CHRISTENSEN, DONNA M. (a Delegate from the Virgin Islands)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: enhance the preservation and interpretation of the Gullah/Geechee cultural heritage (see H.R. 4683), H4926 (see H.R. 4683), H5070 [24JN]

Animals: control and eradicate the brown tree snake in Guam and prevent introduction of the brown tree snake to other areas of the U.S. (see H.R. 3479), H3016 [13MY]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3230 [18MY]

———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), H434 [10FE]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 4312), H2727 [6MY]

Bankruptcy: protect family farmers and family fishermen (see H.R. 343), H434 [10FE]

Brown, Oliver L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4162), H2153 [2AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 261), H2374 [22AP]

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (see H. Con. Res. 496), H7442 [22SE]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H1229 [17MR]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H1789 [31MR]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 4622), H4580 [18JN]

———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), H5908 [15JY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2200 [20AP]

———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H6707 [22JY]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 450), H4171 [15JN]

———restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 3809), H514 [11FE]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 676), H4171 [15JN]

Classified information: request the Executive Office of the President, and certain other executive departments, to transmit documents relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 499), H393 [4FE]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 717), H6557 [21JY]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H1011 [10MR]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H6557 [21JY]

Constitution—U.S.: anniversary of ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, and observe anniversary with appropriate programs and activities (see H. Res. 747), H6900 [8SE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H5195 [6JY]

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (see H.R. 5335), H9049 [8OC]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4155), H2152 [2AP]

Credit: protect the credit records of consumers who are affected by federally declared disasters (see H.R. 4220), H2405 [27AP]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 4204), H2371 [22AP]

———provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

C-SPAN: anniversary (see H. Res. 551), H1117 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: allow the public, press, and military families to be present at the arrival at military installations of remains of Armed Forces members who died in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 384), H9963 [17NO]

———carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H7575 [23SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 4493), H6707 [22JY]

———establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 1993), H6706 [22JY]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 4354), H7073 [13SE]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H5909 [15JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify mission and responsibilities relative to protection of civil rights and civil liberties (see H.R. 5182), H7863 [29SE]

———make certain Caribbean nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H.R. 5316), H9048 [8OC] (see H. Res. 810), H8409 [6OC]

———make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H4580 [18JN]

———make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 542), H700 [26FE]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H3720 [2JN]

———require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 360), H2155 [2AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the release of loans approved for Haiti (see H.R. 3989), H5150 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits (see H.R. 3947), H1071 [11MR]

———provide additional safeguards for benefit recipients who have fiduciaries for receipt and management of benefit payments (see H.R. 4032), H2154 [2AP]

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: authorize appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and its amendments (see H.R. 4747), H5909 [15JY]

Diseases: establish comprehensive, integrated, and culturally appropriate HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls for each country provided assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4792), H5470 [9JY]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H575 [24FE]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H9745 [16NO]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H2406 [27AP]

———establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane (see H.R. 4598), H8409 [6OC]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 3634), H2919 [12MY]

Ellis Island Immigration Museum: designate the Bob Hope Memorial Library (see H.R. 4668), H6707 [22JY]

Employment: provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 4575), H4170 [15JN]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3780), H516 [11FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 4720), H5331 [7JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H7575 [23SE]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H753 [2MR]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H6899 [8SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to dietary supplements (see H.R. 3377), H1011 [10MR]

———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H5331 [7JY]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 977), H1072 [11MR]

Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 381), H393 [4FE]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H1116 [16MR]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5312), H9048 [8OC]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H2549 [4MY]

FTC: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 107), H4766 [22JN]

Government: require Federal agencies to acquire intermittent escalators (see H.R. 4995), H6756 [7SE]

Guam: anniversary of liberation (see H. Res. 737), H6998 [9SE]

Guyana: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 654), H5151 [25JN]

Haiti: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 471), H435 [10FE]

———U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis (see H. Con. Res. 370), H632 [25FE]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3238), H304 [3FE]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1863), H6557 [21JY]

———establish a network of pediatric centers in certain developing countries to provide treatment and care for children with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4191), H3821 [8JN]

———expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see H.R. 4192), H2265 [21AP]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 4357), H5793 [14JY]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 3127), H5195 [6JY]

———improve quality, efficiency, standards, and technology of health care (see H.R. 4880), H9963 [17NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4325), H5536 [12JY]

———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see H.R. 2085), H4171 [15JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H5195 [6JY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H5402 [8JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H5536 [12JY]

———provide for emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 5243), H8856 [7OC]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 4182), H2265 [21AP]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H128 [27JA]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 4316), H5984 [19JY]

Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates (see H.R. 4156), H4287 [16JN]

Help America Vote Act: prohibit States from denying certain veterans who have been convicted of a felony and completed their sentence from registering to vote (see H.R. 4479), H5151 [25JN]

Higher Education Act: provide funds for campus mental and behavioral health service centers (see H.R. 3593), H245 [28JA]

House Rules: allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge petitions (see H. Res. 743), H6705 [22JY]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 2353), H3440 (see H.R. 2353), H3540 [20MY]

Immigration: extend and modify reimbursement of State and local funds expended for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 819), H5402 [8JY]

———provide for earned adjustment to reward work, reunify families, establish a temporary worker program that protects workers, and strengthen national security (see H.R. 4262), H3606 [1JN]

———reunify families, permit earned access to permanent resident status, protect against unfair employment practices, reform the diversity visa program, and adjust status for Haitian and Liberian nationals (see H.R. 4885), H6556 [21JY]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H926 [9MR]

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4449), H3720 [2JN]

Insurance: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 4154), H2406 [27AP]

———coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 4097), H2406 [27AP]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 4793), H7329 [21SE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H396 [6FE]

Iraq: authorize assistance for women and women's organizations to strengthen and stabilize democracy (see H. Con. Res. 196), H701 [26FE]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H3964 [14JN]

Latin America: anniversary of abolition of slavery in certain countries (see H. Con. Res. 482), H6705 [22JY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3847), H698 [26FE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H7575 [23SE]

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: visitor center funding (see H. Con. Res. 495), H7442 [22SE]

March for Women's Lives: commend marchers and recognize individual rights relative to fertility, sexuality, and reproduction (see H. Res. 603), H2372 [22AP]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Res. 727), H5983 [19JY]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4178), H2549 [4MY]

Marshall Islands: recognize anniversary of adoption of Constitution and as an ally of the U.S. committed to democracy (see H. Con. Res. 410), H2491 [30AP]

———recognize strategic partnership in pursuit of international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 364), H574 [24FE]

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4894 [23JN]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H9050 [8OC]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H699 [26FE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H5471 [9JY]

———condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4978), H6756 [7SE]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H6899 [8SE]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3767), H392 [4FE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H393 [4FE]

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see H.R. 4689), H6128 [20JY]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H576 [24FE]

———provide for the use of qualified family caregivers in the provision of home health aide services and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 4095), H1790 [31MR]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 1228), H1011 [10MR]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 4687), H5909 [15JY]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 3243), H8409 [6OC]

———recognize that prevention of suicide is a compelling national priority (see H. Con. Res. 456), H4391 (see H. Con. Res. 456), H4507 [17JN]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 3729), H7329 [21SE]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H5195 [6JY]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 4445), H3438 (see H.R. 4445), H3538 [20MY]

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 476), H6556 [21JY]

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see H.R. 2201), H1484 [24MR]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see H.R. 4147), H2152 [2AP]

National Center for Military Deployment Health Research: establish (see H.R. 1565), H5195 [6JY]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3887), H830 [3MR]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 646), H3441 (see H. Res. 646), H3541 [20MY]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 2852), H7575 [23SE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 396), H2200 [20AP]

National Institute for Biomedical Research and Development: establish (see H.R. 5155), H9963 [17NO]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 852), H5150 [25JN]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger woman (see H.R. 1657), H5195 [6JY]

National security: combat terrorism (see H.R. 5291), H9047 [8OC]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 4355), H2917 [12MY]

———expedite development of medical countermeasures to treat or prevent disease caused by infectious disease agents or toxins that may pose a significant public health threat (see H.R. 4258), H2547 [4MY]

———require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (see H.R. 163), H3391 [19MY]

———secure borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 5130), H7574 [23SE]

Native Americans: provide grants to assist tribes participating in the Federal acknowledgement process (see H.R. 4786), H6707 [22JY]

Natural resources: provide fellowships for graduate and postgraduate students in natural resource- or wildlife-related advanced degree programs to provide expertise to Federal agencies and Congress (see H.R. 5145), H7574 [23SE]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve (see H.R. 4434), H8859 [7OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 5135), H7736 [28SE]

Older Americans Act: amend to provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis (see H.R. 3803), H5195 [6JY]

OMB: require designation of a senior official as the Chief Privacy Officer (see H.R. 4414), H3437 (see H.R. 4414), H3537 [20MY]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 103), H7443 [22SE]

Privacy: provide penalties for accessing certain electronic communications in a manner that violates consumer privacy (see H.R. 4956), H7245 [17SE]

Public Health Service Act: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (see H.R. 3203), H2406 [27AP]

Recreation: establish a permanent trust fund to provide access to parks and recreation areas, preserve historic places, promote healthy and active lifestyles, and provide hunting, angling, and wildlife viewing (see H.R. 4100), H4928 (see H.R. 4100), H5072 [24JN]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 406), H2153 [2AP]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H6706 [22JY]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 4994), H7443 [22SE]

———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1323 [18MR]

Senior citizens: provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see H.R. 4694), H5909 [15JY]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 392), H2816 [11MY]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 4101), H6557 [21JY]

Simon, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 489), H35 [20JA]

Small business: establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 3483), H3873 [9JN]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3447), H1322 [18MR]

Social Security: eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H575 [24FE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4350), H2917 [12MY]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H2918 [12MY]

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4287 [16JN]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H4927 (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5071 [24JN]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H7575 [23SE]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4207), H2549 [4MY]

———allow a credit for businesses who employ military reservists (see H.R. 5079), H7233 [15SE]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1608), H89 [21JA]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H2918 [12MY]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 3865), H2549 [4MY]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H7945 [30SE]

Territories: amend treatment of certain territories under the Rural Health Care Program relative to telemedicine and telehealth services (see H.R. 3750), H250 [30JA]

———consult governments of U.S. territories on issues of trade policy and trade agreements (see H.R. 4308), H2727 [6MY]

———provide equitable treatment of residents relative to transitional assistance and low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 4781), H5401 [8JY]

Tito Puente Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1701), H9963 [17NO]

Transportation: provide for security of public transportation systems (see H.R. 4361), H3015 [13MY]

U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 3810), H515 [11FE]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H8859 [7OC]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H6706 [22JY]

Voting: amend criminal code relative to voter intimidation (see H.R. 5246), H8856 [7OC]

———condemn all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the U.S. and reaffirm that the right to vote is a fundamental right of all eligible citizens (see H. Res. 793, 793), H7442 [22SE]

———constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H2484 [28AP]

———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H927 [9MR]

———permit certain individuals who are under the minimum legal voting age to complete voter registration application forms (see H.R. 4972), H6703 [22JY]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 1433), H6128 [20JY]

Water: conservation of freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 468), H5150 [25JN]

Weather: extend benefits of the weatherization assistance program to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3852), H699 [26FE]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 485), H435 [10FE]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H10079 [19NO]

———increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (see H. Res. 522), H516 [11FE]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3094 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Territories: constitutional amendment on Presidential election voting rights for residents of all U.S. territories and commonwealths (see H.J. Res. 101), H6705 [22JY]

Virgin Islands: establish a Border Patrol unit (see H.R. 4929), H6702 [22JY]

———repeal certain tax laws (see H.R. 5065), H7072 [13SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7254 [21SE]

Remarks

Alaska: authorize subdivision and dedication of restricted land owned by Alaska Natives (S. 1421), H7970 [4OC]

———facilitate transfer of land to Native Americans (S. 1466), H9844 [17NO]

American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (H. Res. 567), H7975 [4OC]

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 437), H9819 [17NO]

Blount County, TN: allow implementation of settlement agreement between Alcoa Inc., conservation groups, and local communities to facilitate FERC renewal of hydroelectric license (S. 2319), H7955 [4OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1505 [25MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), conference report, E1016 [2JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize participation in funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program in California (H.R. 4606), H7258 [21SE]

California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (H.R. 1446), Senate amendment, H9829 [17NO]

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (H. Con. Res. 496), H7999 [4OC]

Commission on Politicization of Science in the Regulatory Process: establish, H3151 [18MY]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H356 [4FE]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H2737 [11MY]

Crime: prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. (S. 1301), H7268 [21SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize sale or exchange of all or part of certain parcels of National Forest System land in Idaho and use proceeds for National Forest System purposes (S. 434), H9838 [17NO]

———sell the Bend Pine Nursery Administration Site in Oregon (H.R. 3505), H3024 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: funding, E1016 [2JN]

———give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (H.R. 2023), H8078 [5OC]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize participation in the Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and desalinization project (H.R. 2960), H7965 [4OC]

———construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River in California (H.R. 4389), H7968 [4OC]

———convey certain land held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to Richfield, UT (H.R. 3982), H7970 [4OC]

———convey certain lands and facilities of the Provo River Project (H.R. 3391), H7967 [4OC]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of the Riverside-Corona Feeder in cooperation with the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside, CA (H.R. 3334), H7261 [21SE]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 144), H7972 [4OC]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating Castle Nugent Farms as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 2663), H7259 [21SE]

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in Taunton, MA, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 2129), H7951 [4OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 2993), H1387 [24MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5248 [7JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding increase through tax cut reductions, H6817 [8SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6814, H6817, H6840 [8SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3193), H7770 [29SE]

Fort Frederica National Monument: land exchange (H.R. 1113), Senate amendment, H9826 [17NO]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), H3151 [18MY]

Health: encourage private health insurance companies to take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles (H. Con. Res. 34), H8093 [5OC]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4280), consideration (H. Res. 638), H2828 [12MY]

———provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures, provide protection against chemical or radiological agents, increase distribution of vaccines, and improve vaccine injury compensation (S. 15), H5738 [14JY]

———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 (H.R. 918), H8068 [5OC]

Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates (S. 2302), H9861 [17NO]

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (H.R. 1964), Senate amendment, H9827 [17NO]

Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (S. 1241), H9835 [17NO]

Law enforcement: prevent and punish counterfeiting of copyrighted copies and phonorecords (H.R. 3632), H7266 [21SE]

Lincoln County, NV: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality development (H.R. 4593), H7964 [4OC]

———establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality development (H.R. 4593), Senate amendment, H9825 [17NO]

Lincoln National Forest: land exchange (H.R. 4806), H7396 [22SE]

Marshall Islands: recognize anniversary of adoption of Constitution and as an ally of the U.S. committed to democracy (H. Con. Res. 410), H5157 [6JY]

Medicaid: additional funding for certain territories, H6840 [8SE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H1505 [25MR], H6814 [8SE]

———improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3459), H8068 [5OC]

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (H.R. 2201), H3026 [17MY]

National security: expedite development of medical countermeasures to treat or prevent disease caused by infectious disease agents or toxins that may pose a significant public health threat (H.R. 4258), H5738 [14JY]

———secure borders of the U.S. (H.R. 5130), H7832 [29SE]

National Transportation Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 420), H3027 [17MY]

North Dakota: implement recommendations of the Garrison Unit Tribal Advisory Committee by providing authorization for the construction of a rural health care facility on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (S. 1146), H9845 [17NO]

Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: establish (S. 211), H8365 [6OC]

NSF: establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (H.R. 3980), H5212 [7JY]

Pahrump, NV: convey certain land to the Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 for construction of a post building and memorial park (S. 1521), H7958 [4OC]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 622), E843 [14MY]

Petrified Forest National Park: revise boundaries (H.R. 1630), H7951 [4OC]

Public lands: preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (H.R. 2966), H7260 [21SE]

Puxico, MO: transfer control of the Mingo Job Corps Center from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the Forest Service (S. 1814), H7974 [4OC]

Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act: conveyance of certain lands in California to facilitate the construction of the transcontinental railway (H.R. 1658), H7264 [21SE]

Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act: increase Federal share of costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project (H.R. 1284), Senate amendment, H9837 [17NO]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: authorize appropriations (S. 1727), H9837 [17NO]

SBA: 7(a) guarantee loan program funding, H5248 [7JY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H2737 [11MY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), H2979 [13MY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), consideration (H. Res. 638), H2828 [12MY]

Small Business Act: extend (H.R. 5008), H7030 [13SE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend (H.R. 5008), H7030 [13SE]

Southern Ute Indian Tribe: implement intergovernmental agreement with Colorado on air quality control (S. 551), H7976 [4OC]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (H. Con. Res. 467), E1493 [22JY]

Taxation: modify taxation of arrow components (H.R. 5394), H10916 [6DE]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, H8718 [7OC], E1950 [11OC]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 4279), consideration (H. Res. 638), H2828 [12MY]

Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve: expand (H.R. 3768), H3025 [17MY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: anniversary and tribute to event honoring Holocaust survivors (S. Con. Res. 76), H7953 [4OC]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H356 [4FE]

Virgin Islands: anniversary of transfer of sovereignty from Denmark to the U.S., H1744 [31MR]

———create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3589), H7399 [22SE]

———establish a Border Patrol unit (H.R. 4929), E1513 [22JY]

———residency requirements for tax liability, H10916 [6DE], E1950 [11OC]

———tribute to St. Croix Hospital, E1436 [21JY]

Western Reserve Heritage Area: suitability and feasibility study (H.R. 3257), H7262 [21SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2915 [12MY], H8163 [5OC]

Tributes

Christian, Bradley, E794 [7MY]

Fox, Frank J., E1822 [7OC]

Hamilton, Alexander, H5404 [9JY]

Millin, Henry A., E362 [11MR]

Nixon, Charles E., E1748 [30SE]