WALSH, JAMES T. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6804 [15JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7683 [25JY]

Appointments

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

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

———H.R. 2559, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8228 [16SE]

———H.R. 2673, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H11379 [18NO]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: enhance ability of oilseed producers to use oilseed base acres for the production of fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 2181), H7840 [3SE]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H3857 [8MY]

AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (see H. Con. Res. 308), H9812 [21OC]

Armed Forces: 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), H8176 [10SE]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in the Iraqi theater of operations to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H.R. 3199), H9282 [7OC]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H8906 [24SE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H7618 [24JY]

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), H3571 [30AP]

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

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 62), H6263 [26JN]

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

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

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2823 [3AP]

Brian C. Hickey Post Office Building, Bethpage, NY: designate (see H.R. 2452), H7840 [3SE]

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

Business and industry: establish a commission to promote employee ownership (see H.R. 1778), H4529 [21MY]

———establish position of Under Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing and Technology and manufacturing research and implementation program, and promote manufacturing education (see H.R. 2908), H9982 [28OC]

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

Children and youth: improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 2626), H7455 [23JY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 185), H4529 [21MY] (see H. Con. Res. 192), H4737 [22MY]

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), H8285 [16SE]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H11703 [20NO]

———require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3058), H8174 [10SE]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 203), H245 [29JA]

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

Colleges and universities: allow military service academies to include the offering of voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities (see H.R. 2999), H8491 [23SE]

———disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2683), H6464 [9JY]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H7225 [21JY]

———tribute to Independent 529 Plan for assisting families in paying for tuition (see H. Res. 378), H9132 [1OC]

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

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

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 2296), H4787 [2JN]

Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H3856 [8MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H3303 [10AP]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11133 [7NO]

Curtis, Ben: tribute (see H. Res. 337), H7840 [3SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: designate a disaster liason to assist State and local employees with responding to a federally declared disaster area (see H.R. 3157), H9132 [1OC]

———organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H2473 [27MR]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 195), H7949 [4SE]

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H11133 [7NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish position of Northern Border Coordinator (see H.R. 853), H704 [13FE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3572 [30AP]

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

Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 2986), H12311 [21NO]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H5552 [18JN]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H9131 [1OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

Economy: detrimental impact on U.S. economy of currency manipulation by foreign governments (see H. Con. Res. 285), H9615 [16OC]

Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H243 [29JA]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H2402 [26MR]

Edward O'Grady, Waverly Brown, Peter Paige Post Office Building, Nyack, NY: designate (see H.R. 3167), H9132 [1OC]

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

———redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection and elevate to cabinet level position (see H.R. 37), H8016 [5SE]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H10340 [4NO]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H172 [27JA]

Firefighters: establish a scientific basis for new firefighting technology standards and improve coordination of training for and responding to terrorist attacks and other emergencies (see H.R. 545), H392 [11FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H2473 [27MR]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 527), H1642 [5MR]

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), H12311 [21NO]

FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H1466 [27FE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports (see H.R. 1451), H2401 [26MR]

Gehrig, Lou: recognize contributions in the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H. Res. 278), H5469 [17JN]

Great Lakes: develop, implement, monitor, and report on a series of indicators of water quality and related environmental factors (see H.R. 2668), H7788 [25JY]

———provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H9614 [16OC]

Health: provide for a national health information infrastructure and data and communication standards for health information system interoperability (see H.R. 2915), H9687 [17OC]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H12311 [21NO]

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

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H5367 [12JN]

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 1964), H3682 [6MY]

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

Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 2528), H5661 [19JN]

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

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), H9615 [16OC]

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

Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 736), H461 [12FE]

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

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

———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), H1334 [25FE]

International Fund for Ireland: authorizing appropriations for U.S. contributions (see H.R. 1208), H1745 [11MR]

International Religious Freedom Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 423), H10238 [30OC]

James E. Davis Post Office Building, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 3012), H8285 [16SE]

James J. Peters Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 2786), H7085 [17JY] (see H.R. 3383), H9981 [28OC]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H7086 [17JY]

John G. Dow Post Office Building, Tappan, NY: designate (see H.R. 3166), H9132 [1OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4205 [15MY]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H5366 [12JN]

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), H3305 [10AP]

———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), H243 [29JA]

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

Lehman, Jeffrey S.: tribute (see H. Res. 426), H10237 [30OC]

Louisiana Purchase: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 21), H463 [12FE]

Mali: recognize strong relationship with the U.S., democracy efforts, conflict resolution and peacekeeping activities, and support in campaign against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 229), H7170 [18JY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H10978 [6NO]

McCool, William C.: rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor (see H.R. 672), H1334 [25FE]

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

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H2515 [31MR]

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

Medicare: coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 721), H706 [13FE]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H1955 [18MR]

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

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1377), H5174 [10JN]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H1955 [18MR]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H1908 [17MR]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H9131 [1OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H5815 [24JN]

Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), H5175 [10JN]

———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]

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

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H706 [13FE]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 265), H8017 [5SE]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H9214 [2OC]

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

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), H4529 [21MY]

National School Lunch Act: 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), H11652 [19NO]

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1333 [25FE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H7949 [4SE]

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

New York, NY: anniversary of the Triangle Fire (see H. Con. Res. 115), H2864 [7AP]

Northern Ireland: urge that elections, pursuant to the terms of the Good Friday Agreement, be held and reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see H. Res. 367), H8222 [15SE]

———urge that elections, pursuant to the terms of the Good Friday Agreement, be held and reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict, withdrawn (see H. Res. 367), H8383 [17SE]

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

———issuance of special postage stamps (see H.R. 2371), H9131 [1OC]

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

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (see H.R. 1000), H1462 [27FE]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 132), H1681 [6MR]

Political campaigns: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 156), H245 [29JA]

Pope John Paul II: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 313), H10978 [6NO]

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H1642 [5MR]

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

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

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

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1813), H4739 [22MY]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8382 [17SE]

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

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

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 534), H1334 [25FE]

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H5467 [17JN]

Shriver, Sargent: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 299), H9376 [8OC]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H1682 [6MR]

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

———honor commitments (see H. Con. Res. 258), H7617 [24JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H392 [11FE]

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

———natural cork (see H.R. 1833), H3408 [12AP]

Taxation: accelerate elimination of the marriage penalty (see H.R. 759), H698 [13FE]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 943), H1395 [26FE] (see H.R. 3103), H8283 [16SE]

———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), H2864 [7AP]

———application of installment sales treatment to property acquired for conservation purposes by a State or local government or certain tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2830), H12311 [21NO]

———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data (see H.R. 840), H703 [13FE]

———expand bonus depreciation to expensing (see H.R. 771), H699 [13FE]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H392 [11FE]

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

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 869), H8284 [16SE]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H3354 [11AP]

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1692), H8175 [10SE]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H4528 [21MY]

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

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

———simplify Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral proposals (see H.R. 1939), H7086 [17JY]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2351), H5043 [5JN]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H9478 [15OC]

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

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H4788 [2JN]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H5552 [18JN]

Television: 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: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 2512), H9738 [20OC]

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

U.S. Consensus Council: establish (see H.R. 2459), H5365 [12JN]

Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Con. Res. 254), H9479 [15OC]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 162), H57 [7JA] (see H.R. 2185), H4527 [21MY] (see H.R. 3270), H9688 [17OC]

Veterans Day: request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H7785 [25JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 2540), H7020 [16JY]

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

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]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H3975 [9MY]

———tribute to pregnancy resource centers (see H. Res. 233), H4011 [13MY]

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H9131 [1OC]

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), H9378 [8OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Contracts: require certain prospective government contractors to employ a certain percentage of their employees in the U.S. (see H.R. 3134), H8381 [17SE]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan Global Affairs Institute: support (see H.R. 3032), H8016 [5SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide same type of vocational rehabilitation benefits and services for certain children with spina bifida as are currently available to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3351), H9738 [20OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2861), H7615 [24JY]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling (see H.R. 752), H462 [12FE]

Housing: encourage Congress to participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for people in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 184), H4204 [15MY]

Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program: extend (see H.R. 2655), H6263 [26JN]

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

Nepal: provide duty-free treatment to certain apparel articles (see H.R. 3033), H8016 [5SE]

Sportsmen: tribute to sportsmen and their contributions to society, traditions and values, and the economic benefits associated with outdoor sporting activities (see H. Res. 362), H8082 [9SE]

Syracuse University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2938 [8AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, H9570 [16OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 1), H113 [8JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9570 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2789, H2791, H2796 [3AP]

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

Baldwinsville, NY: tribute to Baldwinsville High School girls' soccer team, E75 [28JA]

Camillus, NY: tribute to West Genesee High School boys' lacrosse team, E1385 [27JN]

CERCLA: Superfund program funding through reductions in NASA Project Prometheus funding, H7700, H7702 [25JY]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H300 [5FE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: National Service Trust funding, H2789, H2791 [3AP]

Dept. of HUD: homeless assistance grants funding, H7706 [25JY]

———HOPE VI Program funding, H7686 [25JY]

———section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, H7697 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: health care funding to meet the needs of troops returning from Iraq, H2796 [3AP]

———limit amount of time veterans must wait to get a doctor's appointment at veterans clinics, H7694 [25JY]

———medical and prosthetic research funding through reductions in Corp. for National and Community Service funding, H7690 [25JY]

———Medical Emergency Preparedness Program funding, H7687, H7688 [25JY]

———report on resources sharing agreements for services, programs, and facilities with the Dept. of Defense, H7682 [25JY]

———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, H7692 [25JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7655, H7682, H7683, H7685, H7686, H7687, H7688, H7690, H7691, H7692, H7693, H7694, H7697, H7700, H7702, H7703, H7704, H7705, H7706, H7708 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2861), consideration (H. Res. 338), H7632 [25JY]

EPA: conduct investigation into financial transactions of Gloucester Environmental Management Services landfill in New Jersey, H7704 [25JY]

———prohibit use of statistical age-adjusted analysis to determine the benefits of pollution control, H7693 [25JY]

Fabius, NY: tribute to Fabius-Pompey High School boys' baseball team, E1384 [27JN]

Housing: encourage Congress to participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for people in the U.S. (S. Con. Res. 43), H5426 [17JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), E848 [1MY]

International Fund for Ireland: authorizing appropriations for U.S. contributions (H.R. 1208), H2499 [31MR]

Iraq: trip findings of several Representatives relative to assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H9389, H9391 [15OC]

Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program: extend (H.R. 2655), H9229 [7OC]

Lafayette, NY: tribute to Lafayette High School boys' lacrosse team, E1415 [8JY]

Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate, H7703 [25JY]

National Adoption Month: observance, E2296 [14NO]

Nedrow, NY: tribute to Onondaga High School football team, E80 [28JA]

Newark, NY: anniversary, E2076 [17OC]

———tribute to Newark High School girls' softball team, E1324 [23JN]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts, E479 [17MR]

NSF: cybersecurity research funding, H7691 [25JY]

Penfield, NY: tribute to Penfield High School boys' soccer team, E77 [28JA]

Point of order, H7685, H7707 [25JY]

Queens, NY: prohibit funding for closing of St. Albans Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility, H7705 [25JY]

Rochester, NY: tribute to Aquinas High School football team, E246 [13FE]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: provide funding for cleanup of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) contamination from underground storage tanks, H7691 [25JY]

Sportsmen: tribute to sportsmen and their contributions to society, traditions and values, and the economic benefits associated with outdoor sporting activities (H. Res. 362), H8411 [23SE]

St. Patrick's Day: observance, E479 [17MR]

Syracuse University: tribute to men's basketball team (H. Con. Res. 142), H3015, H3016, H3018 [9AP], E702 [8AP]

Veterans: health care funding, H7632, H7685 [25JY]

Webster, NY: tribute to Schroeder High School football team, E242 [13FE]

YouthBuild USA (organization): tribute, E1735 [9SE]

Reports filed

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2861) (H. Rept. 108-235), H7614 [24JY]

Tables

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7656-H7662 [25JY]

Tributes

Benson, David L., E668 [3AP]

Butler, Bill, E1456 [11JY]

DiDomenico, Patrick, E357 [4MR]

McLaughlin, Patrick D., E438 [12MR]

Shepardson, Thomas, E436 [12MR]