PAYNE, DONALD M. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Articles and editorials

Beyond Diplomatic Niceties, by, Washington (DC) Times, H6632 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 3719), H2373 [22AP]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (see H.R. 4103), H2018 [1AP]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H7575 [23SE]

American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin: tribute (see H. Res. 579), H1593 [25MR]

Armed Forces: allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 879), H2406 [27AP]

———clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3441 (see H.R. 4346), H3541 [20MY]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 5354), H9184 [9OC]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 4367), H9963 [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 (see H.R. 2176), H2378 [26AP]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H6997 [9SE]

———increase rates of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve (see H.R. 4188), H3781 [3JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H89 [21JA] (see H.R. 3474), H128 [27JA]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H1791 [31MR]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H4766 [22JN]

Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H244 [28JA]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H304 [3FE]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3094 [17MY]

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

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 95), H2488 [29AP]

Business and industry: prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their U.S. workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance (see H.R. 3888), H830 [3MR]

Cambodia: encourage and support the ratification, establishment, and financing of a tribunal for the prosecution of surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2266 [21AP]

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

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

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

Charles, Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 677), H4287 [16JN]

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

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), H3964 [14JN]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 3602), H4392 (see H.R. 3602), H4507 [17JN]

———make grants to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 3692), H4171 [15JN]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2019 [1AP]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 4888), H9746 [16NO]

———recognize importance of distribution of food in schools to hungry or malnourished children around the world (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3015 [13MY]

———require public disclosure of information about cases of child abuse or neglect which result in child fatality, near fatality, other serious injury, or felony conviction (see H.R. 2541), H3963 [14JN]

China, People's Republic of: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (see H. Res. 655), H3605 [1JN]

———improve protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 576), H1643 [29MR]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H1484 [24MR]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 530), H574 [24FE]

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

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H2658 [5MY]

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

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

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

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

Colleges and universities: improve the ability of foster care youths to attend and succeed in higher education (see H.R. 4003), H2019 [1AP]

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

Computers: reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail and protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 1933), H2199 [20AP]

Concord, CA: anniversary of explosion at Port Chicago Naval Magazine (see H. Res. 813), H7944 [30SE]

Congressional Science Competition: establish (see H. Res. 604), H3821 [8JN]

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

Corporations: require corporations to publish what they pay to foreign governments (see H.R. 4125), H3230 [18MY]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H304 [3FE]

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), H3230 [18MY]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 4225), H2482 [28AP]

CPSC: issue a rule banning children's toys containing mercury (see H.R. 4828), H6707 [22JY]

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]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H2199 [20AP]

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

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), H2155 [2AP]

———develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 3476), H2484 [28AP]

———establish pilot and demonstration program in New Jersey and elsewhere to improve military installation security and defense contractors and subcontractors quality (see H.R. 3695), H435 [10FE]

———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: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 4585), H9963 [17NO]

———enter into a partnership with a local educational agency to conduct a model school-to-work program (see H.R. 3660), H1593 [25MR]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2464), H1370 [23MR]

———make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 4261), H2547 [4MY]

———making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H5330 [7JY]

———strengthen and expand the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into post-secondary education (see H.R. 3988), H2658 [5MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 3539), H10926 [6DE]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 4493), H9745 [16NO]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 4354), H6557 [21JY]

———give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see H.R. 2023), H4391 (see H.R. 2023), H4507 [17JN]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H9963 [17NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make certain Caribbean nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 810), H8409 [6OC]

———make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H.R. 3867), H753 [2MR] (see H. Res. 542), H700 [26FE]

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

———require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 360), H2919 [12MY]

Disasters: authorize the President to carry out a program for the protection of the health and safety of community members, volunteers, and workers in a disaster area (see H.R. 5329), H9746 [16NO]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H3605 [1JN]

———establish a program of grants for detection and control of colorectal cancer (see H.R. 4093), H5151 [25JN]

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

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H515 [11FE]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 2069), H3821 [8JN]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H37 [20JA]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (see H.R. 3362), H516 [11FE]

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 3634), H4580 [18JN]

Education: establish a national leadership initiative to promote and coordinate knowledge utilization in education (see H.R. 4043), H5984 [19JY]

———establish a vocational and technical education grant program (see H.R. 2762), H3821 [8JN]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H2154 [2AP]

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see H.R. 5113), H7945 [30SE]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H1074 [12MR]

Employment: provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 3764), H633 [25FE]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H1230 [17MR]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H434 [10FE]

Ethiopia: urge holding of orderly, peaceful, and free and fair national elections and authorize assistance for elections-related activities (see H.R. 5321), H9048 [8OC]

European Union: recognize importance of relations with the U.S. (see H. Res. 577), H2374 [22AP]

F.E. Warren AFB, WY: transfer ownership of one of the bells taken from the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines to the people of the Philippines (see H. Res. 268), H128 [27JA]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1430), H700 [26FE]

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: allow time off from work to donate blood (see H.R. 4963), H6703 [22JY]

———amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H1322 [18MR]

———cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 5063), H10000 [18NO]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 5276), H8858 [7OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H4171 [15JN]

Federal Youth Development Council: establish (see H.R. 4703), H10080 [19NO]

Feldman, Sandra: tribute (see H. Res. 714), H5654 [13JY]

Financial institutions: commemorate anniversary of Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Co., and honor the contributions of minority-owned banks (see H. Con. Res. 394), H1369 [23MR]

———ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H1484 [24MR]

Fish and fishing: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see H.R. 2890), H2199 [20AP]

———provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H5909 [15JY]

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 3684), H4928 (see H.R. 3684), H5071 [24JN]

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

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]

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

France: condemn policy prohibiting religious articles and symbols in schools and respect the freedom of all to practice their religious faith without state interference (see H. Res. 528), H872 [4MR]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H2154 [2AP]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 560), H2550 [4MY]

Greece: tribute to Government and people for successful completion of 2004 Summer Olympic games (see H. Res. 774), H7235 [15SE]

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

Haiti: expedite and increase emergency disaster assistance funding relative to damage caused by Hurricane Jeanne (see H. Con. Res. 515), H9050 [8OC]

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

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

Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 4260), H3821 [8JN]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H393 [4FE]

Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see H.R. 3758), H9745 [16NO]

———constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H2484 [28AP]

———encourage innovative school-based activities to help reduce and prevent obesity among children (see H.R. 2227), H515 [11FE]

———establish a network of pediatric centers in certain developing countries to provide treatment and care for children with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4191), H3392 [19MY]

———expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see H.R. 4192), H3094 [17MY]

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

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H9746 [16NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4325), H5195 [6JY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H9745 [16NO]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H6557 [21JY]

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

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H701 [26FE]

Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see H.R. 4016), H9745 [16NO]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H4171 [15JN]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 4110), H5536 [12JY]

———facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities (see H.R. 4363), H3606 [1JN]

IMF: provide for cancellation of debts owed by poor countries (see H.R. 4511), H4928 (see H.R. 4511), H5072 [24JN]

Immigration: provide for earned adjustment to reward work, reunify families, establish a temporary worker program that protects workers, and strengthen national security (see H.R. 4262), H6706 [22JY]

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

Immigration and Nationality Act: modify treatment of adopted children (see H.R. 4561), H4580 [18JN]

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

India: elections (see H. Con. Res. 433), H3439 (see H. Con. Res. 433), H3539 [20MY]

———provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4449), H3781 [3JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H701 [26FE]

Indonesia: declare ceasefire and halt hostilities in province of Aceh, end human rights violations, and return to negotiations with significant Acehnese civil society and international involvement (see H. Con. Res. 327), H305 [3FE]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H434 [10FE]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 4793), H5909 [15JY]

Iran: express sympathy for victims of earthquake in Bam (see H. Res. 526), H633 [25FE]

———urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H701 [26FE]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H90 [21JA]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: promote human rights and freedom (see H.R. 4011), H1740 [30MR]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H3391 [19MY]

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

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1930), H128 [27JA]

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

Macedonia: encourage continued negotiations with Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Con. Res. 530), H10232 [20NO]

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

Marshall Islands: recognize anniversary of adoption of Constitution and as an ally of the U.S. committed to democracy (see H. Con. Res. 410), H2816 [11MY]

Mary Ann Collura Post Office Building, Fair Lawn, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3939), H1070 [11MR]

McGrory, Mary: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H2657 [5MY]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H7329 [21SE]

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

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 5197), H9746 [16NO]

———require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 5320), H9048 [8OC]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3767), H7073 [13SE]

———extend increase in payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 4902), H9963 [17NO]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under retiree plans and State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see H.R. 4195), H2371 [22AP]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in New Jersey (see H.R. 3841), H632 [25FE]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H434 [10FE]

———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (see H.R. 3635), H576 [24FE]

———provide for the use of qualified family caregivers in the provision of home health aide services and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 4095), H2266 [21AP]

———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]

———require providers to disclose staffing and performance data (see H.R. 4374), H9963 [17NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 3458), H434 [10FE]

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 3355), H830 [3MR]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 3243), H9745 [16NO]

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), H1072 [11MR]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 3729), H2549 [4MY]

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), H37 [20JA]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 4445), H6707 [22JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4256), H2658 [5MY] (see H.R. 5043), H9746 [16NO]

Mining and mineral resources: reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 504), H2266 [21AP]

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

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

National Captioning Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 491), H7137 [14SE]

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

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 396), H2406 [27AP]

National School Lunch Act: improve nutrition of students served under child nutrition programs (see H.R. 2987), H1643 [29MR]

———phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H1740 [30MR]

———provide automatic eligibility for free school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose parents are enlisted active-duty personnel (see H.R. 5229), H9746 [16NO]

National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 430), H5793 [14JY]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1484 [24MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (see H.R. 2366), H700 [26FE]

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), H9963 [17NO]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (see H.R. 4270), H3230 [18MY]

Older Americans Act: amend to provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis (see H.R. 3803), H9745 [16NO]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 2323), H37 [20JA]

———limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see H.R. 5292), H9047 [8OC]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H3964 [14JN]

———require door delivery of mail sent to persons residing in senior communities (see H.R. 2339), H9745 [16NO]

POW: request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H. Res. 699), H5793 [14JY]

Privacy: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to create an explicit privilege to preserve medical privacy (see H.R. 5126), H11057 [7DE]

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 4973), H6703 [22JY]

Roads and highways: establish a transportation and active living program, a safe routes to school program, and a nonmotorized transportation pilot program (see H.R. 2568), H89 [21JA]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 4776), H6900 [8SE]

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), H6704 [22JY]

———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 380), H2406 [27AP]

———review determinations on whether schools and local educational agencies made adequate yearly progress taking into consideration subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to those determinations (see H.R. 4605), H4391 (see H.R. 4605), H4506 [17JN]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1322 [18MR]

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

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H574 [24FE]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H2373 [22AP]

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

———expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3293), H516 [11FE]

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3192), H9745 [16NO]

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 4035), H3720 [2JN]

Sudan: call for end of involvement in, and support of acts of, international terrorism and prosecute and punish any Sudanese officials that are involved (see H. Con. Res. 402), H1740 [30MR]

———condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2266 [21AP]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H6997 [9SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 414), H2548 [4MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums and a credit for individuals who care for those with long-term care needs (see H.R. 5110), H9746 [16NO]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 584), H2373 [22AP]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 3412), H700 [26FE]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H515 [11FE]

———expand work opportunity credit to include trade adjustment assistance as a targeted group (see H.R. 3678), H1072 [11MR]

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 4983), H6704 [22JY]

———provide assistance with elementary and secondary educational costs to parents of disabled children (see H.R. 1575), H2406 [27AP]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H4392 (see H.R. 4356), H4507 [17JN]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H4894 [23JN]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H633 [25FE]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H3821 [8JN]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H9745 [16NO]

Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 3558), H2154 [2AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H575 [24FE]

Terrorism: ensure that recently enacted terrorism legislation doesn't undermine civil liberties (see H.R. 3171), H1117 [16MR]

———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (see H.R. 1861), H1011 [10MR]

Thomas Edison National Historical Park: establish as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site in New Jersey (see H.R. 5377), H9962 [17NO]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 4334), H3873 [9JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H396 [6FE]

———increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 5132), H7574 [23SE]

———responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H830 [3MR]

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), H1740 [30MR]

———provide for tax-exempt financing of facilities (see H.R. 3766), H392 [4FE]

U.S. Geological Survey: anniversary (see H. Res. 556), H7138 [14SE]

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), H1370 [23MR]

Ukraine: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 4450), H3439 (see H.R. 4450), H3538 [20MY]

Veterans: improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans of service in Afghanistan and Iraq and the war on terror (see H.R. 4798), H9745 [16NO]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H2483 [28AP]

———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), H576 [24FE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H2483 [28AP]

———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]

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

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

———require States to give notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for criminal convictions or mental incapacity (see H.R. 4250), H2488 [29AP]

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

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H6128 [20JY]

———increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (see H. Res. 522), H576 [24FE]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H3230 [18MY]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 38), H1072 [11MR]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H9963 [17NO]

World Summit on Sustainable Development: affirm U.S. commitment to improve worldwide access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation services (see H. Res. 782), H7736 [28SE]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 417), H2727 [6MY]

World Year of Physics: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 301), H927 [9MR]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 521), H9745 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4178), H2199 [20AP] (see H. Res. 509), H250 [30JA]

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

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 436), H3439 (see H. Con. Res. 436), H3539 [20MY]

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

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 508), H244 [28JA]

Remarks

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires (H. Con. Res. 469), H6525 [21JY]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H376 [4FE]

Benwell, Dylan B.: condemn abduction by grandparents and call for return (H. Res. 821), H8400 [6OC]

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (H. Con. Res. 264), H410 [10FE]

Budget: deficit, H237, H238 [28JA]

Burma: urge the U.N. Security Council to take appropriate action to respond to the threat that the ruling State Peace and Development Council poses to Southeast Asia (H. Res. 768), H8402 [6OC]

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, H16 [20JA]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (H. Res. 717), H7017 [13SE]

Community Services Block Grant Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H341 [4FE]

———provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H341 [4FE]

Congressman Jack Fields Post Office, Kingwood, TX: designate (H.R. 4232), H8275 [6OC]

East Orange, NJ: tribute to John Howard, Jr., School Quest Program Problem Solving Team, E933 [21MY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H16 [20JA], H237, H238 [28JA]

Falcon International Dam: celebrate anniversary and urge Mexico to honor its obligations under the Treaty Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (H. Res. 818), H8398 [6OC]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 4571), H7108 [14SE]

Haiti: U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis, H532 [24FE], H627 [25FE]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H376 [4FE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H376 [4FE]

Jersey City, NJ: anniversary of St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1662 [21SE]

King Mohammed VI (Morocco): U.S. visit, E1293 [7JY]

Lewis, Albert J., Jr.: International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum inductee, E2093 [20NO]

Morocco: encourage resolution of conflict with Western Sahara and support U.N. Security Council resolution on self-determination for Western Sahara, E1293 [7JY]

New New Jersey Building and Construction Trades Council: tribute, E1603 [13SE]

Newark, NJ: tribute to North Jersey Philharmonic Glee Club, E1184 [18JN]

———tribute to Project GRAD graduating scholars, E1096 [14JN]

———tribute to Providence Missionary Baptist Church, E548 [20AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 2729), H3120, H3122 [18MY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), H3114 [18MY]

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (H.R. 2730), H3126 [18MY]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 2731), H3136 [18MY]

Rutgers University-Newark: rededication of Hill Hall, E2091 [20NO]

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (H. Con. Res. 436), H6520 [21JY]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region, H3000, H3002, H3003, H3004 [13MY], H7383 [22SE]

———declare genocide in Darfur (H. Con. Res. 467), H6528 [21JY]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (H.R. 5061), H8395 [6OC]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (S. 2781), H10039 [19NO]

———suspend membership in U.N. Commission on Human Rights (S. Con. Res. 137), H7383 [22SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (H. Con. Res. 414), H2926, H2928 [13MY]

Votes: position on missed, H11029 [7DE]

WBGO-Radio (Newark, NJ): anniversary, E253 [26FE]

Wiley, Pamela L.: St. Paul's Calvary United Church of God of Union, NJ, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E972 [1JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H23 [20JA], H561 [24FE], H630 [25FE]

Tributes

Brooks, Cecil, III, E1618 [14SE]

Caldwell, Thomas P., E437 [24MR]

Cook, Stuart D., E635 [22AP]

Cunningham, Glenn, E968 [1JN]

Del Rossi, Angelo, E794 [7MY]

Fitchue, Leah Gaskin, E2032 [18NO]

Goyins, Theodore R., E1456 [21JY]

Graham, Gadson L., E424 [23MR]

Johnson, Albert, Sr., and Loretta, E1601 [13SE]

Jones, Anthi Poulos, E2116 [20NO]

Kline, John and Christine, E375 [16MR]

Kukla, Barbara, E1603 [13SE]

Lee, David T., E1426 [20JY]

Miller, David H., E158 [10FE]

Murray, Carol S., E31 [21JA]

Raudelunas, Dolores A. (Dell), E2034 [18NO]

Resnick, Ira, E263 [1MR]

Richard, Connie L., E425 [23MR]

Roccia, Michael, E689 [28AP], E977 [2JN]

Scotland, Bryan, E962 [21MY]

Scott, Russell, E1097 [14JN]

Shamberger, Leonard H., E1726 [29SE]

Smith, Ellis, Jr., E487 [31MR]

Tucker, Donald K., E1295 [7JY]

Winans, Derek T., E1294 [7JY]

Wright, Esther D., E755 [5MY]