H6869 [15JY]

———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. 192), H12321 [25NO]

———protect health by ensuring that chickens and chicken products purchased for national school nutrition programs have not been fed or administered fluoroquinolone antibiotics (see H.R. 3022), H9132 [1OC]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H1903 [13MR]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H10340 [4NO]

China, People's Republic of: condemn relative to individuals being held as prisoners of conscience for their involvement in efforts to end the occupation of Tibet (see H. Res. 157), H8176 [10SE]

China, Republic of: encourage deeper relations and bilateral exchanges with the U.S., recognize contributions of Taiwanese Americans, and support goals and ideals of Taiwanese-American Heritage Week (see H. Res. 228), H4740 [22MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H5408 [16JN]

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

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

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

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), H12312 [21NO]

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

———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), H9131 [1OC]

———tribute to Independent 529 Plan for assisting families in paying for tuition (see H. Res. 378), H9215 [2OC]

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), H1682 [6MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 103), H5665 [19JN]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 1480), H3305 [10AP]

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

Congressional Hunger Center: administer funds made available for the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships (see H.R. 2474), H5407 [16JN]

Consumers: prohibit operators of automatic teller machines that display paid advertising from imposing any fee (see H.R. 774), H1955 [18MR]

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

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H4255 [19MY]

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (see H. Res. 193), H3304 [10AP]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H2940 [8AP]

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

CPSC: issue standards addressing open flame ignition of consumer products containing polyurethane (see H.R. 3437), H10339 [4NO]

———promulgate a product safety standard that requires certain manufacturers to establish and maintain a system for providing notification of recalls to consumers (see H.R. 1197), H1744 [11MR]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2207), H4734 [22MY]

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

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

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H12312 [21NO]

Cuba: human rights violations (see H. Res. 164), H2823 [3AP]

———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]

Cyprus: express support for a peaceful, just, and lasting settlement relative to Turkish occupation (see H. Res. 165), H2472 [27MR]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish position of Under Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing (see H.R. 2172), H6265 [26JN]

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

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2284), H4786 [2JN]

———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]

———cooperate in the international magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment or develop a domestic experiment to accelerate understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1282), H1901 [13MR]

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

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H9377 [8OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H6465 [9JY]

———Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding (see H.R. 764), H2312 [25MR]

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

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

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

———pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-designated at-risk areas (see H.R. 729), H460 [12FE]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 1614), H4368 [20MY]

Dept. of Justice: ensure that U.S. victims of terrorism overseas receive equal treatment regardless of terrorists' country of origin or residence and these terrorists are pursued with equal vigor (see H.R. 401), H6603 [10JY]

———extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3454 [29AP]

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

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept sworn affidavit of veterans who served in combat during Korean War or earlier conflict as proof of service connection for certain diseases and injuries (see H.R. 169), H57 [7JA]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners and provide Medicare coverage to eligible veterans (see H.R. 1309), H4012 [13MY]

———increase the quantity of supply of certain prescriptions furnished to veterans with chronic conditions (see H.R. 1921), H6264 [26JN]

———prohibit implementation of any Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services Commission recommendation for one year following submission (see H.R. 3440), H11134 [7NO]

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

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

———repeal requirement that former POW must have been interred for a specified minimum period of time to be eligible for dental benefits (see H.R. 1347), H6264 [26JN]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1726), H8382 [17SE]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7618 [24JY]

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

———restrict the performance of eye surgery at a facility, or under a contract with the Dept., to only licensed medical doctors and licensed doctors of osteopathy (see H.R. 3473), H12922 [8DE]

———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]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H9132 [1OC]

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

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

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

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

Ecology and environment: provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1334), H1954 [18MR]

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

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3007), H7948 [4SE]

———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), H1334 [25FE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 1751), H3303 [10AP]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H1956 [18MR]

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

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 1240), H2271 [20MR]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H3974 [9MY]

———tribute to public education system (see H. Con. Res. 148), H3638 [1MY]

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

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), H6604 [10JY]

———provide for labor recruiter accountability (see H.R. 3530), H11650 [19NO]

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

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 1758), H3303 [10AP]

Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: improve (see H.R. 1376), H5815 [24JN]

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

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H4368 [20MY]

———provide for disclosures of credit-based insurance scoring information by insurers and credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 1473), H6348 [8JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 3139), H8490 [23SE]

Families and domestic relations: regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (see H.R. 2949), H9819 [24OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 956), H11392 (see H.R. 956), H11515 [18NO]

———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), H4205 [15MY]

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

———encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4132 [14MY]

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H5815 [24JN]

Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 1738), H3302 [10AP]

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

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), H6349 [8JY]

———provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1244), H6264 [26JN]

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

Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 522), H2271 [20MR]

Fire prevention: improve fire safety in nonresidential buildings (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1689 [10MR]

Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 2872), H8083 [9SE]

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

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 221), H1902 [13MR]

———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), H702 [13FE]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H5664 [19JN]

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

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1945), H5408 [16JN]

———establish requirements for fishing quota systems (see H.R. 2621), H7020 [16JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H4788 [2JN]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of warfare and civil strife (see H.R. 1462), H4012 [13MY]

———increase U.S. capability to provide reconstruction assistance to countries or regions impacted by armed conflict (see H.R. 2616), H7787 [25JY]

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

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

———improve and promote compliance with international intellectual property obligations relative to Cuba (see H.R. 2494), H10130 [29OC]

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 policy: disavow the doctrine of preemption (see H. Res. 141), H5469 [17JN]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2402 [26MR]

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]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H12921 [8DE]

Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1069), H1515 [4MR]

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

Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 244), H4368 [20MY]

———return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 165), H3762 [7MY] (see H. Con. Res. 175), H3974 [9MY]

Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 1268), H8083 [9SE]

Health: 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), H3974 [9MY]

———increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see H. Res. 142), H3355 [11AP]

———reduce price of prescription drugs purchased by States for its employees, retirees, and pharmaceutical assistance beneficiaries (see H.R. 3662), H12918 [8DE]

Health care professionals: implement an education loan repayment program for pharmacists (see H.R. 3591), H12307 [21NO]

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

Helping Enhance the Livelihood of People (HELP) Around the Globe Commission: establish (see H.R. 3286), H12922 [8DE]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H5714 [23JN]

———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), H1689 [10MR]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 685), H1812 [12MR]

Hope, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H8016 [5SE]

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

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1813 [12MR]

Hunger: encourage support of U.S. hunger relief organizations (see H. Res. 261), H5045 [5JN]

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2843), H7615 [24JY]

———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), H9615 [16OC]

———admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (see H.R. 2702), H6603 [10JY]

———cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 2585), H9130 [1OC]

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

———prevent admission, require removal, and authorize investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide abroad (see H.R. 1440), H2400 [26MR]

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

———treatment of spouses and children of Philippine servicemen who served in the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 723), H706 [13FE]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H12312 [21NO]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see H.R. 2849), H9982 [28OC]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1094), H1640 [5MR]

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

———coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1243), H4876 [3JN]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H3975 [9MY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H9130 [1OC]

Intelligence services: create an independent commission or select House committee to investigate U.S. intelligence relating to Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 410), H11652 [19NO]

———establish a select committee to investigate the effectiveness of U.S. intelligence structure to meet global threats (see H. Res. 307), H6604 [10JY]

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

International Religious Freedom Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 423), H10130 [29OC]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H1682 [6MR]

Iran: permit International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect suspected nuclear and nuclear-related facilities (see H. Res. 259), H6265 [26JN]

Iraq: adjudication of certain claims against Iraq (see H.R. 3603), H12307 [21NO]

———cancellation of loans made to Iraq by multilateral financial institutions (see H.R. 2482), H6349 [8JY]

———express concern for status of the Assyrian people in post-war Iraq (see H. Res. 272), H5366 [12JN]

———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H12918 [8DE]

———provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H6264 [26JN]

———require that Federal contractors involved in post-conflict reconstruction provide a veterans hiring preference (see H.R. 1920), H6264 [26JN]

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

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

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

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

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 226), H7950 [4SE]

Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2818), H7329 [22JY]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 287), H8491 [23SE]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4739 [22MY]

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

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

Klamath River: establish water conservation and habitat restoration programs and provide emergency disaster assistance to those suffering economic harm from the Klamath River basin fish kill (see H.R. 1760), H8382 [17SE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H1517 [4MR]

Kosovar-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 2506), H5551 [18JN]

Kosovo: independence (see H. Res. 28), H4012 [13MY]

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

Laitres, Alfred J.: authorize disinterment from the Lorraine American Cemetery in St. Avold, France, and authorize transfer of his remains to the custody of his next of kin (see H.R. 2970), H9282 [7OC]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H12919 [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), H1812 [12MR]

———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), H9129 [1OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1516 [4MR]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H59 [7JA]

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 3), H12922 [8DE]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1930), H8083 [9SE]

———provide support for ceasefire agreement between government and Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy and the Movement for Democracy of Liberia (see H. Con. Res. 240), H10130 [29OC]

Lindh, Anna: tribute (see H. Res. 372), H8951 [25SE]

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

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1172), H1743 [11MR]

Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses (see H.R. 2295), H5664 [19JN]

———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), H5814 [24JN]

———clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1874), H5089 [9JN]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 721), H460 [12FE]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H5664 [19JN]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 569), H3304 [10AP]

———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), H1903 [13MR]

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

———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), H3762 [7MY]

———provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology (see H.R. 941), H3053 [9AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H1955 [18MR]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H138 [8JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H9811 [21OC]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H327 [7FE]

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), 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: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2864 [7AP]

———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]

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H6868 [15JY]

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

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.R. 645), H12921 [8DE]

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

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H5408 [16JN]

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), H3763 [7MY]

National School Lunch Act: fruit and vegetable pilot program funding (see H.R. 2832), H9215 [2OC]

———phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H11360 [17NO]

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]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9131 [1OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H4528 [21MY]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H2312 [25MR]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H170 [27JA]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: identify and register certain Central Americans residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 1300), H9819 [24OC]

No Child Left Behind Act: suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (see H.R. 2366), H9687 [17OC]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1173), H1743 [11MR]

Patriot's Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3304 [10AP]

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

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

———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), H274 [4FE]

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

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 1677), H2938 [8AP]

Petroleum: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 1039), H1464 [27FE]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H703 [13FE] (see H.R. 2497), H6707 [14JY]

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

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 156), H57 [7JA]

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

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 886), H1332 [25FE]

———payment of claims from the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 2224), H7949 [4SE]

Public housing: protect rights of tenants who are evicted as a result of criminal activity through no fault of their own (see H.R. 1429), H2704 [2AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H2271 [20MR]

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H6348 [8JY]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H1902 [13MR]

———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), H1903 [13MR]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H4739 [22MY]

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1813), H3353 [11AP]

Rite of Passage Community Service Program: establish (see H.R. 2125), H4877 [3JN]

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]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H9982 [28OC]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8175 [10SE]

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

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H9282 [7OC]

Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9688 [17OC]

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]

Sewage disposal: combined sewer overflow control programs (see H. Con. Res. 309), H9812 [21OC]

Shriver, Sargent: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 299), H10458 [5NO]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 822), H7225 [21JY]

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H4877 [3JN]

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

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

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H1466 [27FE]

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H1467 [27FE]

———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]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: enhance protection of credit ratings of active duty military personnel who are activated for military service (see H.R. 2576), H5813 [24JN]

———extend the mortgage foreclosure protection period for members of the Armed Forces after release from active duty (see H.R. 1411), H7170 [18JY]

Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1682), H3684 [6MY]

States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 56), H3454 [29AP]

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]

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

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

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

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H7169 [18JY]

———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), H392 [11FE]

———apply the harbor maintenance tax to certain ports that import cargo exceeding a certain amount per year (see H.R. 2564), H6265 [26JN]

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

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

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1859), H3451 [29AP]

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

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H3974 [9MY]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H242 [29JA]

———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2973), H7784 [25JY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H6603 [10JY]

———include sports utility vehicles in the limitation on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles (see H.R. 727), H1467 [27FE]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H700 [13FE]

———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), H11702 [20NO]

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

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H4205 [15MY]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H2312 [25MR]

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

———repeal benefits relative to company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2127), H9282 [7OC]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H9214 [2OC]

———treatment of certain compensation received by members of the Armed Forces serving in South Korea (see H.R. 1581), H6603 [10JY]

———treatment of charitable contributions of apparently wholesome food which is inventory (see H.R. 543), H2515 [31MR]

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

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H9132 [1OC]

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

———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), H5664 [19JN]

Terrorism: authorize use of military tribunals in cases arising out of acts of international terrorism committed in the U.S. (see H.R. 1290), H1901 [13MR]

———detain U.S. citizens or residents that are members of or cooperated with al-Qaeda in terrorist acts against the U.S. (see H.R. 1029), H1517 [4MR]

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

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction and improve security of infrastructure (see H.R. 1449), H4368 [20MY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2620), H7170 [18JY]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 2722), H6706 [14JY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 302), H6263 [26JN]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 87), H1745 [11MR]

———condemn terrorist attacks in Istanbul (see H. Res. 453), H12312 [21NO]

Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H274 [4FE]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H4876 [3JN]

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

Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Con. Res. 254), H7950 [4SE]

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

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 19), H1466 [27FE] (see H.R. 1652), H3763 [7MY]

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

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H6264 [26JN]

———change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 1653), H5367 [12JN]

———exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1418), H3454 [29AP]

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

———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 348), H2311 [25MR]

———increase burial benefits for certain veterans buried in private or State-owned cemeteries (see H.R. 2066), H4369 [20MY]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H3302 [10AP]

———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), H318 [5FE]

———make certain improvements to the National Service Life Insurance and U.S. Government Life Insurance programs (see H.R. 1554), H2823 [3AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H12921 [8DE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H172 [27JA]

———permit use of education benefits for certain entrepreneurship courses and permit veterans enrolled in certain vocational rehabilitation programs to have self-employment as a vocational goal (see H.R. 1460), H4877 [3JN]

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (see H.R. 2433), H5714 [23JN]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H. Res. 65), H3454 [29AP]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H1395 [26FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H2864 [7AP]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H3351 [11AP]

Voting: allow voters to register at polling places on the date of an election, cast ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an election, and obtain absentee ballots for any reason (see H.R. 1510), H2514 [31MR]

———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H2514 [31MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2311 [25MR]

———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]

Water pollution: address pollution resulting from perchlorate discharges (see H.R. 2123), H4203 [15MY]

Weapons: authorize assistance through eligible nongovernmental organizations to remove and dispose of unexploded ordnance in agriculturally-valuable lands in developing countries (see H.R. 2299), H4787 [2JN]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H2402 [26MR]

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

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

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

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1174), H1743 [11MR]

World War II: condemn war crimes committed by Japan and establish liability of Japanese companies to former POW used by such companies as slave labor (see H. Res. 382), H12312 [21NO]

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

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

Yang Jianli: call for immediate release by People's Republic of China and for President Bush to continue working for his release (see H. Res. 199), H3354 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decision making, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2416), H5265 [11JN]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3019), H8016 [5SE]

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]

Colombia: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2853), H7615 [24JY]

Credit: provide enhanced information regarding credit card balance payment terms and conditions (see H.R. 1747), H3302 [10AP]

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

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H12310 [21NO]

Small business: permit the collection of demographic information in connection with small business loan applications (see H.R. 1748), H3302 [10AP]

Taxation: equalize employer-provided parking and transit benefits and allow Federal agencies to offer transit and parking benefits in tandem to assist with costs of parking at transit facilities (see H.R. 2614), H6261 [26JN]

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), H2310 [25MR]

Descriptions

Unemployment Benefits Extension Act (H.R. 1652), H4156 [15MY]

Letters

Corp. for National and Community Service funding: several Governors, H7642 [25JY]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: several Representatives, H12109 [21NO]

Lists

Massachusetts members of Armed Forces killed in action or who died while on active duty since terrorist attacks in 2001, H9971 [28OC], H10059 [29OC]

Organizations opposed to H.R. 1350, Improving Education Results for Children With Disabilities Act, H3459 [30AP]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H10136, H10170 [30OC]

Press releases

Education in the Arab State—Five Million Girls Still Denied Access to School: UNESCO, H4211 [19MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), H6624 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 465), H12755 [8DE]

Amtrak: funding, H7848 [4SE]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands, E1531 [18JY]

Apache County, AZ: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (S. 222), consideration (H. Res. 258), H5012, H5017, H5018, H5019, H5020 [5JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (H. Res. 15), H92, H94, H96 [8JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), consideration (H. Res. 15), H92, H94, H96 [8JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 73), consideration (H. Res. 407), H9745 [21OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 75), consideration (H. Res. 417), H9990 [29OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 465), H12755 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), consideration (H. Res. 339), H7637, H7642 [25JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H8021 [9SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), consideration (H. Res. 396), H9494 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), consideration (H. Res. 401), H9646 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2764, H2766, H2767, H2768, H2769 [3AP], H3286 [10AP]

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

———require matching of funds spent for Iraq reconstruction efforts be spent for domestic priorities, H3020 [9AP]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), H9971 [28OC], H10059 [29OC]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), Senate amendments, H10371 [5NO]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3024 [9AP]

Aviation: require that air traffic control remain a Government function, H9963 [28OC], H10164, H10173 [30OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2373 [26MR], H2447 [27MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report—consideration (H. Res. 191), H3286 [10AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 191)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 190), H3280 [10AP]

Child Survival and Health Programs Fund: funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H7394, H7401 [23JY]

Colombia: counternarcotics and counterterrorism activities funding, H2447 [27MR]

———human rights violations, H8192 [10SE]

Congressional Hunger Center: administer funds made available for the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships (H.R. 2474), H5826 [25JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H7637, H7642 [25JY]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), consideration (H. Res. 269), H5274 [12JN]

Cuba: condemn human rights violations, encourage release of political prisoners, and support free elections (H. Res. 179), H2892 [8AP]

———lift travel restrictions, H8029 [9SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of Foreign Agricultural Service (H.J. Res. 49), H5829 [25JN]

———International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding, H4211 [19MY], H12881 [8DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), conference report, H11006 [7NO]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), consideration (H. Res. 245), H4395, H4396 [21MY]

———ensure civil service protection for civilian employees, H4395 [21MY]

———increase overall funding for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure through reductions in tax cuts, H5977 [26JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2559), consideration (H. Res. 298), H5975, H5977 [26JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2559), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 429), H10373 [5NO]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, H12112 [21NO]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), consideration (H. Res. 335), H7534 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 374), H8497 [24SE]

———Office of Domestic Preparedness funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H2764, H2766, H2767, H2768, H2769 [3AP]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), consideration (H. Res. 316), H6716, H6723 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), E1531 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), consideration (H. Res. 319), H6943 [16JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), consideration (H. Res. 312), H6401 [9JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H8029 [9SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2989), consideration (H. Res. 351), H7846, H7848 [4SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), consideration (H. Res. 338), H7631 [25JY]

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, H6716 [15JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 281), H5477, H5479, H5480 [18JN]

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers, H6357, H6358, H6360, H6361, H6362 [9JY]

———extend student loan forgiveness to school or public librarians in low income areas, H6357, H6358, H6360, H6361, H6362 [9JY]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (H.R. 438), consideration (H. Res. 309), H6357, H6358, H6360, H6361, H6362 [9JY]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (H.R. 1261), consideration (H. Res. 221), H3768, H3774 [8MY]

———exempt religious organizations operating Federal job training programs from religious discrimination laws in hiring, H3774 [8MY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), consideration (H. Res. 265), H5191, H5193, H5194, H5195 [11JN]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 422), H10164, H10173 [30OC]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), recommittal of conference report (H. Res. 377), H9959, H9961 [28OC]

Federal aid programs: increase overall funding for education, public health, and services for low-income and elderly persons through reductions in tax cuts, H6401 [9JY]

FEMA: funding, H7637 [25JY]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (H.R. 1474), consideration (H. Res. 256), H4986, H4987, H4988, H4990, H4993 [5JN]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), consideration (H. Res. 181), H2946, H2947 [9AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H7394, H7401 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2800), consideration (H. Res. 327), H7238, H7240 [22JY]

Foreign policy: status of U.S. relationships with traditional allies and within international organizations, H1753 [12MR]

Franklin, MA: anniversary, E359 [4MR]

Goldman, Roberta R.: Shrewsbury, MA, Democratic Town Committee Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award recipient, E2055 [16OC]

Grand Teton National Park: allow Wyoming to retrieve fair value for State lands placed in trust for school revenue purposes (S. 273), consideration (H. Res. 258), H5012, H5017, H5018, H5019, H5020 [5JN]

Gusha, John: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1191 [10JN]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7542 [24JY]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (H.R. 2211), consideration (H. Res. 310), H6354, H6356 [9JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 297), H5947, H5950 [26JN]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 456), H12108, H12109, H12110, H12112, H12113 [21NO]

Hunger: efforts to reduce hunger, H6624 [14JY]

———encourage support of U.S. hunger relief organizations (H. Res. 261), E1158 [5JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), consideration (H. Res. 206), H3458, H3461, H3462, H3464, H3465 [30AP]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H6587 [10JY], H8225 [16SE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H8225 [16SE]

———possession of weapons of mass destruction, H6587 [10JY]

———require competitive bidding on contracts for post-conflict reconstruction, H7240 [22JY]

Kelly, Barbara: Millbury, MA, Democratic Committee Humanitarian Award recipient, E572 [25MR]

Kennedy, Paul D.: Children's Friend, Inc., Ambassadors Award recipient, E1897 [25SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H6943 [16JY]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12108, H12109, H12110, H12112, H12113 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 299), H5957 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12240 [21NO]

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

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1527), consideration (H. Res. 229), H4152, H4155, H4156 [15MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1406 [27FE], H10136 [30OC]

Pedone, Vincent: Worcester, MA, Columbus Day Parade Grand Marshal designee, E1790 [16SE]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H526 [13FE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 69), H469 [13FE]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1398, H1406 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H1398, H1406 [27FE]

Shrewsbury, MA: anniversary of Shrewsbury Public Library, E1791 [16SE]

Shriver, Sargent: tribute (H. Con. Res. 299), H11176 [17NO]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H5191, H5193, H5194, H5195 [11JN], H5477, H5479, H5480 [18JN]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), consideration of Senate amendments with an amendment (H. Res. 270), H5321 [12JN]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit, H5191, H5193, H5194, H5195 [11JN], H5321 [12JN], H5477, H5479, H5480 [18JN]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit (H.R. 2286), H4986, H4987, H4988, H4989, H4990, H4993, H5012, H5016, H5017, H5018, H5019, H5020 [5JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H3286 [10AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 227), H3881 [9MY]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), consideration (H. Res. 14), H69 [8JA]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system, H12755 [8DE]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 1652), H4152, H4155, H4156 [15MY]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 2185), consideration (H. Res. 248), H4564, H4565, H4567, H4568, H4569 [22MY]

Veterans: health care funding, H7631 [25JY]

Votes: correction, E1532 [18JY]

———position on missed, H4040 [14MY]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2557), consideration (H. Res. 375), H8831, H8832 [24SE]

Worcester, MA: anniversary of Solomon Schechter Day School, E699 [8AP]

———anniversary of University Commons Nursing Care Center, E2061 [16OC]

———tribute to Worcester Community Action Council Warm Friends Award recipients, E1130 [4JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2398 [26MR], H2467 [27MR], H3049 [9AP], H6600 [10JY], H8197 [10SE], H9978 [28OC], H12908 [8DE]

Summaries

Working Families Tax Credit Act (H.R. 2286), H5020 [5JN]

Tributes

Adams, Herbert, E837 [1MY]

Bafaro, Michael P., E1336 [24JN]

Benevento, Peter R., E797 [29AP]

Covello, Henry, E835 [1MY], E899 [9MY]

Durand, Bob, E160 [6FE]

Hankin, Evan, E361 [4MR]

Kupersmith, Joan A. McCaffery, E1810 [16SE]

Medeiros, Edward, E300 [27FE]

Murphy, Joseph T., E886 [7MY]

O'Neill, Mildred A., H9253 [7OC]