OBERSTAR, JAMES L. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6963 [9SE]

Appointments

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

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

Articles and editorials

COSCO Sets Its Course, Peter T. Leach, Journal of Commerce, E590 [21AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm and ranch land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States (see H.R. 3482), H3230 [18MY]

Amtrak: anniversary of Empire Builder rail line (see H. Con. Res. 442), H4766 [22JN]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H4171 [15JN]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7234 [15SE]

———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), H575 [24FE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H3605 [1JN]

———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred by or on behalf of such members before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (see H.R. 3731), H304 [3FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H37 [20JA]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 761), H6997 [9SE]

Aviation: clarify importance of utilizing biometric technology to improve aviation and airport security (see H.R. 4914), H6701 [22JY]

———further protect the U.S. aviation system from terrorist attacks (see H.R. 5121), H7442 [22SE]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (see H.R. 3598), H1322 [18MR]

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 459), H4928 (see H. Con. Res. 459), H5072 [24JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (see H.R. 3879), H876 [8MR]

College of St. Benedict/St. John's University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 493), H36 [20JA]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H5196 [6JY]

Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment: amend aircraft registration and instrument recordation provisions to facilitate implementation of the convention and certain protocols (see H.R. 4226), H2482 [28AP]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 3941), H1070 [11MR]

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), H926 [9MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 130), H5908 [15JY]

———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 4446), H5909 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 1311), H2154 [2AP]

———provide for the arrest and commitment of contractor personnel who commit Federal offenses or war crimes while supporting overseas missions (see H.R. 4390), H5402 [8JY]

———request transmission to the House of Representatives any documentation produced in conjuction with investigations of abuse of Iraqi POW by U.S. military personnel or contractors (see H. Res. 640), H2918 [12MY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 4261), H7443 [22SE]

———making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H5471 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H4647 [21JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making supplemental appropriations for Federal Air Marshal Service (see H.R. 3991), H1484 [24MR]

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), H2658 [5MY]

Dept. of State: establish an Office of Intercountry Adoptions and reform U.S. laws governing intercountry adoptions (see H.R. 3896), H871 [4MR]

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), H1229 [17MR]

Dept. of Transportation: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road bus operations (see H.R. 5082), H7233 [15SE]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3994), H1321 [18MR]

———provide a more focused research organization with an emphasis on innovative technology (see H.R. 5163), H7863 [29SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3777), H2406 [27AP]

———making appropriations (see H.R. 4423), H5654 [13JY]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H3964 [14JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2694), H515 [11FE]

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

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 3990), H1229 [17MR]

FDA: conduct oversight of any entity engaged in the recovery, testing, or handling of human tissue or human tissue-based products (see H.R. 4151), H2152 [2AP]

Federal aid programs: ensure that the Direct Loan Program is a competitive alternative to the Federal Family Education Loan Program for schools and students (see H.R. 4370), H9745 [16NO]

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

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H2658 [5MY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1101), H1643 [29MR]

Foreign policy: conduct an economic impact study on the dual gateway policy of Ireland before the U.S. takes any action that could lead to the discontinuation of the policy (see H.R. 4271), H2548 [4MY]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H3016 [13MY]

Haiti: expand certain preferential trade treatment (see H.R. 4889), H6556 [21JY]

———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 3386), H2549 [4MY]

Health: 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), H3821 [8JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H4646 [21JN]

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

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H6998 [9SE]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H7735 [28SE]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 4730), H5471 [9JY]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5294), H9047 [8OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7138 [14SE]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H6756 [7SE]

Medicare: clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4257), H2491 [30AP]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 883), H3440 (see H.R. 883), H3540 [20MY]

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2624), H5536 [12JY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H2919 [12MY]

———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), H9745 [16NO]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: eliminate overpayments to health maintenance organizations and other private plans (see H.R. 4304), H2727 [6MY]

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), H435 [10FE]

Museums: provide a site for construction of a national health museum (see H.R. 5164), H7863 [29SE]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H10079 [19NO]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: extend operation to serve as a resource for the President and Congress (see H.R. 5125), H7442 [22SE]

———implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE]

National Transportation Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 420), H2815 [11MY]

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

———modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H575 [24FE]

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), H7138 [14SE]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 3850), H698 [26FE] (see H.R. 4219), H2405 [27AP] (see H.R. 4635), H4765 [22JN] (see H.R. 4864), H6126 [20JY] (see H.R. 4916), H6701 [22JY] (see H.R. 5183, 5184), H7863 [29SE]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 87), H304 [3FE]

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 3370), H830 [3MR]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H5471 [9JY]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 4994), H6756 [7SE]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 392), H2550 [4MY]

Shipping industry: amend various laws relating to maritime transportation (see H.R. 4251), H2490 [30AP]

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

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2598), H4287 [16JN]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5654 [13JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 508), H2406 [27AP]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4207), H2371 [22AP]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3184), H3230 [18MY]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H7138 [14SE]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H830 [3MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2657 [5MY]

Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 4820), H5653 [13JY]

Treaties and agreements: oppose inclusion in future free trade agreements provisions that would negatively impact the implementation of legislation authorizing the importation of prescription drugs (see H. Res. 758), H7443 [22SE]

———require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 276), H633 [25FE]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 366), H2406 [27AP]

University of Minnesota: tribute to women's ice hockey team (see H. Res. 630), H2728 [6MY]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H5908 [15JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 2540), H575 [24FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4896), H6700 [22JY]

Eulogies

Garcia, Hipolito F.: by James R. Nowlin, H6501 [21JY]

Motions

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H3743 [3JN]

Remarks

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H5117 [25JN]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H10191 [20NO]

Armed Forces: military education exchanges between senior officers and officials of the U.S. and the Republic of China, H3431 [20MY]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (H. Res. 761), H7365 [22SE]

Aviation: airport bus replacement and fleet expansion pilot programs funding, H2028 [1AP]

———establish programs to protect commercial aircraft from man-portable air defense systems (H.R. 4056), H6507 [21JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H3361 [19MY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H1996 [1AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 376), H2421 [28AP]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 388), H2423 [28AP]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 389), H2743 [11MY]

China, People's Republic of: maritime trade agreement with the U.S., E590 [21AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), conference report, H6471, H6472, H6473 [21JY]

———authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), motion to instruct conferees, H2665, H2666 [6MY]

———require foreign-flag vessels to submit their vessel security plans for review and approval before entering the U.S., H2665, H2666 [6MY]

———review and adjustment of pilotage rates, H6471, H6472 [21JY]

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act: technical corrections (H.R. 5426), H11041 [7DE]

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Act: funding, H1989, H1990 [1AP]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6605 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3431 [20MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4486 [17JN]

———transfer Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the District of Columbia to serve as headquarters and facilitate acquisition by the Navy of suitable replacement facilities (H.R. 4322), H3899 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior: phase out of snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, H4448, H4451 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4448, H4451 [17JN]

Dept. of Transportation: allow small starts projects which have applied for final design to move forward on their original time line, H2024 [1AP]

———make report on allocation of Federal surface transportation funds available to the public via the Internet, H1984 [1AP]

———priority consideration of the Interstate 49 corridor under the National Corridor Infrastructure Improvement Program, H1991 [1AP]

———prohibit funding to extend phase-in period for regulations requiring foreign commercial vehicles to comply with U.S. safety standards, H7342 [22SE]

———provide a more focused research organization with an emphasis on innovative technology (H.R. 5163), H8343 [6OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5252 [7JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6964 [9SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7342 [22SE]

Drunken driving: allow use of Alcohol-Impaired Countermeasures grant funding to establish State impoundment programs for vehicles of drunken drivers, H2023, H2024 [1AP]

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC: designate Judge William B. Bryant Annex (H.R. 4294), H6503 [21JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5117 [25JN]

FAA: certify safety regulations governing design and operation of space launch vehicles, H10048, H10049, H10050, H10051, H10052 [19NO]

———promote development of commercial human space flight industry (H.R. 5382), H10047, H10048, H10049, H10050, H10051, H10052 [19NO]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: extend authorization of appropriations for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program (H.R. 4470), H8338 [6OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, H10191 [20NO]

Health: establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses, H6964 [9SE]

Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, San Antonio, TX: designate (H.R. 3884), H6501 [21JY]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (H. Res. 557), E407 [18MR]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5294), H9026 [8OC]

Los Angeles, CA: prohibit funding for construction project of a remote passenger check-in facility at Los Angeles International Airport, H2022 [1AP]

Motor vehicles: limit the liability of renting and leasing companies for negligence caused by operators of rented or leased vehicles, H1992, H1993 [1AP]

———require increased safety testing of 15-passenger vans and ensure compliance with applicable motor vehicle safety standards if vans are used as schoolbuses, H1814 [1AP]

———toll requirements for hybrid gasoline-electric car users relative to use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes, H1990 [1AP]

National Marina Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 647), H6499 [21JY]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8693, H8696 [7OC]

National World War II Memorial: authorizing use of Capitol Grounds for activities associated with dedication (H. Con. Res. 423), H3030 [17MY]

Navy: purchase of Presidential yacht, Sequoia, H10191 [20NO]

New Jersey: authority to restrict certain wide trucks, H2022 [1AP]

North Platte, NE: tribute to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to the North Platte Canteen during World War II (H. Con. Res. 161), H7368 [22SE]

Petroleum: provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (H.R. 4517), H4189 [16JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), H4116 [15JN]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (H.R. 4896), E1496 [22JY]

Roads and highways: allow States to build voluntary-use toll lanes and dedicate revenues to new highway capacity, H2069 [2AP]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3783), H470 [11FE], E197 [24FE]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3850), H687, H688 [26FE]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 4219), H2416, H2417 [28AP]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 4635), H4782, H4784 [23JN]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 4916), H6680, H6681 [22JY]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 5183), H7882 [30SE]

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: tribute to Faith in Action Program, E1070 [8JN]

SBA: 7(a) guarantee loan program funding, H5252 [7JY]

Senator Paul Simon Federal Building, Carbondale, IL: designate (S. 2022), E646 [26AP]

States: allow receipt of toll credits for any local, State, or private funds contributed to a toll project that exceeds the minimum nonfederal threshold requirements for a Federal match, H1987 [1AP]

———subtract amounts received in high-priority programs from surface transportation program formula totals, H1985, H1986 [1AP]

Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4794), H8339 [6OC]

Tomochichi U.S. Courthouse, Savannah, GA: designate (H.R. 2523), H2742 [11MY]

Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum: commend the Aero Squad After School Program and other youth aviation programs that expose minorities to the field of civil aviation (H. Con. Res. 532), H11042, H11043 [7DE]

Transportation: exempt farm supply and agricultural commodity truck drivers from new hours of service regulations, H2030 [1AP]

———exempt motion picture and television production truck drivers from new hours of service regulations, H2028, H2029, H2030 [1AP]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1797, H1798, H1814, H1815, H1983, H1984, H1985, H1986, H1987, H1989, H1990, H1991, H1992, H1993, H1994, H1996, H2022, H2023, H2024, H2028, H2029, H2030, H2034 [1AP], H2069, H2075, H2077, H2078 [2AP], H3361 [19MY]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), motion to instruct conferees, H3743, H3745 [3JN]

———include high priority and significant national regional projects under State minimum guarantee funding provisions, H2075 [2AP]

———Safe Routes to School Program funding, H3743, H3745 [3JN]

Transportation Security Administration: address efficiency of airport screeners and baggage handlers, H4486 [17JN]

Trucking industry: increase allowable weight for vehicles equipped with idling reduction technology, H1994 [1AP]

———increase allowable weight of vehicles permitted to travel on certain interstate highways in New Hampshire, H2034 [1AP]

U.S. Life-Saving Service: anniversary of life-saving stations on the Great Lakes (H. Res. 750), H9694 [16NO]

University of Minnesota Duluth: tribute to men's hockey team, E532 [2AP]

Votes: position on missed, E893 [18MY], E1557 [8SE]

Wasswa-Mugambwa, Omugo J.: College of St. Scholastica Alum of the Month award recipient, E173 [12FE]

Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Miami, FL: designate (S. 1904), H2420 [28AP]

Summaries

Increase Rail Transportation Security (H.R. 4896), E1497 [22JY]

Tributes

Horral, Helen, E252 [26FE]

Lipinski, Representative, H3744 [3JN]

Lockwood, Sheila, E1011 [2JN]

Mulvey, Francis P., E1093 [14JN]

Perkovich, Frank, E1304 [7JY]

Schaffer, David E., E228 [25FE]

Wright, Brian, E1057 [4JN]