SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (J. Dennis Hastert)

Addresses

Joint Meeting of Congress: Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, H3966 [15JN]

———Iyad Allawi, Prime Minister of Iraq, H7446-H7448 [23SE]

———Jose M. Aznar, President of Spain, H312-H313 [4FE]

State of the Union: President Bush, H20-H23 [20JA]

Appointments

Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program, H4728 [22JN]

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, H87 [21JA], H7948 [4OC]

Antitrust Modernization Commission, H224 [28JA]

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4562 [18JN]

Commission on Review of Overseas Military Facility Structure of the U.S., H1598 [29MR]

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H2451 [28AP]

Commission on Systemic Interoperability, H7819 [29SE], H7948 [4OC], H10224 [20NO]

Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program, H7948 [4OC]

Committee on Government Reform (House), H8851 [7OC]

Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H2396 [27AP], H2481 [28AP]

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H1082 [16MR]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H6874 [8SE], H7587 [28SE], H7749 [29SE], H9690 [16NO]

———chairmanship, H6874 [8SE]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H1277 [18MR]

Committee To Escort Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Into the House Chamber, H3965 [15JN]

Committee To Escort Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi Into the House Chamber, H7446 [23SE]

Committee To Escort President Jose M. Aznar of Spain Into the House Chamber, H311 [4FE]

Committee To Escort the President, H19 [20JA]

Committee To Notify the President of Adjournment, H11029 [7DE]

Committee To Notify the President That a Congressional Quorum Has Assembled, H3 [20JA]

Conferees: H.R. 1047, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act, H3414 [20MY]

———H.R. 1261, Workforce Reinvestment and Adult Education Act, H3741 [3JN]

———H.R. 1350, Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act, H9020 [8OC]

———H.R. 2443, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, H2716 [6MY]

———H.R. 3108, Pension Funding Equity Act, H835 [4MR]

———H.R. 3550, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H3747 [3JN]

———H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H7701 [28SE]

———H.R. 4520, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, H7777 [29SE]

———H.R. 4548, intelligence services appropriations, H10930 [7DE]

———H.R. 4567, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8651 [7OC]

———H.R. 4613, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H5552 [13JY]

———H.R. 4818, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H9699 [16NO]

———H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8851 [7OC]

———H.R. 4850, District of Columbia appropriations, H8043 [5OC]

———S. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009, H1661 [30MR]

Congressional Office of Compliance Board of Directors, H9690 [16NO]

Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors, H3 [20JA], H5067 [24JN]

House of Representatives Parliamentarian, H3394 [20MY]

Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives, H2037 [1AP]

Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, H7257 [21SE], H9690 [16NO]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2990 [13MY]

National Prison Rape Reduction Commission, H991 [10MR]

Ronald Reagan funeral attendees, H3877 [14JN]

Social Security Advisory Board, H9689 [16NO]

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, H8852 [7OC]

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, H3 [20JA], H91 [23JA]

Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission, H5405 [9JY]

White House Conference on Aging Policy Committee, H1325 [22MR], H3259 [19MY]

Certificates of election

House of Representatives: A.B. ``Ben'' Chandler, H528 [24FE]

———Stephanie Herseth, H3722 [3JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

Aderholt, Representative, H5473 [12JY]

Bartlett, Representative, H247 [30JA], H5132 [25JN]

Bass, Representative, H1119 [17MR], H2203 [21AP]

Bereuter, Representative, H4175 [16JN]

Biggert, Representative, H6903 [9SE], H7581 [28SE]

Bishop, Representative Rob, H3095 [18MY], H5985 [20JY], H9747 [17NO]

Bonner, Representative, H101 [27JA]

Boozman, Representative, H397 [10FE], H2379 [27AP], H3787 [8JN], H8041 [5OC]

Bradley, Representative, H5539 [13JY], H7193 [15SE]

Burns, Representative, H877 [9MR], H2493 [4MY], H4649 [22JN]

Chocola, Representative, H1077 [16MR], H1645 [30MR]

Clay, Representative, H4767 [23JN]

Cole, Representative, H873 [8MR], H6999 [13SE]

Culberson, Representative, H2157 [20AP], H5153 [6JY]

Davis, Representative Tom, H2133 [2AP], H6685 [22JY], H7237 [17SE], H9177 [9OC], H10224 [20NO], H10889 [24NO], H11029 [7DE]

Fossella, Representative, H2659 [6MY]

Gilchrest, Representative, H494 [11FE], H3475 [20MY], H11029 [7DE]

Harris, Representative, H1595 [29MR]

Hensarling, Representative, H7247 [21SE]

Isakson, Representative, H8171 [6OC]

King, Representative Steve, H1327 [23MR]

Kirk, Representative, H3965 [15JN], H6445 [21JY], H7445 [23SE], H8861 [8OC]

LaHood, Representative, H577 [25FE], H1373 [24MR], H1743 [31MR], H2817 [12MY]

Latham, Representative, H3231 [19MY]

LaTourette, Representative, H5403 [9JY]

Leach, Representative, H517 [24FE]

Miller, Representative Jeff, H2409 [28AP], H5657 [14JY], H7865 [30SE]

Murphy, Representative, H5199 [7JY]

Nethercutt, Representative, H2065 [2AP]

Nunes, Representative, H5911 [19JY]

Ose, Representative, H10081 [20NO], H10927 [7DE]

Pearce, Representative, H2731 [10MY]

Pence, Representative, H2735 [11MY], H5132 [25JN]

Petri, Representative, H91 [23JA], H709 [2MR], H1325 [22MR], H2375 [26AP], H3019 [17MY], H7577 [24SE]

Rehberg, Representative, H929 [10MR]

Renzi, Representative, H251 [3FE], H3783 [4JN], H4583 [21JN]

Shaw, Representative, H755 [3MR], H3607 [2JN]

Shuster, Representative, H7947 [4OC]

Simmons, Representative, H39 [21JA]

Simpson, Representative, H437 [11FE], H9965 [18NO], H10897 [6DE]

Terry, Representative, H129 [28JA], H6759 [8SE]

Thornberry, Representative, H62 [21JA], H395 [6FE], H703 [1MR], H1073 [12MR], H2489 [30AP], H3475 [20MY], H3875 [14JN]

Upton, Representative, H3543 [1JN]

Wolf, Representative, H692 [26FE], H2133 [2AP], H3773 [3JN], H6685 [22JY], H9177 [9OC], H10224 [20NO]

Discharge petitions signed

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 2038), consideration (H. Res. 769), H7945 [30SE], H9185 [9OC]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (S. 121), H9185 [9OC]

Dept. of Education: making appropriations (H.R. 4473), consideration (H. Res. 790), H9185 [9OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making appropriations (H.R. 4423), consideration (H. Res. 788), H9185 [9OC]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 4628), consideration (H. Res. 773), H9185 [9OC]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (H.R. 3767), consideration (H. Res. 696), H5909 [15JY], H6708 [22JY], H9185 [9OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on appointment of individuals to fill House of Representatives vacancies (H.J. Res. 83), consideration (H. Res. 572), H2374 [22AP], H2484 [28AP], H2729 [6MY]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (H.R. 1102), consideration (H. Res. 748), H7580 [24SE], H9185 [9OC], H10233 [20NO]

National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (H.R. 748), H7945 [30SE]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (H.R. 3004), consideration (H. Res. 708), H6708 [22JY]

Small Business Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2802), consideration (H. Res. 800), H9185 [9OC]

Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2802), consideration (H. Res. 800), H9185 [9OC]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (H.R. 594), consideration (H. Res. 523), H1075 [12MR], H2155 [2AP], H2374 [22AP], H2484 [28AP], H2729 [6MY], H3017 [13MY], H4648 [21JN], H5151 [25JN], H6998 [9SE]

Taxation: repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (H.R. 1769), consideration (H. Res. 534), H1075 [12MR], H1323 [18MR], H1594 [25MR], H2155 [2AP]

Treaties and agreements: adhere to moral and ethical principles of economic justice and fairness in developing and advancing U.S. international trade treaties, agreements, and investment policies (H. Res. 532), H1323 [18MR], H1594 [25MR]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (H.R. 548), consideration (H. Res. 584), H2484 [28AP], H2729 [6MY], H3873 [9JN], H6708 [22JY], H6757 [7SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), consideration (H. Res. 251), H872 [4MR], H3873 [9JN]

Letters

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) approved resolutions: Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H703 [1MR], H6710, H6711 [7SE], H7949, H7981 [4OC]

Election of G.K. Butterfield to House of Representatives: Gary O. Bartlett, North Carolina State Board of Elections, H6496 [21JY]

Representative Alexander's resignation from the House Democratic Caucus: Representative Menendez, House Democratic Caucus, H6710 [7SE]

Representative Alexander's vacation of membership on the Committee on Agriculture (House): by, H6710 [7SE]

Representative Alexander's vacation of membership on the Committee on Armed Services (House): by, H6710 [7SE]

Representative Hall's resignation from the House Democratic Caucus: Representative Menendez, House Democratic Caucus, H2 [20JA]

Representative Hall's vacation of membership on the Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): by, H2 [20JA]

Representative Hall's vacation of membership on the Committee on Science (House): by, H2 [20JA]

Resignation from the House of Representatives: Representative Ballance, H3869 [9JN]

———Representative Bereuter, H6679 [22JY]

———Representative Goss, H7542 [23SE]

———William J. Janklow, H2 [20JA]

Resignation of House of Representatives Parliamentarian: Charles W. Johnson III, H3394 [20MY]

Messages

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and the United Kingdom on Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes: President Bush, H3924 [14JN]

Australia Group Justification Relative to Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction: President Bush, H224 [28JA]

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2005: President Bush, H257 [3FE]

Certification of Accounting of Captured or Missing U.S. Personnel Under Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia: President Bush, H670 [26FE]

Death of Ronald Reagan—40th President of the U.S.: President Bush, H3789 [8JN]

Economic Report: President Bush, H401 [10FE]

Extension of Trade Act Waiver Authority for Belarus: President Bush, H3749 [3JN]

Extension of Trade Act Waiver Authority for Turkmenistan: President Bush, H3749 [3JN]

Extension of Trade Act Waiver Authority for Vietnam: President Bush, H3749 [3JN]

Free Trade Agreement Between the U.S. and Bahrain: President Bush, H4139 [15JN]

Free Trade Agreement Between the U.S. and Morocco: President Bush, H881 [9MR]

Free Trade Agreement Between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic: President Bush, H1495 [25MR]

Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country Designation of Iraq: President Bush, H6738 [7SE]

Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country Designations and Terminations: President Bush, H726 [2MR]

International Whaling Commission Violations by Iceland Under the Fisherman's Protective Act: President Bush, H4729 [22JN]

National Drug Control Strategy: President Bush, H713 [2MR]

National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Bush, H3052 [17MY]

National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Bush, H670 [26FE]

National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Bush, H1045 [11MR]

National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Bush, H3475 [20MY]

National Emergency Relative to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism: President Bush, H7268 [21SE]

National Emergency Relative to Russian Disposal of Enriched Uranium Extracted From Nuclear Weapons: President Bush, H4207 [16JN]

National Emergency Relative to Syria: President Bush, H2776 [11MY]

National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Attacks: President Bush, H7002 [13SE]

National Emergency Relative to the Western Balkans: President Bush, H4961 [24JN]

National Emergency Relative to Zimbabwe: President Bush, H784 [3MR]

Nonsuitability of the Squirrel River in Alaska for Addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System: President Bush, H9873 [17NO]

Presidential Determination Relative to Air Force Operations Location Near Groom Lake, NV: President Bush, H224 [28JA]

Protocol Amending the Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Indonesia Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President Bush, H868 [4MR]

Russian Debt Reduction for Nonproliferation: President Bush, H880 [9MR]

Science and Engineering Indicators: President Bush, H2340 [22AP]

Social Security Agreement Between the U.S. and Japan: President Bush, H9873 [17NO]

U.S. Arctic Research Plan: President Bush, H3476 [20MY]

U.S. Trade and Investment Policy for Sub-Saharan Africa and African Growth and Opportunity Act Implementation: President Bush, H3499 [20MY]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: President Bush, H5166 [6JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: President Bush, H5896 [15JY]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: adoption of amendments to rules of procedure, H4166-H4169 [15JN], H4274-H4278 [16JN]

———proposed rulemaking relative to overtime pay eligibility regulations, H7850-H7861 [29SE]

———proposed rulemaking relative to rules of procedure, H568-H572 [24FE], H693-H697 [26FE]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, H24 [20JA]

Oaths of office

Butterfield, G.K.: House of Representatives, H6496, H6553 [21JY]

Chandler, A.B. ``Ben'': House of Representatives, H528 [24FE], H630 [25FE]

Herseth, Stephanie: House of Representatives, H3722, H3777 [3JN]

Remarks

Congress: joint meeting to hear address by Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, H3965 [15JN]

———joint meeting to hear address by Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, H7445 [23SE]

———joint meeting to hear address by Spanish President Jose M. Aznar, H311 [4FE]

———reception honoring former Members of Congress, H2269 [22AP]

House of Representatives: authority of officials during adjournment, H1073 [12MR], H2485 [29AP]

Journal: question of approval, H528 [24FE], H577 [25FE], H929 [10MR], H1073 [12MR], H1231 [18MR], H1329 [23MR], H3792 [8JN], H4291, H4434 [17JN], H5403 [9JY], H5474 [12JY], H6759 [8SE], H6903 [9SE]

Nunn, Sam: Association of Former Members of Congress Distinguished Service Award recipient, H2269 [22AP]

Resignations

Committee on Agriculture (House): Representative Lucas, H1718 [30MR]

———Representative Mike Thompson, H3747 [3JN]

———Representative Putnam, H7737 [29SE]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): Representative Blunt, H222 [28JA]

———Representative Tauzin (chairmanship), H669 [26FE]

Committee on Financial Services (House): Representative Gonzalez, H61 [21JA]

Committee on Government Reform (House): Representative Bell, H222 [28JA]

———Representative Cantor, H8851 [7OC]

———Representative Jo Ann Davis, H6874 [8SE]

———Representative Putnam, H7737 [29SE]

Committee on Government Reform House): Representative Sullivan, H222 [28JA]

Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H61 [21JA]

———Representative Tauzin, H2395 [27AP], H2481 [28AP]

Committee on Intelignce (House, Select): Representative Bereuter, H6874 [8SE]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): Representative Goss (chairmanship), H6874 [8SE]

Committee on International Relations (House): Representative Bell, H1566 [25MR]

Committee on Resources (House): Representative McCollum, H3927 [14JN]

Committee on Science (House): Representative Barton, H670 [26FE]

———Representative Bell, H222 [28JA]

———Representative Sullivan, H222 [28JA]

Committee on Small Business (House): Representative Gonzalez, H61 [21JA]

Committee on the Budget (House): Representative Putnam, H7737 [29SE]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Representative Sullivan, H222 [28JA]

Committee on Veterans Affairs (House): Representative Reyes, H4207 [16JN]

House of Representatives: Representative Ballance, H3869 [9JN]

———Representative Bereuter, H6679 [22JY]

———Representative Goss, H7542 [23SE]

———Representative Janklow, H2 [20JA]

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, H1082 [16MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Corps of Engineers waterways projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6710, H6711 [7SE], H7981 [4OC]

GSA Capital Investment Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H703-H705 [1MR], H6711-H6716 [7SE]

Subpoena Notices

Circuit Court for Monore County, FL, H10899 [6DE]

Congressional Office of Compliance, H7232 [15SE]

County Court for Brevard County, FL, H7232 [15SE]

Court of Common Pleas for Lucas County, OH, H5947 [19JY]

District Court for the First Judicial District of Idaho, H527 [24FE]

General Court of Justice for North Carolina, Guilford County, H1202 [17MR]

New York, NY, Dept. of Investigations, H2392 [27AP]

NOAA, H5132 [25JN]

Superior Court for Cumberland County, ME, H4 [20JA]

Superior Court for Riverside County, CA, H6875 [8SE]

Superior Court of California, Riverside County, H1714 [30MR]

Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H4 [20JA], H2037 [1AP], H2159 [20AP], H5155 [6JY]

Trinity County, CA, Superior Court, H4133 [15JN]

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, H6875 [8SE]

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H873 [8MR]

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, H6874 [8SE]

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, H4674 [22JN]

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, H4 [20JA]

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, H3818 [8JN]

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, H1467 [24MR]

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, H527 [24FE]

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, H9690 [16NO]

U.S. Tax Court, H2228 [21AP]