ABERCROMBIE, NEIL (a Representative from Hawaii)

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Iraqi Money Flows, Brody Mullins, Roll Call (publication), H559 [24FE]

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), H304 [3FE]

Afghanistan: authorize assistance and security for women and children (see H.R. 4117), H3441 (see H.R. 4117), H3541 [20MY]

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H89 [21JA]

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

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 469), H5984 [19JY]

Armed Forces: establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H1230 [17MR]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (see H.R. 3615), H2484 [28AP]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1111), H8168 [5OC]

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

Aviation: improve air cargo security (see H.R. 2455), H2266 [21AP]

Aviation Maintenance Technician Day: establish (see H. Res. 586), H6900 [8SE]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5167), H8409 [6OC]

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), H2919 [12MY]

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]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 4469), H3439 (see H.R. 4469), H3539 [20MY]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 1501), H2373 [22AP]

Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA): renegotiate provisions on access to U.S. sugar markets and prevent inclusion of sugar as an element of negotiations in free trade agreements (see H. Res. 510), H435 [10FE]

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

Children and youth: establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 3063), H10926 [6DE]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 4888), H8168 [5OC]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 530), H633 [25FE]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 3793), H927 [9MR]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 499), H128 [27JA]

Computers: provide greater cybersecurity (see H.R. 5068), H7234 [15SE]

Congressional Science Competition: establish (see H. Res. 604), H2372 [22AP]

Courts: convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships, and authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Nebraska, and for the eastern district of California (see H.R. 5273), H9051 [8OC]

———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 1434), H36 [20JA]

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: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 4678), H6707 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense: postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 4023), H2484 [28AP]

Dept. of Energy: make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities (see H.R. 3834), H9745 [16NO]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H2491 [30AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 5153), H7735 [28SE]

———improve educational assistance programs for apprenticeship or other on-job training (see H.R. 1716), H3963 [14JN]

Diseases: establish comprehensive, integrated, and culturally appropriate HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls for each country provided assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4792), H6900 [8SE]

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

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H6557 [21JY]

———increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia (see H.R. 3359), H434 [10FE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H36 [20JA]

Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H3720 [2JN]

———recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, administration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2550 [4MY]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3450), H2373 [22AP]

———strengthen high school teaching of the values, contributions, and accomplishments of Western civilization (see H. Con. Res. 377), H3964 [14JN]

Employment: protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts (see H.R. 3820), H1117 [16MR]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H872 [4MR]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see H.J. Res. 72), H701 [26FE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H9051 [8OC]

Federal aid programs: support programs to end homelessness in the U.S. (see H.R. 2897), H1011 [10MR]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H1643 [29MR]

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

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H3821 [8JN]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H3017 [13MY]

Fire prevention: establish comprehensive fire safety standards for upholstered furniture, mattresses, bedclothing, and candles (see H.R. 4233), H3720 [2JN]

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 3684), H2266 [21AP]

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), H3016 [13MY]

FTC: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 107), H3016 [13MY]

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

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), H9051 [8OC]

———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), H2484 [28AP]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H872 [4MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H1011 [10MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H6900 [8SE]

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

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

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

Health care facilities: provide greater access for residents of frontier areas to the healthcare services provided by community health centers (see H.R. 3668), H1117 [16MR]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H3017 [13MY]

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), H2547 [4MY]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H128 [27JA]

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), H3964 [14JN]

———recognize contributions of Indian Americans, and the benefits of working with India towards promoting peace, prosperity, and freedom among all countries (see H. Con. Res. 352), H516 [11FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H2816 [11MY]

Japan: anniversary of Treaty of Kanagawa opening relations with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 418), H3441 [20MY]

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

———provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 3092), H89 [21JA]

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

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 3545), H3821 [8JN]

Marine resources: prohibit the import, export, and taking of certain coral reef species (see H.R. 4928), H7945 [30SE]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H37 [20JA]

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

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

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H6706 [22JY]

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

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

Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H1230 [17MR]

———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), H3440 (see H.R. 745), H3540 [20MY]

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

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

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 605), H2372 [22AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H128 [27JA]

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), H245 [28JA]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4256), H2491 [30AP]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H1230 [17MR]

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

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H2815 [11MY]

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

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 646), H3229 [18MY]

National School Lunch Act: 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), H753 [2MR]

National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 514), H576 [24FE]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1791 [31MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H2658 [5MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 5135), H7574 [23SE]

Older Americans Act: amend to provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis (see H.R. 3803), H1072 [11MR]

Portugal: tribute to friendship, leadership, and support of the U.S. in the effort to combat international terrorism (see H. Res. 688), H5151 [25JN]

Privacy: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to create an explicit privilege to preserve medical privacy (see H.R. 5126), H7442 [22SE]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H9963 [17NO]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 4026), H7945 [30SE]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4896), H7443 [22SE]

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

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H10080 [19NO]

SBA: modify the women's business center program (see H.R. 4853), H6557 [21JY]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1643 [29MR]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 4101), H7443 [22SE]

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

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H7575 [23SE]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 418), H3541 [20MY]

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

Spain: condemn terrorist bombing in Madrid and express condolences to the families of the victims (see H. Res. 565), H1370 [23MR]

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

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

Taxation: provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H1593 [25MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), 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), H2918 [12MY]

Taylor, Charles E.: tribute (see H. Res. 586), H6900 [8SE]

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

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

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H100 [23JA]

Treaties and agreements: oppose inclusion in future free trade agreements provisions that would negatively impact the implementation of legislation authorizing the importation of prescription drugs (see H. Res. 758), H7575 [23SE]

U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime: ratification (see H. Res. 541), H1230 [17MR]

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), H1011 [10MR]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H3720 [2JN]

———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5244), H8856 [7OC]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H2199 [20AP]

———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), H2918 [12MY]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H1116 [16MR]

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

World War II: commemorate anniversary of Battle of Peleliu, protect Peleliu Battlefield National Historic Landmark sites, and establish commemorative programs honoring Americans who fought there (see H.J. Res. 102), H7736 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Hawaii: establish an additional permanent Federal judgeship (see H.R. 3851), H698 [26FE]

———express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 4282), H2657 [5MY]

Veterans: revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 5137), H7574 [23SE]

Motions

Armed Forces: ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), H1710 [30MR]

Remarks

Animals: control and eradicate the brown tree snake in Guam and prevent introduction of the brown tree snake to other areas of the U.S. (H.R. 3479), H7689 [28SE]

Armed Forces: addition of armor plating on Humvees, H2188 [20AP]

———ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), H1707, H1708 [30MR]

———ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), motion to recommit, H1710 [30MR]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2792 [11MY]

Budget: reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H9981 [18NO]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H2649 [5MY]

Chalabi, Ahmad: role on Iraqi Governing Council, H556, H557, H558, H559, H560, H561 [24FE]

Cheney, Vice President: relationship with Halliburton Co., H2477 [28AP]

Economy: importance of job creation, H924 [9MR]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H4626, H4627, H4629 [21JN]

Immigration: maintain existing asylum rights and refugee protections, H8897 [8OC]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H292, H293, H294, H295, H296 [3FE], H556 [24FE], H919, H920, H923 [9MR], H1226, H1227 [17MR], H1364, H1365, H1366, H1367 [23MR], H1730, H1731, H1732, H1733 [30MR], H3077, H3078, H3079 [17MY], H4626, H4627, H4629 [21JN], H4761, H4762, H4763 [22JN], H7055, H7056 [13SE]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (H. Res. 557), H1201, H1226, H1227 [17MR]

———alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2541-H2544 [4MY], H2649, H2651, H2652 [5MY], H3076 [17MY]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H292, H293, H294, H295, H296 [3FE], H1730, H1733 [30MR], H2188, H2189 [20AP], H2477, H2478, H2479, H2480, H2481 [28AP], H2541-H2544 [4MY], H2649, H2650, H2651, H2652, H2653 [5MY], H3076, H3077, H3078, H3079 [17MY], H5177, H5180, H5182, H5183, H5184 [6JY], H9892, H9894 [17NO]

———assumption of sovereign authority by interim Government, H5180 [6JY]

———investigation into awarding of reconstruction contracts, H2477 [28AP]

———possession of weapons of mass destruction, H920, H923 [9MR]

———relationship with al-Qaeda (terrorist organization), H4761, H4762, H4763 [22JN]

Kay, David: comments by former chief U.S. weapons inspector on Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction, H920 [9MR]

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

———recognize strategic partnership in pursuit of international peace and security (H. Con. Res. 364), H1137 [17MR]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H924 [9MR]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: testimony of Clinton and Bush administration officials, H1364 [23MR]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8897 [8OC]

———require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (H.R. 163), E1822 [7OC]

Negroponte, John D.: nomination to be Ambassador to Iraq, H2479, H2480 [28AP]

Public debt: ceiling (S. 2986), H9981 [18NO]

Saudi Arabia: alleged plan to manipulate oil prices in order to affect U.S. Presidential election, H2191 [20AP]

Selective Service System: reinstatement of the military draft or implementation of any other form of compulsory military service, E1938 [11OC]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H2192 [20AP]

Votes: position on missed, H60 [21JA], H222 [28JA], H8063 [5OC], E469 [29MR], E1000 [2JN], E1426 [20JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H23 [20JA], H1590 [25MR], H5978 [19JY], H8163 [5OC], H10922 [6DE]

Special order: granted, H749 [2MR]

Reports

Topical Agenda—The Dept. of Defense (Personnel & Readiness) and the Selective Service System, E1938 [11OC]