FAMILIES AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Amendments

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6580 [22JY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), S2804 [12MR], S3125 [25MR], H660 [26FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), H5984 [19JY], H6660 [22JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), consideration (H. Res. 732), H6457 [21JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2674), S9242, S9295, S9296 [15SE]

Immigration: treatment of unaccompanied alien children (S. 1129), S11251, S11312 [11OC]

Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act: amend to provide for reporting and reduction of child abuse and family violence incidences on Indian reservations (S. 1601), S9989 [29SE]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 622), S4946, S4949, S5005 [6MY]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (S. 1292), S7527 [25JN]

Native Americans: provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (S. 1721), S6367 [2JN]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S2454 [9MR], S3219, S3260, S3300, S3310, S3312 [29MR], S3336, S3371, S3372, S3376, S3377, S3379 [30MR], S3463, S3464, S3465, S3467, S3468, S3470, S3471, S3472, S3477, S3478, S3479, S3482, S3483, S3484, S3485, S3486, S3488, S3489, S3490, S3491, S3492, S3493, S3494 [31MR], S3590, S3591 [1AP]

Taxation: increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), H3467 [20MY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (H.R. 4275), H2941 [13MY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (H.R. 4275), consideration (H. Res. 637), H2834 [12MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), H2438 [28AP]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4175), H9027 [8OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S9377 [20SE], H8851 [7OC]

Parents Advisory Council on Youth Drug Abuse, S954 [10FE]

Articles and editorials

Agencies Press Effort To Speed Adoptions, S11735 [20NO]

Battle Royal—The Daughter of Uzbekistan's President Took Her Children and Ran, Opening a Custody War That Has Entangled Two New Allies, E807-E809 [11MY]

Bench vs. People—Can a Judge's Will Become a Law?, S6070 [21MY]

Cloturekampf, S8002 [13JY]

Dutch Debate—Despite a Challenge, the Evidence Stands—Marriage Is in Decline in the Netherlands, E1912-E1914 [11OC]

End of Marriage in Scandinavia—The ``Conservative Case'' for Same-Sex Marriage Collapses, S8003-S8007 [13JY]

Full Faith and Credit, S2540 [10MR]

Help, Not Hinder, E1098 [14JN]

Is DOMA Enough? An Analysis, S8070 [14JY]

Leave No Rich Child Behind, H3444 [20MY]

Politicking on Marriage, S8084 [14JY]

Poor Mother—My Child's Worth Tax Credit, Too, H3472 [20MY]

Republicans and the Relics of Barbarism—Moral Conviction Made the GOP the GOP, H7932 [30SE]

Run for Their Son, E416 [22MR]

Student Loan Scandal, E1731 [29SE]

Survivor Benefit Plan Needs Reform, S7091 [21JN]

There's More Welfare To Reform, S3536 [1AP]

Tip of the Hat to Tate the Dad, E1305 [7JY]

Trepidation—Some in a West Texas Town Fear a Polygamous Church Group Might Arrive in Large Numbers and Dominate the Community, H6685 [22JY]

Wait for Housing Repairs Ending, H7552 [23SE]

Welfare Reform Works, Yet Pols Seek Rollback in N.Y.C. and U.S., S3536 [1AP]

Work—The Key to Welfare, S3537 [1AP]

Bills and resolutions

Adoption: prohibit the giving or acceptance of payment for the placement of a child, or obtaining consent to adoption (see H.R. 5064), H7072 [13SE]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see H. Res. 809), H7864 [29SE]

Agriculture: importance of revitalizing family farming (see H. Con. Res. 510), H8408 [6OC]

Animated Family Entertainment Month: designate (see S. Res. 467), S11305 [11OC]

Armed Forces: allow members and reservists to transfer certain educational assistance entitlement to dependents (see H.R. 5257), H8857 [7OC]

———authorize a ``child only'' annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan when there is a surviving spouse of members who died on active duty during a certain time period (see H.R. 3792), H434 [10FE]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see S. 2068), S1285 [12FE] (see S. 2791), S9075 [10SE] (see H.R. 5354), H9184 [9OC]

———increase death gratuity (see S. 2867), S10061 [30SE] (see H.R. 5055), H6997 [9SE] (see H.R. 5207), H8038 [4OC]

———increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing (see H.R. 4879), H6555 [21JY]

———payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (see S. 2573), S7434 [24JN]

———provide a monthly allotment of free telephone calling time to members stationed outside the U.S. who are directly supporting military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 5210), H8167 [5OC]

———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 486), H6755 [7SE]

———recognize the sacrifices of members killed or injured in combat, establish a tracking system to notify family members of wounded personnel, and modernize combat medics' equipment (see S. 2516), S6734 [14JN]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 5391), H9999 [18NO]

Benwell, Dylan B.: condemn abduction by grandparents and call for return (see H. Res. 821), H8167 [5OC]

———relief (see H.R. 5224), H8168 [5OC]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 722), H5908 [15JY]

Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 759), H6899 [8SE]

Child support: ensure that interest accrues on overdue child support payments (see H.R. 4079), H1789 [31MR]

———improve collection (see S. 2194), S2716 [11MR] (see H.R. 4859), H5983 [19JY]

Children and youth: ensure that appropriate State social services officers have access to certain Federal databases to carry out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children (see H.R. 3972), H1116 [16MR]

———establish kinship navigator programs and establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 2706), S8548 [21JY]

———expand supports and services available to grandparents and other relatives raising children whose biological parents have died or can no longer take care of them (see S. Res. 345), S4493 [28AP]

———improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (see S. 2779), S8963 [8SE] (see H.R. 4504), H3780 [3JN]

———issue a semipostal stamp in order to provide funding for childhood drinking prevention and education programs (see S. 2676), S8229 [15JY]

———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see S. 2199), S2717 [11MR]

———prohibit the giving or acceptance of payment for the placement of a child or obtaining consent to adoption (see S. 2748), S8688 [22JY]

———provide for infant crib safety (see S. 2016), S184 [22JA]

———provide States with incentives, flexibility, and funds to develop welfare services that meet needs of children and families and enhance prospects for safe and permanent living arrangements (see H.R. 4856), H5982 [19JY]

———regulate interstate commerce by prohibiting the sale of children's personally identifiable information for commercial marketing purposes (see S. 2160), S2105 [3MR] (see H.R. 4955), H6703 [22JY]

Colleges and universities: improve the ability of foster care youths to attend and succeed in higher education (see H.R. 4003), H1322 [18MR]

Constitutional amendments: definition of marriage (see S.J. Res. 30), S2859 [22MR] (see S.J. Res. 40), S7750 [7JY] (see H.J. Res. 106), H7574 [23SE]

———definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), consideration (see H. Res. 801), H7734 [28SE]

Courts: ensure Federal Tort Claims Act protections for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 4347), H2917 [12MY]

———give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see S. 2202), S2717 [11MR] (see H.R. 3941), H1070 [11MR]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), consideration (see H. Res. 734), H6555 [21JY]

———limit tort liability of private entities or organizations that carry out the responsibilities of the U.S. Central Authority under the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (see S. 2883), S10261 [1OC]

Crime: establish grants to improve and study the National Domestic Violence Hotline (see S. 2189), S2543 [10MR] (see H.R. 4105), H2018 [1AP]

———protect children from criminal recidivists (see H.R. 4150), H2152 [2AP]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (see H.R. 3703), H35 [20JA]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), consideration (see H. Res. 529), H574 [24FE]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy (see S. 2219), S2859 [22MR]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see S. Res. 299), S1017 [11FE] (see H. Res. 625), H2657 [5MY]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 4678), H4926 (see H.R. 4678), H5070 [24JN]

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), H1072 [11MR]

———authorize the acceptance of donated frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for use by deployed members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H.R. 4130), H2152 [2AP]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (see S. 2674), S8229 [15JY] (see H.R. 4837), H5907 [15JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), consideration (see H. Res. 732), H6127 [20JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 832), H8856 [7OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 144), S11305 [11OC]

Dept. of Education: improve the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS) (see S. 2887), S10436 [5OC]

———make formula grants to States to ensure access to high-quality, voluntary preschool education (see H.R. 5084), H7233 [15SE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program (see S. 2741), S8688 [22JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Federal register of cases of child abuse or neglect (see H.R. 5219), H8167 [5OC]

———make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H1071 [11MR]

Dept. of State: establish an Office of Intercountry Adoptions and reform U.S. laws governing intercountry adoptions (see S. 3031), S11897 [7DE] (see H.R. 3896), H871 [4MR]

———expand au pair exchange visitor programs to include the provision of in-home independent living services for adults with disabilities (see H.R. 3998), H1321 [18MR]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 342), S4158 [20AP]

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: authorize appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and its amendments (see H.R. 4747), H5150 [25JN] (see H.R. 4760), H5195 [6JY]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 4773), H5330 [7JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: extend marriage penalty relief provisions (see S. 2093), S1286 [12FE]

Education: expand Parents as Teachers programs and other programs of early childhood home visitation (see S. 2412), S5371 [12MY]

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see S. 2861), S9936 [29SE] (see H.R. 5113), H7329 [21SE]

Employment: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3780), H392 [4FE]

———provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 3764), H392 [4FE]

Extension Living Well Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 105), S5078 [10MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 5199), H7944 [30SE]

———authorize leave for immediate family members of a member of the uniformed services who dies in the line of duty to facilitate their attendance at the burial ceremony (see H.R. 4954), H6703 [22JY]

———eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 4720), H5149 [25JN]

Fathers: recognize the importance of fathers to a healthy society and consider how society can better respect and support fatherhood (see S. Res. 379), S6734 [14JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 2461), S5949 [20MY] (see S. 2974), S11090 [10OC] (see H.R. 4433), H3438 (see H.R. 4433), H3538 [20MY]

Federal aid programs: establish programs using public, private, and faith-based organizations to recruit and train foster and adoptive parents and provide support services to foster families (see H.R. 4431), H3438 (see H.R. 4431), H3538 [20MY]

Federal Youth Development Council: establish (see H.R. 4703), H4927 (see H.R. 4703), H5071 [24JN]

Festival of Children Foundation, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 759), H6899 [8SE]

Foreign aid: establish centers for the treatment of obstetric fistula in developing countries (see H.R. 4848), H5908 [15JY]

Forest Service: ensure that dependents of employees stationed in Puerto Rico receive a high-quality elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 5042), H6996 [9SE]

Friends of the Children (organization): funding (see S. 2625), S7827 [8JY] (see H.R. 4592), H4286 [16JN]

Health: promote organ donation (see H.R. 3926), H1010 [10MR]

———reauthorize and extend certain programs to provide coordinated services and research relative to children and families with HIV/AIDS (see S. 2892), S10436 [5OC]

Immigration: expand the definition of immediate relative to include the minor siblings of U.S. citizens (see S. 2071), S1285 [12FE]

———extend nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa (see H.R. 3701), H35 [20JA]

———make aliens ineligible to receive visas and exclude aliens from admission into the U.S. for nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 4644), H4765 [22JN]

———permit alien children receiving medical treatment in the U.S. to be classified as immediate relatives to avoid extreme hardship to themselves or their immediate relative alien parents (see H.R. 5058), H6997 [9SE]

———provide for earned adjustment to reward work, reunify families, establish a temporary worker program that protects workers, and strengthen national security (see S. 2381), S4837 [4MY] (see H.R. 4262), H2547 [4MY]

———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. 3918), H926 [9MR] (see H.R. 4885), H6556 [21JY]

———strengthen national security and U.S. borders, reunify families, provide willing workers, and establish earned adjustment under immigration laws (see S. 2010), S108 [21JA]

———waiting periods for immigrant visas relative to reclassification of family preference because of naturalization of a parent or spouse (see H.R. 4018), H1369 [23MR]

Immigration and Nationality Act: modify treatment of adopted children (see H.R. 4561), H3963 [14JN]

Insurance: make a stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes of the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program (see S. 2982), S11377 [16NO]

Law enforcement: provide penalties for failure to pay certain obligations to spouses and ex-spouses that are similar to the penalties imposed for failure to pay child support obligations (see H.R. 4861), H5983 [19JY]

Lights on Afterschool! Day: designate (see S. Res. 456), S11090 [10OC]

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

Marriage: clarify definition (see H.R. 4892), H6700 [22JY]

Medicare: 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]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 4543), H3872 [9JN]

Mothers: recognize the importance of mothers to a healthy society (see S. Res. 348), S4767 [3MY]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 474), S11640 [19NO] (see H. Res. 864), H10079 [19NO]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (H.R. 1102), consideration (see H. Res. 748), H6705 [22JY]

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

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 461), S11090 [10OC]

National Children's Day: designate (see H. Res. 736), H6557 [21JY]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 436), S9812 [28SE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 438), S9812 [28SE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 3807), H514 [11FE]

National objectives: promote healthy marriages and responsible fatherhood (see S. 2830), S9525 [22SE]

National Prematurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 476), S11640 [19NO]

National Runaway Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 430), S9441 [21SE]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 309), S2106 [3MR]

Nursing homes: establish a loan repayment program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants in underserved homes, and establish a mentoring program for training administrators (see H.R. 5322), H9048 [8OC]

Public welfare programs: exempt preparation for high-skilled, high-demand jobs from participation and time limits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2256), S3366 [30MR]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2231), S3180 [25MR] (see H.R. 3848), H698 [26FE] (see H.R. 3897), H871 [4MR] (see H.R. 4589), H4286 [16JN] (see H.R. 5149), H7579 [24SE]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 306), S1891 [27FE] (see H. Res. 549), H752 [2MR]

Social Security: authorize payments under Federal retirement systems to trusts set up for disabled dependents of Federal employees (see S. 2418), S5472 [13MY]

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

———provide entitlement to dependents' and survivors' benefits under Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program to permanent partnerships (see H.R. 4701), H4927 (see H.R. 4701), H5071 [24JN]

Spain: express condolences to families and friends of individuals killed in terrorist bombing in Madrid and express sympathy to individuals injured in those attacks and to the people of Spain (see H. Res. 569), H1229 [17MR]

States: streamline enrollment processes for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with programs providing nutrition and related assistance to low-income families (see H.R. 4031), H1592 [25MR]

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

———allow a nonrefundable tax credit for elder care expenses (see S. 2072), S1285 [12FE] (see H.R. 5215), H8167 [5OC]

———allow credit for medical expenses for dependents (see H.R. 4025), H1483 [24MR]

———allow deduction for uncompensated education costs incurred by certain veterans' survivors and dependents (see H.R. 5262), H8857 [7OC]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see S. 2316), S4024 [8AP]

———assist families to save and invest by modifying the saver's credit that matches retirement savings of low-income families (see H.R. 5233), H8408 [6OC]

———change the name of the head of household filing status to single parent or guardian (see H.R. 4133), H2152 [2AP]

———deductions for home health care, day care, and respite care for households with an Alzheimer's disease patient (see S. 2029), S247 [26JA]

———ensure that soldiers serving in a combat zone do not lose eligibility for the refundable child tax credit by reason of receiving nontaxable combat pay (see H.R. 4171), H2198 [20AP]

———exclude farmland still in use from the estate tax and repeal dollar limitation on estate tax exclusion for land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see H.R. 4721), H5149 [25JN]

———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 4359), H3015 [13MY]

———increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), consideration (see H. Res. 644), H3093 [17MY]

———increase exclusion from gross income of an employee for dependent care assistance relative to dependent care services provided during a taxable year and adjust such amount each year for inflation (see H.R. 4379), H3229 [18MY]

———make credit for adoption expenses permanent and repeal limitation on carryforwards of unused credit (see H.R. 4338), H2815 [11MY]

———make dependent care credit refundable (see S. 2030), S247 [26JA]

———modify and make refundable the credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (see H.R. 4748), H5150 [25JN]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2656 [5MY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (H.R. 4275), consideration (see H. Res. 637), H2815 [11MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (see H.R. 4181), H2264 [21AP]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), consideration (see H. Res. 607), H2406 [27AP]

———permit judges presiding in family law proceedings to request directly taxpayer returns and return information (see H.R. 4081), H1789 [31MR]

———provide a uniform definition of a qualifying child (see H.R. 4132), H2152 [2AP]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (see S. 2947), S10845 [8OC] (see H.R. 5340), H9049 [8OC]

———provide additional relief for members of the Armed Forces and their families (see S. 2419), S5472 [13MY]

———reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see S. 2604), S7435 [24JN]

———repeal scheduled restrictions in the child tax credit, marriage penalty relief, and certain tax brackets (see S. 2376), S4837 [4MY]

———replace recapture bond provisions of low-income housing tax credit program (see S. 2689), S8473 [20JY]

———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see S. 2920), S10702 [7OC]

———simplify the taxation of minor children (see H.R. 4135), H2152 [2AP]

———treatment of certain wages of spouses of Armed Forces members serving in combat zones (see S. 2824), S9441 [21SE]

———treatment of combat pay relative to earned income tax credit (see S. 2942), S10703 [7OC]

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: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2483), S6274 [1JN] (see H.R. 4175), H2198 [20AP]

———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]

Chronologies

Legislative actions taken on H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act, S9765 [28SE]

Cloture motions

Constitutional amendments: definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 40), motion to proceed, S7931 [12JY], S8090 [14JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), conference report, S10979 [9OC]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3359 [30MR], S3538 [1AP]

Conference reports

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 4837), H9054-H9113 [9OC]

Court documents

Defense of Marriage Act Constitutionality: U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington, S8062 [14JY]

———U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Miami Division, S8063 [14JY]

Declarations

International Conference on Population and Development Program of Action Principles and Objectives: Population Institute and Population 2005 (organization), E1053 [4JN]

Descriptions

Monthly Cost and Amount of Survivor Annuity: Dept. of Defense, S7090 [21JN]

Senior Elder Care Relief and Empowerment (SECURE) Act (S. 2072), S1291 [12FE]

Essays

My Hero: Rebecca Sadler, S8642 [22JY]

Factsheets

Military Housing Privatization Initiative, H6452 [21JY]

Letters

Armed Forces acceptance of donated frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for use by deployed members and their families: Representative Duncan, Committee on Armed Services (House), H3450 [20MY]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3450 [20MY]

CARE Act: Alliance for Individual Development Account (IDA) Tax Credits, S2949 [23MR]

———Louis Katz, America's Blood Centers (organization), S2950 [23MR]

———Marina L. Weiss, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, S2950 [23MR]

———Martin R. Stephens, National Conference of State Legislatures, S2949 [23MR]

———Robert Forney, America's Second Harvest (organization), S2950 [23MR]

———Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, Thomas A. DeStefano, and Michael D. Place, S2949 [23MR]

Constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage: Creflo A. Dollar, H7918 [30SE]

———Edwin Meese III, Heritage Foundation, H7896 [30SE]

———Elsie Frank, E346 [11MR]

———Greg Pettis and Rand Haglund, Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Local Officials (organization), S8085 [14JY]

———Kevin J. Hasson, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty (organization), S8064 [14JY]

———Liberty Counsel (organization), S8064-S8067 [14JY]

———several African-American clergy, H7904 [30SE]

———several Senators, S7963 [13JY]

Dept. of HUD section 8 housing vouchers programs funding: several organizations, E457 [26MR]

Domestic violence programs funding: George K. Yin, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S3162 [25MR]

———Sue Kennedy Willman, S3158 [25MR]

FDA authority to regulate tobacco products: Andrew Carter, Ohio Children's Hospital Association, S10936 [9OC], S11022 [10OC]

———John F. Scruggs, Altria Group, Inc., S11207 [11OC]

———John L. Kirkwood, American Lung Association, S10936 [9OC], S11023 [10OC]

———M. Cass Wheeler, American Heart Association, S10937 [9OC], S11023 [10OC]

———Matthew L. Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), S10937 [9OC], S11022 [10OC]

———several individuals, S10939, S10940 [9OC]

———Sharon I.S. Rounds, American Thoracic Society, S10936 [9OC], S11023 [10OC]

———Steven C. Parrish, Altria Group, Inc., S11207 [11OC]

Marriage Protection Act: Phil Kiko, Committee on the Judicary (House), E1604 [13SE]

———Representatives Conyers and Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6600 [22JY]

McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding: several Representatives, H102 [27JA], H5486 [12JY]

Military Families Leave Act: Candace A. Wheeler, National Military Family Association, E1774 [1OC]

———Lani Burnett, Reserve Enlisted Association and Robert A. McIntosh, Reserve Officers Association, E1774 [1OC]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., E1774 [1OC]

Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone (PRIDE) Act: several Senators, S3534 [1AP]

Provide coordinated services and research relative to children and families with HIV/AIDS: Ivy Turnbull and David C. Harvey, AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth and Families, S10441 [5OC]

———Mark Isaac, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, S10441 [5OC]

———Mitchell Warren, AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, S10442 [5OC]

Provide FDA with certain authority to regulate tobacco products: Allison R. Shulman, National Association of Convenience Stores, S8175 [15JY]

———American Conservative Union, S8175 [15JY]

———Association of National Advertisers, American Association of Advertising Agencies, and American Advertising Federation, S8175 [15JY]

———Scott Ramminger, American Wholesale Marketers Association, S8177 [15JY]

Replace recapture bond provisions of low-income housing tax credit program: several national housing organizations, S8477 [20JY]

Same-sex marriage: several Dutch scholars, S7927 [12JY]

Tax Relief for Americans in Combat Act: Derek B. Stewart and James R. White, GAO, S5475-S5477 [13MY]

Tax treatment of children's unearned income, under a certain age, relative to their parent's income tax rate: Gary W. Domm, S5207 [11MY]

TRICARE military health benefits for Reservists and Guardsmen: James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, S6315 [2JN]

———Lani Burnett, Reserve Enlisted Association, S6315 [2JN]

———Richard C. Alexander, National Guard Association of the U.S., S6315 [2JN]

———Robert A. McIntosh, Reserve Officers Association, S6315 [2JN]

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Carlton W. Veazey, Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, H651 [26FE]

———Esta Soler, Family Violence Prevention Fund (organization), S3141 [25MR], H650 [26FE]

———George Fisher, Stanford University, S3128, S3140 [25MR]

———Jon P. Jennings, Dept. of Justice, S3139 [25MR]

———Kate Michelman, NARAL Pro-Choice America (organization), H651 [26FE]

———Laura W. Murphy and Gregory T. Nojeim, ACLU, H651 [26FE]

———Lynn Rosenthal, National Network to End Domestic Violence, S3140 [25MR]

———Marcia D. Greenberger, and Judy Waxman, National Women's Law Center, H650 [26FE]

———Nancy Rustad and Jacqueline E. Woods, American Association of University Women, H650 [26FE]

———National Council of Jewish Women, H650 [26FE]

———National Organization for Women, H652 [26FE]

———Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., H652 [26FE]

———Ralph G. Neas and Marge Baker, People for the American Way (organization), H651 [26FE]

———Representative Hunter, Committee on Armed Services (House), H639 [26FE]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H639 [26FE]

———Vicki Saporta, National Abortion Federation, H650 [26FE]

Lists

Businesses participating in Operation Enduring Love for support of Army National Guard Infantry Brigade soldiers destined for Iraq, S3785 [6AP]

Legal incidents of marriage, S7974 [13JY]

Military benefits proposals, H2223 [21AP]

Organizations supporting Snowe amendment to H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone (PRIDE) Act, on child care funding, S3327 [30MR]

Supporters of DeWine/Kennedy amendment to H.R. 4520, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, to provide the FDA with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, S8177 [15JY]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day participants, S4281 [22AP]

Memorandums

Constitutional Amendment Relative to Definition of Marriage: Teresa S. Collett, S8068-S8070 [14JY]

Marriage Protection Act: Johnny H. Killian, Congressional Research Service, H6582, H6600 [22JY], E1604, E1605 [13SE]

Motions

Constitutional amendments: definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 40), S7901 [9JY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), S3164 [25MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), H6673 [22JY]

Taxation: permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), H2447 [28AP]

Papers

Meaning of the Proposed Federal Marriage Amendment: Several Law Professors, S8016-S8018 [13JY]

Will Providing Marriage Rights to Same-Sex Couples Undermine Heterosexual Marriage? M.V. Lee Badgett, H7914 [30SE]

Poems

``Little Chap That Follows Me,'' Claude W. White, Sr., S7045 [18JN]

``One Soldier's Wife,'' Don Flanagan, E917 [19MY]

``Rock Me To Sleep,'' Elizabeth Akers Allen, S5041 [7MY]

Press releases

CARE Act: United Jewish Communities (organization), S2948 [23MR]

Log Cabin Republicans Vote To Withhold Endorsement From President Bush: Log Cabin Republicans (organization), H7893 [30SE]

Proclamations

Tribute to Byron S. Petersen: Representative Ney, E196 [24FE]

Tribute to Jeff Freeman and Nicole Palya: Representative Ney, E405 [18MR]

Tribute to Noelle Rupli: Representative Ney, E577 [21AP]

Remarks in House

Adoption: tribute to embryo adoption programs, H7335 [22SE], H9054 [9OC]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (H. Res. 809), H8329 [6OC]

Armed Forces: enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves, H3272 [19MY]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty, H9786 [17NO]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components, H8996, H8997 [8OC]

———increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing, H1427, H1428 [24MR], H6449-H6456, H6461-H6469 [21JY], H6663-H6675 [22JY], H9004 [8OC]

———increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing (H.R. 4879), H6489-H6495 [21JY]

———increase the rate of imminent danger special pay and the amount of the family separation allowance, H3448 [20MY]

———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (H. Con. Res. 486), H7368-H7370 [22SE], E1538 [8SE]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (H.R. 5391), E2066 [18NO]

———survivors benefits program improvements funding, H8997, H9003 [8OC]

Armed Forces Foundation: tribute, H2552 [5MY]

Association of American Boyers, Inc.: anniversary, E1446 [21JY]

Bankruptcy: nondischargeability of debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic protests, H145, H146, H213 [28JA], E84 [30JA]

Benwell, Dylan B.: condemn abduction by grandparents and call for return (H. Res. 821), H8399-H8401 [6OC]

Bruckenthal, Patricia: tribute to birth of child, E2156 [6DE]

Bush, President: impact of economic policies on Texas, H4897 [24JN]

Chiavetta, John B. and Rebekah Sparrow: tribute to birth of child, E1914 [11OC]

Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, H2339 [22AP]

Child Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 759), H7802-H7804 [29SE]

Children and youth: abstinence education program funding, H6979 [9SE]

———improve ability of the child welfare system to prevent and respond to child abuse and place children in safe, loving, and permanent homes (H.R. 1534), E929 [21MY]

———improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (H.R. 4504), H8094-H8100 [5OC]

———prevent child abduction, H6905 [9SE]

———provide States with incentives, flexibility, and funds to develop welfare services that meet needs of children and families and enhance prospects for safe and permanent living arrangements (H.R. 4856), E1417 [19JY]

Constitutional amendments: definition of marriage, H518 [24FE], H596 [25FE], H1327 [23MR], H7571 [23SE], E346 [11MR]

———definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7581 [28SE], H7741 [29SE], H7866, H7867, H7895-H7934 [30SE], E1783, E1787, E1790 [4OC], E1805 [6OC], E1858 [10OC], E1881, E1911, E1912 [11OC]

———definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), consideration (H. Res. 801), H7888-H7895 [30SE]

———definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 40), H5543, H5545 [13JY], H5658 [14JY], H5797 [15JY], H6447 [21JY]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H5660 [14JY], H5896 [15JY], H5951 [19JY], H6561, H6562, H6580-H6613, H6685 [22JY], H7825-H7831 [29SE], E1521 [8SE], E1604 [13SE], E1687 [22SE]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), consideration (H. Res. 734), H6562-H6569 [22JY]

———limit tort liability of private entities or organizations that carry out the responsibilities of the U.S. Central Authority under the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (S. 2883), H9009 [8OC]

Crime: domestic violence programs funding, H1015 [11MR], H1558 [25MR]

———establish grants to improve and study the National Domestic Violence Hotline (H.R. 4105), E509 [2AP]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H518 [24FE], H577, H578, H604-H609 [25FE], H636, H637-H668 [26FE], H1650 [30MR], E257 [26FE]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), consideration (H. Res. 529), H587-H595 [25FE]

———protect unborn victims of violence (S. 146), E43 [23JA]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy, H588-H595, H607 [25FE], H639-H667 [26FE]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances, H5307-H5315 [7JY], H5378, H5380 [8JY]

———prohibit use of funds to enforce restrictions on travel to visit relatives, H7282-H7289 [21SE]

Cuyahoga County, OH: anniversary of Cuyahoga Special Education Service Center, E832 [12MY]

Dallas, PA: anniversary of Catherine McAuley Center, E1660 [21SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10-H16 [20JA], H3593-H3599 [1JN], H7418-H7425 [22SE], H7566 [23SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding, H101 [27JA], H254 [3FE], H400 [10FE], H843 [4MR], H1040 [11MR], H1279 [18MR], H5485 [12JY], H5918 [19JY]

———require WIC program to purchase baby formula only from certified vendors, H3695 [2JN]

———require WIC to purchase baby formula from certified vendors, H4936 [24JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorize the acceptance of donated frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for use by deployed members of the Armed Forces and their families, H3450 [20MY]

———closing of Pentagon child care center and expansion and acceleration of planning and construction of a new center at Fort Myer, VA, H6666 [22JY]

———Family Advocacy Program funding, H4701 [22JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), H6460-H6469, H6490-H6495 [21JY], H6660-H6675 [22JY], H7542 [23SE]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), conference report, H9054, H9113-H9125 [9OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), consideration (H. Res. 732), H6449-H6457 [21JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 832), H9007, H9008 [8OC]

Dept. of Education: make formula grants to States to ensure access to high-quality, voluntary preschool education (H.R. 5084), E1644 [15SE]

Dept. of HHS: Social Services Block Grant Program funding, H6978 [9SE]

Dept. of HUD: section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, H3600 [1JN], E315 [8MR], E456 [26MR], E912 [19MY], E1098 [14JN]

Doctors for Designated Driving (organization): tribute, E1700 [24SE]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (H.R. 1267), E354 [11MR]

Earl, Mark: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Charles B. Wang International Children's Award recipient, E895 [18MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent, H3877 [14JN]

———make tax benefits permanent, H519 [24FE]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (H.R. 1057), H7376-H7380 [22SE]

Education: assessment of options for parental choice in education system, H1310-H1317 [18MR]

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (H.R. 5113), H8323 [6OC], E1667 [21SE], E1730 [29SE]

Employment: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (H.R. 3780), H420 [10FE], H7543 [23SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (H.R. 5199), E1773 [1OC]

Fathers: support responsible fatherhood and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, E1120 [15JN], E1152, E1157 [18JN]

———support responsible fatherhood and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (H. Res. 66), H3923, H3924 [14JN]

Father's Day: observance, H4292 [17JN], H4897 [24JN], E1120 [15JN], E1174 [18JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, H7582 [28SE]

Federal aid programs: establish programs using public, private, and faith-based organizations to recruit and train foster and adoptive parents and provide support services to foster families (H.R. 4431), E2126 [20NO]

Federal Youth Development Council: establish (H.R. 4703), H5073 [25JN]

Festival of Children Foundation, Inc.: tribute (H. Res. 759), H7802-H7804 [29SE]

Filipino Veterans Action Day: observance, E447 [24MR]

Forest Service: ensure that dependents of employees stationed in Puerto Rico receive a high-quality elementary and secondary education (H.R. 5042), H8138 [5OC]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Pine Crest School Mothers' Club, E777 [6MY]

Francis, Kathy: Vermont Foster and Adoptive Family Association Social Worker of the Year award recipient, E723 [4MY]

Friends of the Children (organization): funding (H.R. 4592), E1137 [16JN]

Girls, Inc., of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey: anniversary, E1044 [4JN]

Girls, Inc., of the Island City: anniversary, E832 [12MY]

Gomez, Antonio and Martha: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E1685 [22SE]

Goodale, Robert and Colleen: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E1674 [22SE]

Harrington, Roy and Rhonda: tribute to birth of child, E1541 [8SE]

Health: encourage private health insurance companies to take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles (H. Con. Res. 34), H8042, H8091-H8094 [5OC]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (H.R. 3127), E2097 [20NO]

———increase in insurance premiums, H7587 [28SE]

———promote organ donation (H.R. 3926), H1335-H1339 [23MR], E439, E447 [24MR]

———protect State-mandated coverage of breast cancer screening, pregnancy and childbirth, well child care, and obstetric and gynocological services, H2984-H2986 [13MY]

Homosexuality: impact of recognizing same-sex marriage on certain governmental programs and their available funds, H3476 [20MY]

———Massachusetts Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriages, H845 [4MR]

Howey, Virginia: Operation Healthy Communities (organization) Southwest Colorado Not-for-Profit Director of the Year award recipient, E744 [5MY]

Hunger: efforts to reduce hunger, H101 [27JA], H1279 [18MR]

Immigration: provide for earned adjustment to reward work, reunify families, establish a temporary worker program that protects workers, and strengthen national security (H.R. 4262), H2791 [11MY], H4537 [18JN], E745 [5MY], E1663 [21SE]

———waiting periods for immigrant visas relative to reclassification of family preference because of naturalization of a parent or spouse (H.R. 4018), E433 [23MR]

Immigration and Nationality Act: modify treatment of adopted children (H.R. 4561), E1105 [14JN]

Insurance: health savings accounts, H7302 [21SE]

International Conference on Population and Development: endorsement of Program of Action by the Population Institute and Population 2005 (organization), E1053 [4JN]

Iraq: tribute to civilians killed or wounded as a result of the war on terrorism and condolences to the families of those killed, H2205 [21AP]

Ironbound Community Corp.: tribute, E2174 [7DE]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: anniversary, H3938-H3945 [14JN], H4768 [23JN]

Kansas City, KS: tribute to Joyce H. Williams Center domestic violence assistance facility, E2028 [18NO]

Kansas City, MO: anniversary of Mattie Rhodes Center, E489 [31MR]

Koinonia Foster Homes, Inc.: tribute, E134 [10FE]

Kugler, Andrew and Jennifer: tribute to birth of child, E2123 [20NO]

Leavitt, Susan Wallace: Nevada Mother of the Year award recipient, E892 [18MY]

Libya: condolences to children suffering from AIDS and their families, E2101 [20NO]

LIHEAP: funding, H6829-H6832 [8SE], H10089, H10090 [20NO], E1618 [14SE]

Madison, WI: anniversary of Jewish Community Council Camp Shalom, E1296 [7JY]

———Population Connection (organization) Kid-Friendly Cities Report Card designation, E1224 [24JN]

Marquis, Nadine: tribute for response to New Mexico AMBER Alert system, E99 [3FE]

Medgar Evers College: addition of baccalaureate degree program in social work, E373 [16MR], E1299 [7JY]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (H.R. 1811), E1150 [18JN]

Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (H.R. 1170), H6875 [8SE]

Milewski, Bob: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb ``Man of the Year'' award recipient, E1744 [30SE]

Morality and ethics: national objectives priority assignments, H6741-H6744 [7SE]

Moscone family: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Donna Greco Issa ``Family of the Year'' award recipients, E1741 [30SE]

Mother's Day: observance, H2712 [6MY]

National Adoption Day: observance, E2126 [20NO]

National Adoption Month: observance, E2106 [20NO]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (H.R. 1102), consideration (H. Res. 748), H7549-H7555 [23SE]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (H.R. 4147), E521 [2AP]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: anniversary, E1186 [18JN]

National Children's Day: designate (H. Res. 736), E1455 [21JY]

National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: observance, H2555 [5MY], E767 [6MY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1767 [1OC]

National Foster Care Month: observance, E929 [21MY]

National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week: observance, E2038 [18NO]

National Hunger Awareness Day: observance, H3758 [3JN]

National Professional Social Work Month: observance, H1764 [31MR]

Native American Youth Association: anniversary, E2099 [20NO]

Native Americans: provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (S. 1721), H8365-H8376 [6OC]

Pendergast, Linda: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E1681 [22SE]

Planned Parenthood of Santa Barbara, Ventura, & San Luis Obispo Counties, Inc.: anniversary, E479 [30MR]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), E476 [30MR]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4589), H4665-H4669 [22JN]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 5149), H7786-H7790 [29SE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 2231), H1683-H1686 [30MR]

Refugees: extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (H.R. 2792), H10905 [6DE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H252 [3FE]

Rios, Martha M.T. De La Rosa: Mexican Mother of the Year award recipient, E788 [7MY]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (H.R. 4350), E843 [14MY]

Spain: express condolences to families and friends of individuals killed in terrorist bombing in Madrid and express sympathy to individuals injured in those attacks and to the people of Spain, H1096 [16MR], H1281 [18MR], E350 [11MR]

States: streamline enrollment processes for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with programs providing nutrition and related assistance to low-income families (H.R. 4031), H1717 [30MR], E486 [30MR]

Stop Violence Against Women Week: observance, H880 [9MR], H1121 [17MR], E390 [17MR]

Tauer, Paul and Kate: National Parents' Day Council National Excellence in Parenting Award recipients, E1619 [14SE]

Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act: extend certain expiring tax benefits, H6101-H6104 [20JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (H.R. 583), H2897 [12MY]

———allow credit for medical expenses for dependents (H.R. 4025), E444 [24MR]

———assist families to save and invest by modifying the saver's credit that matches retirement savings of low-income families (H.R. 5233), E1819 [7OC]

———change the name of the head of household filing status to single head of household, H6486 [21JY]

———change the name of the head of household filing status to single parent or guardian (H.R. 4133), E518 [2AP]

———increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), H2988 [13MY], H3405, H3406, H3459-H3475 [20MY], H5896 [15JY], E996 [2JN]

———increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), consideration (H. Res. 644), H3431-H3434, H3443-H3445 [20MY]

———increase in the child tax credit and expand refundability of such credit, H1448 [24MR]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (H.R. 4275), H2922, H2933-H2949 [13MY], E914 [19MY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (H.R. 4275), consideration (H. Res. 637), H2829-H2835 [12MY], E869 [14MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), H2380 [27AP], H2410, H2429-H2449 [28AP], E713 [29AP], E718 [30AP], E732 [4MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), consideration (H. Res. 607), H2424-H2427 [28AP]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), motion to recommit, H2447, H2448 [28AP]

———provide a uniform definition of a qualifying child (H.R. 4132), E518 [2AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H3166, H3167, H3182, H3183 [18MY], H3240 [19MY], H3444 [20MY], H3938-H3945 [14JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H880 [9MR], H1203 [17MR]

———rates, H397, H423 [10FE], H519 [24FE], H670, H671 [26FE], H710 [2MR], H931 [10MR], H1040, H1045-H1051, H1066 [11MR], H1078, H1099 [16MR], H1206 [17MR], H1233 [18MR], H1345, H1352 [23MR], H1452, H1458-H1461, H1465, H1466 [24MR], H1485, H1487, H1583-H1585 [25MR], H1630-H1636 [29MR], H1761 [31MR], H2182-H2186 [20AP], H2204, H2252 [21AP], H3725 [3JN], H4896, H4898, H4909-H4921 [24JN], H5172 [6JY], H5200 [7JY], H5464 [9JY], H5643 [13JY], H6544-H6550 [21JY], H6561, H6562 [22JY], H7308, H7311 [21SE], H7419 [22SE], H7841 [29SE], H10003 [19NO], E317 [8MR], E341 [11MR]

———repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (H.R. 1783), H2166 [20AP]

———repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (H.R. 3060), H7323-H7326 [21SE]

———simplify the taxation of minor children (H.R. 4135), E518 [2AP]

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program: treatment of individuals with drug felony convictions, E476 [30MR]

Texas: collection of spousal and retirement benefits by individuals in the Texas Teacher Retirement System, E182 [12FE]

The Arc of the U.S. (organization): anniversary of Cape Cod chapter, E1256 [25JN]

Thomas, Wendell and family: Florida Outstanding Farm Family award recipients, E1440 [21JY]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund, H5799 [15JY]

Uzbekistan: issuance of Interpol Red Notice warrants against U.S. citizens, E807 [11MY]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4175), H6078-H6080 [20JY], E571 [20AP]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4175), Senate amendment, H9027 [8OC]

———provide long-term physical and mental health care for combat veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and their families, H2527 [4MY]

———provide mental health services for veterans returning from combat and their families, H4701, H4707, H4708 [22JN], E1223 [24JN]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, H5379 [8JY]

Washtenaw County, MI: anniversary of Jewish Family Services (organization), E374 [16MR]

Wellness Community of the San Francisco East Bay (organization): tribute, E1524 [8SE]

West New York, NJ: anniversary of Mile Square Day Care Center, E941 [21MY]

WIC: improve pricing and sales in WIC-only stores, H4932 [24JN]

Women: impact of Bush administration policies, H4735 [22JN]

———programs funding, H2041-H2048 [1AP]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: address problem of domestic violence and sexual assault, S10821 [8OC]

Albuquerque, NM: tribute to International Balloon Fiesta Character Counts celebration, S9809 [28SE]

Animated Family Entertainment Month: designate (S. Res. 467), S11330 [11OC]

Armed Forces: create a reserve fund for TRICARE benefits, and increase benefit levels under the Montgomery GI Bill for the Selected Reserve through reductions in unobligated Iraqi reconstruction funds, S2493-S2498 [10MR]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty, S6916 [17JN], S8605 [22JY]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (S. 2068), S1267, S1288 [12FE]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (S. 2791), S9087 [10SE], S9868 [29SE]

———facilitate availability of child care for children of members on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, S6916-S6918, S6982 [17JN]

———increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing, S7296 [23JN]

———preclude additional military pay from being counted as income when determining eligibility for certain Federal benefits, S7290 [23JN]

———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (H. Con. Res. 486), S11017, S11018 [10OC]

———recognize the sacrifices of members killed or injured in combat, establish a tracking system to notify family members of wounded personnel, and modernize combat medics' equipment, S7144, S7145 [22JN]

———recognize the sacrifices of members killed or injured in combat, establish a tracking system to notify family members of wounded personnel, and modernize combat medics' equipment (S. 2516), S6737 [14JN]

———TRICARE military health benefits for Reservists and Guardsmen, S6308-S6316, S6320-S6323 [2JN], S7372 [24JN]

Butler, Buddy: NBC ``Today'' (television program) ``Destination Wedding'' recipient, S9028 [9SE]

Byrd, Senator: tribute to birth of great-grandchildren, S1495 [24FE]

Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, S4013 [8AP]

Child support: improve collection, S3358 [30MR]

———improve collection (S. 2194), S2720 [11MR]

Children and youth: establish kinship navigator programs and establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (S. 2706), S8557 [21JY]

———expand supports and services available to grandparents and other relatives raising children whose biological parents have died or can no longer take care of them (S. Res. 345), S4504 [28AP]

———improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (S. 2779), S8965 [8SE]

———issue a semipostal stamp in order to provide funding for childhood drinking prevention and education programs (S. 2676), S8239 [15JY]

———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (S. 2199), S2722 [11MR]

———prohibit the giving or acceptance of payment for the placement of a child or obtaining consent to adoption (S. 2748), S8734 [22JY]

———provide assistance to States and nongovernmental entities to initiate public awareness and outreach campaigns to reduce teenage pregnancies (S. 1956), S4828 [4MY]

———provide for infant crib safety (S. 2016), S186 [22JA]

———regulate interstate commerce by prohibiting the sale of children's personally identifiable information for commercial marketing purposes (S. 2160), S2106-S2109 [3MR]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve those in need, improve public disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (S. 476), S2948-S2952 [23MR], S6440 [3JN], S9433 [21SE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 108th Congress, S7881 [9JY], S8091 [14JY]

———impact of partisanship, S7881 [9JY]

Constitutional amendments: definition of marriage, S1485, S1506-S1508 [24FE], S1944 [1MR], S2540 [10MR], S2835 [22MR], S5489 [14MY], S5893 [20MY]

———definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 26), S1271 [12FE]

———definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 40), S7755, S7772 [7JY], S7867 [8JY], S7871-S7881, S7883-S7887 [9JY], S7943, S7945 [13JY], S8060 [14JY], S8402 [16JY]

———definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 40), motion to proceed, S7901 [9JY], S7903-S7932 [12JY], S7952-S7982, S7987-S8021 [13JY], S8061-S8090 [14JY]

———definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 40), unanimous-consent request, S7931 [12JY]

Courts: decisions relative to definition of marriage, S7888-S7890 [9JY]

———give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (S. 2202), S2724 [11MR]

———limit tort liability of private entities or organizations that carry out the responsibilities of the U.S. Central Authority under the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (S. 2883), S10276 [1OC]

Crime: domestic violence programs funding, S3151-S3164 [25MR], S3211 [26MR]

———establish grants to improve and study the National Domestic Violence Hotline (S. 2189), S2557 [10MR]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), S2585 [10MR], S2591 [11MR], S3124-S3167, S3171 [25MR], S3211 [26MR]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), unanimous-consent agreement, S2821 [12MR]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy, S3125-S3151 [25MR]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (S. Res. 299), S1020 [11FE], S2461 [9MR]

Defense of Marriage Act: affirm, S632 [5FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding, S10820 [8OC]

Dept. of Defense: assess impact of statutory cap on privatization of military housing, S9243, S9244 [15SE]

———Family Assistance Centers funding, S6306 [2JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), S9245 [15SE], S9373-S9377 [20SE]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), conference report, S10954, S10978 [9OC], S11032 [10OC], S11223-S11228 [11OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11068 [10OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S11046, S11050 [10OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 144), S11228 [11OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2674), S9242-S9245 [15SE]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2674), unanimous-consent agreement, S9237 [14SE]

———require revised protocol on media coverage of return to the U.S. of the remains of Armed Forces members killed overseas, S7034-S7037 [18JN], S7088, S7089 [21JN]

Dept. of Education: improve the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS) (S. 2887), S10437-S10439 [5OC], S10563 [6OC]

———21st Century Community Learning Centers Program funding, S2653 [11MR]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program (S. 2741), S8723 [22JY]

Dept. of HUD: section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, S4368 [26AP], S5041 [7MY], S5222 [11MY], S5944 [20MY]

Dept. of State: establish an Office of Intercountry Adoptions and reform U.S. laws governing intercountry adoptions (S. 3031), S11900 [7DE]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (S. Res. 342), S4161 [20AP], S4623 [28AP], S4674 [29AP]

Diseases: provide gratuity to veterans, their spouses, and children who contract HIV or AIDS from a blood transfusion relative to a service-connected disability, S11677 [20NO]

Domestic policy: reinforce the institution of traditional marriage, S3960-S3962 [8AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: extend marriage penalty relief provisions (S. 2093), S1309 [12FE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S8433 [20JY]

Education: prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (S. 2861), S10057 [30SE], S10920 [9OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation, S7143 [22JN], S7265-S7267 [23JN]

Fathers: recognize the importance of fathers to a healthy society and consider how society can better respect and support fatherhood (S. Res. 379), S7058 [18JN]

Father's Day: observance, S7044 [18JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, S8151-S8178, S8217, S8219 [15JY], S10934-S10942, S10944, S10959, S10969-S10972, S10977 [9OC], S11021-S11025, S11030, S11034 [10OC], S11205, S11216, S11243, S11244 [11OC]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (S. 2461), S5961-S5963, S5979 [20MY]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (S. 2974), S11068, S11091 [10OC]

Federal aid programs: assistance for child care and elderly care, S6827 [16JN]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (S. 417), S5074 [10MY]

Fisher House Foundation, Inc: tribute, S3292 [29MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs, S10687 [7OC]

Friends of the Children (organization): funding (S. 2625), S7838 [8JY]

Green, Arles: tribute to family, S11891 [7DE]

Health: increase in insurance premiums, S9473 [22SE], S10292 [4OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S2833 [22MR], S8057-S8059 [14JY]

———promote organ donation (H.R. 3926), S3172 [25MR]

———reauthorize and extend certain programs to provide coordinated services and research relative to children and families with HIV/AIDS (S. 2892), S10440-S10442 [5OC]

Hensley, Nikki: NBC ``Today'' (television program) ``Destination Wedding'' recipient, S9028 [9SE]

Homosexuality: Massachusetts Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriages, S632 [5FE], S682 [6FE], S1414 [12FE], S5489 [14MY], S5893 [20MY], S6070-S6072 [21MY]

Immigration: expand the definition of immediate relative to include the minor siblings of U.S. citizens (S. 2071), S1289 [12FE]

———provide for earned adjustment to reward work, reunify families, establish a temporary worker program that protects workers, and strengthen national security (S. 2381), S4842 [4MY]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (S. 1129), S11251-S11260 [11OC]

Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act: amend to provide for reporting and reduction of child abuse and family violence incidences on Indian reservations (S. 1601), S9989-S9993 [29SE]

Insurance: make a stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes of the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program (S. 2982), S11381 [16NO]

Kegelman, Mary Connelly: American Mothers, Inc., Delaware and National Mother of the Year awards recipient, S5469 [13MY]

Kentucky: tribute to Parents Anonymous of South Eastern Kentucky, S4489 [28AP]

Lacefield, Pam and Morgan: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S9437 [21SE]

Lafayette, LA: tribute to businesses involved in Operation Enduring Love for support of Army National Guard Infantry Brigade soldiers destined for Iraq, S3785 [6AP]

Lights on Afterschool! Day: designate (S. Res. 456), S11012 [10OC]

LIHEAP: funding, S2656 [11MR]

Louisiana Assisted Living Association: observance of Assisted Living Day, S4018 [8AP]

March for Women's Lives: commend marchers and recognize individual rights relative to fertility, sexuality, and reproduction, S4371 [26AP], S4682 [29AP]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (S. 622), S4946-S4951 [6MY]

Million Mom March (organization): tribute to bus tour supporting assault weapon ban reauthorization, S6989 [17JN]

———tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, S4988 [6MY]

Mothers: recognize the importance of mothers to a healthy society (S. Res. 348), S5025 [6MY]

Mother's Day: observance, S5040 [7MY]

National Adoption Day: observance, S11632 [19NO], S11735 [20NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 474), S11520-S11523 [19NO]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (S. 1292), S7527 [25JN]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 461), S11012, S11014 [10OC]

———observance, S9809 [28SE]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 436), S9817 [28SE], S11510, S11511 [18NO]

National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: observance, S4828 [4MY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S10821 [8OC]

———support goals and ideals (S. Res. 438), S9863, S9864 [28SE], S10055 [30SE], S10470-S10472, S10473 [6OC]

National Foster Care Month: observance, S6082, S6084 [21MY]

National Hunger Awareness Day: observance, S6436, S6440-S6442 [3JN]

National objectives: promote healthy marriages and responsible fatherhood, S9763 [28SE]

———promote healthy marriages and responsible fatherhood (S. 2830), S9537 [22SE], S9656 [23SE]

National Prematurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 476), S11653 [19NO]

National Runaway Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 430), S10685 [7OC], S11017, S11018 [10OC]

National Safe Place Week: designate (S. Res. 309), S2708 [11MR], S2757 [12MR]

National Suicide Prevention Week: observance, S6080 [21MY]

Native Americans: provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (S. 1721), S6367-S6384 [2JN]

Pennington County, SD: anniversary of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization) chapter, S8842 [7SE]

Prematurity Awareness Day: observance, S11370 [16NO]

Public welfare programs: allow financial literacy training to count towards work requirement, S3446 [31MR]

———allow States flexibility in implementing alternative programs to assist Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients in achieving self-sufficiency, S3422 [31MR]

———child care funding, S3262-S3265, S3275 [29MR], S3323-S3335, S3359 [30MR], S3447 [31MR], S3532 [1AP]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), S3219, S3256-S3269, S3274-S3278 [29MR], S3320, S3323-S3345, S3347-S3355, S3358, S3359 [30MR], S3407-S3420, S3423, S3427-S3429, S3433, S3434, S3437-S3442, S3446-S3448 [31MR], S3523, S3529-S3538, S3556 [1AP], S3599 [2AP], S9763, S9764 [28SE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), unanimous-consent agreement, S3120 [25MR]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), unanimous-consent request, S3531, S3535, S3538 [1AP], S9765, S9766 [28SE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4589), S7200 [22JN]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 5149), S10180-S10183 [30SE], S10820 [8OC]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 2231), S3120 [25MR]

Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 306), S1936 [1MR]

———observance, S1012 [11FE]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute to family, S6985 [17JN]

RESOLVE—The National Infertility Association: tribute, S8847 [7SE]

Sadler, Rebecca: Senator Frist's Sixth Grade Essay Contest winner, S8641 [22JY]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Edgewood Center for Children and Families, S10561 [6OC]

Spain: express condolences to families and friends of individuals killed in terrorist bombing in Madrid and express sympathy to individuals injured in those attacks and to the people of Spain, S2705 [11MR]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: observance, S4280 [22AP]

Taxation: allow a nonrefundable tax credit for elder care expenses (S. 2072), S1290 [12FE]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (S. 2316), S4053 [8AP]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S2845 [22MR], S3063 [24MR]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (H.R. 4275), S5554 [17MY], S5727 [18MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), S4722 [29AP], S4727 [3MY]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (S. 2947), S10848 [8OC]

———provide additional relief for members of the Armed Forces and their families (S. 2419), S5475-S5477 [13MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, S2281-S2285 [8MR]

———rates, S1875 [27FE], S2264-S2274, S2276, S2285-S2291 [8MR], S2380-S2384, S2396-S2398, S2399-S2403, S2462-S2464 [9MR], S2498-S2504, S2516 [10MR], S2634, S2692 [11MR], S3402, S3405-S3407 [31MR], S4116, S4117 [20AP], S6387, S6388, S6390-S6394 [3JN], S8219 [15JY], S9486 [22SE], S10800 [8OC], S11356 [16NO]

———reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (S. 2604), S7483 [24JN]

———repeal scheduled restrictions in the child tax credit, marriage penalty relief, and certain tax brackets (S. 2376), S4839 [4MY]

———repeal scheduled restrictions in the child tax credit, marriage penalty relief, and certain tax brackets (S. 2376), star print, S5047 [7MY]

———replace recapture bond provisions of low-income housing tax credit program (S. 2689), S8475 [20JY]

———treatment of children's unearned income, under a certain age, relative to their parent's income tax rate, S5207, S5208 [11MY]

———treatment of combat pay relative to earned income tax credit (S. 2942), S10746 [7OC]

U.N. Development Fund for Women: funding, S9592 [23SE]

University of North Carolina: National Demonstration Program for Citizen-Soldier Support funding, S7277 [23JN]

Veterans: improve and enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans, S6952-S6954 [17JN]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 2483), S6279 [1JN], S10458, S10459 [5OC]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan, S7090-S7092 [21JN], S7270 [23JN]

Violence Against Women Act: anniversary, S9121 [13SE], S9252, S9282 [15SE], S10821 [8OC]

———reauthorize, S11621 [19NO]

Women: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 1726), S1276 [12FE], S11370 [16NO]

Reports

Federal Laws in Which Marital Status Is a Factor in Determining Benefits, Rights, and Privileges: Dayna K. Shah, GAO, H3476-H3492 [20MY]

Reports filed

American Indian Probate Reform Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1721) (S. Rept. 108-264), S5472 [13MY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1721) (H. Rept. 108-656), H6754 [7SE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 106, Constitutional Amendment Relative to Definition of Marriage: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 801) (H. Rept. 108-705), H7734 [28SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1997, Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 529) (H. Rept. 108-427), H574 [24FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3313, Marriage Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 734) (H. Rept. 108-623), H6555 [21JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4181, Permanently Extend the Increased Standard Tax Deduction and Certain Income Tax Rate Bracket Expansions for Married Taxpayers Filing Joint Returns: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 607) (H. Rept. 108-470), H2405 [27AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4275, Permanently Extend Certain Income Tax Rate Brackets: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 637) (H. Rept. 108-483), H2814 [11MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4359, Child Credit Preservation and Expansion Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 644) (H. Rept. 108-496), H3093 [17MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 732) (H. Rept. 108-621), H6126 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4837) (H. Rept. 108-773), H9047 [8OC], H9744 [16NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4837) (H. Rept. 108-607), H5907 [15JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2674) (S. Rept. 108-309), S8228 [15JY]

Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1601) (S. Rept. 108-228), S2439 [9MR]

Marriage Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3313) (H. Rept. 108-614), H5982 [19JY]

Parental Responsibility Obligations Met Through Immigration System Enforcement (PROMISE) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1609), S5472 [13MY]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 832) (H. Rept. 108-764), H8856 [7OC]

Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse (SEARCH) Act: Committee on Govermental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1292) (S. Rept. 108-282), S7104 [21JN]

Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1129), S6450 [3JN]

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1997) (H. Rept. 108-420), H513 [11FE]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4175) (H. Rept. 108-524), H3779 [3JN]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 2483) (S. Rept. 108-351), S9386 [20SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Making tax cuts permanent: Jewish Council for Public Affairs, E317 [8MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), H6667, H6673 [22JY]

Statements

Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act: Executive Office of the President, H7380 [22SE]

CARE Act: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S2950 [23MR]

Dept. of HUD Section 8 Housing Vouchers Programs Funding: Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, E315 [8MR]

Impact of Family Breakdown: Patrick F. Fagan, Heritage Foundation, S7928 [12JY]

Impact of Same-Sex Marriage on Heterosexual Marriage: Representative Frank, H7913 [30SE]

Ronald Reagan's Views on Parental Consent for Abortion, S7510 [25JN]

Two-Parent Family Good for Children: Nicholas Zill, Westat, Inc., S7928 [12JY]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2674, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S9374 [20SE]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837): conference report, H9115-H9118 [9OC]

Testimonies

Constitutional Amendment Relative to Definition of Marriage: Daniel de Leon, Sr., Alianza de Ministerios Evangelica Nacionales (AMEN), H7897 [30SE]

———Mitt Romney, Governor of Massachusetts, S7953 [13JY]

———Richard Richardson, Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston, H7897 [30SE]

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Peter J. Rubin, Georgetown University, S3138 [25MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 34, encourage private health insurance companies to take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles, H8091 [5OC]

H. Con. Res. 486, recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families, H7368 [22SE]

H. Res. 66, support responsible fatherhood and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, H3923 [14JN]

H. Res. 529, consideration of H.R. 1997, Unborn Victims of Violence Act, H587 [25FE]

H. Res. 607, consideration of H.R. 4181, permanently extend the increased standard tax deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns, H2425 [28AP]

H. Res. 637, consideration of H.R. 4275, permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets, H2829 [12MY]

H. Res. 644, consideration of H.R. 4359, Child Credit Preservation and Expansion Act, H3431 [20MY]

H. Res. 732, consideration of H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6449 [21JY]

H. Res. 734, consideration of H.R. 3313, Marriage Protection Act, H6562 [22JY]

H. Res. 759, Child Awareness Month, H7802 [29SE]

H. Res. 759, tribute to Festival of Children Foundation, Inc., H7802 [29SE]

H. Res. 801, consideration of H.J. Res. 106, constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage, H7888 [30SE]

H. Res. 809, support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event, H8329 [6OC]

H. Res. 821, condemn abduction of Dylan B. Benwell by grandparents and call for return, H8399 [6OC]

H. Res. 832, same-day consideration of consideration of conference report on H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H9007 [8OC]

H.J. Res. 106, constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage, H7895 [30SE]

H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone (PRIDE) Act, S3219-S3254 [29MR]

H.R. 1057, Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act, H7376 [22SE]

H.R. 1997, Unborn Victims of Violence Act, H637-H639 [26FE]

H.R. 3313, Marriage Protection Act, H6580 [22JY]

H.R. 3926, Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act, H1335 [23MR]

H.R. 4175, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H6078 [20JY], H9027 [8OC]

H.R. 4181, permanently extend the increased standard tax deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns, H2429 [28AP]

H.R. 4275, permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets, H2933 [13MY]

H.R. 4359, Child Credit Preservation and Expansion Act, H3459 [20MY]

H.R. 4504, Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act, H8094-H8096 [5OC]

H.R. 4589, TANF and Related Programs Continuation Act, H4665 [22JN]

H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S9375-S9377 [20SE]

H.R. 4879, Military Housing Improvement Act, H6489 [21JY]

H.R. 5042, ensure that dependents of Federal employees stationed in Puerto Rico receive a high-quality elementary and secondary education, H8138 [5OC]

H.R. 5149, Welfare Reform Extension Act, Part VIII, H7786 [29SE]

S. 622, Family Opportunity Act, S4946-S4948 [6MY]

S. 1129, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act, S11251-S11260 [11OC]

S. 1601, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act reauthorization, S9989-S9993 [29SE]

S. 1721, American Indian Probate Reform Act, S6367-S6384 [2JN], H8365-H8375 [6OC]

S. 2010, Immigration Reform Act—Strengthening America's National Security, Economy, and Families, S109-S117 [21JA]

S. 2071, expand the definition of immediate relative to include the minor siblings of U.S. citizens, S1290 [12FE]

S. 2072, Senior Elder Care Relief and Empowerment (SECURE) Act, S1290 [12FE]

S. 2093, extend Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act marriage penalty relief provisions, S1310 [12FE]

S. 2160, Children's Listbroker Privacy Act, S2107 [3MR]

S. 2189, Domestic Violence Connections Campaign Act, S2557 [10MR]

S. 2199, Family Abduction Prevention Act, S2723 [11MR]

S. 2202, Bring Our Children Home Act, S2724 [11MR]

S. 2231, Welfare Reform Extension Act, H1683 [30MR]

S. 2418, authorize Social Security payments under Federal retirement systems to trusts set up for disabled dependents of Federal employees, S5474 [13MY]

S. 2419, Tax Relief for Americans in Combat Act, S5477 [13MY]

S. 2461, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, S5963-S5979 [20MY]

S. 2483, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S6279 [1JN]

S. 2604, reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations, S7483 [24JN]

S. 2676, issue a semipostal stamp in order to provide funding for childhood drinking prevention and education programs, S8239 [15JY]

S. 2689, replace recapture bond provisions of low-income housing tax credit program, S8476 [20JY]

S. 2741, Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act, S8723-S8727 [22JY]

S. 2748, Baby Selling Prohibition Act, S8735 [22JY]

S. 2779, Orderly and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act, S8965-S8967 [8SE]

S. 2791, National Guard and Reserve Bill of Rights Act, S9078-S9081 [10SE]

S. 2867, increase death gratuity for members of the Armed Forces, S10063 [30SE]

S. 2883, Prevention of Child Abduction Partnership Act, S10276 [1OC], H9009 [8OC]

S. 2887, Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS) improvement, S10438 [5OC]

S. 2947, Taxpayer Abuse Prevention Act, S10849 [8OC]

S. 2974, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, S11068-S11084, S11091-S11107 [10OC]

S. 3031, Intercountry Adoption Reform (ICARE) Act, S11901-S11905 [7DE]

S. Con. Res. 105, Extension Living Well Week, S5095 [10MY]

S. Con. Res. 144, correction in enrollment of H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S11229, S11311 [11OC]

S. Res. 299, recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect, S1020 [11FE], S2461 [9MR]

S. Res. 306, Read Across America Day, S1896 [27FE], S1936 [1MR]

S. Res. 309, National Safe Place Week, S2110 [3MR], S2708 [11MR], S2758 [12MR]

S. Res. 342, Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans, S4161 [20AP], S4623 [28AP]

S. Res. 345, expand supports and services available to grandparents and other relatives raising children whose biological parents have died or can no longer take care of them, S4504 [28AP]

S. Res. 348, recognize the importance of mothers to a healthy society, S4769 [3MY], S5025 [6MY]

S. Res. 379, recognize the importance of fathers to a healthy society and consider how society can better respect and support fatherhood, S6741 [14JN], S7058 [18JN]

S. Res. 430, National Runaway Prevention Month, S9453 [21SE], S11018 [10OC]

S. Res. 436, National Children's Memorial Day, S9817 [28SE], S11511 [18NO]

S. Res. 438, support goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, S9818, S9864 [28SE]

S. Res. 456, Lights on Afterschool! Day, S11015, S11107 [10OC]

S. Res. 461, National Character Counts Week, S11016, S11109 [10OC]

S. Res. 467, tribute to Joseph Barbera and designate Animated Family Entertainment Month, S11311, S11330 [11OC]

S. Res. 474, support goals and ideals of National Adoption Month, S11522, S11648 [19NO]

S. Res. 476, support goals and ideals of National Prematurity Awareness Month, S11649, S11653 [19NO]

S.J. Res. 30, constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage, S2865 [22MR]

S.J. Res. 40, constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage, S7755 [7JY]